XBIT XBiotech Inc

XBIOTECH INC.

THREE MONTHS AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

INDEX

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and 2022 (unaudited)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and 2022 (unaudited)	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and 2022 (unaudited)	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and 2022 (unaudited)	10
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	11
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	25
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	25
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Risk Factors	26
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	26
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	26
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	26
Item 5.	Other Information	26
Item 6.	Exhibits	26

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance.  All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements.  You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “contemplate,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “intend” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements about:

 

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our ability to obtain regulatory approval to market and sell our product candidates in the United States, Europe and elsewhere;

 

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the initiation, timing, cost, progress and success of our research and development programs, preclinical studies and clinical trials for our product candidates;

 

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our ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

 

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our ability to successfully commercialize the sale of our product candidates in the United States, Europe and elsewhere;

 

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our ability to recruit sufficient numbers of patients for our future clinical trials for our pharmaceutical products;

 

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our ability to achieve profitability;

 

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the implementation of our business model and strategic plans;

 

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our ability to develop and commercialize product candidates for orphan and niche indications independently;

 

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our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy;

 

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our ability to protect our intellectual property and operate our business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others;

 

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our expectations regarding federal, state and foreign regulatory requirements;

 

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the therapeutic benefits, effectiveness and safety of our product candidates;

 

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the accuracy of our estimates of the size and characteristics of the markets that may be addressed by our products and product candidates;

 

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the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our future products, if any;

 

 

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our expectations regarding market risk, including interest rate changes, foreign currency fluctuations and regional or global economic impacts caused by public health threats, such as the outbreak of coronavirus or other infectious diseases;

 

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our ability to engage and retain the employees required to grow our business;

 

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our future financial performance and projected expenditures;

 

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developments relating to our competitors and our industry, including the success of competing therapies that are or become available; and

 

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estimates of our expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing.

 

All forward looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023, and under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.                                                                                                                                 

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business, and the markets for certain medical conditions, including data regarding the estimated size of those markets, and the incidence and prevalence of certain medical conditions. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data and similar sources.

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

 

See accompanying note to unaudited condensed consolidated financials statements. 

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

See accompanying note to unaudited condensed consolidated financials statements.

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

See accompanying note to unaudited condensed consolidated financials statements. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying note to unaudited condensed consolidated financials statements.

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

XBiotech Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.	Organization

 

XBiotech Inc. (XBiotech or the Company) was incorporated in Canada on March 22, 2005. XBiotech USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was incorporated in Delaware, United States in November 2007. The Company’s headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.

 

Since its inception, XBiotech has focused on advancing technology to rapidly identify and clone antibodies from individuals that have resistance to disease. At the heart of the Company is a proprietary technical knowhow to translate natural human immunity into therapeutic product candidates. The Company has in its pipeline both anti-infective and anti-inflammatory candidate therapeutics derived from this technology.

 

An area of medical focus for XBiotech are therapies that block a potent substance naturally produced by body, known as interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1a), that mediates tissue breakdown, angiogenesis, the formation of blood clots and inflammation.  IL-1a is a protein that is on or in cells of the body and is involved in the body’s response to injury or trauma. In almost all chronic and in some acute injury scenarios (such as stroke or heart attack), IL-1a may mediate harmful disease-related activity.

 

At the end of 2019, XBiotech sold a True Human™ antibody that blocked IL-1a activity for $1.35 billion in cash and potential milestone payments (the “Janssen Transaction”). On February 2, 2022, XBiotech announced an addendum to the 2019 Janssen Manufacturing Agreement. XBiotech continued to manufacture bermekimab for use by Janssen in its clinical trials through November 2022. As part of the Janssen Transaction, XBiotech maintained the right to develop new antibodies that block IL-1a and develop these therapeutics in all areas of medicine except dermatology. Moreover, all patents acquired by Janssen relating to IL-1a would be asserted for the benefit of XBiotech to protect its future IL-1a related therapies in all non-dermatological indications.  Consequently, XBiotech is pursuing the development of other True Human™ antibodies targeting IL-1a for areas of medicine outside of dermatology. Due to the speed and effectiveness of the Company’s True Human™ antibody discovery technology, the Company has identified new IL-1a targeting product candidates and has already brought one such candidate into a clinical study in oncology. While the Company previously was focused on a single True Human™ antibody targeting IL-1a, it now plans to develop more than one product candidate that targets IL-1a to be used in different areas of medicine.

 

The Company continues to be subject to a number of risks common to companies in similar stages of development. Principal among these risks are the uncertainties of technological innovations, dependence on key individuals, development of the same or similar technological innovations by the Company’s competitors and protection of proprietary technology. The Company’s ability to fund its planned clinical operations, including completion of its planned trials, is expected to depend on the amount and timing of cash receipts from future collaboration or product sales and/or financing transactions. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million at June 30, 2023, will enable the Company to achieve several major inflection points, including potential new clinical studies with lead product candidates. The Company expects to have sufficient cash through 12 months from the date of this report.

 

2.	Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were prepared by management without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position for such periods, have been made.

 

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Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 contains financial information taken from the audited XBiotech Inc. consolidated financial statements as of that date.

 

Basis of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue

 

Revenue from the Janssen Agreements

 

The Company recognized revenues from its Janssen Agreements as follows.

 

The Company entered into its clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services arrangements in connection with its sale of certain intellectual property on December 30, 2019. These contracts commenced January 1, 2020. The Company executed an addendum related to manufacturing agreement, which generated revenue through November 2022. While these agreements are not considered contracts with a customer based on the terms thereof, the Company  applied the revenue recognition guidance by analogy.

 

XBiotech is still in the research and development phase; however, the eventual output of the Company’s intended ordinary activities will be the licensing of intellectual property and/or sale of commercialized compounds for use in pharmaceutical treatment of disease, not the performance of manufacturing of development stage compounds or clinical trials for others. Although Janssen is not a customer, as these services are not the output of XBiotech’s ordinary activities, the Company evaluated the terms of the agreements and has analogized to Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) for clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services revenue recognition.

 

Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when (or as) its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606 (or for those analogized to it), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts (including by analogy) when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the counterparty. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of or analogized to ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are performance obligations, and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

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Manufacturing Revenue

 

The Company had a Clinical Manufacturing Agreement that it accounted for by analogy to ASC 606. In 2022 the Company executed a new manufacturing agreement with a Janssen related company. The agreement generated $4.0 million in revenue through termination in November 2022.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

All research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries and personnel-related costs, consulting fees, fees paid for contract clinical trial research services, the costs of laboratory consumables, equipment and facilities, license fees and other external costs. Costs incurred to acquire licenses for intellectual property to be used in research and development activities with no alternative future use are expensed as incurred as research and development costs.

 

Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.

 

Clinical Trial Accruals

 

Expense accruals related to clinical trials are based on the Company’s estimates of services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with third party service providers conduct and manage clinical trials on the Company’s behalf. The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones. In accruing costs, the Company estimates the period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period based upon patient enrollment, clinical site activations, or information provided to the Company by its vendors on their actual costs incurred. Any estimates of the level of services performed or the costs of these services could differ from actual results.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates for the years and jurisdictions in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered. A change to the tax rates used to measure the Company’s deferred taxes is recognized in income during the period in which the new rate(s) were enacted.

 

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent the Company’s assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, tax-planning strategies, taxable income in prior carryback years if permitted under tax law, and the results from prior years. If the Company determines it is more likely than not, that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized a valuation allowance is recorded with a charge to income tax expense. Alternatively, if the Company determines that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset previously not meeting the more likely than not threshold will be realized, the Company reduces its valuation allowance and recognizes a benefit in income tax expense.

 

The Company recognizes and measure uncertain tax benefits in accordance with ASC 740 based on a two-step process in which (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position, and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than fifty percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in income tax expense.

 

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Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for its share-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their grant date fair values. For stock options granted to employees and to members of the board of directors for their services on the board of directors, the Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. To determine the fair value of its common stock, the Company uses the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, the Company recognizes share-based compensation expense, equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis.

 

Share-based compensation expense recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was included in the following line items on the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands).

 

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Research and development		$	787			$	979			$	1,411			$	1,969
General and administrative			127				469				208				927
Cost of goods sold			-				-				-				-
Total share-based compensation expense		$	914			$	1,448			$	1,619			$	2,896

 

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions:

 

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Dividend yield			-				-				-				-
Expected volatility			81	%			83	%			81%-82	%			82%-83	%
Risk-free interest rate			3.3%-3.9	%			2.5%-3.5	%			3.3%-4.2	%			1.5%-3.5	%
Expected life (in years)			5.38- 6.25				5.38- 6.25				5.38- 6.25				5.38-6.25
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share			6.00				5.43				4.11				5.53

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of cash on deposit in U.S., German and Canadian banks. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates fair value.

 

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Interest Bearing Time Deposit

 

The Company holds guaranteed investment certificates with a financial institution. The guaranteed investment certificates have a 12 month term at origination with interest payable at maturity.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company holds these investments in highly-rated financial institutions, and limits the amounts of credit exposure to any one financial institution. These amounts at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on these funds. The Company has no off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts or other hedging arrangements.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment, which consists of land, construction in process, furniture and fixtures, computers and office equipment, scientific equipment, vehicles and building are stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, with the exception of land and construction in process which are not depreciated, using the straight line method. The useful lives are as follows:

 

• Furniture and fixtures	7 years
• Office equipment	5 years
• Scientific equipment	5 years
• Vehicles	5 years
• Mobile facility	27.5 years
• Building	39 years

 

Costs of major additions and betterments are capitalized; maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the disposed asset and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets for potential impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Potential impairment is assessed when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Recoverability of these assets is assessed based on undiscounted expected future cash flows from the assets, considering a number of factors, including past operating results, budgets and economic projections, market trends and product development cycles. If impairments are identified, assets are written down to their estimated fair value. The Company has not recognized any impairment through June 30, 2023.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Certain transactions are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency of the U.S. dollar, and the Company generates assets and liabilities that are fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that will be received or paid. At each balance sheet date, the Company adjusts the assets and liabilities to reflect the current exchange rate, resulting in a translation gain or loss. Transaction gains and losses are also realized upon a settlement of a foreign currency transaction in determining net loss for the period in which the transaction is settled.

 

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Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, requires that all components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), be reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

Segment and Geographic Information

 

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. The Company and the chief operating decision maker view the Company’s operations and manage its business as one operating segment. Substantially all of the Company’s operations are in the U.S. geographic segment.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Net income/loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income/loss by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. The Company does not include the potential impact of dilutive securities in diluted net loss per share, as the impact of these items is anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 544,257 and 10,402 stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share.

 

Subsequent Events

 

The Company considered events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but prior to the date the consolidated financial statements are available to be issued for potential recognition or disclosure in its consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing this Form 10-Q.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU requires instruments measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Entities are also required to record allowances for available-for-sale debt securities rather than reduce the carrying amount. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date of the standard for certain small public companies and other private companies. As amended, the effective date of ASC Topic 326 was delayed until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for SEC filers that are eligible to be smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, as well as private companies and not-for-profit entities. The adoption of ASC Topic 326 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

3.

Revenue

 

On February 2, 2022, the Company announced an addendum to the 2019 Janssen Manufacturing Agreement XBiotech continued to manufacture bermekimab for use by Janssen in its clinical trials through December 2022. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company has recorded $1.5 million and $2.0 million of revenues, respectively under the February 2022 agreement. The agreement was terminated in November 2022.

 

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4.	Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

 

		June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
Manufacturing equipment		$	2,519			$	2,716
Winnebago building			20,834				21,143
Other fixed assets			2,271				2,401
Total property and equipment		$	25,624			$	26,260

 

5.	Common Stock

 

Pursuant to its Articles, the Company has an unlimited number of shares available for issuance with no par value.

 

On May 17, 2023, XBiotech announced that it had commenced a “modified Dutch auction” tender offer to purchase up to $80.0 million of its common shares, or such lesser number of common shares as are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, at a price not less than $3.80 nor greater than $4.00 per common share, to the seller in cash. The tender offer expired on June 15, 2023.

 

On June 20, 2023, the Company announced the final results of its “modified Dutch Auction” tender offer. The Company accepted for purchase 3,561 shares of its common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $14 thousand, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. These shares represented an immaterial percent of the shares outstanding. These share repurchases were retired and have been classified to reduce common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.

 

6.	Common Stock Options

 

On November 11, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the XBiotech Inc. 2005 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”), and on March 24, 2015, the board of directors of the Company adopted the XBiotech Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 Plan”) pursuant to which the Company may grant incentive stock and non-qualified stock options to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or an affiliate or other persons as the Compensation Committee may approve.

 

All options under both Plans will be non-transferable and may be exercised only by the participant, or in the event of the death of the participant, a legal representative until the earlier of the options’ expiry date or the first anniversary of the participant’s death, or such other date as may be specified by the Compensation Committee.

 

The term of the options is at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, but may not exceed 10 years from the grant date. The options expire on the earlier of the expiration date or the date three months following the day on which the participant ceases to be an officer or employee of or consultant to the Company, or in the event of the termination of the participant with cause, the date of such termination. Options held by non-employee Directors have an exercise period coterminous with the term of the options.

 

The number of common shares reserved for issuance to any one person pursuant to the 2005 Plan shall not, in aggregate, exceed 5% of the total number of outstanding common shares. The exercise price per common share under each option will be the fair market value of such shares at the time of the grant. Upon stock option exercise, the Company issues new shares of common stock.

 

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A summary of changes in common stock options issued under the 2005 Plan and under the 2015 Plan is as follows:

 

		Options				Exercise Price				Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at December 31, 2022			4,558,902			2.71121.7474				$	10.47
Granted			800,600				3.38-6.04				4.11
Exercised			-				-				-
Forfeitures			(286,084	)			3.84-19.90				11.03
Options outstanding at June 30, 2023			5,073,418			2.71121.7474				$	9.44

 

		Options				Exercise Price				Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at December 31, 2021			4,656,677			2.71121.7474				$	10.68
Granted			146,600				5.62-11.50				7.16
Exercised			-				-				-
Forfeitures			(97,308	)		4.95521.7474					14.06
Options outstanding at June 30, 2022			4,705,969			2.71121.7474				$	10.50

 

As of June 30, 2023, there was approximately $3.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, related to stock options granted under the Plans which will be amortized to stock compensation expense over the next 1.20 years.

 

7.	Income Taxes

 

The Company's effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, were -0.8% and 18.3% respectively. The effective tax rate for the three month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 varied from the Canadian statutory rate primarily due to non-deductible compensation and losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is recorded.

 

The Company's effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, were -0.3% and 17.7%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 varied from the Canadian statutory rate primarily due to non-deductible compensation and losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is recorded.

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

XBiotech Inc. (“XBiotech” or the “Company) is a pre-market biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering and developing True Human™ monoclonal antibodies for treating a variety of diseases. True Human™ monoclonal antibodies are those which occur naturally in human beings—as opposed to being derived from animal immunization or otherwise engineered. We believe that naturally occurring monoclonal antibodies have the potential to be safer and more effective than their non-naturally occurring counterparts. XBiotech is focused on developing its True Human™ pipeline and manufacturing system.

 

Following the Janssen Transaction in December 2019, the tender offer in February 2020, and the dividends paid in July 2021, the accumulated deficit as of June 30, 2023 was ($40.3) million. We had net losses before income tax of $8.7 million and $12.5 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $14.3 million and $20.7 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. During the next year, we don’t expect any revenues. In addition, we expect to incur significant and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future as we advance our drug candidates from discovery through preclinical testing and clinical.  In addition to these increasing research and development expenses, we expect general and administrative costs to increase, particularly in consideration of current inflationary trends.  We will need to generate significant revenues to achieve or sustain profitability, and we may never do so. As of June 30, 2023, we had 84 employees.

 

Revenues  

 

Prior to receiving payments under the clinical manufacturing agreement entered into in connection with the Janssen Transaction, we had not generated any revenue. Under the clinical manufacturing agreement, we manufactured bermekimab for use by Janssen in clinical trials, in exchange for fixed payments, paid in quarterly installments through 2021. In Febuary 2022, we entered a new manufacturing contract with a Janssen-related company whereby we continued to manufacture bermekimab through November 2022. The contract terminated in November 2022. Our ability to generate any additional revenue and/or to become profitable (or sustain any profitability) depends on our ability to successfully commercialize any product candidates we may advance in the future.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expense consists of expenses incurred in connection with identifying and developing our drug candidates. These expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, stock-based compensation, the purchase of equipment, laboratory and manufacturing supplies, facility costs, costs for preclinical and clinical research, development of quality control systems, quality assurance programs and manufacturing processes. We charge all research and development expenses to operations as incurred.

 

The clinical development costs may further increase going forward with potentially more advanced studies in the future as we evaluate our clinical data and pipeline.

 

 

Clinical development timelines, likelihood of success and total costs vary widely. We do not currently track our internal research and development costs or our personnel and related costs on an individual drug candidate basis. We use our research and development resources, including employees and our drug discovery technology, across multiple drug development programs. As a result, we cannot state precisely the costs incurred for each of our research and development programs or our clinical and preclinical drug candidates. From inception through June 30, 2023, we have recorded total research and development expenses, including share-based compensation, of $296.6 million. Our total research and development expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $11.3 million and $17.5 million, respectively, compared to $10.4 million and $17.2 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. Share-based compensation accounted for $0.8 million and $1.4 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $1.0 million and $2.0 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, related to research and development.

 

Research and development expenses, as a percentage of total operating expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were 85% and 86%, respectively, compared to 77% and 80% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The percentages, excluding share-based compensation, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were 85% and 86%, respectively, compared to 79% and 82% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

We will select drug candidates and research projects for further development on an ongoing basis in response to their preclinical and clinical success and commercial potential. For research and development candidates in early stages of development, it is premature to estimate when material net cash inflows from these projects might occur.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries and related expenses for personnel in administrative, finance, business development and human resource functions, as well as the legal costs of pursuing patent protection of our intellectual property and patent filing and maintenance expenses, share–based compensation, and professional fees for legal services. Our total general and administration expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $2.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, compared to $3.0 million and $4.3 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. Share-based compensation accounted for $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.5 million and $0.9 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, related to general and administrative expenses.

 

General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total operating expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were 15% and 14%, respectively, compared to 23% and 20% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The percentages, excluding share-based compensation, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 were 15% and 14%, respectively, compared to 21% and 18% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (US GAAP). The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and expenses incurred during the reported periods.

 

We base estimates on our historical experience, known trends and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to our financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. We record deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect to recover or settle those temporary differences. We recognize the effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. We assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized, and we recognize a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. This assessment requires judgment as to the likelihood and amounts of future taxable income by tax jurisdiction. To date, with the exception of certain Canada deferred tax assets that will reverse in a period in which they may be carried back, we have provided a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets as we believe the objective and verifiable evidence of our historical pretax net losses outweighs any positive evidence of our forecasted future results. Although we believe that our tax estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax determination involves significant judgment. We will continue to monitor the positive and negative evidence and will adjust the valuation allowance as sufficient objective positive evidence becomes available.

 

We account for uncertain tax positions by recognizing the financial statement effects of a tax position only when, based upon technical merits, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination. We recognize potential accrued interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax positions within our global operations in income tax expense.

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenue

 

Revenue during the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenue
Manufacturing revenue		$	-			$	1,530			$	-			$	2,030
Total revenue		$	-			$	1,530			$	-			$	2,030

 

Under the clinical manufacturing agreement with Janssen and the addendum, we recorded $1.5 million as manufacturing revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022. No revenue was recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2023.

 

We recorded $2.0 million manufacturing revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022. No revenue was recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2023. The three months and six months decrease was due to the completion of the Janssen Transaction Addendum which was signed in February 2022 and completed in November 2022.

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Cost of goods sold
Manufacturing cost		$	-			$	207			$	-			$	420
Total cost of goods sold		$	-			$	207			$	-			$	420

 

The manufacturing cost for the three months ended June 30, 2022 represents cost for the manufacuring department under the February 2022 agreement. There were no cost of goods sold incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2023.

 

We recorded $0.4 million in manufacturing cost for the six months ended June 30, 2022. There were no cost of goods sold incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2023. The three months and six months decrease was due to the completion of the Janssen Transaction Addendum signed in February 2022.

 

Expenses

 

Research and Development

 

Research and Development costs are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Increase				% Increase
		2023				2022				(Decrease)				(Decrease)
Salaries and related expenses		$	6,192			$	4,328			$	1,864				43	%
Laboratory and manufacturing supplies			1,139				2,579				(1,440	)			-56	%
Clinical trials and sponsored research			1,073				502				571				114	%
Share-based compensation			787				979				(192	)			-20	%
Other			2,075				2,006				69				3	%
Total		$	11,266			$	10,394			$	872				8	%

 

		Six Months Ended June 30,								Increase				% Increase
		2023				2022				(Decrease)				(Decrease)
Salaries and related expenses		$	8,548			$	6,455			$	2,093				32	%
Laboratory and manufacturing supplies			2,107				4,280				(2,173	)			-51	%
Clinical trials and sponsored research			1,553				885				668				75	%
Share-based compensation			1,411				1,969				(558	)			-28	%
Other			3,878				3,625				253				7	%
Total		$	17,497			$	17,214			$	283				2	%

 

We do not currently track our internal research and development costs or our personnel and related costs on an individual drug candidate basis. We use our research and development resources, including employees and our drug discovery technology, across multiple drug development programs. As a result, we cannot state precisely the costs incurred for each of our research and development programs or our clinical and preclinical drug candidates.

 

Research and development expenses increased $0.9 million to $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase of salaries and related expenses was mainly due to the $4.5 million bonus to the Chief Executive Officer in June 2023 compared to the $3.8 million bonus in June 2022, in which 85% was allocated to research and development expenses in 2023 compared to 60% in 2022. The decrease of laboratory and manufacturing supplies was primary caused by a reduction in raw material purchasing for clinical trial drug manufacturing. In addition, clinical trial and sponsored research expense increased because of a new study being initiated in the second quarter of 2023.

 

Research and development expenses increased $0.3 million to $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $17.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Salaries and related expenses decreased because of the bonus to the Chief Executive Officer and the change in allocation. The decrease of laboratory and manufacturing supplies was primary caused by a reduction in raw material purchasing for clinical trial drug manufacturing. In addition, there is a decrease in share-based compensation, which was due to the stock option expense per share of new grants decreased compared to the expense of fully amortized grants.

 

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative costs are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Increase				% Increase
		2023				2022				(Decrease)				(Decrease)
Salaries and related expenses		$	826			$	1,748			$	(922	)			-53	%
Patent filing expense			241				141				100				71	%
Share-based compensation			127				469				(342	)			-73	%
Professional fees			399				226				173				77	%
Other			399				439				(40	)			-9	%
Total		$	1,992			$	3,023			$	(1,031	)			-34	%

 

		Six Months Ended June 30,								Increase				% Increase
		2023				2022				(Decrease)				(Decrease)
Salaries and related expenses		$	998			$	1,999			$	(1,001	)			-50	%
Patent filing expense			397				287				110				38	%
Share-based compensation			208				927				(719	)			-78	%
Professional fees			761				519				242				47	%
Other			543				605				(62	)			-10	%
Total		$	2,907			$	4,337			$	(1,430	)			-33	%

 

General and administrative expenses decreased $1.0 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.  General and administrative expenses decreased $1.4 million to $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

The three months decrease was primarily related to the decrease in salaries and related expenses. The bonus to the Chief Executive Officer in June 2023 was $4.5 million compared to the $3.8 million bonus in June 2022, in which 15% was allocated to general and administrative expenses in 2023 compared to 40% in 2022.

 

Compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, the general and administrative expense decrease in the six months ended June 30, 2023 was also primarily caused by the decrease to salaries and related expenses. In addition, share-based compensation decreased $0.7 million mainly due to the termination of VP of Finance and HR in February 2023 and the stock option expense per share of new grants decreased compared to the expense of fully amortized grants.

 

 

Other income (loss)

 

The following table summarizes other income (loss) (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Interest income		$	2,509			$	241			$	5,289			$	343
Other income (loss)			750				(119	)			881				(119	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)			1,328				(2,280	)			1,711				(990	)
Total		$	4,587			$	(2,158	)		$	7,881			$	(766	)

 

The interest income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was from the interest generated from the Company’s Canadian bank account and interest bearing time deposit. In June 2023, the Company received a sum of  $750 thousand from American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC which was recorded as other income, in accordance with the terms outlined in the settlement agreement. Foreign exchange gain (loss) was mainly due to the fluctuation between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our cash requirements could change materially as a result of the progress of our research and development and clinical programs, licensing activities, acquisitions, divestitures or other corporate developments.

 

Since our inception on March 22, 2005 through June 30, 2023, we have funded our operations principally through private placements and public offerings of equity securities, which have provided aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $118.2 million. We received $675 million in cash proceeds from the Janssen Transaction in the year ended December 31, 2019. In June 2021, we received the remaining $75 million in cash from the escrow receivable from the same transaction. In July 2021, we paid $75 million in dividends to shareholders. In July 2022, we purchased interest bearing time deposits in the amount of $63.3 million for a one year term. At June 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $225.8 million at June 30, 2022. The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash (in thousands):

 

		Six Months Ended June 30,
Net cash (used in) provided by:		2023				2022
Operating activities		$	(13,805	)		$	(11,500	)
Investing activities			(214	)			(243	)
Financing activities			(14	)			-
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents			118				553
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		$	(13,915	)		$	(11,190	)

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our operating activities used net cash of $13.8 million and $11.5 million, respectively. The use of net cash in each of these periods primarily resulted from our net losses. The increase in net cash used in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 in comparison to the six months ended June, 2022 was mainly due to payment of the CEO’s annual bonus, which was disbursed in the second quarter of 2023 compared to being accured in the second quarter and paid in the third quarter in 2022.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our investing activities used net cash of $0.2 million in both period. The use of cash was for fixed asset purchases.

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, our financing activities used net cash of $14 thousand. On June 20, 2023, we used approximately $14 thousand to purchase 3,561 common shares at a price of $4.00 per share, relating to the tender offer completed in June 2023. There was no cash used in or provided by financing activies during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

We expect to continue to incur operating losses in the future. We do not expect to receive any additional revenue under the clinical manufacturing agreement with Janssen. Further, we may not receive any product revenue until a drug candidate has been approved by the FDA, EMA or similar regulatory agencies in other countries and successfully commercialized. As of June 30, 2023, our principal sources of liquidity were our cash and cash equivalents, which totaled approximately $143.4 million.  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Since inception, we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet activities, including the use of structured finance, special purpose entities or variable interest entities.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks

 

The Company is not currently exposed to material market risk arising from financial instruments, changes in interest rates or commodity prices, or fluctuations in foreign currencies. The Company has no need to hedge against any of the foregoing risks and therefore currently engages in no hedging activities.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Management's Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Finance (Principal Financial Officer), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Finance (Principal Financial Officer) concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or furnishes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, and are operating in an effective manner.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Please carefully consider the information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other risks and uncertainties, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the trading price of shares of our Common Stock. Additional risks not currently known or currently material to us may also harm our business.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 Not Applicable.

 

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

 Not Applicable.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

 Not Applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

 Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. §1350.
101	The following financial statements from the XBiotech Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, formatted in Inline Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, (iii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, (iv) ) condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022; (v) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and (vi) notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (detail tagged).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the iXBRL document).

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date:  August 11, 2023	XBIOTECH INC.
	By:		/S/ John Simard
			John Simard
			President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 11, 2023	By:		/S/ Angela Hu
			Angela Hu
			Director of Finance
			(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, John Simard, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of XBiotech Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 11, 2023	/S/ John Simard
	John Simard
	Chief Executive Officer and President
	(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Angela Hu, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of XBiotech Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 11, 2023	/S/ ANGELA HU
	Angela Hu
	Director of Finance
	(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO  18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of XBiotech Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John Simard, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of XBiotech Inc.

 

	/S/JOHN SIMARD
	John Simard
	Chief Executive Officer and President
	(Principal Executive Officer)
	Date:  August 11, 2023

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of XBiotech Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Angela Hu, Director of Finance of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of XBiotech Inc.

 

	/S/ ANGELA HU
	Angela Hu
	Director of Finance
	(Principal Financial Officer)
	Date: August 11, 2023

 

v3.23.2

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Aug. 11, 2023
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0001626878
Entity Registrant Name	XBiotech Inc.
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-37437
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	A1
Entity Address, Address Line One	5217 Winnebago Ln
Entity Address, City or Town	Austin
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	78744
City Area Code	512
Local Phone Number	386-2900
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Trading Symbol	XBIT
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,435,714

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 143,391	$ 157,306
Interest bearing time deposit	61,380	60,172
Accrued interest receivable	3,217	1,216
Income tax receivable	577	548
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	947	601
Total current assets	209,512	219,843
Property and equipment, net	25,624	26,260
Total assets	235,136	246,103
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,816	2,408
Accrued expenses	2,634	1,603
Income tax payable	0	55
Total current liabilities	4,450	4,066
Long-term liabilities:
Income tax payable	1,623	1,576
Deferred tax liability	0	59
Total liabilities	6,073	5,701
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized, no shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized, 30,435,714 and 30,439,275 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	268,930	267,325
Accumulated other comprehensive income	440	826
Accumulated deficit	(40,307)	(27,749)
Total shareholders’ equity	229,063	240,402
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 235,136	$ 246,103

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares $ / shares in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Preferred stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	Unlimited	Unlimited
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	Unlimited	Unlimited
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	30,435,714	30,439,275
Common stock, share issued (in shares)	30,435,714	30,439,275

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Revenue
Revenue	$ 0	$ 1,530	$ 0	$ 2,030
Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold	0	207	0	420
Gross margin	0	1,323	0	1,610
Operating expenses:
Research and development	11,266	10,394	17,497	17,214
General and administrative	1,992	3,023	2,907	4,337
Total operating expenses	13,258	13,417	20,404	21,551
Loss from operations	(13,258)	(12,094)	(20,404)	(19,941)
Other income (loss):
Interest income	2,509	241	5,289	343
Other income (expense)	750	(119)	881	(119)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	1,328	(2,280)	1,711	(990)
Total other income (loss)	4,587	(2,158)	7,881	(766)
Loss before income taxes	(8,671)	(14,252)	(12,523)	(20,707)
Income taxes (expense) benefit	(71)	2,608	(35)	3,668
Net loss	$ (8,742)	$ (11,644)	$ (12,558)	$ (17,039)
Net loss per share—basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.38)	$ (0.41)	$ (0.56)
Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share (in shares)	30,439,118	30,439,277	30,439,196	30,439,277
Manufacturing Revenue [Member]
Revenue
Revenue	$ 0	$ 1,530	$ 0	$ 2,030
Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold	$ 0	$ 207	$ 0	$ 420

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Net loss	$ (8,742)	$ (11,644)	$ (12,558)	$ (17,039)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	431	0	553
Reclasscifaction adjustment from dissolution of Germany subsidary	0	0	(386)
Comprehensive loss	$ (8,742)	$ (11,213)	$ (12,944)	$ (16,486)

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock Outstanding [Member]	Common Stock Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	30,439
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 262,263	$ 1,971	$ 5,151	$ 269,385
Net loss		0	0	(17,039)	(17,039)
Share-based compensation expense		2,896	0	0	2,896
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	553	0	553
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	30,439
Balance at Jun. 30, 2022		265,159	2,524	(11,888)	255,795
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022	30,439
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022		263,711	2,093	(244)	265,560
Net loss		0	0	(11,644)	(11,644)
Share-based compensation expense		1,448	0	0	1,448
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	431	0	431
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	30,439
Balance at Jun. 30, 2022		265,159	2,524	(11,888)	255,795
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	30,439
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022		267,325	826	(27,749)	240,402
Net loss		0	0	(12,558)	(12,558)
Tender offer (in shares)	(4)
Tender offer		(14)	0	0	(14)
Share-based compensation expense		1,619	0	0	1,619
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	(386)	0	(386)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023	30,435
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023		268,930	440	(40,307)	229,063
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023	30,439
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023		268,030	440	(31,565)	236,905
Net loss		0	0	(8,742)	(8,742)
Tender offer (in shares)	(4)
Tender offer		(14)	0	0	(14)
Share-based compensation expense		914	0	0	914
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023	30,435
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023		$ 268,930	$ 440	$ (40,307)	$ 229,063

v3.23.2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Operating activities
Net loss	$ (12,558)	$ (17,039)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	878	1,437
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(1,711)	990
Share-based compensation expense	1,619	2,896
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Income tax receivable	(29)	(3,473)
Accrued interest receivable	(2,001)	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(347)	390
Deferred tax assets	0	(422)
Accounts payable	(620)	221
Accrued expenses	1,031	4,215
Income tax payable	(8)	276
Deferred tax liability	(59)	(1)
Net cash used in operating activities	(13,805)	(10,510)
Investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(214)	(243)
Net cash used in investing activities	(214)	(243)
Financing activities
Cash paid in tender offer	(14)	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(14)	0
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents	118	(437)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(13,915)	(11,190)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	157,306	236,983
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	143,391	225,793
Accrued purchases of property and equipment	$ 27	$ 164

v3.23.2

Note 1 - Organization	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	1. Organization   XBiotech Inc. (XBiotech or the Company) was incorporated in Canada on March 22, 2005. XBiotech USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was incorporated in Delaware, United States in November 2007. The Company’s headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.   Since its inception, XBiotech has focused on advancing technology to rapidly identify and clone antibodies from individuals that have resistance to disease. At the heart of the Company is a proprietary technical knowhow to translate natural human immunity into therapeutic product candidates. The Company has in its pipeline both anti-infective and anti-inflammatory candidate therapeutics derived from this technology.   An area of medical focus for XBiotech are therapies that block a potent substance naturally produced by body, known as interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1a), that mediates tissue breakdown, angiogenesis, the formation of blood clots and inflammation.  IL-1a is a protein that is on or in cells of the body and is involved in the body’s response to injury or trauma. In almost all chronic and in some acute injury scenarios (such as stroke or heart attack), IL-1a may mediate harmful disease-related activity.   At the end of 2019, XBiotech sold a True Human™ antibody that blocked IL-1a activity for $1.35 billion in cash and potential milestone payments (the “Janssen Transaction”). On February 2, 2022, XBiotech announced an addendum to the 2019 Janssen Manufacturing Agreement. XBiotech continued to manufacture bermekimab for use by Janssen in its clinical trials through November 2022. As part of the Janssen Transaction, XBiotech maintained the right to develop new antibodies that block IL-1a and develop these therapeutics in all areas of medicine except dermatology. Moreover, all patents acquired by Janssen relating to IL-1a would be asserted for the benefit of XBiotech to protect its future IL-1a related therapies in all non-dermatological indications.  Consequently, XBiotech is pursuing the development of other True Human™ antibodies targeting IL-1a for areas of medicine outside of dermatology. Due to the speed and effectiveness of the Company’s True Human™ antibody discovery technology, the Company has identified new IL-1a targeting product candidates and has already brought one such candidate into a clinical study in oncology. While the Company previously was focused on a single True Human™ antibody targeting IL-1a, it now plans to develop more than one product candidate that targets IL-1a to be used in different areas of medicine.   The Company continues to be subject to a number of risks common to companies in similar stages of development. Principal among these risks are the uncertainties of technological innovations, dependence on key individuals, development of the same or similar technological innovations by the Company’s competitors and protection of proprietary technology. The Company’s ability to fund its planned clinical operations, including completion of its planned trials, is expected to depend on the amount and timing of cash receipts from future collaboration or product sales and/or financing transactions. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $143.4 million at June 30, 2023, will enable the Company to achieve several major inflection points, including potential new clinical studies with lead product candidates. The Company expects to have sufficient cash through 12 months from the date of this report.

v3.23.2

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	2. Significant Accounting Policies   Basis of Presentation   The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were prepared by management without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position for such periods, have been made.   Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 contains financial information taken from the audited XBiotech Inc. consolidated financial statements as of that date.   Basis of Consolidation   The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.   Use of Estimates   The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.   Revenue   Revenue from the Janssen Agreements   The Company recognized revenues from its Janssen Agreements as follows.   The Company entered into its clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services arrangements in connection with its sale of certain intellectual property on December 30, 2019. These contracts commenced January 1, 2020. The Company executed an addendum related to manufacturing agreement, which generated revenue through November 2022. While these agreements are not considered contracts with a customer based on the terms thereof, the Company  applied the revenue recognition guidance by analogy.   XBiotech is still in the research and development phase; however, the eventual output of the Company’s intended ordinary activities will be the licensing of intellectual property and/or sale of commercialized compounds for use in pharmaceutical treatment of disease, not the performance of manufacturing of development stage compounds or clinical trials for others. Although Janssen is not a customer, as these services are not the output of XBiotech’s ordinary activities, the Company evaluated the terms of the agreements and has analogized to Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) for clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services revenue recognition.   Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when (or as) its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606 (or for those analogized to it), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts (including by analogy) when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the counterparty. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of or analogized to ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are performance obligations, and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.   Manufacturing Revenue   The Company had a Clinical Manufacturing Agreement that it accounted for by analogy to ASC 606. In 2022 the Company executed a new manufacturing agreement with a Janssen related company. The agreement generated $4.0 million in revenue through termination in November 2022.   Research and Development Costs   All research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries and personnel-related costs, consulting fees, fees paid for contract clinical trial research services, the costs of laboratory consumables, equipment and facilities, license fees and other external costs. Costs incurred to acquire licenses for intellectual property to be used in research and development activities with no alternative future use are expensed as incurred as research and development costs.   Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.   Clinical Trial Accruals   Expense accruals related to clinical trials are based on the Company’s estimates of services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with third party service providers conduct and manage clinical trials on the Company’s behalf. The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones. In accruing costs, the Company estimates the period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period based upon patient enrollment, clinical site activations, or information provided to the Company by its vendors on their actual costs incurred. Any estimates of the level of services performed or the costs of these services could differ from actual results.   Income Taxes   The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates for the years and jurisdictions in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered. A change to the tax rates used to measure the Company’s deferred taxes is recognized in income during the period in which the new rate(s) were enacted.   The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent the Company’s assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, tax-planning strategies, taxable income in prior carryback years if permitted under tax law, and the results from prior years. If the Company determines it is more likely than not, that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized a valuation allowance is recorded with a charge to income tax expense. Alternatively, if the Company determines that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset previously not meeting the more likely than not threshold will be realized, the Company reduces its valuation allowance and recognizes a benefit in income tax expense.   The Company recognizes and measure uncertain tax benefits in accordance with ASC 740 based on a two-step process in which (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position, and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than fifty percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in income tax expense.   Share-Based Compensation   The Company accounts for its share-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their grant date fair values. For stock options granted to employees and to members of the board of directors for their services on the board of directors, the Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. To determine the fair value of its common stock, the Company uses the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, the Company recognizes share-based compensation expense, equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis.   Share-based compensation expense recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was included in the following line items on the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands).       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Research and development   $ 787     $ 979     $ 1,411     $ 1,969   General and administrative     127       469       208       927   Cost of goods sold     -       -       -       -   Total share-based compensation expense   $ 914     $ 1,448     $ 1,619     $ 2,896     The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions:       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Dividend yield     -       -       -       -   Expected volatility     81 %     83 %     81%-82 %     82%-83 % Risk-free interest rate     3.3%-3.9 %     2.5%-3.5 %     3.3%-4.2 %     1.5%-3.5 % Expected life (in years)     5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38-6.25   Weighted-average grant date fair value per share     6.00       5.43       4.11       5.53     Cash and Cash Equivalents   The Company considers highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of cash on deposit in U.S., German and Canadian banks. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates fair value.   Interest Bearing Time Deposit   The Company holds guaranteed investment certificates with a financial institution. The guaranteed investment certificates have a 12 month term at origination with interest payable at maturity.   Concentrations of Credit Risk   Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company holds these investments in highly-rated financial institutions, and limits the amounts of credit exposure to any one financial institution. These amounts at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on these funds. The Company has no off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts or other hedging arrangements.   Property and Equipment   Property and equipment, which consists of land, construction in process, furniture and fixtures, computers and office equipment, scientific equipment, vehicles and building are stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, with the exception of land and construction in process which are not depreciated, using the straight line method. The useful lives are as follows:       • Furniture and fixtures 7 years     • Office equipment 5 years     • Scientific equipment 5 years     • Vehicles 5 years     • Mobile facility 27.5 years     • Building 39 years   Costs of major additions and betterments are capitalized; maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the disposed asset and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized.   Impairment of Long-Lived Assets   The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets for potential impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Potential impairment is assessed when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Recoverability of these assets is assessed based on undiscounted expected future cash flows from the assets, considering a number of factors, including past operating results, budgets and economic projections, market trends and product development cycles. If impairments are identified, assets are written down to their estimated fair value. The Company has not recognized any impairment through June 30, 2023.   Foreign Currency Transactions   Certain transactions are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency of the U.S. dollar, and the Company generates assets and liabilities that are fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that will be received or paid. At each balance sheet date, the Company adjusts the assets and liabilities to reflect the current exchange rate, resulting in a translation gain or loss. Transaction gains and losses are also realized upon a settlement of a foreign currency transaction in determining net loss for the period in which the transaction is settled.   Comprehensive Income (Loss)   ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, requires that all components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), be reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency translation adjustments.   Segment and Geographic Information   Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. The Company and the chief operating decision maker view the Company’s operations and manage its business as one operating segment. Substantially all of the Company’s operations are in the U.S. geographic segment.   Net Loss Per Share   Net income/loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income/loss by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. The Company does not include the potential impact of dilutive securities in diluted net loss per share, as the impact of these items is anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 544,257 and 10,402 stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share.   Subsequent Events   The Company considered events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but prior to the date the consolidated financial statements are available to be issued for potential recognition or disclosure in its consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing this Form 10-Q.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements   In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU requires instruments measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Entities are also required to record allowances for available-for-sale debt securities rather than reduce the carrying amount. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date of the standard for certain small public companies and other private companies. As amended, the effective date of ASC Topic 326 was delayed until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for SEC filers that are eligible to be smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, as well as private companies and not-for-profit entities. The adoption of ASC Topic 326 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

v3.23.2

Note 3 - Revenue	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	3. Revenue   On February 2, 2022, the Company announced an addendum to the 2019 Janssen Manufacturing Agreement XBiotech continued to manufacture bermekimab for use by Janssen in its clinical trials through December 2022. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company has recorded $1.5 million and $2.0 million of revenues, respectively under the February 2022 agreement. The agreement was terminated in November 2022.

v3.23.2

Note 4 - Property and Equipment	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Property and Equipment   Property and equipment consisted of the following as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):       June 30, 2023     December 31, 2022   Manufacturing equipment   $ 2,519     $ 2,716   Winnebago building     20,834       21,143   Other fixed assets     2,271       2,401   Total property and equipment   $ 25,624     $ 26,260

v3.23.2

Note 5 - Common Stock	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Equity [Text Block]	5. Common Stock   Pursuant to its Articles, the Company has an unlimited number of shares available for issuance with no par value.   On May 17, 2023, XBiotech announced that it had commenced a “modified Dutch auction” tender offer to purchase up to $80.0 million of its common shares, or such lesser number of common shares as are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, at a price not less than $3.80 nor greater than $4.00 per common share, to the seller in cash. The tender offer expired on June 15, 2023.   On June 20, 2023, the Company announced the final results of its “modified Dutch Auction” tender offer. The Company accepted for purchase 3,561 shares of its common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $14 thousand, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. These shares represented an immaterial percent of the shares outstanding. These share repurchases were retired and have been classified to reduce common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023.

v3.23.2

Note 6 - Common Stock Options	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	6. Common Stock Options   On November 11, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the XBiotech Inc. 2005 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”), and on March 24, 2015, the board of directors of the Company adopted the XBiotech Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 Plan”) pursuant to which the Company may grant incentive stock and non-qualified stock options to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or an affiliate or other persons as the Compensation Committee may approve.   All options under both Plans will be non-transferable and may be exercised only by the participant, or in the event of the death of the participant, a legal representative until the earlier of the options’ expiry date or the first anniversary of the participant’s death, or such other date as may be specified by the Compensation Committee.   The term of the options is at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, but may not exceed 10 years from the grant date. The options expire on the earlier of the expiration date or the date three months following the day on which the participant ceases to be an officer or employee of or consultant to the Company, or in the event of the termination of the participant with cause, the date of such termination. Options held by non-employee Directors have an exercise period coterminous with the term of the options.   The number of common shares reserved for issuance to any one person pursuant to the 2005 Plan shall not, in aggregate, exceed 5% of the total number of outstanding common shares. The exercise price per common share under each option will be the fair market value of such shares at the time of the grant. Upon stock option exercise, the Company issues new shares of common stock.   A summary of changes in common stock options issued under the 2005 Plan and under the 2015 Plan is as follows:       Options     Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Exercise Price   Options outstanding at December 31, 2022     4,558,902     2.71121.7474     $ 10.47   Granted     800,600       3.38-6.04       4.11   Exercised     -       -       -   Forfeitures     (286,084 )     3.84-19.90       11.03   Options outstanding at June 30, 2023     5,073,418     2.71121.7474     $ 9.44         Options     Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Exercise Price   Options outstanding at December 31, 2021     4,656,677     2.71121.7474     $ 10.68   Granted     146,600       5.62-11.50       7.16   Exercised     -       -       -   Forfeitures     (97,308 )   4.95521.7474       14.06   Options outstanding at June 30, 2022     4,705,969     2.71121.7474     $ 10.50     As of June 30, 2023, there was approximately $3.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, related to stock options granted under the Plans which will be amortized to stock compensation expense over the next 1.20 years.

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Note 7 - Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	7. Income Taxes   The Company's effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, were -0.8% and 18.3% respectively. The effective tax rate for the three month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 varied from the Canadian statutory rate primarily due to non-deductible compensation and losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is recorded.   The Company's effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, were -0.3% and 17.7%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 varied from the Canadian statutory rate primarily due to non-deductible compensation and losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is recorded.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Basis of Presentation   The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were prepared by management without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position for such periods, have been made.   Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 contains financial information taken from the audited XBiotech Inc. consolidated financial statements as of that date.
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Basis of Consolidation   The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates   The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]	Revenue   Revenue from the Janssen Agreements   The Company recognized revenues from its Janssen Agreements as follows.   The Company entered into its clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services arrangements in connection with its sale of certain intellectual property on December 30, 2019. These contracts commenced January 1, 2020. The Company executed an addendum related to manufacturing agreement, which generated revenue through November 2022. While these agreements are not considered contracts with a customer based on the terms thereof, the Company  applied the revenue recognition guidance by analogy.   XBiotech is still in the research and development phase; however, the eventual output of the Company’s intended ordinary activities will be the licensing of intellectual property and/or sale of commercialized compounds for use in pharmaceutical treatment of disease, not the performance of manufacturing of development stage compounds or clinical trials for others. Although Janssen is not a customer, as these services are not the output of XBiotech’s ordinary activities, the Company evaluated the terms of the agreements and has analogized to Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) for clinical manufacturing and clinical trial services revenue recognition.   Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when (or as) its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606 (or for those analogized to it), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts (including by analogy) when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the counterparty. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of or analogized to ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are performance obligations, and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.   Manufacturing Revenue   The Company had a Clinical Manufacturing Agreement that it accounted for by analogy to ASC 606. In 2022 the Company executed a new manufacturing agreement with a Janssen related company. The agreement generated $4.0 million in revenue through termination in November 2022.
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Research and Development Costs   All research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs include salaries and personnel-related costs, consulting fees, fees paid for contract clinical trial research services, the costs of laboratory consumables, equipment and facilities, license fees and other external costs. Costs incurred to acquire licenses for intellectual property to be used in research and development activities with no alternative future use are expensed as incurred as research and development costs.   Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.
Clinical Trial Accruals [Policy Text Block]	Clinical Trial Accruals   Expense accruals related to clinical trials are based on the Company’s estimates of services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with third party service providers conduct and manage clinical trials on the Company’s behalf. The financial terms of these agreements vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under some of these contracts depend on factors such as the successful enrollment of patients and the completion of clinical trial milestones. In accruing costs, the Company estimates the period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period based upon patient enrollment, clinical site activations, or information provided to the Company by its vendors on their actual costs incurred. Any estimates of the level of services performed or the costs of these services could differ from actual results.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes   The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates for the years and jurisdictions in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered. A change to the tax rates used to measure the Company’s deferred taxes is recognized in income during the period in which the new rate(s) were enacted.   The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent the Company’s assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, tax-planning strategies, taxable income in prior carryback years if permitted under tax law, and the results from prior years. If the Company determines it is more likely than not, that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized a valuation allowance is recorded with a charge to income tax expense. Alternatively, if the Company determines that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset previously not meeting the more likely than not threshold will be realized, the Company reduces its valuation allowance and recognizes a benefit in income tax expense.   The Company recognizes and measure uncertain tax benefits in accordance with ASC 740 based on a two-step process in which (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position, and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than fifty percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in income tax expense.
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]	Share-Based Compensation   The Company accounts for its share-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their grant date fair values. For stock options granted to employees and to members of the board of directors for their services on the board of directors, the Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. To determine the fair value of its common stock, the Company uses the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, the Company recognizes share-based compensation expense, equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis.   Share-based compensation expense recognized for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was included in the following line items on the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands).       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Research and development   $ 787     $ 979     $ 1,411     $ 1,969   General and administrative     127       469       208       927   Cost of goods sold     -       -       -       -   Total share-based compensation expense   $ 914     $ 1,448     $ 1,619     $ 2,896     The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions:       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Dividend yield     -       -       -       -   Expected volatility     81 %     83 %     81%-82 %     82%-83 % Risk-free interest rate     3.3%-3.9 %     2.5%-3.5 %     3.3%-4.2 %     1.5%-3.5 % Expected life (in years)     5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38-6.25   Weighted-average grant date fair value per share     6.00       5.43       4.11       5.53
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash and Cash Equivalents   The Company considers highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of cash on deposit in U.S., German and Canadian banks. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates fair value.
Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Interest Bearing Time Deposit   The Company holds guaranteed investment certificates with a financial institution. The guaranteed investment certificates have a 12 month term at origination with interest payable at maturity.
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Concentrations of Credit Risk   Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company holds these investments in highly-rated financial institutions, and limits the amounts of credit exposure to any one financial institution. These amounts at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on these funds. The Company has no off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts or other hedging arrangements.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property and Equipment   Property and equipment, which consists of land, construction in process, furniture and fixtures, computers and office equipment, scientific equipment, vehicles and building are stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, with the exception of land and construction in process which are not depreciated, using the straight line method. The useful lives are as follows:       • Furniture and fixtures 7 years     • Office equipment 5 years     • Scientific equipment 5 years     • Vehicles 5 years     • Mobile facility 27.5 years     • Building 39 years   Costs of major additions and betterments are capitalized; maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the disposed asset and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets   The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets for potential impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Potential impairment is assessed when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Recoverability of these assets is assessed based on undiscounted expected future cash flows from the assets, considering a number of factors, including past operating results, budgets and economic projections, market trends and product development cycles. If impairments are identified, assets are written down to their estimated fair value. The Company has not recognized any impairment through June 30, 2023.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Foreign Currency Transactions   Certain transactions are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency of the U.S. dollar, and the Company generates assets and liabilities that are fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that will be received or paid. At each balance sheet date, the Company adjusts the assets and liabilities to reflect the current exchange rate, resulting in a translation gain or loss. Transaction gains and losses are also realized upon a settlement of a foreign currency transaction in determining net loss for the period in which the transaction is settled.
Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Comprehensive Income (Loss)   ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, requires that all components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), be reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Segment and Geographic Information   Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. The Company and the chief operating decision maker view the Company’s operations and manage its business as one operating segment. Substantially all of the Company’s operations are in the U.S. geographic segment.
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Net Loss Per Share   Net income/loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income/loss by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. The Company does not include the potential impact of dilutive securities in diluted net loss per share, as the impact of these items is anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 544,257 and 10,402 stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share.
Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Subsequent Events   The Company considered events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but prior to the date the consolidated financial statements are available to be issued for potential recognition or disclosure in its consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing this Form 10-Q.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Recent Accounting Pronouncements   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements   In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU requires instruments measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Entities are also required to record allowances for available-for-sale debt securities rather than reduce the carrying amount. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date of the standard for certain small public companies and other private companies. As amended, the effective date of ASC Topic 326 was delayed until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for SEC filers that are eligible to be smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, as well as private companies and not-for-profit entities. The adoption of ASC Topic 326 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

v3.23.2

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes Tables
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Research and development   $ 787     $ 979     $ 1,411     $ 1,969   General and administrative     127       469       208       927   Cost of goods sold     -       -       -       -   Total share-based compensation expense   $ 914     $ 1,448     $ 1,619     $ 2,896
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2023     2022     2023     2022   Dividend yield     -       -       -       -   Expected volatility     81 %     83 %     81%-82 %     82%-83 % Risk-free interest rate     3.3%-3.9 %     2.5%-3.5 %     3.3%-4.2 %     1.5%-3.5 % Expected life (in years)     5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38- 6.25       5.38-6.25   Weighted-average grant date fair value per share     6.00       5.43       4.11       5.53

v3.23.2

Note 4 - Property and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes Tables
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2023     December 31, 2022   Manufacturing equipment   $ 2,519     $ 2,716   Winnebago building     20,834       21,143   Other fixed assets     2,271       2,401   Total property and equipment   $ 25,624     $ 26,260

v3.23.2

Note 6 - Common Stock Options (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Notes Tables
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]	Options     Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Exercise Price   Options outstanding at December 31, 2022     4,558,902     2.71121.7474     $ 10.47   Granted     800,600       3.38-6.04       4.11   Exercised     -       -       -   Forfeitures     (286,084 )     3.84-19.90       11.03   Options outstanding at June 30, 2023     5,073,418     2.71121.7474     $ 9.44       Options     Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Exercise Price   Options outstanding at December 31, 2021     4,656,677     2.71121.7474     $ 10.68   Granted     146,600       5.62-11.50       7.16   Exercised     -       -       -   Forfeitures     (97,308 )   4.95521.7474       14.06   Options outstanding at June 30, 2022     4,705,969     2.71121.7474     $ 10.50

v3.23.2

Note 1 - Organization (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value		$ 143,391	$ 157,306
True Human [Member]
Sale of Product, Consideration Received	$ 1,350,000

v3.23.2

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		11 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 0	$ 1,530	$ 0	$ 2,030
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			$ 0
Number of Operating Segments			1
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares) | shares	544,257		10,402
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	7 years		7 years
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	5 years		5 years
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	5 years		5 years
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	5 years		5 years
Mobile Facility [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	27 years 6 months		27 years 6 months
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	39 years		39 years
Manufacturing Revenue [Member]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 0	$ 1,530	$ 0	$ 2,030
Janssen [Member] | Manufacturing Revenue [Member]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax					$ 4,000

v3.23.2

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies - Share-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Share-based compensation expense	$ 914	$ 1,448	$ 1,619	$ 2,896
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	787	979	1,411	1,969
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	127	469	208	927
Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

v3.23.2

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies - Stock Option Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Expected volatility	81.00%	83.00%
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 6.00	$ 5.43	$ 4.11	$ 5.53
Minimum [Member]
Expected volatility			81.00%	82.00%
Risk-free interest rate	3.30%	2.50%	3.30%	1.50%
Expected life (Year)				5 years 4 months 17 days
Maximum [Member]
Expected volatility			82.00%	83.00%
Risk-free interest rate	3.90%	3.50%	4.20%	3.50%
Expected life (Year)				6 years 3 months

v3.23.2

Note 3 - Revenue (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 0	$ 1,530	$ 0	$ 2,030

v3.23.2

Note 4 - Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 25,624	$ 26,260
Manufacturing Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,519	2,716
Winnebago Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	20,834	21,143
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 2,271	$ 2,401

v3.23.2

Note 5 - Common Stock (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 20, 2023	May 17, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Common Stock, No Par Value (in dollars per share)			$ 0	$ 0
Treasury Stock, Shares Offered to Be Purchased, Value		$ 80,000
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares (in shares)	3,561
Stock Repurchased During Period, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.00
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 14
Minimum [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares Offered to Be Purchased, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 3.80
Maximum [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares Offered to Be Purchased, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 4.00

v3.23.2

Note 6 - Common Stock Options (Details Textual) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 3.1
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	1 year 2 months 12 days
The Plan [Member] | Any One Person [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum	5.00%
The Plan [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)	10 years

v3.23.2

Note 6 - Common Stock Options - Changes in Common Stock Options Issued (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Options outstanding (in shares)	4,558,902	4,656,677
Granted (in shares)	800,600	146,600
Exercised (in shares)	0	0
Forfeitures (in shares)	(286,084)	(97,308)
Options outstanding (in shares)	5,073,418	4,705,969
Minimum [Member]
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.71	$ 2.71
Granted, exercise price (in dollars per share)	3.38	5.62
Forfeitures, exercise price (in dollars per share)	3.84	4.95
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	2.71	2.71
Maximum [Member]
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	21.74	21.74
Granted, exercise price (in dollars per share)	6.04	11.50
Forfeitures, exercise price (in dollars per share)	19.90	21.74
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	21.74	21.74
Weighted Average [Member]
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	10.47	10.68
Granted, exercise price (in dollars per share)	4.11	7.16
Exercised, exercise price (in dollars per share)	0	0
Forfeitures, exercise price (in dollars per share)	11.03	14.06
Options outstanding, exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 9.44	$ 10.50

v3.23.2

Note 7 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	0.80%	18.30%	0.30%	17.70%

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