Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
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Stock-Based Compensation

2020 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2020 Plan was established for granting stock incentive awards to directors, officers, employees and consultants to the Company.

 

Stock Options

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted 160,000 options and 239,887 options to purchase its common stock to its directors and certain employees, respectively. The director option grants will cliff vest on the sooner to occur of one year from the grant date or the day prior to the 2023 annual meeting. The employee grants will vest annually in three equal parts over three years. The weighted average strike price and the aggregate grant date fair value of these options is $0.97 and $248,055, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 68,628 options to purchase common stock to its scientific advisory board members with a strike price of $6.82 per share, vesting immediately, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $259,674.

On June 25, 2021, the Company granted a total of 90,708 options to members of its board of directors with a strike price of $2.92 per share, vesting one year from the date of the grant, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $160,000.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense for stock options granted to employees and non-employees:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Research and development

 

$

192,991

 

 

$

480,415

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

63,005

 

 

 

433,192

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

255,996

 

 

$

913,607