Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Acurx Pharmaceuticals First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I'd now like to turn the call over to your host, Mr. Rob Shawah, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir.

Robert Shawah
Co-Founder & CFO

Thank you, Melissa. Good morning, and welcome to our call. This morning, we issued a press release providing financial results and company highlights for the first quarter of 2026, which is available on our website at acurxpharma.com. Joining me today is Dave Luci, President and CEO of Acurx, who will start by providing a corporate update and outlook. Following that, I'll provide some highlights of the financial results from the first quarter ended March 31 and then turn the call over to Dave for his closing remarks.

As a reminder, during today's call, we'll be making certain forward-looking statements, which are based on current information, assumptions, estimates and projections about future events that are subject to change and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consider these risks and other information described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which we filed yesterday, Monday, May 11, 2026. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and Acurx disclaims any obligation to update such statements at any