Company: ANTX
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-044366
Chunk: 108

Company: AN2 Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 108
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, future agency cost-cutting measures, budget reductions, or structural changes remain uncertain and could further disrupt the FDA operations. Any prolonged delays or unpredictability in regulatory timelines may adversely affect our ability to bring our product candidates to market in a timely manner, which could have a material impact on our business, financial condition, and future growth prospects.

Disruptions at the FDA and other government agencies caused by funding shortages, staff reductions or global health concerns could hinder their ability to hire, retain or deploy key leadership and other personnel, or otherwise prevent new or modified products from being developed, approved or commercialized in a timely manner or at all, which could negatively impact our business.

The ability of the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities to review and/or approve new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, staff reductions, statutory, regulatory, and policy changes, the FDA’s or foreign regulatory authorities’ ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, and other events that may otherwise affect the FDA’s or foreign regulatory authorities’ ability to perform routine functions. Average review times at the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities have fluctuated in recent years as a result. In addition, government funding of other government agencies that fund research and development activities is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable.

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Disruptions at the FDA and other agencies such as the EMA, following its relocation to Amsterdam and resulting staff changes, may also slow the time necessary for new drugs and biologics or modifications to approved drugs or biologics to be reviewed and/or approved by necessary government agencies, which would adversely affect our business. For example, over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA, have had to furlough critical FDA employees and stop critical activities.

If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if staffing reductions or global health concerns prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to privacy and data security laws, rules, regulations, policies, industry standards, and contractual obligations, and our failure to comply with them could harm our business.

We maintain a large quantity of information, including confidential business information and information related to our employees and may maintain or have responsibility for the maintenance of personal information