
BioAge Labs
- Ticker
- BIOA
- Beat
- biopharma
- Size
- Public Company
- Revenue
- $2.5M
- as of Jun 2026
- Cash
- $74.0M
- as of Jun 2026
- Burn
- $19.6M/qtr
- as of Jun 2026
- Runway
- ~4 qtr at this rate
- as of Jun 2026
- Researched · Stale
- 10 days ago
A burned-then-reborn aging-biology platform whose entire ~$730M cap now rests on one Phase 1 asset (oral brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor BGE-102) printing best-in-class hsCRP — fully funded to 2029, but the value-creating Phase 2 readouts are still 6-18 months out and a Lilly-backed competitor (ex-Ventyx) is the same molecule class with deeper pockets.
1 mentions across our dossiers
“The single sharpest example: the most dangerous NLRP3 competitor, Ventyx (VTX-3232, also brain-penetrant), was acquired by Eli Lilly for ~$1.2B in Jan 2026.”Eli Lilly · RIVAL · from BioAge Labs’s dossier
Weekly closes
- Short interest: 3,274,379 sh · 3.94 days to cover, FINRA · settled 30 Sept 2026
- Next print: in 5 days, Scheduled · 5 Nov 2026, scheduled
Who is buying
- Shares sold shortFINRA · settled 30 Sept 2026
- 3,274,379 shares
- Days to unwind the shortFINRA · settled 30 Sept 2026
- 3.94
The reported figures
| Period | As of | Revenue | Free cash flow | Capex | Cash | Shares outstanding | Grading | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 ’23 | 31 Dec 2023 | — | -$8.5M USD | $0 USD | $21.6M USD | — | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q1 ’24 | 31 Mar 2024 | — | -$15.7M USD | $0 USD | $174M USD | — | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q2 ’24 | 30 Jun 2024 | $0 USD | -$15.8M USD | $35K USD | — | — | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q3 ’24 | 30 Sept 2024 | $0 USD | -$15.2M USD | $305K USD | $334M USD | 35.8M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q4 ’24 | 31 Dec 2024 | $0 USD | -$5.2M USD | $26K USD | $354M USD | — | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q1 ’25 | 31 Mar 2025 | $1.5M USD | -$17.8M USD | $426K USD | $257M USD | 35.9M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q2 ’25 | 30 Jun 2025 | $2.4M USD | -$20.1M USD | $159K USD | $220M USD | 35.9M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q3 ’25 | 30 Sept 2025 | $2.1M USD | -$16.1M USD | $22K USD | $216M USD | 35.9M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q4 ’25 | 31 Dec 2025 | $3.1M USD | -$28.4M USD | $112K USD | $189M USD | — | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q1 ’26 | 31 Mar 2026 | $2.8M USD | -$24.1M USD | $26K USD | $242M USD | 44.4M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
| Q2 ’26 | 30 Jun 2026 | $2.5M USD | -$19.6M USD | $328K USD | $74.0M USD | 45.9M shares | Filed · primary | sec.gov |
BioAge Labs’s figures as the company reported them in its filings. Quarters are calendar quarters, so a company whose year ends in January shows each fiscal quarter under the calendar quarter it falls in. An empty slot is a quarter we hold no figure for.
Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026
Lighter bars: Q4 worked out as the full-year total minus the three reported quarters.
Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026
Lighter bars: Q4 worked out as the full-year total minus the three reported quarters.
Operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026
CashDebt
Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026
A rising count is dilution: each existing share owns less of the company.
Latest filing: sec.gov
What happened
| Date | Type | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | editorial note | Sources added: 0 → 9The dossier's cited-link count grew from 0 to 9 (deep-dive-2026-06-18.md → deep-dive-2026-10-21.md). | dossier |
| 2026-10-21 | editorial note | Revenue figure revised: $9.0M → $2.4MRevenue moved from $9.0M (deep-dive-2026-06-18.md) to $2.4M (deep-dive-2026-10-21.md). | dossier |
| 2026-10-02 | filing | 8-K Item 8.01: first participant dosed in BGE-102 Phase 2 QUELL-DME trialFirst participant dosed in the Phase 2 QUELL-DME trial of oral BGE-102 (NLRP3 inhibitor) in diabetic macular edema; about 180 participants randomized 1:1:1; topline results expected 2H 2027. | agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 8-K |
- 10-Q · 2026-Q18 May 2026
- 10-K · 2025-Q424 Mar 2026
- 10-Q · 2025-Q36 Nov 2025
- The dossier: Refresh delta (since 2026-06-18), 480 words, 11 filing mentions
- The dossier: What held, 58 words, no filing mention
The BioAge Labs dossier
The verdict
A burned-then-reborn aging-biology platform whose entire ~$730M cap now rests on one Phase 1 asset (oral brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor BGE-102) printing best-in-class hsCRP — fully funded to 2029, but the value-creating Phase 2 readouts are still 6-18 months out and a Lilly-backed competitor (ex-Ventyx) is the same molecule class with deeper pockets.
Primary sources
SEC filings
Source documents — open to read in full
Refresh delta (since 2026-06-18)
- Q2-2026 financials. Collaboration revenue $2.4M (same as Q2-2025). R&D $24.4M ($19.8M a year earlier; BGE-102 direct costs up $7.9M); G&A $7.4M ($7.3M). Total operating expenses $31.8M; loss from operations $(29.3)M. Net loss $26.1M, $(0.58) per share (Q2-2025: $21.6M, $(0.60)). Six-month loss from operations $(54.7)M; six-month net loss per share $(1.11) ($(0.96)). [sec.gov: Form 8-KA filing for something that happened between reports and matters enough to tell shareholders now. 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm; sec.gov: Form 10-QThe quarterly version of the annual report. Lighter, and not audited. 2026-08-05, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335407/bioa-20260630.htm; three and six months ended 2026-06-30]
- Cash and runway. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were about $381.3M at 2026-06-30. Management says this funds operations and capital expenses through 2029, the same horizon as the dossier. Net cash used in operating activities was $43.3M for the six months ($37.3M a year earlier). Accumulated deficit $(381.8)M. Weighted average shares in Q2 were 44,838,893 (35,850,037 a year earlier). [sec.gov: 8-K 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm; sec.gov: 10-Q 2026-08-05, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335407/bioa-20260630.htm; as of 2026-06-30]
- QUELL-CV (BGE-102, obesity with elevated hsCRP) has started. The first participant was dosed in June 2026. Design: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 30 mg, 60 mg and 90 mg once daily against placebo in about 160 adults for 12 weeks; primary endpoint is percent change in hsCRP; topline data are expected in 2H 2026. The dossier listed this trial as "Ph2a initiating 1H26". [sec.gov: 8-K 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm; as of 2026-08-05]
- QUELL-DME design and timing changed. The 8-K of 2026-08-05 still described a Phase 1b/2a trial in diabetic macular edema planned for mid-2026 with data in mid-2027. The 8-K of 2026-10-02 reports the first participant dosed in QUELL-DME, now described as a randomised, controlled Phase 2 trial of about 180 participants in three arms (anti-VEGF plus placebo; anti-VEGF plus BGE-102 90 mg; sham injection plus BGE-102 90 mg) for 12 weeks with four weeks of follow-up. The primary endpoint is change in best-corrected visual acuity at week 12, and topline results are expected in 2H 2027. The dossier had a Ph1b/2a intraocular IL-6 readout in mid-2027. [sec.gov: 8-K 2026-10-02, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526412300/bioa-20261002.htm; sec.gov: 8-K 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm]
- APJ and partnerships (unchanged guidance). The first IND for an APJ programme is still targeted by year-end 2026; the Novartis target-discovery collaboration and the Lilly ExploR&D antibody collaboration are described as continuing. [sec.gov: 8-K 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm]
- Phase 1 data restated. The release cites up to 98% suppression of IL-1β at trough in an ex vivo whole-blood assay and median hsCRP reductions of 86% at 60 mg and 120 mg once daily, with no serious adverse events and no discontinuations from treatment-emergent adverse events. [sec.gov: 8-K 2026-08-05 exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709941/000119312526335368/bioa-ex99_1.htm]
Bearing on the position seed (facts only; the seed is unchanged). The seed's catalysts name the Ph2a hsCRP topline (2H26 / YE26) and the DME Ph1b/2a topline (mid-2027). Item 3 confirms the first for 2H 2026; item 4 reports the DME readout is now expected in 2H 2027 from a Phase 2 trial with a visual-acuity primary endpoint.
What held
- Funding through 2029 is restated, with about $381M of cash and securities (item 2).
- The company remains a single-asset story: BGE-102 is the only clinical programme described, with APJ still preclinical (items 3 to 5).
- Collaboration revenue is flat at $2.4M a quarter, so spending is still funded from the balance sheet (items 1, 2).
How our view changed
2 dossiersEvery dossier we have written on BioAge Labs, newest first.
- current
A burned-then-reborn aging-biology platform whose entire ~$730M cap now rests on one Phase 1 asset (oral brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor BGE-102) prin…
A burned-then-reborn aging-biology platform whose entire ~$730M cap now rests on one Phase 1 asset (oral brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor BGE-102) prin…
Company details
| Industry | Biopharma |
| Size | Public Company |
| Website | Visit BioAge Labs |
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