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): August 26, 2022

 

SYNLOGIC, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-37566		26-1824804
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

301 Binney St.
Suite 402
Cambridge, Massachusetts		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 401-9975

Not applicable

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

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		SYBX		The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR § 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

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 8.01

Other Events.

In August 2022, Synlogic, Inc. achieved its second pre-specified research milestone and earned a second milestone payment due under the terms of the Pilot Collaboration and Option Agreement between Synlogic, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (collectively, “Roche”) for the research and pre-clinical development of a Synthetic Biotic medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Synlogic previously achieved a pre-specified research milestone and earned the first milestone payment due under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement in September 2021. As previously disclosed, Synlogic and Roche entered into the Collaboration Agreement in June 2021, and at the conclusion of the research period, Roche will have the exclusive option to negotiate a definitive licensing and collaboration agreement for further development and commercialization of the program.

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.

 

Date: September 6, 2022				Synlogic, Inc.
				By:		/s/ Michael Jensen
				Name:		Michael Jensen
				Title:		Chief Financial Officer