Cambridge biotech tracker · Boston
Transcode Therapeutics
Listed on Nasdaq as RNAZ, filed under SEC industry code 2834 (pharmaceutical preparations). Fiscal year ends in December. Numbers below are from the company’s own SEC filings through Q2 '26.
- Cash & investments
- $8.4M
- Q2 '26 · Jun 29, 2026
- Burn per quarter
- $5.7M
- avg. operating cash flow, 4 qtrs
- Runway
- 4.5 mo
- Under 12 months
- Net loss
- $6.8M
- Q2 '26
- R&D expense
- $3.7M
- 54% of opex
- Raised, last 4 qtrs
- +$22.7M
- net financing cash flow
Cash & investments
Quarter-end balance
Operating cash flow
Per quarter; below zero is burn
R&D expense
Per quarter
The controller’s read
What the filings say.
Generated from the numbers above using the same questions I ask when I open a client’s books: how long the cash lasts, what is driving the gap between loss and burn, and where the accounting judgment sits.
Get this read on your companyAbout 4.5 months of runway
Cash and investments of $8.4M at Q2 '26 against an average operating cash burn of $5.7M per quarter over the last four reported quarters runs out around October 2026. Under a year of runway is where ASC 205-40 going-concern evaluations, financing timing, and cost plans all get decided at once.
Cash position up $6.5M since Q3 '24
Net financing inflows of $22.7M over the last four quarters, from equity, debt, or ATM sales, more than covered operating burn. The balance is the number the board watches; the trend is the number the auditors watch.
R&D is 54% of operating expenses
$3.7M of R&D against $6.8M of total operating expenses in Q2 '26, with G&A at $2.5M. For a clinical-stage company, the accounting questions live inside that R&D line: CRO and CMC accruals, milestone recognition, and what gets capitalized versus expensed under ASC 730.
$64K of deferred revenue on the balance sheet
Usually an upfront collaboration or license payment that is recognized as obligations are satisfied. It is cash already received, so it supports runway without showing up as revenue yet.
Stockholders' deficit of $27.7M
Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet. That is common with royalty financings, convertible debt, or large deferred revenue balances, and it is a fact auditors and exchange listing rules both pay attention to.
Accumulated deficit of $122M
Total losses since inception. It is also roughly the size of the net operating loss carryforward the tax provision has to track, subject to Section 382 limits after each ownership change.
Cash-only balance shown
This company either holds no marketable securities or tags them under a name the tracker does not read. If the 10-Q reports a larger cash-and-investments figure, that figure is the right one.
Quarterly detail, eight quarters
| Quarter | Cash & inv. | Op. cash flow | Net loss | R&D | G&A | Revenue | Stock comp | Financing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 '24 · Sep 29, 24 | $1.9M | −$3.9M | −$2.3M | $1.2M | $938K | — | $204K | $2.4M |
| Q4 '24 · Dec 30, 24 | $5.8M | −$3.1M | −$5.9M | $3.6M | $1.5M | — | $169K | $7.1M |
| Q1 '25 · Mar 30, 25 | $11.6M | −$3.1M | −$12.1M | $2.2M | $952K | — | $158K | $8.9M |
| Q2 '25 · Jun 29, 25 | $7.4M | −$4.2M | −$4.3M | $2.6M | $1.7M | — | $132K | $0 |
| Q3 '25 · Sep 29, 25 | $2.8M | −$4.1M | −$4.9M | $3.2M | $1.4M | — | $134K | −$456K |
| Q4 '25 · Dec 30, 25 | $17.8M | −$8.1M | −$13.4M | $5.5M | $1.8M | — | $62K | $23.1M |
| Q1 '26 · Mar 30, 26 | $12.8M | −$5.0M | −$17.8M | $5.1M | $2.2M | — | — | — |
| Q2 '26 · Jun 29, 26 | $8.4M | −$5.4M | −$6.8M | $3.7M | $2.5M | — | — | — |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, latest filed value for each period. Fourth quarters are derived from annual less nine-month figures; quarterly cash flows are derived from year-to-date amounts. Not investment advice. If a figure disagrees with the filing, the filing is right.