| 1. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
Business InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., including its subsidiary, (the “Company”) is a biomaterials and biotechnology company with a focus on the treatment of spinal cord injuries (“SCIs”). The Company’s proprietary technologies incorporate intellectual property that is licensed under an exclusive, worldwide license from Boston Children’s Hospital (“BCH”) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”), as well as intellectual property that has been developed internally in collaboration with its advisors and partners. Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets, and raising capital. The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity-related securities. The Company has not achieved profitability and may not be able to realize sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability in the future. The Company does not expect to be profitable in the next several years, but rather expects to incur additional operating losses. The Company has limited liquidity and capital resources and must obtain significant additional capital resources in order to undertake any product development efforts, for acquisition of technologies and intellectual property rights, for preclinical and clinical testing of its anticipated products, pursuit of regulatory approvals, acquisition of capital equipment, laboratory and office facilities, establishment of production capabilities, for selling, general and administrative expenses, and other working capital requirements. In light of the Company’s decision to stop future development of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold, and based on a review of the status of our internal programs, resources and capabilities, the Company is exploring a wide range of strategic alternatives that may include a potential merger or sale of the Company or sale or divestiture of some of our assets or proprietary technologies. If the Company is unable to successfully conclude a strategic transaction outside of a dissolution, liquidation, or bankruptcy proceeding, it may decide to dissolve and liquidate its assets under the bankruptcy laws or otherwise. If the Company decides to dissolve and liquidate its assets under the bankruptcy laws or otherwise, it is unclear to what extent it will be able to pay its obligations, and, accordingly, it is further unclear whether and to what extent any resources will be available for distributions to stockholders. Going Concern The Company’s consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023 were prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, as of June 30, 2023, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Since its inception, the Company has suffered recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations and will need additional funding to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $10.7 million, working capital of $11.1 million and the Company has recorded a net loss of $4.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company will require additional liquidity to continue operations beyond the next 6 months. Given a variety of external factors including the impact of the recent economic downturn in the U.S. and global financial markets, the Company may be unable to access further equity or debt financing when needed. Lack of necessary funds may require the Company to, among other things, delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its research and product development programs, and capital expenditures. The Company may alternatively engage in cost-cutting measures in an attempt to extend its cash resources as long as possible. As such, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional liquidity when needed or under acceptable terms, if at all. There is no assurance, moreover, that any funds raised will be sufficient to enable the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company’s consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2023, do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital and is therefore unable to continue as a going concern, it may seek protection under the bankruptcy laws and potentially have to liquidate its assets and may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on its consolidated financial statements, and it is likely that investors will lose all or part of their investment. Reverse Stock Split On April 26, 2022, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, at a ratio of 1-for-25 (the “2022 Reverse Stock Split”). As a result of the 2022 Reverse Stock Split, (i) every 25 shares of the issued and outstanding common stock were automatically converted into one newly issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share; (ii) the number of shares of common stock into which each outstanding warrant or option to purchase common stock is exercisable was proportionally decreased, and (iii) the number of authorized shares of common stock outstanding was proportionally decreased. Shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock options and other equity instruments convertible into common stock were proportionately reduced and the respective exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased in accordance with the terms of the agreements governing such securities. The 2022 Reverse Stock Split became effective at 5:00 pm New York time on April 26, 2022, with the common stock trading on a post-split basis under the Company's existing trading symbol, “NVIV,” at the market open on April 27, 2022. Fractional shares resulting from the 2022 Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share, and all shares of common stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon the 2022 Reverse Stock Split to a given stockholder were aggregated for the purpose of determining whether the 2022 Reverse Stock Split would result in the issuance of a fractional share. Pursuant to Section 78.209 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Company’s Board of Directors was able take action to effect the 2022 Reverse Stock Split by filing a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada without the consent of the Company’s stockholders. All of the Company’s historical share and per share information related to issued and outstanding common stock and outstanding options and warrants exercisable for common stock in these consolidated financial statements have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis, to reflect the 2022 Reverse Stock Split. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) consistent with those applied in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1, 2023. The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2023 and its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented, and are not necessarily indicative of results for subsequent interim periods or for the full year. The interim consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, as allowed by the relevant SEC rules and regulations; however, the Company believes that its disclosures are adequate to ensure that the information presented is not misleading. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used in the current year. In the current year the Company reclassified certain current accrued expenses to Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These reclassifications did not have an impact on total assets or total liabilities of the Consolidated Balance Sheets or cash flows as previously reported.
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