Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock-based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

We recorded stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows:

 

    2022     2021  
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2022     2021  
Research and development   $ 2,895,653     $ 809,839  
General and administrative     5,933,060       2,598,176  
Total   $ 8,828,713     $ 3,408,015  
Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes our stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

    Total options Outstanding     Weighted average exercise price     Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)  
Outstanding as of January 1, 2021     152,806     $ 18.11          
Options granted     30,000       11.70       1.2  
Forfeited     (4,310 )     16.80          
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021     178,496       17.07       3.6  
Options granted     -       -          
Forfeited     -       -          
Outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2022     178,496     $ 17.07       2.6  
Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”) Activity

Activity in our Restricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”) during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:

 

    Number of
shares
    Weighted-
average
grant-date fair
value per share
 
Unvested as of January 1, 2021     122,782     $ 8.04  
Granted     37,500       6.65  
Vested and issued     (58,467 )     7.90  
Forfeited     (10,706 )     6.54  
Unvested as of December 31, 2021     91,109       7.74  

Granted

    187,058       3.71  
Vested and Issued     (182,790 )     5.04  
Forfeited     (33,489 )     5.53  
                 
Unvested as of December 31, 2022     61,888     $ 4.72  
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Activity

Activity in our Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:

 

    Number of
shares
    Weighted-
average
grant-date fair
value per share
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2021     -       -  
Granted     457,593     $ 7.75  
Forfeited     (4,000 )     8.61  
Issued     (14,000 )     7.12  
Cancelled     -     -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2021     439,593       7.76  
Granted     2,428,285       3.08  
Forfeited     (68,539 )     5.09  
Issued     (47,976 )     3.95  
Cancelled     (37,386 )     8.61  
                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2022     2,713,977       3.69  
Vested and unissued     (662,069 )     4.54  
                 
Unvested at December 31, 2022     2,051,908     $ 3.42  
Schedule of Warrants Activity

The following table summarizes our warrant activity during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

    Total warrants outstanding     Weighted average exercise price     Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)  
Outstanding as of January 1, 2021     534,674     $ 18.34          
Warrants granted     229,268       8.09          
Forfeited     (460,217 )     18.31          
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021     303,725       18.34       1.5  
Warrants granted     -       -          
Forfeited     (18,107 )     17.16          
Outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2022     285,618     $ 10.25       0.9  
Warrant [Member]  
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Stock Option Warrant Valuation Assumption

We used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant date fair value of the two warrants with the following assumptions: 

 

Average risk-free rate of interest     0.421.85 %
Expected term (years)     2.003.00  
Expected stock price volatility     74.4881.77 %
Dividend yield     0 %
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]  
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Stock Option Warrant Valuation Assumption

The fair value of the option award granted during the year ended December 31, 2021 was estimated using the following assumptions:

 

Average risk-free rate of interest     1.85 %
Expected term (years)     2  
Expected stock price volatility     81.77 %
Dividend yield     0 %