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): June 10, 2022

QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-39486
85-1388175
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

530 Old Whitfield Street
Guilford, Connecticut
  
 
06437
 (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 458-7100
 
N/A
(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
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  
QSI
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
QSIAW
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Vikram Bajaj, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors

On June 10, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Quantum-Si Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Vikram Bajaj, Ph.D. to the Board, effective as of June 15, 2022. The Board also appointed Dr. Bajaj to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board. Dr. Bajaj will serve for a term to continue until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. In connection with Dr. Bajaj’s appointment to the Board, the Board also approved an increase in the size of the Board from six to seven members.

Dr. Bajaj has served as Managing Director of Foresite Capital Management, LLC (“Foresite”), with its affiliates, a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s common stock, since September 2017 and is the co-founder and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Foresite Labs since October 2018, where he evaluates and pursues investments at the intersection of technology and life sciences, including in personalized and precision healthcare. Prior to that, Dr. Bajaj was the Chief Scientific Officer of GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company working to detect cancer early, and remains on its Scientific Advisory Board. He is also the co-founder and former Chief Scientific Officer of Verily Life Sciences LLC (formerly Google Life Sciences) and served as chair of its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Bajaj is also an associate professor (consulting) at the Stanford School of Medicine, and is an affiliate scientist of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, for which he serves on the advisory board of the College of Chemistry. He is an advisor to the Department of Defense through the Defense Science Board’s Task Force on Biology. Dr. Bajaj received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A./B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bajaj’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive leadership experience and his background in the life sciences industry.

The Board has affirmatively determined that Dr. Bajaj is an independent director pursuant to the Nasdaq Stock Market listing rules. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Bajaj and any other person pursuant to which Dr. Bajaj was appointed as a director. Except as previously disclosed with respect to Foresite and its affiliated entities under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference, there are no transactions between Dr. Bajaj and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Dr. Bajaj has not previously held any positions with the Company and has no family relations with any directors or executive officers of the Company.

Dr. Bajaj will be entitled to the standard compensation paid by the Company to all of its nonemployee directors under the Company’s Nonemployee Director Compensation Policy (pro-rated as applicable to reflect the actual time Dr. Bajaj will serve on the Board for the year).

Dr. Bajaj will also enter into an indemnification agreement in the form the Company has entered into with its other nonemployee directors, which form is filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Company on June 15, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Bajaj’s appointment to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
Press Release dated June 16, 2022.
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
     
   
By:
 /s/ Claudia Drayton
   
Name:
Claudia Drayton
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
       
Date:
June 16, 2022
    


Exhibit 99.1


Quantum-Si Appoints Vikram Bajaj, Ph.D., to Board of Directors

GUILFORD, Conn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jun. 16, 2022 -- Quantum-Si Incorporated (Nasdaq: QSI) (“Quantum-Si,” “QSI” or the “Company”), a life sciences company commercializing single molecule protein sequencing, today announced the appointment of Vikram Bajaj, Ph.D., co-founder and former Chief Scientific Officer of Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences), to its Board of Directors.

Dr. Bajaj is a managing director at Foresite Capital, evaluating and pursuing investments at the intersection of technology and life sciences, including in personalized and precision healthcare. Prior to joining Foresite Capital, Vik was the Chief Scientific Officer of GRAIL and remains on its Scientific Advisory Board. He is also the co-founder and former Chief Scientific Officer of Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) and served as chair of its Scientific Advisory Board. Bajaj retains appointments as associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and as an affiliate scientist of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, for which he serves on the advisory board of the College of Chemistry. He is an advisor to the Department of Defense through the Defense Science Board’s Task Force on Biology.

“I am thrilled to welcome Vik to the board of Quantum-Si at a pivotal time as we progress toward launching the world's first next generation protein sequencing system,” said Jonathan Rothberg, Ph.D., Interim Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Executive Chairman of Quantum-Si. “Vik is a trailblazer in the field of precision medicine and brings decades of expertise as a scientist and entrepreneur. His appointment will strengthen our team of renowned advisors as we execute our commercialization strategy this year.”

“It’s been rewarding to witness such remarkable innovation in next-generation protein sequencing,” said Bajaj. “I look forward to applying my expertise and serving alongside this distinguished roster of industry leaders in support of this ambitious mission.”

Bajaj holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His scientific and engineering awards include the Anatole Abragam Prize (2012), the R&D 100 Award for the most promising commercialized technologies (2011 and 2013), and the Department of Energy’s LBL Innovation Grant (2013). In 2011, he was named as a Visiting Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

About Quantum-Si Incorporated
Quantum-Si is focused on revolutionizing the growing field of proteomics. The Company's suite of technologies is powered by a first-of-its-kind semiconductor chip designed to enable single molecule next-generation protein sequencing and digitize proteomic research in order to advance drug discovery and diagnostics beyond what has been possible with DNA sequencing. Learn more at www.quantum-si.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The actual results of the Company may differ from its expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's expectations with respect to future performance and development and commercialization of products and services. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside the Company's control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business; the inability to maintain the listing of the Company's Class A common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the recently completed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; our ongoing leadership transition; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability of the Company to raise financing in the future; the success, cost and timing of the Company's product development and commercialization activities; the potential attributes and benefits of the Company's products and services; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for its products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any approved product; the Company's ability to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology; the Company's ability to maintain its existing lease, license, manufacture and supply agreements; the Company's ability to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the development or commercialization of products and services that the Company is developing; the size and growth potential of the markets for the Company's future products and services, and its ability to serve those markets, either alone or in partnership with others; the pricing of the Company's products and services following anticipated commercial launch; the Company's estimates regarding future expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; the Company's financial performance; and other risks and uncertainties described under "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's other filings with the SEC. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Investor Contacts
Juan Avendano
Mike Cavanaugh
ir@quantum-si.com

Media Contact
Karen Chase
QSI-PR@westwicke.com

Source: Quantum-Si Incorporated