Disclaimer: This is a simplified summary of a public company filing. See full disclaimer here.

VivoSim Labs, INC.

CIK: 14972532 Annual ReportsLatest: 2025-06-05

10-K / June 5, 2025

Revenue:$144,000
Income:-$2,488,000

10-K / July 26, 2024

Revenue:$109,000
Income:-$14,671,000

10-K / June 5, 2025

Company Summary: VivoSim Labs, Inc.

Overview

  • Formerly Known Name: Organovo Holdings, Inc.
  • Current Name: VivoSim Labs, Inc. (changed officially on April 24, 2025)
  • Business Focus: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology services
  • Main Activities:
    • Providing testing of drugs and drug candidates using 3D human tissue models of liver and intestine
    • Offering liver and intestinal toxicology insights through proprietary new approach methodologies ("NAM") models
    • Supporting drug development by predicting drug-induced liver injury and intestinal tolerability
    • Developing bespoke toxicology services, mechanism of drug action elucidation, and various research applications using complex 3D human tissue models

Business Model & Revenue

  • Core Offering:
    • Liver toxicology predictive screening
    • Intestinal side effect profiling of therapeutics at all stages of drug development
  • Market Impact:
    • Aims to reduce high risk and costs associated with bringing therapeutics to market
    • Seeks to replace animal testing with validated NAM-based models
  • Market Reaction & Adoption:
    • Anticipates accelerated adoption following FDA's April 2025 announcement to refine animal testing requirements in favor of NAM methods
  • Revenue (FY Ended March 31, 2025):
    • Total revenue was approximately $0.1 million
    • Composed of:
      • Royalty revenue: $119,000 (from licensing agreements)
      • Product revenue: $25,000 (from sale of human cells, discontinued after fiscal 2025)

Operational & Business Changes

  • Prior Business:
    • Focused on developing FXR314 for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC)
    • Planned to initiate Phase 2a clinical trial in 2025
    • Sold FXR program in March 2025 for $10 million (upfront $9M + $1M escrow, with potential milestone payments up to $50 million)
  • Name & Business Shift:
    • Changed name to VivoSim Labs, Inc. Effective April 24, 2025
    • Transitioned from a clinical-stage biotech to a biotech services company focusing on human tissue testing models

Employees & Customer Base

  • Employees (as of June 1, 2025):
    • Total of 13 employees (5 full-time)
  • Customers/Sources of Revenue:
    • No specific number of customers provided; the company primarily collaborates with pharmaceutical and biotech partners for drug testing and toxicology services

Key Assets & Intellectual Property

  • Proprietary technologies for 3D bioprinting and building human tissues
  • Over 160 patents globally (34 issued U.S. patents, more than 50 issued international patents)
  • Licenses from University of Missouri and Medical University of South Carolina
  • Focus on bioprinting technology, tissue design, and disease models
  • No revenue from product sales after Mosaic division ended its commercial operations in Q3 FY2025

Financials & Liquidity

  • Cash & Equivalents (as of March 31, 2025): approximately $11.3 million
  • Total Assets (2025): $12.1 million
  • Total Current Liabilities: $3.7 million
  • Working Capital: $8.4 million
  • Net Loss (FY ended March 31, 2025):
    • Operating losses of $12.6 million in FY2025 (compared to $15.1 million in FY2024)
    • Total accumulated deficit: $342.2 million
  • Revenue (FY 2025): $0.1 million
  • Net Income (operational): Negative, mainly from R&D and administrative expenses

Strategic & Business Outlook

  • Transitioning from drug development to providing specialized tissue testing services
  • Focus on liver and intestinal toxicity testing to support drug safety
  • Working to accelerate adoption due to upcoming FDA policy changes
  • Continues to seek additional funding and strategic partnerships to support operations and growth