1. Organization, Business, and Liquidity

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“EyeGate” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, began operations in December 2004 and is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for treating inflammatory and immune diseases with a focus on the eye and nervous system.

In the fourth quarter of 2020, EyeGate acquired Panoptes Pharma Ges.m.b.H. (“Panoptes”), transforming EyeGate’s pipeline with the addition of PP-001. PP-001, is a next-generation, non-steroidal, immuno-modulatory and small-molecule inhibitor of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase (“DHODH”) with what EyeGate believes to be best-in-class picomolar potency and a validated immune modulating mechanism designed to overcome the off-target side effects and safety issues associated with DHODH inhibitors. PP-001 has been developed in two clinical-stage ophthalmic formulations: PaniJect, an intravitreal injection for inflammatory diseases of the eye including posterior uveitis, and PaniDrop, a novel nano carrier technology eye drop for ocular surface diseases such as conjunctivitis, dry eye disease and others. Other administration routes are also in development and IND enabling studies are underway for conditions outside the ocular space.

In addition, EyeGate is developing Ocular Bandage Gel (“OBG”), a modified form of the natural polymer hyaluronic acid, designed to protect the ocular surface to permit re-epithelialization of the cornea and improve ocular surface integrity. OBG, with unique properties that help hydrate and protect the ocular surface, is in clinical evaluation for patients undergoing photorefractive keratectomy (“PRK”) surgery for corneal wound repair after refractive surgery and patients with punctate epitheliopathies (“PE”) as a result of dry eye. EyeGate is currently developing OBG as a device but is evaluating the potential to reclassify OBG as a drug. EyeGate attended a type-B meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”) division during the first quarter of 2021 to discuss OBG’s path forward as a drug and will continue to evaluate this feedback in reaching a decision.

As of December 31, 2020, there were 5,556,394 shares of Common Stock outstanding, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, 4,092 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding, and 46 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding.

Since its inception, EyeGate has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, and raising capital.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming that EyeGate will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. At December 31, 2020, EyeGate had unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of approximately $1.2 million and an Accumulated Deficit of approximately $108.3 million. EyeGate has incurred losses and negative cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. Based on its cash on hand at December 31, 2020 and the approximately $8.0 million in net proceeds received from a private placement that closed on January 6, 2021, the Company anticipates having sufficient cash to fund planned operations through August 31, 2021, however, the acceleration or reduction of cash outflows by Company management can significantly impact the timing for the need to raise additional capital to complete development of its products. To continue development, EyeGate will need to raise additional capital through equity financings, license agreements, and/or additional U.S. or foreign government grants. Although historically the Company has been successful at raising capital, additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to EyeGate, if at all. On May 13, 2019, the SEC declared effective EyeGate’s registration statement on Form S-3, registering a total of $50,000,000 of its securities for sale to the public from time to time in what is known as a “shelf offering”. The Company does not know if any future offerings, including offerings pursuant to its shelf registration statement, will succeed. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that Company management will succeed in these endeavors. The Company’s recurring losses from operations have caused management to determine there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or any other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.