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 focused on developing products for treating disorders of the eye. The Company’s lead product in clinical development is the EyeGate Ocular Bandage Gel (“OBG”), a topically applied eye drop formulation of modified hyaluronic acid (“HA”). HA is a naturally occurring polymer that is important in many physiological processes, including wound healing, hydration, tissue homeostasis, and joint lubrication. EyeGate uniquely modifies the HA through chemical cross-linking, which allows it to adhere longer to the ocular surface providing protection and lubrication for the treatment of corneal wounds, defects, and epitheliopathies. As OBG is the first prescription HA eye drop in the United States, it is being developed under the de novo pathway for devices.

As of December 31, 2019, there were 4,077,755 shares of Common Stock outstanding, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, and 4,092 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding.

Effective July 31, 2015, the Company’s Common Stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EYEG”.

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, 2019, EyeGate had unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of $3,776,712, and an Accumulated Deficit of $100,246,894. EyeGate has incurred losses and negative cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. Based on its cash on hand at December 31, 2019 and the approximately $4.5 million in net proceeds received from a registered direct offering that closed on January 3, 2020, the Company anticipates having sufficient cash to fund planned operations through December 31, 2020, 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 financing, license agreements, and/or additional U.S. 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.