# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001828673
**File Stem:** 0000950170-25-109637
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-25-109637.hdr.sgml**: 20250818

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-25-109637

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250814

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250818

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250818

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HCW Biologics Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001828673
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 825024477
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40591
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251227540

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2929 N COMMERCE PKWY
- **CITY:** MIRAMAR
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33025
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 954-842-2024

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2929 N COMMERCE PKWY
- **CITY:** MIRAMAR
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33025

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## FORM 8-K/A

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):** August 14, 2025<br>

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HCW Biologics Inc.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Delaware | 001-40591 | 82-5024477 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 2929 N. Commerce Parkway |  |  |
| Miramar**,** Florida |  | 33025 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** 954 842-2024<br>

Not Applicable

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | HCWB | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

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**Explanatory Note**

The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8K/A (the "Amendment") to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 14, 2025 ("Original Form 8-K") due to a clerical error with respect to a delay in issuance of the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 from August 14, 2025 to August 18, 2025.

Except as stated herein, this Current Report on Form 8-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 8-K on August 14, 2024 and no attempt has been made to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A to modify or update other disclosures as presented in the Original Form 8-K. Accordingly, this Form 8-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 8-K and our filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 8-K.

## Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 18, 2025, HCW Biologics Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information set forth in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

## Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 99.1 | [<u>Press release dated August 18, 2025.</u>](hcwb-ex99_1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  |  | **HCW BIOLOGICS INC.** |
| Date: | August 18, 2025 | By:  | /s/ Hing C. Wong |
|  |  |  | Hing C. Wong<br>Founder and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![img90053791_0.jpg](img90053791_0.jpg)

**HCW Biologics Reports Second Quarter 2025**

**Business Highlights and Financial Results**

**Correction**

**Miramar, FL** – August 18, 2025 – HCW Biologics Inc. (the "Company" or "HCW Biologics") (NASDAQ: HCWB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies to lengthen health span by disrupting the link between inflammation and age-related diseases, today reported financial results and recent business highlights for its second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

On May 15, 2025, the Company closed an equity offering with gross proceeds of $5.0 million with a single institutional investor. Dr. Hing Wong, Founder and CEO, stated, "We are pleased to have completed a successful $5.0 million equity offering in a challenging market without using a highly structured deal. This funding will be used to open clinical sites for our Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate HCW9302 in an autoimmune disorder." Dr. Wong continued, "Our new round of financing will provide funding for critical studies to complete the research package for our business development campaign to identify a licensing partner to commercialize our Immune-Cell Engagers, including T-Cell Engagers, which we created using our novel TRBC drug discovery and development platform."

**Business Highlights**

*Business Development Transactions*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•On May 30, 2025, WY Biotech ended its due diligence period and formally accepted the technical report delivered by the Company on May 13, 2025. In order to accommodate WY Biotech's timing in finalizing legally binding agreements with its CDMO and lead investor, the Company and WY Biotech agreed to extend the latest date for payment of the $7.0 million license fee to September 30, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•On May 29, 2025, after recognizing over $16.0 million in revenue from the Wugen License Agreement signed in 2020, the Company agreed to a one-year suspension of the Wugen License Agreement, during which time the Company may seek alternative licensing programs for HCW9206. The Company is actively negotiating with several major biologics manufacturing companies interested in licensing the molecule as a reagent to use in the manufacture of CAR-T products. HCW9206 represents a novel strategy for CAR-T cell production with the advantage of generating a large population of CAR-Ts with a stem cell-like memory T cell phenotype, which is expected to enhance the persistence of CAR-Ts in patients.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•The Company has launched a search for a strong commercial partner for the clinical development of its T-cell engager compounds. The Company believes that its T-cell engagers target cancer antigens and CD3 activation of effector T cells while simultaneously reducing the immunosuppression in tumor microenvironment. Such immunosuppression could play a pivotal role in reducing effector T-cell infiltration and anti-tumor efficacy in solid tumors.

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*Financing Transactions*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•On May 15, 2025, the Company completed a $5.0 million offering with a single institutional investor for an aggregate of 671,140 units at a purchase price of $7.45 per unit priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. Each unit includes two warrants, which may be exercised to purchase common stock at $7.45 per share.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•On May 7, 2025, the Company extinguished $7.7 million of debt through restructuring or conversion to equity. As a result, the Company strengthened its balance sheet and completed an important element of its compliance plan with all Nasdaq Listing Rules.

*Clinical Development and Preclinical Results*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•The Company remains on track to initiate the HCW9302 clinical trial in the third quarter of 2025. This trial is a first-in-human Phase 1 dose escalation clinical trial to evaluate one of its lead drug candidates, HCW9302, in patients with alopecia areata, a common autoimmune disease in humans that currently has no curative FDA approved treatments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•The Company identified compounds created with the Company's novel TRBC platform for clinical development: Second-Generation T-Cell Engagers and Second-Generation Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. The Company's T-cell engager compounds target tissue factor, which is a proven solid tumor antigen. The second-generation immune checkpoint inhibitors are the Company's candidates as a potential gateway to the multi-billion-dollar immune checkpoint inhibitors product market. The Company has identified its pembrolizumab-based fusion molecule as its lead candidate because in preclinical IND-enabling studies this compound exhibits potent anti-pancreatic cancer activities.

**Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results**

**Revenues:** Revenues for the second quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $618,854 and $6,550, respectively. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $1.7 million and $11,615, respectively. Revenues were derived exclusively from the sale of licensed molecules to the Company's licensee, Wugen. In the second quarter of 2025, the Company agreed to a one-year suspension of the Wugen License Agreement, during which time, the Company plans to identify a new corporate partner who wishes to license HCW9206.

**Research and development (R&D) expenses:** R&D expenses for the second quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $2.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively, a decrease of $802,362, or 40%. R&D expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $4.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 35%. R&D expenses were comparatively lower in 2025 primarily due to a decline in manufacturing and material and preclinical expenses.

**General and administrative (G&A) expenses:** G&A expenses for the second quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $1.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, an increase of $501,828, or 31%. G&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $3.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively, an increase of $1.1 million, or 36%. The increase in G&A expenses in 2025 was primarily related to an increase in fees for professional services, accretion of a fixed bonus payable upon Maturity Date to Secured Noteholders and insurance costs. Professional services include legal fees in the ordinary course of business, accounting advisors, auditing and tax services, facilities administrative costs, expenses related to maintaining our listing on Nasdaq and remaining in compliance with SEC filings, and other expenses.

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**Legal expenses and recoveries, net:** Legal expenses and recoveries, net represent the legal fees that the Company incurred for an Arbitration. On July 13, 2024, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release, and the Arbitration and related Complaint were dismissed on December 24, 2024. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, preparations for the hearing and the hearing took place, along with subsequent negotiations for settlement, and the Company incurred legal fees of $10.4 million and $14.8 million, respectively. In January 2025, the Company received a $2.0 million insurance reimbursement that was paid directly to the law firm involved in representing Dr. Hing C. Wong, the Company's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, in the Arbitration. The Company is engaged in discussions with the law firms involved with this matter to arrange a reasonable payment plan with respect to $12.3 million legal fees which remain unpaid.

**Net loss:** Net loss for the second quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $15.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Net loss earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025 were $22.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

**Financial Guidance**

As of June 30, 2025, the Company believes that substantial doubt exists regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the issuance date of the audited financial statements, without additional funding or financial support. We considered future elements of our financing plan, especially business development programs, that were probable and likely to be implemented within the next year to determine if financing activities currently underway are sufficient to mitigate the substantial doubt in our going concern analysis. We have had early success in completing key elements of our multi-step financing plan, however, we cannot be assured that we will continue to have success with remaining elements of our plan.

On June 24, 2025, HCWB received formal notice from Nasdaq confirming that the Company has satisfied the requirements of Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the "Equity Rule"). On May 13, 2025, the Company received formal notice from Nasdaq that it regained compliance with the bid price requirement in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the public float requirement in Listing Rule 5550(a)(4), and the market value of publicly held shares requirement in Listing Rule 5550(a)(5). Therefore, the Company now meets all Nasdaq Capital Market listing requirements for continued listing, and these matters are closed.

The Company was also notified that it will remain subject to a "Panel Monitor," as that term is defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B), for a period of one year from the date of the Nasdaq notice, through June 23, 2026. If, during the term of the Panel Monitor, the Company does not continue to remain in compliance with the Equity Rule, the Company will not be provided with the opportunity to submit a compliance plan for review by the Listing Qualifications Staff and must instead request a hearing before the Panel to address the deficiency, with such request staying any further action with respect to the Company's listing on Nasdaq pending completion of the hearing process.

**About HCW Biologics**

HCW Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ: HCWB) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing proprietary immunotherapies to treat diseases promoted by chronic inflammation, especially age-related and senescence-associated diseases. The Company's immunotherapeutics represent a new class of drug that it believes have the potential to fundamentally change the treatment of cancer and many other diseases and conditions that are promoted by chronic inflammation — and in doing so, improve patients' quality of life and possibly extend longevity. Chronic inflammation, including inflammaging, is believed to be a significant contributing factor to the cause for senescence-associated diseases and conditions that diminish healthspan, including many types of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as indications that impact quality-of-life that are not life-threatening. The Company's lead product candidate, HCW9302, was developed using the Company's legacy TOBI™ (Tissue factOr-Based fusIon) platform. The Company has created another drug discovery technology, the TRBC platform, which is not based on Tissue Factor. The TRBC platform has the capability to construct immunotherapeutics that not only activate and target immune responses but are also equipped with receptors that specifically target cancerous or infected cells. This platform is such a versatile scaffold that it enables the creation of multiple classes of immunotherapeutic compounds: Class I: Multi-Functional Immune Cell Stimulators; Class II: Second-Generation Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Class III: Multi-Specific Targeting Fusions and Enhanced Immune Cell Engagers. These novel immunotherapeutics can be used to treat a wide range of disease indications, including oncology, autoimmune diseases, and improving quality of life conditions. The Company has constructed over 50 molecules using the TRBC platform, including HCW11-002, HCW11-018 and HCW11-040. Further preclinical evaluation studies are currently

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being conducted for these three molecules the Company has selected based on promising early data. The Company has two licensing programs in which it has licensed exclusive rights for some of its proprietary molecules. See the Company Pipeline at https://hcwbiologics.com/pipeline/

**Forward Looking Statements**

Statements in this press release contain "forward-looking statements" that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "estimate," "project," "outlook," "forecast" or other similar words and include: the Company's ability to develop new immunotherapeutic treatments for non-oncology or oncology indications; timing of initiation of studies for age-related diseases; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and that after considering the elements of the Company's financing plan that were probable to occur within a year of the date of issuance, the Company concluded that substantial doubt was not alleviated in its going concern analysis; the Company's cash runway; the Company's expectations regarding future purchases of licensed molecules by Wugen; the Company's ability to license its preclinical molecules; the initiation of patient enrollment for a clinical trial to evaluate HCW9302; whether the Company's second-generation, pembrolizumab-based immunotherapeutics is effective against solid tumors, particularly for pancreatic and ovarian cancer; whether the Company's two lead T-cell engagers target tissue factor and mesothelin are effective in reducing immunosuppression in tumor microenvironment; the Company's future capital-raising including business development plans and ability to continue with clinical development efforts until they are achieved, if at all; and Company's ability to pay legal fees incurred in connection with the arbitration with ImmunityBio and its affiliates. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties that are described in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the annual report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 28, 2025 and in other filings filed from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

**Company Contact:**

Rebecca Byam

CFO

HCW Biologics Inc.

rebeccabyam@hcwbiologics.com<br>

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**HCW Biologics Inc.**

**Unaudited Statements of Operations**

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|  | **Three Months Ended<br>June 30,** | **Three Months Ended<br>June 30,** | **Six Months Ended<br>June 30,** | **Six Months Ended<br>June 30,** |
|  | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** |
| **Revenues:** |  |  |  |  |
| Revenues | $618854 | $6550 | $1745566 | $11615 |
| Cost of revenues | (438443) | (5240) | (950408) | (9292) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net revenues | 180411 | 1310 | 795158 | 2323 |
| **Operating expenses:** |  |  |  |  |
| Research and development | 2029186 | 1226824 | 4152470 | 2705536 |
| General and administrative | 1594193 | 2096021 | 3160285 | 4302301 |
| Legal expenses (recoveries), net | 10393042 | 142542 | 14812076 | (1596951) |
| Nonoperating loss | 1300000 |  | 1300000 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating expenses | 15316421 | 3465387 | 23424831 | 5410886 |
| Loss from operations | (15136010) | (3464077) | (22629673) | (5408563) |
| Interest expense | (159666) | (228714) | (159666) | (505853) |
| Unrealized gain on investment |  | 1748688 |  | 1748688 |
| Other income, net | 15485 | 16373 | 41086 | 41122 |
| Net loss | $(15280191) | $(1927730) | $(22748253) | $(4124606) |
| Equity dividend to investor |  | (10153799) |  | (10153799) |
| Net loss attributable to Common<br> Stockholders | $(15280191) | $(12081529) | $(22748253) | $(14278405) |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $(16.16) | $(6.79) | $(24.25) | $(9.86) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding,<br> basic and diluted | 945585 | 1780113 | 938087 | 1448502 |

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**HCW Biologics Inc.** 

**Condensed Balance Sheets**

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|  | **December 31,** | **June 30,** |
|  | **2024** | **2025** |
|  |  | **Unaudited** |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| Current assets: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $4674572 | $2438962 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net | 582201 | 21611 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid expenses | 328181 | 295543 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other current assets | 113528 | 141009 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 5698482 | 2897125 |
| Investments | 1599751 | 3348438 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 22909869 | 22635596 |
| Other assets | 28476 | 28477 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets | $30236578 | $28909636 |
| **LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT** |  |  |
| Liabilities |  |  |
| Current liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | $22332261 | $19354476 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | 981940 | 1070421 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Short-term debt, net | 6314684 | 6421204 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 29628885 | 26846101 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Debt, net | 7377865 | 367151 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contingent liability - related party |  | 1748356 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities | 37006750 | 28961608 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |  |  |
| Stockholders' deficit: |  |  |
| Common stock: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common, $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized<br> and 1,113,532 shares issued at December 31, 2024; 250,000,000 <br> shares authorized and 2,146,601 shares issued at June 30, 2025 | 111 | 215 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 93785854 | 104628555 |
| Accumulated deficit | (100556137) | (104680742) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total stockholders' deficit | (6770172) | (51972) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $30236578 | $28909636 |

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