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ImageneBio (IMA) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. ImageneBio disclosed 73 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. ImageneBio reported the most risks in the “Tech & Innovation” category.

Risk Overview Q1, 2026

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2026, filed May 07, 2026

Risk Distribution
73Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

ImageneBio disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks72747678808284Q3Q4Q12023Q2Q3Q4Q12024Q2Q3Q4Q12025Q2Q3Q4Q12026Showing: Q1, 2026
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  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Our amended and restated bylaws designate specific courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit the ability of our stockholders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Company.

    Our amended and restated bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for state law claims for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or other employees to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws (including the interpretation, validity or enforceability thereof) or (iv) any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, which is referred to as the "Delaware Forum Provision." The Delaware Forum Provision will not apply to any causes of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the Exchange Act. Our amended and restated bylaws further provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, which is referred to as the "Federal Forum Provision." In addition, our amended and restated bylaws provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision; provided, however, that stockholders cannot and will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing any such claims. Additionally, these forum selection clauses in our amended and restated bylaws may limit the ability of our stockholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage the filing of such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. In addition, while the Delaware Supreme Court ruled in March 2020 that federal forum selection provisions purporting to require claims under the Securities Act be brought in federal court are "facially valid" under Delaware law, there is uncertainty as to whether other courts will enforce the Federal Forum Provision. If the Federal Forum Provision is found to be unenforceable, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters. The Federal Forum Provision may also impose additional litigation costs on stockholders who assert that the provision is not enforceable or invalid. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders.

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Risk Highlights Q1, 2026

Main Risk Category
Tech & Innovation
With 25 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
73
No changes from last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
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Number of Risk Changed
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Risk Word Cloud

we may not identify relevant third-party patents or may incorrectly interpret the relevance, scope or expiration of a third-party patent, which might adversely affect our ability to develop, manufacture and market img-007 or any future product candidates.identify relevant third-party patentseven if we receive regulatory approval of img-007 or any future product candidates, we will be subject to ongoing regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements or experience unanticipated problems with img-007 or any future product candidates.subject to ongoing regulatory obligationsobtaining and maintaining our patent protection depends on compliance with various procedural, document submission, fee payment and other requirements imposed by governmental patent agencies, and our patent protection could be reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these requirements.maintaining our patent protection dependswe expect to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.expect to incur significant lossesdisruptions to the operations of the fda, the sec, other u.s. governmental agencies or comparable foreign regulatory authorities caused by funding shortages, leadership changes, staffing cuts or other staffing shortages, along with uncertainty regarding the potential for new initiatives, laws, regulations, policies and guidance affecting our product candidates or other aspects of our business, could materially and adversely affect our business.comparable foreign regulatory authorities causedour amended and restated bylaws designate specific courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the company.restated bylaws designate specific courtswe may need to license additional intellectual property from third parties, and any such licenses may not be available or may not be available on commercially reasonable terms.to license additional intellectual propertywe rely on third parties to conduct, supervise and monitor our discovery research, preclinical studies and clinical trials. if third parties do not satisfactorily carry out their contractual duties or fail to meet expected deadlines, the development of img-007 or any future product candidates may be delayed or subject to increased costs, each of which may have an adverse effect on our business and prospects.fail to meet expected deadlineswe and any of our third-party manufacturers or suppliers may use potent chemical agents and hazardous materials, and any claims relating to improper handling, storage or disposal of these materials could be time consuming or costly.claims relating to improper handlingdisruptions to the operations of the fda, the sec, other u.s. governmental agencies or comparable foreign regulatory authorities caused by funding shortages, leadership changes, staffing cuts or other staffing shortages, along with uncertainty regarding the potential for new initiatives, laws, regulations, policies and guidance affecting our product candidates or other aspects of our business, could materially and adversely affect our business.guidance affecting our product candidates

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 73

Innovation / R&D8 | 11.0%
  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 1
    We have conducted and intend to conduct certain of our clinical trials globally. However, the FDA and other foreign equivalents may not accept data from such trials, in which case our development plans may be delayed, which could materially harm our business.

    We have conducted certain of our clinical trials globally including in Canada and Australia and intend to continue conducting certain of our clinical trials globally. The acceptance by the FDA or other regulatory authorities of data from clinical trials conducted outside of their respective jurisdictions may be subject to certain conditions or may not be accepted at all. In cases where data from foreign clinical trials are intended to serve as the sole basis for marketing approval in the United States, the FDA will generally not approve the application on the basis of foreign data alone unless (i) the data are applicable to the U.S. population and U.S. medical practice, (ii) the trials were performed by clinical investigators of recognized competence and pursuant to GCP regulations and (iii) the data may be considered valid without the need for an on-site inspection by the FDA, or if the FDA considers such inspection to be necessary, the FDA is able to validate the data through an on-site inspection or other appropriate means. In addition, even where foreign clinical trial data are not intended to serve as the sole basis for approval, the FDA will not accept the data as support for an application for marketing approval unless the clinical trial is well-designed and well-conducted in accordance with GCP requirements and the FDA is able to validate the data from the trial through an onsite inspection if deemed necessary. Many foreign regulatory authorities have similar approval requirements. In addition, such foreign trials would be subject to the applicable local laws of the foreign jurisdictions where the trials are conducted. There can be no assurance that the FDA or any comparable foreign regulatory authority will accept data from trials conducted outside of the United States or the applicable jurisdiction. If the FDA or any comparable foreign regulatory authority does not accept such data, it could result in the need for additional trials, which could be costly and time-consuming, and which may result in IMG-007 or any future product candidates that we may develop not receiving approval for commercialization in the applicable jurisdiction. Conducting clinical trials outside the United States also exposes us to additional risks, including risks associated with: - additional foreign regulatory requirements;- foreign exchange fluctuations;- compliance with foreign manufacturing, customs, shipment and storage requirements;- cultural differences in medical practices and clinical research;- diminished protection of intellectual property in some countries; and - interruptions or delays in our trials resulting from geopolitical events, such as war or terrorism.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 2
    Our business is entirely dependent on the success of IMG-007 for the treatment of AD and for other potential indications.

    On July 25, 2025, immediately prior to consummation of the Merger, Legacy Inmagene consummated the Non-OX40 Divestiture controlled by Legacy Inmagene immediately prior to the Merger. Accordingly, our business is entirely dependent on the success of IMG-007 for the treatment of AD and other potential indications. IMG-007 is currently in Phase 2 development for the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD. We may also develop IMG-007 for other immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as AA, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. We cannot give any assurance that we will generate preclinical, clinical or other data for IMG-007 for the treatment of AD or other immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases sufficiently supportive to receive regulatory approval, which will be required before IMG-007 can be commercialized. We may, among other things, experience difficulties with patient recruitment, enrollment and retention, quality and provision of materials and supplies necessary to manufacture sufficient quantities of drug product to meet our current or future preclinical study and clinical trial needs on a timely basis, or safety signals or pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic or efficacy data that does not align with our target profile for IMG-007. IMG-007 will require significant further clinical development, regulatory review and approval, substantial investment, access to sufficient commercial manufacturing capacity, and significant marketing efforts before we can generate any revenue from product sales. The success of our business, including our ability to finance our company and generate any revenue in the future, will primarily depend on the successful development, regulatory approval and commercialization of IMG-007, which may never occur. If we are unable to develop, or obtain regulatory approval for, or, if approved, successfully commercialize IMG-007, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to continue our business and our business would be materially harmed.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 3
    Interim, topline and preliminary data from our preclinical studies or clinical trials that we announce or publish from time to time may not be predictive of future results and may change as more patient data become available and are subject to audit and verification procedures, which could result in material changes to the final data.

    From time to time, we may publicly disclose interim, topline or preliminary data from our preclinical studies, clinical trials or planned clinical trials, which is based on a preliminary analysis of then-available data. The results and related findings and conclusions are subject to change following a more comprehensive review of the data related to the particular study or trial. We also make assumptions, estimations, calculations and conclusions as part of our analyses of data, and we may not have received or had the opportunity to fully and carefully evaluate all data. As a result, the interim, topline or preliminary results that we report may differ from future results of the same studies, or different conclusions or considerations may qualify such results, once additional data have been received and fully evaluated. Interim, topline and preliminary data also remain subject to audit and verification procedures that may result in the final data being materially different from the preliminary data we previously published. As a result, such data should be viewed with caution until the final data are available. From time to time, we may also disclose interim data from our clinical trials. Interim, topline, or preliminary data from clinical trials that we may complete are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues and more patient data become available. Adverse differences between interim, topline or preliminary data and final data could significantly harm our business prospects. Further, others, including regulatory authorities, may not accept or agree with our assumptions, estimates, calculations, conclusions or analyses or may interpret or weigh the importance of data differently, which could impact the value, approvability or commercialization of IMG-007 or any future product candidate, and our company in general. In addition, the information we choose to publicly disclose regarding a particular study or clinical trial is based on what is typically extensive information, and others may not agree with what we determine is the material or otherwise appropriate information to include in our disclosure, and any information we determine not to disclose may ultimately be deemed significant with respect to future decisions, conclusions, views, activities or otherwise regarding a particular product, product candidate or our business. If the interim, topline or preliminary data that we report differ from actual results, or if others including comparable foreign regulatory authorities, disagree with the conclusions reached, our ability to obtain approval for, and commercialize, IMG-007 or any future product candidates may be harmed, which could harm our business, operating results, prospects or financial condition. Moreover, results from previous preclinical studies or clinical trials are not necessarily predictive of future clinical trial results, and interim results of a clinical trial are not necessarily indicative of final results. IMG-007 or any future product candidates may fail to show the desired safety and efficacy in clinical development despite positive results in preclinical studies of such product candidates or having successfully advanced through initial clinical trials.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 4
    Clinical trials are expensive, time-consuming, difficult to design and implement, and have an uncertain outcome. Further, we may encounter substantial delays in our clinical trials.

    The clinical trials and manufacturing of IMG-007 and any future product candidates are subject to extensive and rigorous review and regulation by numerous government authorities in the United States and in other countries where we intend to test and market IMG-007 and any future product candidates. Before obtaining regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of any of IMG-007 or any future product candidates, we must demonstrate through lengthy, complex and expensive preclinical testing and clinical trials that such product candidates are both safe and effective for use in each target indication. In particular, because IMG-007 is subject to regulation as a biological drug product, we will need to demonstrate that it is safe, pure and potent for use in its target indications. IMG-007 and each future product candidates must demonstrate an adequate risk versus benefit profile in its intended patient population and for its intended use. Clinical testing is expensive and takes many years to complete, and is subject to uncertainty. Our planned clinical trials may not be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all. Delays and failures can occur at any time during the clinical trial process. Even if our future clinical trials are completed as planned, their results may not support the safety and effectiveness of IMG-007 or any future product candidates for their targeted indications or support continued clinical development of such product candidates. Our future clinical trial results may not be successful. In addition, even if our planned trials are successfully completed, the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may not interpret the results as we do, and more trials could be required before we submit IMG-007 or any future product candidates for approval. To the extent that the results of the trials are not satisfactory to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for support of a marketing application, we may be required to expend significant resources, which may not be available to us, to conduct additional trials in support of potential approval of IMG-007 or any future product candidates. To date, we have not completed any pivotal clinical trials required for the approval of IMG-007. We may experience delays in conducting any clinical trials, and we do not know whether our clinical trials will begin on time, will need to be redesigned, will recruit and enroll patients on time or have data readouts or be completed on schedule, or at all. Events that may prevent successful or timely commencement, readouts, and completion of clinical development and preclinical studies include: - inability to generate sufficient preclinical, toxicology, or other in vivo or in vitro data to support the initiation of clinical trials;- delays in sufficiently developing, characterizing or controlling a manufacturing process suitable for advanced clinical trials, or failure to do so;- delays in reaching agreement with the FDA, or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities as to the design or implementation of our clinical trials, or failure to do so;- delays in or failure to obtain regulatory approval to commence a clinical trial;- delays in or failure to reach an agreement on acceptable terms with clinical trial sites or prospective CROs the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different clinical trial sites;- delays in or failure to obtain institutional review board ("IRB") approval or positive ethics committee opinion at each site;- delays in or failure to recruit suitable patients to participate in a clinical trial;- delays in or failure to have patients complete a clinical trial or return for post-treatment follow-up;- clinical sites, CROs or other third parties deviating from trial protocol or dropping out of a trial;- failure to perform in accordance with the FDA's Good Clinical Practice ("GCP") requirements, or applicable regulatory guidelines in other countries;- delays or failure due to restrictions or other mandated requirements imposed by FDA or other regulatory bodies on the conduct of the clinical development program based on either internal or external data, such as emerging data with other molecules, either in development or approved, that target the same immunological pathway as IMG-007;- the serious, life-threatening diseases of the patients enrolled in our clinical trials, who may die or suffer adverse medical events during the course of the trials for reasons that may not be related to IMG-007 or any future product candidates;- failure in addressing patient safety concerns that arise during the course of a trial, including occurrence of adverse events associated with IMG-007 or any future product candidate that are viewed to outweigh its potential benefits;- failure to add a sufficient number of clinical trial sites; or - failure to manufacture sufficient quantities of IMG-007 or any future product candidates for use in clinical trials. We may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, clinical trials that could delay or prevent our ability to receive marketing approval or commercialize IMG-007 or any future product candidates or significantly increase the cost of such trials, including: - we may experience changes in regulatory requirements or guidance, or receive feedback from regulatory authorities that requires us to modify the design of our clinical trials;- clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates may produce negative or inconclusive results, and we may decide, or regulators may require us, to conduct additional clinical trials or abandon development programs;- the number of patients required for clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates may be larger than we anticipate, enrollment in these clinical trials may be slower than we anticipate or participants may drop out of these clinical trials at a higher rate than we anticipate;- the ability to monitor patients adequately during or after treatment;- our third-party contractors may fail to comply with regulatory requirements or meet their contractual obligations to us in a timely manner, or at all;- we or our investigators might have to suspend or terminate clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates for various reasons, including non-compliance with regulatory requirements, a finding that IMG-007 or any future product candidates have undesirable side effects or other unexpected characteristics, a finding that the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;- adverse events suffered by clinical trial participants that may ultimately be determined to be unrelated to IMG-007 or any future product candidates;- the cost of clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates may be greater than we anticipate and we may elect not to cover the costs;- the supply or quality of IMG-007 or any future product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates may be insufficient or inadequate;- regulators may revise the requirements for approving IMG-007 or any future product candidates, or such requirements may not be as we anticipate; and - any future collaborators that conduct clinical trials may face any of the above issues, and may conduct clinical trials in ways they view as advantageous to them but that are suboptimal for us. If we are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of IMG-007 or any future product candidates beyond those that we currently contemplate, if we are unable to successfully complete clinical trials of IMG-007 or any future product candidates or other testing, if the results of these trials or tests are not positive or are only modestly positive or if there are safety concerns, we may: - incur unplanned costs;- be delayed in obtaining marketing approval for IMG-007 or any future product candidates or not obtain marketing approval at all;- obtain marketing approval in some countries and not in others;- obtain marketing approval for indications or patient populations that are not as broad as intended or desired;- obtain marketing approval with labeling that includes significant use or distribution restrictions or safety warnings, including boxed warnings;- be subject to additional post-marketing testing requirements; or - have the product removed from the market after obtaining marketing approval. We could encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by the IRBs or ethics committees of the institutions in which such trials are being conducted, by the Data Safety Monitoring Board ("DSMB") for such trial or by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities. These authorities may impose such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a drug, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. IMG-007 will require extensive clinical testing before we are prepared to submit a biologics license application ("BLA") or marketing authorization application ("MAA") for regulatory approval. We cannot predict with any certainty if or when we might complete the clinical development for IMG-007 or any future product candidates and submit a BLA or MAA for regulatory approval of IMG-007 or any future product candidates or whether any such BLA or MAA will be approved. We may also seek feedback from the FDA, or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities on our clinical development program, and the FDA or such other comparable foreign regulatory authorities may not provide such feedback on a timely basis, or such feedback may not be favorable, which could further delay our development of IMG-007 or any future product candidates. We also cannot predict with any certainty whether or when we might complete a given clinical trial. If we experience delays in the commencement or completion of our clinical trials, or if we terminate a clinical trial prior to completion, the commercial prospects of IMG-007 or any future product candidates could be harmed, and our ability to generate revenue from IMG-007 or any future product candidates may be delayed. In addition, any delays in our clinical trials could increase our costs, slow down the development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence product sales and generate revenue. Any of these occurrences may harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, many of the factors that cause, or lead to, a delay in the commencement or completion of clinical trials may also ultimately lead to the denial of regulatory approval of IMG-007 or any future product candidates.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 5
    IMG-007 or any future product candidates may cause serious adverse events ("SAEs") or undesirable side effects or have other properties that may delay or prevent regulatory approval, cause us to suspend or discontinue clinical trials, limit the commercial profile of an approved label, or result in significant negative consequences following marketing approval, if any.

    Manipulation of the immune system via therapeutic agents can result in a spectrum of immunosuppression depending on the target and the disease being treated. In general terms immunosuppression has been associated with increased risk of infection and, with long term immunosuppression, malignancies. The risk of these types of events is dependent both on the breadth of immunosuppression as well as the disease and population in which it is being used. As with all protein-based therapies administered either intravenously or subcutaneously there is also the risk of injection site reactions and systemic hypersensitivity reactions, with cases of anaphylaxis reported with some such agents. The incidence and severity of these reactions vary depending on the characteristics of both the therapeutic agent, its target, and the vehicle solution in which the therapy is administered. When considering other therapies that target the OX40-OX40L pathway, infections including serious infections, injection site reactions, chills and pyrexia, hypersensitivity reactions, oral and gastrointestinal ulceration, and malignancies including Kaposi Sarcoma have been reported. To date, a causal association between the therapies targeting the pathway and the events has not been established. There may be undesirable side effects and adverse events associated with IMG-007 or any future product candidates. Undesirable side effects or adverse events that may be caused by IMG-007 or any future product candidates could cause us or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials and could result in a more restrictive label than anticipated or the delay or denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities. Results of our clinical trials could reveal a high and unacceptable severity and prevalence of side effects or unexpected characteristics. While the data reported to date from our Phase 1 and Phase 2a clinical trials indicate that IMG-007 was generally well tolerated, there remains a risk that clinical trial results could reveal high and unacceptable severity and prevalence of previously unreported side effects or unexpected characteristics. Any such findings could cause delays in completion or cancellation of our clinical trials or require us to abandon or limit our development of IMG-007. If unacceptable treatment-related side effects or deaths arise in the development of IMG-007 or any future product candidates, we, the FDA, the IRBs or ethics committees at the institutions in which our studies are conducted, DSMB or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could suspend or terminate our clinical trials or the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could order us to cease clinical trials or deny approval of IMG-007 or any future product candidates for any or all targeted indications. Further undesirable side effects, dose-limiting toxicity events, or deaths in clinical trials with IMG-007 or any future product candidates may cause the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities to place a clinical hold on the associated clinical trials, to require additional studies, dose de-escalation, or additional protocol amendments, or otherwise to delay or deny approval of IMG-007 or any future product candidates for any or all targeted indications. Treatment-related side effects could also affect site initiation, patient recruitment or the ability of enrolled patients to complete the trial or result in potential product liability claims. Any of these occurrences may harm our business, financial condition and prospects significantly.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 6
    Enrollment and retention of patients in clinical trials is an expensive and time-consuming process subject to various external factors beyond our control that may cause delays or complications.

    The timely completion of clinical trials in accordance with their protocols depends, among other things, on our ability to enroll a sufficient number of patients who remain in the trial until its conclusion. We may not be able to initiate or continue clinical trials for IMG-007 or any future product candidates if we are unable to locate and enroll a sufficient number of eligible patients to participate in these trials to such trials' conclusion as required by the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities. We may experience difficulty in patient enrollment in our clinical trials for a number of reasons. The enrollment of patients depends on many factors, including: - the patient eligibility criteria defined in the protocol;- the size and nature of the patient population required for analysis of the trial's endpoints;- the proximity of patients to study sites;- the design of the trial;- our ability to recruit clinical trial investigators with appropriate competencies and experience;- clinicians' and patients' perceptions as to the potential advantages of the product candidate being studied in relation to other available therapies, including new products that may be approved for the indications we are investigating;- our ability to obtain and maintain patient consents for participation in our clinical trials; and - the risk that patients enrolled in clinical trials will not remain in the trial through the completion of evaluation. Competing with numerous ongoing trials and established therapies poses a challenge in recruiting patients. Our clinical trials may also compete with other clinical trials of product candidates that are targeting the same indications as IMG-007 or any future product candidates, and this competition could reduce the number and types of patients available to us, because some patients who might have opted to enroll in our trials may instead opt to enroll in a trial being conducted by one of our competitors. Additionally, the number of qualified clinical investigators is limited, so we may conduct some of our clinical trials at the same clinical trial sites that some of our competitors use, which will reduce the number of patients who are available for our clinical trials at such clinical trial site. Recent announcements of clinical trial plans by various companies targeting immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases could intensify future competition for investigators and patients. Failure to enroll a sufficient number of patients promptly could lead to delays or failure in completing our trials, hindering the development and commercialization of IMG-007 or any future product candidates within certain patient subgroups or altogether.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 7
    We may not identify or discover other product candidates and may fail to capitalize on product candidates that may present a greater commercial opportunity or for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

    Our business depends upon our ability to identify, develop and commercialize product candidates. A key element of our strategy is to develop IMG-007 for the treatment of AD and other potential indications targeting immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. We are seeking to do so through our internal research and development capabilities and may also explore additional strategic collaborations for the discovery of new product candidates. Research programs to identify product candidates require substantial technical, financial and human resources, whether or not any product candidates are ultimately identified. In addition, targets for different immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases may require changes to the manufacturing processes of our CMOs or require us to identify new CMOs to manufacture our product candidates, which may slow down development of or make it impossible to manufacture our product candidates. Our research programs may initially show promise in identifying potential product candidates, yet fail to yield product candidates for clinical development for many reasons, including the following: - the research methodology or technology platform used may not be successful in identifying potential product candidates;- competitors may develop alternatives that render our product candidates obsolete or less attractive;- choosing to cease development if we determine that clinical results do not show promise;- product candidates we develop may nevertheless be covered by third parties' patents or other exclusive rights;- a product candidate may be shown to have harmful side effects or other characteristics that indicate it is unlikely to be effective or otherwise does not meet applicable regulatory criteria; and - a product candidate may not be accepted as safe and effective by patients, the medical community or third-party payors. Because we have limited resources, we must choose to pursue and fund the development of specific types of treatment, or treatment for a specific type of immunological, autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and we may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with certain product candidates or for indications that later prove to have greater commercial potential. Our estimates regarding the potential market for IMG-007 or any future product candidates could be inaccurate, and if we do not accurately evaluate the commercial potential for a particular product candidate, we may relinquish valuable rights to that product candidate through strategic collaboration, licensing or other arrangements in cases in which it would have been more advantageous for us to retain sole development and commercialization rights to such product candidate. Alternatively, we may allocate internal resources to a product candidate in a therapeutic area in which it would have been more advantageous to enter into a partnering arrangement. If any of these events occur, we may be forced to abandon or delay our development efforts with respect to a particular product candidate or indication or fail to develop a potentially successful product candidate.

  • Innovation / R&D - Risk 8
    Our future preclinical programs may experience delays or may never advance to clinical trials, which would adversely affect our ability to obtain regulatory approvals or commercialize these programs on a timely basis or at all.

    In order to obtain FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority approval to market a new biological product we must demonstrate proof of safety, purity and potency, or efficacy, in humans. To meet these requirements, we will have to conduct adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. IMG-007 is our only product candidate in clinical development. Before we can commence clinical trials for any future product candidates, we must complete extensive preclinical testing and studies that support Investigational New Drug applications ("INDs") in the United States and comparable applications outside the United States. We cannot be certain of the timely completion or outcome of our preclinical testing and studies and cannot predict if the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities will accept our proposed clinical programs or if the outcome of our preclinical testing and studies will ultimately support the further development of our programs. As a result, we may not submit INDs or similar applications for our preclinical programs within our anticipated timelines, if at all, and submission of INDs or similar applications may not result in the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities allowing clinical trials to begin. Conducting preclinical testing is a lengthy, time-consuming and expensive process. The length of time may vary substantially according to the type, complexity and novelty of the program, and often can be several years or more per program. Any delays in preclinical testing and studies conducted by us or potential future partners may cause us to incur additional operating expenses. The commencement and rate of completion of preclinical studies for a product candidate may be delayed by many factors, including, for example: - inability to generate sufficient preclinical or other in vivo or in vitro data to support the initiation of clinical trials;- delays in reaching a consensus with regulatory authorities on study design; and - the FDA, or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities, not allowing us to rely on previous findings of safety and efficacy for other similar but approved products and published scientific literature. Moreover, because standards for preclinical assessment are evolving and may change rapidly, even if we reach an agreement with the FDA on a pre-IND proposal for a future product candidate, the FDA may not accept the IND submissions as presented and thus, our clinical trial timelines could be delayed.

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Publicly traded companies initially disclose their risk factors to the SEC through their S-1 filings as part of the IPO process. Additionally, companies must provide a complete list of risk factors in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) or (Form 20-F) for “foreign private issuers”. Quarterly Reports also include a section on risk factors (Form 10-Q) where companies are only required to update any changes since the previous report. According to the SEC, risk factors should be reported concisely, logically and in “plain English” so investors can understand them.
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Use the Risk Factors tab to get data about the risk factors of any company in which you are considering investing. You can easily see the most significant risks a company is facing. Additionally, you can find out which risk factors a company has added, removed or adjusted since its previous disclosure. You can also see how a company’s risk factors compare to others in its sector. Without reading company reports or participating in conference calls, you would most likely not have access to this sort of information, which is usually not included in press releases or other public announcements. A simplified analysis of risk factors is unique to TipRanks.
What are all the risk factor categories?
TipRanks has identified 6 major categories of risk factors and a number of subcategories for each. You can see how these categories are broken down in the list below. 1. Financial & Corporate Accounting & Financial Operations - risks related to accounting loss, value of intangible assets, financial statements, value of intangible assets, financial reporting, estimates, guidance, company profitability, dividends, fluctuating results. Share Price & Shareholder Rights – risks related to things that impact share prices and the rights of shareholders, including analyst ratings, major shareholder activity, trade volatility, liquidity of shares, anti-takeover provisions, international listing, dual listing. Debt & Financing – risks related to debt, funding, financing and interest rates, financial investments. Corporate Activity and Growth – risks related to restructuring, M&As, joint ventures, execution of corporate strategy, strategic alliances. 2. Legal & Regulatory Litigation and Legal Liabilities – risks related to litigation/ lawsuits against the company. Regulation – risks related to compliance, GDPR, and new legislation. Environmental / Social – risks related to environmental regulation and to data privacy. Taxation & Government Incentives – risks related to taxation and changes in government incentives. 3. Production Costs – risks related to costs of production including commodity prices, future contracts, inventory. Supply Chain – risks related to the company’s suppliers. Manufacturing – risks related to the company’s manufacturing process including product quality and product recalls. Human Capital – risks related to recruitment, training and retention of key employees, employee relationships & unions labor disputes, pension, and post retirement benefits, medical, health and welfare benefits, employee misconduct, employee litigation. 4. Technology & Innovation Innovation / R&D – risks related to innovation and new product development. Technology – risks related to the company’s reliance on technology. Cyber Security – risks related to securing the company’s digital assets and from cyber attacks. Trade Secrets & Patents – risks related to the company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and to infringement claims against the company as well as piracy and unlicensed copying. 5. Ability to Sell Demand – risks related to the demand of the company’s goods and services including seasonality, reliance on key customers. Competition – risks related to the company’s competition including substitutes. Sales & Marketing – risks related to sales, marketing, and distribution channels, pricing, and market penetration. Brand & Reputation – risks related to the company’s brand and reputation. 6. Macro & Political Economy & Political Environment – risks related to changes in economic and political conditions. Natural and Human Disruptions – risks related to catastrophes, floods, storms, terror, earthquakes, coronavirus pandemic/COVID-19. International Operations – risks related to the global nature of the company. Capital Markets – risks related to exchange rates and trade, cryptocurrency.