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Lantern Pharma Inc. furnished an investor presentation after using it in a live demonstration of withZeta.ai, the company’s multi-agentic AI co-scientist platform for rare cancer drug discovery, development, and clinical trial design. The session covered the platform’s capabilities, commercial architecture, rare cancer market opportunity, competitive positioning, and the company’s near-term revenue strategy and growth roadmap for withZeta.ai.

The presentation is provided as Exhibit 99.1 and a replay of the demonstration is available via an online link. Lantern highlights that the materials contain forward-looking statements about withZeta.ai’s potential advantages, development timelines, market opportunity, and planned use of AI, machine learning, and genomic data, and directs readers to existing risk factors in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2026

 

Lantern Pharma Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39318   46-3973463

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1920 McKinney Avenue, 7th Floor

Dallas, Texas

  75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(972) 277-1136

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   LTRN   The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On April 9, 2026, Lantern Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) utilized a presentation to assist with the Company’s live demonstration of withZeta.ai, the Company’s multi-agentic AI co-scientist for rare cancer drug discovery, development, and clinical trial design. The demonstration included a discussion of the withZeta.ai platform’s capabilities and commercial architecture, the rare cancer market opportunity, competitive positioning, and the Company’s near-term revenue strategy and growth roadmap relating to the platform.

 

A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

A replay of the demonstration may be viewed at the following link:

 

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/oknO9bzet1P8GX2zz_W4QtJJdz8EfbUIeG1upFkILKaOYmqeWpPsmtSiiHxypFzB.L9BTIvHNDAmc4BUH?startTime=1775737739000

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, 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 filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

The presentation and live demonstration contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to: future events or our future financial performance; the potential advantages of our withZeta.ai platform in identifying drug candidates, developing insights, accelerating drug development, and generating revenue through software licensing and subscription models; our strategic plans to advance the development of our withZeta.ai platform and the expected market opportunity for AI co-scientist platforms; estimates regarding the development timing for our withZeta.ai platform; our intention to leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning and genomic data to streamline and transform the pace, risk and cost of oncology drug discovery and development and to identify patient populations that would likely respond to a drug candidate.

Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including, without limitation, statements that use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “model,” “objective,” “aim,” “upcoming,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions) should be considered forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, such as (i) the risk that we may not be able to secure sufficient future funding when needed and as required to advance and support our withZeta.ai platform, (ii) the risk that our research and the research of users of withZeta.ai may not be successful, (iii) the risk that we may not be successful in completing potential partnerships and collaborations, (iv) the risk that our AI platform commercialization efforts, including withZeta.ai, may not generate the anticipated revenue or achieve the expected market adoption, and (v) those other factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2026.

You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 under the investor SEC filings tab of our website at www.lanternpharma.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Given these risks and uncertainties, we can give no assurances that our forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or that any other results or events projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and we caution investors not to place undue reliance on these statements. All forward-looking statements in the presentation and live demonstration represent our judgment as of the date thereof, and, except as otherwise required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
     
99.1   Presentation relating to April 9, 2026 demonstration of withZeta.ai multi-agentic AI co-scientist platform.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Lantern Pharma Inc.,
  A Delaware Corporation
     
Dated: April 10, 2026 By: /s/ David R. Margrave
    David R. Margrave, Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAQ

What did Lantern Pharma (LTRN) disclose about its withZeta.ai platform?

Lantern Pharma disclosed that it used a new presentation to support a live demonstration of withZeta.ai, its multi-agentic AI co-scientist for rare cancer drug discovery, development, and clinical trial design. The materials outline capabilities, commercial architecture, market opportunity, and the company’s near-term revenue strategy and growth roadmap.

How is Lantern Pharma (LTRN) planning to generate revenue from withZeta.ai?

Lantern Pharma states that withZeta.ai could generate revenue through software licensing and subscription models. The presentation and demonstration also describe a near-term revenue strategy and growth roadmap linked to this AI co-scientist platform, focused on rare cancer drug discovery, development, and clinical trial design.

Where can investors access Lantern Pharma’s (LTRN) withZeta.ai presentation and replay?

The company furnished the withZeta.ai presentation as Exhibit 99.1 in the report and provided an online replay link for the April 9, 2026 demonstration. Investors can also review broader risk factors in Lantern Pharma’s Annual Report on Form 10-K available on its website and the SEC’s website.

What forward-looking statements did Lantern Pharma (LTRN) highlight about withZeta.ai?

Lantern’s materials include forward-looking statements about withZeta.ai’s potential to identify drug candidates, develop insights, accelerate drug development, and generate revenue. They also mention strategic plans, development timing estimates, and the expected market opportunity for AI co-scientist platforms in rare cancer applications, subject to numerous risks and uncertainties.

What key risks to Lantern Pharma’s (LTRN) withZeta.ai platform are mentioned?

Lantern notes several risks, including the ability to secure sufficient future funding, the possibility that research using withZeta.ai may not succeed, challenges in completing partnerships and collaborations, and the chance that commercialization efforts may not generate anticipated revenue or market adoption, alongside additional risk factors in its Form 10-K.

How does Lantern Pharma (LTRN) plan to use AI and data in withZeta.ai?

Lantern intends to leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, and genomic data through withZeta.ai to streamline and transform the pace, risk, and cost of oncology drug discovery and development. The goal includes identifying patient populations more likely to respond to specific drug candidates in rare cancer settings.

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