On November 2, 2016 Aduro Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADRO) reported financial results for the third quarter 2016 (Press release, Aduro BioTech, NOV 2, 2016, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2218713 [SID1234516171]). Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was $35.1 million, or $0.54 per share, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 net loss was $61.6 million, or $0.96 per share, compared to a net income of $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, and net loss of $42.3 million, or $1.09 per share respectively, for the same periods in 2015.
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Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $387.1 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $431.0 million at December 31, 2015.
Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results
Revenue for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $3.8 million and $46.8 million, respectively, compared to $19.1 million and $38.6 million, for the same periods in 2015. The decrease in the third quarter of 2016 was primarily related to the full recognition of the Janssen upfront license fee in 2015. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily due to the receipt of a $35.0 million milestone payment from Novartis.
Research and development expenses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $19.0 million and $66.9 million, respectively, compared to $11.8 million and $36.0 million for the same periods in 2015. The increase for the quarter was primarily due to licensing fees related to our STING technology platform and additional personnel-related costs which include stock-based compensation, partially offset by declines in contract manufacturing and clinical trial expenses for our pancreatic cancer program. The increase for the nine month period was primarily due to GVAX pancreas manufacturing expenses during the first half of 2016, and to a lesser extent due to additional personnel-related costs, contract research expenses, and licensing fees.
General and administrative expenses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $8.6 million and $26.3 million, respectively, compared to $6.9 million and $19.0 million for the same periods in 2015. The increases in both periods were primarily due to additional personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation, and the expansion of our office and laboratory facilities.
There was no loss from remeasurement of fair value of warrants during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2016 or for the third quarter of 2015. The $26.1 million loss from remeasurement of fair value of warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 occurred in April 2015 when certain outstanding warrants were no longer subject to future remeasurement.
Provision for income taxes for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $11.7 million and $16.4 million, respectively. There was no provision for income taxes for the comparable periods in 2015. The income tax expense recorded for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily related to current and deferred federal income taxes.