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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Statement No. 333-293343

The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2026

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated February 10, 2026)

Shares of Common Stock

Shares of Series C Preferred Stock

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We are offering shares of our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“common stock”), and, in lieu of shares of our common stock to certain investors, shares of our Series C non-voting convertible preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Series C Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of our common stock at the election of the holder, unless as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than a specified percentage (established by the holder between 0% and 19.99%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion (the “Series C Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). Shares of our Series C Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except as required by law, and participate pari passu (on an as-converted basis) with any distribution of proceeds to the holders of our common stock, our Series A non-voting convertible preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and our Series B non-voting convertible preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or the payment of a dividend on shares of our common stock (other than dividends on shares of our common stock payable in the form of common stock).

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GLTO.” On February 9, 2026, the last reported sale price per share of our common stock was $24.00. There is no established public trading market for our Series C Preferred Stock, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for a listing of our Series C Preferred Stock on any national securities exchange.

PER SHARE OF
COMMON STOCK

PER SHARE OF
SERIES C
PREFERRED
STOCK

TOTAL

Public offering price

Underwriting discounts and commissions⁽¹⁾

Proceeds to us, before expenses

(1)	See “Underwriting” beginning on page S-22 of this prospectus supplement for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.

We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional shares of our common stock from us, at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, as well as those contained in the other documents that are incorporated by reference and any related free writing prospectus. You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including any information incorporated by reference, before deciding whether to purchase shares of our common stock or shares of our Series C Preferred Stock.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock on or about , 2026.


Jefferies		Leerink Partners		Evercore ISI		Guggenheim Securities

, 2026

Table of Contents

Prospectus Supplement


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT		S-1
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		S-3
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY		S-5
THE OFFERING		S-7
RISK FACTORS		S-9
USE OF PROCEEDS		S-12
CAPITALIZATION		S-13
DILUTION		S-16
CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS		S-18
UNDERWRITING		S-22
LEGAL MATTERS		S-31
EXPERTS		S-31
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		S-32
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE		S-33

Prospectus


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS		1

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		2

THE COMPANY		3

RISK FACTORS		49

USE OF PROCEEDS		93

SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER		94

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES		95

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		108

LEGAL MATTERS		110

EXPERTS		110

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		111

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE		112

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 10, 2026, as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell common stock and other securities, including in this offering. This document contains two parts. The first part consists of this prospectus supplement, which provides you with specific information about this offering. The second part consists of the accompanying prospectus, which provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts combined. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying prospectus, or any documents incorporated by reference, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. Information in any document we subsequently file that is incorporated by reference shall modify or supersede the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and documents incorporated by reference prior to such subsequent filing. It is important for you to read and consider all information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents we have referred you to in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” below in this prospectus supplement.

We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. We are, and the underwriters are not, not making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or permitted or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. The information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering speaks only as of the date of this document, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, nor any sale of securities made under these documents, will, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, nor that the information contained or incorporated by reference is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information. You should assume that the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering is accurate only as of the date of the documents containing the information, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock to which it

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relates, nor do this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate, including market position and market opportunity, is based on information from our management’s estimates, as well as from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Management estimates are derived from publicly available information, our knowledge of our industry and assumptions based on such information and knowledge, which we believe to be reasonable. However, assumptions and estimates of our future performance, and the future performance of our industry are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement and the risk factors incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. These and other important factors could result in our estimates and assumptions being materially different from future results. You should read the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus completely and with the understanding that future results may be materially different and worse from what we expect. See the information included under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

For investors outside the United States: we have not, and the underwriters have not, done anything that would permit this offering, or possession or distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of our securities and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside of the United States. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We caution readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. These statements are based on current expectations of future events.

All statements, other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including, without limitation, statements regarding:

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our ability to achieve the expected benefits or opportunities and related timing with respect to the acquisition (the “Asset Acquisition”) of Damora Therapeutics, Inc. (“Damora”);

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our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, the length of time that we believe our existing cash resources will fund our operations;

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our market size;

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our potential growth opportunities;

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our preclinical and future clinical development activities;

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the efficacy and safety profile of our product candidates;

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the potential therapeutic benefits and economic value of our product candidates;

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the timing and results of preclinical studies and clinical trials;

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the expected impact of adverse macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, slower growth or recession;

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new or increased tariffs and other barriers to trade;

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changes to fiscal and monetary policy or government budget dynamics (particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotech areas);

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volatility in financial markets and other challenges in the global economy;

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the receipt and timing of potential regulatory designations, approvals and commercialization of product candidates; and

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our expectations regarding uses of proceeds from this offering.

Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “target,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

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with the SEC, and in other documents which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus supplement or, in the case of documents referred to or incorporated by reference, the date of those documents.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this prospectus supplement. While we believe that such information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, such information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus supplement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable U.S. securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

The following summary of our business highlights certain of the information contained elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including any information incorporated by reference, which are described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” herein and therein. In particular, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any related free writing prospectus, as well as those contained in the other documents incorporated by reference herein.

Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, throughout this prospectus supplement, the words “Galecto,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to Galecto, Inc., and the term “securities” refers to shares of our common stock and shares of our Series C Preferred Stock.

Company Overview

In addition to two other mutCALR-targeting product candidates, DMR-002 and DMR-003, for which we also have the option to license exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights from Paragon pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement, our portfolio includes GB3226, a small molecule inhibitor of ENL-YEATS and FLT3 for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”). Based on our preclinical results, we believe that GB3226 has the potential to treat a broad portion of the AML patient population, including those patients who have high-risk genetic mutations. We intend to initiate clinical development of DMR-001, DMR-002 and GB3226 in 2026, and DMR-003 in 2027. The research plan activities performed by Paragon for us primarily include preclinical studies and are overseen by a joint development committee comprised of our employees and employees of Paragon.

Corporate History and Information

We were founded as Galecto Biotech AB, a Swedish company, in 2011 and incorporated in Delaware as Galecto, Inc. in October 2019. On November 10, 2025, we completed the Asset Acquisition, pursuant to which we assumed the rights and obligations of Damora under the Paragon Option Agreement, and all of Damora’s outstanding equity interests were exchanged based on a fixed exchange ratio of 1 to 1.6366 for consideration from Galecto of 265,309 shares of common stock, 16,366 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or 16,366,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), and 4,241 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or 4,241,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), in addition to the assumption of outstanding and unexercised stock options to purchase 434,508 shares of common stock from the Damora 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. In

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addition, in October 2024, we acquired the global rights to Bridge Medicines LLC’s (“Bridge Medicines”) GB3226 (formerly BRM-1420) program, a novel dual ENL-YEATS and FLT3 inhibitor for multiple genetic subsets of AML, and assumed certain of Bridge Medicines’ liabilities associated with the acquired assets.

Our principal executive offices are located at Ole Maaloes Vej 3s, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark and 75 State Street, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109, and our telephone number is (+45) 70 70 52 10. Our website address is www.galecto.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement. We have included our website address in this prospectus supplement solely as an inactive textual reference. Investors should not rely on any such information in deciding whether to purchase our securities.

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THE OFFERING

Common stock offered by us

shares.

Series C Preferred Stock offered by us

shares.

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of our common stock at the election of the holder, subject to the Series C Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Shares of our Series C Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except as required by law, and participate pari passu (on an as-converted basis) with any distribution of proceeds to the holders of our common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock in the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up or the payment of a dividend on shares of our common stock.

Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering

shares. If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock is exercised in full, there will be shares outstanding immediately after this offering.

Option to purchase additional shares of common stock

We have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

Use of proceeds

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with our cash and cash equivalents, for preclinical studies, clinical trials, and manufacturing in support of our antibody programs, as well as for additional research and development activities, working capital, and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.

Risk factors

You should read and consider the information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, together with the risk factors and cautionary statements described in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the other documents incorporated by reference herein, before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock or Series C Preferred Stock.

Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol

“GLTO”

There is no established public trading market for our Series C Preferred Stock, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for a listing of our Series C Preferred Stock on any national securities exchange.

The number of our shares of common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 1,327,212 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025, and includes 255,671 shares of our common stock issued in the Asset Acquisition and 42,005,000 shares of our common stock issued on February 9, 2026 upon

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conversion of 42,005 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock issued in the Asset Acquisition and related private placement (the “Automatic Conversion”), but otherwise excludes:

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158,361 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of 158.361 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025;

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16,366,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 16,366 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition;

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1,722,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 1,722 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition and related private placement, excluding shares of our common stock issued upon conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock in the Automatic Conversion;

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50,252 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “2020 Option Plan”) at a weighted-average exercise price of $124.83 per share;

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190,880 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Equity Plan”) at a weighted-average exercise price of $44.75 per share;

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7,800 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Equity Plan;

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1,285,347 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 under our 2022 Inducement Plan (the “2022 Inducement Plan”) at a weighted-average exercise price of $24.30 per share;

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455,005 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 under our 2022 Inducement Plan;

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434,508 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options assumed subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition under the Damora Therapeutics, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Damora 2025 Equity Plan”);

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628,302 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 having a weighted-average exercise price of $23.01 per share; and

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174,141 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance pursuant to our 2020 Equity Plan, as well as any automatic increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the 2020 Equity Plan, as of September 30, 2025.

Except as otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus supplement (A) assumes (i) no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock, (ii) no exercise of outstanding options or warrants, (iii) no vesting of restricted stock units, and (iv) no conversion of preferred stock after September 30, 2025, except for the Automatic Conversion and (B) does not reflect the potential issuance of up to $150 million of common stock that remains available for sale as of the date of this prospectus supplement under our Sales Agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC, dated as of February 10, 2026 (the “Sales Agreement”). We have agreed not to make any sales under the Sales Agreement prior to 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement unless the underwriters have exercised their option to purchase additional shares in full and all such additional shares have been issued.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below and discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the accompanying prospectus, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement in their entirety, together with other information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with this offering. The risks described in these documents are not the only ones we face, but those that we consider to be material. There may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, regulatory or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our future results. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Risks Relating to this Offering

We have broad discretion as to the use of proceeds from this offering and may not use the proceeds effectively.

While we currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, for preclinical studies, clinical trials, and manufacturing in support of our antibody programs, as well as for additional research and development activities, working capital, and general corporate purposes, because we have not designated the amount of net proceeds from this offering to be used for any particular purpose, our management will have broad discretion as to the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of the offering. Our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not improve our financial condition or market value.

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering or shares of Series C Preferred Stock, assuming the conversion into shares of our common stock, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution. In addition, we may issue additional equity or convertible securities in the future, which may result in additional dilution to you.

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering or shares of Series C Preferred Stock, assuming the conversion into shares of our common stock, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the amount of $ per share of common stock and $ per share of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C Preferred Stock because the public offering price of $ per share of common stock is substantially higher than the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock. In addition, you may also experience additional dilution after this offering on any future equity issuances, including the issuance of common stock under the 2020 Option Plan, 2020 Equity Plan or 2022 Inducement Plan. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities under the Sales Agreement or otherwise, our stockholders will experience substantial additional dilution. See “Dilution” for additional information.

Substantial future sales or other issuances of our common stock, including any shares issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, may depress the market for our common stock and our ability to raise funds in future offerings.

Sales in the public market of a substantial number of shares of our common stock, including any shares issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock issued in this offering, or the perception by the market that those sales could occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline or could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through the sale of equity or equity-linked securities in the future.

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Future issuances of our common stock or our other equity or debt securities could further depress the market for our common stock. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses as we advance our product candidates through clinical trials, and to satisfy our funding requirements, we may need to sell additional securities. The expected net proceeds of this offering will not be sufficient for us to fund our product candidates through regulatory approval and we may need to raise substantial additional capital. The sale or the proposed sale of substantial amounts of our common stock, including the shares issuable upon the conversion of Series C Preferred Stock and sales made under the Sales Agreement, or our other securities may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our stock price may decline substantially. Our stockholders may experience substantial dilution and a reduction in the price that they are able to obtain upon sale of their shares. New securities issued may have greater rights, preferences or privileges than our existing common stock.

The price of our common stock may be volatile and can fluctuate substantially, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our common stock in this offering.

The trading price of our common stock has fluctuated, and is likely to continue to fluctuate substantially in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the factors discussed in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. The realization of any of these factors could have a dramatic and adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.

In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies in particular, have historically been particularly volatile and experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. If the market price of our common stock does not exceed the price at which you purchase your shares, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities. This type of litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Shares of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock are subordinate to any senior preferred stock we may issue and to any future indebtedness.

Shares of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock may rank junior to any shares of our senior preferred stock that we may issue in the future and to any future indebtedness we may incur, as well as to all creditor claims and other non-equity claims against us and our assets available to satisfy claims on us, including claims in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding.

Furthermore, unlike indebtedness, where principal and interest customarily are payable on specified due dates, in the case of our common stock, (i) dividends are payable only when and if declared by our board of directors or a duly authorized committee of our board of directors, and (ii) as a corporation, we are restricted to making dividend payments and redemption payments out of legally available assets. We have never paid a dividend on our common stock and have no current intention to pay dividends in the future. Furthermore, our common stock places no restrictions on our business or operations or on our ability to incur indebtedness or engage in any transactions, subject only to the voting rights available to our stockholders generally.

Except for the right to participate in certain dividends and distributions, holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have no rights as holders of common stock until such holders convert their Series C Preferred Stock and acquire shares of our common stock.

Until holders of Series C Preferred Stock convert their Series C Preferred Stock and acquire shares of our common stock, except for the right to participate in certain dividends and distributions, such holders will have no

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rights with respect to the common stock underlying such Series C Preferred Stock. Upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, the holders will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of common stock only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the conversion date.

Significant holders or beneficial holders of shares of our common stock may not be permitted to convert the Series C Preferred Stock that they hold.

A holder of Series C Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than a specified percentage (to be established by the holder between 0% and 19.99%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. As a result, you may not be able to exercise your right to convert the Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock at a time when it would be financially beneficial for you to do so.

There is no public market for the Series C Preferred Stock being offered in this offering.

There is no established public trading market for the Series C Preferred Stock being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply to list the Series C Preferred Stock on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system, including The Nasdaq Capital Market. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Series C Preferred Stock will be limited.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately (or approximately if the underwriters’ option to purchase up to additional shares of common stock is exercised in full), based on the public offering price of $ per share of common stock and $ per share of Series C Preferred Stock and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with our cash and cash equivalents, for preclinical studies, clinical trials, and manufacturing in support of our antibody programs, as well as for additional research and development activities, working capital, and general corporate purposes.

Our expected use of proceeds from this offering represents our current intentions based on our present plans and business condition. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the proceeds to be received upon the completion of this offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. We may also use a portion of the proceeds to license, acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technology, products or assets. However, we have no current commitments to do so. The amount and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors. As a result, our management will have broad discretion over the use of the proceeds from this offering.

Based on our current operating plan, we estimate that the net proceeds from this offering, together with our existing cash and cash equivalents as of the date of this prospectus supplement, will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into . We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, and we could use our available capital resources sooner than we currently anticipate. Such amount will not be sufficient for us to fund our programs through regulatory approval and commercialization, and we will need to raise substantial additional capital in order to do so. To obtain the capital necessary to fund our programs through regulatory approval and commercialization, we may need to enter into additional public or private equity offerings, debt financings, or collaborations and licensing arrangements, or seek out other sources of capital. We also may elect to raise additional capital opportunistically.

Pending the use of the proceeds from this offering, we intend to invest the proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including interest-bearing, investment-grade securities, certificates of deposit or government securities.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of September 30, 2025:

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on an actual basis;

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on a pro forma basis to give effect to (i) the issuance of 255,671 shares of common stock and 16,366 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in the Asset Acquisition and (ii) the Automatic Conversion of 42,005 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued in the Asset Acquisition and related private placement into 42,005,000 shares of common stock, with 1,722 shares of Series C Preferred Stock remaining outstanding; and

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on a pro forma as-adjusted basis to reflect the issuance and sale by us of shares of our common stock in this offering at the public offering price of $ per share and shares of our Series C Preferred Stock at the public offering price of $ per share, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

You should read this information together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and the information under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” appearing in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. For more details on how you can obtain our SEC reports and other information, you should read the section of the prospectus supplement entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”


	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
(in thousands, except share data)	ACTUAL		PRO FORMA		PRO FORMA AS- ADJUSTED
	(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,606	$	280,630	$

Mezzanine equity
Preferred stock, Series A non-voting convertible preferred stock, value of $0.00001 per share; 200 shares authorized; 159 shares issued and outstanding, actual, pro forma and pro forma as-adjusted⁽¹⁾		1,341		—
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value of $0.00001 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 1,327,212 issued and outstanding, actual; 43,587,883 shares issued and outstanding pro forma and shares issued and outstanding pro forma as-adjusted		—		—
Preferred stock, Series B non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 16,366 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding, actual; 16,366 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma and pro forma as-adjusted⁽²⁾		—		—

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	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
(in thousands, except share data)	ACTUAL			PRO FORMA			PRO FORMA AS- ADJUSTED
	(unaudited)
Preferred stock, Series C non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 43,882 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding, actual; 1,722 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma; and shares issued and outstanding pro forma as-adjusted⁽³⁾		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		292,470			565,494
Accumulated deficit		(286,627	)		(286,627	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		823			823

Total stockholders’ equity		8,007			281,031

Total capitalization	$	8,007		$	281,031		$

(1)	Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 1,000 shares of common stock, subject to beneficial ownership limitations.

(2)	Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 1,000 shares of common stock, subject to beneficial ownership limitations.

(3)	Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 1,000 shares of common stock, subject to beneficial ownership limitations.

Except as noted above, the number of our shares of common stock outstanding in the table above excludes:

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255,671 shares of our common stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition;

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158,361 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 158.361 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025;

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16,366,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 16,366 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition;

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43,727,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 43,727 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition and related private placement;

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50,252 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Option Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $124.83 per share;

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190,880 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Equity Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $44.75 per share;

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7,800 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Equity Plan;

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1,285,347 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 under our 2022 Inducement Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $24.30 per share;

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455,005 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 under our 2022 Inducement Plan;

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434,508 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options assumed subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition under the Damora 2025 Equity Plan;

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628,302 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 having a weighted-average exercise price of $23.01 per share; and

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DILUTION

Dilution represents the difference between the amount per share of common stock paid by purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering and the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering. The data in this section are derived from our balance sheet as of September 30, 2025. Net tangible book value per share of common stock is equal to our total tangible assets less the amount of our total liabilities, divided by the sum of the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025, excluding shares of common stock underlying outstanding options. Our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 was approximately $6.7 million, or $5.02 per share of common stock.

For purposes of this “Dilution” section, except as otherwise noted, all subsequent share and per share information assumes the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock without regard to any beneficial ownership limitations. Assuming such conversion, our net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025 was $4.78 per share of common stock.

We present dilution on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Asset Acquisition and related private placement and the assumed conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock. We present pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value by further giving effect to our receipt of the estimated net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock in this offering, based on the public offering price of $ per share of common stock and $ per share of Series C Preferred Stock and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and the assumed conversion of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock being sold in this offering into shares of common stock without regard to the Series C Beneficial Ownership Limitation. On a pro forma as-adjusted basis, our as-adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 would have been $ , or $ per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value to existing stockholders of per share of common stock and immediate dilution in pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value to investors participating in this offering of per share of common stock. The following table illustrates this dilution per share of common stock:


Public offering price per share of common stock⁽¹⁾			$
Net tangible book value per share of common stock as of September 30, 2025 (excluding the assumed conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock)	$	5.02
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025	$	4.78

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock attributable to investors participating in this offering			$

Pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after this offering			$

Dilution per share of common stock to investors participating in this offering			$

(1)	Because each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of common stock, investors purchasing Series C Preferred Stock will experience dilution on a greater per share basis than investors purchasing shares of common stock.

If the underwriters fully exercise their option to purchase additional shares of common stock, the pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value after this offering would increase by approximately $ per share of common stock, and there would be an immediate dilution of approximately $ per share of common stock to investors participating in this offering.

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For purposes of the foregoing, the number of our shares of common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 1,327,212 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025, but, except as noted above, otherwise excludes:

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255,671 shares of our common stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition;

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158,361 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 158.361 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025;

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16,366,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of 16,366 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition;

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7,800 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under our 2020 Equity Plan;

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455,005 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 under our 2022 Inducement Plan;

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434,508 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options assumed subsequent to September 30, 2025 pursuant to the Asset Acquisition under the Damora 2025 Equity Plan;

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628,302 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants granted subsequent to September 30, 2025 having a weighted-average exercise price of $23.01 per share; and

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To the extent that outstanding options or warrants are exercised, new options or other securities are issued under our equity incentive plans or we issue additional shares of common stock in the future, there will be further dilution to investors participating in this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital because of market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe that we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. If we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the ownership and disposition of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock, which we refer to collectively as our securities. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and judicial decisions, all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement. These authorities are subject to differing interpretations and may change, possibly retroactively, resulting in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. We have not requested a ruling from the IRS with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with such statements and conclusions. This summary does not discuss all potential tax considerations that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including, without limitation:

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banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions;

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tax-exempt entities or organizations and governmental organizations;

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brokers, traders or dealers in securities or currencies;

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persons that own, or are deemed to own, more than five percent of our capital stock;

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U.S. expatriates and certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;

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persons who hold our securities as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” “conversion transaction” or other risk reduction transaction or integrated investment;

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persons that have elected the mark-to-market method of tax accounting;

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partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or investors in any such entities);

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corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

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persons deemed to sell our securities under the constructive sale provisions of the Code;

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regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;

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pension plans or funds, or an entity that is wholly owned by a pension plan or fund;

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controlled foreign corporations;

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passive foreign investment companies; or

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persons that acquire our securities as compensation for services.

In addition, this summary does not discuss any U.S. federal non-income tax consequences (e.g., estate or gift tax), any state, local, or non-U.S. tax considerations or the Medicare tax on net investment income, any alternative minimum tax, or the special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the Code. In addition, this summary is limited to investors that will hold our securities as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the Code. No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.

For purposes of this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is:

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof;

an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or

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a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

A “non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

THIS DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR SECURITIES, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION OF ANY STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME, ESTATE AND OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.

U.S. Holders

Distributions

In the event that we make a distribution of cash or other property (other than certain pro rata distributions of our stock) in respect of our securities, such distribution will be treated as a dividend to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s basis in its securities and, to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such securities, the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of such securities (the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Securities”).

Dividends we pay to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation generally will qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requirements relating to the requisite holding period are satisfied. With certain exceptions, and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends we pay to a non-corporate U.S. Holder generally will constitute “qualified dividends” that currently are subject to tax at preferential long-term capital gains rates.

Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Securities

Upon a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize taxable gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the amount realized upon such sale, exchange or disposition and (2) the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the security. Such gain or loss will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the security is held by the U.S. Holder for more than one year at the time of such sale, exchange or disposition.

Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

A U.S. Holder will generally not recognize taxable gain or loss upon a conversion of Series C Preferred Stock into common stock. The aggregate tax basis of the common stock received will equal the aggregate tax basis of the Series C Preferred Stock converted, and the holding period of the common stock received will include the holding period of the Series C Preferred Stock converted, except that such U.S. holder’s receipt of cash (if any) in respect of a fractional share of common stock will be treated as a sale or disposition of such fractional common share, as described above under “Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Securities.”

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

In general, information reporting requirements may apply to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number or a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn).

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Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Non-U.S. Holders

Distributions

Subject to the discussions below regarding effectively connected income, FATCA and backup withholding, any distributions treated as dividends we pay to a non-U.S. Holder with respect to our securities will generally be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty). Amounts not treated as dividends will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the non-U.S. Holder’s basis in its securities and, to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds a non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such securities, the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of such securities (the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Securities”). To obtain the benefit of a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty, a non-U.S. Holder must certify as to its non-U.S. status, that no withholding is required pursuant to FATCA (discussed below), and to such right under the applicable income tax treaty on a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E. If, however, a non-U.S. Holder provides an IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividend is effectively connected with the non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, in the case of certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States), the dividend will not be subject to withholding. Instead, such dividends are subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular rates applicable to U.S. persons generally and, for corporate holders, may also be subject to a 30% “branch profits tax” unless the non-U.S. Holder qualifies for a lower rate under an applicable U.S. income tax treaty.

Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Securities

Subject to the discussions below regarding FATCA and backup withholding, a non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized on a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities unless:

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the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and, if an applicable tax treaty so requires, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. Holder in the United States);

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the non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or

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we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes during a specified period and certain other requirements are met. We do not expect to be a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but there can be no assurance in that regard.

Gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to tax at the generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate). Gain described in the second bullet point above will generally be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax, but may be offset by certain U.S.-source capital losses (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided that the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding possible eligibility for benefits under income tax treaties. If the third bullet point above applies to a non-U.S. Holder, gain recognized by such holder on the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities may be subject to tax at the generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates, and certain withholding requirements may apply. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules.

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Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a non-U.S. Holder’s conversion of a share of Series C Preferred Stock into common stock generally will correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the conversion of a share of Series C Preferred Stock by a U.S. Holder, as described under “U.S. Holders-Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock” above.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), withholding at a rate of 30% will generally be required on dividends in respect of our securities held by or through certain foreign financial institutions (including investment funds), unless such institution (i) enters into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to shares in, and accounts maintained by, the institution to the extent such shares or accounts are held by certain U.S. persons and by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments, (ii) complies with the terms of an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, or (iii) otherwise qualifies for an exemption. Accordingly, the entity through which our securities are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect of shares of our securities held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exemptions will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (i) certifies that such entity does not have any “substantial United States owners” or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity’s “substantial United States owners,” which we or the applicable withholding agent will in turn provide to the Secretary of the Treasury. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, or future Treasury regulations or other guidance, may modify these requirements. Although such regulations are not final, applicable withholding agents may rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations are issued. If withholding under FATCA is required on any payment in respect of our securities, non-U.S. investors not otherwise subject to withholding (or that otherwise would be entitled to a reduced rate of withholding) may be required to seek a refund or credit from the IRS. Non-U.S. investors are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our securities.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments of dividends and the proceeds from a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities. A non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code in order to avoid information reporting and backup withholding requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty generally will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding as well.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder may be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

All non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of information reporting and backup withholding to them and the possibility of and procedure for obtaining a refund or a credit against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any.

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, dated February , 2026, between us and Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC, as the representatives of the underwriters named below, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the respective number of securities shown opposite its name below:


Underwriter	Number of Shares of Common Stock	Number of Shares of Series C Preferred Stock
Jefferies LLC
Leerink Partners LLC
Evercore Group L.L.C.
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
Total

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent such as the receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions and approval of certain legal matters by their counsel. The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters will purchase all of the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock if any of them are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and certain of their controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriters have advised us that, following the completion of this offering, they currently intend to make a market in the common stock as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. However, the underwriters are not obligated to do so, and the underwriters may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without notice in their sole discretion. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the common stock, that you will be able to sell any of the common stock held by you at a particular time or that the prices that you receive when you sell will be favorable. There is currently no trading market for the Series C Preferred Stock and no such trading market is expected to develop.

The underwriters are offering the securities, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement such as the receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

Commission and Expenses

The underwriters have advised us that they propose to offer the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock to the public at the public offering prices set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain dealers, which may include the underwriters, at that price less a concession not in excess of $ per share of common stock and $ per share of Series C Preferred Stock. The underwriters may allow, and certain dealers may reallow, a discount from the concession not in excess of $ per share of common stock and $ per share of Series C Preferred Stock to certain brokers and dealers. After the offering, the public offering prices, concession and reallowance to dealers may be reduced by the representatives. No such reduction will change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

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The following table shows the public offering prices, the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay the underwriters and the proceeds, before expenses, to us in connection with this offering. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock.

Per Share of
Common
Stock

Per Share of
Series C
Preferred
Stock

Total

Without
Option to
Purchase
Additional
Shares

Total

With
Option to
Purchase
Additional
Shares

Public offering price

Underwriting discounts and commissions paid by us

Proceeds to us, before expenses

We estimate expenses payable by us in connection with this offering, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions referred to above, will be approximately $ . We have also agreed to reimburse the underwriters for up to $40,000 for their Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, counsel fee. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110, this reimbursed fee is deemed underwriting compensation for this offering.

LifeSci Capital LLC is acting as our financial advisor for this transaction, for which we will pay an advisory fee.

Listing

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GLTO.” Our Series C Preferred Stock is not and will not be listed on a national securities exchange.

Option to Purchase Additional Shares

We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to purchase, from time to time, in whole or in part, up to an aggregate of shares of common stock from us at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, less underwriting discounts and commissions. If the underwriters exercise this option, each underwriter will be obligated, subject to specified conditions, to purchase a number of additional shares of common stock proportionate to that underwriters’ initial purchase commitment as indicated in the table above. This option may be exercised only if the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

No Sales of Similar Securities

We have agreed, our executive officers and directors and certain of our stockholders have agreed, subject to specified exceptions (including with respect to our Sales Agreement), not to directly or indirectly:

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sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or lend any shares of common stock or Related Securities (as defined below);

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effect any short sale, or establish or increase any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) of any shares of common stock or Related Securities;

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pledge, hypothecate or grant any security interest in any shares of common stock or Related Securities;

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in any other way transfer or dispose of any shares of common stock or Related Securities;

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enter into any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of any shares of common stock or Related Securities, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, in cash or otherwise;

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announce the offering of any shares of common stock or Related Securities; or

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submit or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of any shares of common stock or Related Securities (other than (A) as contemplated by the underwriting agreement with respect to the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock and (B) with respect to a registration statement on Form S-8.

“Related Securities” shall mean any options or warrants or other rights to acquire shares of common stock or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of common stock, or to acquire other securities or rights ultimately exchangeable or exercisable for, or convertible into, shares of common stock.

This restriction terminates after the close of trading of the common stock on and including the 60^th day after the date of this prospectus supplement.

The Representatives may, in their sole discretion and at any time or from time to time before the termination of the 60-day period release all or any portion of the securities subject to lock-up agreements. There are no existing agreements between the underwriters and any of our stockholders who will execute a lock-up agreement, providing consent to the sale of shares prior to the expiration of the lock-up period.

Stabilization

The underwriters have advised us that they, pursuant to Regulation M under the Exchange Act, as amended, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in short sale transactions, stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions or the imposition of penalty bids in connection with this offering. These activities may have the effect of stabilizing or maintaining the market price of the shares of common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Establishing short sales positions may involve either “covered” short sales or “naked” short sales.

“Covered” short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock in this offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock or purchasing shares of our common stock in the open market. In determining the source of shares or common stock to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares of common stock available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option to purchase additional shares of common stock.

“Naked” short sales are sales in excess of the option to purchase additional shares of our common stock. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares of common stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares of our common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

A stabilizing bid is a bid for the purchase of shares of common stock on behalf of the underwriters for the purpose of fixing or maintaining the price of the shares of common stock. A syndicate covering transaction is the bid for or the purchase of shares of common stock on behalf of the underwriters to reduce a short position incurred by the underwriters in connection with the offering. Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters’ purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open

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market. A penalty bid is an arrangement permitting the underwriters to reclaim the selling concession otherwise accruing to a syndicate member in connection with the offering if the common stock originally sold by such syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction and therefore have not been effectively placed by such syndicate member.

Neither we, nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. The underwriters are not obligated to engage in these activities and, if commenced, any of the activities may be discontinued at any time.

Electronic Distribution

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available by e-mail or through online services maintained by one or more of the underwriters or their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and may be allowed to place orders online. The underwriters may agree with us to allocate a specific number of shares of common stock for sale to online brokerage account holders. Any such allocation for online distributions will be made by the underwriters on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the underwriters’ web sites and any information contained in any other web site maintained by any of the underwriters is not part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriters and should not be relied upon by investors.

Other Activities and Relationships

The underwriters and certain of their affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and certain of their affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial and investment banking and financial advisory services for us and our affiliates, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and certain of their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments issued by us and our affiliates. If the underwriters or their respective affiliates have a lending relationship with us, they routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities or the securities of our affiliates, including potentially the shares of common stock offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the common stock offered hereby. The underwriters and certain of their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Disclaimers About Non-U.S. Jurisdictions

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each a “Relevant State”), no securities have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the offering to the public in that Relevant State prior to the publication

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of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, except that the securities may be offered to the public in that Relevant State at any time:

(i)

to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation;

(ii)

to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of representatives for any such offer; or

(iii)

in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,

provided that no such offer of the securities shall require us or any of the representatives to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to the securities in any Relevant State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

United Kingdom

No securities have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the offering to the public in the United Kingdom, except that the securities may be offered to the public in the United Kingdom at any time:

(i)

where (i) the offer is conditional on the admission of the securities to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s main market (in reliance on the exception in paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 1 of the POATR) or (ii) the securities being offered are at the time of the offer already admitted to trading on London Stock Exchange plc’s main market (in reliance on the exception in paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 1 of the POATR);

(ii)

to any “qualified investor” as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the POATR;

(iii)

to fewer than 150 persons (other than qualified investors as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the POATR), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or

(iv)

in any other circumstances falling within Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the POATR.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to the securities in the United Kingdom means the communication to any person which presents sufficient information on: (a) the securities to be offered; and (b) the terms on which they are to be offered, to enable an investor to decide to buy or subscribe for the securities and the expression “POATR” means the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024.

In addition, in the United Kingdom, this prospectus supplement is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the POATR) (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who qualify as investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the Financial Promotion Order; and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”) or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public of the securities in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the POATR.

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Canada

Resale Restrictions

The distribution of securities in Canada is being made only in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on a private placement basis exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each province where trades of these securities are made. Any resale of the securities in Canada must be made under applicable securities laws which may vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made under available statutory exemptions or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Purchasers are advised to seek legal advice prior to any resale of the securities.

Representations of Canadian Purchasers

By purchasing securities in Canada and accepting delivery of a purchase confirmation, a purchaser is representing to us and the dealer from whom the purchase confirmation is received that:

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the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase the securities without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws as it is an “accredited investor” as defined under National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions or Section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), as applicable,

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the purchaser is a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31-103—Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations,

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where required by law, the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent, and

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the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions.

Conflicts of Interest

Canadian purchasers are hereby notified that certain of the underwriters are relying on the exemption set out in section 3A.3 or 3A.4, if applicable, of National Instrument 33-105—Underwriting Conflicts from having to provide certain conflict of interest disclosure in this prospectus supplement.

Statutory Rights of Action

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if the prospectus (including any amendment thereto) such as this prospectus supplement contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser of these securities in Canada should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Enforcement of Legal Rights

All of our directors and officers as well as the experts named herein may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible for Canadian purchasers to effect service of process within Canada upon us or those persons. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of those persons may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against us or those persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against us or those persons outside of Canada.

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Taxation and Eligibility for Investment

Canadian purchasers of securities should consult their own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the securities in their particular circumstances and about the eligibility of the securities for investment by the purchaser under relevant Canadian legislation.

Australia

This prospectus supplement is not a disclosure document for the purposes of Australia’s Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia (the “Corporations Act”) has not been lodged with the Australian Securities &

Investments Commission and is only directed to the categories of exempt persons set out below. Accordingly, if you receive this prospectus supplement in Australia:

You confirm and warrant that you are either:

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a “sophisticated investor” under section 708(8)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act;

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a “sophisticated investor” under section 708(8)(c) or (d) of the Corporations Act and that you have provided an accountant’s certificate to us which complies with the requirements of section 708(8)(c)(i) or (ii) of the Corporations Act and related regulations before the offer has been made;

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a person associated with us under Section 708(12) of the Corporations Act; or

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a “professional investor” within the meaning of section 708(11)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act.

To the extent that you are unable to confirm or warrant that you are an exempt sophisticated investor, associated person or professional investor under the Corporations Act any offer made to you under this prospectus supplement is void and incapable of acceptance.

You warrant and agree that you will not offer any of the securities issued to you pursuant to this prospectus supplement for resale in Australia within 12 months of those securities being issued unless any such resale offer is exempt from the requirement to issue a disclosure document under section 708 of the Corporations Act.

Hong Kong

No securities have been offered or sold, and no securities may be offered or sold, in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent; or to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (“SFO”) and any rules made under that Ordinance; or in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong (“CO”) or which do not constitute an offer or invitation to the public for the purpose of the CO or the SFO. No document, invitation or advertisement relating to the securities has been issued or may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made under that Ordinance.

This prospectus supplement has not been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement may not be issued, circulated or distributed in Hong Kong, and the securities may not be offered for subscription to members of the public in Hong Kong. Each person acquiring the securities will be required, and is deemed by the acquisition of the securities, to confirm that he is aware of the restriction on offers of the securities described in this prospectus supplement and the relevant offering documents and that he is not acquiring, and has not been offered any securities in circumstances that contravene any such restrictions.

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Israel

This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968 (the Securities Law) and has not been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In Israel, this prospectus supplement is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer of the securities is directed only at, (i) a limited number of persons in accordance with the Israeli Securities Law and (ii) investors listed in the first addendum (the “Israel Addendum”) to the Israeli Securities Law, consisting primarily of joint investment in trust funds, provident funds, insurance companies, banks, portfolio managers, investment advisors, members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, underwriters, venture capital funds, entities with equity in excess of NIS 50 million and “qualified individuals,” each as defined in the Israel Addendum (as it may be amended from time to time), collectively referred to as qualified investors (in each case, purchasing for their own account or, where permitted under the Israel Addendum, for the accounts of their clients who are investors listed in the Israel Addendum). Qualified investors are required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Israel Addendum, are aware of the meaning of same and agree to it.

Japan

The offering has not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948 of Japan, as amended) (“FIEL”) and the underwriters will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEL and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Singapore

This prospectus supplement has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (“SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275, of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

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a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

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a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,

securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the securities pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

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to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;

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where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;

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where the transfer is by operation of law;

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as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or

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as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore.

Switzerland

This prospectus supplement is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the securities. The securities may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”), and no application has or will be made to admit the securities

to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the securities constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the securities may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, us or the securities have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this prospectus supplement will not be filed with, and the offer of securities will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”) and the offer of securities has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (“CISA”). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of securities.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock being offered in this prospectus supplement will be passed on by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, California. Cooley LLP, New York, New York, is acting as counsel for the underwriters in connection with this offering.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Galecto, Inc. appearing in Galecto, Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2024, have been audited by EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements), included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered hereby. This prospectus supplement, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some items of which are contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus supplement concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus supplement relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The exhibits to the registration statement should be reviewed for the complete contents of these contracts and documents. A copy of the registration statement and its exhibits may be obtained from the SEC upon the payment of fees prescribed by it. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding companies that file electronically with it.

We are subject to the information and periodic and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith, file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The registration statement, such periodic and current reports and other information can be obtained electronically by means of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement, and information that we file after the date hereof with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information already incorporated by reference. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below:

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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2025, including certain information incorporated by reference therein from our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025;

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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 and filed with the SEC on May 8, 2025, August 5, 2025 and November 6, 2025;

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K (except for information contained therein which is furnished rather than filed) filed on June 20, 2025, November 10, 2025 (as amended on December 9, 2025), January 6, 2026 and February 10, 2026; and

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the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on October 23, 2020 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus supplement is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus supplement or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded.

This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents listed above and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of the initial registration statement and the effectiveness of the registration statement and following the effectiveness of the registration statement until the offering of the securities under the registration statement is terminated or completed, except that we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (and not filed) with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K (unless expressly provided to the contrary).

You may request a copy of these filings (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein), at no cost, by contacting us, either orally or in writing, at the following:

Galecto, Inc.

Attn: Investor Relations

75 State Street, Suite 100

Boston, MA 02109

(+45) 70 70 52 10

Information about us, including our reports filed with the SEC, is available through our website at www.galecto.com. Such reports are accessible at no charge through our website and are made available as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our website and the information contained on that website, or connected to that website, are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. We have authorized no one to provide you with any information that differs from that contained in this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the front cover of this prospectus supplement.

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PROSPECTUS

LOGO

COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

DEBT SECURITIES

WARRANTS

UNITS

From time to time, we may issue, in one or more series or classes, an indeterminate number of shares of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering.

We may offer these securities through agents, underwriters or dealers or directly to investors. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide specific terms of the securities offered in a supplement to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. We may not sell any securities under this prospectus without delivery of the applicable prospectus supplement. If information in any prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the information in this prospectus, then the information in that prospectus supplement will apply and will supersede the information in this prospectus.

You should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus carefully, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of the securities being offered.

Our shares of common stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GLTO.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 9, 2026 was $24.00 per share. We recommend that you obtain current market quotations for our common stock prior to making an investment decision.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus beginning on page 49 and any applicable prospectus supplement, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units will not be listed on any securities or stock exchange. There is no market through which the preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell such securities purchased under this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. This may affect the pricing of the preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units and the extent of our regulation.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Prospectus dated February 10, 2026

Table of Contents


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS		1

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		2

THE COMPANY		3

RISK FACTORS		49

USE OF PROCEEDS		93

SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER		94

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES		95

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		108

LEGAL MATTERS		110

EXPERTS		110

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		111

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE		112

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.

Each time we sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. This prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered, or securities are sold, on a later date.

Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “Galecto,” “company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” in this prospectus to refer to Galecto, Inc. and, where appropriate, our consolidated subsidiaries.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We caution readers that any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. These statements are based on current expectations of future events.

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THE COMPANY

All references to “our product candidates,” “our programs” and “our pipeline” in this prospectus include the research programs with respect to which we have the option to acquire intellectual property license rights to pursuant to that certain antibody discovery and option agreement by and among Damora Therapeutics, Inc. (“Damora”), Paragon Therapeutics, Inc. (“Paragon”) and Paramora Holding LLC (“Paramora”), dated October 7, 2025 (the “Paragon Option Agreement”), which we assumed pursuant to our acquisition of Damora (the “Asset Acquisition”). As of the date of this prospectus, we have exercised the option for DMR-001. We have not exercised the option for DMR-002 or DMR-003 or entered into a license agreement for DMR-001, DMR-002, or DMR-003. We expect to enter into a definitive license agreement for DMR-001 in the first quarter of 2026.

Overview

We are a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for the treatment of hematological malignancies. In our recently announced Asset Acquisition, we bolstered our pipeline with the addition of three product candidates designed to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms (“MPNs”), a group of related, chronic cancers of the bone marrow. Our lead product candidate, DMR-001, targets mutant forms of the calcium binding protein calreticulin (“CALR”) which are collectively known as mutCALR. We have the option to license exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights to DMR-001 from Paragon pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement. We intend to develop DMR-001 for the treatment of essential thrombocythemia (“ET”), an MPN associated with the overproduction of platelets, and myelofibrosis (“MF”), an MPN involving the overproliferation of blood cells in the bone marrow. In contrast to marketed therapies for ET, DMR-001 is designed to selectively target cells that express mutCALR while avoiding the adverse effects associated with non-specific cytoreductive drugs. We believe that the potential combination of increased clinical activity and improved pharmacokinetics of DMR-001 positions it as a potential best-in-class therapy for ET, MF and other mutCALR-related diseases. In addition to two other mutCALR-targeting product candidates, DMR-002 and DMR-003, for which we also have the option to license exclusive worldwide development and commercialization rights from Paragon pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement, our portfolio includes GB3226, a small molecule inhibitor of ENL-YEATS and FLT3 for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”). Based on our preclinical results, we believe that GB3226 has the potential to treat a broad portion of the AML patient population, including those patients who have high-risk genetic mutations. We intend to initiate clinical development of DMR-001, DMR-002 and GB3226 in 2026, and DMR-003 in 2027. Pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement, we have engaged Paragon to execute a mutually agreed research plan for DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003 aimed at producing potential product candidates to be licensed for further development, manufacture and commercialization by us. The research plan activities performed by Paragon for us primarily include preclinical studies and are overseen by a joint development committee comprised of our employees and employees of Paragon.

MPNs are caused by excessive proliferation of myeloid cells. In some patients, including ET patients, MPNs are considered chronic diseases that lead to significant decreases in quality of life, but are not associated with increased mortality. MPNs also include MF, which is associated with poor prognosis and increased mortality. One feature that makes MPNs attractive indications for drug development is that mutations in just a small number of genes are responsible for a significant percentage of cases, which enables the opportunity to develop targeted therapies. Our ultimate goal is to develop a portfolio of targeted mutation-directed candidates to address the full spectrum of MPN disease.

DMR-001 is a monoclonal antibody that targets mutations in CALR, including the two major forms referred to as Type 1 and Type 2 mutCALR. CALR mutations are the drivers of about a quarter of all cases of ET, a disease with a prevalence in the United States of about 140,000 patients. ET is characterized by excessive production of platelets, leading to symptoms that range from tingling or burning in the hands and feet to headache, visual problems, weakness, dizziness and vascular problems such as heart attacks and stroke. Approximately 17% of ET patients who have CALR mutations progress to MF, a disease with a prevalence in the

United States of about 20,000 patients. CALR mutations are also the driver of about 35% of all cases of MF. MF is characterized by scarring of the bone marrow, which interferes with the body’s ability to produce healthy blood cells.

The primary goal in the treatment of ET is to lower platelet counts. Current treatments, including drugs such as hydroxyurea and anagrelide, are not designed to be selective for platelets affected by mutCALR. DMR-001 is designed to specifically block proliferation of platelets containing mutCALR, without impairing normal platelets and other types of blood cells. Third-party Phase 1 data from INCA033989, an antibody therapy in development by Incyte Corporation (“Incyte”), demonstrated clinical proof-of-concept for the potential of targeting mutCALR with an antibody therapy. In this Phase 1 trial, INCA033989 treatment led to a rapid and sustained reduction of mutCALR platelets and no reported cases of thrombocytopenia.

We believe that DMR-001 has the potential to become a best-in-class anti-mutCALR therapy due to two differentiating features compared to marketed therapies and therapies in development, including INCA033989. First, our preclinical studies demonstrated that DMR-001 is a more potent inhibitor of mutCALR-dependent cell proliferation compared to a reference mutCALR targeted monoclonal antibody. This is especially relevant with regard to patients with Type 2 mutCALR, which represent about a third of mutCALR patients. Whereas Type 1 mutations are characterized by a deletion of 52 base pairs in the gene for CALR, Type 2 mutations have an insertion of 5 base pairs. Our preclinical assays demonstrated that DMR-001 has approximately ten-fold higher potency on Type 2 mutCALR than a reference mutCALR antibody with the same mechanism of action as INCA033989. Second, DMR-001 was engineered to have an increased half-life in circulation through the incorporation of sequence modifications that have previously been shown to improve pharmacokinetics in humans. Our preclinical data generated in non-human primates (“NHPs”), confirmed the improved half-life of DMR-001 compared to a reference antibody.

The expected combination of increased clinical activity and longer half-life is predicted to enable the delivery of sufficient amounts of DMR-001 via subcutaneous injection to match and potentially exceed the reported efficacy of the highest dose of INCA033989 that was intravenously administered in Incyte’s Phase 1 trial. We believe such a subcutaneous formulation is critically important for the treatment of ET patients because it provides a more convenient dosing option for such patients, some of whom have a life expectancy of at least 35 years after diagnosis and thus require long-term treatment. We intend to file an Investigational New Drug application (“IND”), or equivalent, for DMR-001 in mid-2026 and initiate a Phase 1 trial in ET and MF patients with a subcutaneous formulation thereafter, subject to regulatory approval.

In addition, we are developing DMR-002 and DMR-003, both anti-mutCALR-based therapies, with the intent to ultimately address the full spectrum of mutCALR MPN patients. We intend to file an IND or Clinical Trial Notification, or equivalent, for DMR-002 in the second half of 2026 and for DMR-003 in 2027.

GB3226 is a small molecule product candidate which we intend to develop to treat AML, a highly aggressive leukemia. Firstline therapy for AML typically involves cytotoxic chemotherapy, a treatment regimen that has tolerability issues and that especially older patients cannot tolerate. These patients and those in whom the disease is not otherwise controlled are treated with a number of targeted therapies that address specific genetic alterations that lead to AML. Unfortunately, these therapies fail to result in long-term disease suppression in the majority of patients.

We believe that GB3226 can overcome some of these limitations through its ability to simultaneously inhibit two targets that are key drivers of AML. The first of these is ENL YEATS, a transcription regulator that is implicated in AML pathogenesis through genetic alterations. The second is FLT3, a clinically validated target. We believe that GB3226 has the potential to limit the ability of AML cells to develop resistance by requiring changes in two independent pathways. The superior anti-tumor activity of GB3226 compared to approved AML therapies has been demonstrated preclinically. We intend to file an IND for GB3226 in AML patients in the first quarter of 2026.

Our Pipeline

The following table summarizes our product candidates and programs and their current stage of development.

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Our Strategy

Our goal is to develop potential best-in-class therapies to treat a range of hematologic malignancies, including AML and MPNs such as ET and MF. Our strategy to achieve this is as follows:

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Initiate clinical development of DMR-001. Our preclinical results have shown that DMR-001 has improved potency and pharmacokinetics compared to a reference antibody with the same mechanism of action as INCA033989, a molecule for which impressive Phase 1 clinical results in the treatment of ET and initial data in MF have been reported. We plan to file an IND or equivalent for DMR-001 for the treatment of ET and MF patients in mid-2026 and initiate a Phase 1 trial in ET and MF patients with a subcutaneous formulation thereafter, subject to regulatory approval.

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Invest early in preparation for late-stage development of DMR-001. Although DMR-001 is not the first anti-mutCALR antibody to enter the clinic, we believe that it has the potential to be best-in-class. We intend to be in a position to execute additional clinical trials for DMR-001 in response to both the results that we generate and to those of our competitors, with the intent of minimizing unnecessary delays.

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Advance DMR-002 and DMR-003 into clinical development. We are developing mutCALR targeted therapies that are designed to be even more potent than DMR-001 with the goal of addressing the full spectrum of mutCALR-driven MPNs. We anticipate filing an IND or equivalent for DMR-002 in the second half of 2026 and for DMR-003 in 2027.

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Initiate clinical development of GB3226. We believe that the dual action of GB3226 provides an opportunity to demonstrate improved and more durable anti-tumor activity than current therapies. We intend to file an IND for GB3226 in patients with AML in the first quarter of 2026.

MPNs - a spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need

MPNs are a group of rare blood cancers in which excess red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets are produced in the bone marrow. The three most common MPNs are MF, ET, and polycythemia vera (“PV”). Common symptoms of MPNs include fatigue, itching, weight loss, night sweats, fever, difficulty breathing, abdominal swelling and discomfort due to spleen enlargement, bruising and stroke, all of which can be devastating and debilitating. Patients with ET and PV can progress to MF, and all MPN patients have a risk that their cancer progresses into AML, a hematological malignancy with a five-year survival rate of 33%.

MPNs generally arise from mutations in the blood-forming stem cells of the bone marrow. The most commonly mutated genes observed in MPNs are Janus-associated kinase 2 (“JAK2”), CALR, and myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene (“MPL”). These mutations lead to constitutive or always-on activation of signaling pathways that, when over-activated, drive the aberrant production of blood cells.

DMR-001, a product candidate designed to treat mutCALR-driven MPNs

DMR-001 is a monoclonal antibody that targets mutCALR, a mutant protein that is believed to be a critical driver of approximately 25% of ET cases and 35% of MF cases. Third-party phase 1 clinical data for INCA033989, an anti-mutCALR antibody, demonstrated that direct targeting of mutCALR can lead to rapid and sustained reduction in excess platelets, the key pathology in ET. DMR-001 is designed to improve on the clinical activity and pharmacokinetics of INCA033989, which we believe will provide the opportunity to capture a sizable portion of the mutCALR ET market. We anticipate filing an IND, or equivalent, for DMR-001 in mid-2026 and initiating a Phase 1 trial in ET and MF patients with a subcutaneous formulation thereafter, subject to regulatory approval, with two proof-of-concept readouts expected in mid-2027.

ET background

ET, an MPN with excessive platelet production, is associated with an increased risk of thrombosis and bleeding. The annual incidence of ET in the United States is 1.5/100,000 persons. The prevalence in the United States is approximately 140,000 patients.

Excessive levels of platelets in ET are associated with increased risk of serious conditions such as arterial thrombosis, venous thrombosis and hemorrhagic complications. In addition, patients with ET can experience symptoms that include tingling or burning in the hands and feet, headache, visual problems, weakness and dizziness. These symptoms and others result from excessive numbers of platelets causing blockages in small or large blood vessels in different parts of the body that can reduce patients’ quality of life. More serious potential complications include an increased risk of blood clots, causing heart attacks and strokes, as well as an increase in the risk of hemorrhage that rises with the platelet count. The median age at diagnosis of ET is 59 years. ET is considered a chronic disease in most patients with a median overall survival that exceeds 35 years in those diagnosed at 40 years or younger. A significant fraction of ET patients progress to more aggressive cancers, including 17% who have CALR mutations who develop MF and 3% who develop AML.

Approximately 90% of individuals with ET have genetic variants that upregulate the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, including JAK2, CALR or MPL, which encodes the thrombopoietin (“TPO”) receptor.

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Figure 1. Mutations that drive JAK/STAT signaling, including those in JAK2, CALR and MPL are the primary causes of ET

The main treatment objective for patients with ET is to lower platelet levels to the normal range. About 30% to 40% of ET patients are classified as lower-risk patients who have elevated platelet counts without a history of clotting events. These patients are often treated with aspirin alone. The remaining ET patients carry a higher risk of clotting and bleeding. These patients are generally treated with hydroxyurea, which is not approved for the treatment of ET in the United States. Hydroxyurea does not alter the underlying disease process and, as a result, disease progression may continue in some patients. Long-term use of hydroxyurea is also associated with the development of mucosal ulcers, actinic keratosis and an increased risk of skin cancer. Anagrelide, an inhibitor of the maturation of megakaryocytes to platelets, is approved to treat ET but is associated with cardiotoxicity. Although 59% of ET patients have mutations in JAK2, inhibitors of JAK kinase, such as ruxolitinib, are not routinely used. Ruxolitinib is not approved to treat ET, as it failed to improve response rates and is associated with a number of toxicities that are barriers to widespread use. Interferon has also been reported to reduce platelet counts in ET patients in a small number of clinical trials, but it has not been approved for this indication.

MF disease overview

MF is a MPN characterized by abnormal myeloid cell proliferation leading to inflammation and a fibrotic response in the bone marrow. This results in bone marrow scarring, splenomegaly, elevated cytokine levels, and marrow dysfunction. Symptoms include fatigue, easy bruising and bleeding, night sweats and fever. At the time of diagnosis, 35% to 54% of patients with MF have anemia. Within a year of diagnosis, 60% of patients develop

anemia and 46% of all patients require treatment with red blood transfusions. Anemia is the disease feature most consistently associated with poor prognosis in MF. Up to 20% of MF patients will ultimately develop AML.

Because the median age of MF diagnosis is around 65 years, disease-associated complications are often compounded by concurring medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerotic or pulmonary disease, and obesity. Patients with intermediate-risk disease have a median overall survival of about five years which decreases to two years in those with high-risk disease. Common fatal complications include transformation into AML, thrombohemorrhagic events, organ failure, and infections. The prevalence of MF in the United States is estimated at 20,000 patients.

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Figure 2. Median overall survival for patients with MF

Current treatments for MF

The only current curative treatment for MF is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (“HSCT”); however, this procedure has both significant morbidity and a high mortality rate. Because many patients diagnosed with MF are elderly and have other comorbidities, only a minority are eligible for this treatment. In other patients, inhibitors of cell proliferation are used such as JAK kinase inhibitors or chemotherapy agents.

These therapies, however, increase the risk of anemia, reduce platelet counts causing increased risk of bleeding and bruising, and reduce white blood cell counts, a condition known as neutropenia, resulting in increased risk of serious infections.

Management of anemia can be one of the most challenging aspects of treating patients with MF. In patients with mild anemia, erythropoiesis stimulating agents, are used to stimulate red blood cell formation. Other patients are treated with steroids, including danazol, which lead to increases in hemoglobin (“Hb”), levels with a mean response time of five months in 30% of patients. Patients with more serious anemia are treated with blood transfusions, but over time, repeated transfusions lead to the development of iron overload, alloantibodies, and other toxicities.

We believe there remains a substantial unmet need for new therapies that can reduce disease symptoms and slow progression for MF patients.

Potential of targeting mutCALR

We believe that mutCALR is a highly desirable target in oncology given its clear role as a disease driver. CALR normally functions as a calcium-binding chaperone that is active in three areas: intracellularly, on the cell surface, and extracellularly. However, in patients who have deleterious mutations, the gene for CALR is mutated so that the DNA transcription machinery does not stick to the normal reading frame. This so-called frameshift occurs in the protein-coding region of the gene and it results in the synthesis of mutCALR proteins that contain an amino acid sequence at the C-terminal end of the protein that is not present in normal CALR. In response to this additional sequence, these mutCALR proteins begin to drive abnormal cell proliferation by gaining the ability to bind to and stimulate signaling through a receptor known as the TPO receptor. TPO activation, in turn, activates the JAK/STAT pathway, a well-known pathway leading to cell proliferation. It is this JAK/STAT pathway activation which, in turn, drives the unhealthy proliferation of myeloid cells.

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Figure 3. mutCALR leads to TPO-independent activation of JAK/STAT signaling

The majority of CALR mutations associated with ET are classified as Type 1 mutations (52 bp deletion) or Type 2 mutations (5 bp insertion) depending on the size and location of the frameshift causing genetic changes. Both Type 1 and Type 2 mutations result in a novel, shared mutant C-terminal domain.

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Figure 4. Two types of mutCALR account for 85% of CALR mutations in ET

In addition to the critical role of mutCALR in stimulating cell proliferation, several other factors make mutCALR an especially attractive drug target. First, the frameshift mutations that create mutCALR lead to the expression of a protein domain that is not present in wild-type (“WT”) CALR, thereby providing an opportunity to specifically target mutCALR and avoid potential consequences of binding to CALR on healthy cells. Second, due to the deletion of the ER-localization signal that occurs when mutated, mutCALR localizes to the cell surface while WT CALR does not. Third, the pathology of mutCALR appears to be limited to its ability to activate the TPO receptor which is primarily expressed on platelets and hematopoietic progenitor cells that give rise to platelets, providing the ability to selectively and specifically target the root cause of the pathological cell proliferation. Fourth, mutations in CALR are mutually exclusive with other driver mutations, providing an opportunity to block oncogenic signaling through selective mutCALR inhibition with less potential for resistance. We believe there exists at least a $5 billion addressable market in the United States for mutCALR MPN patients indicated for treatment.

A recent third-party advancement in the treatment of ET

In June 2025, Incyte announced results from two Phase 1 clinical trials of INCA033989 which included ET patients resistant or intolerant to prior cytoreductive therapy. Incyte reported that intravenous doses of INCA033989 led to a rapid and sustained reduction in platelets. Furthermore, biweekly doses greater than 400 mg were associated with a trend towards improved responses.

INCA033989 was well tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities in this trial. There was only one discontinuation out of 49 patients treated due to a treatment-emergent adverse event.

Single cell sequencing in clinical responders showed that INCA033989 reduced the percentage of cells carrying mutCALR including early blood-forming cells and cells in the myeloid-lineage. At the same time, there was a clear increase in cells expressing normal CALR, suggesting that the treatment supports the return of normal blood production. Bone marrow biopsies further confirmed these effects and demonstrated fewer megakaryocytes expressing mutCALR protein and a notable increase in megakaryocytes not expressing mutCALR protein. Together, these findings demonstrated that INCA033989 led to a rapid decrease in platelets as well as a trend towards normalization of healthy hematopoiesis. Further, deep reductions in the frequency of mutCALR alleles, also known as variant allele frequency (“VAF”), were reported at the higher doses tested, with 47% and 21% of evaluated patients achieving greater than 20% and greater than 50% VAF reductions, respectively. These findings are consistent with our belief that an anti-mutCALR antibody has the potential to trigger a rapid hematologic response and to result in long-term disease modification.

Results reported from the Phase 1 trials of INCA033989 showed an overall response rate of 83%, however the response to treatment was lower in patients with Type 2 mutCALR compared to those with Type 1 mutations. We believe that these results demonstrate both the clinical potential of anti-mutCALR therapy in ET and the need for more potent therapies against Type 2 mutations, which represent a third of mutCALR patients.

Our solution, DMR-001

DMR-001 is an anti-mutCALR monoclonal antibody designed to improve the ability to treat all patients that have either Type 1 or Type 2 mutCALR. DMR-001 is engineered to have improved potency against both Type 1 and Type 2 mutCALR, which we believe will provide the potential to treat patients with both classes of mutations at lower doses than may be required using INCA033989. Furthermore, DMR-001 contains modifications that are known to increase the half-life of antibodies in circulation. We believe that the increased potency and associated improvements in the half-life of DMR-001 will enable infrequent subcutaneous dosing and result in more convenience for patients compared to treatment with INCA033989, which is currently dosed by intravenous infusion every two weeks.

In our preclinical studies, DMR-001 demonstrated approximately three-fold greater inhibition of cell proliferation of a cell line that is dependent on Type 1 mutCALR than a reference mutCALR antibody with the same mechanism of action as INCA033989. In this in vitro assay, the proliferation of Ba/F3 cells was engineered to be dependent on Type 1 mutCALR and the TPO receptor. At 72 hours, DMR-001 led to more potent inhibition of proliferation than the reference antibody.

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Figure 5. DMR-001 was more potent than a reference mutCALR antibody in a Type 1 mutCALR-dependent cell assay

In a similar assay in which the Ba/F3 cells were engineered to be dependent on a Type 2 mutCALR, DMR-001 had an approximately ten-fold greater inhibition of cell proliferation than the reference antibody.

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Figure 6. DMR-001 was more potent than a reference mutCALR antibody in a Type 2 mutCALR-dependent cell assay

High-molecular-weight biologics, such as antibodies, are routinely dosed via intravenous or subcutaneous administration. Subcutaneous administration has certain advantages in that patients can be dosed either during a clinic visit or via self-administered dosing at home, e.g., with an auto-injector, instead of receiving an hours-long intravenous administration in a hospital or infusion center. Subcutaneous administration is not only more convenient and desirable to patients, it also reduces the burden on healthcare facilities by lowering the cost of administration and increasing the number of patients who can be treated in a given time. The ability to administer treatment by subcutaneous injection is especially important for the treatment of chronic diseases, such as ET, for which patients may require treatment over years or even decades.

DMR-001 has been engineered to have an extended half-life based on specific modifications that have been shown to extend the half-life of antibodies by three- to four-fold in other third-party therapies. In our preclinical studies, DMR-001 had a five-fold longer half-life in NHPs compared to a reference mutCALR antibody that lacked these modifications. We believe that the extended half-life observed in NHPs with DMR-001 has the potential to carry over into clinical development, as the half-life of other antibodies in NHPs, including those engineered to have extended half-lives, has been shown to correlate with that observed in humans.

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Figure 7. DMR-001 had a five-fold longer half-life in non-human primates than a reference mutCALR antibody

We believe that the potential combination of the increased potency of DMR-001 combined with its longer half-life provides the opportunity to gain a competitive advantage to existing anti-mutCALR antibodies in development, such as INCA033989. We believe the combination of these enhancements provides the opportunity for low doses of DMR-001 to be administered subcutaneously using an autoinjector and for DMR-001 potentially to be administered less frequently than INCA033989.

To estimate the potential impact of the increased potency and the improved half-life of DMR-001, we modeled the pharmacokinetics of DMR-001 and compared that to the maximum dose of 2500 mg INCA033989 that was tested and led to clinical responses in Incyte’s Phase 1 trials. We believe that it is feasible for subcutaneous doses administered approximately every four weeks or less frequently to deliver sufficient DMR-001 to match what is known as the Ctrough, the lowest concentration of drug substance before administration of the subsequent dose, of 2500 mg of INCA033989 when INCA033989 is delivered intravenously biweekly. We note that this analysis is based on an improvement in activity against Type 2 mutCALR for DMR-001 of only two-fold, which is substantially lower than the ten-fold improvement that we observed in our in vitro experiments.

We believe that the increased potency and improved pharmacokinetics of DMR-001 as well as the anticipated subcutaneous doses have the potential for DMR-001 to match doses of INCA033989 that have demonstrated meaningful clinical results in ET in third party clinical trials. We believe that the improved properties of DMR-001 may provide the opportunity to not only simplify dosing, but also to increase the response rates in ET patients with Type 2 mutCALR mutations.

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Figure 8. Pharmacologic modeling suggests that subcutaneous doses of DMR-001 can match the clinical activity of the highest dose of INCA033989 tested in the clinic

We anticipate filing an IND, or equivalent, in mid-2026 and initiating a Phase 1 trial of a subcutaneous formulation in ET and MF patients thereafter, subject to regulatory approval.

DMR-002 and DMR-003

Although ET is a chronic disease that typically requires lifelong management, about 17% of patients with mutCALR ET progress to MF, a life-threatening condition. In addition, primary MF can occur, where patients are newly diagnosed with MF without any contributing progression from ET. Primary MF has an incidence in the United States of 3,700 to 3,900 new patients per year. Third-party clinical data of INCA033989 demonstrated promising activity as a monotherapy and as a combination therapy in reducing anemia and spleen volume, as well as improving symptoms in mutCALR MF patients. We anticipate that some MF patients with mutCALR may also respond to DMR-001 treatment.

In addition, we are developing two additional anti-mutCALR product candidates: DMR-002 and DMR-003, a bispecific CD3 x anti-mutCALR T cell engager. We plan to disclose specifics about both of these product candidates as they advance into formal clinical development. We anticipate filing an IND, or equivalent, for DMR-002 in the second half of 2026 and for DMR-003 in 2027.

GB3226 for the treatment of AML

GB3226 is a dual inhibitor of two drivers of AML progression: ENL YEATS and FLT3. GB3226 has been shown to have potent anti-tumor activity in animal models. We plan to submit an IND to evaluate GB3226 in AML in the first quarter of 2026.

AML disease background

AML is a hematologic malignancy characterized by excessive proliferation of myeloid stem cells and their failure to properly differentiate into mature blood cells. AML is the second most common subtype of leukemia in adults. There are an estimated 22,000 new diagnoses of AML each year in the United States. AML is generally a disease of older people, with more than 60% of diagnosed patients older than 60 years. The average five-year survival rate for patients with AML is 32.9%, but there are significant differences in prognosis depending on several factors including the age of the patient at diagnosis and the genetic driver of disease.

The recommended treatment for AML for patients younger than 60 years and for older patients who can tolerate intensive chemotherapy is a regimen referred to as 7+3. Patients undergoing this regimen are dosed continuously for seven days with cytarabine along with short infusions of daunorubicin on days one through three. This is a very toxic and taxing treatment. Patients who cannot tolerate this therapy can be treated with a combination of venetoclax, marketed as Venclexta^® by AbbVie Inc., and chemotoxins such as azacytidine, decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine. A subset of patients can be treated with one of several targeted therapies approved for the treatment of AML: enasidenib for patients with mutations in IDH2, marketed as Idhifa^® by Bristol Myers Squibb Company and Servier Pharmaceuticals (“Servier”); ivosidenib for patients with mutations in IDH1, marketed as Tibsovo^® by Servier; revumenib for patients with KMT2A rearrangements or nucleophosmin-1 gene (“NPM1”) mutations (“NPM1m”), marketed as Revuforj^® by Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.; ziftomenib for patients with NPM1m, marketed as Komzifti^® by Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.; and a series of drugs approved for patients with genetic alterations in FLT3 including gilteritinib, marketed as Xospata^® by Astellas Pharma Inc., and quizartinib, marketed as Vanflyta^® by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Neither intensive chemotherapy nor targeted therapies are curative in most patients. The primary goal of these therapies is to induce disease remission, allowing the patient to undergo a potentially curative HSCT.

Despite these advances, for patients who do achieve remission, five-year survival is only 30% to 40% because the majority of patients relapse. Patients in the elderly population have a far worse prognosis with a five-year survival rate of less than 10%. There remains a significant need for safe, durable and broadly effective AML treatments.

The global AML therapy market is estimated at over $3 billion currently and is projected to grow significantly to over $6 billion by 2030 driven by sales of existing and new targeted agents.

Therapeutic potential of inhibitors of ENL YEATS and FLT3 in AML

Epigenetics is a central mechanism of gene regulation. Whereas DNA code holds the instructions for making RNA and protein, epigenetics controls which sections of the DNA are read in specific cells. Points of epigenetic intervention include the so-called histones, the backbone proteins that DNA is wrapped around in the nucleus, as well as regulatory proteins such as transcription factors. Intervening at the level of transcription factors or histones can bring powerful control to cell proliferation. The chromatin reader eleven-nineteen leukemia (“ENL”) protein, acts as a transcription factor, binding to acetylated histone through a protein domain called the YEATS domain.

The human genome encodes four YEATS domain-containing proteins: ENL, AF9, GAS41 and YEATS2. These proteins have been found in nuclear complexes with a variety of molecular functions spanning chromatin remodeling, histone modification and transcription, and they have been increasingly implicated in various cancers. In leukemia, ENL and its paralog, AF9, are frequently fused with the mixed lineage leukemia protein, MLL1, also known as KMT2A, as a result of chromosomal translocations. Once bound to acetylated histones, ENL can stabilize transcription machinery on target genes, leading to increased gene expression and the growth of leukemia cells. Deletion of ENL or disruption of its binding to acetylated histones has been shown to decrease leukemia burden and increase survival in mouse models of leukemia. By contrast, loss of ENL has minimal effects on the survival of normal hemopoietic stem cells in culture.

Another drug target found in leukemias, Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (“FLT3”), is a receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a role in early hematopoiesis. Upon binding to the FLT3 ligand, FLT3 receptors activate and dimerize, leading to conformational change, cellular proliferation, and inhibition of apoptosis and differentiation. Activating mutations in FLT3 are found in approximately 30% of AML patients, representing the most frequent genetic alteration in the disease. Small molecule inhibitors of FLT3 have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), but their impact is limited due to the development of resistance mutations and poor tolerability that limits their potential as a combination partner in earlier line settings.

Our solution, GB3226

GB3226 is a small molecule that inhibits both ENL YEATS and FLT3. We believe that the combination of these two mechanisms in one molecule provides an advantage over other therapeutic approaches to treat AML. We anticipate that the rapid anti-tumor activity of FLT3 will be complemented by the long-term anti-tumor activity offered by ENL YEATS inhibition. In addition, we believe that simultaneously inhibiting both pathways will reduce the likelihood that resistance to GB3226 will arise through single point mutations in either target.

In our mouse xenograft model using human MV4-11 leukemia cells, treatment with doses as low as 25 mg/kg twice daily (“BID”), led to reductions in tumor size. Tumors were no longer measurable after seven days of treatment with 50 mg/kg BID or higher GB3226 with reductions sustained after dosing ended. Treatment with GB3226 led to a dose-dependent reduction in key genetic drivers of leukemogenesis and maintenance such as HOXA9 and MEIS1.

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Figure 9. GB3226 had anti-tumor activity in an MV-4-11 xenograft model

Treatment with GB3226 led to significant improvements in survival in a separate MV4-11 mouse model compared to existing therapies approved to treat AML. In this model treatment with GB3226 led to significant improvement in survival compared to gilteritinib, a small molecule FLT3 inhibitor, and SNDX-5613, a third-party menin inhibitor now known as revumenib.

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Figure 10. Treatment with GB3226 led to statistically significant improvements in survival in a MV-4-11 model compared to gilteritinib and revumenib

No statistically significant changes in QTc prolongation in dogs have been observed with GB3226 at a dose of 100 mg/kg. Changes in QTc are common side effects of some kinase inhibitors such as FLT3 inhibitors as well as with revumenib. We intend to file an IND for GB3226 with the FDA in the first quarter of 2026. The proposed Phase 1 trial is designed as an open-label, dose-escalation and expansion trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of GB3226, as well as biomarker analyses, including MYC, MEIS1, HOXA9 and FLT3 to further characterize the therapeutic potential of GB3226 in adults with relapsed or refractory AML.

We anticipate that an ENL-YEATS and FLT3 inhibitor such as GB3226 may have the potential to address a broad portion of the AML patient population, including those patients with high-risk genetic mutations. Our preclinical models have demonstrated that GB3226 is active against AML driven by rearrangement of mixed lineage leukemia-1 gene (“KMT2A”), mutation of NPM1 and FLT3-driven AML. We believe that GB3226 is also well-positioned to address the menin-resistant population within AML. Acute leukemias driven by KMT2A or NPM1, require the chromatin adapter protein menin, encoded by the MEN1 gene, to sustain aberrant leukemogenic gene expression programs. Somatic mutations in MEN1 have been identified in patients with acquired resistance to menin inhibition. Consistent with the genetic data in patients, inhibitor-menin interface mutations represent a conserved mechanism of therapeutic resistance in xenograft models and in an unbiased base-editor screen. These mutants attenuate drug-target binding by generating structural perturbations that impact small-molecule binding but not the interaction with the natural ligand MLL1 and prevent inhibitor-induced eviction of menin and MLL1 from chromatin. Inhibition of ENL and the subsequent decrease of target gene expression occurs independent of presence of menin and is not negatively impacted by MEN1 mutations, which suggests that this therapeutic resistance could potentially be addressed by GB3226.

Our Team and Investors

On November 10, 2025, we announced the completion of the Asset Acquisition with the focus on advancing a pipeline of next-generation antibodies targeting mutCALR with respect to which we have the option to acquire intellectual property license rights pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement. The antibodies subject to the Paragon Option Agreement were discovered and developed by Paragon, a biotechnology company applying cutting-edge science and technology to shape the next generation of novel best-in-class complex biologics for major medical needs. Paragon’s scientific founders’ discoveries have also led to the creation of five other successful, publicly traded biotechnology companies.

Concurrent with the closing of the Asset Acquisition, we completed a $285 million private placement of our Series C Preferred Stock with a syndicate of healthcare investors led by Fairmount Funds Management LLC, with participation from Viking Global Investors, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Commodore Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Wellington Management, RA Capital Management, TCGX, Forbion, BB Biotech, Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing, Perceptive Advisors, Vestal Point Capital, Balyasny Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Bio + Health), and a leading life sciences investment firm.

We have a strong management team, board of directors and group of employees with diverse backgrounds and significant experience in developing novel treatments for patients at biopharmaceutical companies such as CRISPR Therapeutics, Cogent Biosciences, Jade Biosciences, Oruka Therapeutics, Apogee Therapeutics, Spyre Therapeutics, Ultragenyx, Roche/Genentech, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Blueprint Medicines Corporation, and IO Biotech, Inc. Together, our team has a proven track record in the discovery, development, and commercialization of numerous approved therapeutics.

Recent Developments

On November 10, 2025, we effected the Asset Acquisition to acquire Damora in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Acquisition Agreement”), by and among the Company, Daylight Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“First Merger Sub”), Daylight Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Second Merger Sub”), and Damora. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, First Merger Sub merged with and into Damora, pursuant to which Damora was the surviving corporation and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “First Merger”). Immediately following the First Merger, Damora merged with and into Second Merger Sub, pursuant to which Second Merger Sub was the surviving entity.

The Asset Acquisition was structured as a stock-for-stock transaction pursuant to which all of Damora’s outstanding equity interests were exchanged based on a fixed exchange ratio of 1-for-1.6366, for consideration of a combination of 265,309 shares of common stock, 16,366 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or 16,366,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), and 4,241 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or 4,241,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), in addition to the assumption of outstanding and unexercised stock options to purchase 434,508 shares of common stock from the Damora 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

With respect to the Asset Acquisition, we determined that Galecto was the acquiror for accounting purposes under ASC 805-10-25-4 and ASC 805-10-55-11. The primary factors considered were (a) the relative voting rights in the combined entity not resulting in a change of control, (b) legacy members of our board of directors maintained control of the board, and (c) the composition of senior management remained the same at the closing of the Transactions (as defined below). Next, we considered whether the Asset Acquisition should be defined as a business under ASC 805. ASC 805-10-55-5A through 55-5C describe a screen test to determine whether an acquired set of assets and activities is not a business. We determined that substantially all (greater than 90%) of the fair value of the assets acquired were concentrated in a single asset, Damora’s Option to license intellectual property rights related to DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003 pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement. Accordingly, we treated the Asset Acquisition as an asset acquisition for accounting purposes. Even if the

transaction would have failed the screen test, Damora lacked the financial resources to have inputs, processes, and outputs to constitute a business under ASC 805. Following the Asset Acquisition, we will need to invest in infrastructure and the continuing research and development being conducted under the Paragon Option Agreement to be able to have any measurable outputs.

Concurrently with the Asset Acquisition, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) for a private investment with existing and new investors (the “Investors”) to raise approximately $285 million in which the Investors were issued 39,641 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or 39,641,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis) at a price of $7,186.90 per share (or $7.1869 per share on an as-converted-to-common stock basis) (the “PIPE,” and together with the Asset Acquisition, the “Transactions”). The PIPE transaction closed on November 12, 2025.

The Transactions were approved by our board of directors and the board of directors and stockholders of Damora. The closings of the Transactions were not subject to the approval of Galecto stockholders. Subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations set by each holder, each share of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred stock will be convertible at the option of the holder into 1,000 shares of common stock. Except as otherwise required by law (e.g. voting on a change to the authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock or the rights of such shares as required by Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”)) and the Certificate of Designation of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”), the Series B Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law (e.g. voting on a change to the authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock or the rights of such shares as required by DGCL) and the Certificate of Designation of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Certificate of Designation”), the Series C Preferred Stock does not have voting rights. For more information on the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, please refer to the Series B Certificate of Designation and the Series C Certificate of Designation, respectively, which are incorporated by reference herein and attached as Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 10, 2025 and as Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on December 9, 2025, respectively. On February 9, 2026, we held a special meeting of stockholders of the company and received stockholder approval of, among other proposals, (i) the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock and (ii) an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000. Following the special meeting of stockholders of the company, on February 9, 2026, 42,005 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were automatically converted into 42,005,000 shares of common stock. On February 9, 2026, we filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000.

Concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Acquisition Agreement, certain Damora stockholders as of immediately prior to the Asset Acquisition, and certain of the directors and officers of Galecto as of immediately prior to the Asset Acquisition entered into lock-up agreements with Galecto and Damora, pursuant to which each such stockholder will be subject to a 180-day lockup on the sale or transfer of shares of common stock held by each such stockholder at the closing of the Asset Acquisition, including those shares received by such Damora stockholders in the Asset Acquisition.

For more information about the Transactions, you should refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 10, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Corporation Information

from Galecto of 265,309 shares of common stock, 16,366 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or 16,366,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), and 4,241 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or 4,241,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis), in addition to the assumption of outstanding and unexercised stock options to purchase 434,508 shares of common stock from the Damora 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. In connection with the Asset Acquisition, we also issued 39,641 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or 39,641,000 shares on an as-converted-to-common stock basis) to new and existing investors in the PIPE. In addition, in October 2024, we acquired the global rights to Bridge Medicines LLC’s (“Bridge Medicines”) GB3226 (formerly BRM-1420) program, a novel dual ENL-YEATS and FLT3 inhibitor for multiple genetic subsets of AML, and assumed certain of Bridge Medicines’ liabilities associated with the acquired assets. Our principal executive offices are located at Ole Maaloes Vej 3s, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark and 75 State Street, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109, and our telephone number is (+45) 70 70 52 10.

Our Relationship with Fairmount, Paragon and Paramora

In connection with the Asset Acquisition, we assumed the rights and obligations of Damora under the Paragon Option Agreement. Fairmount beneficially owns more than 5% of Paragon, appointed Paragon’s board of directors, and has the contractual right to approve the appointment of any executive officers of Paragon. Paramora is an entity formed by Paragon as a vehicle to hold equity in Damora (and as a result of the Asset Acquisition, us) in order to share profits with certain employees of Paragon and will not perform any substantive role under the Paragon Option Agreement other than to receive warrants expected to be granted to Paramora under the Paragon Option Agreement. Three of our directors are affiliated with Fairmount (Peter Harwin, Christopher Cain, Ph.D., and Julianne Bruno) and were appointed in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement. We consider Paragon, Paramora, and Fairmount to be related parties. See the section titled “Paragon Option Agreement” below for more information on the Paragon Option Agreement.

Paragon Option Agreement

On October 7, 2025, Damora entered into the Paragon Option Agreement with Paragon and Paramora. In connection with the Asset Acquisition, we assumed the rights and obligations of Damora under the Paragon Option Agreement. Under the terms of the Paragon Option Agreement, Paragon agreed to perform certain research activities to discover, generate, identify, and characterize one or more antibody candidates directed to certain mutually agreed therapeutic targets of interest (each, a “Research Program”). The Paragon Option Agreement includes mutCALR as the selected target for DMR-001 and DMR-002, and mutCALR and CD3 as the selected targets for DMR-003. From time to time, we may choose to add additional targets to the Paragon Option Agreement by mutual agreement with Paragon and Paramora.

The Paragon Option Agreement requires us, Paragon, and Paramora to develop a research plan for each target that includes design, modeling, synthesis, evaluation, and other mutually agreed activities (each, a “Research Plan”), which activities primarily include performing preclinical studies. Paragon will perform the activities set forth in each Research Plan on the timelines set forth in such Research Plan and in compliance with a mutually agreed budget. Each Research Program will be overseen and coordinated by a joint development committee consisting of two of our employees and two employees from Paragon, with us and Paragon each having one vote with respect to decisions of the committee. When Paragon and Paramora have produced an antibody against a selected target, and upon the completion of each Research Program, Paragon and Paramora will deliver to us a data package that includes sequence information for all then-existing antibodies and information directed to such target. We, Paragon, and Paramora have developed a Research Plan for each of DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003 consistent with the foregoing, and Paragon and Paramora have delivered an antibody against mutCALR with respect to DMR-001 in accordance with the applicable Research Plan.

Under the Paragon Option Agreement, we have an option (an “Option”), on a Research Program-by-Research Program basis, to enter into a separate agreement with Paragon consistent with a set of pre-negotiated terms (a “License Agreement”). Each License Agreement will include (a) an exclusive, worldwide

license to all of Paragon’s right, title, and interest in and to certain product-specific intellectual property resulting from the applicable Research Program to develop, manufacture, and commercialize the antibodies and products directed to the selected target(s), and (b), for DMR-001 and DMR-002, a non-exclusive, worldwide license to all of Paragon’s right, title, and interest in and to the intellectual property resulting from the applicable monospecific Research Program to develop, manufacture, and commercialize multispecific antibodies and products directed to the selected target(s). Additionally, each License Agreement under the Paragon Option Agreement will include a non-exclusive, worldwide license to certain patents controlled by Paragon or its affiliates that (i) include a claim that expressly recites the sequence of the monospecific or bispecific antibody, as applicable, or the derived antibodies applicable to the Research Program, and (ii) are necessary to develop, manufacture or commercialize the monospecific or bispecific antibody, as applicable, or the derived antibodies applicable to the Research Program, but exclude any patents owned or otherwise controlled by Paragon or its affiliates that cover (x) that antigen-binding portion of any antibody or moiety that is directed to a target other than the target(s) of the Research Program (e.g., a second binder in a multispecific antibody), (y) any portion of any multispecific antibody other than an antibody directed to the target(s) of the Research Program, and (z) the composition of matter of, or any method of specifically making or using, a multispecific antibody directed to targets other than the target(s) of the Research Program that is developed, manufactured, commercialized or otherwise exploited by Paragon or its affiliate or sublicensee (other than us and our affiliates and sublicensees). The Option with respect to each Research Program is exercisable at our sole discretion at any time during the period beginning on the initiation of activities under the associated Research Program and ending a specified number of days following the delivery of the data package from Paragon related to the results of the Research Program (an “Option Period”). There is no payment due upon exercise of an Option pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement. Activities under a Research Plan may continue past the exercise of an Option or entry into a License Agreement. We have exercised our Option with respect to DMR-001 and are negotiating the related License Agreement, but our Options with respect to DMR-002 and DMR-003 currently remain unexercised.

Upon exercise of an Option with respect to a Research Program, the parties are obligated to use reasonable efforts to finalize and execute a License Agreement within 90 days. Under the terms of a License Agreement, we expect that we will have sole authority over and control of the development, regulatory approval, manufacturing and commercialization of such in-licensed product worldwide. In addition, we expect to have sole authority over and control of the application for and issuance of all regulatory approvals related to such in-licensed product. Prior to entry into a License Agreement, Paragon is responsible for the prosecution, defense, maintenance and enforcement of patents related to the Research Program. Following entry into a License Agreement, we expect to control prosecution, defense, maintenance and enforcement of patents exclusively in-licensed under such License Agreement. However, there is no assurance that we will successfully negotiate future License Agreements with Paragon or that the terms will not differ from those described in this prospectus.

Unless terminated earlier, the Paragon Option Agreement shall continue in force on a Research Program-by-Research Program basis until the earlier of: (i) the end of the Option Period for such Research Program, as applicable, if such Option is not exercised by us; (ii) if we exercise our Option with respect to a Research Program, but the parties are unable to finalize and execute a License Agreement within 90 days, the expiration of such 90-day period (subject to any mutually agreed extension of such period); and (iii) the expiration of the applicable Research Term (as defined under the Paragon Option Agreement). We may terminate the Paragon Option Agreement or any Research Program at any time for any or no reason upon 30 days’ prior written notice to Paragon; provided, that we must pay certain unpaid fees due to Paragon upon such termination, as well as any non-cancellable obligations reasonably incurred by Paragon in connection with its activities under any terminated Research Program. Paragon may terminate the Paragon Option Agreement or any Research Program immediately upon written notice to us if, as a result of any action or failure to act by us or our affiliates, such Research Program or all material activities under the applicable Research Plan are suspended, discontinued or otherwise delayed for a period of four consecutive months. Each party has the right to terminate the Paragon Option Agreement or any Research Program upon (i) 30 days’ prior written notice of the other party’s material breach that remains uncured for the 30-day period and (ii) the other party’s bankruptcy.

Upon signing of the Paragon Option Agreement, Damora became obligated to reimburse Paragon $10.6 million for research and development costs related to DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003, other general and administrative costs incurred by Paragon though September 30, 2025, and certain additional development costs incurred between October 1, 2025 and October 7, 2025 (the “Pre-Development Costs”). The Pre-Development Costs reflect the actual historical costs incurred by Paragon, including a 20% mark-up on certain direct costs to approximate the indirect costs incurred by Paragon from inception of the programs to the entry into the Paragon Option Agreement. Such direct costs incurred by Paragon were related to development activities. Paragon’s cash flows related to DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003 are operating cash flows.

We are also required to pay Paragon for certain development fees and costs on a Research Program-by-Research Program basis. Under the Paragon Option Agreement, we are required to pay Paragon a one-time, non-refundable research initiation fee within 30 days following finalization of a Research Plan in the amount of $1.25 million for each of DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003. The Research Plans for each of DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003 were completed in December 2025, and we paid the related fees in January 2026. Under the Paragon Option Agreement, on a Research Program-by-Research Program and product-by-product basis, we are required to make one-time non-refundable milestone payments to Paragon of up to a total of $22.0 million, upon the achievement of certain clinical development and regulatory milestones. We recognized research and development expense of $1.5 million related to the milestone payment due to Paragon in connection with the achievement of a development candidate for DMR-001 in December 2025, and we paid the related amount in January 2026.

Upon exercise of the Option with respect to a Research Program, the parties are obligated to use reasonable efforts to finalize and execute a License Agreement within 90 days. Any License Agreement entered into with respect to a given Research Program shall contain the same milestone payment obligations as the Paragon Option Agreement, provided that any milestone set in the Paragon Option Agreement that has not yet been achieved and is duplicated in such License Agreement shall no longer be achievable and payable under the terms of the Paragon Option Agreement and shall only be achievable under the terms of the License Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a milestone is achieved and paid by us pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement for a certain product, then there shall be no milestone payment due for the achievement of such milestone for such product under a subsequently executed License Agreement for the applicable Research Program. Further, under a License Agreement, we would also be required to make royalty payments to Paragon in the low to mid-single-digit percentage range based on net sales of products, subject to certain reductions. The royalty term will terminate on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon the later of the expiration of the last-to-expire valid claim within the relevant patent rights or the twelfth anniversary of the first commercial sale of such product in such country.

Additionally, as part of the Paragon Option Agreement, on each of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2026, we are required to grant Paramora warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 1.00% of our outstanding capital stock as of the date of the grant on a fully-diluted basis, with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares of our common stock on each respective grant date. If the Research Term with respect to all Research Programs ends prior to the end of a calendar year, the warrant grant for such calendar year shall be pro-rated. On December 31, 2025, in accordance with the Paragon Option Agreement, we issued to Paramora a warrant to purchase an aggregate of up to 628,302 shares of common stock, with a per share exercise price equal to $23.01.

As of the closing of the Asset Acquisition, Damora had incurred total expenses of $15.2 million under the Paragon Option Agreement since its inception. No payments were made by Damora to Paragon prior to the closing of the Asset Acquisition. Through November 30, 2025, we have recognized $16.4 million of expense pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement, of which $15.6 million is research and development expense and $0.8 million is general and administrative expense. Of the research and development expense, $5.1 million related to DMR-001, $1.5 million related to DMR-002, $1.3 million related to DMR-003, and $7.7 million was for shared program costs supporting all three programs. As of the date of this prospectus, we have paid Paragon

an aggregate of $10.6 million, including $2.5 million related to DMR-001, $0.7 million related to DMR-002, $0.7 million related to DMR-003, and $6.7 million related to shared program costs supporting all three programs.

Intellectual Property

Overview

We strive to protect the proprietary programs and technologies that we believe are important to our business, including seeking and maintaining patent protection intended to cover the composition of matter of our programs, our methods of use and manufacture, and other inventions.

Paragon has filed provisional patent applications directed to antibodies that bind to mutCALR, including applications covering composition of matter, pharmaceutical formulations, and methods of using such antibodies. These applications disclose planned products for our DMR-001 and DMR-002 programs. A provisional patent application is an application filed in the USPTO for the purpose of securing an early date of priority for the applicant’s invention. The provisional application must include a written description of what the inventor has discovered, along with a drawing of the invention, but need not include patent claims, statements concerning or disclosing the prior art, or certain other formalities. A provisional patent application allows for an effective filing date to be established with regard to an invention, but once a provisional patent application is filed, either a corresponding non-provisional patent application or a petition to convert the provisional patent application into a non-provisional patent application must be filed within 12 months or such effective filing date will be lost.

The maximum term of a U.S. patent, excluding extensions and adjustments, begins on the effective filing date of the first non-provisional application claiming the patented invention and ending 20 years from that date. In essence, a provisional patent application provides a patent applicant two principal advantages over filing a non-provisional application. First, it allows the applicant to secure an earlier priority date for its invention than that of an equivalent non-provisional application-up to one year earlier than the filing date of a related non-provisional application. Second, since the term of a patent runs from the effective filing date of the first non-provisional application but does not begin upon filing a provisional application, filing a provisional application provides the applicant an additional year’s time to refine that invention before filing a related non-provisional application without surrendering the earlier priority date. Securing an earlier priority date both ensures that later inventors cannot obtain a patent to the same invention and provides protection against certain arguments that developments in the field arising after the priority date should prevent or invalidate the applicant’s invention.

If the non-provisional patent applications filed for DMR-001 result in issued patents, such patents are expected to expire in 2046, without taking potential patent term adjustment or patent term extension into consideration. If we or Paragon timely file non-provisional patent applications in the United States and in countries outside of the United States with regard to Paragon’s DMR-002-related provisional patent applications and these non-provisional patent applications result in issued patents, such patents are expected to expire in 2046, without taking potential patent term adjustment or patent term extension into consideration.

In addition, as part of the agreement with Bridge Medicines, we assumed an in-license from Rockefeller University of a patent portfolio directed to a series of selective inhibitors of ENL/AF9 YEATS. As of December 31, 2025, the in-licensed portfolio includes 18 pending U.S. and foreign applications and one allowed Chinese application, covering compositions of matter for various N-linked compounds and methods of treatment using such compositions. If the in-licensed applications were to issue as one or more patents, these patents would expire in 2040. We also own two additional patent families relating to claims covering compositions of matter for various C-linked inhibitors of ENL/AF9 YEATS and various inhibitors of ENL/AF9 YEATS and FLT3, combinations with various therapeutic agents, methods of treatment, and methods of administration. As of December 31, 2025, these two families collectively include two pending U.S. patent applications and multiple pending foreign counterpart patent applications. If the applications were to issue as one or more patents, the

patents in the family corresponding to the C-linked inhibitors of ENL/AF9 YEATS would expire in 2042 and the patents in the inhibitors of ENL/AF9 YEATS and FLT3 family would expire in 2043. We currently, and expect that we will continue to, file for patents in the United States with counterparts in major market countries in Europe and other key markets in the rest of the world.

Other IP Rights

In addition to patents, we rely upon unpatented trade secrets, know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position. However, trade secrets and know-how can be difficult to protect. We seek to protect our proprietary information, in part by executing confidentiality agreements with our collaborators and scientific advisors, and non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants. We have also executed agreements requiring assignment of inventions with selected scientific advisors and collaborators. The confidentiality agreements we enter into are designed to protect our proprietary information and the agreements or clauses requiring assignment of inventions to us are designed to grant us ownership of technologies that are developed through our relationship with the respective counterparty. We cannot guarantee, however, that we have executed such agreements with all applicable counterparties, that such agreements will not be breached, or that these agreements will afford us adequate protection of our intellectual property and proprietary rights. For more information, please see the section titled “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property” in this prospectus.

Commercial

Should any of our product candidates be approved for commercialization, we intend to develop a plan to commercialize them in the United States and other key markets, through internal infrastructure and/or external partnerships in a manner that will enable us to realize the full commercial value of our programs. Given our stage of development, we have not yet established a commercial organization or distribution capabilities.

Manufacturing

We do not own or operate, and currently have no plans to establish, any manufacturing facilities. All of our preclinical and clinical drug supply development, manufacturing, storage, distribution and testing are outsourced to third-party manufacturers and facilities. Our manufacturing strategy enables us to more efficiently direct financial resources to the research, development and commercialization of programs rather than diverting resources to internally develop and maintain manufacturing facilities. As our programs advance through development, we expect to enter into longer-term commercial supply agreements with key suppliers and manufacturers to fulfill and secure our supply needs.

Competition

We expect to face intense competition from other biopharmaceutical companies that are developing agents for the treatment of mutCALR-driven MPNs, including ET and MF. If approved for the treatment of patients with mutCALR-driven MPNs, our portfolio of products would compete with hydroxyurea, which is not approved for the treatment of ET in the United States, anagrelide, ruxolitinib, and interferon, which has not been approved for ET, and well as ruxolitnib, momelotinib, pacritinib and fedratinib in MF.

We are aware of several companies with product candidates in development for the treatment of patients with mutCALR-driven MPNs, including Incyte’s INCA033989 and INCA035784, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s JNJ-88549968, Meiji Seika Pharma’s mutCALR TCE, Prelude Therapeutics, LLC’s mCALR CDK9d DAC, Alethio Therapeutics’ AT-02, PharmaEssentia Corporation’s ropeginterferon alfa-2b, Merck & Co., Inc’s bomedemstat, Novartis AG’s pelabresib, Geron Corporation’s imetelstat, and Kartos Therapeutics, Inc.’s navtemadlin.

In addition, there are a number of large biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies that are currently pursuing the development of products for the treatment of the biological processes that drive certain cancers. Companies that we are aware of targeting the treatment of AML include large companies with significant financial resources, such as Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Crescent Biopharma, Inc. and Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Government Regulation

The FDA and other regulatory authorities at federal, state and local levels, as well as in foreign countries, extensively regulate, among other things, the research, development, testing, manufacture, quality control, import, export, safety, effectiveness, labeling, packaging, storage, distribution, record keeping, approval, advertising, promotion, marketing, post-approval monitoring and post-approval reporting of biologics such as those we are developing. We, along with our third-party contractors, will be required to navigate the various preclinical, clinical and commercial approval requirements of the governing regulatory authorities of the countries in which we conduct studies or seek approval or licensure of our product candidates. Generally, before a new therapeutic product can be marketed, considerable data demonstrating a biological product candidate’s quality, safety, purity and potency, must be obtained, organized into a format specific for each regulatory authority, submitted for review and approved by the regulatory authority. For biological product candidates, potency is similar to efficacy and is interpreted to mean the specific ability or capacity of the product, as indicated by appropriate laboratory tests or by adequately controlled clinical data obtained through the administration of the product in the manner intended, to effect a given result.

U.S. Biologics Regulation

In the United States, biological products (or “biologics”) are subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), the Public Health Service Act (“PHSA”) and other federal, state, local, and foreign statutes and regulations. The process of obtaining regulatory approvals and the subsequent compliance with appropriate federal, state, and local statutes and regulations requires the expenditure of substantial time and financial resources. Failure to comply with the applicable U.S. requirements at any time during the product development process, approval process or following approval may subject an applicant to administrative action and judicial sanctions. The process required by the FDA before biologic product candidates may be marketed in the United States generally involves the following:

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completion of preclinical laboratory tests and animal studies performed in accordance with the FDA’s current Good Laboratory Practices (“GLP”) regulations;

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submission to the FDA of an IND, which must become effective before clinical trials may begin and must be updated annually or when significant changes are made;

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approval by an independent institutional review board (“IRB”), or ethics committee at each clinical site before the trial is commenced;

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manufacture of the proposed biologic candidate in accordance with current good manufacturing practices (“cGMPs”);

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performance of adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials in accordance with good clinical practice (“GCP”) requirements to establish the safety, purity and potency of the proposed biologic product candidate for its intended purpose;

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preparation of and submission to the FDA of a biologics license application (“BLA”), after completion of all pivotal clinical trials;

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a determination by the FDA within 60 days of its receipt of a BLA to file the application for review;

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satisfactory completion of an FDA Advisory Committee review, if applicable;

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satisfactory completion of an FDA pre-approval inspection of the manufacturing facility or facilities at which the proposed product is produced to assess compliance with cGMPs, and to assure that the facilities, methods and controls are adequate to preserve the biological product’s continued safety, purity and potency, and of selected clinical investigation sites to assess compliance with GCPs; and

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FDA review and approval of a BLA to permit commercial marketing of the product for particular indications for use in the United States.

Preclinical and Clinical Development

Prior to beginning any clinical trial with a product candidate in the United States, we must submit an IND to the FDA. An IND is a request for authorization from the FDA to administer an investigational new drug product to humans. The central focus of an IND submission is on the general investigational plan and the protocol or protocols for preclinical studies and clinical trials. The IND also includes results of animal and in vitro studies assessing the toxicology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and pharmacodynamic characteristics of the product, chemistry, manufacturing and controls information, and any available human data or literature to support the use of the investigational product. An IND must become effective before human clinical trials may begin. The IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA, within the 30-day period, raises safety concerns or questions about the proposed clinical trial. In such a case, the IND may be placed on partial or full clinical hold and the IND sponsor, and the FDA must resolve any outstanding concerns or questions before the clinical trial can begin. Submission of an IND therefore may or may not result in FDA authorization to begin a clinical trial.

Clinical trials involve the administration of the investigational product to human subjects under the supervision of qualified investigators in accordance with GCPs, which include the requirement that all research subjects provide their informed consent for their participation in any clinical trial. Clinical trials are conducted under protocols detailing, among other things, the objectives of the trial, the parameters to be used in monitoring safety and the effectiveness criteria to be evaluated. A separate submission to the existing IND must be made for each successive clinical trial conducted during product development and for any subsequent protocol amendments. Furthermore, an independent IRB representing each site proposing to conduct the clinical trial must review and approve the plan for any clinical trial and its informed consent form before the clinical trial begins at that site, and must monitor the trial until completed. Regulatory authorities, the IRB or the sponsor may suspend a clinical trial at any time on various grounds, including a finding that the subjects are being exposed to an unacceptable health risk or that the trial is unlikely to meet its stated objectives. Some studies also include oversight by an independent group of qualified experts organized by the clinical trial sponsor, known as a data safety monitoring board, which provides authorization for whether or not a trial may move forward at designated check points based on access to certain data from the trial and may halt the clinical trial if it determines that there is an unacceptable safety risk for subjects or other grounds, such as no demonstration of efficacy. There are also requirements governing the reporting of ongoing preclinical studies and clinical trials and clinical trial results to public registries.

For purposes of BLA approval, human clinical trials are typically conducted in three sequential phases that may overlap.

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Phase 1. The investigational product is initially introduced into healthy human subjects or patients with the target disease or condition. These studies are designed to test the safety, dosage tolerance, absorption, metabolism and distribution of the investigational product in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and, if possible, to gain early evidence on effectiveness.

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Phase 2. The investigational product is administered to a limited patient population with a specified disease or condition to evaluate the preliminary efficacy, optimal dosages and dosing schedule and to identify possible adverse side effects and safety risks. Multiple Phase 2 clinical trials may be conducted to obtain information prior to beginning larger and more expensive Phase 3 clinical trials.

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Phase 3. The investigational product is administered to an expanded patient population to further evaluate dosage, to provide statistically significant evidence of clinical efficacy and to further test for safety, generally at multiple geographically dispersed clinical trial sites. These clinical trials are intended to establish the overall risk/benefit ratio of the investigational product and to provide an adequate basis for product approval.

In some cases, the FDA may require, or companies may voluntarily pursue, additional clinical trials after a product is approved to gain more information about the product. These so-called Phase 4 studies may be made a condition to approval of the BLA. Concurrent with clinical trials, companies may complete additional animal studies and develop additional information about the biological characteristics of the product candidate, and must finalize a process for manufacturing the product in commercial quantities in accordance with cGMP requirements. The manufacturing process must be capable of consistently producing quality batches of the product candidate and, among other things, must develop methods for testing the identity, strength, quality and purity of the final product, or for biologics, the safety, purity and potency. Additionally, appropriate packaging must be selected and tested, and stability studies must be conducted to demonstrate that the product candidate does not undergo unacceptable deterioration over its shelf life.

A sponsor may choose, but is not required, to conduct a foreign clinical trial under an IND. When a foreign clinical trial is conducted under an IND, all IND requirements must be met unless waived. When the foreign clinical trial is not conducted under an IND, the sponsor must ensure that the trial complies with certain FDA regulatory requirements in order to use the trial as support for an IND or application for marketing approval or licensure, including that the trial was conducted in accordance with GCP, including review and approval by an independent ethics committee and use of proper procedures for obtaining informed consent from subjects, and the FDA is able to validate the data from the trial through an onsite inspection if the FDA deems such inspection necessary. The GCP requirements encompass both ethical and data integrity standards for clinical studies.

BLA Submission and Review

Assuming successful completion of all required testing in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements, the results of product development, nonclinical studies and clinical trials are submitted to the FDA as part of a BLA requesting approval to market the product for one or more indications. The BLA must include all relevant data available from pertinent preclinical studies and clinical trials, including negative or ambiguous results as well as positive findings, together with detailed information relating to the product’s chemistry, manufacturing, controls, and proposed labeling, among other things. Data can come from company-sponsored clinical studies intended to test the safety and effectiveness of the product, or from a number of alternative sources, including studies initiated and sponsored by investigators. The submission of a BLA requires payment of a substantial application user fee to the FDA, unless a waiver or exemption applies.

Within 60 days following submission of the application, the FDA reviews a BLA submitted to determine if it is substantially complete before the agency accepts it for filing. The FDA may refuse to file any BLA that it deems incomplete or not properly reviewable at the time of submission and may request additional information. In this event, the BLA must be resubmitted with the additional information. Once a BLA has been accepted for filing, the FDA’s goal is to review standard applications within 10 months after the filing date, or, if the application qualifies for priority review, six months after the FDA accepts the application for filing. In both standard and priority reviews, the review process may also be extended by FDA requests for additional information or clarification. The FDA reviews a BLA to determine, among other things, whether a product is safe, pure and potent and the facility in which it is manufactured, processed, packed or held meets standards designed to assure the product’s continued safety, purity and potency. The FDA may convene an advisory committee to provide clinical insight on application review questions. The FDA is not bound by the recommendations of an advisory committee, but it considers such recommendations carefully when making decisions.

Before approving a BLA, the FDA will typically inspect the facility or facilities where the product is manufactured. The FDA will not approve an application unless it determines that the manufacturing processes

and facilities are in compliance with cGMP requirements and adequate to assure consistent production of the product within required specifications. Additionally, before approving a BLA, the FDA will typically inspect one or more clinical sites to assure compliance with GCPs. If the FDA determines that the application, manufacturing process or manufacturing facilities are not acceptable, it will outline the deficiencies in the submission and often will request additional testing or information. Notwithstanding the submission of any requested additional information, the FDA ultimately may decide that the application does not satisfy the regulatory criteria for approval.

After the FDA evaluates a BLA and conducts inspections of manufacturing facilities where the investigational product and/or its drug substance will be produced, the FDA may issue an approval letter or a Complete Response letter. An approval letter authorizes commercial marketing of the product with specific prescribing information for specific indications. A Complete Response letter will describe all of the deficiencies that the FDA has identified in the BLA, except that where the FDA determines that the data supporting the application are inadequate to support approval, the FDA may issue the Complete Response letter without first conducting required inspections, testing submitted product lots and/or reviewing proposed labeling. In issuing the Complete Response letter, the FDA may recommend actions that the applicant might take to place the BLA in condition for approval, including requests for additional information or clarification. The FDA may delay or refuse approval of a BLA if applicable regulatory criteria are not satisfied, require additional testing or information and/or require post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor safety or efficacy of a product.

If regulatory approval of a product is granted, such approval will be granted for particular indications and may entail limitations on the indicated uses for which such product may be marketed. For example, the FDA may approve the BLA with a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (“REMS”) to ensure the benefits of the product outweigh its risks. A REMS is a safety strategy to manage a known or potential serious risk associated with a product and to enable patients to have continued access to such medicines by managing their safe use, and could include medication guides, physician communication plans, or elements to assure safe use, such as restricted distribution methods, patient registries and other risk minimization tools. The FDA also may condition approval on, among other things, changes to proposed labeling or the development of adequate controls and specifications. Once approved, the FDA may withdraw the product approval if compliance with pre- and post-marketing requirements is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the marketplace. The FDA may require one or more Phase 4 post-market studies and surveillance to further assess and monitor the product’s safety and effectiveness after commercialization, and may limit further marketing of the product based on the results of these post-marketing studies.

Post-Approval Requirements

Any products manufactured or distributed by us pursuant to FDA approvals are subject to pervasive and continuing regulation by the FDA, including, among other things, requirements relating to record-keeping, reporting of adverse experiences, periodic reporting, product sampling and distribution, and advertising and promotion of the product. As part of the manufacturing process, the manufacturer is required to perform certain tests on each lot of the product before it is released for distribution. After a BLA is approved for a biological product, the product also may be subject to official lot release. If the product is subject to official release by the FDA, the manufacturer submits samples of each lot of product to the FDA together with a release protocol showing a summary of the history of manufacture of the lot and the results of all of the manufacturer’s tests performed on the lot. The FDA also may perform certain confirmatory tests on lots of some products before releasing the lots for distribution by the manufacturer. In addition, the FDA conducts laboratory research related to the regulatory standards on the safety, purity, and potency or effectiveness of biologics. After approval, most changes to the approved product, such as adding new indications or other labeling claims, are subject to prior FDA review and approval. There also are continuing user fee requirements, under which the FDA assesses an annual program fee for each product identified in an approved BLA. Biologic manufacturers and their subcontractors are required to register their establishments with the FDA and certain state authorities, and are subject to periodic unannounced inspections by the FDA and certain state authorities for compliance with

cGMPs, which impose certain procedural and documentation requirements upon us and our third-party manufacturers. Changes to the manufacturing process are strictly regulated, and, depending on the significance of the change, may require prior FDA approval before being implemented. FDA regulations also require investigation and correction of any deviations from cGMPs and impose reporting requirements upon us and any third-party manufacturers that we may decide to use. Accordingly, manufacturers must continue to expend time, money and effort in the area of production and quality control to maintain compliance with cGMPs and other aspects of regulatory compliance.

The FDA may withdraw approval if compliance with regulatory requirements and standards is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the market. Later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product, including adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or with manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may result in revisions to the approved labeling to add new safety information; imposition of post-market studies or clinical studies to assess new safety risks; or imposition of distribution restrictions or other restrictions under a REMS program. Other potential consequences include, among other things:

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restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of a product, complete withdrawal of the product from the market or product recalls;

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fines, warning letters or holds on post-approval clinical studies;

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refusal of the FDA to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications, or suspension or revocation of existing product approvals;

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product seizure or detention, or refusal of the FDA to permit the import or export of products;

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consent decrees, corporate integrity agreements, debarment or exclusion from federal healthcare programs;

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mandated modification of promotional materials and labeling and the issuance of corrective information;

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the issuance of safety alerts, Dear Healthcare Provider letters, press releases and other communications containing warnings or other safety information about the product; or

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injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

The FDA closely regulates the marketing, labeling, advertising and promotion of biologics. A company can make only those claims relating to safety and efficacy, purity and potency that are approved by the FDA and in accordance with the provisions of the approved label. The FDA and other governmental regulatory authorities actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in, among other things, adverse publicity, warning letters, corrective advertising and potential civil and criminal penalties. Physicians may prescribe legally available products for uses that are not described in the product’s labeling and that differ from those tested by us and approved by the FDA. Such off-label uses are common across medical specialties. Physicians may believe that such off-label uses are the best treatment for many patients in varied circumstances. The FDA does not regulate the behavior of physicians in their choice of treatments. The FDA does, however, restrict manufacturer’s communications on the subject of off-label use of their products.

Biosimilars and Reference Product Exclusivity

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) created an abbreviated approval pathway for biological products that are highly similar, or “biosimilar,” to or interchangeable with an FDA-approved reference biological product. The FDA has issued several guidance documents outlining an approach to review and approval of biosimilars.

Biosimilarity, which requires that there be no clinically meaningful differences between the biological product and the reference product in terms of safety, purity, and potency, is generally shown through analytical studies, animal studies, and a clinical trial or trials. Interchangeability requires that a product is biosimilar to the reference product and the product must demonstrate that it can be expected to produce the same clinical results as the reference product in any given patient and, for products that are administered multiple times to an individual, the biologic and the reference biologic may be alternated or switched after one has been previously administered without increasing safety risks or risks of diminished efficacy relative to exclusive use of the reference biologic. A product shown to be biosimilar or interchangeable with an FDA-approved reference biological product may rely in part on the FDA’s previous determination of safety and effectiveness for the reference product for approval, which can potentially reduce the cost and time required to obtain approval to market the product. Complexities associated with the larger, and often more complex, structures of biological products, as well as the processes by which such products are manufactured, pose significant hurdles to implementation of the abbreviated approval pathway that are still being worked out by the FDA. The FDA has issued two guidance documents intended to inform prospective applicants and facilitate the development of proposed biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars, as well as to describe the FDA’s interpretation of certain statutory requirements added by the BPCIA.

Under the BPCIA, an application for a biosimilar product may not be submitted to the FDA until four years following the date that the reference product was first licensed by the FDA. In addition, the approval of a biosimilar product may not be made effective by the FDA until 12 years from the date on which the reference product was first licensed. During this 12-year period of exclusivity, another company may still market a competing version of the reference product if the FDA approves a full BLA for the competing product containing that applicant’s own preclinical data and data from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials to demonstrate the safety, purity and potency of its product. The BPCIA also created certain exclusivity periods for biosimilars approved as interchangeable products. At this juncture, it is unclear whether products deemed “interchangeable” by the FDA will, in fact, be readily substituted by pharmacies, which are governed by state pharmacy law.

A reference biologic is granted 12 years of exclusivity from the time of first licensure of the reference product. The first biologic product submitted under the abbreviated approval pathway that is determined to be interchangeable with the reference product has exclusivity against other biologics submitted under the abbreviated approval pathway for the lesser of (i) one year after the first commercial marketing, (ii) 18 months after approval if there is no legal challenge, (iii) 18 months after the resolution in the applicant’s favor of a lawsuit challenging the biologics’ patents if an application has been submitted, or (iv) 42 months after the application has been approved if a lawsuit is ongoing within the 42-month period.

A biological product can also obtain pediatric market exclusivity in the United States. Pediatric exclusivity, if granted, adds six months to existing exclusivity periods and patent terms. This six-month exclusivity, which runs from the end of other exclusivity protection or patent term, may be granted based on the voluntary completion of a pediatric study in accordance with an FDA-issued “Written Request” for such a study.

The BPCIA is complex and continues to be interpreted and implemented by the FDA. In July 2018, the FDA announced an action plan to encourage the development and efficient review of biosimilars, including the establishment of a new office within the agency that will focus on therapeutic biologics and biosimilars. On December 20, 2020, Congress amended the PHSA as part of the COVID-19 relief bill to further simplify the biosimilar review process by making it optional to show that conditions of use proposed in labeling have been previously approved for the reference product, which used to be a requirement of the application. In addition, government proposals have sought to reduce the 12-year reference product exclusivity period. Other aspects of the BPCIA, some of which may impact the BPCIA exclusivity provisions, have also been the subject of recent litigation. As a result, the ultimate impact, implementation, and impact of the BPCIA is subject to significant uncertainty.

As discussed below, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) is a significant law that intends to foster generic and biosimilar competition and to lower drug and biologic costs.

Patent Term Extension

In the United States, after a BLA is approved, owners of relevant drug patents may apply for up to a five-year patent extension, which permits patent term restoration as compensation for the patent term lost during the FDA regulatory process. The allowable patent term extension is typically calculated as one-half the time between (1) the later of (a) the effective date of an IND and (b) issue date of the patent for which extension is sought, and (2) the submission date of a BLA, plus the time between BLA submission date and the BLA approval date, up to a maximum of five years. The time can be shortened if the FDA determines that the applicant did not pursue licensure with due diligence. The total patent term after the extension may not exceed 14 years from the date of product licensure. Only one patent applicable to a licensed biological product is eligible for extension and only those claims covering the product, a method for using it, or a method for manufacturing it may be extended, and the application for the extension must be submitted prior to the expiration of the patent in question. However, we may not be granted an extension because of, for example, failing to exercise due diligence during the testing phase or regulatory review process, failing to apply within applicable deadlines, failing to apply prior to expiration of relevant patents or otherwise failing to satisfy applicable requirements. Some, but not all, foreign jurisdictions possess patent term extension or other additional patent exclusivity mechanisms that may be more or less stringent and comprehensive than those of the United States.

Other Healthcare Laws and Compliance Requirements

Pharmaceutical companies are subject to additional healthcare regulation and enforcement by the federal government and by authorities in the states and foreign jurisdictions in which they conduct their business that may restrict certain general business and marketing practices. Such laws include, without limitation: the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”); the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”); the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and similar foreign, federal and state fraud, abuse and transparency laws.

The AKS prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or paying remuneration, to induce, or in return for, either the referral of an individual, or the purchase or recommendation of an item or service for which payment may be made under any federal healthcare program. The term remuneration has been interpreted broadly to include anything of value. The AKS has been interpreted to apply to arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers on one hand, and prescribers and purchasers on the other. The government often takes the position that to violate the AKS, only one purpose of the remuneration need be to induce referrals, even if there are other legitimate purposes for the remuneration. There are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from AKS prosecution, but they are drawn narrowly and practices that involve remuneration, such as consulting agreements, that may be alleged to be intended to induce prescribing, purchasing or recommending may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exception or safe harbor. Our practices may not in all cases meet all of the criteria for protection under a statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor. Failure to meet all of the requirements of a particular applicable statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor does not make the conduct per se illegal under the AKS. Instead, the legality of the arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis based on a cumulative review of all of its facts and circumstances. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation. In 2025, the Department of Justice continued to apply the Supreme Court’s 2023 scienter framework in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. for FCA matters, focusing on a defendant’s subjective understanding and beliefs at the time of claim submission, thus expanding the use of the FCA against recipients of federal funds that allegedly misrepresented compliance with federal civil rights laws.

Civil and criminal false claims laws, including the FCA, and civil monetary penalty laws, which can be enforced through civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment of federal government funds, including in federal healthcare programs, that are false or fraudulent. Pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been prosecuted under these laws for engaging in a variety of different types of conduct that caused the

submission of false claims to federal healthcare programs. Under the AKS, for example, a claim resulting from a violation of the AKS is deemed to be a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the FCA.

HIPAA created additional federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors, and making false statements relating to healthcare matters. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the healthcare fraud statute implemented under HIPAA or specific intent to violate the statute in order to have committed a violation.

The FDCA addresses, among other things, the design, production, labeling, promotion, manufacturing, and testing of drugs, biologics and medical devices, and prohibits such acts as the introduction into interstate commerce of adulterated or misbranded drugs or devices. The PHSA also prohibits the introduction into interstate commerce of unlicensed or mislabeled biological products.

The U.S. federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with specific exceptions, to annually report to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (“CMS”) information related to payments or other transfers of value to various healthcare professionals including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. Beginning on January 1, 2023, California Assembly Bill 1278 requires California physicians and surgeons to notify patients of the Open Payments database established under the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act. In 2025, CMS continued incremental Open Payments program updates, published updates to data publication timelines, and expanded taxonomy lists for covered recipients, which may increase reporting and validation burdens for manufacturers and expand public transparency regarding transfers of value.

We are also subject to additional similar U.S. state and foreign law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, which, in some cases, differ from each other in significant ways, and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of such laws or any other governmental regulations that apply, we may be subject to penalties, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, exclusion from government-funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid or similar programs in other countries or jurisdictions, integrity oversight and reporting obligations to resolve allegations of non-compliance, disgorgement, individual imprisonment, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations.

Data Privacy and Security

Numerous state, federal, and foreign laws govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to, confidentiality, and security of personal information, including health-related information. In the United States, numerous federal and state laws and regulations, including state data breach notification laws, state health information privacy laws, and federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, govern the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of health-related and other personal information could apply to our operations or the operations of our partners. For example, HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”), and their respective implementing regulations imposes privacy, security, and breach notification obligations on certain health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, known as covered entities, as well as their business associates and their covered subcontractors that perform certain services that involve using, disclosing, creating, receiving, maintaining, or transmitting individually identifiable protected health information for or on behalf of such covered entities. These requirements imposed by HIPAA and the HITECH Act on covered entities and business associates include entering into agreements that require business associates protect PHI provided by the covered entity against improper use or disclosure, among other things; following certain standards for the privacy of PHI, which limit the disclosure of a patient’s past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition or information about a patient’s receipt of health care if the information identifies, or could reasonably be used to identify, the

individual; ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all PHI created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form, to identify and protect against reasonably anticipated threats or impermissible uses or disclosures to the security and integrity of such PHI; and reporting of breaches of PHI to individuals and regulators.

Entities that are found to be in violation of HIPAA may be subject to significant civil, criminal, and administrative fines and penalties and/or additional reporting and oversight obligations if required to enter into a resolution agreement and corrective action plan with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to settle allegations of HIPAA non-compliance. A covered entity or business associate is also liable for civil money penalties for a violation that is based on an act or omission of any of its agents, which may include a downstream business associate, as determined according to the federal common law of agency. HITECH also increased the civil and criminal penalties applicable to covered entities and business associates and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce HIPAA and seek attorneys’ fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions. To the extent that we submit electronic healthcare claims and payment transactions that do not comply with the electronic data transmission standards established under HIPAA and HITECH, payments to us may be delayed or denied. In addition, state health information privacy laws, such as California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and Washington’s My Health My Data Act, govern the privacy and security of health-related information, specifically, may apply even when HIPAA does not and impose additional requirements.

Even when HIPAA and state health information privacy laws do not apply, according to the FTC and state Attorneys General, violating consumers’ privacy rights or failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers’ personal information secure may constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act and state consumer protection laws.

In addition, certain state laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CCPA”), govern the privacy and security of personal information, including health-related information in certain circumstances, some of which are more stringent than HIPAA in various ways. Numerous other states have passed similar laws, but many differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts. The CCPA applies to personal data of consumers, business representatives, and employees, and imposes obligations on certain businesses that do business in California, including to provide specific disclosures in privacy notices and affords rights to California residents in relation to their personal information. Health information falls under the CCPA’s definition of personal information where it identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household unless it is subject to HIPAA and is included under a new category of personal information, “sensitive personal information,” which is offered greater protection.

The numerous other comprehensive privacy laws that have passed or are being considered in other states, as well as at the federal and local levels also exempt some data processed in the context of clinical trials; but others exempt covered entities and business associations subject to HIPAA altogether, further complicating compliance efforts, and increasing legal risk and compliance costs for us and the third parties upon whom we rely.

There are also an increasing number of, and continuous change within, foreign laws regulating data privacy and security, such as Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Australia’s Privacy Act 1988, New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 and South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act. In particular, when we conduct clinical trials, including in New Zealand, we need to comply with the applicable country data privacy and security laws with respect to the processing of clinical data, which impose obligations similar to those described below in the section titled “- Other Government Regulation Outside of the United States - Regulation in the European Union - European Data Laws” of this prospectus. Privacy and security laws, regulations, and other obligations are constantly evolving, may conflict with each other to complicate compliance efforts, and can result in investigations, proceedings, or actions that lead to significant civil and/or criminal penalties and restrictions on data processing.

In addition to government activity, privacy advocacy groups and technology and other industries are considering various new, additional or different self-regulatory standards that may place additional burden on us.

Coverage and Reimbursement

Significant uncertainty exists as to the coverage and reimbursement status of any pharmaceutical or biological product for which we obtain regulatory approval. Sales of any product, if approved, depend, in part, on the extent to which such product will be covered by third-party payors, such as federal, state, and foreign government healthcare programs, commercial insurance and managed healthcare organizations, and the level of reimbursement, if any, for such product by third-party payors. Decisions regarding whether to cover any of our product candidates, if approved, the extent of coverage and amount of reimbursement to be provided are made on a plan-by-plan basis. Further, no uniform policy for coverage and reimbursement exists in the United States, and coverage and reimbursement can differ significantly from payor to payor. Third-party payors often rely upon Medicare coverage policy and payment limitations in setting their own reimbursement rates, but also have their own methods and approval process apart from Medicare determinations. As a result, the coverage determination process is often a time-consuming and costly process that will require us to provide scientific and clinical support for the use of our product candidates to each payor separately, with no assurance that coverage and adequate reimbursement will be applied consistently or obtained in the first instance.

Third-party payors are increasingly challenging the prices charged for medical products and services, examining the medical necessity and reviewing the cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical or biological products, medical devices and medical services, in addition to questioning safety and efficacy. Adoption of price controls and cost-containment measures, and adoption of more restrictive policies in jurisdictions with existing controls and measures, could further limit sales of any product that receives approval. Decreases in third-party reimbursement for any product or a decision by a third-party not to cover a product could reduce physician usage and patient demand for the product.

In addition, companion diagnostic tests require coverage and reimbursement separate and apart from the coverage and reimbursement for their companion pharmaceutical or biological products. Similar challenges to obtaining coverage and reimbursement, applicable to pharmaceutical or biological products, will apply to companion diagnostics.

In addition, the U.S. government, state legislatures and foreign governments have continued implementing cost-containment programs, including price controls, restrictions on coverage and reimbursement and requirements for substitution of generic products. The IRA provides CMS with significant new authorities intended to curb drug costs and to encourage market competition. For the first time, CMS will be able to directly negotiate prescription drug prices and to cap out-of-pocket costs. Each year, CMS will select and negotiate a preset number of high-spend drugs and biologics that are covered under Medicare Part B and Part D that do not have generic or biosimilar competition. On August 15, 2024, CMS announced the agreed-upon reimbursement prices of the first 10 drugs that were subject to price negotiations. In January 2025, CMS announced a list of 15 additional drugs Medicare Part D drugs that will be subject to price negotiations. The IRA also provides a new “inflation rebate” covering Medicare patients that took effect in 2023 and is intended to counter certain price increases in prescriptions drugs. The inflation rebate provision requires drug manufacturers to pay a rebate to the federal government if the price for a drug or biologic under Medicare Part B and Part D increases faster than the rate of inflation. To support biosimilar competition, beginning in October 2022, qualifying biosimilars may receive a Medicare Part B payment increase for a period of five years. Separately, if a biologic drug for which no biosimilar exists delays a biosimilar’s market entry beyond two years, CMS will be authorized to subject the biologics manufacturer to price negotiations intended to ensure fair competition. Notwithstanding these provisions, the IRA’s impact on commercialization and competition remains largely uncertain.

Healthcare Reform

The United States and some foreign jurisdictions are considering or have enacted a number of reform proposals to change the healthcare system. There is significant interest in promoting changes in healthcare systems with the stated goals of containing healthcare costs, improving quality or expanding access. In the United States, the pharmaceutical industry has been a particular focus of these efforts and has been significantly affected by federal and state legislative initiatives, including those designed to limit the pricing, coverage, and reimbursement of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products, especially under government-funded health care programs, and increased governmental control of drug pricing.

For example, the ACA, which was enacted in March 2010, substantially changed the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private insurers in the United States, and significantly affected the pharmaceutical industry. The ACA contains a number of provisions of particular import to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including, but not limited to, those governing enrollment in federal healthcare programs, a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted or injected, and annual fees based on pharmaceutical companies’ share of sales to federal health care programs. Since its enactment, there have been judicial and Congressional challenges to certain aspects of the ACA, and we expect there will be additional challenges and amendments to the ACA in the future. For example, the IRA, among other things, extends enhanced subsidies for individuals purchasing health insurance coverage in ACA marketplaces through plan year 2025. The IRA also eliminates the “donut hole” under the Medicare Part D program beginning in 2025 by significantly lowering the beneficiary maximum out-of-pocket cost and creating a new manufacturer discount program.

Other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the ACA was enacted, including automatic aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers of on average 2% per fiscal year as part of the federal budget sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011. These reductions went into effect in April 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will remain in effect until 2032 unless additional action is taken by Congress. In addition, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, among other things, amended the Medicare Act (as amended by the ACA) to increase the point-of-sale discounts that manufacturers must agree to offer under the Medicare Part D coverage discount program from 50% to 70% off negotiated prices of applicable brand drugs to eligible beneficiaries during their coverage gap period, as a condition for the manufacturer’s outpatient drugs being covered under Medicare Part D.

Moreover, there has recently been heightened governmental scrutiny over the manner in which manufacturers set prices for their marketed products, which has resulted in several Congressional inquiries and proposed and enacted federal and state measures designed to, among other things, reduce the cost of prescription drugs, bring more transparency to product pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for drug products. For example, in May 2019, CMS adopted a final rule allowing Medicare Advantage Plans the option to use step therapy for Part B drugs, permitting Medicare Part D plans to apply certain utilization controls to new starts of five of the six protected class drugs, and requiring the Explanation of Benefits for Part D beneficiaries to disclose drug price increases and lower cost therapeutic alternatives, which went into effect on January 1, 2021. In response to the Biden administration’s October 2022 executive order, on February 14, 2023, HHS released a report outlining three new models for testing by the CMS Innovation Center which will be evaluated on their ability to lower the cost of drugs, promote accessibility, and improve quality of care. It is unclear whether the models will be utilized in any health reform measures in the future. Further, on December 7, 2023, the Biden administration announced an initiative to control the price of prescription drugs through the use of march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published for comment a Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights which for the first time includes the price of a product as one factor an agency can use when deciding to exercise march-in rights. While march-in rights have not previously been exercised, it is uncertain if that will continue under the new framework.

Notwithstanding the IRA, continued legislative and enforcement interest exists in the United States with respect to specialty drug pricing practices. We expect regulators to continue pushing for transparency to drug pricing, reducing the cost of prescription drugs under Medicare, reviewing the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reforming government program reimbursement methodologies for drugs.

Other Government Regulation Outside of the United States

In addition to regulations in the United States, we are subject to a variety of regulations in other jurisdictions governing, among other things, research and development, clinical trials, testing, manufacturing, safety, efficacy, quality control, labeling, packaging, storage, record keeping, distribution, reporting, export and import, advertising, marketing and other promotional practices involving biological products as well as authorization, approval as well as post-approval monitoring and reporting of our products. Because biologically sourced raw materials are subject to unique contamination risks, their use may be restricted in some countries.

Whether or not we obtain FDA approval for a product, we must obtain the requisite approvals from regulatory authorities in foreign countries prior to the commencement of clinical trials or marketing of the product in those countries. Certain countries outside of the United States have a similar process that requires the submission of a clinical trial application much like the IND prior to the commencement of human clinical trials.

The requirements and process governing the conduct of clinical trials, including requirements to conduct additional clinical trials, product licensing, safety reporting, post-authorization requirements, marketing and promotion, interactions with healthcare professionals, pricing and reimbursement may vary widely from country to country. No action can be taken to market any product in a country until an appropriate approval application has been approved by the regulatory authorities in that country. The current approval process varies from country to country, and the time spent in gaining approval varies from that required for FDA approval. In certain countries, the sales price of a product must also be approved. The pricing review period often begins after market approval is granted. Even if a product is approved by a regulatory authority, satisfactory prices may not be approved for such product, which would make launch of such products commercially unfeasible in such countries.

Regulation in the European Union

European Data Laws

The collection and use of personal health data and other personal data in the EU is governed by the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018, and related data protection laws in individual member states of the EU (“EU Member States”). The GDPR imposes a number of strict obligations and restrictions on the ability to process, including collecting, analyzing and transferring, personal data of individuals, in particular with respect to health data from clinical trials and adverse event reporting. The GDPR includes requirements relating to the legal basis of the processing (such as consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relates), the information provided to the individuals prior to processing their personal data, the notification obligations to the national data protection authorities and data subjects, the measures to be taken when engaging processors, and the security and confidentiality of the personal data. EU Member States may also impose additional requirements in relation to health, genetic and biometric data through their national legislation.

In addition, the GDPR imposes specific restrictions on the transfer of personal data to countries outside of the EU and in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein (together the European Economic Area (“EEA”)) that are not considered by the European Commission (“EC”) to provide an adequate level of data protection. Appropriate safeguards are required to enable such transfers. Among the appropriate safeguards that can be used, the data exporter may use the standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”). When relying on SCCs, data exporters are also required to conduct a transfer risk assessment to verify if anything in the law and/or practices of the third country

may impinge on the effectiveness of the SCCs in the context of the transfer at stake and, if so, to identify and adopt supplementary measures that are necessary to bring the level of protection of the data transferred to the EU standard of essential equivalence. Where no supplementary measure is suitable, the data exporter should avoid, suspend or terminate the transfer with regard to the transfer of data from the EEA to the United States, on July 10, 2023, the EC adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. On the basis of the new adequacy decision, personal data can flow from the EEA to U.S. companies participating in the framework. With regard to the transfer of data from EU to the United Kingdom (“UK”), personal data may freely flow from the EEA to the UK since the UK is deemed to have an adequate data protection level. However, the adequacy decisions include a “sunset clause” which entails that the decisions will automatically expire four years after their entry into force, unless renewed.

Failure to comply with the requirements of the GDPR and the related national data protection laws of the EU Member States may result in significant monetary fines for noncompliance of up to €20 million or 4% of the annual global revenues of the noncompliant company, whichever is greater, other administrative penalties and a number of criminal offenses for organizations and, in certain cases, their directors and officers, as well as civil liability claims from individuals whose personal data was processed. Data protection authorities from the different EU Member States may still implement certain variations, enforce the GDPR and national data protection laws differently, and introduce additional national regulations and guidelines, which adds to the complexity of processing personal data in the EU.

Furthermore, are specific requirements relating to processing health data from clinical trials, including public disclosure obligations provided in the EU Clinical Trial Regulation No. 536/2014 (“CTR”), EMA disclosure initiatives and voluntary commitments by industry. Failure to comply with these obligations could lead to government enforcement actions and significant penalties against us, harm to our reputation, and adversely impact our business and operating results.

On February 11, 2025, the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/327 establishing the European Health Data Space, which imposes new obligations and liabilities on companies that handle electronic health data in the EU, including mandatory interoperability, logging, security and cross-border exchange requirements for electronic health record systems, expanded individual rights of access and control, and conditions and prohibitions on secondary uses of health data (e.g., for research or regulatory purposes), with staged implementation beginning in late 2025 and 2026. Compliance may require significant investments in technology, processes and governance, as well as engagement with national health data access bodies, and could limit companies’ ability to collect, process, transfer, or commercialize health data or delay product development and post-market activities. Failure to comply-or differing national implementations, enforcement actions or evolving guidance-could result in audits, restrictions, fines, litigation, reputational harm, interruption of operations and increased costs.

Additionally, following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the EEA, companies also have to comply with the UK’s data protection laws (including the UK GDPR (as defined in section 3(10) (as supplemented by section 205(4)) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the DPA 2018)), the DPA 2018, and related data protection laws in the UK). Separate from the fines that can be imposed by the GDPR, the UK regime has the ability to fine up to the greater of £17.5 million or 4% of global turnover.

Companies are subject to specific transfer rules under the UK regime which broadly mirror the GDPR rules. On February 2, 2022, the UK Secretary of State laid before the UK Parliament the international data transfer agreement (“IDTA”) and the international data transfer addendum to the EC’s standard contractual clauses for international data transfers (the “IDTA Addendum”) and a document setting out transitional provisions. The IDTA and IDTA Addendum came into force on March 21, 2022 and replaced the old SCCs for the purposes of the UK regime.

With regard to the transfer of personal data from the UK to the United States, the UK government has adopted an adequacy decision for the United States (the “UK-US Data Bridge”), which came into force on

October 12, 2023. The UK-US Data Bridge recognizes the United States as offering an adequate level of data protection where the transfer is to a U.S. company participating in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Drug and Biologic Development Process

Regardless of where they are conducted, all clinical trials included in applications for marketing authorization (“MA”) for human medicines in the EU/EEA must have been carried out in accordance with EU regulations. This means that clinical trials conducted in the EU/EEA have to comply with EU clinical trial legislation but also that clinical trials conducted outside the EU/EEA have to comply with ethical principles equivalent to those set out in the EEA, including adhering to international good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki. The conduct of clinical trials in the EU is governed by the CTR, which entered into force on January 31, 2022. The CTR replaced the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC (“Clinical Trials Directive”) and introduced a complete overhaul of the existing regulation of clinical trials for medicinal products in the EU.

Under the former regime, which will expire after a transition period of three years, as outlined below in more detail, before a clinical trial can be initiated it must be approved in each EU member state where there is a site at which the clinical trial is to be conducted. The approval must be obtained from two separate entities: the National Competent Authority (“NCA”) and one or more ethics committees. The NCA of the EU Member States in which the clinical trial will be conducted must authorize the conduct of the trial, and the independent ethics committee must grant a positive opinion in relation to the conduct of the clinical trial in the relevant EU member state before the commencement of the trial. Any substantial changes to the trial protocol or other information submitted with the clinical trial applications must be submitted to or approved by the relevant NCA and ethics committees. Under the current regime all suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions to the investigated drug that occur during the clinical trial must be reported to the NCA and to the ethics committees of the EU member state where they occur.

A more unified procedure will apply under the new CTR. A sponsor will be able to submit a single application for approval of a clinical trial through a centralized EU clinical trials portal (the “CTIS”). One national regulatory authority (the reporting EU member state proposed by the applicant) will take the lead in validating and evaluating the application and consult and coordinate with the other concerned EU Member States. If an application is rejected, it may be amended and resubmitted through the EU clinical trials portal. If an approval is issued, the sponsor may start the clinical trial in all concerned EU Member States. However, a concerned EU member state may in limited circumstances declare an “opt-out” from an approval and prevent the clinical trial from being conducted in such member state. The CTR also aims to streamline and simplify the rules on safety reporting and introduces enhanced transparency requirements such as mandatory submission of a summary of the clinical trial results to the EU Database. The CTR foresees a three-year transition period. EU Member States will work in CTIS immediately after the system has gone live. Since January 31, 2023, submission of initial clinical trial applications via CTIS is mandatory, and CTIS serves as the single entry point for submission of clinical trial-related information and data. By January 31, 2025, all ongoing trials approved under the former Clinical Trials Directive will need to comply with the CTR and have to be transitioned to CTIS. On July 19, 2023, the EC published guidance concerning the steps to be taken in this transition. This guidance provides, among other things, that (i) documentation which was previously assessed will not be reassessed, (ii) templates that were developed and endorsed by the EU Clinical Trials Expert Group to provide compliance with the CTR do not need to be updated and (iii) there is no need to retrospectively create a site suitability form, which are only necessary for new trial sites.

Under both the former regime and the new CTR, national laws, regulations, and the applicable GCP and GLP standards must also be respected during the conduct of the trials, including the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use guidelines on GCP and the ethical principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki.

During the development of a medicinal product, the EMA and national regulators within the EU provide the opportunity for dialogue and guidance on the development program. At the EMA level, this is usually done in the form of scientific advice, which is given by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) on the recommendation of the Scientific Advice Working Party. A fee is incurred with each scientific advice procedure but is significantly reduced for designated orphan medicines. Advice from the EMA is typically provided based on questions concerning, for example, quality (chemistry, manufacturing and controls testing), nonclinical testing and clinical studies, and pharmacovigilance plans and risk-management programs. Advice is not legally binding with regard to any future Marketing Authorization Application (“MAA”) of the product concerned.

Drug Marketing Authorization

In the EEA, after completion of all required clinical testing, pharmaceutical products may only be placed on the market after obtaining a MA. To obtain an MA of a drug under European Union regulatory systems, an applicant can submit an MAA through, amongst others, a centralized or decentralized procedure.

To be used or sold in the UK, a drug must have an effective MA obtained by a centralized application through EMA or a national application. National applications are governed by the Human Medicines Regulations (SI 2012/1916). Applications are made electronically through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) Submissions Portal. The process from application to authorizations generally takes up to 210 days, excluding time taken to provide any additional information or data required by the MHRA.

On August 30, 2023, the MHRA published detailed guidance on its new International Reliance Procedure (“IRP”) for MAAs. The IRP applies since January 1, 2024 and replaces existing EU reliance procedures to apply for authorizations from seven international regulators (e.g., Health Canada, Swiss Medic, FDA, EMA, among others). The IRP allows medicinal products approved in other jurisdictions that meet certain criteria to undergo a fast-tracked MHRA review to obtain and/or update a MA in the UK. Applicants can submit initial MAAs to the IRP, but the procedure can also be used throughout the lifecycle of a product for post-authorization procedures including line extensions, variations and renewals.

Centralized Authorization Procedure

The centralized procedure provides for the grant of a single MA that is issued by the EC following the scientific assessment of the application by the EMA that is valid for all EU Member States as well as in the three additional EEA member states (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). The centralized procedure is compulsory for certain types of medicinal products, including for medicines developed by means of certain biotechnological processes, products designated as orphan medicinal products, advanced therapy medicinal products (gene therapy, somatic cell therapy, or tissue engineered medicines) and medicinal products with a new active substance indicated for the treatment of certain diseases (HIV/AIDS, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, auto-immune and viral diseases). For medicinal products containing a new active substance not yet authorized in the EEA before May 20, 2004 and indicated for the treatment of other diseases, medicinal products that constitute significant therapeutic, scientific or technical innovations or for which the grant of a MA through the centralized procedure would be in the interest of public health at EU level, an applicant may voluntarily submit an application for a MA through the centralized procedure.

Under the centralized procedure, the CHMP established at the EMA, is responsible for conducting the initial assessment of a drug. The CHMP is also responsible for several post-authorization and maintenance activities, such as the assessment of modifications or extensions to an existing MA. Under the centralized procedure, the timeframe for the evaluation of an MAA by the EMA’s CHMP is, in principle, 210 days from receipt of a valid MAA. However, this timeline excludes clock stops, when additional written or oral information is to be provided by the applicant in response to questions asked by the CHMP, so the overall process typically takes a year or more, unless the application is eligible for an accelerated assessment. Accelerated evaluation might be granted by the CHMP in exceptional cases, when a medicinal product is expected to be of a major public health interest,

particularly from the point of view of therapeutic innovation. Upon request, the CHMP can reduce the time frame to 150 days if the applicant provides sufficient justification for an accelerated assessment. The CHMP will provide a positive opinion regarding the application only if it meets certain quality, safety and efficacy requirements. This opinion is then transmitted to the EC, which has the ultimate authority for granting MA within 67 days after receipt of the CHMP opinion.

Decentralized Authorization Procedure

Medicines that fall outside the mandatory scope of the centralized procedure have three routes to authorization: (i) they can be authorized under the centralized procedure if they concern a significant therapeutic, scientific or technical innovation, or if their authorization would be in the interest of public health; (ii) they can be authorized under a decentralized procedure where an applicant applies for simultaneous authorization in more than one EU member state; or (iii) they can be authorized in an EU member state in accordance with that state’s national procedures and then be authorized in other EU countries by a procedure whereby the countries concerned agree to recognize the validity of the original, national MA (mutual recognition procedure).

The decentralized procedure permits companies to file identical MA applications for a medicinal product to the competent authorities in various EU Member States simultaneously if such medicinal product has not received marketing approval in any EU Member State before. This procedure is available for pharmaceutical products not falling within the mandatory scope of the centralized procedure. The competent authority of a single EU Member State, the reference member state, is appointed to review the application and provide an assessment report. The competent authorities of the other EU Member States, the concerned member states, are subsequently required to grant a MA for their territories on the basis of this assessment. The only exception to this is where the competent authority of an EU Member State considers that there are concerns of potential serious risk to public health, the disputed points are subject to a dispute resolution mechanism and may eventually be referred to the EC, whose decision is binding for all EU Member States.

Risk Management Plan

All new MAAs must include a RMP describing the risk management system that a company will put in place and documenting measures to prevent or minimize the risks associated with the product. RMPs are continually modified and updated throughout the lifetime of the medicine as new information becomes available. An updated RMP must be submitted: (i) at the request of EMA or a national competent authority, or (ii) whenever the risk-management system is modified, especially as the result of new information being received that may lead to a significant change to the benefit-risk profile or as a result of an important pharmacovigilance or risk-minimization milestone being reached. The regulatory authorities may also impose specific obligations as a condition of the MA. Since October 20, 2023, all RMPs for centrally authorized products are published by the EMA, subject only to limited redactions.

MA Validity Period

MAs have an initial duration of five years. After these five years, the authorization may subsequently be renewed on the basis of a reevaluation of the risk-benefit balance. Once renewed, the MA is valid for an unlimited period unless the EC or the national competent authority decides, on justified grounds relating to pharmacovigilance, to proceed with only one additional five-year renewal. Applications for renewal must be made to the EMA at least nine months before the five-year period expires.

Any authorization which is not followed by the actual placing of the drug on the EU market (in case of centralized procedure) or on the market of the authorizing member state within three years after authorization ceases to be valid.

For the UK, the period of three years during which the drug has not been marketed in Great Britain will be restarted from the date of conversion to a Great Britain MA. Conversion refers to the procedure by which, as of

January 1, 2021, MAs granted on the basis of a centralized procedure in the EU are only valid in Northern Ireland but not in Great Britain, whereas, prior EU authorizations have all been automatically converted into UK MAs effective in Great Britain only.

On the other hand, for the EU, in the case the drug has been marketed in the UK, the placing on the UK market before the end of the period starting when the UK left the EU on January 31, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020 (the “Brexit Transition Period”) will be taken into account. If, after the end of the Brexit Transition Period, the drug is not placed on any other market of the remaining EU Member States, the three-year period will start running from the last date the drug was placed on the UK market before the end of the Brexit Transition Period.

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

In the EU, medicinal products, including advanced therapy medicinal products (“ATMP”) are subject to extensive pre- and post-market regulation by regulatory authorities at both the EU and national levels. ATMPs comprise gene therapy products, somatic cell therapy products and tissue engineered products, which are genes, cells or tissues that have undergone substantial manipulation and that are administered to human beings in order to cure, diagnose or prevent diseases or regenerate, repair or replace a human tissue. Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007, the Committee for Advanced Therapies (“CAT”) is responsible in conjunction with the CHMP for the evaluation of ATMPs. The CHMP and CAT are also responsible for providing guidelines on ATMPs. These guidelines provide additional guidance on the factors that the EMA will consider in relation to the development and evaluation of ATMPs and include, among other things, the preclinical studies required to characterize ATMPs. Although such guidelines are not legally binding, compliance with them is often necessary to gain and maintain approval for product candidates.

In addition to the mandatory RMP, the holder of a MA for an ATMP must put in place and maintain a system to ensure that each individual product and its starting and raw materials, including all substances coming into contact with the cells or tissues it may contain, can be traced through the sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, storage, transport and delivery to the relevant healthcare institution where the product is used.

Exceptional Circumstances/Conditional Approval

Similar to accelerated approval regulations in the United States, conditional MAs can be granted in the EU in exceptional circumstances. A conditional MA can be granted for medicinal products where, although comprehensive clinical data referring to the safety and efficacy of the medicinal product have not been supplied, a number of criteria are fulfilled: (i) the benefit/risk balance of the product is positive, (ii) it is likely that the applicant will be in a position to provide the comprehensive clinical data, (iii) unmet medical needs will be fulfilled by the grant of the MA and (iv) the benefit to public health of the immediate availability on the market of the medicinal product concerned outweighs the risk inherent in the fact that additional data are still required. Once a conditional MA has been granted, the MA holder must fulfil specific obligations within defined timelines. A conditional MA must be renewed annually, but it can be converted into a standard MA once the MA holder fulfils the obligations imposed and the complete data confirm that the medicine’s benefits continue to outweigh its risks.

Data and Market Exclusivity

As in the United States, it may be possible to obtain a period of market and / or data exclusivity in the EU that would have the effect of postponing the entry into the marketplace of a competitor’s generic, hybrid or biosimilar product (even if the pharmaceutical product has already received a MA) and prohibiting another applicant from relying on the MA holder’s pharmacological, toxicological and clinical data in support of another MA for the purposes of submitting an application, obtaining MA or placing the product on the market. New Chemical Entities (“NCEs”) approved in the EU qualify for eight years of data exclusivity and 10 years of marketing exclusivity.

An additional non-cumulative one-year period of marketing exclusivity is possible if during the data exclusivity period (the first eight years of the 10-year marketing exclusivity period), the MA holder obtains an authorization for one or more new therapeutic indications that are deemed to bring a significant clinical benefit compared to existing therapies.

The data exclusivity period begins on the date of the product’s first MA in the EU. After eight years, a generic product application may be submitted and generic companies may rely on the MA holder’s data. However, a generic product cannot launch until two years later (or a total of 10 years after the first MA in the EU of the innovator product), or three years later (or a total of 11 years after the first MA in the EU of the innovator product) if the MA holder obtains MA for a new indication with significant clinical benefit within the eight-year data exclusivity period. Additionally, another noncumulative one-year period of data exclusivity can be added to the eight years of data exclusivity where an application is made for a new indication for a well-established substance, provided that significant preclinical or clinical studies were carried out in relation to the new indication. Another year of data exclusivity may be added to the eight years, where a change of classification of a pharmaceutical product has been authorized on the basis of significant pre-trial tests or clinical trials (when examining an application by another applicant for or holder of market authorization for a change of classification of the same substance the competent authority will not refer to the results of those tests or trials for one year after the initial change was authorized).

Products may not be granted data exclusivity since there is no guarantee that a product will be considered by the European Union’s regulatory authorities to include an NCE. Even if a compound is considered to be a NCE and the MA applicant is able to gain the prescribed period of data exclusivity, another company nevertheless could also market another version of the medicinal product if such company can complete a full MAA with their own complete database of pharmaceutical tests, preclinical studies and clinical trials and obtain MA of its product.

On April 26, 2023, the EC submitted a proposal for the reform of the European pharmaceutical legislation. The current draft envisages, e.g., a shortening of the periods of data exclusivity; however, there is currently neither a final version of this draft nor a date for its entry into force. While the European Parliament adopted its approving position on the reform on April 10, 2024, no further required legislative steps have been taken since.

Pediatric Development

In the EU, companies developing a new medicinal product are obligated to study their product in children and must therefore submit a pediatric improvement plan (“PIP”) together with a request for agreement to the EMA. The EMA issues a decision on the PIP based on an opinion of the EMA’s Pediatric Committee. Companies must conduct pediatric clinical trials in accordance with the PIP approved by the EMA, unless a deferral (e.g., until enough information to demonstrate its effectiveness and safety in adults is available) or waiver (e.g., because the relevant disease or condition occurs only in adults) has been granted by the EMA. The MAA for the medicinal product must include the results of all pediatric clinical trials performed and details of all information collected in compliance with the approved PIP, unless a waiver or a deferral has been granted, in which case the pediatric clinical trials may be completed at a later date. Medicinal products that are granted an MA on the basis of the pediatric clinical trials conducted in accordance with the approved PIP are eligible for a six-month extension of the protection under a supplementary protection certificate (if any is in effect at the time of approval) or, in the case of orphan medicinal products, a two-year extension of the orphan market exclusivity. This pediatric reward is subject to specific conditions and is not automatically available when data in compliance with the approved PIP are developed and submitted. An approved PIP is also required when a MA holder wants to add a new indication, medicinal form or route of administration for a medicine that is already authorized and covered by intellectual property rights.

In the UK, the MHRA has published guidance on the procedures for UK PIPs which, where possible, mirror the submission format and requirements of the EU system. EU PIPs remain applicable for Northern Ireland and EU PIPs agreed by the EMA prior to January 1, 2021 have been adopted as UK PIPs.

PRIME Designation

In March 2016, the EMA launched an initiative to facilitate development of product candidates in indications, often rare, for which few or no therapies currently exist. The Priority Medicines (“PRIME”) scheme is intended to encourage drug development in areas of unmet medical need and provides accelerated assessment of products representing substantial innovation reviewed under the centralized procedure. Products from small-and medium-sized enterprises may qualify for earlier entry into the PRIME scheme than larger companies on the basis of compelling non-clinical data and tolerability data from initial clinical trials. Many benefits accrue to sponsors of product candidates with PRIME designation, including but not limited to, early and proactive regulatory dialogue with the EMA, frequent discussions on clinical trial designs and other development program elements, and potentially accelerated marketing authorization application assessment once a dossier has been submitted. Importantly, once a candidate medicine has been selected for the PRIME scheme, a dedicated contact point and rapporteur from the CHMP or from CAT are appointed facilitating increased understanding of the product at EMA’s Committee level. A kick-off meeting with the CHMP/CAT rapporteur initiates these relationships and includes a team of multidisciplinary experts to provide guidance on the overall development plan and regulatory strategy. PRIME eligibility does not change the standards for product approval, and there is no assurance that any such designation or eligibility will result in expedited review or approval.

Post-Approval Regulation

Similar to the United States, both MA holders and manufacturers of medicinal products are subject to comprehensive regulatory oversight by the EMA, the EC and/or the competent regulatory authorities of the EU Member States. This oversight applies both before and after grant of manufacturing licenses and marketing authorizations. It includes control of compliance with EU good manufacturing practices rules, manufacturing authorizations, pharmacovigilance rules and requirements governing advertising, promotion, sale, and distribution, recordkeeping, importing and exporting of medicinal products.

Failure by us or by any of our third-party partners, including suppliers, manufacturers and distributors to comply with EU laws and the related national laws of individual EU Member States governing the conduct of clinical trials, manufacturing approval, MA of medicinal products and marketing of such products, both before and after grant of MA, statutory health insurance, bribery and anti-corruption or other applicable regulatory requirements may result in administrative, civil or criminal penalties. These penalties could include delays or refusal to authorize the conduct of clinical trials or to grant MA, product withdrawals and recalls, product seizures, suspension, withdrawal or variation of the MA, total or partial suspension of production, distribution, manufacturing or clinical trials, operating restrictions, injunctions, suspension of licenses, fines and criminal penalties.

The holder of MA for a medicinal product must also comply with EU pharmacovigilance legislation and its related regulations and guidelines, which entail many requirements for conducting pharmacovigilance, or the assessment and monitoring of the safety of medicinal products.

These pharmacovigilance rules can impose on holders of MAs the obligation to conduct a labor intensive collection of data regarding the risks and benefits of marketed medicinal products and to engage in ongoing assessments of those risks and benefits, including the possible requirement to conduct additional clinical studies or post-authorization safety studies to obtain further information on a medicine’s safety, or to measure the effectiveness of risk-management measures, which may be time consuming and expensive and could impact our profitability. MA holders must establish and maintain a pharmacovigilance system and appoint an individual qualified person for pharmacovigilance, who is responsible for oversight of that system. Key obligations include expedited reporting of suspected serious adverse reactions and submission of Periodic Safety Update Reports (“PSURs”) in relation to medicinal products for which they hold MAs. The EMA reviews PSURs for medicinal products authorized through the centralized procedure. If the EMA has concerns that the risk benefit profile of a product has varied, it can adopt an opinion advising that the existing MA for the product be suspended,

withdrawn or varied. The agency can advise that the MA holder be obliged to conduct post-authorization Phase 4 safety studies. If the EC agrees with the opinion, it can adopt a decision varying the existing MA. Failure by the MA holder to fulfill the obligations for which the EC’s decision provides can undermine the ongoing validity of the MA.

More generally, non-compliance with pharmacovigilance obligations can lead to the variation, suspension or withdrawal of the MA for the product or imposition of financial penalties or other enforcement measures.

The manufacturing process for pharmaceutical products in the European Union is highly regulated, and regulators may shut down manufacturing facilities that they believe do not comply with regulations. Manufacturing requires a manufacturing authorization, and the manufacturing authorization holder must comply with various requirements set out in the applicable EU laws, regulations and guidance, including Directive 2001/83/EC, Directive 2003/94/EC (repealed by Directive 2017/1572 on January 31, 2022), Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and the European Commission Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practice. These requirements include compliance with EU cGMP standards when manufacturing pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients, including the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients outside of the European Union with the intention to import the active pharmaceutical ingredients into the European Union. Amendments or replacements of at least Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 are part of the reform proposal for European pharmaceutical legislation. Similarly, the distribution of pharmaceutical products into and within the European Union is subject to compliance with the applicable EU laws, regulations and guidelines, including the requirement to hold appropriate authorizations for distribution granted by the competent authorities of the EU Member States. The manufacturer or importer must have a qualified person who is responsible for certifying that each batch of product has been manufactured in accordance with cGMPs, before releasing the product for commercial distribution in the European Union or for use in a clinical trial. Manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by the competent authorities for compliance with cGMPs.

Sales and Marketing Regulations

The advertising and promotion of our products is also subject to EU laws concerning promotion of medicinal products, interactions with physicians, misleading and comparative advertising and unfair commercial practices. In addition, other national legislation of individual EU Member States may apply to the advertising and promotion of medicinal products and may differ from one country to another. These laws require that promotional materials and advertising in relation to medicinal products comply with the product’s summary of product characteristics (“SmPC”) as approved by the competent regulatory authorities. The SmPC is the document that provides information to physicians concerning the safe and effective use of the medicinal product. It forms an intrinsic and integral part of the marketing authorization granted for the medicinal product. Promotion of a medicinal product that does not comply with the SmPC is considered to constitute off-label promotion. All advertising and promotional activities for the product must be consistent with the approved SmPC and therefore all off-label promotion is prohibited. Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription-only medicines is also prohibited in the EU. Violations of the rules governing the promotion of medicinal products in the European Union could be penalized by administrative measures, fines and imprisonment. These laws may further limit or restrict the advertising and promotion of our products to the general public and may also impose limitations on our promotional activities with healthcare professionals.

EU regulation with regards to dispensing, sale and purchase of medicines has generally been preserved in the UK following Brexit, through the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. However, organizations wishing to sell medicines online need to register with the MHRA. Following Brexit, the requirements to display the common logo no longer apply to UK-based online sellers, except for those established in Northern Ireland.

Anti-Corruption Legislation

In the EU, interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians are also governed by strict laws, regulations, industry self-regulation codes of conduct and physicians’ codes of professional conduct both at EU level and in the individual EU Member States. The provision of benefits or advantages to physicians to induce or encourage the prescription, recommendation, endorsement, purchase, supply, order or use of medicinal products is prohibited in the European Union. The provision of benefits or advantages to physicians is also governed by the national anti-bribery laws of the EU Member States. Violation of these laws could result in substantial fines and imprisonment.

Payments made to physicians in certain EU Member States also must be publicly disclosed. Moreover, agreements with physicians must often be the subject of prior notification and approval by the physician’s employer, his/her regulatory professional organization, and/or the competent authorities of the individual EU Member States. These requirements are provided in the national laws, industry codes, or professional codes of conduct, applicable in the individual EU Member States. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in reputational risk, public reprimands, administrative penalties, fines or imprisonment.

In the UK, the pharmaceutical sector is recognized as being particularly vulnerable to corrupt practices, some of which fall within the scope of the Bribery Act 2010. Due to the Bribery Act 2010’s far-reaching territorial application, the potential penalized act does not have to occur in the UK to come within its scope. If the act or omission does not take place in the UK, but the person’s act or omission would constitute an offense if carried out there and the person has a close connection with the UK, an offense will still have been committed. The Bribery Act 2010 is comprised of four offenses that cover (i) individuals, companies and partnerships that give, promise or offer bribes, (ii) individuals, companies and partnerships that request, agree to receive or accept bribes, (iii) individuals, companies and partnerships that bribe foreign public officials, and (iv) companies and partnerships that fail to prevent persons acting on their behalf from paying bribes. The penalties imposed under the Bribery Act 2010 depend on the offence committed, harm and culpability and penalties range from unlimited fines to imprisonment for a maximum term of 10 years and in some cases both.

Regulations in the UK and Other Markets

The UK formally left the EU on January 31, 2020 and EU laws now only apply to the UK in respect of Northern Ireland as laid out in the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and as amended by the Windsor Framework sets out a long-term set of arrangements for the supply of medicines into Northern Ireland. The EU and the UK agreed on a trade and cooperation agreement, which includes provisions affecting the life sciences sector (including on customs and tariffs) specific provisions concerning pharmaceuticals, including the mutual recognition of GMP, inspections of manufacturing facilities for medicinal products and issued GMP documents. The TCA does not, however, contain wholesale mutual recognition of UK and EU pharmaceutical regulations and product standards.

The UK government has adopted the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (“MMDA”) to enable the existing regulatory frameworks to be updated following the UK’s departure from the EU. The MMDA introduces regulation-making, delegated powers covering the fields of human medicines, clinical trials of human medicines, veterinary medicines and medical devices. The MHRA has since been consulting on future regulations for medicines and medical devices in the UK.

The MMDA supplements the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (the “UK Regulations”), which are based on the EU Medical Devices Directive as amended to reflect the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory regime. Notably, the UK Regulations do not include any of the revisions that have been made by the EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745, which has gained full application in all EU Member States since May 26, 2021, but is not applicable in the UK as “retained law”. Additionally, the MHRA launched a comprehensive consultation in 2021 with proposals to amend the regulatory framework for medical devices in the UK. The stated objectives of

the proposals include expansion of the scope of the UK Regulations (for example, by expanding the in vitro diagnostic medical device definition to include software and other products, including products without an intended medical purpose but with similar functioning and risk profiles) and potentially through use of internationally recognized definitions (for example, by excluding products that contain viable biological substances and excluding food), remove trade barriers, further the availability of medical devices and improve the favorability of the UK market. The consultation period closed on November 25, 2021 and on June 26, 2022, the MHRA published a response to its consultation, which sets out the proposed new UK regulatory framework for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The proposals are intended to improve patient safety and public health through appropriate regulatory oversight, improve the traceability of medical devices, improve the regulation of the rules governing software and AI as medical devices and introduce alternative routes to market to ensure the UK aligns with any superior international best practices. Core aspects of the new framework are expected to apply from July 1, 2025 with appropriate transitional measures and the introduction of secondary legislation.

For other countries outside of the European Union, such as countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America or Asia, the requirements governing the conduct of clinical trials, product licensing, pricing and reimbursement vary from country to country. In all cases, again, the clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with GCP and the applicable regulatory requirements and the ethical principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki.

If we fail to comply with applicable foreign regulatory requirements, we may be subject to, among other things, fines, suspension of clinical trials, suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products, operating restrictions and criminal prosecution.

Regulation of Medical Products in New Zealand

Clinical trials in New Zealand are regulated under the Medicines Act 1981 (“Medicines Act”) and Medicines Regulations 1984.

Clinical trial requirements

The New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (“Medsafe”) is the regulatory authority that administers the application and approval process for medicines and clinical trials in New Zealand (under delegation from the Director-General of Health). Approval from Medsafe is required in the following two circumstances:

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before a medicine can be distributed in New Zealand - see “Approval for distribution” below; however, there is an exemption from this approval requirement for medicines that are imported or manufactured for the sole purpose of use in a clinical trial (including pharmacokinetic, bioequivalence and first-in-human studies); and

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for all clinical trials involving unapproved medicines carried out in New Zealand; however, if a medicine is already approved by Medsafe for distribution in New Zealand, then there is no separate requirement to obtain approval for clinical trials with that medicine (including if the medicine is being tested for a use not provided for under its existing authorization).

Medsafe also expects all clinical trials to be carried out in accordance with internationally accepted standards for good clinical practice as published by the EMA in its Guideline for Good Clinical Practice, to the extent that these standards are compatible with the Medicines Act.

Clinical trial approval process

The clinical trial approval process requires submission of an online application to Medsafe. The application must include information about the nature of the medicine, the purpose of the trial, details of the investigators

conducting the trial, written consent to nomination from each investigator, copies of information supplied to the investigators, a protocol of the trial, and details of the sites and facilities used. The application must be made by the actual or intended importer, manufacturer, packer, or supplier of the medicine in New Zealand. Once approved, the applicant becomes the “sponsor” and assumes responsibility and legal liability for the trial in New Zealand.

Once an application is received, Medsafe provides it to the Health Research Council of New Zealand (“HRC”). One of two HRC standing committees will consider the application and make a recommendation to Medsafe as to whether the clinical trial should be approved (with or without conditions) or declined.

The Standing Committee on Therapeutic Trials considers pharmaceutical medicine trial applications, while the Gene Technology Advisory Committee considers applications for trials involving gene and other biotechnology therapies. Both standing committees undertake a similar scientific assessment process, and consider factors such as trial protocol and design, data collection, and general compliance with the Guideline for Good Practice before making a recommendation to Medsafe.

Ethical requirements

Medsafe expects all clinical trials to be approved by the Health and Disability Ethics Committee (“HDEC”), regardless of whether Medicines Act approval is required. HDEC reviews and approves applications and provides ongoing oversight of clinical trials to ensure alignment with good ethical practice. HDEC approval can be sought before, during, or after Medicines Act approval is sought from Medsafe.

Registration

A clinical trial’s sponsor may register a trial with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (“ANZCTR”), an online public registry of clinical trials undertaken in New Zealand, Australia, and elsewhere. While not mandatory, the ANZCTR is a recognized part of the World Health Organisation Registry Network and registration is encouraged by the World Health Organisation.

Approval for distribution

If a sponsor decides to distribute the new medicine product in New Zealand after the clinical trial, the sponsor must apply for distribution approval. This is separate to the approval process for clinical trials and involves submitting an application to Medsafe for consideration. Medsafe assesses the safety, efficacy, quality and risk profile of the medicine, and makes a recommendation to the Minister of Health as to whether the medicine should be approved for distribution (in practice, the Minister follows Medsafe’s recommendation).

Employees and Human Capital Resources

As of February 1, 2026, we had nine employees, all of whom were employed full time. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered under a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings. We are not currently a party to or aware of any proceedings that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and other factors described below and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented and updated by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we have filed or will file with the SEC, and in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as well as the risk factors and other information contained in or incorporated by reference into any accompanying prospectus supplement, before investing in any of our securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects could be materially and adversely affected by any of these risks. The risks and uncertainties described below and in the documents incorporated by reference herein are not the only risks and uncertainties that you may face.

For more information about our SEC filings, please see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

Risks Related to Our Limited Operating History, Financial Position and Capital Requirements

There is no guarantee that our acquisition of Damora will increase stockholder value.

In November 2025, we acquired Damora. We cannot guarantee that implementing the Asset Acquisition and related transactions will not impair stockholder value or otherwise adversely affect our business. The Asset Acquisition poses significant integration challenges between our businesses which could result in management and business disruptions, any of which could harm our results of operation, business prospects, and impair the value of the Asset Acquisition to our stockholders.

We are a preclinical stage biotechnology company with a limited operating history on which to assess our business; we have no products that have been administered to humans or approved for commercial sale, which may make it difficult to evaluate our current business and likelihood of success and viability.

We are a preclinical stage biotechnology company with limited operating history. Since our inception, we have incurred operating losses with no corresponding revenue and have utilized substantially all of our resources to identify, license and develop our product candidates, organize and staff our company and provide other general and administrative support for our operations. We have limited experience as a company in initiating, conducting and completing preclinical studies and clinical trials. In part because of this lack of experience, we cannot be certain that our preclinical studies or clinical trials will begin or be completed on time, if at all. In addition, we have not yet demonstrated an ability to obtain regulatory approvals, manufacture a commercial-scale product or arrange for a third party to do so on our behalf, or conduct sales, marketing and distribution activities necessary for successful product commercialization. Consequently, any predictions about our future success or viability may not be as accurate as they could be if we had a longer operating history.

In addition, as our business grows, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, restrictions, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors. We will need to transition at some point from a company with an early research and development focus to a company capable of supporting larger scale clinical trials and eventually commercial activities. We may not be successful in such a transition.

We will require substantial additional capital to finance our operations in the future. If we are unable to raise such capital when needed, or on acceptable terms, we may be forced to delay, reduce and/or eliminate one or more of our research programs or future commercialization efforts.

Developing biotechnology products is a long, time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that takes years to complete. We expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials of, and seek regulatory approval for our product candidates,

advance discovery efforts with respect to our research and research programs, and advance any future programs and product candidates that we may develop or license. Even if one or more of the programs that we develop is approved for commercial sale, we anticipate incurring significant costs associated with sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution activities to launch any such product. Our expenses could increase beyond expectations if we are required by the FDA or other regulatory agencies to perform preclinical studies or clinical trials in addition to or more expansive than those that we currently anticipate. Because the design and outcome of our planned and anticipated clinical trials are highly uncertain, we cannot reasonably estimate the actual amount of funding that will be necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of any program we develop. Our future capital requirements depend on many factors, including but not limited to:

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the scope, design, progress, results and costs of discovery, preclinical and clinical development for our product candidates;

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the cost and timing of completion of clinical and commercial-scale manufacturing activities;

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the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining, defending and enforcing our intellectual property and proprietary rights, and defending intellectual property-related claims, including claims of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of third-party intellectual property;

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the costs, timing and outcome of the regulatory review of our product candidates and obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals;

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the costs of our future commercialization activities, either on our own or in collaboration with others, including product sales, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution for any product candidate for which we receive regulatory approval;

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the revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval;

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the success of our current or future collaborations, including our collaboration with Paragon pursuant to the Paragon Option Agreement and any future license agreements we enter into with Paragon;

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our ability to establish and maintain additional collaborations on favorable terms, if at all;

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the extent to which we acquire or in-license products, intellectual property and technologies;

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the costs of operational, financial and management information systems and associated personnel; and

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the costs of operating as a public company.

As a result, we will require substantial additional funding to continue our operations. As of November 30, 2025, we had $274 million of cash and cash equivalents. We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2029. We will still need to raise additional capital to continue to fund our operations in the future. If we are unable to raise additional capital when needed, that could raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We may be required to seek additional funds sooner than planned through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations and licensing arrangements or other sources, and adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Such financing may dilute our stockholders or the failure to obtain such financing may restrict our operating activities. Any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from their day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our business. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences and anti-dilution protections that adversely affect the rights of our stockholders. Debt financing may result in the imposition of debt covenants, increased fixed payment obligations or other restrictions that may affect our business. If we raise additional funds through upfront payments or milestone payments pursuant to current or future collaborations

with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. Our ability to raise additional capital may be adversely impacted by global macroeconomic conditions and volatility in the credit and financial markets in the United States and worldwide. Our failure to raise capital as and when needed or on acceptable terms would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy, and we may have to delay, reduce the scope of, suspend or eliminate one or more of our product candidates, clinical trials or future commercialization efforts or cease our operations.

We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future and may not be able to achieve or sustain profitability in the future. We have no products approved for sale, have not generated any revenue from our product candidates and may never generate revenue or become profitable.

Investment in biotechnology product development is a highly speculative undertaking and entails substantial upfront capital expenditures and significant risks that any product candidate will fail to demonstrate adequate efficacy or an acceptable safety profile, gain regulatory approval and become commercially viable. We have no products that have been dosed in humans or approved for commercial sale, have not generated any revenue from product sales to date, and continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related to our ongoing operations. We do not expect to generate product revenue unless or until we successfully complete preclinical and clinical development and obtain regulatory approval of, and then successfully commercialize, at least one of our product candidates. We may never succeed in these activities and, even if we do, may never generate revenues that are significant or large enough to achieve profitability. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital to advance a product candidate to commercialization or generate sufficient revenue through the sale of any approved products, we may be unable to continue operations without additional funding.

We have incurred significant net losses in each period since our inception in 2011. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we had net losses of $3.1 million and $9.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $286.6 million. We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. Our operating expenses and net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we:

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advance our existing and future product candidates through preclinical and clinical development;

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seek to identify additional product candidates;

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maintain, expand, enforce, defend and protect our intellectual property portfolio;

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seek, obtain and maintain regulatory and regulatory approvals for our product candidates;

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seek to identify, establish and maintain additional collaborations and license agreements;

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make milestone payments to Paragon under the Paragon Option Agreement and under any additional future collaboration or license agreements that we enter into;

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ultimately establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any drug products for which we may obtain regulatory approval, either on our own or in collaboration with others;

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generate revenue from commercial sales of product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval, if any;

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hire additional personnel including research and development, clinical and commercial personnel;

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add operational, financial and management information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product development;

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acquire or in-license products, intellectual property and technologies;

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establish clinical and commercial-scale cGMPs capabilities through a third-party or our own manufacturing facility; and

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integrate Damora into our operations following the Asset Acquisition.

In addition, our expenses will increase if, among other things, we are required by the FDA or other regulatory authorities to perform clinical trials or studies in addition to, or different than, those that we currently anticipate, there are any delays in completing our clinical trials or the development of any of our product candidates, or there are any third-party challenges to our intellectual property or we need to defend against any intellectual property-related claim.

Even if we obtain regulatory approval for, and are successful in commercializing, one or more of our product candidates, we expect to incur substantial additional research and development and other expenditures to develop and market additional product candidates and/or to expand the approved indications of any marketed product. We may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business. The size of our future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of future growth of our expenses and our ability to generate revenue.

Our failure to become profitable would decrease our value and could impair our ability to raise capital, maintain our research and development efforts, expand our business and/or continue our operations. A decline in the value of our stock could also cause stockholders to lose all or part of their investment.

Risks Related to Our Discovery, Development and Commercialization

We face competition from entities that have developed or may develop product candidates for the diseases addressed by our product candidates.

The development and commercialization of drugs is highly competitive. Our product candidates, if approved, will face significant competition and our failure to effectively compete may prevent us from achieving significant market penetration. We compete with a variety of multinational biopharmaceutical companies, specialized biotechnology companies and emerging biotechnology companies. If approved for the treatment of patients with mutCALR-driven MPNs, our portfolio of products would compete with hydroxyurea, which is not approved for the treatment of ET in the United States, anagrelide, ruxolitinib, and interferon, which has not been approved for ET, and well as ruxolitnib, momelotinib, pacritinib and fedratinib in MF. In addition, we are aware of several companies with product candidates in development for the treatment of patients with mutCALR-driven MPNs, including Incyte’s INCA033989 and INCA035784, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s JNJ-88549968, Meiji Seika Pharma’s mutCALR TCE, Prelude Therapeutics, LLC’s mCALR CDK9d DAC, Alethio Therapeutics’ AT-02, PharmaEssentia Corporation’s ropeginterferon alfa-2b, Merck & Co., Inc’s bomedemstat, Novartis AG’s pelabresib, Geron Corporation’s imetelstat, and Kartos Therapeutics, Inc.’s navtemadlin. Companies that we are aware of targeting the treatment of AML include large companies with significant financial resources, such as Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Crescent Biopharma, Inc. and Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We also compete with academic institutions, governmental agencies, and public and private research institutions, among others. Many of the companies with which we are currently competing or will compete against in the future have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals, and regulatory approved products than we do, and are further along in the clinical development and/or commercialization process. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of our competitors. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. These competitors also compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel, establishing clinical trial sites, raising capital, patient registration for clinical trials, establishing and defending rights to intellectual property, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, our product candidates.

Our competitors have developed or are developing, and may in the future develop, product candidates or products competitive with our product candidates. Competitive therapeutic treatments include those that have already been approved and accepted by the medical community and any potential new treatments, including those currently under clinical development. Our success will depend partially on our ability to develop and commercialize products that have a competitive safety, efficacy, dosing and/or presentation profile. Our commercial opportunity and success will be reduced or eliminated if competing products are safer, more effective, have a more attractive dosing profile or presentation or are less expensive than the products we develop, or if our competitors develop competing products or biosimilars that enter the market more quickly than we do and are able to gain market acceptance. Conversely, the lack of commercial success of other competing therapies may raise concerns about the financial viability of our product candidates.

In addition, because of the competitive landscape for MPNs and AML indications, we may also face competition for establishing trial sites and clinical trial enrollment. Patient enrollment will depend on many factors, including if potential clinical trial patients choose to undergo treatment with approved products or enroll in competitors’ ongoing clinical trials for product candidates that are under development for the same indications as our product candidates. An increase in the number of approved products for the indications we are targeting with our product candidates will likely further exacerbate this competition. Our inability to enroll a sufficient number of patients could, among other impacts, delay our development timeline, which may further harm our competitive position.

Our programs are in the preclinical stages of development and may fail in development or suffer delays that materially and adversely affect our viability. If we or our current or future collaborators are unable to complete development of or commercialize our product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially harmed.

We have no commercially approved products. Our programs are in the preclinical stages of development, and we have not begun or completed any clinical trials for these product candidates. As a result, we expect it will be many years before we commercialize any product candidate, if ever. Our ability to achieve and sustain profitability depends on obtaining regulatory approvals for, and successfully commercializing, our product candidates, either alone or with third parties, and we cannot guarantee you that we will ever obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates. We have not yet demonstrated our ability to obtain regulatory approvals, manufacture a commercial-scale product or arrange for a third party to do so on our behalf, or conduct sales and marketing activities necessary for successful product commercialization. Before obtaining regulatory approval for the commercial distribution of any product candidate, we or an existing or future collaborator must conduct extensive preclinical tests and clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy in humans of the product candidate.

We or our collaborators may experience delays in initiating or completing preclinical studies or clinical trials. We or our collaborators also may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, any future preclinical studies or clinical trials that we could conduct that could delay or prevent our ability to receive regulatory approval or commercialize our product candidates, including:

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regulators, such as the FDA, institutional review boards (“IRBs”) or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may not authorize us or our investigators to commence a clinical trial or conduct a clinical trial at a prospective trial site;

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we may experience delays in reaching, or fail to reach, agreement on acceptable terms with prospective trial sites and prospective clinical research organizations (“CROs”), the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different CROs and trial sites;

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clinical trial sites may deviate from the trial protocol, fail to conduct trials in a compliant manner or drop out of a trial, which may require that we add new clinical trial sites or investigators or otherwise negatively impact the timing or integrity of our clinical trial(s);

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clinical trials of any product candidates may fail to show safety or efficacy, or may produce negative or inconclusive results and we may decide, or regulators may require us, to conduct additional preclinical studies or clinical trials or we may decide to abandon a product research program;

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the number of subjects required for clinical trials of any product candidates may be larger than we anticipate, and enrollment in these clinical trials may be slower than we anticipate or subjects may drop out of these clinical trials or fail to return for post-treatment follow-up at a higher rate than we anticipate;

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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, or may deviate from the clinical trial protocol or suffer other quality or performance issues that negatively impact the timing or integrity of our clinical trial(s);

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we may elect to, or regulators, IRBs or ethics committees may require that we or our investigators, suspend or terminate clinical research or trials for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements or a finding that the participants in our clinical trials are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;

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the cost of clinical trials of any of our product candidates may be greater than we anticipate;

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the quality of our product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct clinical trials of our product candidates may be inadequate to initiate or successfully complete a given clinical trial;

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we may be unable to manufacture sufficient quantities of our product candidates for use in clinical trials;

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reports from clinical testing of other therapies may raise safety or efficacy concerns about our product candidates;

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we may fail to establish an appropriate safety profile for a product candidate based on clinical or preclinical data for such product candidates as well as data emerging from other therapies in the same class as our product candidates; and

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the FDA or other regulatory authorities may require us to submit additional data, such as long-term toxicology studies, or impose other requirements before permitting us to initiate a clinical trial.

Commencing clinical trials in the United States is subject to acceptance by the FDA of an IND and finalizing the trial design based on discussions with the FDA. Commencing clinical trials in jurisdictions outside of the United States is similarly subject to acceptance by the applicable regulatory authority of clinical trial documentation following discussions with such authority. In the event that the FDA or other applicable regulatory authority requires us to complete additional preclinical studies or we are required to satisfy other FDA or foreign regulatory authority requests, respectively, prior to commencing clinical trials, the start of our first clinical trial for a product candidate may be delayed. Even after we receive and incorporate guidance from these regulatory authorities, the FDA or other regulatory authorities could disagree as to whether we have satisfied their requirements to commence any clinical trial or change their position on the acceptability of our trial design or the clinical endpoints selected, which may require us to complete additional preclinical studies or clinical trials, delay the enrollment of our clinical trials or impose stricter approval conditions than we currently expect. There are analogous processes and risks applicable to clinical trial applications in other countries, including but not limited to Canada, New Zealand, Australia, countries in the EU and countries in Asia.

We may not have the financial resources to continue development of our product candidates if we experience any issues that delay or prevent regulatory approval of, or our ability to commercialize, our product candidates. We or our current or future collaborators’ inability to complete development of, or commercialize our product candidates, or significant delays in doing so, could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We are substantially dependent on the success of DMR-001, and our anticipated future clinical trials of such product candidate may not be successful.

Our future success is substantially dependent on our ability to timely obtain regulatory approval for, and then successfully commercialize, DMR-001. We are initially investing a majority of our efforts and financial resources into the research and development of this program. We intend to file an IND, or equivalent, for DMR-001 with the FDA in mid-2026 and initiate a Phase 1 trial in ET and MF patients with a subcutaneous formulation thereafter, subject to regulatory approval. The success of DMR-001 is dependent on observing rapid and sustained reduction in excess platelets, the key pathology in ET, compared to other anti-mutCALR antibody product candidates in clinical development. This is based in part on the assumption that the increased in vitro potency and improved pharmacokinetics observed in NHPs will translate into inhibition of Type 1 and Type 2 mutCALR-dependent cell proliferation and improved pharmacokinetic properties of DMR-001 in humans, resulting in a more convenient dosing regimen. To the extent we do not observe this inhibition of Type 1 and Type 2 mutCALR-dependent cell proliferation or improved pharmacokinetic properties in our Phase 1 clinical trial of DMR-001 or in additional clinical trials, it would significantly and adversely affect the clinical and commercial potential of DMR-001.

Our product candidates will require additional clinical development, evaluation of clinical, preclinical and manufacturing activities, regulatory approval in multiple jurisdictions, substantial investment and significant marketing efforts before we generate any revenues from product sales. We are not permitted to market or promote these product candidates, or any other product candidates, before we receive regulatory approval from the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, and we may never receive such regulatory approvals.

The success of our product candidates will depend on a variety of factors. We do not have complete control over many of these factors, including certain aspects of clinical development and the regulatory submission process, potential threats to our intellectual property rights, potential threats from the intellectual property rights of third parties and the manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sales efforts of any current or future collaborator. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will ever be able to generate revenue through the sale of these product candidates, even if approved. If we are not successful in obtaining regulatory approval and commercializing DMR-001, DMR-002, DMR-003, GB3226 or future product candidates, or are significantly delayed in doing so, our business will be materially harmed.

GB3226 is currently in preclinical development and we may fail to show that the drug is generally safe and well tolerated and that it may provide clinical benefit for patients.

Preclinical models have demonstrated that GB3226 is active against mixed-lineage leukemia-rearranged, NPM1m and FLT3+ driven AML, and we believe that GB3226 has the potential to be further developed to become a treatment option for other tumor types. However, we have not yet sufficiently demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit of GB3226 in patients, and we may be unable to establish sufficient efficacy to warrant continued development in this indication and we may fail to show that the drug is generally safe and well tolerated and that it may provide clinical benefit for patients.

If we do not achieve our projected development objectives in the time frames we announce and expect, the commercialization of our product candidates may be delayed which may harm our reputation and prospects, increase our expenses and cause our stock price to decline.

From time to time, we estimate the timing of the anticipated accomplishment of various scientific, clinical, regulatory and other product development goals, which we sometimes refer to as milestones. These milestones may include the commencement or completion of scientific studies and clinical trials, such as the expected timing for the initiation of our Phase 1 clinical trials of DMR-001, DMR-002, DMR-003 and GB3226, the timing for receipt of clinical data, and the timing for the submission of regulatory filings. From time to time, we may publicly announce the expected timing of some of these milestones. All of these milestones are and will be based

on numerous assumptions. The actual timing of these milestones can vary dramatically compared to our estimates, in many cases for reasons beyond our control. If we do not meet these milestones as publicly announced, or at all, our prospects and reputation may be adversely affected and our stock price may decline. Additionally, delays relative to our projected timelines are likely to cause overall expenses to increase, which may require us to raise additional capital sooner than expected and prior to achieving targeted development milestones.

The target patient population for the treatment of MPNs is small and has not been definitively determined, and if estimates of the number of treatable patients is lower than expected, our potential revenues from sales of our product candidates, if approved, and our ability to achieve profitability would be compromised.

The estimates of both the number of patients who have MPNs, as well as the subset of patients with the disease in a position to receive treatment from DMR-001 (i.e., those with mutCALR proteins > 42,000 patients in the United States), if approved, may prove to be incorrect. These estimates have been derived from a variety of sources, including scientific literature, input from physicians that treat patients with the diseases we are targeting, patient foundations and secondary market research databases. For example, estimates of the prevalence of MPNs in certain geographies are based in part on the published prevalence of MPNs among patient populations in the United States split across ethnicities, and our own analyses of prevalence in Europe, and on published disease incidence rates for certain geographies and estimated for the populations of such geographies. Further, new studies may change the estimated incidence or prevalence of MPNs, and any regulatory approvals that patient population. Similar considerations would apply to estimates of patient population for target indications we select for DMR-002, DMR-003 and any future product candidates. Accordingly, our target patient populations may turn out to be lower than expected, in which case the potential revenues from sales of our product candidates, if approved, would be lower than expected.

Our approach to the discovery and development of DMR-001, DMR-002 and DMR-003 is unproven, and we may not be successful in our efforts to build a pipeline of product candidates with commercial value.

Our approach to the discovery and development of our product candidates leverages well-established mechanisms of action and incorporates advanced antibody engineering to optimize half-life and other properties designed to overcome limitations of existing therapies, including increased binding affinity. Our product candidates are purposefully designed to improve upon existing product candidates and products while maintaining the same, well-established mechanisms of action. However, the scientific research that forms the basis of our efforts to develop DMR-001, DMR-002 and DMR-003 using half-life extension technologies and to enhance efficacy through improved binding affinity, including monoclonal antibodies, is ongoing and may not result in viable product candidates. We have limited clinical data on product candidates utilizing monoclonal antibody half-life extension technologies, especially in autoimmune indications, demonstrating whether they are safe or effective for long-term treatment in humans. We also have no clinical data to indicate whether our modifications to enhance binding affinity translate into improved efficacy in humans. The long-term safety and efficacy of DMR-001, DMR-002 and DMR-003 compared to currently approved products is unknown.

We may ultimately discover that utilizing half-life extension technologies for our specific targets and indications and any product candidates resulting therefrom do not possess certain properties required for therapeutic effectiveness. We currently have only preclinical data regarding the increased half-life properties of DMR-001, DMR-002 and DMR-003, and the same results may not be seen in humans. In addition, product candidates using half-life extension technologies may demonstrate different chemical and pharmacological properties in patients than they do in laboratory studies. This technology and any product candidates resulting therefrom may not demonstrate the same chemical and pharmacological properties in humans and may interact with human biological systems in unforeseen, ineffective or harmful ways. Many product candidates that appeared highly promising in preclinical studies or in early-stage clinical trials have failed when advanced into, or further in, clinical development.

In addition, other companies are developing drug products that utilize half-life extension technology in other targets and indications. The failure of those companies to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of their product candidates may be harmful to our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

In addition, we may in the future seek to discover and develop product candidates that are based on novel targets and technologies that are unproven. If our discovery or business development activities fail to identify novel targets or technologies for drug development, or such targets or technologies prove to be unsuitable for treating human disease, we may not be able to develop viable additional product candidates. We and our existing or future collaborators may never receive approval to market and commercialize any product candidate. Even if we or an existing or future collaborator obtains regulatory approval, the approval may be for targets, disease indications or patient populations that are not as broad as we intended or desired or may require labeling that includes significant use or distribution restrictions or safety warnings. If the products resulting from our product candidates prove to be ineffective, unsafe or commercially unviable, our product candidates and pipeline would have little, if any, value, which would have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Preclinical and clinical development involves a lengthy and expensive process that is subject to delays and with uncertain outcomes, and results of earlier studies and trials may not be predictive of future clinical trial results. If our preclinical studies and clinical trials are not sufficient to support regulatory approval of any of our product candidates, we may incur additional costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development of such product candidate.

Before obtaining regulatory approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of any product candidate, we must complete preclinical studies and then conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our product candidate in humans. Our clinical trials may not be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all, and failure can occur at any time during the preclinical study or clinical trial process. For example, we depend on the availability of NHPs to conduct certain preclinical studies that we are required to complete prior to submitting an IND and initiating clinical development. There is currently a global shortage of NHPs available for drug development. While we currently do not anticipate that this shortage will materially impact our costs or timelines, a continuing or future shortage could cause the cost of obtaining NHPs for our future preclinical studies to increase significantly or result in delays to our development timelines.

Moreover, enrolling patients in clinical trials for cancer therapies is challenging, as cancer patients will first receive the applicable standard of care. Many patients who respond positively to the standard of care therapy (and thus do not enroll in clinical trials) are believed to have tumor types that may have responded well to our product candidates. This may limit the number of eligible patients able to enroll in our clinical trials and could extend development timelines or increase costs for these programs. Patients who fail to respond positively to the standard of care treatment will be eligible for clinical trials of unapproved drug candidates. However, these patients may have either compromised immune function from prior administration of chemotherapy or an enhanced immune response from the prior administration of checkpoint inhibitors. Either of these prior treatment regimens may render our therapies less effective in clinical trials. We have sought and may continue to seek to mitigate these effects in the future through modification of enrollment eligibility criteria. Additionally, patients who have failed approved therapies will typically have more advanced cancer and a poorer long-term prognosis. If we are unable to initiate or adequately enroll our clinical trial sites, our clinical trials may be delayed.

Furthermore, a failure of one or more clinical trials can occur at any clinical trial phase. The outcome of preclinical studies and early-stage clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials. Moreover, preclinical and clinical data are often susceptible to varying interpretations and analyses, and many companies that have believed their product candidates performed satisfactorily in preclinical studies and clinical trials have nonetheless failed to obtain regulatory approval of their product candidates. In addition, we expect to rely on patients to provide feedback on measures such as measures of disease and quality of life, which are subjective and inherently difficult to evaluate. These measures can be influenced by factors outside of our control

and can vary widely from day to day for a particular patient, and from patient to patient and from site to site within a clinical trial.

We cannot be sure that the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities will agree with our clinical development plans. However, there is no guarantee the data from such Phase 1 trial will support additional trials. If the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities require us to conduct additional trials or enroll additional patients, our development timelines may be delayed. We cannot be sure that submission of an IND or similar foreign application will result in the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, as applicable, allowing clinical trials to begin in a timely manner, if at all. Moreover, even if these trials begin, issues may arise that could cause regulatory authorities to suspend or terminate such clinical trials. Events that may prevent successful or timely initiation or completion of clinical trials include: inability to generate sufficient preclinical, toxicology or other in vivo or in vitro data to support the initiation or continuation of clinical trials; delays in reaching a consensus with regulatory authorities on study design or implementation of the clinical trials; delays or failure in obtaining regulatory authorization to commence a trial; delays in reaching agreement on acceptable terms with prospective CROs and clinical trial sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different CROs and clinical trial sites; delays in identifying, recruiting and training suitable clinical investigators; delays in obtaining required IRB approval or positive ethics committee opinions at each clinical trial site; delays in manufacturing, testing, releasing, validating or importing/exporting sufficient stable quantities of our product candidates for use in clinical trials or the inability to do any of the foregoing; failure by our CROs, other third parties or us to adhere to clinical trial protocols; failure to perform in accordance with the FDA’s or any other regulatory authority’s GCP requirements or regulatory guidelines; changes to the clinical trial protocols; clinical sites deviating from trial protocol or dropping out of a trial; changes in regulatory requirements, guidance or clinical trial plans that require amending or submitting new clinical protocols; selection of clinical endpoints that require prolonged periods of observation or analyses of resulting data; transfer of manufacturing processes to new or larger-scale facilities and delays or failure by our contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) or us to make any necessary changes to such manufacturing process; and third parties being unwilling or unable to satisfy their contractual obligations to us.

We could also encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by the IRBs or ethics committees of the institutions in which such clinical trials are being conducted, by the Data Safety Monitoring Board, if any, for such clinical trial or by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities. Such authorities may suspend or terminate a clinical trial due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical trial 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 the product candidate, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. If we are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of our product candidates beyond those that we currently contemplate, if we are unable to successfully complete clinical trials of our product candidates, if the results of these trials are not positive or are only moderately positive or if there are safety concerns, our business and results of operations would be adversely affected.

We may find it difficult to enroll patients in our clinical trials, particularly given the relatively small patient population. If we encounter difficulties enrolling patients in our future clinical trial of DMR-001 or our other programs, our clinical development activities could be delayed or otherwise adversely affected.

We may experience difficulties in patient enrollment in our current or future clinical trials for a variety of reasons. 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 our conclusion.

In addition, cancer therapies are sometimes characterized by line of therapy (first, second, third, fourth, etc.), and the FDA often initially approves new therapies only for use in a particular line or lines of therapy. For example, we may initially seek approval of our product candidates as a third-line therapy for patients who have failed other approved treatments. We may subsequently seek approval as a second- and first-line therapy. There

is no guarantee that our product candidates, even if initially approved, would be subsequently approved as a second or first line therapy, which may further reduce the number of patients available to us.

Currently, most ET patients are often treated with aspirin alone. However, the remaining ET patients carry a higher risk of clotting and bleeding and are generally treated with hydroxyurea, which is not approved for the treatment of ET in the United States, anagrelide and interferon. In addition, there are several targeted therapies approved for the treatment of AML: enasidenib for patients with mutations in IDH2, marketed as Idhifa^® by Bristol Myers Squibb Company and Servier Pharmaceuticals, or Servier; ivosidenib for patients with mutations in IDH1, marketed as Tibsovo^® by Servier; revumenib for patients with KMT2A rearrangements or NPM1m, marketed as Revuforj^® by Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.; ziftomenib for patients with NPM1m, marketed as Komzifti^® by Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.; and a series of drugs approved for patients with genetic alterations in FLT3 including gilteritinib, marketed as Xospata^® by Astellas Pharma Inc., and quizartinib, marketed as Vanflyta^® by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Patients may decide, or physicians may recommend, to use such treatments instead of enrolling in clinical trials.

The enrollment of patients in future trials for any of our product candidates will depend on many factors, including:

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size and nature of the patient population;

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severity of the disease under investigation;

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availability and efficacy of approved drugs for the disease under investigation;

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