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Sana Biotechnology Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Business Updates

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Sana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: SANA) reported Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting clinical progress and financing. Key points: UP421 showed one‑year survival and function of hypoimmune islet cells without immunosuppression; NEJM published 12‑week results. Sana raised aggregate gross proceeds of $133.7M, held $138.4M cash at year‑end, and expects runway into late 2026. Company expects IND filing and Phase 1 start for SC451 and first‑in‑human data for SG293 as early as 2026. Reported R&D spend decline and a $44.6M impairment tied to facility strategy.

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Positive

  • UP421 showed one‑year islet survival and function without immunosuppression
  • NEJM published positive 12‑week UP421 results
  • Raised aggregate gross proceeds of $133.7M in 2025
  • Expect IND filing and Phase 1 for SC451 as early as 2026
  • Expect first‑in‑human data for SG293 as early as 2026

Negative

  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $138.4M at 12/31/2025
  • Non‑cash impairment of long‑lived assets of $44.6M in 2025
  • Net loss of $244.2M for full year 2025

Key Figures

Cash position: $138.4M Prior-year cash: $152.5M Equity proceeds 2025: $133.7M +5 more
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Cash position $138.4M Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of Dec 31, 2025
Prior-year cash $152.5M Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of Dec 31, 2024
Equity proceeds 2025 $133.7M Aggregate gross proceeds from ATM and equity financing in 2025
R&D expense Q4 2025 $34.9M Research and development expenses for quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
R&D expense FY 2025 $132.0M Research and development expenses for year ended Dec 31, 2025
Impairment FY 2025 $44.6M Non-cash impairment of long-lived assets in 2025
Net loss FY 2025 $244.2M ($0.96/share) Net loss for year ended Dec 31, 2025
Non-GAAP operating cash burn $138.5M Non-GAAP operating cash burn for year ended Dec 31, 2025

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Previous Earnings Reports

5 past events · Latest: Nov 06 (Positive)
Same Type Pattern 5 events
Date Event Sentiment Move Catalyst
Nov 06 Q3 2025 earnings Positive +1.0% Q3 results and reprioritization toward SC451 and SG293 with NEJM data.
Aug 11 Q2 2025 earnings Positive +6.5% Q2 results with positive 6-month diabetes data and $105M financing.
May 08 Q1 2025 earnings Positive +0.6% Q1 results with 12-week UP421 data and lower R&D expenses.
Mar 17 FY 2024 earnings Positive -17.7% FY 2024 results and positive 12-week diabetes cell therapy data.
Nov 08 Q3 2024 earnings Neutral -3.1% Q3 2024 results with $199M cash and reduced R&D expenses.
Pattern Detected

Across the last 5 earnings-related releases, the average next-day move was -2.54%, with one notable selloff despite generally positive updates.

Recent Company History

Over the past year, Sana’s earnings updates have repeatedly highlighted progress in hypoimmune-modified islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes and the fusogen-based in vivo CAR T platform. Prior releases emphasized positive UP421 data, plans for INDs on SC451 and SG293/SG299, and a strategic portfolio shift away from earlier allogeneic CAR T programs. Financially, management has focused on extending cash runway into 2026 while reducing R&D and G&A. Today’s Q4 and full-year 2025 report continues that narrative with updated cash, losses, and timelines for SC451 and SG293.

Historical Comparison

-2.5% avg move · In the last five earnings updates, SANA’s average next-day move was -2.54%, with generally construct...
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Average Historical Move earnings

In the last five earnings updates, SANA’s average next-day move was -2.54%, with generally constructive clinical and pipeline news often meeting a cautious market response.

Earnings releases have tracked steady progression from early UP421 clinical signals toward IND filings for SC451 and in vivo CAR-T candidates like SG293/SG299, while tightening spending and extending cash runway into 2026.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement combines full-year 2025 results with meaningful clinical and strategic updates. Sa...
Analysis

This announcement combines full-year 2025 results with meaningful clinical and strategic updates. Sana reported cash of $138.4M, expects its runway to extend into late 2026, and highlighted reduced R&D and G&A spending versus 2024, partly from portfolio prioritization. Clinically, it shared 12‑month UP421 data and guided to filing an IND for SC451 and generating first-in-human data for SG293. Key watchpoints include future cash burn, additional financings, and whether upcoming trials confirm the promising type 1 diabetes and in vivo CAR T data.

Key Terms

investigational new drug application, phase 1 trial, car t, crisper, +2 more
6 terms
investigational new drug application regulatory
"Expect to file investigational new drug application (IND) for SC451"
An investigational new drug application is a formal request made to regulatory authorities to begin testing a new medication in humans. It is a critical step in the drug development process, as approval indicates the drug has passed initial safety checks and can be studied further. For investors, this signals that a potential new treatment is progressing through its early testing stages, which can impact the company's future growth prospects.
phase 1 trial medical
"begin Phase 1 trial as early as this year"
Phase 1 trial is the first stage of testing a new drug or treatment in humans, focused mainly on safety, tolerability and finding the right dose, usually in a small group of volunteers or patients. For investors it matters because clear safety and dosing results reduce development risk, unlock later, larger trials, and can meaningfully change a biotech’s value and timeline — like a prototype’s maiden test flight that shows whether further investment makes sense.
car t medical
"next-generation in vivo CAR T product candidate, SG293, a CD8-targeted fusosome"
CAR T is a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient’s own white blood cells to recognize and attack cancer cells, like giving immune cells a custom GPS to find and destroy tumors. It matters to investors because CAR T therapies can offer durable responses for hard-to-treat cancers, but they also involve complex manufacturing, high costs, regulatory hurdles and market access challenges that affect a company’s revenue potential and risk profile.
crisper medical
"including CRISPR gene-editing and base-editing machinery"
A type of gene‑editing technology that lets scientists precisely change DNA sequences inside living cells, like using a pair of molecular scissors guided by a map to cut and replace specific paragraphs in a huge instruction manual. Investors care because it underpins a wave of potential new therapies and biotech products, and progress or setbacks in safety, regulation, or clinical results can rapidly affect the value of companies developing related treatments.
at-the-market offering facility financial
"through Sana’s at the market offering facility (ATM) and equity financing"
A program that lets a company sell newly issued shares directly into the open market at prevailing prices over time through a broker, rather than all at once. Think of it as a faucet that lets the company draw small, on-demand amounts of cash when needed. Investors care because it provides flexible, lower-cost fundraising but increases the total shares outstanding — which can reduce existing holders’ ownership and may influence the stock price.
restricted stock units financial
"He was granted 200,000 restricted stock units, each representing a right"
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

Shared 12-month clinical results of ongoing UP421 type 1 diabetes study showing that hypoimmune-modified pancreatic islet cells transplanted without immunosuppression are safe and well-tolerated, evade detection by the immune system, and continue to function one year post-transplant

New England Journal of Medicine published positive 12-week clinical results of the UP421 type 1 diabetes study

Incorporating the tested hypoimmune technology to develop SC451, a hypoimmune-modified, stem cell-derived therapy, as a one-time treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, with a goal of normal blood glucose, with no insulin and no immunosuppression

Made significant progress with SC451 across manufacturing, regulatory, and clinical trial preparedness, including the non-clinical testing plan and manufacture of the master cell bank

Expect to file investigational new drug application (IND) for SC451 in type 1 diabetes and begin Phase 1 trial as early as this year

Expect to generate first-in-human data in blood cancers as early as this year for the next-generation in vivo CAR T product candidate, SG293, a CD8-targeted fusosome that delivers a CD19-directed CAR

Demonstrated deep B-cell depletion and immune reset with a single treatment in non-human primates with surrogate SG293

Raised aggregate gross proceeds of $133.7 million from sales of common stock through Sana’s at the market offering facility (ATM) and equity financing in 2025

Q4 2025 cash position of $138.4 million and expected cash runway into late 2026

SEATTLE, March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, today reported financial results and business highlights for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

“Meaningful scientific and operational progress in 2025 has positioned us well to generate human proof-of-concept data over the next 12-18 months for SC451 in type 1 diabetes and SG293 in blood cancers,” said Steve Harr, Sana’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Clinical data for UP421, a study which is now out beyond a year, provide the first known example of transplanting an allogeneic cell therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes without any immunosuppression. These results, when combined with progress in the field of transplanting pancreatic islets, make us optimistic that SC451, which incorporates the same hypoimmune gene edits into a more scalable manufacturing platform, can lead to a functional cure for people with type 1 diabetes, meaning normal blood glucose, no more insulin injections, and no immunosuppression. Moving to the fusogen platform, we made improvements to our in vivo CAR T platform with our next‑generation SG293 candidate, offering the potential for a simple, one-time, off-the-shelf treatment without the use of conditioning chemotherapy for the treatment of B cell cancers and B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. We look forward to beginning clinical trials for both of these therapies this year. With two powerful platforms advancing in parallel, we look to drive meaningful clinical benefit for patients.”

Corporate Highlights

Published positive results from an investigator-sponsored, first-in-human study transplanting UP421, an allogeneic primary islet cell therapy engineered with hypoimmune platform (HIP) technology, into a patient with type 1 diabetes without the use of any immunosuppression.

  • UP421 is a primary human HIP-modified pancreatic islet cell therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes. The goal of this investigator-sponsored trial (IST) was to understand safety, immune evasion, islet cell survival, and beta cell function, as measured by C-peptide production, of HIP-modified pancreatic islet cells transplanted into a type 1 diabetes patient without the use of any immunosuppression. The trial is being conducted under a clinical trial authorization at Uppsala University Hospital with Dr. Per-Ola Carlsson as the principal investigator. 
  • Results of the study through one year after cell transplantation demonstrate the survival and function of pancreatic beta cells as measured by the presence of circulating C-peptide, a biomarker indicating that transplanted beta cells are producing insulin. C-peptide levels also increase with mixed meal tolerance tests performed over the course of the study, consistent with insulin secretion in response to a meal. PET-MRI scanning performed at week 12 and again at week 52 demonstrated islet cells at the transplant site in the forearm. The study identified no safety issues, and the HIP-modified islet cells evaded immune detection.
  • The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a journal article titled “Survival of Transplanted Allogeneic Beta Cells with No Immunosuppression” (DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2503822). The article discusses 12-week results from this study. NEJM also published an accompanying editorial that further describes both the Sana technology and progress in the field (DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2507578).

Advancing our focused pipeline across two platforms:

  • Hypoimmune Platform – Type 1 diabetes – Sana continues development of SC451, an O-negative, HIP-modified, iPSC-derived pancreatic islet cell therapy, which uses the same HIP technology as UP421. Sana has had multiple interactions with regulators over the last year, including FDA INTERACT and Pre-IND meetings, the results of which increase confidence in its manufacturing process, manufacturing controls, nonclinical testing plan, and clinical trial plan. Sana expects to file an IND and begin a Phase 1 clinical trial for SC451 as early as this year.
  • Fusogen Platform – In vivo CAR T cells – Sana continues to develop its next-generation in vivo CAR T product candidate, SG293, which uses Sana’s proprietary fusogen delivery-based technology. SG293 is a CD8-targeted fusosome that delivers to CD8+ T cells the genetic material to make CD19-directed CAR T cells while avoiding potentially troublesome delivery to tissues such as the liver. Preclinical data demonstrate that a SG293 surrogate achieves cell-specific delivery and deep B-cell depletion – as measured by depletion in circulating and lymph node B cells as well as a phenotypic reset when B cells return – in non-human primates without the use of any lymphodepleting chemotherapy. Sana intends to explore SG293 in both B-cell cancers and B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases and expects to generate first-in-human data as early as this year.

Published preclinical data in Nature Biotechnology demonstrating potent in vivo gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow with systemic delivery in preclinical murine models using fusogen technology:

  • The article describes a study that evaluated a systemically delivered virus-like particle (VLP) using the fusogen technology to target and gene edit HSCs in vivo. Results show potent and cell-specific in vivo delivery and gene editing of HSCs in the bone marrow in several murine models, with stable gene editing of long-term HSCs.
  • This broadens the application of fusogen technology beyond T cells to a second cell type, HSCs, and underscores the ability to deliver diverse payloads, including CRISPR gene-editing and base-editing machinery.

Raised aggregate gross proceeds of $133.7 million from sales of common stock through Sana’s at-the-market offering facility (ATM) and equity financing in 2025; expected cash runway into late 2026.

  • Closed public offering in August 2025 of 24.3 million shares of Sana’s common stock, including 3.4 million shares pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 1.5 million shares of Sana’s common stock. The gross proceeds from this offering were $86.3 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
  • Raised gross proceeds of $47.4 million in 2025 from sales of common stock through Sana’s ATM.

Strengthened leadership with the appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

  • In the first quarter of 2026, appointed Brian Piper as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Piper has decades of experience in financial management within the biotechnology sector – including CFO roles at Scorpion Therapeutics, Antares Therapeutics, and Prelude Therapeutics – and has successfully led financings and worked with companies to maximize their assets.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results

GAAP Results

  • Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of December 31, 2025 were $138.4 million compared to $152.5 million as of December 31, 2024. The decrease of $14.1 million was primarily driven by cash used in operations of $143.8 million, partially offset by net proceeds from equity financings of $126.4 million, proceeds from stock option exercises and Sana’s employee stock purchase plan of $2.7 million, and other cash inflows.
  • Research and Development Expenses: For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, research and development expenses, inclusive of non-cash expenses, were $34.9 million and $132.0 million, respectively, compared to $45.1 million and $215.7 million for the same periods in 2024. The decreases of $10.2 million and $83.7 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024, respectively, were primarily due to the portfolio prioritization announced in the fourth quarter of 2024, which resulted in a reduction of the scope of research, laboratory, and clinical development activities, lower personnel-related costs, including non-cash stock-based compensation, and a decrease in facility and other allocated costs. Research and development expenses include non-cash stock-based compensation of $3.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and $3.9 million and $23.4 million for the same periods in 2024.
  • Research and Development Related Success Payments and Contingent Consideration: For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, Sana recognized non-cash expenses of $14.1 million and $29.4 million, respectively, compared to non-cash gains of $13.4 million and $8.9 million for the same periods in 2024, in connection with the change in the estimated fair value of the success payment liabilities and contingent consideration in aggregate. The value of these potential liabilities fluctuates significantly with changes in Sana’s market capitalization and stock price.
  • General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, inclusive of non-cash expenses, were $12.2 million and $44.3 million, respectively, compared to $17.3 million and $64.0 million for the same periods in 2024. The decrease of $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to personnel-related costs incurred in connection with the portfolio prioritization announced in the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease of $19.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to lower personnel-related costs, including non-cash stock-based compensation, due to a decrease in headcount in connection with the portfolio prioritization announced in the fourth quarter of 2024, and decreased legal and consulting fees. General and administrative expenses include non-cash stock-based compensation of $3.2 million and $10.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $2.5 million and $14.3 million for the same periods in 2024.
  • Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, non-cash impairment of long-lived assets was $44.6 million, compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2024. The non-cash impairment of $44.6 million recorded in the second quarter of 2025 was primarily related to Sana’s manufacturing facility in Bothell, Washington and certain laboratory and office space in Seattle, Washington. Because of the increased availability of manufacturing capacity at third-party contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) for cell and gene therapy products as well as progress in understanding its near-term manufacturing needs, Sana expects to use CDMOs to meet its manufacturing needs at present and has suspended further build-out of internal manufacturing capabilities. Impairment of long-lived assets in 2024 consists of non-cash losses recognized for the impairment of certain laboratory equipment and leasehold improvements as a result of the portfolio prioritization in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Net Loss: Net loss for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was $58.8 million, or $0.21 per share, and $244.2 million, or $0.96 per share, respectively, compared to $49.1 million, or $0.21 per share, and $266.8 million, or $1.16 per share, for the same periods in 2024.

Non-GAAP Measures

  • Non-GAAP Operating Cash Burn: Non-GAAP operating cash burn for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was $138.5 million compared to $195.1 million for the same period in 2024. Non-GAAP operating cash burn is the decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, excluding cash inflows from financing activities, costs related to portfolio prioritizations, and the purchase of property and equipment.
  • Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expenses: Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 were $12.2 million and $44.3 million, respectively, compared to $11.4 million and $58.2 million for the same periods in 2024. Non-GAAP general and administrative expense excludes personnel-related costs related to the portfolio prioritization in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Non-GAAP Net Loss: Non-GAAP net loss for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was $44.7 million, or $0.16 per share, and $170.1 million, or $0.67 per share, respectively, compared to $54.8 million, or $0.23 per share, and $263.1 million, or $1.14 per share, for the same periods in 2024. Non-GAAP net loss excludes non-cash expenses and gains related to the change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration and success payment liabilities, and non-cash impairment losses recorded in 2025 and 2024.

A discussion of non-GAAP measures, including a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures, is presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

About Sana

Sana Biotechnology, Inc. is focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines for patients. We share a vision of repairing and controlling genes, replacing missing or damaged cells, and making our therapies broadly available to patients. We are a passionate group of people working together to create an enduring company that changes how the world treats disease. Sana has operations in Seattle, WA, Cambridge, MA, and South San Francisco, CA.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including those related to the Company’s vision, progress, and business plans; expectations for its development programs, product candidates, and technology platforms, including its preclinical, clinical, and regulatory development plans and timing expectations, including with respect to the substance and timing of potential INDs, the commencement of clinical trials and generation of human data, and potential indications for and the potential impact and benefits of its platforms and product candidates; expectations with respect to the impact of regulatory interactions and the ability to move forward with the Company’s SC451 manufacturing process, manufacturing controls, nonclinical testing plan, and clinical trial plan; the potential ability for SG293 to be a simple, one-time, off-the-shelf treatment without the use of conditioning chemotherapy; expectations with respect to manufacturing and scalability of SC451 and the potential ability for SC451 in type 1 diabetes to be a single treatment that restores normal blood glucose without insulin or immunosuppression and lead to a functional cure for people with type 1 diabetes; expectations regarding the significance and impact of data from preclinical studies and clinical trials of the Company’s product candidates and technologies, including the potential breadth of application and ability of the fusogen technology to deliver diverse payloads, and an IST utilizing HIP-modified primary pancreatic islet cells; expectations regarding the Company’s cash runway; expectations regarding the use of CDMOs; and statements made by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including, among others, statements regarding the Company’s strategy, expectations, cash runway and future financial condition, future operations, and prospects, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to vary materially, including, among others, the risks inherent in drug development such as those associated with the initiation, cost, timing, progress and results of the Company’s current and future research and development programs, preclinical and clinical trials, as well as economic, market, and social disruptions. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect the Company’s actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 3, 2026. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Investor Relations & Media:
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investor.relations@sana.com
media@sana.com

Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Unaudited Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

  December 31, 2025  December 31, 2024 
  (in thousands) 
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $138,382  $152,497 
Total assets  416,890   501,020 
Contingent consideration  123,718   108,968 
Success payment liabilities  19,238   4,556 
Total liabilities  256,006   250,516 
Total stockholders' equity  160,884   250,504 


Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

  Three Months Ended December 31,  Twelve Months Ended December 31, 
  2025  2024  2025  2024 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
Operating expenses:            
Research and development $34,924  $45,145  $131,980  $215,673 
Research and development related success payments and contingent consideration  14,089   (13,447)  29,432   (8,881)
General and administrative  12,186   17,277   44,296   64,040 
Impairment of long-lived assets     1,891   44,611   1,891 
Total operating expenses  61,199   50,866   250,319   272,723 
Loss from operations  (61,199)  (50,866)  (250,319)  (272,723)
Interest income, net  1,276   1,656   3,848   10,471 
Other income (expense), net  1,098   141   2,305   (4,507)
Net loss $(58,825) $(49,069) $(244,166) $(266,759)
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted $(0.21) $(0.21) $(0.96) $(1.16)
Weighted-average number of common shares – basic and diluted  275,882   236,299   253,234   230,891 


Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Changes in the Estimated Fair Value of Success Payments and Contingent Consideration

  Success Payment
Liability(1)
  Contingent
Consideration(2)
  Total Success Payment Liability and Contingent Consideration 
  (in thousands) 
Liability balance as of December 31, 2024 $4,556  $108,968  $113,524 
Changes in fair value – expense  93   1,864   1,957 
Liability balance as of March 31, 2025  4,649   110,832   115,481 
Changes in fair value – expense  3,962   6,300   10,262 
Liability balance as of June 30, 2025  8,611   117,132   125,743 
Changes in fair value – expense (gain)  5,115   (1,991)  3,124 
Liability balance as of September 30, 2025  13,726   115,141   128,867 
Changes in fair value – expense  5,512   8,577   14,089 
Liability balance as of December 31, 2025 $19,238  $123,718  $142,956 
Total change in fair value for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 $14,682  $14,750  $29,432 

(1) Cobalt Biomedicine, Inc. (Cobalt) and the President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) are entitled to success payments pursuant to the terms and conditions of their respective agreements. The success payments are recorded at fair value and remeasured at each reporting period with changes in the estimated fair value recorded in research and development related success payments and contingent consideration on the statement of operations.
(2) Cobalt is entitled to contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain milestones pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement. Contingent consideration is recorded at fair value and remeasured at each reporting period with changes in the estimated fair value recorded in research and development related success payments and contingent consideration on the statement of operations.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), Sana uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its business. Sana’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in understanding Sana’s financial performance and potential future results, as well as providing comparability to peer companies and period over period. In particular, Sana’s management utilizes non-GAAP operating cash burn, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, and non-GAAP net loss and net loss per share. Sana believes the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides management and investors greater visibility into the company’s actual ongoing costs to operate its business, including actual research and development costs unaffected by non-cash valuation changes and certain one-time expenses for acquiring technology, as well as facilitating a more meaningful comparison of period-to-period activity. Sana excludes these items because they are highly variable from period to period and, in respect of the non-cash expenses, provide investors with insight into the actual cash investment in the development of its therapeutic programs and platform technologies.

These are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with Sana’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures differ from GAAP measures with the same captions, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies, and do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting. Sana’s management uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage, and evaluate Sana’s business and make operating decisions. In addition, Sana’s management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because they enhance the ability of investors to compare Sana’s results from period to period and allow for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics Sana uses in making operating decisions. The following are reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures:

Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities to
Non-GAAP Operating Cash Burn

  Twelve Months Ended December 31, 
  2025  2024 
  (in thousands) 
Beginning cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $152,497  $205,195 
Ending cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities  138,382   152,497 
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities  (14,115)  (52,698)
Cash paid to purchase property and equipment  938   33,430 
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, excluding capital expenditures  (13,177)  (19,268)
Adjustments:      
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  (126,404)  (181,000)
Cash paid for personnel-related costs incurred in connection with portfolio prioritizations  1,062   5,158 
Operating cash burn – Non-GAAP $(138,519) $(195,110)


Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense

  Three Months Ended December 31,  Twelve Months Ended December 31, 
  2025  2024  2025  2024 
  (in thousands) 
General and administrative – GAAP $12,186  $17,277  $44,296  $64,040 
Adjustments:            
Personnel-related costs incurred in connection with portfolio prioritization     (5,840)     (5,840)
General and administrative – Non-GAAP $12,186  $11,437  $44,296  $58,200 


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Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Loss and Net Loss Per Share

  Three Months Ended December 31,  Twelve Months Ended December 31, 
  2025  2024  2025  2024 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
Net loss – GAAP $(58,825) $(49,069) $(244,166) $(266,759)
Adjustments:            
Change in the estimated fair value of the success payment liabilities(1)  5,512   (10,559)  14,682   (8,243)
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration(2)  8,577   (2,888)  14,750   (638)
Personnel-related costs incurred in connection with portfolio prioritization     5,840      5,840 
Impairment of long-lived assets     1,891   44,611   1,891 
Impairment of other assets           4,832 
Net loss – Non-GAAP $(44,736) $(54,785) $(170,123) $(263,077)
Net loss per share – GAAP $(0.21) $(0.21) $(0.96) $(1.16)
Adjustments:            
Change in the estimated fair value of the success payment liabilities(1)  0.02   (0.04)  0.06   (0.04)
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration(2)  0.03   (0.01)  0.06    
Personnel-related costs incurred in connection with portfolio prioritization     0.02      0.03 
Impairment of long-lived assets     0.01   0.17   0.01 
Impairment of other assets           0.02 
Net loss per share – Non-GAAP $(0.16) $(0.23) $(0.67) $(1.14)
Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic and diluted  275,882   236,299   253,234   230,891 

(1) For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the expense related to the Cobalt success payment liability was $5.1 million compared to a gain of $9.2 million for the same period in 2024. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, the expense related to the Cobalt success payment liability was $13.6 million compared to a gain of $6.9 million for the same period in 2024. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the expense related to the Harvard success payment liabilities was $0.4 million compared to a gain of $1.3 million for the same period in 2024. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, the expense related to the Harvard success payment liabilities was $1.1 million compared to a gain of $1.3 million for the same period in 2024.
(2) The contingent consideration is in connection with the acquisition of Cobalt.

FAQ

What did Sana (SANA) report about UP421 one‑year results on March 3, 2026?

UP421 demonstrated safety and sustained islet function one year post‑transplant without immunosuppression. According to the company, circulating C‑peptide and PET‑MRI at weeks 12 and 52 indicated surviving, functioning beta cells at the transplant site.

When does Sana expect to file the IND for SC451 (SANA) and start Phase 1?

Sana expects to file an IND and begin a Phase 1 trial for SC451 as early as 2026. According to the company, regulators engaged through INTERACT and Pre‑IND meetings bolstered confidence in manufacturing and nonclinical plans.

What timeline did Sana give for first‑in‑human SG293 (SANA) data?

Sana expects to generate first‑in‑human data for SG293 as early as 2026. According to the company, nonclinical work showed deep B‑cell depletion and an immune reset in non‑human primates without lymphodepleting chemotherapy.

How much cash did Sana (SANA) report at year‑end and how long is the runway?

Sana reported $138.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at December 31, 2025. According to the company, this cash position supports an expected runway into late 2026 after 2025 financings.

What drove Sana's 2025 impairment charge and facility changes (SANA)?

Sana recorded a $44.6 million non‑cash impairment mainly tied to its Bothell facility and leased space. According to the company, increased CDMO capacity and revised near‑term manufacturing needs prompted suspension of internal build‑out.

How did Sana's R&D and cash burn change in 2025 versus 2024 (SANA)?

R&D expense fell from $215.7M to $132.0M in 2025; non‑GAAP operating cash burn declined to $138.5M. According to the company, portfolio prioritization reduced development scope and related personnel and facility costs.
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