UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:SeptemberJune 30, 20172021

OR

OR

[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File No. 001-36268

AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC.MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey22-2983783

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

201 Grove Road855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 623

Thorofare, NJ 08086Baltimore, MD21205

(Address of principal executive offices)offices and zip code)

(856) 848-2116848-8698

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value per shareMYMDThe NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Sec.232.405(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files. files). Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer[  ]Accelerated filer[  ]
Non-accelerated filer[  ]Smaller reporting company[X]
Emerging growth company[X]

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. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

As of November 10, 2017,August 16, 2021, there were 9,920,552 37,372,476 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock.

 

 

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report is the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 of MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was formerly known as Akers Biosciences, Inc. prior to the consummation on April 16, 2021 of the merger described below.

On April 16, 2021, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated November 11, 2020 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated March 16, 2021 (the Original Merger Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”), XYZ Merger Sub Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., a Florida corporation previously known as MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“MyMD Florida”), Merger Sub was merged with and into MyMD Florida, with MyMD Florida continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “MyMD Florida Common Stock”), including shares underlying pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s outstanding equity awards, was converted into the right to receive (x) 0.7718 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Company Common Stock”), (y) an amount in cash, on a pro rata basis, equal to the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of any options to purchase shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock outstanding at the effective time of the Merger assumed by the Company upon closing of the Merger prior to the second-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger (the “Option Exercise Period”), such payment (the “Additional Consideration”), and (z) potential milestone payments in shares of Company Common Stock up to the aggregate number of shares issued by the Company to pre-merger MyMD Florida stockholders at the closing of the Merger payable upon the achievement of certain market capitalization milestone events during the 36-month period immediately following the closing of the Merger. Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, (i) the former MyMD Florida equity holders owned approximately 77.05% of the outstanding equity of the Company on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise in full of the pre-funded warrants to purchase 986,486 shares of Company Common stock and including 4,188,315 shares of Company Common Stock underlying options to purchase shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock assumed by the company at closing and after adjustments based on the Company’s net cash at closing; and (ii) former Akers Biosciences, Inc. stockholders owned approximately 22.95% of the outstanding equity of the Company. 

The Merger is being treated as a reverse recapitalization effected by a share exchange for financial accounting and reporting purposes. MyMD Florida is being treated as the accounting acquirer, as its stockholders control the Company after the Merger, even though Akers Biosciences, Inc. was the legal acquirer.

See Note 1 of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements3
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations3326
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk4934
Item 4.Controls and Procedures4934
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings5035
Item 1A.Risk Factors5135
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds5160
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities5160
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures5160
Item 5.Other Information5160
Item 6.Exhibits61
Signatures63

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Item 6.Exhibits52
Signatures53

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION- Financial Information

ItemItem 1. Financial Statements.

AKERS BIOSCIENCES,MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and December 31, 20162020

  2017  2016 
  (unaudited)  (audited) 
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash $135,133  $72,700 
Marketable Securities  10,178   50,001 
Trade Receivables, net  1,125,097   601,271 
Trade Receivables - Related Parties, net  125,001   31,892 
Deposits and other receivables  21,748   23,782 
Inventories, net  2,085,867   2,036,521 
Prepaid expenses  99,479   168,277 
Prepaid expenses - Related Parties  380,789   202,500 
         
Total Current Assets  3,983,292   3,186,944 
         
Non-Current Assets        
Prepaid expenses - Related Party  53,456   270,183 
Property, Plant and Equipment, net  242,048   259,392 
Intangible Assets, net  1,173,444   1,301,775 
Other Assets  76,093   66,813 
         
Total Non-Current Assets  1,545,041   1,898,163 
         
Total Assets $5,528,333  $5,085,107 
         
LIABILITIES        
Current Liabilities        
Trade and Other Payables $1,549,047  $1,463,363 
Trade and Other Payables - Related Parties  20,245   234,067 
Deferred Revenue  12,500     
         
Total Current Liabilities  1,581,792   1,697,430 
         
Total Liabilities  1,581,792   1,697,430 
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Convertible Preferred Stock, No par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding  as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016  -   - 
Common Stock, No par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 8,901,245 and 5,452,545 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016  104,628,437   100,891,786 
Deferred Compensation  (8,788)  (24,572)
Accumulated Deficit  (100,673,108)  (97,479,537)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  -   - 
         
Total Stockholders’ Equity  3,946,541   3,387,677 
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $5,528,333  $5,085,107 
  2021  2020 
  As of 
  June 30,  December 31, 
  2021  2020 
  (unaudited)  (restated) 
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash $2,127,372  $148,284 
Marketable Securities  19,503,001   - 
Prepaid expenses  744,561   1,218 
         
Total Current Assets  22,374,934   149,502 
         
Non-Current Assets        
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset  74,872   527,195 
Goodwill  10,498,539   - 
Investment in Oravax, Inc.  1,500,000   - 
         
Total Non-Current Assets  12,073,411   527,195 
         
Total Assets $34,448,345  $676,697 
         
LIABILITIES        
Current Liabilities        
Trade and Other Payables $3,298,637  $1,801,729 
Notes Payable  -   1,200,000 
Operating Lease Liability  49,522   481,049 
PPP Loan Payable  -   70,600 
         
Total Current Liabilities  3,348,159   3,553,378 
         
Non-Current Liabilities        
Line of Credit Payable – Related Party, net of discount $-  $2,333,984 
Operating Lease Liability, net of current portion  25,851   46,369 
         
Total Non-Current Liabilities  25,851   2,380,353 
         
Total Liabilities  3,374,010   5,933,731 
         
Commitments and Contingencies  -   - 
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Preferred Stock, 0par value, 50,000,000 total preferred shares authorized  -   - 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,990,000 shares designated, 0 par value and a stated value of $4.00 per share, 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  -   - 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, 211,353 shares designated, 0 par value and a stated value of $0.01 per share, 72,992 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020  144,524   - 
Series E Junior Participating Preferred Stock, 100,000 shares designated, 0 par value and a stated value of $0.001 per share, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  -   - 
Preferred stock, value        
Common stock, 0 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized 37,355,650 and 0 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  100,784,376   - 
Common stock, par $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized 0 and 28,553,307 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  -   4,004 
Additional Paid in Capital  -   43,411,487 
Accumulated Deficit  (69,854,565)  (48,672,525)
         
Total Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)  31,074,335   (5,257,034)
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) $34,448,345  $676,697 

See accompanying notes to thesethe condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

AKERS BIOSCIENCES,

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MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Revenues:                
Product Revenue $638,331  $613,198  $2,378,811  $2,307,328 
Product Revenue - Related parties  -   -   124,631   380 
License & Service Revenue  37,500   -   37,500   - 
Total Revenues  675,831   613,198   2,540,942   2,307,708 
Cost of Sales:                
Product Cost of Sales  (323,527)  (236,700)  (846,487)  (713,576)
                 
Gross Income  352,304   376,498   1,694,455   1,594,132 
                 
Administrative Expenses  819,565   558,293   2,440,023   2,298,099 
Sales and Marketing Expenses  342,763   408,248   1,254,308   1,647,003 
Sales and Marketing Expenses - Related Party  34,328   117,949   128,108   117,949 
Research and Development Expenses  290,447   247,578   929,730   932,858 
Research and Development Expenses - Related Party  -   -   22,994   - 
(Reversal of Allowance for) Bad Debt Expenses- Related parties  -   (1,299,609)  -   (1,299,609)
Amortization of Non-Current Assets  42,777   42,777   128,331   128,331 
                 
(Loss)/Income from Operations  (1,177,576)  301,262   (3,209,039)  (2,230,499)
                 
Other (Income)/Expenses                
Foreign Currency Transaction (Gain)/Loss  3,195   (3,629)  (6,172)  1,189 
Interest and Dividend Income  (3,127)  (5,264)  (9,296)  (23,981)
Other Income  -   -   -   - 
Total Other (Income)/Expense  68   (8,893)  (15,468)  (22,792)
                 
(Loss)/Income Before Income Taxes  (1,177,644)  310,155   (3,193,571)  (2,207,707)
                 
Income Tax Benefit  -   -   -   - 
                 
Net (Loss)/Income Attributable to Common Stockholders  (1,177,644)  310,155   (3,193,571)  (2,207,707)
                 
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)                
Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Marketable Securities  (1,009)  (2,837)  -   3,691 
Total Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)  (1,009)  (2,837)  -   3,691 
                 
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income $(1,178,653) $307,318  $(3,193,571) $(2,204,016)
                 
Basic income/(loss) per common share $(0.13) $0.06  $(0.39) $(0.41)
Diluted income/(loss) per common share $(0.13) $0.06  $(0.39) $(0.41)
                 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding  8,892,079   5,434,212   8,268,851   5,428,859 
Weighted average diluted common shares  outstanding  8,892,079   5,508,545   8,268,851   5,428,859 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30, 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
Product Revenue $-  $-  $-  $- 
Product Cost of Sales  -   -   -   - 
Gross Income  -   -   -   - 
                 
Administrative Expenses  1,711,771   484,921   2,961,313   1,160,893 
Research and Development Expenses  1,489,886   365,519   2,669,484   527,577 
Interest Expense and Debt Discount  40,526   224,885   701,090   364,227 
Amortization of Intangible Assets  -   4,584   -   9,167 
Stock Option Modification Expenses  15,036,051   15,000   15,036,051   15,000 
                 
Loss from Operations  (18,278,234)  (1,094,909)  (21,367,938)  (2,076,864)
                 
Other (Income) Expenses                
Interest and Dividend Income  (5,641)  -   (5,641)  (6)
Gain on Sale of Marketable Securities  (41,447)  -   (41,447)  - 
Unrealized Loss on Marketable Securities  41,447   -   41,447   - 
Gain on Debt Forgiveness  (180,257)  -   (180,257)  - 
                 
Total Other Income  (185,898)  -   (185,898)  (6)
                 
Loss Before Income Tax  (18,092,336)  (1,094,909)  (21,182,040)  (2,076,858)
                 
Income Tax Benefit  -   -   -   - 
                 
Net Loss $(18,092,336) $(1,094,909) $(21,182,040) $(2,076,858)
                 
Basic and Diluted loss per common share $(0.50) $(0.04) $(0.66) $(0.07)
                 
Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding  35,906,891   28,036,201   32,250,413   27,963,898 

 

See accompanying notes to thesethe condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

AKERS BIOSCIENCES,

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MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholder’sStockholders’ Equity

For the nine months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 20172021 and 2020

  Common           Accumulated    
  Shares           Other    
  Issued and  Common  Deferred  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Total 
  Outstanding  Stock  Compensation  Deficit  Income/(Loss)  Equity 
                   
Balance at December 31, 2016 (audited)  5,452,545  $100,891,786  $(24,572) $(97,479,537) $  -  $3,387,677 
                         
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,193,571)  -   (3,193,571)
Public offering of common stock, net of offering costs of $494,406  1,789,500   1,652,994   -   -   -   1,652,994 
Private offering of common stock, net of offering costs of $267,443  1,448,400   1,760,317   -   -   -   1,760,317 
Exercise of warrants for common stock  200,800   301,200   -   -   -   301,200 
Amortization of deferred compensation  -   -   15,784   -   -   15,784 
Issuance of non-qualified stock options to key employees  -   14,502   -   -   -   14,502 
Issuance of non-qualified stock options for services to non-employees  -   2,183   -   -   -   2,183 
Issuance of restricted stock for services for non-employees  10,000   5,455   -   -   -   5,455 
                         
Balance at September 30, 2017 (unaudited)  8,901,245  $104,628,437  $(8,788) $(100,673,108) $-  $3,946,541 
  Shares  Series D  Shares  No Par  Par $0.0001  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  Series D  Common Stock       
  Convertible     Common  Common  Additional       
  Preferred Stock     Stock  Stock  Paid-In  Accumulated  Total 
  Shares  Series D  Shares  NaN Par  Par $0.0001  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2020 (restated)  -  $-   28,553,307   -   $    4,004   43,411,487  $(48,672,525) $(5,257,034)

Reverse merger with Akers Biosciences Inc effective April 16, 2021

                                

Reverse merger with Akers Biosciences Inc effective April 16, 2021, shares

                                

Issuance of post-merger MyMD Pharmaceutical Inc common shares at an exchange ration of 0.7718 per pre-merger MyMD common share

                                

Modification of the terms of 4,188,315 pre-merger MyMD stock options per the terms of the merger agreement

                                

Exercise of prepaid equity forward contracts for common stock

                                

Exercise of prepaid equity forward contracts for common stock, shares

                                

Common shares issued for the acquisition of Supera Pharmaceuticals, a company under common control

                                

Common shares issued for the acquisition of Supera Pharmaceuticals, a company under common control, shares

                                
Effect of the adoption of Topic 842 effective as of January 1, 2019                                
Private placement of common shares                                
Private placement of common shares, shares                                
Stock based compensation for services                                
Stock based compensation for services, shares                                
Stock options issued for debt issuance                                
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -    (3,089,704)  (3,089,704)
                                 
Balance at March 31, 2021 (unaudited)  -  $-   28,553,307  $-  $4,004  $43,411,487  $(51,762,229) $(8,346,738)
Reverse merger with Akers Biosciences Inc effective April 16, 2021  72,992   144,524   8,335,627   85,748,325   (4,004)  (43,411,487)  -   42,477,358 
Modification of the terms of 4,188,315 pre-merger MyMD stock options per the terms of the merger agreement  -   -   -   15,036,051   -   -   -   15,036,051 
Exercise of prepaid equity forward contracts for common stock  -   -   466,716   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss          -   -   -   -   (18,092,336)  (18,092,336)
                                 
Balance at June 30, 2021 (unaudited)  72,992  $144,524   37,355,650  $100,784,376  $-  $-  $(69,854,565) $31,074,335 

 

  Series D  Common Stock       
  Convertible     Common  Common  Additional       
  Preferred Stock      Stock  Stock  Paid-In  Accumulated  Total 
  Shares  Series D  Shares  NaN Par  Par $0.0001  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2019 (restated)  -  $-   14,688,726  $-  $ 3,806  $36,848,063  $(38,578,232) $(1,726,363)
Common shares issued for the acquisition of Supera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a company under common control  -   -   13,096,640   -   -       (605,089)  (605,089)
Effect of the adoption of Topic 842 effective as of January 1, 2019  -   -   -   -   -   -    (1,379)  (1,379)
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2019 (restated)  -  $-   27,785,366  $-  $3,806  $36,848,063  $(39,184,700.00) $(2,332,831.00)
Private placement of common shares  -   -   250,835           650,000   -   650,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -       (981,949)  (981,949)
                                 
Balance at March 31, 2020 (unaudited)  -  $-   28,036,201   -   3,806   37,498,063  $(40,166,649) $(2,664,780)
Stock based compensation for services  -   -   1,930           14,800   -   14,800 
Stock options issued for debt issuance  -   -   -           693,450   -   693,450 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -       (1,094,909)  (1,094,909)
                                 
Balance at June 30, 2020 (unaudited)  -  $-   28,038,131   -   3,806   38,206,313  $(41,261,558) $(3,051,439)

See accompanying notes to thesethe condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

AKERS BIOSCIENCES,

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MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended SeptemberSix Months Ended June 30, 20172021 and 20162020

(unaudited)

 

  2017  2016 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(3,193,571) $(2,207,707)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Accrued income on marketable securities  (148)  13,380 
Depreciation and amortization  182,866   221,946 
Allowance for/(reversal of) doubtful accounts  46,239   (1,153,413)
Amortization of deferred compensation  15,784   24,834 
Share based compensation to employees - options  14,502   22,828 
Share based compensation to non-employees - options  2,183   23,676 
Share based compensation to non-employees - restricted stock  5,455   - 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Increase in trade receivables  (570,065)  (275,541)
Increase in trade receivables - related parties  (93,109)  - 
Decrease in deposits and other receivables  2,034   65,855 
Increase in inventories  (49,346)  (60,862)
Decrease in prepaid expenses  68,797   91,706 
    Decrease in prepaid expenses - related parties  38,438

 

  58,974 
Increase in other assets  (9,280)  - 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables  85,685   (418,998)
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables - related parties  (213,822)  59,673 
Increase in deferred revenue  12,500   - 
Net cash used in operating activities  (3,654,858)  (3,533,649)
         
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  (37,191)  (88,023)
Purchases of marketable securities  (2,709,148)  (37,360)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities  2,749,119   3,452,833 
Net cash provided by investing activities  2,780   3,327,450 
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  3,413,311   - 
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants for common stock  301,200   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities  3,714,511   - 
         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash  62,433   (206,199)
Cash at beginning of period  72,700   402,059 
Cash at end of period $135,133  $195,860 
         
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities        
Issuance of a restricted common stock grant to an officer $-  $54,725 
Net unrealized gains on marketable securities $-  $3,691 
Reclassification of note receivable to inventory $-  $750,000 
Reclassification of note receivable to prepaid expense $-  $549,609 

  2021  2020 
  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 
  2021  2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(21,182,040) $(2,076,858)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Accrued interest/dividends  4,496   88,248 
Amortization of debt discount  608,460   278,685 
Amortization of intangible assets  -   9,167 
Gain on sale of marketable securities  (41,447)  - 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities  41,447   - 
Gain on forgiveness of debt  (180,258)  - 
Stock based compensation        
Options modification expense  15,036,051   - 
Options issued for debt issuance  -   200 
Shares issued for services  -   14,800 
Change in assets and liabilities        
Prepaid Expenses  (557,279)  9,566 
Trade and Other Payables  (1,988,204)  (454,951)
Operating Leases  278   1,056 
Net cash used by operating activities  (8,258,496)  (2,130,087)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchases of marketable securities  (10,137)  - 
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities  9,983,176   0 
Net cash received in business combination  1,380,852   - 
Net cash provided by investing activities  11,353,891   - 
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Consumed by the payoff of the line of credit – related party  (3,062,444)  - 
Net proceeds from line of credit - related party  120,000   1,332,749 
Net proceeds from note payable  1,826,137   - 
Net proceeds from the Payroll Protection Program  -   70,600 
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  -   650,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities  (1,116,307)  2,053,349 
         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash  1,979,088   (76,738)
Cash at beginning of period  148,284   134,499 
Cash at end of period $2,127,372  $57,761 
         
Supplemental cash flow information        
Cash paid for:        
Interest $271,800  $- 
Income Taxes $-  $- 
         
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities        
Operating lease right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation $-  $527,195 
Investment in Oravax, Inc. included in trade and other payables. $1,500,000  $- 

 

See accompanying notes to thesethe condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

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AKERS BIOSCIENCES,MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 - NatureOrganization and Description of Business

(a) Reporting Entity

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared byMyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc. (“Akers” or the “Company”), a company domiciled in the United States of America. The address of the Company’s registered office is 201 Grove Road, West Deptford,a New Jersey 08086. The Company is incorporated in the United States of America under the laws of the State of New Jersey.

Thecorporation (“MyMD”). These consolidated financial statements include two dormantfour wholly owned subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021, MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc. (“MyMD Florida”), XYZ Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), Akers Acquisition Sub, Inc. and Bout Time Marketing Corporation.Corporation, (together, the “Company”). All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated uponin consolidation.

(b) Nature

MyMD Florida was formed in 2014 and is a Florida-based clinical development stage biopharmaceutical company that is developing its product candidate, MyMD-1, as an immunometabolic regulator to treat autoimmune diseases, ageing-related diseases. Substantive operations began in 2016 and the Company’s Investigative New Drug application was filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2018. MyMD Florida completed its first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial in December 2019. Phase 2 clinical trials for autoimmune diseases are planned. MyMD Florida’s intellectual property portfolio consists of Business12 granted patents (11 US and 1 foreign), 34 pending applications (6 US, 28 foreign, and 1 international application).

The Company’s primary focusSupera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Supera”) was formed in September 2018 and is thea Florida based development company that is developing its product candidate “Supera-CBD” as an FDA-approved synthetic derivative of naturally grown cannabidiols. Substantially all of Supera’s research and development activities in 2019 and 2020 were related to intellectual property development and salesecuring patents, along with product manufacturing and planning initial pre-clinical development activities. Ongoing pre-clinical work is expected to accelerate in second half of disposable diagnostic testing devices that can be performed in minutes,2021.

On April 16, 2021, pursuant to facilitate time sensitive therapeutic decisions. The Company’s main products arethe previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated November 11, 2020 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated March 16, 2021 (the Original Merger Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among MyMD, Merger Sub and MyMD Florida), Merger Sub was merged with and into MyMD Florida, with MyMD Florida continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a disposable breathalyzer test that measures the blood alcohol contentwholly owned subsidiary of the user, a rapid test detectingMyMD (the “Merger”). At the antibody causing an allergic reaction to Heparineffective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and a disposable breathalyzer test that measures Free Radical activity in the human body. When the Company entersoutstanding share of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “MyMD Florida Common Stock”), including shares underlying pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s outstanding equity awards, was converted into an agreement with a new distributor it typically requires an upfront licensing fee to be paid for the right to sellreceive (x) 0.7718 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of MyMD’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Company Common Stock”), (y) an amount in cash, on a pro rata basis, equal to the Company’s productsaggregate cash proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of any options to purchase shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock outstanding at the effective time of the Merger assumed by the Company upon closing of the Merger prior to the second-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger (the “Option Exercise Period”), such payment (the “Additional Consideration”), and (z) potential milestone payment in specific markets.shares of Company Common Stock up to the aggregate number of shares issued by the Company to pre-Merger MyMD Florida stockholders at the closing of the Merger (the “Milestone Payments”) payable upon the achievement of certain market capitalization milestone events during the 36-month period immediately following the closing of the Merger (the “Milestone Period”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse stock splitof the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).

On April 16, 2021, MyMD Florida entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Supera, a related company through common control, in which Supera was acquired by MyMD Florida through the issuance of 33,937,909 shares of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s common stock. The Supera entity was dissolved pursuant to this transaction.

In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company changed its name to MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Company Common Stock listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, previously trading through the close of business on April 16, 2021 under the trading symbol “AKER”, commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market, on a post-Reverse Stock Split adjusted basis, under the trading symbol “MYMD” on April 19, 2021.

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Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are prepared in U.S. Dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP).

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed. As such, the information included in these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 20162020 and 20152019 included in the Company’s 2016 2020 Form 10-K.10-K, as filed on March 1, 2021. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consistingwhich are only of onlya normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of the Company as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and cash flows for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016.2020. The results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.2021.

The unaudited condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 combines the audited balance sheets of pre-Merger MyMD Florida and Supera as of December 31, 2020, giving effect to the Supera Purchase and the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, as if they were consummated on January 1, 2020.

 

The Company is an emerging growth companyunaudited combined consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 combines the unaudited condensed statements of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 of MyMD Florida and Supera giving effect to the Supera Purchase and the adoption of ASU no. 2016-02, Leases, as if they were consummated on January 1, 2020.

The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 comprises the term is used in The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act enactedunaudited balance sheets of MyMD Florida, Supera and MyMD as of June 30, 2021, giving effect to the Supera Purchase as if they were consummated on January 1, 2020 and the reverse merger with MyMD on April 5, 201216, 2021 with all material intercompany balances eliminated and has elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.

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AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsrecording a goodwill upon consolidation.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 comprises the unaudited statements of comprehensive loss of MyMD Florida and Supera for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and the statement of comprehensive loss for MyMD for the post-acquisition period April 17, 2021 through June 30, 2021.

The Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse stock splitimmediately following the effective time of the Merger. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Each stockholder who did not have a number of shares evenly divisible pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split ratio and who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of Company Common Stock was entitled to receive an additional share of Company Common Stock. The number of shares on equity related disclosures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, were retroactively adjusted to reflect the effects of the Reverse Stock Split and the Exchange Ratio.

(b) Use of Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements is included in the following notes for revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory write-downs, impairment of intangible assetsrelated to business combinations, loss contingencies and the valuation of share basedshare-based payments.

(c) Functional and Presentation Currency

These condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. All financial information presented in U.S. Dollars has been rounded to the nearest dollar. Foreign Currency Transaction Gains or Losses, resulting from loans and cash balances denominated in Foreign Currencies, are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

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(d) Comprehensive Income (Loss)Loss

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC)(“FASB ASC”) 220 in reporting comprehensive income (loss).loss. Comprehensive income is a more inclusive financial reporting methodology that includes disclosure of certain financial information that historically has not been recognized in the calculation of net income. Since the Company has no items of comprehensive income, comprehensive loss is equal to net loss.

(e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances. The Company considers all highly liquid investments, which include short-term bank deposits (up to 3three months from date of deposit) that are not restricted as to withdrawal date or use, to be cash equivalents. Bank overdrafts are shown as part of trade and other payables in the consolidated balance sheet.

(f) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, receivables and trade and other payables. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and trade and other payables approximate their fair value because of their short maturities. The fair value of marketable securities is described in Note 4.

AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(g) Fair Value Measurement – Marketable Securities

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level(Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology includeinclude:

quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.means

 

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

(h) Trade Receivables, Trade Receivables – Related Parties and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The carrying amounts of current trade receivables is stated at cost, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and approximate their fair value given their short-term nature.

The normal credit terms extended to customers ranges between 30 and 90 days. Credit terms longer than these may be extended after considering the credit worthiness of the customers and the business requirements. The Company reviews all receivables that exceed terms and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of trade and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of allowance. The Company considers the historical level of credit losses, makes judgments about the credit worthiness of each customer based on ongoing credit evaluations and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future.

AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, allowances for doubtful accounts for trade receivables were $192,435 and $1,010,196. Bad debt expenses for trade receivables were $- and $47,741 for the three month and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and a credit of $1,299,609 and a credit of $1,153,414 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. The credit of $1,153,414 comprises the reversal of an allowance for bad debts expense – related party of $1,299,609 and an allowance for bad debts for an external party of $146,195 included in the administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the aging of trade receivables and trade receivables – related parties was as follows:

  September 30     December 31    
Aging Period 2017  %  2016  % 
Current $1,008,025   70% $464,365   28%
01-30 Days  41,746   3%  43,223   3%
31-60 Days  50,000   3%  39,203   2%
61-90 Days  101,093   7%  6,150   0%
>90 Days  241,669   17%  1,090,418   66%
Subtotal  1,442,533   -   1,643,359   - 
Bad Debts Allowance  (192,435)  -   (1,010,196)  - 
Total $1,250,098   -  $633,163   - 
Average Days in Receivable  166       194     

The aging above represents the number of days that the account receivable balance exceeds the credit terms. Included in the current category is accounts receivable of $550,800 and $- as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 with payment terms extended to 180 days.

(i) Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit risk in the normal course of business primarily related to trade receivables and cash and cash equivalents.

All of the Company’s cash is maintained with Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Bank of America, NA and PayPal. The funds are insured by the FDIC up to a maximum of $250,000, but are otherwise unprotected. The Company placed $130,053 and $67,865 with Fulton Bank of New Jersey, $1,040 and $795 with Bank of America, NA and $4,040 and $4,040 with PayPal as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. No losses have been incurred in these accounts.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables exists as approximately 68% of the Company’s product revenue is generated by three customers. These customers accounted for 59% of trade receivables as of September 30, 2017. To limit such risks, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition.

(j) Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on the weighted-average principle, and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. In the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, costs include an appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity.

(k) Property, Plant and Equipment

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Costs include expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset.

Gains and losses on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment and are recognized within “other income” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

Depreciation is recognized in profit and loss on the accelerated basis over the estimated useful lives of the property, plant and equipment. Leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or their useful lives.

AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative periods are as follows:

Useful Life
(in years)
Plant and equipment5-12
Furniture and fixtures5-10
Computer equipment & software3-5
Shorter of the
Leasehold Improvementsremaining lease or
estimated useful life

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date.

(l) Intangible Assets

(i)Patents and Trade Secrets

The Company has developed or acquired several diagnostic tests that can detect the presence of various substances in a person’s breath, blood, urine and saliva. Propriety protection for the Company’s products, technology and process is important to its competitive position. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has ten patents from the United States Patent Office in effect (9,383,368; 7,896,167; 8,097,171; 8,003,061; 8,425,859; 8,871,521; 8,808,639; D691,056; D691,057 and D691,058). Other patents are in effect in Australia through the Design Registry (348,310; 348,311 and 348,312), European Union Patents 1793906, 2684025, 002216895-0001; 002216895-0002 and 002216895-0003), in Hong Kong (HK11004006) and in Japan (1,515,170; 4,885,134; 4,931,821 5,775,790, and 6023096). Patents are in the national phase of prosecution in many Patent Cooperation Treaty participating countries. Additional proprietary technology consists of numerous different inventions. The Company intends to file additional patent applications, where appropriate, relating to new products, technologies and their use in the U.S., European and Asian markets. Management intends to protect all other intellectual property (e.g. copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) using all legal remedies available to the Company.

(ii)Patent Costs

Costs associated with applying for patents are capitalized as patent costs. Once the patents are approved, the respective costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives (maximum of 17 years) on a straight-line basis. Patent pending costs for patents that are not approved are charged to operations the year the patent is rejected.

In addition, patents may be purchased from third parties. The costs of acquiring the patent are capitalized as patent costs if it represents a future economic benefit to the Company. Once a patent is acquired it is amortized over its remaining useful life.

(iii)Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Company, which have definite useful lives, are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

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AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(f) Fair Value of Financial Instruments, continued

Notes

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Marketable Securities: Valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Schedule of Marketable Securities

  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets or

Liabilities (Level 1)

  

Quoted Prices

for Similar

Assets or

Liabilities in

Active

Markets

(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

 
Marketable securities at June 30, 2021 $19,503,001  $-  $- 
             
Marketable securities at December 31, 2020 $-  $-  $- 

Marketable securities are classified as available for sale and are valued at fair market value. Maturities of the securities are less than one year.

As of June 30, 2021, the Company held certain mutual funds, which, under FASB ASC 321-10, were considered equity investments.

Gains and losses resulting from the sales of marketable securities were a realized gain of $41,447 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Gains and losses resulting from the sales of marketable securities were $0 the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

Proceeds from the sales of marketable securities in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were $9,983,176 and $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

(g) Prepaid Expenses

Expenses paid prior to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(iv)Amortization

Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other than goodwill, from the date that theythe related services are availablerendered or used are recorded as prepaid expenses which are comprised principally of various insurance expenses.

(h) Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash on deposit with financial institutions. At times, the Company’s cash in banks is in excess of the Federal Despot Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any loss as a result of these cash deposits. These cash balances are maintained with three banks.

(i) Risk Management of Cash and Investments

It is the Company’s policy to minimize the Company’s capital resources to investment risks, prioritizing the preservation of capital over investment returns. Investments are maintained in securities, primarily publicly traded, short-term money market funds based on highly rated federal, state and corporate bonds, that minimize the risk to the Company’s capital resources and provide ready access to funds.

The Company’s investment portfolios are regularly monitored for use. The estimated useful lives for the currentrisk and comparative periods are as follows:held with a brokerage firm.

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 Useful Life
(in years)
Patents and trademarks12-17
Customer lists5

 

(m) Recoverability of Long Lived Assets(j) Investments

In accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-35 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets”, long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable or that the useful lives of those assets are no longer appropriate. The Company evaluates at each balance sheet date whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate possible impairment.

The Company determines the existence of such impairment by measuring the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) and comparing such amount to the carrying amount of the assets. An impairment loss, if one exists, is then measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the discounted estimated future cash flows. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value of such assets less costs to sell. Asset impairment charges are recorded to reduce the carrying amount of the long-lived asset that will be sold or disposed of to their estimated fair values. Charges for the asset impairment reduce the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to their estimated salvage value in connection with the decision to dispose of such assets.

(n) Investments

In accordance with FASB ASC 323, the Company recognizes investments in joint ventures based upon the Company’s ability to significantly influence the operational or financial policies of the joint venture. An objective judgment of the level of influence is made at the time of the investment based upon several factors including, but not limited to the following:

a)Representation on the Board of Directors
b)Participation in policy-making processes
c)Material intra-entity transactions
d)Interchange of management personnel
e)Technological dependencies
f)Extent of ownership and the ability to influence decision making based upon the makeup of other owners when the shareholder group is small.

The Company follows the equity method for valuating investments in joint ventures when the existence of significant influence over operational and financial policy has been established, as determined by management; otherwise, the Company will valuate these investments using the cost method.

AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Investments recorded using the cost method will be assessed for any decrease in value that has occurred that is other than temporary and the other than temporary decrease in value shall be recognized. As and when circumstances and facts change, the Company will evaluate the Company’s ability to significantly influence operational and financial policy to establish a basis for converting the investment accounted for using the cost method to the equity method of valuation.

(o) Revenue Recognition

In accordance with FASB ASC 605, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of a customer or distributor arrangement exists, (ii) a retailer, distributor or wholesaler receives the goods and acceptance occurs, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the collectability of the revenue is reasonably assured. Subject to these criteria, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales when title passes to the customer based on shipping terms. The Company typically does not accept returns nor offer charge backs or rebates except for certain distributors. Revenue recorded is net of any discount, rebate or sales return. The accrual for estimated sales returns was $- as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

The Company implemented a standard dealer cost model during the year ended December 31, 2016 which includes a provision for rebates to the distributors under limited circumstances. The Company established an accrual of $27,073 and $18,858, which is a reduction of revenue as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Accounts receivable will be reduced when the rebates are applied by the customer. The Company recognized $51,791 and $222,469 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $84,128 and $299,781 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 for rebates, which is included as a reduction of product revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

License fee revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement.

When the Company enters into arrangements that contain more than one deliverable, the Company allocates revenue to the separate elements under the arrangement based on their relative selling pricesvaluation in accordance with FASB ASC 605-25.323.

(p) Income Taxes

The Company follows FASB ASC 740 when accounting for income taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense or benefit is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(q) Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs

The Company charges actual shipping plus a handling fee to customers, which amounted to $13,679 and $12,321 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and to $47,148 and $42,754 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. These fees are classified as part of product revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Shipping and other related delivery costs, including those for incoming raw materials are classified as part of the cost of net revenue, which amounted to $16,148 and $63,719 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and to $19,695 and $88,427 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

(r) (k) Research and Development Costs

In accordance with FASB ASC 730, research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist of fees paid to third parties that conduct certain research and development activities on the Company’s behalf.

(l) Income Taxes

The Company utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. The provision for income taxes is based upon income or loss after adjustment for those permanent items that are not considered in the determination of taxable income. Deferred income taxes represent the tax effects of differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance when incurred.it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances or reversals of reserves may be necessary.

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, 0 liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported.

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There is no income tax benefit for the losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 since management has determined that the realization of the net deferred assets is not assured and has created a valuation allowance for the entire amount of such tax benefits.

The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with tax audits is to record such items as a component of general and administrative expense. There were 0 amounts accrued for penalties and interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company does not expect its uncertain tax position to change during the next twelve months. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviations from its position.

 

(s) Tax years from 2017 through 2020 remain subject to examination by federal and state jurisdictions.

(m) Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share of Common Stock

Basic earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares plus dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Potential common shares that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share are considered anti-dilutive.

Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common and dilutive potential common stock outstanding during the period.

As the Company reported a net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, common stock equivalents were anti-dilutive.

The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

Schedule of Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

  For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
Stock Options  4,188,315   3,113,490   4,188,315   3,113,490 
Warrants to purchase common stock  5,363,547   -   5,363,547   - 
Pre-funded Warrants to purchase common stock  520,270   -   520,270   - 
Series D Preferred Convertible Stock  36,496   -   36,496   - 
Warrants to purchase Series C Preferred stock  27,500   -   27,500   - 
Total potentially dilutive shares  10,136,128   3,113,490   10,136,128   3,113,490 

(n) Stock-based Payments

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, “Compensation—“Compensation - Stock Compensation”, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over shorterthe requisite service periods using the straight-line method. Consistent with the accounting requirement for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of the period over which servicesTopic 718 are to be received or the vesting period.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees”. Under FASB ASC 505-50, the Company determines the fair value of the stock warrants or stock-based compensation awards granted as either the fair value of the consideration received or themeasured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued, whicheverthat an entity is more reliably measurable.

The Company estimatesobligated to issue when the fair value of stock-based awards to non-employees on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the period which services are to be received. At the end of each financial reporting period, prior to vesting or prior to completion of services, the fair value of equity based payments will be re-measured and the non-cash expense recognized during the period will be adjusted accordingly. Since the fair value of equity based payments granted to non-employees is subject to change in the future, the amount of the future expense will include fair value re-measurement until the equity based payments are fully vestedgood has been delivered or the service is completed.has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied.

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AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESThe Company has elected to account for forfeiture of stock-based awards as they occur.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(o) Reclassifications

(t) Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share of Common Stock

Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common shares plus dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Potential common shares that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share are considered anti-dilutive, i.e. the exercise prices of the outstanding stock options were greater than the market price of the common stock.

The table below details the classification of the basic and diluted income/(loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Numerator            
Net Income/(Loss) $(1,177,644) $310,155  $(3,193,571) $(2,207,707)
                 
Denominator                
Weighted Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding  8,892,079   5,434,212   8,268,851   5,428,859 
Add the Dilutive Effect of Stock Options  -   56,000   -   - 
Stock Warrants  -   -   -   - 
Unvested Restricted Shares  -   18,333   -   - 
Weighted Average Basic and Diluted Common Shares Outstanding  8,892,079   5,508,545   8,268,851   5,428,859 
                 
Net Income/(Loss) per Share                
Basic $(0.13) $0.06  $(0.39) $(0.41)
Diluted $(0.13) $0.06  $(0.39) $(0.41)

(u) Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

(v) Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements(p) Right-of-Use Assets

AsThe Company leases a facility in Tampa, Florida (the “Hyde Park”) under an operating lease (“Hyde Park Lease”) with annual rentals of $22,048 to $23,320 plus certain operating expenses. The Hyde Park facility houses the MyMD Florida operations. The Hyde Park Lease took effect on July 1, 2019 for a term of 36 months to expire on June 30, 2022.

The Company leased an aircraft under an operating lease (“Supera Aviation”) with annual rentals of $600,000 plus certain operating expenses. The Supera Aviation took effect on October 26, 2018 for a term of 36 months to expire on September 30, 201726, 2021. The Company cancelled the Supera Aviation in April 2021 without penalty.

The Company leases a facility in Baltimore, Maryland (the “N Wolfe St.”) under an operating lease (“Baltimore Lease”) with annual rentals of $24,000 to $25,462 plus certain operating expenses. The Baltimore Lease took effect on November 9, 2020 for a term of 36 months to expire on November 9, 2023.

On January 1, 2019 (“Effective Date”), the Company adopted FASB ASC, Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which increases transparency and comparability by recognizing a lessee’s rights and obligations resulting from leases by recording them on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities. The new guidance requires the recognition of the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and related operating and finance lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2019.

The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of operating lease ROU assets of $1,014,636, operating lease liabilities for the period then ended, there were no recently adopted accounting pronouncements that had a material effect an operating leases of $1,016,015 and an adjustment to accumulated deficit of $1,379 on the Company’s financial statements.Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2020.

The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted within the standard, which allows an entity to forgo reassessing (i) whether a contract contains a lease, (ii) classification of leases, and (iii) whether capitalized costs associated with a lease meet the definition of initial direct costs. Also, the Company elected the expedient allowing an entity to use hindsight to determine the lease term and impairment of ROU assets and the expedient to allow the Company to not have to separate lease and non-lease components. The Company has also elected the short-term lease accounting policy under which the Company would not recognize a lease liability or ROU asset for any lease that at the commencement date has a lease term of twelve months or less and does not include a purchase option that the Company is more than reasonably certain to exercise.

For contracts entered into on or after the Effective Date, at the inception of a contract, the Company will assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment is based on: (i) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (ii) whether the Company obtained the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (iii) whether the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. Leases entered into prior to January 1, 2020, which were accounted for under ASC 840, were not reassessed for classification.

For operating leases, the lease liability is initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments. The Company generally uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases, unless an interest rate is implicitly stated in the lease. The present value of the lease payments is calculated using the incremental borrowing rate for operating leases, which was determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Company option to extend the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend the lease controlled by the lessor. All ROU assets are reviewed for impairment.

Lease expense for operating leases consists of the lease payments plus any initial direct costs and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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The Company’s operating leases are comprised of the Supera Aviation, the Hyde Park and the N Wolfe St. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information related to its leases are presented below:

Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information Related to Operating Lease

  Supera  Hydd  N Wolfe     Supera  Hydd  N Wolfe    
  As of June 30, 2021  As of December 31, 2020 
  Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe     Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe    
Balance Sheet Location Aviation  Park  Street  Total  Aviation ��Park  Street  Total 
Operating Leases                                
Lease Right of Use $-  $23,721  $51,151  $74,872  $431,809  $34,722  $60,664  $527,195 
Lease Payable, current  -   23,737   25,785   49,522   431,809   25,120   24,120   481,049 
Lease Payable - net of current  -   -   25,851   25,851   -   9,704   36,665   46,369 

 

(w)

The following provides details of the Company’s lease expense:

Schedule of Lease Cost

  Supera  Hydd  N Wolfe     Supera  Hydd  N Wolfe    
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2021  Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 
  Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe     Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe    
Lease Expenses Aviation  Park  Street  Total  Aviation  Park  Street  Total 
Operating Leases                                
Lease Costs $-  $6,257  $6,182  $12,439  $150,000  $12,513  $12,364  $174,877 

Other information related to leases is presented below:

Schedule of Other Information Related to Leases

  As of June 30, 2021 
  Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe    
Other Information Aviation  Park  Street  Total 
Operating Leases                
Operating cash used $150,000  $12,877  $13,000  $175,877 
Weighted-average remaining lease term  -   12   29   21 
Weighted-average discount rate  10.0%  10.0%  10.0%  10.0%

As of June 30, 2021, the annual minimum lease payments of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows:

Schedule of Operating Lease Minimum Lease Payments

  Supera  Hydd  N Wolfe    
  As of June 30, 2021 
  Supera  Hyde  N Wolfe    
  Aviation  Park  Street  Total 
For Years Ending June 30,            
2022 $-  $25,042  $24,480  $49,522 
2023  -   -   25,214   25,214 
2024  -   -   8,487   8,487 
Total future minimum lease payments, undiscounted $-  $25,042  $58,181  $83,223 
Less: Imputed interest  -   1,305   6,545   7,850 
Present value of future minimum lease payments $-  $23,737  $51,636  $75,373 

(q) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

As

In February 2016, the Company isFASB issued ASU 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU-2016-02”), which requires an emerging growth company, it has electedentity to adopt recently issued standards basedrecognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on effective dates applicableits balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor, and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to nonpublic entities. All effective datesdisclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. Leases will be classified as mentionedeither finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the following paragraphs refer to that applicable to nonpublic entities.income statement. The Company has adopted ASU-2016-02, effective January 1, 2019, and, as a result of this implementation, has recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset and an operating lease liability as of December 31, 2019.

In May 2014,August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (the “2020 Update”). The amendments in the 2020 Update affect entities that issue convertible instruments and/or contracts in an entity’s own equity. For convertible instruments, the instruments primarily affected are those issued with Customers (Topic 606). The core principlebeneficial conversion features or cash conversion features because the accounting models for those specific features are removed. However, all entities that issue convertible instruments are affected by the amendments to the disclosure requirements in the 2020 Update. For contracts in an entity’s own equity, the contracts primarily affected are freestanding instruments and embedded features that are accounted for as derivatives under the current guidance because of failure to meet the settlement conditions of the guidancederivatives scope exception related to certain requirements of the settlement assessment. The settlement assessment was simplified by removing the requirements (1) to consider whether the contract would be settled in registered shares, (2) to consider whether collateral is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expectsrequired to be entitledposted, and (3) to assess shareholder rights. Those amendments also affect the assessment of whether an embedded conversion feature in exchangea convertible instrument qualifies for those goodsthe derivatives scope exception. Additionally, the amendments in this Update affect the diluted EPS calculation for instruments that may be settled in cash or services. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which deferredshares and for convertible instruments. The amendments in the 2020 Update are effective datefor public business entities that meet the definition of Update 2014-09a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filer, excluding entities eligible to annualbe smaller reporting periodscompanies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 20162021, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the amendments but it does not anticipate a material impact of its financial statements. The Company expects to use the modified retrospective adoption method.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17,Income Taxes (Topic 740), Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The amendments in this Update require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 31, 2018. Earlier application is permitted forthose fiscal years. For all other entities, as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company has no deferred tax balances as a 100% valuation allowance has been made. No material impact is expected.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01,Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10),Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The amendments in this Update require all equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee). The amendments in this Update also require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. Entities are allowed to adopt the guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company is evaluating the effectadopted this standard as of January 1, 2021 and the adoption of this Updatedid not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Adopted

In FebruaryJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 842)326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU-2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 affects loans, debt securities, trade receivables, and any other financial assets that have the contractual right to receive cash. The ASU requires an entity to recognize expected credit losses rather than incurred losses for financial assets. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company expects that there would be no material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements upon the adoption of this ASU.

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges or Freestanding Equity - Classified Written Call Options. The amendments in this Update specify theclarify an issuer’s accounting for leases. The core principlemodifications or exchanges of Topic 842 isfreestanding equity - classified written call options (for example, warrants) that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases.remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years beginningyears. An entity should apply the amendments prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after December 15, 2020.the effective date of the amendments. Early application ofadoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity elects to early adopt the amendments in this Update is permitted.in an interim period, the guidance should be applied as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period. The Company is currently evaluatingassessing the effect the amendments inimpact of this Update will haveASU on its financial statements and related disclosures.disclosure.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08,Note 3 – Recent Developments, Liquidity and Management’s Plans

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)Acquisition and Disposition of Cystron, which clarifies certain aspects

The Company acquired 100% of the principal versus agent guidance in the new revenue recognition standard. The effective date and transition requirement for this ASU are the same as the effective date and transition requirementsmembership interests of ASU 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), asCystron pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2020 (as amended by ASU 2015-14,RevenueAmendment No. 1 on May 14, 2020, the “MIPA”) from Contractscertain selling parties (the “Cystron Sellers”). The acquisition of Cystron was accounted for as a purchase of an asset. Cystron is a party to a License and Development Agreement (as amended and restated on March 19, 2020, in connection with Customers (Topic 606): Deferralour entry into the MIPA, the “License Agreement”) with Premas Biotech PVT Ltd. (“Premas”) whereby Premas granted Cystron, amongst other things, an exclusive license with respect to Premas’ vaccine platform for the development of a vaccine against COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections. Cystron was incorporated on March 10, 2020. Since its formation and through the date of its acquisition by the Company, Cystron did not have any employees and its sole asset consisted of the Effective Date,exclusive license from Premas,

On March 18, 2021, the Company and the Cystron Sellers, which deferredare also shareholders of Oravax, entered into a Termination and Release Agreement terminating the MIPA effective date to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the amendments in this Update will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplifies several aspectsupon consummation of the accountingContribution Agreement. In addition, the Cystron Sellers agreed to waive any change of control payment triggered under the MIPA as a result of the Merger.

On April 16, 2021, pursuant to the Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated March 18, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”) by and among the Company, Cystron, Oravax Medical, Inc. (“Oravax”) and, for share-based payment awardthe limited purpose set forth therein, Premas, the parties consummated the transactions including: (1) income tax consequences; (2) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and (3) classification oncontemplated therein. Pursuant to the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period. TheContribution Agreement, among other things, the Company is currently evaluating the effect the amendments in this Update will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

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Notescaused Cystron to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15,Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The Update addresses eight specific changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. An entity that elects early adoption must adoptcontribute substantially all of the amendmentsassets associated with its business of developing and manufacturing Cystron’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate to Oravax (the “Contribution Transaction”).

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On April 16, 2021, the parties consummated the Contribution Transaction. Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, effective upon the closing of the Merger, the Company agreed (i) to contribute an amount in cash equal to $1,500,000 to Oravax and (ii) cause Cystron to contribute substantially all of the assets associated with its business or developing and manufacturing Cystron’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate to Oravax. In consideration for the Company’s commitment to consummate the Contribution Transaction, Oravax issued to the Company 390,000 shares of its capital stock (equivalent to 13% of Oravax’s outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis) and assumed all of the obligations or liabilities in respect of the assets of Cystron (excluding certain amounts due to Premas), including the obligations under the license agreement with Premas. In addition, Oravax agreed to pay future royalties to the Company equal to 2.5% of all net sales of products (or combination products) manufactured, tested, distributed and/or marketed by Oravax or its subsidiaries. The investment in Oravax is accounted for under the cost method. The Company’s obligation to Oravax of $1,500,000 was included in Trade and Other Payables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2021 and was paid on July 1, 2021 (Note 5).

As of June 30, 2021, $300,000 is included in Trade and Other Payables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for amounts due to Premas under the Contribution Agreement and deferred to a future date to be determined by Premas. (Note: Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, a total of $1,500,000 was owed to Premas, of which $1,200,000 was paid by pre-merger Akers Biosciences, Inc.)

Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization

On November 11, 2020, MyMD, Merger Sub, and MyMD Florida entered into the Merger Agreement (Note 1).

Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the same period. The amendments in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition methodMerger Agreement, the Company issued 28,553,307 post reverse stock split shares of Company Common Stock to each period presented. If it is impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for someformer stakeholders of pre-Merger MyMD Florida at the Exchange Ratio. Upon completion of the issues,Merger and the amendmentstransactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the former stakeholders of pre-Merger MyMD Florida held approximately 77.05% of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise in full of the pre-funded warrants to purchase 986,486 shares of Company Common Stock and including 4,188,315 shares of Company Common Stock underlying options to purchase shares of pre-Merger MyMD Florida Common Stock assumed by the company at closing and after adjustments based on the Company’s net cash at closing. Holders of pre-Merger common stock of the Company held approximately 22.95% of the outstanding equity of the Company. Also upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company assumed 4,188,315 MyMD Florida stock options subject to certain terms contained in the Merger Agreement (including, but not limited to, the amendment of such stock option to extend the term of such stock option for those issues woulda period expiring on April 16, 2023, the second-year anniversary of the Merger.

In accordance with ASC 805, the Company accounted for the transaction as a reverse merger with Akers Biosciences, Inc. (“Akers”) as the legal acquirer and pre-Merger MyMD Florida as the accounting acquirer. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized Goodwill totaling $10,498,539 based upon Akers’ pre-merger market capitalization of $42,477,346 less net tangible assets of $31,978,807.

Akers’ valuation is based upon 8,335,627 common shares outstanding and 263,026 vested restricted stock units (“RSU’) with a fair market value of $4.94 per share, the closing price of Akers common shares on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange on April 16, 2021.

  Valuation Analysis 
    
Total Consideration $42,477,346 
Cash and Cash Equivalents  1,380,852 
Marketable Securities  29,480,524 
Other Receivables  3,026,137 
Prepaid Expenses  192,314 
Investment in Oravax, Inc.  1,500,000 
Trade and Other Payables  (3,601,020)
Net Tangible Assets Acquired $31,978,807 
Excess of Purchase Price Over Net Assets Acquired to be Allocated to Goodwill $10,498,539 

The holders of approximately 49.68% of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are subject to lockup agreements pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed, except in limited circumstances, not to transfer, grant an option with respect to, sell, exchange, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or encumber, any shares of Company capital stock for 180 days following the effective time of the Merger. For the subsequent 180 days after the initial 180-day lock-up period, any disposal of Company Common Stock must be applied prospectivelyonly in accordance with the volume limitations set forth in paragraph (2) of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, not later than 30 days after the Option Exercise Period, the Company will pay stockholders of MyMD Florida the Additional Consideration from the exercise of any MyMD Florida options assumed by the Company prior to the second-year anniversary of the Merger; provided, however, the amount of such payment will not exceed the maximum amount of cash consideration that may be received by stockholders of MyMD Florida without affecting the intended tax consequences of the Merger. As of the date of this report, there have been no exercises of the MyMD Florida options assumed by the Company.

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Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay contingent consideration to MyMD Florida stockholders in the form of the Milestone Payments. The Milestone Payments are payable in the dollar amounts set forth in the chart below upon the achievement of the milestone events set forth opposite such dollar amount during the Milestone Period as follows:

Summary of Milestone Events Payment

Milestone EventMilestone Payment
Market capitalization of the Company for at least 10 trading days during any 20 consecutive trading day period during the Milestone Period is equal to or greater than $500 million (the “First Milestone Event”).$20 million.
For every $250 million incremental increase in market capitalization of the Company after the First Milestone Event to the extent such incremental increase occurs for at least 10 trading days during any 20 consecutive trading day period during the Milestone Period, up to a $1 billion market capitalization of the Company.$10 million per each incremental increase (it being understood, however, that, if such incremental increase results in market capitalization equal to $1 billion, such $20 million payment in respect of such incremental increase shall be payable without duplication of any amount payable in respect of a Second Milestone Event).
Market Capitalization of the Company for at least 10 trading days during any 20 consecutive trading day period is equal to or greater than $1 billion (the “Second Milestone Event”).$25 million.
For every $1 billion incremental increase in market capitalization of the Company after the Second Milestone Event to the extent such incremental increase occurs for at least 10 trading days during any 20 consecutive trading day period during the Milestone Period.$25 million per each incremental increase.

Each milestone payment will be payable in shares of Company Common Stock (the “Milestone Shares”), with the number of Milestone Shares to be issued determined by dividing the applicable Milestone Payment amount by the volume-weighted average price of a share of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days immediately preceding the achievement of the milestone event; provided, however, that in no event shall the price of a share of Company Common Stock used to determine the number of Milestone Shares to be issued be deemed to be less than $5.00 per share(as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, and the like occurring after the closing date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Milestone Shares payable by the Company shall not exceed 32,741,622 shares of Company Common Stock issued to MyMD Florida stockholders at the closing in connection with the Merger. As of the date of this report, the first milestone event has not been met.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s cash on hand was $2,127,372 and marketable securities were $19,503,001. The Company has incurred a net loss from operations of $21,182,040 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had working capital of $19,026,775, stockholders’ equity of $31,074,335 including an accumulated deficit of $69,854,565. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash flows used in operating activities were $8,258,496, consisting primarily of a net loss of $21,182,040 and a decrease in trade and other payables of $1,988,204 offset by non-cash share-based compensation of $15,036,051. Since its inception, the Company has met its liquidity requirements principally through the sale of its common stock in public and private placements.

The Company evaluated the current cash requirements for operations in conjunction with management’s strategic plan and believes that the Company’s current financial resources as of the earliest date practicable. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the amendments in this Update will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09,Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting. The amendments in this Update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for (1) public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The amendments in this Update should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date.

Note 3 – Management Plan

Historically, the Company has relied upon public offerings and private placements of common stock to raise operating capital. During the ten months ending October 31, 2017, the Company raised approximately $1.7 million in a public offering, $1.8 million from a private placement of common stock and an additional $982,000 from the execution of warrants (Notes 11 and 20). As of November 10, 2017, the Company had cash and marketable securities of approximately $432,000 and working capital of approximately $2.6 million.

The 2017-19 Strategic Business Plan (“Strat Plan”) was presented to and approved by the Board of Directors on December 12, 2016. The plan outlines the Company’s business objectives for the next three years and sets measurable targets for new product releases, sales and marketing programs to increase market penetration for the Company’s products and operational expense management. The Company has prepared the initial Go-To-Market Plan (“GTM Plan”) for 2018 and will present the completed GTM Plan to the Board of Directors on December 19, 2017 for final approval.

Implementation of the Strat Plan began in January 2017 and although management remains committed to the overall strategy, the Company will not meet the Strat Plan’s revenue targets for 2017. The Company had anticipated the market introduction of its over-the-counter Tri-Cholesterol test in the first half and its PIFA Chlamydia Rapid Assay product during the third quarter of 2017, both of which were delayed.

The Company encountered significant delays from raw material vendors for critical components of the Tri-Cholesterol test which resulted in the product’s first commercial production to be postponed into the third quarter. The first shipments of the product began at the end of September 2017 and feedback from the customer has been favorable. Three additional orders totaling $110,000 have been received.

The PIFA Chlamydia Rapid Assay test’s introduction has been delayed into 2018 due to unanticipated requests for additional clinical data from the United Stated Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”). The FDA’s approval of the 510(k) application is required to begin production and commercialization of the product.

The Company continues to encounter periods of cash shortages and is proactively working to minimize their impact on operations. The Company expects to achieve a cash-flow positive position during the next twelve months based upon the revised revenue targets as outlined in the Strat Plan and the 2018 GTM Plan. The Company is actively pursuing financing options with various financial institution, investment banks and other sources to enhance The Company’s liquidity while minimizing dilution to the shareholders.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company significantly reduced operating expenses through a systematic review of operations throughout the organization. As a result, the Company achieved a reduction in our weekly operating cash requirements of approximately 19% to $80,253 (2015: $98,699).

The Company achieved the reduction in weekly cash requirements by renegotiating contracts with key consultants and canceling consulting agreements where the cost-benefits are negligible, working with vendors to reduce or eliminate minimum purchasing requirements, to extend payment terms and re-sourcing materials when necessary to reduce costs.

Production cost savings, especially direct manufacturing costs, have been realized by utilizing sub-contractors to perform labor intensive production processes. This improves efficiency for our manufacturing staff, allowing them to concentrate their efforts on more complex assembly and production tasks.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company’s average weekly operating cash requirement increased to $93,714 (2016: $88,341). The increase resulted from payments to vendors and sub-contractors included in the December 31, 2016 accounts payable balance, a significant royalty payment that had been deferred in 2016 as part of a legal settlement, professional service fees and other payments for contractual obligations. Manyissuance of these items are one-time events and the Company anticipates the cash requirements to revert to the $85,000 to $90,000 per week by the end of 2017.

Substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after thecondensed consolidated financial statements, are issued. The Company has identified three conditions or events that support this determination:sufficient to fund its current operating budget and contractual obligations as of June 30, 2021 as they fall due within the next twelve-month period, alleviating any substantial doubt raised by the Company’s historical operating results and satisfying its estimated liquidity needs for twelve months from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 

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The Company’s current working capital position.

Note 4 – Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020

The Companyacquisition of Supera by pre-Merger MyMD Florida was accounted for as a business combination under common control in accordance with ASC 805 and is working diligently to raise additional working capital either through various financial institutions, investment banks or other sources while minimizing dilution tobeing presented as if the shareholders.acquisition had been consummated and ASC 842 had been adopted on January 1, 2020.

Executive management continues to monitor expenses and directives are in place to restrict non-essential expenses until the working capital situation is resolved.

Negotiations are underway with a potential customer for the Company’s BreathScan OxiChek products and are anticipated to be completed during the three months endingThe audited Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017; however, they have requested product design changes that must be completed prior to the consummation2020 of the purchase agreement. All parties are confident that a solution can be achieved but a significant delay will impact revenue projections.

The Company’s engineers are workingpre-Merger MyMD Florida and Supera is presented below with the potential customer’s scientific officeradjustments required to develop a deviceeliminate inter-company transactions, implement ASC 842 for reporting leasing transactions and reclassify certain balances to support their unique requirements.

The Company is awaiting a 510(k) approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its PIFA Chlamydia product. An extended delay in receipt of this approval will negatively impact revenue projections.

The Company is actively workingconform with the FDA’s examiner to insure requests for additional data and responses to questions are completed as quickly as possible.

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurement - Marketable Securities

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

U.S. Agency Securities, Corporate and Municipal Securities and Certificates of Deposits: Valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities. This includes basing value on yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings.

  As of September 30, 2017 
     Accrued  Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Income  Gains  Losses  Value 
Level 2:                                                          
Money market funds $10,000  $1  $-  $-  $10,001 
Municipal securities  -   177   -   -   177 
Total Level 2:  10,000   178   -   -   10,178 
                     
Total: $10,000  $178  $-  $-  $10,178 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  As of December 31, 2016 
  Cost  Accrued Income  Unrealized Gains  Unrealized Losses  Fair Value 
Level 2:                                                           
Money market funds $29,657  $15  $-  $-  $29,672 
Municipal securities  20,314   15   -   -   20,329 
Total Level 2:  49,971   30   -   -   50,001 
                     
Total: $49,971  $30  $-  $-   50,001 

Marketable securities include U.S. agency securities, corporate securities, and municipal securities, which are classified as available for sale. The securities are valued at fair market value. Maturities of the securities are less than one year. Unrealized gains relating to the available for sale investment securities were recordedclassification in the Condensed Consolidated StatementBalance Sheet as of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityJune 30, 2021.

Schedule of Reclassification of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

  MyMD  Supera          
  Pharmaceuticals  Pharmaceuticals        Restated 
  Inc.  Inc.     AJE  Total 
  (audited)  (audited)  Adjustments  #  (unaudited) 
ASSETS                   
Current Assets                   
Cash $133,733  $14,551   -     $148,284 
Prepaid expenses  1,218   -   -      1,218 
Due from affiliate  -   24,600   (24,600) 1   - 
                    
Total Current Assets  134,951   39,151   (24,600)     149,502 
                    
Non-Current Assets                   
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets  -   -   527,195  3   527,195 
Intangible Assets, net  -   -   -      - 
                    
Total Non-Current Assets  -   -   527,195      527,195 
                    
Total Assets $134,951  $39,151  $502,595     $676,697 
                    
LIABILITIES                   
Current Liabilities                   
Trade and Other Payables $1,025,063  $556,781  $219,885  1,2  $1,801,729 
Due to Related Party  39,177   -   (39,177) 2   - 
Interest Payable, related party  175,679   -   (175,679) 2   - 
Loan Payable  1,200,000   -   -      1,200,000 

Operating Lease Payable

  -   -   481,049  3   481,049 
Paycheck Protection Program Loan  54,000   16,600   -      70,600 
                    
Total Current Liabilities  2,493,919   573,381   486,078      3,553,378 
                    
Non-Current Liabilities                 - 
Line of Credit Payable – related party, net of discount  1,734,237   599,747   -      2,333,984 
Interest Payable, related party  -   29,628   (29,628) 2   - 
Operating Lease Liability, net of current  -   -   46,369  3   46,369 
                    
Total Non-Current Liabilities  1,734,237   629,375   16,741      2,380,353 
                    
Total Liabilities $4,228,156  $1,202,756  $502,819     $5,933,731 
                    
Commitments and Contingencies                   
                    
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                   
Common stock, par $0.0001, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 73,991,413 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020  4,004   -   -      4,004 
Additional Paid in Capital  43,411,488   -   (1) 2   43,411,487 
Accumulated Deficit  (47,508,697)  (1,163,605)  (223) 3   (48,672,525)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit  (4,093,205)  (1,163,605)  (224)     (5,257,034)
                    
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit $134,951  $39,151  $502,595     $676,697

 

 

The following is an explanation of the adjusting entries that were recorded to arrive at the restated Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as comprehensive income. These amounts were an unrealized loss of $1,009 and $- (net of effect of income tax expense of $-) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and an unrealized loss of $2,837 and an unrealized gain of $3,691 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.December 31, 2020:

 

Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $1,003,565 and $2,749,119 and were $950,514 and $3,452,833 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. Gross gains, resulting from these sales, amounted to $1,719 and $1,269 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and $3,375 and $3,421 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Note 5 - Trade Receivables – Related Parties

Trade receivables – related parties are made up of amounts due from related parties of Hainan Savy Akers Biosciences Ltd (“Hainan”), a joint venture between Akers, Thomas Knox, Akers’ former Board Chairman, and Hainan Savy Investment Management Ltd, located in the People’s Republic of China. The Company holds a 19.9% position in the joint venture. The amount due is non-interest bearing, unsecured and generally has a term of 30-90 days (Note 14). Credit terms of 180 days were extended to Hainan for a bulk purchase of BreathScan Breath Alcohol detectors during June 2017 while Hainan expands their market presence in the People’s Republic of China.

Note 6 - Inventories

Inventories consists of the following categories:

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
Raw Materials $473,443  $440,316 
Sub-Assemblies  848,078   907,989 
Finished Goods  807,973   749,488 
Reserve for Obsolescence  (43,627)  (61,272)
  $2,085,867  $2,036,521 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Obsolete inventory charged to cost of goods during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $2,664 and $3,158 and $24,965 and $27,933 was charged for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Note 7 - Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
       
Computer Equipment $114,771  $114,771 
Computer Software  40,681   40,681 
Office Equipment  39,959   39,959 
Furniture & Fixtures  38,356   29,939 
Machinery & Equipment  1,138,134   1,126,134 
Molds & Dies  851,254   834,480 
Leasehold Improvements  222,593   222,593 
   2,445,748   2,408,557 
Less        
Accumulated Depreciation  2,203,700   2,149,165 
         
  $242,048  $259,392 

Depreciation expenses totaled $18,709 and $54,536 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $65,264 and $93,615 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Note 8 - Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and the movements for the periods then ended are as follows:

     Distributor &    
  Patents &  Customer    
  Trademarks  Relationships  Totals 
Cost or Deemed Cost            
At December 31, 2016 $2,626,996  $1,270,639  $3,897,635 
Additions  -   -   - 
Disposals  -   -   - 
At September 30, 2017 $2,626,996  $1,270,639  $3,897,635 
             
Accumulated Amortization            
At December 31, 2016 $1,325,221  $1,270,639  $2,595,860 
Amortization Charge  128,331   -   128,331 
Disposals  -   -   - 
At September 30, 2017 $1,453,552  $1,270,639  $2,724,191 
             
Net Book Value            
At December 31, 2016 $1,301,775  $-  $1,301,775 
At September 30, 2017 $1,173,444  $-  $1,173,444 

Amortization expense totaled $42,777 and $128,331 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $42,777 and $128,331 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Period Amount 
2017 $171,108 
2018 $171,108 
2019 $171,108 
2020 $171,108 
2021 $171,108 
AJE # Account  Debit  Credit 
1  Trade and Other Payables   24,600     
   Due from Affiliate       24,600 
   To eliminate inter-company transactions         
             
2  Due to Related Party   39,177     
   Interest Payable, related party   175,679     
   Interest Payable, related party   29,628     
   Additional Paid-In Capital   1     
   Trade and Other Payables       244,485 
   To reclassify account balances to conform with the classification on the June 30, 2021 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet         
             
3  Operating Lease Right-of-Use   527,195     
   Accumulated Deficit   223     
   Operating Lease Payable       481,049 
   Operating Lease Payable, net of current portion       46,369 
   To implement ASC 842 for the accounting of operating leases         

 

Note 95 - Trade and Other Payables

Trade and other payables consistsconsist of the following:

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
Trade Payables $1,044,056  $923,311 
Accrued Expenses  445,241   480,302 
Deferred Compensation  59,750   59,750 
  $1,549,047  $1,463,363 

Schedule of Trade and other payablesOther Payables

  

June 30,

2021

  

December 31,

2020

 
       
Accounts Payable – Trade $3,125,843  $1,104,803 

Accounts Payable – Trade – related party

  -   477,042 
Accrued Expenses  172,794   205,307 
Accounts Payable – Other - related party  -   14,577 
Trade and Other Payables, Total $3,298,637  $1,801,729 

Accounts Payablerelated party areTrade as follows:

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2017 
Trade Payables $20,245  $182,001 
Accrued Expenses  -   52,066 
  $20,245  $234,067 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, the Company owed ChubeWorkx Guernsey Limited,2021 includes $1,500,000 due to Oravax, Inc. for a major shareholder, royalties of $17,164 (Note 14)capital contribution which was paid on October 24, 2017.July 1, 2021 (Note 3).

 

See also Note 10 for related party information.

Note 6 – Notes Payable

Secured Promissory Note

On November 11, 2020, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to provide a bridge loan up to an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 to pre-Merger MyMD Florida pursuant to the Bridge Loan Note. Advances under the Bridge Loan Note (“Bridge Loan Advances”) were made in the amounts and at the times as needed to fund MyMD Florida’s operating expenses. Bridge Loan Advances accrue interest at 5% per annum, which may be increased to 8% per annum upon occurrence of any event of default, from the date of such default. The principal and the accrued interest thereon are to be repaid on the earliest of (a) April 15, 2022; (b); if the Merger was consummated, then upon demand of the Company following the consummation of the Merger; or (c) the date on which the obligations under the Bridge Loan Note are accelerated upon event of default as set forth in the Bridge Loan Note. The payment and performance of all obligations under the Bridge Loan Note are secured by a first priority security interest in all of MyMD Florida’s right, title and interest in and to its assets as collateral. The outstanding principal amount and the accrued interest of the Bridge Loan Note were convertible into shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021 and December 31, 2020, MyMD had advanced MyMD Florida $3,000,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, under the Company owed Hainan $670. Senior management at Hainan are actively involved in Shenzhen Savy-Akers Biosciences (“Shenzhen”) which is therefore being included as a related party.Bridge Loan Note plus accrued interest totaling $26,137. The Company owed Shenzhen $2,411balance of $3,026,137 as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2021was eliminated on consolidation upon the consummation of the Merger on April 16, 2021 (Notes 1 and 3).

Trade and other payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30 – 60 day terms.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Note 107 - Share-based Payments

On January 23, 2014, upon effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC, the Company adopted the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which will provide for the issuance of up to 400,000 shares. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to those officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the Company’s business.

On January 9, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved, upon recommendation from the Compensation Committee of the Board, by unanimous written consent the Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Stock and Award Plan (the “Amended Plan”), which increases the number of authorized shares of common stock subject to the Plan to 800,000 shares.

On September 30, 2016, the Board of Directors increased the number of authorized shares of common stock subject to the Amended Plan to 830,000 shares. As of September 30, 2017, under the 2013 Amended Plan, grants of restricted stock and options to purchase 268,166 shares of common stock have been issued and are unvested or unexercised and 7,292 shares of common stock remain available for grants.

On August 7, 2017, the Shareholders approved and the Company adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which will provide for the issuance of up to 1,350,000 shares. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to those officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the Company’s business.

The Plan may be administered by the board or a board-appointed committee. Eligible recipients of option awards are employees, officers, consultants or directors (including non-employee directors) of the Company or of any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. The board has the authority to grant to any eligible recipient any options, restricted stock or other awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Company’s common stock.

Qualified option holders may exercise their options at their discretion. Each option granted may be exchanged for a prescribed number of shares of common stock.

The Company did not issue any options or warrants under the above plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The following table summarizesis the option activitiesstatus of outstanding stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and changes for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017:2021:

        Weighted    
        Average    
     Weighted  Remaining  Aggregate 
  Number of  Average  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Shares  Exercise Price  Term (years)  Value 
Balance at December 31, 2016  259,000  $4.23   3.05  $20,100 
Granted                     —       
Exercised            
Forfeited  (4,000)  3.25   3.89    
Canceled/Expired            
Balance at September 30, 2017  255,000  $4.25   2.27  $ 
Exercisable as of September 30, 2017  250,334  $4.27   2.24  $ 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Summary of Outstanding Stock Options and Changes

     Weighted  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregate 
  Number of  Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Options  Price  Term (years)  Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  4,188,315  $2.59   2.29  $- 
Granted  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  -   -   -   - 
Canceled/Expired  -  -   -   - 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  4,188,315  $2.59   1.79  $15,538,649 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2021  4,188,315  $2.59   1.79  $15,538,649 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing stock price of $0.81$6.30 for our common sharesthe Company’s Common Stock on September 29, 2017.June 30, 2021. All options were vested on date of grant.

 

A summaryAll stock options outstanding are fully vested and exercisable.

Assumption of MyMD Florida Stock Options

In 2016, pre-Merger MyMD Florida adopted the MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The 2016 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of pre-Merger MyMD Florida common stock. As of June 30, 2021, options to purchase 4,188,315 shares of common stock have been issued pursuant to the plan and 0 shares of common stock remain available for issuance.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective as of the Company’s non-vestedeffective time of the Merger, the Company assumed pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s Second Amendment to Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), assuming all of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s rights and obligations with respect to the options issued thereunder. As of the effective date of the Merger, no additional awards could be issued under the 2016 Plan.

In addition, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company assumed all of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s rights and obligations under pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s stock options that were outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, and each such stock option, whether or not vested, was converted into a stock option representing the right to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, on terms substantially the same as those in effect immediately prior to the effective time, except that the number of September 30, 2017shares of Company Common Stock issuable and the changes during the period then ended are as follows:

     Weighted 
     Average Grant 
Non-Vested Shares Shares  Date Fair Value 
Non-vested at January 1, 2017  19,834  $2.36 
Granted  -   - 
Vested  (11,168)  2.07 
Forfeited  (4,000)  2.36 
Non-vested at September 30, 2017  4,666  $2.36 

Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested employeeexercise price per share of such stock options totaled $9,702 aswas adjusted by the Exchange Ratio. Additionally, the number of September 30, 2017. shares and exercise price per share of Company Common Stock under the assumed pre-Merger MyMD Florida stock options was further adjusted by the Reverse Stock Split.

The cost isCompany assumed 4,188,315 MyMD Florida stock options subject to be recognized over a weighted average periodcertain terms contained in the Merger Agreement (including, but not limited to, the amendment of 0.88 years.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurredsuch stock option to change the term of such stock option for a period expiring on April 16, 2023, the second-year anniversary of the Merger). The Company recorded expenses totaling $4,373of $15,036,051 for the assumption of the options and $16,685 and totaled $38,263 and $46,504the modification of the terms which is included on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss for the three and ninesix months ended June 30, 2021. The Company utilized Black-Scholes using an exercise price of $2.59, an issue date fair value of $4.94, a volatility index of 122.31% and a discount rate of 0.16% to determine the fair value of the modification. The pre-Merger MyMD options were valued at $0 on April 16, 2021, as there was no reliable method of determining the fair value given the material events that had occurred since the last arms-length trade of common shares.

Adoption of 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on April 15, 2021. The 2021 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, and other awards which may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem, and which may be paid in cash or shares of Company Common Stock. At the effective time of the Merger, the number of shares of Company Common Stock that are reserved for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2021 Plan is 7,228,184 shares (post-Reverse Stock Split). As of June 30, 2021, 7,228,184 shares remain available for issuance.

The 2021 Plan will terminate on April 16, 2031, the tenth anniversary of its effective date. No award may be made under the 2021 Plan after its expiration date. In connection with the 2021 Plan, the Board adopted forms of (i) a Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, (ii) an Incentive Stock Option Agreement and (iii) a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

Pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option Agreement, participants will be granted options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock at a price equal to the fair market value per share of the Company Common Stock on the date of grant or 110% of such fair market value, in the case of a ten percent (10%) or more stockholder as provided in Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Options granted pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option Agreement will expire on the date immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of grant (or the date immediately preceding the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, in the case of a ten percent (10%) or more stockholder, as provided in Section 422 of the Code), unless terminated earlier.

Pursuant to the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, participants will be granted options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock at a price equal to the fair market value per share of the Company Common Stock on the date of grant. The options issued pursuant to the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement will expire on the date immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, unless terminated earlier.

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Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, participants will be granted restricted stock subject to such restrictions, price and vesting requirements set forth at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors or such other committee appointed or designated by the Company’s Board of Directors to administer the 2021 Plan (the “Committee”). Restricted stock granted to participants pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be converted into the number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the number of restricted stock units at such time as such units are no longer subject to restrictions as established by the Committee.

Restricted Stock Units

On March 29, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved grants totaling 7,803 Restricted Stock Units to three of the Company’s then-current directors. Each RSU had a grant date fair value of $46.56 which shall be amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period into administrative expenses within the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss. Such RSUs were granted under the 2018 Plan and vested on January 1, 2020. Upon vesting, such RSUs shall be settled with the issuance of common stock. The Company Common Stock underlying these RSUs is subject to a lock-up/leak-out agreement for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the Merger with MyMD Florida (Note 3).

On September 11, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved grants totaling 394,680 RSUs to the Company’s four then-current directors. Each RSU had a grant date fair value of $4.48 which shall be amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period into administrative expenses within the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss. Such RSUs were granted under the 2018 Plan, as amended. Fifty percent (50%) of each RSU was to vest on the first anniversary date of the grant and the remaining fifty percent (50%) was to vest on the second anniversary date; provided that the RSUs shall vest immediately upon the occurrence of (i) a change in control, provided that the director is employed by or providing services to the Company and its affiliates on the closing date of such change of control, or (ii) the director’s termination of employment of service by the Company was without cause.

On April 16, 2021, concurrently with the closing of the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the RSU Agreements between the Company and four board of directors, the 394,680 RSUs granted on September 11, 2020 under the 2018 Plan, as amended, accelerated and vested in full.

Per the terms of the RSU agreements, the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion may settle the RSUs in cash, or part cash and part common stock. As there is no intention to settle the RSUs in cash, the Company accounted for these RSUs as equity.

Pre-merger Akers Biosciences, Inc. recorded expenses totaling $979,758 for the acceleration of the vesting of 394,680 RSUs, the holders immediately surrendered 139,457 RSUs with a fair market value of $688,913 for the withholding of federal and state income taxes, as directed by the holders, which was recorded as Payroll Taxes Payable on the date of the Merger. The withholding obligations were paid by the Company on June 30, 2016.2021.

 

DuringAs of the nine months endeddate of this filing, the vested RSUs have not been converted to common shares of the Company.

2013 Stock Incentive Plan

On January 23, 2014, MyMD adopted the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan was amended by the Board on January 9, 2015 and September 30, 2016, and such amendments were ratified by shareholders on December 7, 2018. The 2013 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 2,162 shares of the Company’s common stock.

As of June 30, 2021, grants of options to purchase 1,407 shares of common stock have been issued pursuant to the 2013 Plan, and 755 shares of common stock remain available for issuance. As of April 16, 2021, the effective date of the Merger, and June 30, 2021 there are 0 outstanding options under the 2013 Plan.

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2017 Stock Incentive Plan

On August 7, 2017, the shareholders approved, and the MyMD adopted, the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 3,516 shares of the Company’s common stock.

As of June 30, 2021, grants of options to purchase 1,532 shares of common stock have been issued pursuant to the 2017 Plan, and 1,984 shares of common stock remain available for issuance. As of April 16, 2021, the effective date of the Merger, and June 30, 2021 there are 0 outstanding options under the 2017 Plan.

2018 Stock Incentive Plan

On December 7, 2018, the shareholders approved, and the MyMD adopted the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (“2018 Plan”). The 2018 Plan initially provided for the issuance of up to 39,063 shares of the Company’s common stock. On August 27, 2020, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2018 Plan increasing the number of shares available for issuance by an additional 521,000 shares to a total of 560,063 shares of the Company’s common stock.

As of June 30, 2021, grants of RSUs to purchase 263,026 shares of common stock have been issued pursuant to the 2018 Plan, and 297,037 shares of common stock remain available for issuance. As of April 16, 2021, the effective date of the Merger, and June 30, 2021 there are 0 outstanding options under the 2018 Plan.

Note 8 - Equity

Series D Convertible Preferred Stock

On March 24, 2020, the Company issued 894,750 warrants in conjunctionfiled the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the January 2017 public offeringSecretary of State of the State of New Jersey. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, in the event of the Company’s liquidation or winding up of its affairs, the holders of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) will be entitled to receive the same amount that a holder of the Company’s common stock would receive if the Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designation) to common stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of the Company’s common stock. Each share of Preferred Stock has a stated value equal to $0.01 (the “Stated Value”), subject to increase as set forth in Section 7 of the Certificate of Designation.

A holder of Preferred Stock is entitled at any time to convert any whole or partial number of shares of Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing the Stated Value of the Preferred Stock being converted by the conversion price of $0.01 per share.

A holder of Preferred Stock will be prohibited from converting Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s common stock if, as a result of such conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock then issued and an additional 796,620 warrantsoutstanding (with such ownership restriction referred to as the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice to us.

Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, on any matter presented to the Company’s stockholders for their action or consideration at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting), each holder of Preferred Stock will be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of the Company’s common stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on or consent to such matter (taking into account all Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such holder). Except as otherwise required by law or by the other provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the holders of Preferred Stock will vote together with the March 2017 private placement. Allholders of the Company’s common stock and any other class or series of stock entitled to vote thereon as a single class.

A holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends as and when paid to the holders of the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis.

The exchange ratio for the Preferred Stock was adjusted to two-for-one due to the effects of the Reverse Stock Split.

Common Stock

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on April 16, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “A&R Charter”) with the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on April 15, 2021. Among other things, the A&R Charter (i) changed the Company’s name to MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ii) increased the number of shares of Company Common Stock available from 100,000,000 shares to a total of 500,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (iii) changed the structure of the board of directors from a classified board of three classes to a non-classified board of a single class, and (iv) simplified and consolidated various provisions. 

On February 11, 2021, 466,216 shares of common stock issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, by and between the Company and certain institutional and accredited investors were cancelled and 466,216 prefunded warrants carry(as defined therein) were issued at the request of a five-year expiration term. shareholder.

On May 18, 2021, 466,216 prefunded warrants were exercised in exchange for 466,716 shares of common stock.

Common Stock Warrants

The table below summarizes the warrant activity for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017:2021:

Summary of Warrant Activity

      Weighted     Average    
      Average    Weighted Remaining    
    Weighted Remaining    Average Contractual Aggregate 
 Number of Average Contractual  Number of Exercise Term Intrinsic 
 Warrants  Exercise Price  Term (years)  Warrants  Price  

(years)

  Value 
Balance at December 31, 2016  -  $           -   - 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  -  $-   -  $- 
Assumed from Merger  5,363,547   5.19     5.02   - 
Granted  1,691,370   1.88   -   -   -   -   - 
Exercised  (200,800)  1.50   -   -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Canceled/Expired  -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balance at September 30, 2017  1,490,570  $1.73   4.40 
Exercisable as of September 30, 2017  1,490,570  $1.73   4.40 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  5,363,547  $5.19   4.85  $11,366,055 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2021  5,363,547  $5.19   4.85  $11,366,055 

Note 11 - Equity

The holders of common shares are entitled to one vote per share at meetings ofaggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the Company. Holders of Series A convertible preferred shares are entitled to five votes per share at meetings ofdifference between the Company.

A restricted stock award is an award of common shares that are subject to certain restrictions during a specified period. Restricted stock awards are independent of option grants and are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the release of the restrictions. The grantee cannot transfer the shares before the restricted shares vest. Shares on non-vested restricted stock have the same voting rights as common stock, are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions thereon and are considered to be currently issued and outstanding. The Company expenses the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, straight-line over the period during which the restrictions lapse. For these purposes, the fair market value of the restricted stock is determined based on the closingexercise price of the Company’s commonunderlying awards and the closing stock price of $6.30 for the Company’s Common Stock on the grant date.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On June 8, 2016, the Company issued 27,500 restricted common shares to an officer in connection with his employment agreement. These shares vest 1/3 immediately30, 2021. All warrants were vested on the date of the grant and the remaining 2/3 vests equally on March 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018. grant.

The fair value of these shares was $54,725 and was based on the share price on the date of the grant. $5,374 and $15,784 was recorded during the three months and nine ended September 30, 2017 as administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and the remaining $8,788 is reported as deferred compensation, a contra equity account, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheetwarrants outstanding as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2021 represent underlying shares of Company Common Stock of 5,363,547.

On January 13, 2017,Pre-funded Common Stock Warrants

The table below summarizes the Company completed a public offeringpre-funded warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

Summary of 1,789,500 common shares, raising net proceeds of $1,652,994. BelowWarrant Activity

       Average    
     Weighted  Remaining    
     Average  Contractual  Aggregate 
  Number of  Exercise  Term  Intrinsic 
  Warrants  Price  

(years)

  Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  -  $-    -  $- 
Assumed from Merger  986,486   0.002   -   - 
Granted  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  466,216   0.002   -   - 
Forfeited  -   -   -   - 
Canceled/Expired  -   -   -   - 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  520,270  $0.002   -  $3,276,600 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2021  520,270  $0.002   -  $3,276,660 

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The aggregate intrinsic value is a summary ofcalculated as the gross proceeds to net proceeds calculation.

  Shares  $  $ 
Common Shares        
Base Offering  1,667,000   2,000,400     
Over-Allotment  122,500   147,000     
Gross Proceeds          2,147,400 
Underwriter/Gunnar Expenses            
Discount      150,318     
Legal Fees      60,000     
Roadshow      1,783     
Miscellaneous      34,005     
Total          246,106 
Akers Biosciences Expenses            
Legal & Accounting      197,813     
Registration/Regulatory      50,487     
Total          248,300 
Net Proceeds          1,652,994 

In addition todifference between the common shares issued, the Company also issued 833,500 warrants with an exercise price of $1.50 per common share in support of the base offeringunderlying awards and 61,250 warrants with an exercisethe closing stock price of $1.20 per common share. All of$6.30 for the warrants issued have a five-year term.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, warrant holders from the January 13, 2017 public offering executed 163,300 warrants with an exercise price of $1.50 per common share, raising net proceeds of $244,950.

On March 30, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of 1,448,400 unregistered shares of common stock, raising net proceeds of $1,760,317. The unregistered shares were admitted to tradingCompany’s Common Stock on June 30, 2017 upon notification from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the Registration Statement, filed April 19, 2017, had been deemed effective. Below is a summary of the gross proceeds to net proceeds calculation.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  Shares  $  $ 
Common Shares         
Base Offering  1,448,400   2,027,760     
Gross Proceeds          2,027,760 
Underwriter/Gunnar Expenses            
Discount      141,943     
Legal Fees      50,000     
Total          191,943 
Akers Biosciences Expenses            
Legal & Accounting      75,000     
Filing Fees      500     
Total          75,500 
Net Proceeds          1,760,317 

In addition to the common shares issued, the Company also issued 796,6202021. All pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $1.96 per common share with a five-year term.

On April 11, 2017, the Company issued 10,000 restricted shares to a consultant for services to be rendered during the year ending December 31, 2017. These shareswere vested on the date of grant and are exercisable at any time.

The pre-funded warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2021 represent underlying shares of Company Common Stock of 520,270.

Warrants for the grant. purchase of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

The fairtable below summarizes the activity during the six months period ended June 30, 2021 for warrants issued in December 2019 for the purchase of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock:

Summary of Warrant Activity

     Weighted  Average    
     Average  Remaining  Aggregate 
  Number of  Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Warrants  Price  Term (years)  Value 
Balance as December 31, 2020  -  $-   -  $- 
Assumed from Merger  27,500   8.00   3.65   - 
Granted  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited  -   -   -   - 
Canceled/Expired  -   -   -   - 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  27,500  $8.00   3.45  $- 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2021  27,500  $8.00   3.45  $- 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of these shares was $18,000the underlying awards and was basedthe closing stock price of $6.30 for the Company’s Common Stock on the share priceJune 30, 2021. All warrants to purchase Series C Convertible Preferred Stock were vested on the date of grant.

The warrants for the grant.of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2021 represent underlying shares of Company Common Stock of 27,500.

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

COVID-19

The ultimate impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to future developments. These include but are not limited to the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that regulators, or the Company’s Board of Directors or management of the Company, may determine are needed. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on the Company’s business, product development efforts, healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. The Company will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely.

In response to public health directives and orders, the Company has implemented work-from-home policies for many of the Company’s employees and temporarily modified the Company’s operations to comply with applicable social distancing recommendations. The effects of the orders and the Company’s related adjustments in its business are likely to negatively impact productivity, disrupt its business and delay the Company’s timelines, the magnitude of which will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the restrictions and other limitations on its ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course. Similar health directives and orders are affecting third parties with whom we do business. Further, restrictions on the Company’s ability to travel, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions on its business have limited its ability to support its operations.

Severe and/or long-term disruptions in the Company’s operations will negatively impact its business, operating results and financial condition in other ways, as well. Specifically, the Company anticipates that the stress of COVID-19 on healthcare systems generally around the globe will negatively impact regulatory authorities and the third parties that the Company may engage in connection with development and testing.

To date, the Company has encountered delays in receiving critical clinical supplies from our manufacturer in India, which has impacted our ability to execute our development plan and the studies needed to advance product development have been delayed by the Company’s difficulty recruiting patients for the required clinical trials.

In addition, while the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, it has significantly disrupted global financial markets, and may limit the Company’s ability to access capital, which could in the future negatively affect its liquidity. A recession or market correction resulting from the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic could materially affect the Company’s business and the value of its common stock.

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Litigation Related to the Merger with MYMD Florida

Between January 22, 2021 and March 18, 2021, nine alleged MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) stockholders filed separate actions in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania against MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) and the members of its board of directors, respectively captioned as follows: (i) Douglas McClain v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 650497/2021 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.); (ii) Owen Murphy v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 650545/2021 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.); (iii) Sue Gee Cheng v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-01110 (S.D.N.Y.); (iv) Danny Lui v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. GLO-C-000006-21 (N.J. Super. Ct., Ch. Div.); (v) Alan Misenheimer v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-02310 (D.N.J.); (vi) Robert Wilhelm v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-04616 (D.N.J.); (vii) Adam Franchi v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-04696 (D.N.J.); (viii) Cody McBeath v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 2:21-cv-01151 (E.D. Pa.); and (ix) Ray Craven v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-05762 (D.N.J.) (collectively, the “MYMD Merger Complaints”). The Lui action is styled as a putative class action brought on behalf of the plaintiff and other similarly situated stockholders, while the other eight actions are brought solely on behalf of the individual stockholders. The MYMD Merger Complaints generally assert that MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) and its board of directors failed to disclose allegedly material information in the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and seek an order enjoining or unwinding the consummation of the Merger Agreement and awarding damages.

As reflected on page 61 of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4, Registration No. 333-252181, filed on March 19, 2021 (the “Amended S-4”), each of the nine MYMD Merger Complaints sought an order enjoining or unwinding consummation of the Merger Agreement on the basis of alleged material omissions in the Company’s preliminary S-4 filed on January 15, 2021. The Amended S-4 contains, among other things, supplemental disclosures addressing these purported material omissions. Prior to the April 15, 2021 special meeting of MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.)’s stockholders to approve the proposed merger, none of the plaintiffs sought to enjoin the transaction, which was approved at the special meeting. As of May 17, 2021, eight of the nine MYMD Merger Complaints have been voluntarily dismissed (the remaining pending case is Ray Craven v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-05762 (D.N.J.)).

The defendants believe that the claims asserted in the remaining MYMD Merger Complaint are without merit and intend to appropriately defend themselves against them. Accordingly, the Company does not expect that these claims will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Raymond Akers Action

On April 14, 2021, Raymond F. Akers, Jr., Ph.D. filed a lawsuit against MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Gloucester County (the “Raymond Akers Action”). Mr. Akers asserts one common law whistleblower retaliation claim against the Company. The Company has not yet been served with the Complaint in the Raymond Akers Action and, therefore, has not yet responded to the Complaint. The Company intends to defend the Raymond Akers Action. Accordingly, the Company does not expect that this claim will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

All legal fees incurred were expensed as and when incurred.

Note 10 – Related Parties

Taglich Brothers, Inc.

On November 23, 2020, the Company retained Taglich Brothers, Inc. (“Taglich Brothers”) on a non-exclusive basis as a consultant to render consulting services, assist with review, and analysis of, financial planning and budgeting matters of the Company for a term of 12 months. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement with Taglich Brothers, the Company agreed to pay Taglich Brothers $10,000 per month. The Company recorded $5,455$20,000 for these services during the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 as sales and marketing2021, which is included in administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of OperationsComprehensive Loss. There were no amounts owing to Taglich Brothers as of June 30, 2021 and Comprehensive Loss.December 31, 2020.

DuringThe Secretary of the Company is the managing director of capital markets at Taglich Brothers, and a member of the board of directors is the vice president of investment banking at Taglich Brothers.

Mr. Jonnie Williams, Sr.

The Company recorded an obligation to Mr. Williams, a shareholder, for various expenses incurred on behalf of the Company between 2016 and 2019. The balance due totaled $0 and $14,577 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. This debt was paid on April 28, 2021.

Supera Aviation I, LLC

In October 2018, the Company entered a three-year leasing agreement with Supera Aviation I, LLC, a company owned by a shareholder, for a Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft with an annual leasing fee of $600,000. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had a balance due of $0 and $477,042. The Company incurred expenses totaling $0 and $150,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, warrant holders from the January 13, 2017 public offering executed 37,500 warrants with an exercise price of $1.50 per common share, raising net proceeds of $56,250.

Note 12 – Earnings/(Loss) per share

Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common2021 and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period.

Potential common shares consist of options, warrants$150,000 and unvested restricted stock. Diluted net loss per common share was the same as basic net loss per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2017 since the effect of options and warrants would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to the common shareholders. Instruments excluded from dilutive earnings per share, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, were as follows: incentive and award stock options – 255,000; unvested restricted shares of common stock – 9,166; warrants – 1,490,570 as of September 30, 2017.

Potential common shares consist of options, warrants and unvested restricted stock. Diluted net income per common share was the same as basic net income per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Dilutive Instruments included were as follows: incentive and award stock options – 56,000; unvested restricted shares of common stock – 18,333; warrants – - as of September 30, 2016. Instruments excluded from dilutive earnings per share, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, were incentive and award stock options – 203,000 as of September 30, 2016.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Potential common shares consist of options, warrants and unvested restricted stock. Diluted net loss per common share was the same as basic net loss per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 since the effect of options and warrants would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to the common shareholders. Instruments excluded from dilutive earnings per share, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, were as follows: incentive and award stock options – 255,000 (2016: 203,000); unvested restricted shares of common stock – 9,166 (2016: 18,333); warrants – 1,490,570 (2016: -) as of September 30, 2017.

Note 13 - Income Tax Expense

There is no income tax benefit for the losses for the three ended September 30, 2017 since management has determined that the realization of the net deferred tax asset is not assured and has created a valuation allowance for the entire amount of such benefits.

There is no income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2016 since the income arose from the reversal of an allowance for doubtful collection of a note. This temporary difference has no tax effect for the Company due to the net operating loss carry forwards available.

There is no income tax benefit for the losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 since management has determined that the realization of the net deferred tax asset is not assured and has created a valuation allowance for the entire amount of such benefits.

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits as additional income taxes in the statement of operations. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits, or any tax related interest or penalties. There were no changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to unrecognized tax benefits. With few exceptions, the U.S. and state income tax returns filed for the tax years ended on December 31, 2013 and thereafter are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authorities.

Note 14 - Related Party Transactions

On June 19, 2012, the Company entered into a 3-year exclusive License & Supply Agreement with ChubeWorkx Guernsey Limited (as successor to SONO International Limited) (“ChubeWorkx”) for the purchase and distribution of Akers’ proprietary breathalyzers outside North America. ChubeWorkx paid a licensing fee of $1,000,000 which was recognized over the term of the agreement through September 30, 2015.

On June 13, 2013, the Company announced an expansion of the License and Supply Agreement with ChubeWorkx to include worldwide marketing and distribution of the “Be CHUBE” program using the Company’s breathalyzer.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On August 17, 2016, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with ChubeWorkx Guernsey Limited (“ChubeWorkx”), a major shareholder, which settled all pending claims between the Company and ChubeWorkx. Specifically, the Company and ChubeWorkx agreed to voluntarily dismiss (i) the action in the United States Federal Court, District of New Jersey brought by the Company against ChubeWorkx for outstanding amounts due to the Company under a promissory note and (ii) the action in The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court, Royal Courts of Justice, United Kingdom brought by ChubeWorkx against the Company arising from an exclusive licensing agreement between ChubeWorkx and the Company (“Licensing Agreement”).

Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company will recover the full outstanding principal amount in the current fiscal year in the form of $750,000 of BreathScan® Alcohol Detector inventory – which the Company intends to subsequently sell – and the balance of $549,609 as prepaid royalty. Akers’ established an allowance for this doubtful note in the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. As a result of the Settlement Agreement, the Company reversed the allowance for doubtful note in the amount of $1,299,609 which was included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2016.

In addition to addressing the promissory note described above, the Settlement Agreement also allows the Company to market and sell all of the Company’s breath technology tests worldwide, unencumbered by any past/future claims by ChubeWorkx under the Licensing Agreement (entered into with ChubeWorkx in 2012 and subsequently amended in 2013). Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, ChubeWorkx no longer holds any rights pertaining to Akers’ BreathScan® technology, which serves as the basis for a number of commercialized products including BreathScan® Alcohol Detector and BreathScan OxiChek™; and a number of products in development.

In return for the Company regaining the full rights to sell breath technology products, under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, ChubeWorkx is entitled to receive a royalty of 5% of the Company’s gross revenues (the “ChubeWorkx Royalty”) until ChubeWorkx has earned an aggregate $5,000,000, after which point ChubeWorkx will no longer be entitled to receive any royalties from the Company and the Company shall have no further obligation to ChubeWorkx. The Settlement Agreement further allows the Company to retain 50% of the ChubeWorkx Royalty until the full $549,609 cash component of the monies owed by ChubeWorkx to the Company as described above has been satisfied. The Company recorded royalty expenses of $34,328 and $128,108$300,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020.

On April 28, 2021, the Company reached a negotiated settlement with Supera Aviation I, LLC to retire the $627,042 debt due under the leasing agreement for $517,384. The balance of $109,658 was forgiven and $117,949 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 which are included in sales and marketing expenses – related partyis recorded as a gain on debt forgiveness on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

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Other terms of the Settlement include: 1) the pledge as security of all earned but unpaid royalties by the Company to ChubeWorkx all Company assets, worthy to satisfy its obligations, including all inventory and receivables, with the exception of (i) distribution contracts of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) customer lists, (iii) manufacturing processes (including all intellectual property required to use those processes and exploit products made thereby), and (iv) all equipment required to perform said manufacturing processes and other equipment; 2) the pledge as security of the settlement sum which remains unpaid by the Company to ChubeWorkx all Company (i) distribution contracts of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) customer lists, (iii) manufacturing processes (including all intellectual property required to use those processes and exploit products made thereby), and (iv) all equipment required to perform said manufacturing processes and other equipment; and 3) the grant of voting proxy by ChubeWorkx to the Company which allows the Company to vote ChubeWorkx’s shares for corporate formalities under certain conditions.

The pledged assets are only at risk in the event that the Company cannot satisfy any outstanding royalty payment obligations subject to various cure periods and/or through a restructuring and/or liquidation under the United States Bankruptcy laws of the Company in favor of payment of said obligation.

Prior to the acquisition of the BreathScan® Alcohol Detector inventory pursuant to the Settlement Agreement from ChubeWorkx, the Company had pre-existing inventory totaling $467,646 for the detectors purchased. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold 1.8% and 6.2% of the cumulative unit inventory and recognized revenue totaling $39,100 and $139,900 and $-Loss for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021.

Lines of credit payable

In November 2018, Supera entered into a revolving credit facility which allows for borrowings of up to $1,000,000 with a shareholder. The facility had an initial term of 38 months, which was extended to December 31, 2022 at which time all outstanding borrowings and accrued interest, if any, are due in full. Borrowings accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the principal balance totaled $0 and $599,747.

In May 2019, the pre-Merger MyMD entered into a revolving credit facility which allows for borrowings of up to $5,000,000 with a shareholder. The facility had an initial term of 18 months, which was extended to July 31, 2021 and further extended to December 31, 2022, at which time all outstanding borrowings and accrued interest, if any, are due in full.Borrowings accrue interest at a rate of 5% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company began purchasing manufacturing molds, plastic components must issue a number of common stock options to the lender based on the total borrowings under the facility, with each dollar borrowed requiring the issuance of one common stock option. Upon issuance, each common stock option will immediately vest at an exercise price of $2.59. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the unamortized debt discount totaled $0 and $1,457,882 and the assembled BreathScan Lync™ device through Hainanprincipal balance totaled $0 and its related party during the year ended December 31, 2016 (Note 9)$3,192,119. The Company purchased a totalrecorded amortization of $-the debt discount totaling $0 and $608,460 during the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016$139,342 and $16,774$278,685 during the three and $2,287six months ended June 30, 2020.

On April 28, 2021, in accordance with the Merger, the Company paid $3,208,426, inclusive of interest and net of the debt discount, to retire the amounts due to the shareholder under the two lines of credit as of April 28, 2021.

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Note 11 – Employee Benefit Plan

The Company maintains a defined contribution benefit plan under section 401(k) of the Code covering substantially all qualified employees of the Company (the “401(k) Plan”). Under the 401(k) Plan, the Company matches 100% up to a 3% contribution, and 50% over a 3% contribution, up to a maximum of 5%.

The Company made matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan totaling $2,888 for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016 from this related party. As of September$0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017,2020.

Note 12—Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 16, 2020, the Company hadreceived loan proceeds in the amount of approximately $70,600 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), provides for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business. The loans and accrued interest are forgivable as long as the borrower uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels.

The amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if the borrower terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eight-week period. The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan is payable over two yearsat an annual interest rate of 1%, with a prepayment creditdeferral of $25,989 with Shenzhen and owed two other related companies of Hainan $3,081payments through the date that the Small Business Administration remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender. The Company was notified on June 1, 2021 that the loan totaling $70,600 was forgiven which is included in trade and other payables – related partieswas recorded as a gain on debt forgiveness on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.Statement of Comprehensive Loss.

Trade receivables – related parties as of September 30, 2017Note 13—Patent assignment and December 31,royalty agreement

In November 2016, were $125,001 and $31,892. The amounts due are non-interest bearing, unsecured and generally have a term of 30-180 days (Note 5).

Product revenue – related parties for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $- and total $124,631 and $380 for the nine months then ended. The revenue was the result of sales to Hainan and its related parties.

Note 15 - Commitments

The Company leases its facility in West Deptford, New Jersey under an operating lease (“Thorofare Lease”) with annual rentals of $132,000 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease, which took effect on January 1, 2008, reduced the CAM charges allowing the Company to reach their own agreements with utilities and other maintenance providers.

On January 7, 2013, the Company extended its lease agreement for a term of 7 years, expiring December 31, 2019.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Rent expense for the Thorofare Lease, including related CAM charges for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 totaled $40,440 and $40,290, respectively. Rent expenses for the Thorofare Lease, including related CAM charges totaled $121,220 and $120,870 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

The Company entered into a 24-month lease for a satellite office located in Ramsey, New Jersey (“Ramsey Lease”) with annual rents of $25,980 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease took effect on June 1, 2017 and runs through May 31, 2019.

Rent expenses for the Ramsey Lease, including related CAM charges totaled $6,506 and $6,506 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The Company posted a security deposit of $4,330 which is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company entered into a 29-month lease for warehouse space located in Pitman, New Jersey (“Pitman Lease”) with annual rents of $39,650. The lease took effect on August 1, 2017 and runs through December 31, 2019.

Rent expenses for the Pitman Lease totaled $6,608 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. A security deposit of $4,950 is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company entered into a 60-month operating lease for equipment with annual rentals of $6,156 on September 29, 2014. The lease commenced on October 21, 2014 upon the delivery of the equipment.

The schedule of lease commitments is as follows:

  Thorofare  Ramsey  Pitman  Equipment    
  Lease  Lease  Lease  Lease  Total 
  $  $  $  $  $ 
Next 12 Months  132,000   25,980   39,650   6,156   203,786 
Next 13-24 Months  132,000   17,320   39,650   6,156   195,126 
Next 25-36 Months  33,000   -   9,913   513   43,426 

On June 30, 2017, the Company signed the Third Amendment to the exclusive Distribution Agreement with NovoTek Pharmaceuticals Limited (‘NovoTek’) which expanded the geographic area of coverage to include Poland and grants NovoTek the right to assemble certain PIFA Heparin PF/4 products in their facilities from components acquired from the Company.

The Company has agreed to provide PIFA Heparin/PF4 devices, valued at approximately $90,000, at no charge to NovoTek for their use and are to be shipped upon their request. To date, the products purchased by NovoTek have been used for regulatory submissions, clinical studies or trials and as product samples to generate interest in the product in the Peoples Republic of China.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company had not incurred any expense related to the program.

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Note 16 - Major Customers

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, two customers generated 10% or more of the Company’s revenue. Sales to these customers accounted for 65% of the Company’s revenue. As of September 30, 2017, the amount due from these customers was $345,201. This concentration makes the Company vulnerable to a near-term severe impact should the relationships be terminated.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, three customers generated 10% or more of the Company’s revenue. Sales to these customers accounted for 67% of the Company’s revenue. As of September 30, 2017, the amount due from these customers was $854,103 of which $500,000 has an extended term of 180 days. This concentration makes the Company vulnerable to a near-term severe impact should the relationships be terminated.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, two customers each generated more than 10% of the Company’s product revenue. In aggregate, sales to these customers accounted for 74% of the Company’s product revenue. As of September 30, 2016, the amount due from these two customers was $669,437.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, three customers each generated more than 10% of the Company’s product revenue. In aggregate, sales to these customers accounted for 80% of the Company’s product revenue. As of September 30, 2016, the amount due from these three customers was $675,838. This concentration makes the Company vulnerable to a near-term severe impact should the relationships be terminated.

Note 17 - Major Suppliers

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, two suppliers accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s purchases. These suppliers accounted for 31% of the Company’s total purchases. As of September 30, 2017, the amount due to these suppliers was $30,702.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, one supplier accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s purchases. This supplier accounted for 11% of the Company’s total purchases. As of September 30, 2017, the amount due to this supplier was $-.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, one supplier accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s purchases. The supplier accounted for 86% of the Company’s total purchases. As of September 30, 2016, the amount due to the supplier was $6,908.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, one supplier accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s purchases. The supplier accounted for 61% of the Company’s total purchases. As of September 30, 2016, the amount due to the supplier was $6,908.

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Note 18 – Contingencies

On October 17, 2016 the Company was served with a notice that Pulse Health LLC (“Pulse”) filed a lawsuit against the Company on September 30, 2016 in United States Federal District Court, District of Oregon, alleging a breach of contract under the settlement agreement entered into by the Company and Pulse on April 8, 2011 which settled all claims and disputes between the Company and Pulse arising from a previously executed Technology Development Agreement entered into by the Company and Pulse and damages resulting from said alleged breach. Additionally, Pulse alleges false advertising and unlawful trade practices in connection with the Company’s sales activities related to the Company’s OxiChek™ products.

The Company filed a series of motions with the Court seeking (1) to dismiss the Pulse complaint for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, transfer the matter to the District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage and (2) to dismiss the unfair competition claims for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted. Oral arguments on these motions were heard by the Court on March 10, 2017.

The Court decided by order dated April 14, 2017 in favor of the Company and has dismissed with prejudice the claims brought by Pulse for unfair competition (both federal and state counts). The court decided against the Company in its motions for transfer of venue and for lack of jurisdiction. As such, the case shall proceed in the District Court of Oregon.

Pulse subsequently filed an Amended Complaint, in which Pulse seeks not less than $500,000 in damages and, among other items, an injunction prohibiting the Company from manufacture, use and sale of the OxiChek product. The Company answered the Amended Complaint on May 30, 2017. Discovery has commenced and is scheduled to conclude on January 22, 2018. The Court has set the trial date for July 17, 2018.

The Company intends to establish a rigorous defense of all claims.As the case has not progressed beyond initial motion practice and early discovery, the Company is unable to assess the potential outcome, no accrual for losses was made as of September 30, 2017. All legal fees were expensed as and when incurred.

Note 19 – Segment Information

The Company is organized and operates as one operating segment. In accordance with FASB ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”, the Chief Operating Officer is the chief operating decision-maker who reviews operating results to make decisions on allocation of resources and assessment of performance for the entire company.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The total revenue by different product lines was as follows:

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
Product Line 2017  2016  2017  2016 
MicroParticle Catalyzed Biosensor (“MPC”) $104,094  $85,337  $381,569  $195,040 
Particle ImmunoFiltration Assay (“PIFA”)  490,058   514,840   1,477,726   2,029,095 
Rapid Enzymatic Assay (“REA”)  27,500   -   27,500   - 
Other  16,679   13,021   616,647   83,573 
Product Revenue Total $638,331  $613,198  $2,503,442  $2,307,708 
License Fees  37,500   -   37,500   - 
Total Revenue $675,831  $613,198  $2,540,942  $2,307,708 

The total revenue by geographic area determined based on the location of the customers was as follows:

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
Geographic Region 2017  2016  2017  2016 
United States $626,077  $603,006  $1,755,695  $1,721,967 
People’s Republic of China  -   383   627,132   506,781 
Rest of World  49,754   9,809   158,115   78,960 
Total Revenue $675,831  $613,198  $2,540,942  $2,307,708 

The Company had long-lived assets totaling $55,504 and $61,081 located in the People’s Republic of China and $1,359,987 and $1,500,086 located in the United States as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Note 20 - Subsequent Events

On October 12, 2017, the Company entered into Warrant Exercise Agreementsan agreement with the existing holders fromof certain intellectual property relating to the March 2017 private placementCompany’s current product candidate. Under the terms of the agreement, the counterparty assigned its rights and interest in certain patents to exercise their current warrants at $1.00 per share and receivethe Company in exchange for future royalty payments based on a new warrant which would be convertible intofixed percentage of future revenues, as defined. The agreement is effective until the same numberlater of common shares as the original warrant. The new warrants have an exercise price of $1.26, expire five years from(1) the date of issuance and are not exercisable for six months after issuance. The incremental fair value resulting fromexpiration of the modification of these warrants will be accounted for as a deemed dividend in the statement of operations.

Pursuant to the Warrant Exercise Agreements, as ofassigned patents or (2) the date of the filing of this report, 724,200 warrants were exercised for the purchase of 724,200 sharesexpiration of the Company’s common stock raising net proceeds of $680,748.last strategic partnership or licensing agreement including the assigned patents.

On October 17, 2017, the Board of Directors issued 295,107 restricted shares of common stock to key employees and officers of the Company as part of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The restricted stock vested immediately and were issued at the closing price of $0.88 per share. Expenses related to the grants totaled $259,694 and will be reported on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ending December 31, 2017 as follows:

Expense Category 2017  2016 
General & Administrative $163,924   - 
Sales & Marketing  95,770   - 
  $259,694  $- 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial ConditionConditions and Results of Operations.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Akers Biosciences,MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Akers”, “Akers Bio”,MyMD,” “we” or the “Company”) from time to time with the SEC (collectively,Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” and such reports, collectively, the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks relating to the Company’s business, industry, and the Company’s operations and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

fluctuation and volatility in market price of our common stock due to market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political and market conditions;
the impact of dilution on our shareholders;
our ability to realize the intended benefits of the Merger (as defined below) and the Contribution Transaction (as defined below);
the impact of our ability to realize the anticipated tax impact of the Merger;
the outcome of litigation or other proceedings we may become subject to in the future;
delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq;
our availability and ability to continue to obtain sufficient funding to conduct planned research and development efforts and realize potential profits;
our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates, including MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and other future product candidates;
the impact of the complexity of the regulatory landscape on our ability to seek and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, both within and outside of the U.S.;
the required investment of substantial time, resources and effort for successful clinical development and marketization of our product candidates;
challenges we may face with maintaining regulatory approval, if achieved;
the potential impact of changes in the legal and regulatory landscape, both within and outside of the U.S.;
the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the administration, funding and policies of regulatory authorities, both within and outside of the U.S.;
our dependence on third parties to conduct pre-clinical and clinical trials and manufacture its product candidates;
the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations, business plan and the global economy;
challenges we may face with respect to our product candidates achieving market acceptance by providers, patients, patient advocacy groups, third party payors and the general medical community;
the impact of pricing, insurance coverage and reimbursement status of our product candidates;
emerging competition and rapidly advancing technology in our industry;
our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others and prevent others from infringing on its proprietary rights;
our ability to maintain adequate cyber security and information systems;
our ability to achieve the expected benefits and costs of the transactions related to the acquisition of Supera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Supera”);

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our ability to effectively execute and deliver our plans related to commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy;
emerging competition and rapidly advancing technology in our industry;
our ability to obtain adequate financing in the future on reasonable terms, as and when we need it;
challenges we may face in identifying, acquiring and operating new business opportunities;
our ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees;
our ability to quickly and effectively respond to new technological developments;
changes in political, economic or regulatory conditions generally and in the markets in which we operate; and
our compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to our business.

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

Overview

Akers develops, manufactures,Following closing of the Merger and supplies rapid, point-of-care screeningthe Contribution Transaction described below that occurred on April 16, 2021, we have been focused on developing and testing products designedcommercializing two therapeutic platforms based on well-defined therapeutic targets, MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD:

MyMD-1 is a clinical stage small molecule that regulates the immunometabolic system to treat autoimmune disease, including (but not limited to) multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. MyMD-1 is being developed to treat age-related illnesses such as frailty and sarcopenia. MyMD-1 works by regulating the release of numerous pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, interleukin 6 (“IL-6”) and interleukin 17 (“IL-17”). MyMD-1 will be evaluated in patients with depression due to COVID-19 related to the release of cytokines. The company has significant intellectual property coverage to protect these autoimmune indications, as well as therapy as an anti-aging product;
Supera-CBD is a synthetic derivative of cannabidiol (“CBD”) being developed to treat various conditions, including, but not limited to, epilepsy, pain, and anxiety/depression, through its effects on the CB2 receptor, and a monoamine oxidase enzyme (“MAO”) type B. Supera-CBD has shown tremendous promise in treating neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, and will be a major focus as the Company moves forward.

The rights to bring health-related information directlySupera-CBD were previously owned by Supera and were acquired by MyMD Florida (as defined below) immediately prior to the patient or clinicianclosing of the Merger.

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Closing of the Merger and Reverse Stock Split

On April 16, 2021, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated November 11, 2020 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated March 16, 2021 (the Original Merger Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among MyMD, a New Jersey corporation previously known as Akers Biosciences, Inc., XYZ Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., a Florida corporation previously known as MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“MyMD Florida”), Merger Sub was merged with and into MyMD Florida, with MyMD Florida continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “MyMD Florida Common Stock”), including shares underlying pre-Merger MyMD Florida’s outstanding equity awards, was converted into the right to receive (x) 0.7718 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Company Common Stock”), (y) an amount in cash, on a time-pro rata basis, equal to the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of any options to purchase shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock outstanding at the effective time of the Merger assumed by the Company upon closing of the Merger prior to the second-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger (the “Option Exercise Period”), such payment (the “Additional Consideration”), and cost-efficient manner.(z) potential milestone payment in shares of Company Common Stock up to the aggregate number of shares issued by the Company to pre-Merger MyMD Florida stockholders at the closing of the Merger (the “Milestone Payments”) payable upon the achievement of certain market capitalization milestone events during the 36-month period immediately following the closing of the Merger (the “Milestone Period”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, (i) the former MyMD Florida equity holders owned approximately 77.05% of the outstanding equity of the Company on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise in full of the pre-funded warrants to purchase 986,486 shares of Company Common stock and including 4,188,315 shares of Company Common Stock underlying options to purchase shares of MyMD Florida Common Stock assumed by the company at closing and after adjustments based on the Company’s net cash at closing; and (ii) former Akers believes it has advancedBiosciences, Inc. stockholders own approximately 22.95% of the scienceoutstanding equity of diagnostics throughthe Company.

Effective as of 4:05 pm Eastern Time on April 16, 2021, the Company filed an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, immediately following the effective time of the Merger, every two shares of the Company Common Stock held by a stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were combined and reclassified into one share of the Company’s Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Each stockholder who did not have a number of shares evenly divisible pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split ratio and who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of Company Common Stock was entitled to receive an additional share of Company Common Stock.

In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company changed its name to MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its NASDAQ trading symbol to MYMD. For additional information concerning the Merger, please see Note 3 to the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Closing of Contribution and Assignment Agreement

The Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Cystron Biotech, LLC (“Cystron”) pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2020 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 on May 14, 2020, the “MIPA”) from certain selling parties (the “Cystron Sellers”). Cystron is a party to a License and Development Agreement (as amended and restated on March 19, 2020, in connection with our entry into the MIPA, the “License Agreement”) with Premas Biotech PVT Ltd. (“Premas”) whereby Premas granted Cystron, amongst other things, an exclusive license with respect to Premas’ genetically engineered yeast (S. cerevisiae)-based vaccine platform, D-Crypt™, for the development of several proprietary platform technologiesa vaccine against COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections. We had partnered with Premas on this initiative as we sought to advance this COVID-19 vaccine candidate through the regulatory process, both with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the office of the drug controller in India. Premas was primarily responsible for the development of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate through proof of concept and was entitled to receive milestone payments upon achievement of certain development milestones through proof of concept.

As of May 14, 2020, Premas had successfully completed its vaccine prototype and obtained transmission electron microscopic (TEM) images of the recombinant virus like particle (VLP) assembled in yeast. In July 2020, animal studies for the COVID-19 vaccine candidate were initiated in India. In addition, we announced that provide product development flexibility.Premas had successfully completed the manufacturing process for the VLP vaccine candidate. On August 27, 2020, we announced with Premas positive proof of concept results from the animal studies conducted during a four-week test of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate in mice. On March 18, 2021, the Company and the Cystron Sellers, which are also shareholders of Oravax Medical, Inc. (“Oravax”), entered into a Termination and Release Agreement terminating the MIPA effective upon consummation of the Contribution Agreement (as defined below). In addition, the Cystron Sellers agreed to waive any change of control payment triggered under the MIPA as a result of the Merger.

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AllOn April 16, 2021, pursuant to the Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated March 18, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”) by and among the Company, Cystron, Oravax and, for the limited purpose set forth therein, Premas, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated therein. Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, effective upon the closing of Akers’ rapid, single-use teststhe Merger, the Company agreed (i) to contribute an amount in cash equal to $1,500,000 to Oravax and (ii) cause Cystron to contribute substantially all of the assets associated with its business or developing and manufacturing Cystron’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate to Oravax (the “Contribution Transaction”). In consideration for the Company’s commitment to consummate the Contribution Transaction, Oravax issued to the Company 390,000 shares of its capital stock (equivalent to 13% of Oravax’s outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis) and assumed all of the obligations or liabilities in respect of the assets of Cystron (excluding certain amounts due to Premas), including the obligations under the license agreement with Premas. In addition, Oravax agreed to pay future royalties to the Company equal to 2.5% of all net sales of products (or combination products) manufactured, tested, distributed and/or marketed by Oravax or its subsidiaries. For additional information concerning the Contribution Transaction, please see Note 3 to the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Our Business

The ultimate impact of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to future developments. These include but are performedin vitro (outsidenot limited to the body) and are designed to enhance patient well-being and reduceduration of the cost of healthcare. The Company’s current product offerings and pipeline products focus on delivering diagnostic assistance in a wide variety of healthcare fields/specialties, including cardiology/emergency medicine, metabolism/nutrition, diabetes, oncology and infectious disease detection, as well as for on- and off-the-job alcohol safety initiatives.

Akers believes that low-cost, single-use testing not only saves time and money, but allows for more frequent, near-patient testingCOVID-19 pandemic, new information which may save lives.emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that regulators, or our board of directors or management of the Company, may determine are needed. We believe thatdo not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our FDA-cleared rapid diagnostic tests help facilitate targeted diagnosesbusiness, healthcare systems or the global economy. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely.

In response to public health directives and real-time treatment. We also believe thatorders, we have implemented work-from-home policies for many of our rapid diagnostic tests surpass most other current diagnostic productsemployees and temporarily modified our operations to comply with their flexibility, speed, ease-of-use, readability, low costapplicable social distancing recommendations. The effects of the orders and accuracy. In minutes, detection of disease states and medical conditions can be performed on single-patient specimens, without sacrificing accuracy.

We believe the use of rapid tests, which can be performed at the point-of-care when and where the patient is being consulted, can resultour related adjustments in immediate diagnostic decisions and subsequent treatment regimens and is an important developmentour business have in the practicepast and may continue to negatively impact productivity, disrupt our business and delay our timelines, the magnitude of medicine. Point-of-care testing addresses today’s challengeswhich will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the restrictions and other limitations on our ability to conduct our business in the ordinary course. Similar health directives and orders are affecting third parties with whom we do business. Further, restrictions on our ability to travel, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions on our business have limited our ability to support our operations.

Severe and/or long-term disruptions in our operations will negatively impact our business, operating results and financial condition in other ways, as well. Specifically, we anticipate that the stress of COVID-19 on healthcare industry, such as:systems generally around the globe will negatively impact regulatory authorities and the third parties that we may engage in connection with the development and testing of our therapeutic targets.

cost pressures/efficiency of healthcare delivery;
need for affordable mass screening tests for key infectious diseases, cardiac conditions, and metabolic markers;
need for easy to use, accurate at-home tests for individuals to monitor their personal health and wellness; and
public health needs in developing countries lacking basic health infrastructure.

Recently, the Company has developed tests for non-medical use within the health and wellness industry. These tests will monitor general markers of health and wellness as they relate to diet, nutrition and exercise programs.

Management’s Plans and Basis of Presentation

 

To date, the Company has encountered delays in large part relied on equity financingreceiving critical clinical supplies from our manufacturer in India, which has impacted our ability to fund its operations, raising $13,101,336, net of expenses, in an initial public offering onexecute our development plan and the NASDAQ Capital Market in 2014. The Company has experienced recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations. Management’s strategic plans includestudies needed to advance product development have been delayed by the following:Company’s difficulty recruiting patients for the required clinical trials.

 

In addition, while the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, it has significantly disrupted global financial markets, and may limit our ability to access capital, which could in the future negatively affect our liquidity. A recession or market correction resulting from the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic could materially affect our business and the value of our common stock.

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 continuing to advance the development and commercialization of the Company’s products, especially those that utilize MPC Biosensor, PIFA and seraSTAT technologies;
continuing to strengthen and forge domestic and international relationships with well-established sales organizations with strong distribution channels in specific target markets for both our currently marketed and emerging products;
establishing clinical protocols that support regulatory submissions and publication of data within peer-reviewed journals; and
continuing to monitor and implement cost control initiatives to conserve cash.

Despite our plans, the Company expects to continue to incur losses from operations for the near-term for the following reasons:RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

some of Akers’ distribution partnerships have been recently established or are in the process of being initiated and, therefore, consistent and historical ordering patterns have not been instituted;
the Company continues to incur expenses related to the initial commercialization and marketing activities for its wellness products and product development (research, clinical trials, regulatory tasks) costs for its emerging products including Breath PulmoHealth, BreathScan® DKA and PIFA PLUSS® Infectious Disease point-of-care tests; and
to expand the use of its clinical laboratory products, the Company may need to invest in additional marketing support programs to increase brand awareness.

At September 30, 2017, Akers had cash and cash equivalents of $145,311, working capital of $2,401,500, stockholders’ equity of $3,946,541 and an accumulated deficit of $100,673,108. Substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements are issued. The Company has identified three conditions or events that support this determination:

The Company’s current working capital position;

Negotiations are underway with a potential customer for the Company’s BreathScan OxiChek products and are anticipated to be completed during the three months ending December 31, 2017; however, they have requested product design changes that must be completed prior to the consummation of the purchase agreement. All parties are confident that a solution can be achieved but a significant delay will impact revenue projections; and

The Company is awaiting a 510(k) approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its PIFA Chlamydia product. An extended delay in receipt of this approval will negatively impact revenue projections.

Please refer to Note 3, Management Plan, of the Financial Statements for the Company’s plans to address the going concern.

Summary of Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 20162020

RevenueThe Company is focused on developing and commercializing two therapeutic platforms based on well-defined therapeutic targets, MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD.

Akers’Revenue

We had no revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $675,831, a 10% increase from the same period in 2016. The table below summarizes our revenue by product line for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Product Lines 3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Particle ImmunoFiltration Assay (“PIFA”) $490,058  $514,839   (5)%
MicroParticle Catalyzed Biosensor (“MPC”)  104,094   85,338   22%
Rapid Enzymatic Assay (“REA”)  27,500   -   100%
Other  16,679   13,021   28%
Total Product Revenue  638,331   613,198   4%
License & Service Revenue  37,500   -   100%
Total Revenue $675,831  $613,198   10%

Revenue from the Company’s PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay products decreased 5%operations during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 over the same period of 2016. The small decrease of $24,781 is due primarily to changes by the Company’s distribution partners to their management of inventory levels.2021 and 2020.

The Company is taking steps to improve its market presence and to educate the marketplace through the preparation and publication of additional clinical studies and physician seminars on the risks associated with heparin induced thrombocytopenia.

The Company’s MPC breathalyzer technology product sales increased 22% during the three months ended September 30, 2017 over the same period of 2016. Sales in this category include the BreathScan OxiChek and BreathScan Lync products as well as the traditional BreathScan Breath Alcohol product lines.

Demand for the BreathScan Breath Alcohol products is beginning to re-emerge in Western Europe, Australia and the Far East through the efforts of our Independent Manufacturing Representative (“IMR”) in Italy working in conjunction with our Corporate staff. The Company expects this trend to continue as the distribution partners in these areas continue to expand their markets.

The Company began shipping the Tri-Cholesterol product, based on the Company’s REA technology, during the three months ended September 30, 2017. The first order, totaling $27,500, was fulfilled in September and two additional orders have been received to date and will ship before the end of the fourth quarter.

Other operating revenue increased to $16,679 (2016: $13,021) during the three months ended September 30, 2017. The product group consists of fees received for shipping and handling and the sale of components.

During August 2017, the Company received a non-refundable $50,000 fee from a potential customer for the Company’s BreathScan OxiChek products in exchange for the use of equipment, access to product documentation and data, technical support and to restrict the Company from actively pursuing another commercial partner in a specific market segment.

The Company recognized $37,500 of this fee as License & Service Revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and will recognize the balance of $12,500 in the three months ended December 31, 2017.

The table below summarizes our revenue by geographic region for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Geographic Region 3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent
Change
 
United States $626,077  $603,006   4%
People’s Republic of China  -   383   (100)%
Rest of World  49,754   9,809   407%
Total Revenue $675,831  $613,198   10%

Domestic sales represent the most significant portion of the Company’s revenue, contributing 92.6% (2016: 98.3%). The primary sales and marketing efforts are concentrated on expanding the Company’s domestic market share in the rapid clinical diagnostic and health and wellness segments and the recent introduction of the Tri-Cholesterol test has allowed the Company to re-enter the retail market.

Revenue from China continues to be highly unpredictable. NovoTek Pharmaceuticals (“NovoTek”), our distribution partner for the PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay products, continues to pursue approvals for reimbursement rates from the various Provinces and although they anticipate receipt of these approvals, their timing is unknown. Over the past several years, NovoTek has created significant product demand by identifying and working with the key opinion leaders and seeding the marketplace with sample products. As a result, they anticipate strong demand for the PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay product once reimbursement rates are approved.

Revenue from the rest of the world consists mostly of the BreathScan Breath Alcohol products being distributed in Western Europe and Australia.

The Company’s gross margin declined to 52% (2016: 61%) for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The initial commercial production of the Company’s new Tri-Cholesterol product contributed to the decline in gross margin. One-time costs associated with the transition from Research and Development to Manufacturing as the production plans were implemented and adjusted included engineering, raw material waste as processes were fine-tuned to meet commercial production levels, training of the production staff and increased quality review and testing. The inclusion of several of the Research and Development department’s professional staff as part of the initial production team significantly increased direct labor costs.Expenses

Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $323,526 (2016: $236,700). Direct cost of sales increased to 31% of product revenue while other cost of sales decreased to 20% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to 18% and 21% respectively for the same period in 2016.

Direct cost of sales for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 were $196,866 (2016: $109,835). Other cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $126,660 (2016: $126,865).

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017, totaled $819,565, which was a 47% increase as compared to $558,293 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

The table below summarizes our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 3 Months Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $223,361  $168,913   32%
Professional Service Costs  320,081   110,101   191%
Stock Market & Investor Relations Costs  120,807   88,953   36%
Other General and Administrative Costs  155,316   190,326   (18)%
Total General and Administrative Expense $819,565  $558,293   47%

Personnel expenses increased by 32% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The increase is related to the creation of the Controller’s position in the Finance department, salary adjustments for executive management and higher employee benefit expenses.

Professional service costs increased by 191% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. A significant increase in legal fees ($258,026 (2016: $56,919)) accounted for the majority of the change.

Stock market and investor relations costs increased by 36% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. Expenses related to the Company’s annual meeting, transfer agent fees and investor relations fees contributed to the increase.

The Company’s other general and administrative expenses declined by 18% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. Continued efforts to reduce costs resulted in savings across several expense categories, the most significant of which resulted from the travel restrictions put in place earlier in the year. Travel expenses for the executive and administrative staff totaled $10,140 (2016: $18,074).

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $377,091, which was a 28% decrease as compared to $526,197 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

The table below summarizes our sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $184,835  $222,980   (17)%
Professional Service Costs  67,111   77,094   (13)%
Royalties and Outside Commission Costs  43,635   128,828   (66)%
Other Sales and Marketing Costs  81,510   97,295   (16)%
Total Sales and Marketing Expenses $377,091  $526,197   (28)%

Personnel costs decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The Company has reduced its sales and marketing staff from 10 members on January 1, 2016 to 4 as of September 30, 2017. The new sales and marketing strategy targets large integrated delivery networks instead of individual facilities. This strategy requires fewer, but more experienced and technically knowledgeable sales personnel to interact with executive management, laboratory and medical directors.

The Company renegotiated or eliminated several consulting arrangements targeted at improving market penetration or identifying marketing or distribution partners during the first half of 2016. The result is a reduction of 13% in professional service costs with general consulting services ($60,862 (2016: $75,010)) accounting for the majority of the savings for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

The legal settlement with ChubeWorkx Guernsey, Ltd (“ChubeWorkx”), signed on August 11, 2016, requires the Company to pay a 5% royalty on adjusted gross sales to ChubeWorkx on a quarterly basis. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, this royalty totaled $34,328 (2016: $117,949).

A decline in travel expenses ($37,405 (2016: $46,189)), sponsorships ($- (2016: $10,500)) and small decreases in other expenses resulted in an overall decline of 16% in other sales and marketing costs.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 totaled $290,447, which was a 17% increase$1,489,889 as compared to $247,578$365,519 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2020.

The table below summarizes our research and development expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 20162020 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $214,369  $161,257   33%
Clinical Trial Costs  2,153   19,062   (89)%
Professional Service Costs  41,829   39,369   6%
Other Research and Development Costs  32,096   27,890   15%
Total Research and Development Expenses $290,447  $247,578   17%
  

For the Three Months Ended

June 30,

  Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
Salaries and Wages $3,733  $3,733   -%
Development Programs  1,339,627   265,754   404%
Professional Services  13,730   5,832   135%
Regulatory Expenses  150,325   90,200   67%
Other Research and Development Expenses  (17,526)  -   -%
Total Research and Development Expenses $1,489,889  $365,519   308%

Personnel costs increased 33% during

Research and Development Expenses totaled $1,489,889 (2020: $365,519), an increase of 308%. Generally, the three months ended September 30, 2017overall increases are due to our ability to implement our long-term development program as compared to the same period of 2016. The increase is related to salary adjustments and higher employee benefit expenses.

Clinical trial costs decreased 89% during the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The Company continued to perform two clinical trials during the three months ended September 30, 2016, one to test the effectivenessa result of the PIFA Chlamydia assay and one forfinancial resources available upon consummation of the KetoChek™ health and wellness product. Both studies were completed during 2016 and no significant expense was incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

An increase is travel expenses ($9,282 (2016: $2)) was offset by reduced costs in several other expense categories which accounted for the 15% increase in other research and development expenses.Merger.

 

The following table illustratesincreased costs in our clinical development programs include costs for active pharmaceutical ingredients, optimization and pre-clinical toxicology studies.

Professional services are primarily related to legal and patent related fees associated with protecting our intellectual property.

Regulatory expenses include clinical research organizations (CRO) and development costs by projectregulatory consulting fees associated with Phase 2 clinical study designs, protocol preparations and the maintenance of the investigator brochures.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

Project 2017  2016 
Asthma/pH $52,368  $- 
Breath Alcohol  1,714   - 
Chlamydia Trachomatis  32,791   22,307 
Heparin/PF4  19,257   16,885 
Ketone  3,689   - 
KetoChek / OxiChek  70,056   117,871 
METRON  -   74 
Other Projects  -   248 
Pulmo Health  -   5,447 
Tri-Cholesterol  110,572   84,746 
Total R&D Expenses: $290,447  $247,578 

Other Income and Expense

Other expense, net of income2021 totaled $1,711,771 as compared to $484,921 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 totaled $68, which was a 101% decrease as compared to other income, net of expense of $8,8932020.

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The table below summarizes our administrative expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021 and 2020 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

  For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
Personnel Costs $417,563  $151,971   175%
Professional Service Costs  458,488   99,075   363%
Stock Market & Investor Relations Costs  294,076   -   -%
Other Administrative Costs  541,644   233,875   132%
Total Administrative Expense $1,711,771  $484,921  253%

Administration expenses totaled $1,711,771 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and $484,921 for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increased costs include additional personnel added at the time of the Merger, legal and accounting fees associated with the Merger, investor relations firm fees, NASDAQ listing fees, printing and other Merger-related costs.

Interest Expense and Debt Discount

 

Interest Expense and Debt Discount for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 totaled $40,526 and $139,343 which includes interest expense and the amortization of the debt discount.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of Intangible Assets includes the amortization of the website for the three months ended June 30, 2020. No amortization was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as the intangible assets were fully amortized as of December 31, 2020.

Stock Option Modification Expenses

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded $15,036,051 in stock option modification expenses related to the 4,188,315 pre-Merger MyMD Florida options that were assumed by MyMD upon the consummation of the merger. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $15,000 in stock-based compensation for services.

Other Income

Other income, net of expenses, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 totalled $185,898 and $0, respectively.

The table below summarizes our other income and expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 20162020, as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  3 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Currency Translation Gain/(Loss) $(3,195) $3,629   (188)%
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments  1,719   1,269   35%
Interest and Dividends  1,408   3,995   (65)%
Other Income  -   -   -%
Total Other Income, Net of Expenses $(68) $8,893   (101)%
  For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
          
Realized Gains on Investments $(41,447) $-   

-

%
Equity Investments Losses  41,447   -   

-

%
Interest and Dividend Income  (5,641)  -   

-

%
Gain on Debt Forgiveness  (180,257)  -   

     -

%
Total Other Income, Net of Expenses $(185,898) $-  

-

%

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Gains and losses associated with foreign currency transactions declined by 188% duringOther Income, net of expenses, totaled $185,898 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016, primarily a result of the increased strength of the British Pound compared to the US Dollar.

Realized gains, interest2021, and dividend income declined to $3,127 (2016: $5,264). The Company’s available capital$0 for investment activities was limited during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 resulting in2020. The gain on debt forgiveness is associated with the decline in investment income.negotiated settlement of an outstanding debt on a lease totaling $109,657 and the forgiveness of our Payroll Protection Program loans totaling $70,600.

Summary of Statements of Operations for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016:2020

Revenue

Akers’We had no revenue forfrom operations during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 totaled $2,540,942, a 10% increase from the same period in 2016. The table below summarizes our revenue by product line2021 and geographic region for the nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:2020.

Product Lines 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  

Percent Change

 
Particle ImmunoFiltration Assay (“PIFA”) $1,477,726  $2,029,095   (27)%
MicroParticle Catalyzed Biosensor (“MPC”)  381,569   195,040   96%
Rapid Enzymatic Assay (“REA”)  27,500   -   100%
Other  616,647   83,573   638%
Total Product Revenue  2,503,442   2,307,708   8%
License & Service Revenue  37,500   -   100%
Total Revenue $2,540,942  $2,307,708   10%

Revenue from the Company’s PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay products decreased 27% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 over the same period of 2016. Additional revenue from PIFA related components, totaling $500,000, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is included in other revenue. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Company recognized approximately $494,000 (2017: $-) in PIFA revenue from the Company’s distribution partner in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). The distributor continues to work with the various provincial governments in the PRC to finalize reimbursement rates for the providers. Once these rates are established, the distributor expects strong demand for the PIFA products.

The Company is taking steps to improve its market presence and to educate the marketplace through the preparation and publication of additional clinical studies and physician seminars on the risks associated with heparin induced thrombocytopenia.

The Company’s MPC breathalyzer technology product sales increased 96% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 over the same period of 2016. Sales in this category include the BreathScan OxiChek and BreathScan Lync products as well as the traditional BreathScan Breath Alcohol product lines.

Demand for the BreathScan Breath Alcohol products is beginning to re-emerge in Western Europe, Australia and the Far East through the efforts of our Independent Manufacturing Representative (“IMR”) in Italy working in conjunction with our Corporate staff. The Company expects this trend to continue as the distribution partners in these areas continue to expand their markets.

The Company began shipping the Tri-Cholesterol product, based on the Company’s REA technology, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The first order, totaling $27,500, was fulfilled in September and two additional orders have been received to date and will ship before the end of the fourth quarter.

Other operating revenue increased to $616,647 (2016: $83,573) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The product group consists of fees received for shipping and handling and the sale of components. The significant increase resulted from an initial order, as explained above, for manufacturing components from NovoTek totaling $500,000. NovoTek will utilize these components along with additional materials to be purchased in a future period to assemble PIFA Heparin/PF4 products in either the PRC or Poland.

During August 2017, the Company received a non-refundable $50,000 fee from a potential customer for the Company’s BreathScan OxiChek products in exchange for the use of equipment, access to product documentation and data, technical support and to restrict the Company from actively pursuing another commercial partner in a specific market segment.

The Company recognized $37,500 of this fee as License & Service Revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and will recognize the balance of $12,500 in the three months ended December 31, 2017.

The table below summarizes our revenue by geographic region for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Geographic Region 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  

Percent Change

 
United States $1,755,695  $1,721,967   2%
People’s Republic of China  627,132   506,781   24%
Rest of World  158,115   78,960   100%
Total Revenue $2,540,942  $2,307,708   10%

Domestic sales represent the most significant portion of the Company’s revenue, contributing 69.1% (2016: 74.6%). The primary sales and marketing efforts are concentrated on expanding the Company’s domestic market share in the rapid clinical diagnostic and health and wellness segments and the recent introduction of the Tri-Cholesterol test has allowed the Company to re-enter the retail market.

Revenue from China continues to be highly unpredictable. NovoTek Pharmaceuticals (“NovoTek”), our distribution partner for the PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay products, continues to pursue approvals for reimbursement rates from the various Provinces and although they anticipate receipt of these approvals, their timing is unknown. Over the past several years, NovoTek has created significant product demand by identifying and working with the key opinion leaders and seeding the marketplace with sample products. As a result, they anticipate strong demand for the PIFA Heparin/PF4 Rapid Assay product once reimbursement rates are approved.

Revenue from the rest of the world consists mostly of the BreathScan Breath Alcohol products being distributed in Western Europe and Australia.

The Company’s gross margin declined to 67% (2016: 69%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The initial commercial production of the Company’s new Tri-Cholesterol product contributed to the decline in gross margin. One-time costs associated with the transition from Research and Development to Manufacturing as the production plans were implemented and adjusted included engineering, raw material waste as processes were fine-tuned to meet commercial production levels, training of the production staff and increased quality review and testing. The inclusion of several of the Research and Development department’s professional staff as part of the initial production team significantly increased direct labor costs.Expenses

Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $846,488 (2016: $713,576). Direct cost of sales increased to 16% of product revenue while other cost of sales remained steady at 17% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to 14% and 17% respectively for the same period in 2016.

Direct cost of sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 were $420,189 (2016: $325,922). Other cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $426,299 (2016: $387,654).

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, totaled $2,440,023, which was a 6% increase as compared to $2,298,099 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The table below summarizes our general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 9 Months Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $781,833  $712,683   10%
Professional Service Costs  866,403   587,196   48%
Stock Market & Investor Relations Costs  320,446   322,956   (1)%
Other General and Administrative Costs  471,341   675,264   (30)%
Total General and Administrative Expense $2,440,023  $2,298,099   6%

Personnel expenses increased by 10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The increase is related to the creation of the Controller’s position in the Finance department, salary adjustments for executive management and higher employee benefit expenses.

Professional service costs increased by 48% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. A significant increase in accounting and audit ($140,130 (2016: $80,896)), personnel recruitment ($22,355 (2016: $409)), engineering ($82,718 (2016: $51,072)), legal fees ($568,225 (2016: $443,065)) and general consulting services ($52,975 (2016: $5,513)) accounted for the change.

The Company’s other general and administrative expenses declined by 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. Continued efforts to reduce costs resulted in savings across several expense categories, the most significant of which resulted from the travel restrictions put in place earlier in the year. Travel expenses for the executive and administrative staff totaled $36,345 (2016: $114,293).

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 totaled $1,382,416 which was a 22% decrease as compared to $1,764,952 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The table below summarizes our sales and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $702,319  $937,777   (25)%
Professional Service Costs  204,237   384,114   (47)%
Royalties and Outside Commission Costs  192,470   178,873   8%
Other Sales and Marketing Costs  283,390   264,188   7%
Total Sales and Marketing Expenses $1,382,416  $1,764,952   (22)%

Personnel costs decreased 25% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016. The Company has reduced its sales and marketing staff from 10 members on January 1, 2016 to 4 as of September 30, 2017. The new sales and marketing strategy targets large integrated delivery networks instead of individual facilities. This strategy requires fewer, but more experienced and technically knowledgeable sales personnel to interact with executive management, laboratory and medical directors. The Company incurred severance expenses related to staff reductions during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 which did not recur during the same period of 2017.

The Company renegotiated or eliminated several consulting arrangements targeted at improving market penetration or identifying marketing or distribution partners during the first half of 2016. The result is a reduction of 47% in professional service fees. General consulting services ($190,176 (2016: $295,299)) and marketing services ($161 (2016: $51,246)) accounted for the savings for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The legal settlement with ChubeWorkx Guernsey, Ltd (“ChubeWorkx”), signed on August 11, 2016, requires the Company to pay a 5% royalty on adjusted gross sales to ChubeWorkx on a quarterly basis. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, this royalty totaled $128,109 (2016: $117,949).

The Company has launched an awareness campaign directed at surgeons, pathologists and laboratory and medical directors regarding the risks associated with heparin induced thrombocytopenia (“HIT”) and a campaign directed at health and wellness professionals to introduce the BreathScan Lync™ and OxiChek™ products. In support of the health and wellness project, the Company produced an infomercial in coordination with Balancing Act that aired on May 8, 2017. Expenses related to the production, which occurred in February 2017, totaled $54,700.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 totaled $952,724, which was a 2% increase$2,669,484 as compared to $932,858$527,577 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2020.

The table below summarizes our research and development expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 20162020 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Personnel Costs $727,206  $539,810   35%
Clinical Trial Costs  2,453   160,405   (98)%
Professional Service Costs  89,541   96,515   (7)%
Other Research and Development Costs  133,524   136,128   (2)%
Total Research and Development Expenses $952,724  $932,858   2%
  

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

  Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
Salaries and Wages $7,503  $7,491   -%
Development Programs  2,271,497   207,774   993%
Professional Services  24,265   20,245   20%
Regulatory Expenses  343,315   238,942   44%
Other Research and Development Expenses  22,904   53,125   (57)%
Total Research and Development Expenses $2,669,484  $527,577  406%

Personnel costs increased 35%

Research and Development expenses totaled $2,669,484 (2020: $527,577), an increase of 406% during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021. Generally, the overall increases are due to our ability to implement our long-term development program as compared to the same period of 2016. This increase was a result of the transferfinancial resources available upon consummation of Dr. Akers’ salarythe Merger.

The increased costs in our clinical development program include costs for active pharmaceutical ingredients, optimization, pre-clinical toxicology studies and benefits froma Phase 1 Multiple Ascending Dose / Single Ascending Dose study.

Professional services are primarily related to legal and patent related fees associated with the Generalprotection of our intellectual property.

The increased costs in regulatory expenses include clinical research organizations (CRO) and regulatory consulting fees associated with Phase 2 clinical study design, protocol preparation and updating of the investigator brochure.

Administrative department to Research and Development as he assumed his new responsibilitiesExpenses

Administrative expenses for the Company. In addition, employee benefit expenses ($72,026 (2016: $45,052)) also contributed to the increase.

Clinical trial costs decreased 98% during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 totaled $2,961,313 as compared to $1,160,893 for the same period of 2016. The Company performed two clinical trials during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, one to test2020.

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The table below summarizes our administrative expenses for the effectivenesssix months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

  

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

  Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
Personnel Costs $751,757  $296,541   154%
Professional Service Costs  922,002   314,058   194%
Stock Market & Investor Relations Costs  339,971   -   -%
Other Administrative Costs  947,583   550,294   72%
Total Administrative Expense $2,961,313  $1,160,893  155%

Administration expenses totaled $2,961,313 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and $1,160,893 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increased costs include additional personnel added at the time of the PIFA Chlamydia assayMerger, legal and oneaccounting fees associated with the Merger, investor relations firm fees, NASDAQ listing fees, printing and other Merger-related costs.

Interest Expense and Debt Discount

Interest Expense and Debt Discount for the KetoChek™ health and wellness product. Both studies were completed during 2016 and no significant expense was incurred during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2021 and June 30, 2020 totaled $701,090 and $364,218 which includes interest expense and the amortization of the debt discount.

 

A reduction in general consulting services ($30,503 (2016: $57,651)) was offset by an increase in engineering and product design fees ($56,164 ($36,593))Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of Intangible Assets includes the amortization of the website for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 resulting in a 7% decline in professional service fees.2020. No amortization was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as the intangible assets were fully amortized as of December 31, 2020.

 

Moderate decreases in several expense categories were offset by increases in internal resource utilization ($17,110 (2016: $6,976)) and travel expenses ($28,875 (2016 $11,050)) to account for the 2% decrease in other research and development expenses.Stock Option Modification Expenses

 

The following table illustrates research and development costs by project forDuring the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:2021, we recorded $15,036,051 in stock option modification expenses related to the 4,188,315 pre-Merger MyMD Florida options that were assumed by MyMD upon the consummation of the merger. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $15,000 in stock-based compensation for services.

Project 2017  2016 
Asthma/Ph $52,368  $- 
Breath Alcohol  6,885   1,381 
Chlamydia Trachomatis  182,825   10,685 
CHUBE  -   22,307 
Heparin/PF4  57,180   72,823 
HIV  -   16,885 
Ketone  7,154   2,125 
KetoChek / OxiChek  284,278   365,177 
Lithium  -   117,871 
METRON  1,098   2,507 
Other Projects  59,688   101,659 
Pulmo Health  11,361   6,126 
SeraSTAT  5,610   - 
Sonicator OQ  -   5,447 
Tri-Cholesterol  283,685   117,903 
VIVO  592   89,962 
Total R&D Expenses: $952,724  $932,858 

Other Income and Expense

Other income, net of expenses, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 totaled $185,898. Other income, net of expense, for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172020 totaled $15,468, which was a 32% decrease as compared to $22,792 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.$6.

The table below summarizes our other income and expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 20162020, as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Currency Translation Gain/(Loss) $6,172  $(1,189)  619%
Realized Gain on Investments  3,375   3,421   (1)%
Interest and Dividends  5,921   20,560   (71)%
Other Income  -   -   -%
Total Other Income, Net of Expenses $15,468  $22,792   (32)%
  

For the Six Months Ended

 June 30,

 Percent 
Description 2021  2020  

Change

 
Realized Gains on Investments $(41,447)  -  $-%
Equity Investments Losses  41,447   -   -%
Interest and Dividend Income  (5,641)  (6)  93,917%
Gain on Debt Forgiveness  (180,257)  -   -%
Total Other Income, net of expenses $(185,898) $(6) 3,098,200%

Gains

Other Income, net of expenses, totaled $185,898 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and losses$6 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The gain on debt forgiveness is associated with foreign currency transactions increased by 619% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared tonegotiated settlement of an outstanding debt on a lease totaling $109,657 and the same periodforgiveness of 2016, primarily a result of the increased strength of the US Dollar compared to the British Pound during the three quarters of 2017.our Payroll Protection Program loans totaling $70,600.

Realized gains, interest and dividend income declined to $9,296 (2016: $23,981). The Company’s available capital for investment activities was limited during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulting in the decline in investment income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the nine months ended SeptemberAs of June 30, 20172021, our cash on hand totaled $2,127,372 and 2016, the Company generatedmarketable securities totaling $19,503,001. We incurred a net loss attributable to shareholdersfrom operations of $3,193,571 and $2,207,707, respectively.$21,182,040 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has2021, we had working capital of $19,026,775, stockholders’ equity of $31,074,335 including an accumulated deficit of $100,673,108 and $94,479,537 and had cash and equivalents totaling $145,311 and $72,700, respectively.

Currently, our primary focus is to expand$69,854,565. During the domestic and international distribution of our PIFA Heparin/PF4 rapid assays. The Company’s secondary focus is fully commercializing the health and wellness product line linked to smartphones and tablets. The Company continues commercialization tasks for its PIFA PLUSS® Infectious Disease single-use assays, BreathScan® DKA, and Breath PulmoHealth products, including advancement of the steps required for FDA clearance or CE marking in the EU where necessary.

The Company continues to expand the global distribution of our PIFA Heparin/PF4 rapid assays. The Company’s future and focus resides in preparing for the launch of our health and wellness product line linked to smartphones and tablets and the Company’s rapid manual point-of-care chlamydia assay.

Substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements are issued. The Company has identified three conditions or events that support this determination:

The Company’s current working capital position

Negotiations are underway with a potential customer for the Company’s BreathScan OxiChek products and are anticipated to be completed during the three months ending December 31, 2017; however, they have requested product design changes that must be completed prior to the consummation of the purchase agreement. All parties are confident that a solution can be achieved but a significant delay will impact revenue projections.

The Company is awaiting a 510(k) approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its PIFA Chlamydia product. An extended delay in receipt of this approval will negatively impact revenue projections.

Please refer to Note 3, Management Plan, of the Financial Statements for the Company’s plans to address the going concern.

We expect that our primary expenditures will be to continue development of our health and wellness line, Tri-cholesterol test, PIFA Chlamydia assay and PIFA PLUSS® Infectious Disease single-use assays products, enrolling patients in clinical trials to support performance claims, generating studies in peer-reviewed journals to support product marketing, and provide data for the FDA 510(k) clearance/CE certifications processes when required. We will also continue to support commercialization and marketing activities of commercialized products. Based upon our experience, clinical trial and related regulatory expenses can be significant costs. Steps to achieve commercialization of emerging products will be an ongoing and evolving process with expected improvements and possible subsequent generations being evaluated for commercialized and emerging tests. Should we be unable to achieve FDA clearance for products that require such regulatory “approval”, develop performance characteristics for rapid tests that satisfy market needs, or generate sufficient revenue from commercialized products, we would need to rely on other business or product opportunities to generate revenue and costs that we have incurred for the patents may be deemed impaired.

Capital expenditures for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 were $37,191 (2016: $88,023). Capital expenditures, primarily for production and laboratory costs for the year ending December 31, 2017 are expected to be approximately $50,000. As per the Company’s lease agreement, the owner of the facility will be handling the majority of facility upgrades, and we anticipate financing any production and laboratory capital expenditures through working capital.

The Company may enter into generally short-term consulting and development agreements primarily for testing services and in connection with clinical trials conducted as part of the Company’s development process which may include activities related to the development of technical files for FDA 510(k) clearance submissions. Such commitments at any point in time may be significant but the agreements typically contain cancellation provisions.

We lease our manufacturing facility which also contains our administrative offices. Our current lease was executed January 1, 2013 and is effective through December 31, 2019. The Company has leased this property from the current owner since 1997.

The Company executed a lease for a satellite office in Ramsey, New Jersey on June 23, 2017 which is effective through May 31, 2019. The satellite office supports members of executive management and the sales and marketing team with convenient access to resources in the metro New York area.

Due to recent market events that have adversely affected all industries and the economy as a whole, management has placed increased emphasis on monitoring the risks associated with the current environment, particularly the recoverability of current assets, the fair value of assets, and the Company’s liquidity. At this point in time, there has not been a material impact on the Company’s assets and liquidity. Management will continue to monitor the risks associated with the current environment and their impact on the Company’s results.

The table below summarizes our2021, cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the percentage of change year-over-year:

Description 9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2017
  9 Months
Ended
September 30, 2016
  Percent Change 
Cash at beginning of period $72,700  $402,059   (82)%
Loss from operations  (3,193,571)  (2,207,707)  (45)%
Adjustments            
Non-Operating Gains  -   -   -%
Non-Cash Activities  266,881   (846,749)  129%
Cash Used in Operating Activities            
Cash Consumed by Operating Activities  (935,622)  (754,781)  (12)%
Cash Contributed by Operating Activities  207,454   275,588   (50)%
Cash Flows from Investing Activities            
Cash Consumed by Investing Activities  (2,746,339)  (125,383)  (2,090)%
Cash Contributed by Investing Activities  2,749,119   3,452,833   (20)%
Cash Flows from Financing Activities            
Cash Consumed by Financing Activities  -   -   -%
Cash Contributed by Financing Activities  3,714,511   -   100%
Cash at end of period $135,133  $195,860   (31)%

The Company’s net cash provided by investing and financing activities totaled $6,463,630 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Cash of $2,746,339 was consumed by capital expenditures and the purchase of marketable securities. Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities contributed cash of $2,749,119 for the period ended September 30, 2017.

The Company’s net cash provided by investing and financing activities totaled $3,452,833 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Cash of $125,383 was consumed by capital expenditures and the purchase of marketable securities. Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities contributed cash of $3,452,833 for the period ended September 30, 2016.

Our net cash consumed byused in operating activities totaled $3,654,858 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Cash was consumed by thewere $8,258,496, consisting primarily of a net loss of $3,193,571 plus non-cash adjustments of $182,866 for depreciation and amortization of non-current assets, $46,239 for allowances for doubtful accounts, $15,784 for amortization of deferred compensation, $14,502 for share based compensation, $2,183 for options issued for services and $5,455 for restricted stock issued for services less and $148 for accrued income on marketable securities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, decreases in deposits and other receivables of $2,034, prepaid expense of $68,798, prepaid expense – related parties of $38,438 and an increase in trade and other payables of $85,684 and deferred revenue of $12,500 provided cash, primarily related to routine changes in operating activities. A net increase in trade receivables of $570,065, trade receivables – related parties of $93,109, inventories of $49,346 and other assets of $9,280 and a decrease in trade and other payables – related party of $213,822 consumed cash from operating activities.

Our net cash consumed by operating activities totaled $3,533,649 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Cash was consumed by the loss of $2,207,707 plus non-cash adjustments of $221,946 for depreciation and amortization of non-current assets, $146,196 for allowances for doubtful accounts, $24,834 for amortization of deferred compensation, $22,828 for share based compensation, $23,676 for options issued for services and $13,380 for accrued income on marketable securities less $1,299,609 for the reversal of a bad debt allowance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, decreases in deposits and other receivables of $65,855. prepaid expense of $91,706, prepaid expense – related party of $58,974 and an increase in trade and other payables – related party of $59,673 provided cash, primarily related to routine changes in operating activities. A net increase in trade receivables of $275,541 and inventories of $60,862$21,182,040 and a decrease in trade and other payables of $418,998 consumed cash from operating activities.$1,988,204. Since the Company’s inception, we have met our liquidity requirements principally through the sale of our common stock in public offerings and private placements.

Critical Accounting PoliciesConcurrently with the Merger Agreement, on November 11, 2020, the Company entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and certain institutional and accredited investors (the “SPA Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the SPA Purchasers in a private placement (i) an aggregate of 4,882,980 shares of Company Common Stock, at an offering price of $3.70 per share or, at the election of each investor, Prefunded Warrants (as defined therein), and (ii) for each share of Company Common Stock (or for each Prefunded Warrant, as applicable) purchased in the private placement, a common warrant to purchase one share of Company Common Stock, for gross proceeds of approximately $18.1 million before the deduction of placement agent fees and expenses and estimated offering expenses.

We intend to utilize the extended transition period provided in Securities Act Section 7(a)(2)(B)believe that that our current financial resources as allowed by Section 107(b)(1) of the JOBS Actdate of the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements are sufficient to fund our current twelve-month operating budget, and satisfying our estimated liquidity needs for twelve months from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Operating Activities

Our net cash used by operating activities totaled $8,258,496 during the six months ended June 30, 2021. Net cash used consisted principally of the net losses from operations of $21,182,040 and a decrease in trade and other payables of $1,988,204 partially offset by non-cash option modification expenses of $15,036,051.

Our net cash used by operating activities totaled $2,059,487 during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Net cash used consisted principally of the net loss from continuing operations of $2,076,858.

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Investing Activities

Our net cash provided by investing activities totaled 11,353,891 for the adoption of new or revised accounting standardssix months ended June 31, 2021 as applicablecompared to emerging growth companies. Undercash provided by investing activities total $0 during the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies may delay adopting new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for publicsix months ended June 31, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 we purchased securities totaling $10,137 (2020: $0) and private companies until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to usesold securities totaling $9,983,176 (2020: $0) and received $1,380,852 from the extended transition period for complying with these new or revised accounting standards. Since we will not be required to comply with new or revised accounting standards onmerger.

Financing Activities

Net cash consumed by financing activities during the relevant dates onsix months ended June 30, 2021 was $1,116,307 which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of companies that comply with public company effective dates. If we were to elect to comply with these public company effective dates, such election would be irrevocable pursuant to Section 107consisted of the JOBS Act.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates associated with revenue recognition, impairment analysis of intangibles and stock-based compensation.

The Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows are impacted by the accounting policies the Company has adopted. In order to get a full understandingpayoff of the Company’s financial statements, one must have a clear understandinglines of credit totaling $3,062,444 offset by proceeds of $120,000 from the line of credit and $1,826,137 from the Promissory Note. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $2,053,349 during the six months ended June 30, 2020 which consisted of proceeds from the line of credit of $1,332,749, $650,000 from the issuance of common stock and $70,600 from the Payroll Protection Program.

Critical Accounting Policies

See accounting policies in Note 2 of the accounting policies employed. A summaryCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s critical accounting policies follows:this report.

Trade Receivables, Trade Receivables – Related Party and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The carrying amounts of current trade receivables is stated at cost, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and approximate their fair value given their short term nature.

The normal credit terms extended to customers ranges between 30 and 90 days. The Company reviews all receivables that exceed terms and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of trade and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of allowance. The Company considers the historical level of credit losses, makes judgments about the credit worthiness of each customer based on ongoing credit evaluations and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future.

Fair Value Measurement – Marketable Securities

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the Ability to access.
Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include

quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Intangible Assets

The Company has developed or acquired several diagnostic tests that can detect the presence of various substances in a person’s breath, blood, urine and saliva. Propriety protection for the Company’s products, technology and process is important to its competitive position. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has eleven patents from the United States Patent Office in effect (9,383,368; 7,896,167; 8,097,171; 8,003,061; 8,425,859; 8,871,521; 8,808,639; D691,056; D691,057; D691,058 and D786,872). Other patents are in effect in Australia through the Design Registry (348,310; 348,311 and 348,312), European Union Patents 1793906, 2684025, 002216895-0001; 002216895-0002; 002216895-0003; 3459700-0001 and 3459395-001), United Kingdom and France (2684025), Germany (602012021524.0), Spain (E12755523), China (2016305495829), in Hong Kong (HK11004006) and in Japan (1,515,170; 4,885,134; 4,931,821 5,775,790, and 6023096). Patents are in the national phase of prosecution in many Patent Cooperation Treaty participating countries. Additional proprietary technology consists of numerous different inventions. The Company intends to file additional patent applications, where appropriate, relating to new products, technologies and their use in the US, European and Asian markets. Management intends to protect all other intellectual property (e.g. copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) using all legal remedies available to the Company.

Costs associated with applying for patents are capitalized as patent costs. Once the patents are approved, the respective costs are amortized over a period of twelve to seventeen years on a straight-line basis. Patent pending costs for patents that are not approved are charged to operations the year the patent is rejected.

In addition, patents may be purchased from third parties. The costs of acquiring the patent are capitalized as patent costs if it represents a future economic benefit to the Company. Once a patent is acquired it is amortized over its remaining life. The Company amortizes these costs over the shorter of the legal life of the patent or its estimated economic life using the straight-line method. The Company tests intangible assets with finite lives upon significant changes in the Company’s business environment.

Long-Lived Assets

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. When parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of property, plant and equipment. Gains and losses on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment and are recognized net within “other income” in profit or loss.

Investments

In accordance with FASB ASC 323, the Company recognizes investments in joint ventures based upon the Company’s ability to significantly influence the operational or financial policies of the joint venture. An objective judgment of the level of influence is made at the time of the investment based upon several factors including, but not limited to the following:

a)Representation on the Board of Directors
b)Participation in policy-making processes
c)Material intra-entity transactions
d)Interchange of management personnel
e)Technological dependencies
f)Extent of ownership and the ability to influence decision making based upon the makeup of other owners when the shareholder group is small.

The Company follows the equity method for valuating investments in joint ventures when the existence of significant influence over operational and financial policy has been established, as determined by management; otherwise, the Company will valuate these investments using the cost method.

Investments recorded using the cost method will be assessed for any decrease in value that has occurred that is other than temporary and the other than temporary decrease in value shall be recognized. As and when circumstances and facts change, the Company will evaluate the Company’s ability to significantly influence operational and financial policy to establish a basis for converting the investment accounted for using the cost method to the equity method of valuation.

Revenue Recognition

In accordance with FASB ASC 605, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of a customer or distributor arrangement exists, (ii) a retailer, distributor or wholesaler receives the goods and acceptance occurs, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the collectability of the revenue is reasonably assured. Subject to these criteria, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales when title passes to the customer based on shipping terms. The Company typically does not accept returns nor offer charge backs or rebates except for certain distributors. Revenue recorded is net of any discount, rebate or sales return.

License fee revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement.

When the Company enters into arrangements that contain more than one deliverable, the Company allocates revenue to the separate elements under the arrangement based on their relative selling prices in accordance with FASB ASC 605-25.

Stock-based Compensation

FASB ASC 718,Share-Based Payment, defines the fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans and transactions used by the Company to account for its issuances of equity instruments to record compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans at fair value as well as to acquire goods or services from non-employees. Transactions in which the Company issues stock-based compensation to employees, directors and consultants and for goods or services received from non-employees are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. The Company utilizes pricing models in determining the fair values of options and warrants issued as stock-based compensation. The Black-Scholes model is utilized to calculate the fair value of equity instruments.

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has evaluated all recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements and believes such pronouncements do not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

We have limited exposure to market risks from instruments that may impact theBalance Sheets, Statements of Operations, andStatements of Cash Flows. Such exposure is due primarily to changing interest rates.

Interest Rates

The primary objective for our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. This is accomplished by investing excess cash in highly liquid debt and equity investments of highly rated entities which are classified as trading securities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant known off balanceoff-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities.Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.Procedures

Pursuant to Rule 13a- 15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”)Our principal executive officer and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), ofprincipal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’sour disclosure controls and procedures (as defined underin the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act)and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.

As of September 30, 2017 and based upon that evaluation, the Company’s PEO and PFOQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that, the Company’sbased on such evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures arewere effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Companyus in the reports that the Company fileswe file or submitssubmit under the Exchange Act areis recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’sour management, including the Company’s PEOour principal executive officer and PFO,principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.Reporting

There

On April 16, 2021, pursuant to the previously announced Merger Agreement by and among MyMD, Merger Sub and MyMD Florida, Merger Sub was merged with and into MyMD Florida, with MyMD Florida continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of MyMD.

The Merger was treated as a reverse recapitalization effected by a share exchange for financial accounting and reporting purposes. MyMD Florida is the accounting acquirer, as its stockholders control the Company after the Merger, even though MyMD was the legal acquirer. As such the historical financial statements are of MyMD Florida.

As a result of the Merger, there were changes to senior management and the accounting departments of the legacy companies were combined. The accounting policies of MyMD were adopted and remain in place post-merger.

Except as noted above, there were no changes in our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) underthat occurred during the Exchange Act, during our most recently completed fiscal quarterthree months ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.Proceedings

From time to time we are a party to litigation and subject to claims incident to the ordinary course of business. Future litigation may be necessary to defend ourselves and our customers by determining the scope, enforceability, and validity of third partythird-party proprietary rights or to establish our proprietary rights. For a description of certain legal proceedings, please read Note 9 to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 17, 2016,Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following description of risk factors includes any material changes to, and supersedes the description of, risk factors associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations previously disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2020 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021. Our business, financial condition and operating results can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.

The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important to understanding other statements in this Form 10-Q. The following information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-Q.

Risk Factory Summary

Below is a summary of the principal factors that make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky. This summary does not address all of the risk factors that we face. Additional discussion of risks summarized in this risk factory summary, and other risks that we face, can be found below under the heading “Risk Factors” and should be carefully considered, together with other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and our other filings with the SEC before making investment decisions regarding our common stock.

Risks Related to the Company entered into a Settlement Deed (the “Settlement Agreement”) byFollowing the Merger

Our stockholders may not realize a benefit from the Merger commensurate with the ownership dilution they experienced in connection with the Merger.
The market price of our common stock may be subject to significant fluctuations and volatility, and the stockholders of the Company may be unable to resell their shares at a profit and may incur losses.
We may issue additional equity securities in the future, which may result in dilution to existing investors.
The concentration of the capital stock ownership with insiders of the Company following the Merger will likely limit the ability of our stockholders to influence corporate matters.
The sale or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock after expiration of the lock-up period could adversely affect the market price of such shares.
We may not be able to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, which could harm our competitive position.
An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained.
The intended benefits of the Contribution Transaction may not be realized.

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Risks Related to our Product Development and amongRegulatory Approval

If we are unable to develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize MyMD-1, Supera-CBD, or other future product candidates, or if we experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially harmed.
Success in pre-clinical studies and earlier clinical trials for our product candidates may not be indicative of the results that may be obtained in later clinical trials, including our Phase 2 clinical trial for MyMD-1, which may delay or prevent obtaining regulatory approval.
Even if we complete the necessary pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, we cannot predict when, or if, we will obtain regulatory approval to commercialize a product candidate and the approval may be for a narrower indication than we seek.
The COVID-19 pandemic, or similar public health crises, could have a material adverse impact the execution of our planned clinical trials.
Any product candidate for which we obtain marketing approval will be subject to extensive post-marketing regulatory requirements and could be subject to post-marketing restrictions or withdrawal from the market, and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements or if it experiences unanticipated problems with our product candidates, when and if any of them are approved.
Our development program for Supera-CBD, a synthetic derivative of CBD, is uncertain and may not yield commercial results and is subject to significant regulatory risks.

Risks Related to Commercialization and Manufacturing

The commercial success of our product candidates, including MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD, will depend upon their degree of market acceptance by providers, patients, patient advocacy groups, third-party payors, and the general medical community.
The pricing, insurance coverage, and reimbursement status of newly approved products is uncertain. Failure to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for our product candidates, if approved, could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate product revenue.
If third parties on which we depend to conduct our planned pre-clinical studies or clinical trials, do not perform as contractually required, fail to satisfy regulatory or legal requirements or miss expected deadlines, our development program could be delayed with adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We face significant competition in an environment of rapid pharmacological change and it is possible that our competitors may achieve regulatory approval before us or develop therapies that are more advanced or effective than ours, which may harm our business, financial condition and our ability to successfully market or commercialize MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates.
The manufacture of drugs is complex, and our third-party manufacturers may encounter difficulties in production. If any of our third-party manufacturers encounter such difficulties, our ability to provide supply of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or our other product candidates for clinical trials, our ability to obtain marketing approval, or our ability to provide supply of our product candidates for patients, if approved, could be delayed or stopped.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

Enacted and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to commercialize and obtain marketing approval of our product candidates and may affect the prices we may set.
The FDA’s ability to review and approve new products may be hindered by a variety of factors, including budget and funding levels, ability to hire and retain key personnel, statutory, regulatory and policy changes and global health concerns.
Our operations and relationships with future customers, providers and third-party payors will be subject to applicable anti-kickback, fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations, which could expose us to penalties including criminal sanctions, civil penalties, contractual damages, reputational harm and diminished profits and future earnings.

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property. It is difficult and costly to protect our proprietary rights and technology, and we may not be able to ensure their adequate protection.
Our potential strategy of obtaining rights to key technologies through in-licenses may not be successful.
Changes in patent law in the U.S. and in non-U.S. jurisdictions could diminish the value of patents in general, thereby impairing our ability to protect our product candidates.

In addition, we face other business, financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties set forth under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Risks Related to the Company ChubeWorkx Guernsey Limited (“Chube”), Thirty Six Strategies, LLC (“36S”), Gavin Moran (“Mr. Moran”)Following the Merger

Our stockholders may not realize a benefit from the Merger commensurate with the ownership dilution they will experience in connection with the Merger.

If we are unable to realize the full strategic and Frank Runge (“Mr. Runge”) (each,financial benefits currently anticipated from the Merger, our stockholders will have experienced substantial dilution of their ownership interests in their respective pre-Merger companies without receiving any commensurate benefit, or only receiving part of the commensurate benefit to the extent the combined organization is able to realize only part of the strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Merger. Furthermore, if we fail to realize the intended benefits of the merger, the market price of our common stock could decline to the extent that the market price reflects those benefits.

The market price of our common stock after the Merger may be subject to significant fluctuations and volatility, and the stockholders of the Company may be unable to resell their shares at a “Party”profit and collectively,may incur losses.

Prior to April 2021, there has not been a public market for the “Parties”)combined Company’s common stock. The market price of the combined Company’s common stock could be subject to resolve disputes relatedsignificant fluctuation following the Merger. The pre-Merger business of the Company differs from its post-Merger business in important respects and, accordingly, the results of operations of the combined Company and the market price of the combined Company’s common stock following the Merger may be affected by factors different from those affecting the results of operations of the Company prior to (i)the Merger. Market prices for securities of life sciences and biopharmaceutical companies in particular have historically been particularly volatile and have shown extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as recessions or interest rate changes, may seriously affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of the actual operating performance of the combined company. Some of the factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate include:

investors reacting negatively to the effect on our business and prospects from the Merger;
the announcement of new products, new developments, services or technological innovations by us or our competitors;
actual or anticipated quarterly increases or decreases in revenue, gross margin or earnings, and changes in our business, operations or prospects;
announcements relating to strategic relationships, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, capital commitments, or other events by the us or our competitors;
conditions or trends in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industries;
changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other life sciences and biopharmaceutical companies;
general market conditions or domestic or international macroeconomic and geopolitical factors unrelated to our performance or financial condition;
sale of our common stock by stockholders, including executives and directors;
volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our common stock;
volatility in the market prices and trading volumes of the life sciences and biopharmaceutical stocks;

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our ability to finance our business;
ability to secure resources and the necessary personnel to pursue our plans;
failure to meet external expectations or management guidance;
changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future issuances of securities, sales or distributions of large blocks of common stock by stockholders;
our cash position;
announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities;
analyst research reports, recommendations and changes in recommendations, price targets, and withdrawals of coverage;
departures and additions of key personnel;
disputes and litigation related to intellectual properties, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
investigations by regulators into our operations or those of our competitors;
changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics; and
other events or factors, many of which may be out of our control.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market prices of particular companies’ securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. Litigation of this type, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources of the Company. Any adverse determination in any such litigation or any amounts paid to settle any such actual or threatened litigation could require that we make significant payments.

Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant financial market volatility and uncertainty in recent months. A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and on the market price of our common stock.

After the Merger was consummated, the business operations, strategies and focus of the Company fundamentally changed, and these changes may not result in an improvement in the value of our common stock.

Following the Merger, our primary products are MyMD Florida’s therapeutic platforms: MyMD-1, a clinical-stage immunometabolic regulator and Supera-CBD, a pre-clinical stage patented synthetic CBD derivative. We expect to incur losses as we develop our product candidates, and our product candidates, may never get approved by the FDA or even if approved for marketing, may not be profitable. The failure to successfully develop product candidates will significantly diminish the anticipated benefits of the Merger and have a material adverse effect on our business. There is no assurance that our business operations, strategies or focus will be successful, which could depress the value of our common stock.

We may issue additional equity securities in the future, which may result in dilution to existing investors.

To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution. The combined Company may, from time to time, sell additional equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner it determines. If we sell additional equity securities, existing stockholders may be materially diluted. In addition, new investors could gain rights superior to existing stockholders, such as liquidation and other preferences. In addition, the number of shares available for future grant under our equity compensation plans may be increased in the future. In addition, the exercise or conversion of outstanding options or warrants to purchase shares of capital stock may result in dilution to our stockholders upon any such exercise or conversion.

All of our outstanding shares of common stock are, and any Milestone Shares of our common stock that may be issued in the future, will be, freely tradable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, except for shares subject to lock-up agreements, and any shares held by affiliates, as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Rule 144 defines an affiliate as a person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company and would include persons such as our directors and executive officers and large shareholders. In turn, resales, or the perception by the market that a substantial number of resales could occur, could have the effect of depressing the market price of our common stock.

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The concentration of the capital stock ownership with insiders of the Company after the Merger will likely limit the ability of our stockholders to influence corporate matters.

Following the Supera Purchase and the Merger, the executive officers, directors, five percent or greater stockholders, and the respective affiliated entities of the Company, in the aggregate, beneficially owned more than 20% of the Company’s claims brought against Chubeoutstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders, acting together, have control over matters that require approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. Corporate actions might be taken even if other stockholders oppose them. This concentration of ownership might also have the effect of delaying or preventing a corporate transaction that other stockholders may view as beneficial.

Certain stockholders could attempt to influence changes within the Company, which could adversely affect our operations, financial condition and the value of our common stock.

Our stockholders may from time to time seek to acquire a controlling stake in United States District Court, Districtthe Company, engage in proxy solicitations, advance stockholder proposals or otherwise attempt to effect changes. Campaigns by stockholders to effect changes at publicly traded companies are sometimes led by investors seeking to increase short-term stockholder value through actions such as financial restructuring, increased debt, special dividends, stock repurchases or sales of assets or the entire company. Responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist stockholders can be costly and time-consuming and could disrupt our operations and divert the attention of our Board of Directors and senior management. These actions could adversely affect our operations, financial condition, and the value of our common stock.

The sale or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock after expiration of the lock-up period could adversely affect the market price of such shares.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market after expiration of the lock-up period and other legal restrictions on resale, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of such shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 28,553,307 post reverse stock split shares of Company Common Stock to the former stakeholders of pre-Merger MyMD Florida at the Exchange Ratio. Shares that were issued to pre-Merger MyMD Florida stockholders as merger consideration may be resold in the public market immediately without restriction, unless such stockholder is subject to a lock-up or other restriction on resale. All of the previous executive officers, directors and principal stockholders of pre-Merger MyMD Florida, and all of our directors who continued to serve on the Board of Directors of the combined Company after the Merger are subject to lock-up agreements pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed, except in limited circumstances, not to transfer, grant an option with respect to, sell, exchange, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or encumber, any shares of Company capital stock for 180 days following the effective time of the Merger. We may permit our officers, directors, employees, and certain stockholders who are subject to the lock-up agreements to sell shares prior to the expiration of the lock-up agreements. After the lock-up agreements expire, the shares of our common stock (excluding securities underlying options and warrants) held by our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders will be subject to volume limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and various vesting agreements. We are unable to predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our significant stockholders, directors or officers or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our common stock in the future.

We also assumed approximately 4,188,315 shares of common stock subject to outstanding options to purchase pre-Merger MyMD Florida common stock. We registered all of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options to purchase MyMD Florida common stock, and therefore upon the exercise of any options or other equity incentives we may grant in the future, for public resale under the Securities Act. Accordingly, these shares will be able to be freely sold in the public market upon issuance as permitted by any applicable vesting requirements, subject to the lock-up agreements described above.

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If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish negative evaluations, the price of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock relies in part on the availability of research and reports that third-party industry or financial analysts publish about us. There are many large, publicly traded companies active in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industries, which may mean it will be less likely that we receive widespread analyst coverage. Furthermore, if one or more of the analysts who do cover the Company (if any) downgrades our stock, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of the Company, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline. Additionally, if securities analysts publish negative evaluations of competitors in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industries, the comparative effect could cause our stock price to decline.

Anti-takeover provisions under New Jersey corporate law may make it difficult for our stockholders to replace or remove our Board of Directors and could deter or delay third parties from acquiring us, which may be beneficial to our stockholders.

We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of New Jersey law, including Section 14A-10A of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act. These statutes prohibit an “interested stockholder” of the Company from effecting a business combination with us for outstanding amounts duea period of five years unless our Board of Directors approved the combination or transaction or series of related transactions that caused such person to become an interested stockholder prior to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder or after the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder if the subsequent business combination is approved by (i) our Board of Directors (or a committee thereof consisting solely of persons independent from the interested stockholder), and (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting stock not beneficially owned by such interested stockholder. In addition, but not in limitation of the five-year restriction, we may not engage at any time in a business combination with any interested stockholder the Company pursuantunless the combination is approved by our Board of Directors (or a committee thereof consisting solely of persons independent from such interested stockholder) prior to the consummation of the business combination, and the combination receives the approval of a majority of the voting stock of the Company not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder if the transaction or series of related transactions which caused the interested stockholder to become an interested stockholder was approved by the Board of Directors prior to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions could discourage a third party from making a takeover offer and could delay or prevent a change of control. For purposes of Section 14A-10A of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act, “interested stockholder” means, generally, any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any affiliate or associate of the corporation who within the prior five year period has at any time owned 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation.

The stockholder rights agreement adopted by our Board of Directors may impair an attempt to acquire control of the Company.

On September 9, 2020, our Board of Directors entered into that certain promissory note (the “Note”) issued in favorRights Agreement, dated as of Chube on December 31, 2014 (“Dispute 1”); (ii) various claims brought by Chube against the Company brought in The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court, Royal Courts of Justice, United Kingdom arising out that certain Licensing and Supply Agreement, as amended (the “License Agreement”), pursuant to which Chube was granted a worldwide, exclusive license to import, offer for sale, sell, distribute, use, promote or label certain products using the Company’s intellectual property (“Dispute 2”) and (iii) various claims brought by the Company against 36S, Mr. Moran and Mr. Runge in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, related to that certain Distribution Agreement entered into by andSeptember 9, 2020, between the Company and 36SVStock Transfer, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”) and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of our common stock to stockholders of record on October 5, 2015 (“Dispute 3”September 21, 2020. Each Right is transferred with common stock and together with Dispute 1 and Dispute 2,entitles the “Disputes”).

Pursuantregistered holder, subject to the Settlement Agreement, all of the Disputes have been settled and all of the proceedings related to such have been dismissed. Under the terms of the SettlementRights Agreement to purchase from us one one-thousandth of a share of our Series E Junior Participating Preferred Stock at $15.00, subject to certain adjustments. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock will be entitled to a preferential per share dividend rate equal to the greater of (i) $0.001 and (ii) the sum of (1) 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, plus (2) 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than certain dividends or subdivisions of the outstanding shares of common stock. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock will entitle the holder thereof to a number of votes equal to 1,000 on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which shares of common stock are exchanged, each share of Series E Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 1,000 times the amount received per one share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments. The Rights Agreement remained in effect following the consummation of the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and the Rights Agreement could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company recoveredor a large block of our common stock without the approval of our Board of Directors.

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An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained.

The listing of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market does not assure that a meaningful, consistent and liquid trading market exists. An active trading market for shares of our common stock may not be sustained. If an active market for our common stock is not sustained, it may be difficult for investors to sell their shares either without depressing the market price for the shares or at all.

We expect that we will need to raise additional funding before we can expect to become profitable from any potential future sales of our product candidates. This additional financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Failure to obtain this necessary capital when needed may force us to delay, limit or terminate our product development efforts or other operations.

We will require substantial future capital in order to complete planned and future pre-clinical and clinical development for MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD and potentially commercialize these product candidates. We expect increased spending levels in connection with our clinical trials of our product candidates. In addition, if we obtains marketing approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant expenses related to commercial launch, product sales, medical affairs, regulatory, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. Furthermore, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations before any commercial revenue may occur.

Additional capital might not be available when we need it and our actual cash requirements might be greater than anticipated. If we require additional capital at a time when investment in its industry or in the marketplace in general is limited, we might not be able to raise funding on favorable terms, if at all. If we are not able to obtain financing when needed or on terms favorable to us, we may need to delay, reduce or eliminate certain research and development programs or other operations, sell some or all of our assets or merge with another entity.

We must attract and retain highly skilled employees to succeed.

To succeed, we must recruit, retain, manage and motivate qualified clinical, scientific, technical and management personnel, and we face significant competition for experienced personnel. If we do not succeed in attracting and retaining qualified personnel, particularly at the management level, it could adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan, harm our results of operations and increase our capabilities to successfully commercialize MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates. The competition for qualified personnel in the biotechnology field is intense and as a result, we may be unable to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the development of our business or to recruit suitable replacement personnel.

Many of the other biotechnology companies that we compete against for qualified personnel have greater financial and other resources, different risk profiles and a longer history in the industry than we do. They also may provide more diverse opportunities and better chances for career advancement. Some of these characteristics may be more appealing to high-quality candidates than what we have to offer. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain high-quality personnel, the rate and success at which we can discover and develop product candidates and our business will be limited.

If we fail to comply with environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, we could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could harm our business.

We are subject to numerous environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, including those governing laboratory procedures and the handling, use, storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes. Our operations will involve the use of hazardous materials, including chemicals and biological materials. Our operations also may produce hazardous waste products. We generally anticipate contracting with third parties for the disposal of these materials and wastes. We will not be able to eliminate the risk of contamination or injury from these materials. In the event of contamination or injury resulting from any use by us of hazardous materials, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed our resources. We also could incur significant costs associated with civil or criminal fines and penalties for failure to comply with such laws and regulations.

Although we maintain workers’ compensation insurance to cover us for costs and expenses we may incur due to injuries to our employees resulting from the use of hazardous materials, this insurance may not provide adequate coverage against potential liabilities.

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In addition, we may incur substantial costs in order to comply with current or future environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations. These current or future laws and regulations may impair our research, development or production efforts. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations also may result in substantial fines, penalties or other sanctions.

The intended benefits of the Contribution Transaction may not be realized.

The Contribution Transaction poses risks for our ongoing operations, including, among others:

if Oravax is not successful in developing the COVID-19 vaccine candidate, we may not realize any value out of our ownership of Oravax shares; and
costs and expenses associated with any undisclosed or potential liabilities.

As a result of the foregoing, we may be unable to realize the full outstanding principalstrategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Contribution Transaction, and we cannot assure you that the Contribution Transaction will be accretive in the near term or at all. Furthermore, if we fail to realize the intended benefits of the Contribution Transaction, the market price of our common stock could decline to the extent that the market price reflects those benefits.

Risks Related to our Product Development and Regulatory Approval

If we are unable to develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or other future product candidates, or if we experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially harmed.

We have invested a substantial amount of efforts and financial resources in MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD. We plan to initiate Phase 2 clinical trials for treatment of diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, aging and multiple sclerosis with MyMD-1 and IND-enabling studies of Supera-CBD to enable submission of an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for a Phase 1 in healthy volunteers followed by clinical trials in epilepsy, addiction and anxiety disorders. In order to conduct human clinical trials, we are required obtain approval from Institutional Review Boards (“IRBs”) or Ethics committees. IRBs are independent committee organizations that operate in compliance with U.S. federal regulations (including, but not limited to 21 C.F.R. Parts 50 and 56, and 45 C.F.R. Part 46) in order to help protect the Noterights of research subjects under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). IRBs provide expertise in examining research for its ethical implications, including research involving vulnerable populations, such as pediatrics, critically ill, and cognitively impaired participants. There is no guarantee that an IRB will approve our current product candidates for human clinical trials. Without IRB approval, the Company would not be able to perform clinical research on humans and our products would not be able to move through the regulatory approval process.

Our ability to generate product revenue will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates, which may never occur. We currently generate no revenue from sales of any product and we may never be able to develop or commercialize a marketable product.

Each of our programs and product candidates will require further clinical and/or pre-clinical development, regulatory approval in multiple jurisdictions, obtaining pre-clinical, clinical and commercial manufacturing supply, capacity and expertise, building of a commercial organization, substantial investment and significant marketing efforts before we generate any revenue from product sales. MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD and our other product candidates must be authorized for marketing by the FDA and certain other foreign regulatory agencies before we may commercialize any of our product candidates.

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The success of our product candidates depends on multiple factors, including:

successful completion of pre-clinical studies, including those compliant with Good Laboratory Practices (“GLP”) or GLP toxicology studies, biodistribution studies and minimum effective dose studies in animals, and successful enrollment and completion of clinical trials compliant with current Good Clinical Practices (“GCPs”);
effective INDs and Clinical Trial Authorizations (“CTAs”) that allow commencement of our planned clinical trials or future clinical trials for our product candidates in relevant territories;
approval from IRBs or Ethics committees to conduct human clinical trials;
establishing and maintaining relationships with contract research organizations (“CROs”), and clinical sites for the clinical development of our product candidates;
successful clearance of products arriving from foreign countries, needed to perform clinical trials, through U.S. customs;
maintenance of arrangements with third-party contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”) for key materials used in our manufacturing processes and to establish backup sources for clinical and large-scale commercial supply;
positive results from our clinical programs that are supportive of safety and efficacy and provide an acceptable risk-benefit profile for our product candidates in the intended patient populations;
receipt of regulatory approvals from applicable regulatory authorities, including those necessary for pricing and reimbursement of our product candidates;
establishment and maintenance of patent and trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity for our product candidates;
commercial launch of our product candidates, if and when approved, whether alone or in collaboration with others;
acceptance of our product candidates, if and when approved, by patients, patient advocacy groups, third-party payors and the general medical community;
our effective competition against other therapies available in the market;
establishment and maintenance of adequate reimbursement from third-party payors for our product candidates;
our ability to acquire or in-license additional product candidates;
prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defense of intellectual property rights and claims;
maintenance of a continued acceptable safety profile of our product candidates following approval, including meeting any post-marketing commitments or requirements imposed by or agreed to with applicable regulatory authorities; or
political factors surrounding the approval process, such as government shutdowns, political instability or global pandemics such as the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19.

If we do not succeed in one or more of these factors in a timely manner or at all, we could experience significant delays or an inability to successfully commercialize our product candidates, which would materially harm our business. If we do not receive regulatory approvals for our product candidates, we may not be able to continue our operations.

Success in pre-clinical studies and earlier clinical trials for our product candidates may not be indicative of the results that may be obtained in later clinical trials, including our Phase 2 clinical trial for MyMD-1, which may delay or prevent obtaining regulatory approval.

Clinical development is expensive and can take many years to complete, and its outcome is inherently uncertain. Failure can occur at any time during the 2016 fiscal yearclinical trial process. Success in pre-clinical studies and early clinical trials may not be predictive of results in later-stage clinical trials, and successful results from early or small clinical trials may not be replicated or show as favorable an outcome in later-stage or larger clinical trials, even if successful. We will be required to demonstrate through adequate and well-controlled clinical trials that our product candidates are safe and effective for their intended uses before we can seek regulatory approvals for their commercial sale. The conduct of Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials, and the submission of a New Drug Application (“NDA”) is a complicated process. We have not previously conducted any clinical trials, and have limited experience in preparing, submitting and supporting regulatory filings. Consequently, we may be unable to successfully and efficiently execute and complete necessary clinical trials and other requirements in a way that leads to NDA submission and approval of any product candidate we are developing.

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Many companies in the pharmaceutical industry have suffered significant setbacks in late-stage clinical trials after achieving positive results in early-stage development, and there is a high failure rate for product candidates proceeding through clinical trials. In addition, different methodologies, assumptions and applications we utilize to assess particular safety or efficacy parameters may yield different statistical results. Even if we believe the data collected from clinical trials of our product candidates are promising, these data may not be sufficient to support approval by the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities. Pre-clinical and clinical data can be interpreted in different ways. Accordingly, the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities could interpret these data in different ways from us or our partners, which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. If our study data do not consistently or sufficiently demonstrate the safety or efficacy of any of our product candidates, including MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD, to the satisfaction of the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities, then the regulatory approvals for such product candidates could be significantly delayed as we work to meet approval requirements, or, if we are not able to meet these requirements, such approvals could be withheld or withdrawn.

Even if we complete the necessary pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, we cannot predict when, or if, we will obtain regulatory approval to commercialize a product candidate and the approval may be for a narrower indication than we seek.

Prior to commercialization, MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates must be approved by the FDA pursuant to an NDA in the U.S. The process of obtaining marketing approvals, both in the U.S. and abroad, is expensive and takes many years, if approval is obtained at all, and can vary substantially based upon a variety of factors, including the type, complexity and novelty of the product candidates involved. Failure to obtain marketing approval for a product candidate will prevent us from commercializing the product candidate. We have not received approval to market MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or any of our other product candidates from regulatory authorities in any jurisdiction. We have limited experience in submitting and supporting the applications necessary to gain marketing approvals, and, in the event regulatory authorities indicate that we may submit such applications, we may be unable to do so as quickly and efficiently as desired. Securing marketing approval requires the submission of extensive pre-clinical and clinical data and supporting information to regulatory authorities for each therapeutic indication to establish the product candidate’s safety and efficacy. Securing marketing approval also requires the submission of information about the product manufacturing process to, and inspection of manufacturing facilities by, the regulatory authorities. Our product candidates may not be effective, may be only moderately effective or may prove to have undesirable or unintended side effects, toxicities or other characteristics that may preclude our obtaining marketing approval or prevent or limit commercial use. Regulatory authorities have substantial discretion in the approval process and may refuse to accept or file any application or may decide that our data is insufficient for approval and require additional pre-clinical, clinical or other studies. In addition, varying interpretations of the data obtained from pre-clinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent marketing approval of a product candidate.

Approval of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or our other product candidates may be delayed or refused for many reasons, including:

the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design or implementation of our clinical trials;
we may be unable to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, that our product candidates are safe and effective for any of their proposed indications;
the populations studied in clinical trials may not be sufficiently broad or representative to assure efficacy and safety in the populations for which we seek approval;
the results of clinical trials may not meet the level of statistical significance required by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for approval;
we may be unable to demonstrate that our product candidates’ clinical and other benefits outweigh their safety risks;
the data collected from clinical trials of our product candidates may not be sufficient to support the submission of an NDA or other comparable submission in foreign jurisdictions or to obtain regulatory approval in the U.S. or elsewhere;
the facilities of third-party manufacturers with which we contract or procure certain service or raw materials, may not be adequate to support approval of our product candidates; and
the approval policies or regulations of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may significantly change in a manner rendering our clinical data insufficient for approval.

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Even if our product candidates meet their pre-specified safety and efficacy endpoints in clinical trials, the regulatory authorities may not complete their review processes in a timely manner and may not consider such the clinical trial results sufficient to grant, or we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval. Additional delays may result if an FDA Advisory Committee or other regulatory authority recommends non-approval or restrictions on approval. In addition, we may experience delays or rejections based upon additional government regulation from future legislation or administrative action, or changes in regulatory authority policy during the period of product development, clinical trials and the review process.

Regulatory authorities also may approve a product candidate for more limited indications than requested or they may impose significant limitations in the form of $750,000 worthnarrow indications, warnings, contraindications or Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (“REMS”). These regulatory authorities may also grant approval subject to the performance of BreathScan® Alcohol Detector stock to inventory (which the Company intends to subsequently sell) and $500,000 in prepaid royalty (the “Cash Payment”).costly post-marketing clinical trials. In addition, regulatory authorities may not approve the Settlement Agreement also allows the Company to market and sell all of the Company’s breath technology tests worldwide, unencumbered by any past and/labeling claims that are necessary or future claims by Chube under the Licensing Agreement. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Chube no longer holds any rights pertaining to the Company’s BreathScan® technology.

In returndesirable for the Company regaining the full rights to sell its breath technology products, among other things, Chube will receive a royaltysuccessful commercialization of 5% of the Company’s gross revenues (the “Chube Royalty”) totaling $5,000,000, after which Chube will no longer be entitled to receive any royalties and the Company shall have no further obligations to Chube. The Settlement Agreement further allows the Company to retain 50% of the Chube Royalty until the Cash Payment has been made.

In connection with the Settlement Agreement, on August 17, 2016, the Company and Chube entered into a Security Agreement pledging all of the Company’s assets including all inventory and receivables (but excluding the specific assets referred to in the Settlement Agreement) in order to secure the Chube Royalty, and as security for the settlement sum which remains unpaid by the Company to Chube, the Company pledged all (i) distribution contracts of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) customer lists, (iii) manufacturing processes (including all intellectual property required to use those processes and exploit products made thereby), and (iv) all equipment required to perform said manufacturing processes and other equipment. Upon payment of the Chube Royalty to Chube the Security Agreement is terminated and the Company’s assets become unencumbered.

On October 17, 2016 the Company was served with a notice that Pulse Health LLC (“Pulse”) filed a lawsuit against the Company on September 30, 2016 in United States Federal District Court, District of Oregon, alleging a breach of contract under the settlement agreement entered into by the Company and Pulse on April 8, 2011 which settled all claims and disputes between the Company and Pulse arising from a previously executed Technology Development Agreement entered into by the Company and Pulse and damages resulting from said alleged breach. Additionally, Pulse alleges false advertising and unlawful trade practices in connection with the Company’s sales activities related to the Company’s OxiChek™ products.

The Company filed a series of motions with the Court seeking (1) to dismiss the Pulse complaint for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, transfer the matter to the District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage and (2) to dismiss the unfair competition claims for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted. Oral arguments on these motions were heard by the Court on March 10, 2017.

The Court decided by order dated April 14, 2017 in favor of the Company and has dismissed with prejudice the claims brought by Pulse for unfair competition (both federal and state counts).  The court decided against the Company in its motions for transfer of venue and for lack of jurisdiction.  As such, the case shall proceed in the District Court of Oregon.

Pulse subsequently filed an Amended Complaint, in which Pulse seeks not less than $500,000 in damages and, among other items, an injunction prohibiting the Company from manufacture, use and sale of the OxiChek product. The Company answered the Amended Complaint on May 11, 2017. Discovery has commenced and is scheduled to conclude on January 22, 2018. The Court has set the trial date for July 17, 2018.

The Company intends to establish a rigorous defense of all claims.As the case has not progressed beyond initial motion practice and early discovery, the Company is unable to assess the potential outcome, no accrual for losses was made as of September 30, 2017. All legal fees were expensed as and when incurred.

With the exceptionour product candidates. Any of the foregoing we are not currently involved in any litigation that we believescenarios could have a materially adverse effect onharm the commercial prospects for our product candidates and adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiryoperations and prospects.

The COVID-19 pandemic, or investigation before or by any court,similar public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company, threatened against or affecting our Company or our common stock, in which an adverse decisionhealth crises, could have a material adverse effect.impact the execution of our planned clinical trials.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.Our planned Phase 2 clinical trial for MyMD-1 has been and may continue to be affected by the pandemic. Initial studies indicate that MyMD-1 may have potential therapeutic effects on treatment of COVID-19. MyMD may not be successful in demonstrating the efficacy of this treatment before another, more effective drug enters the market. Furthermore, site initiation, participant recruitment and enrollment, participant dosing, distribution of clinical trial materials, study monitoring and data analysis for our planned clinical trials may be delayed due to changes in hospital or university policies, federal, state or local regulations, prioritization of hospital resources toward pandemic efforts, or other reasons related to the pandemic. Additionally, some participants and clinical investigators may not be able to comply with clinical trial protocols. For example, quarantines or other travel limitations (whether voluntary or required) may impede participant movement, affect sponsor access to study sites, or interrupt healthcare services, and we may be unable to conduct our planned clinical trials. If the global effort to control the spread of COVID-19 and treat COVID-19 patients continues on the current trajectory for an extended period of time, we risk a delay in activating sites and enrolling subjects as previously projected. Any such delays to our planned Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials for MyMD-1 could impact the use and sufficiency of our existing cash reserves, and we may be required to raise additional capital earlier than we had previously planned. We may be unable to raise additional capital if and when needed, which may result in further delays or suspension of our development plans.

We recently completed a dosing study in Tampa that took four and a half months because of COVID-19. The facility could only dose four subjects a week instead of the planned eight subjects per week. Normally this study would have been completed in two months. That has delayed reporting of our results and the final report we needed to provide for an IND to the FDA for the next pivotal study.

Further, infections and deaths related to COVID-19 are disrupting certain healthcare and healthcare regulatory systems globally. Such disruptions could divert healthcare resources away from, or materially delay review by, the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory agencies. It is unknown how long these disruptions could continue, were they to occur. Any elongation or de-prioritization of our clinical trials or delay in regulatory review resulting from such disruptions could materially adversely affect the development and study of our product candidates.

We currently utilize third parties to, among other things, manufacture raw materials and our product candidates, components, parts, and consumables, and to perform quality testing. If either we or any third-party in the supply chain for materials used in the production of its product candidates are adversely impacted by restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chain may be disrupted, limiting our ability to manufacture product candidates for our clinical trials.

The ultimate impact of the current pandemic, or any other health epidemic, is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, our planned clinical trials, healthcare systems or the global economy. However, these effects could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Any product candidate for which we obtain marketing approval will be subject to extensive post-marketing regulatory requirements and could be subject to post-marketing restrictions or withdrawal from the market, and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements or if it experiences unanticipated problems with our product candidates, when and if any of them are approved.

Our product candidates and the activities associated with their development and potential commercialization, including their testing, manufacturing, recordkeeping, labeling, storage, approval, advertising, promotion, sale and distribution, are subject to comprehensive regulation by the FDA and other U.S. and international regulatory authorities. These requirements include submissions of safety and other post-marketing information and reports, registration and listing requirements, requirements relating to manufacturing, including current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMPs”), quality control, quality assurance and corresponding maintenance of records and documents, including periodic inspections by the FDA and other regulatory authorities and requirements regarding the distribution of samples to providers and recordkeeping. In addition, manufacturers of drug products and their facilities are subject to continual review and periodic, unannounced inspections by the FDA and other regulatory authorities for compliance with cGMPs.

The FDA may also impose requirements for costly post-marketing studies or clinical trials and surveillance to monitor the safety or efficacy of any approved product. The FDA closely regulates the post-approval marketing and promotion of drugs to ensure that they are marketed in a manner consistent with the provisions of the approved labeling. The FDA imposes stringent restrictions on manufacturers’ communications regarding use of their products. If we promote our product candidates in a manner inconsistent with FDA-approved labeling or otherwise not in compliance with FDA regulations, we may be subject to enforcement action. Violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) relating to the promotion of prescription drugs may lead to investigations alleging violations of federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws, as well as state consumer protection laws and similar laws in international jurisdictions.

In addition, later discovery of previously unknown adverse events or other problems with our product candidates, manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may yield various results, including:

restrictions on such product candidates, manufacturers or manufacturing processes;
restrictions on the labeling or marketing of a product;
restrictions on product distribution or use;
requirements to conduct post-marketing studies or clinical trials;
warning or untitled letters;
withdrawal of any approved product from the market;
refusal to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications that we submit;
recall of product candidates;
fines, restitution or disgorgement of profits or revenues;
suspension or withdrawal of marketing approvals;
refusal to permit the import or export of our product candidates;
product seizure; or
injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

The occurrence of any event or penalty described above may inhibit our ability to commercialize our product candidates and generate revenue and could require us to expend significant time and resources in response and could generate negative publicity. The FDA’s and other regulatory authorities’ policies may change, and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. If we are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may lose any marketing approval that we have obtained, and we may not achieve or sustain profitability.

Our failure to obtain regulatory approval in international jurisdictions would prevent us from marketing our product candidates outside the U.S.

To market and sell MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or our other product candidates in other jurisdictions, we must obtain separate marketing approvals and comply with numerous and varying regulatory requirements. The approval procedure varies among countries and can involve additional testing. The time and data required to obtain approval may differ substantially from that required to obtain FDA approval. The regulatory approval process outside the U.S. generally includes all of the risks associated with obtaining FDA approval. In addition, in many countries outside the U.S., we must secure product reimbursement approvals before regulatory authorities will approve the product for sale in that country. Failure to obtain foreign regulatory approvals or non-compliance with foreign regulatory requirements could result in significant delays, difficulties and costs for us and could delay or prevent the introduction of our product candidates in certain countries.

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If we fail to comply with the regulatory requirements in international markets and receive applicable marketing approvals, our target market will be reduced and our ability to realize the full market potential of our product candidates will be harmed and our business will be adversely affected. We may not obtain foreign regulatory approvals on a timely basis, if at all. Our failure to obtain approval of any of our product candidates by regulatory authorities in another country may significantly diminish the commercial prospects of that product candidate and our business prospects could decline.

Our development program for Supera-CBD, a synthetic derivative of CBD, is uncertain and may not yield commercial results and is subject to significant regulatory risks.

There can be no assurance that our development program for Supera-CBD, a synthetic derivative of CBD, will be successful, or that any research and development and product testing efforts will result in commercially saleable products, or that the market will accept or respond positively to products based on Supera-CBD.

Federal Regulation of CBD. The market for cannabinoids is heavily regulated. Synthetic cannabinoids may be viewed as qualifying as controlled substances under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA), and may be subject to a high degree of regulation including, among other things, certain registration, licensing, manufacturing, security, record keeping, reporting, import, export, inspection by DEA clinical and non-clinical studies, insurance and other requirements administered by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and/or the FDA.

State Regulation of CBD. Individual states and countries have also established controlled substance laws and regulations, which may differ from U.S. federal law. We or our business partners may be required to obtain separate state or country registrations, permits or licenses in order to be able to develop produce, sell, store and transport cannabinoids.

Compliance is Complex and Costly. Complying with laws and regulations relating to cannabinoids is evolving, complex and expensive, and may divert management’s attention and resources from other aspects of our business. Failure to maintain compliance with such laws and regulations may result in regulatory action that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The DEA, FDA or state agencies may seek civil penalties, refuse to renew necessary registrations, or initiate proceedings to revoke those registrations. In certain circumstances, violations could lead to criminal proceedings.

Clinical trials. Because synthetic CBD products may be regulated as controlled substances in the U.S., to conduct clinical trials in the U.S., each of our research sites must submit a research protocol to the DEA and obtain and maintain a DEA researcher registration that will allow those sites to handle and dispense products based on Supera-CBD and to obtain product from our manufacturer. If the DEA delays or denies the grant of a research registration to one or more research sites, the clinical trial could be significantly delayed, and we could lose clinical trial sites.

Risks Related to Commercialization and Manufacturing

The commercial success of our product candidates, including MyMD-1 and Supera-CBD, will depend upon their degree of market acceptance by providers, patients, patient advocacy groups, third-party payors and the general medical community.

Even with the requisite approvals from the FDA and other regulatory authorities internationally, the commercial success of our product candidates will depend, in part, on the acceptance of providers, patients and third-party payors of our product candidates, as medically necessary, cost-effective and safe. Any product that we commercialize may not gain acceptance by providers, patients, patient advocacy groups, third-party payors and the general medical community. If these products do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance, we may not generate significant product revenue and may not become profitable. The degree of market acceptance of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on several factors, including:

the efficacy, durability and safety of such product candidates as demonstrated in clinical trials;
the potential and perceived advantages of product candidates over alternative treatments;
the cost of treatment relative to alternative treatments;
the clinical indications for which the product candidate is approved by the FDA or the European Commission;
the willingness of providers to prescribe new therapies;

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the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies;
the prevalence and severity of any side effects;
product labeling or product insert requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities, including any limitations or warnings contained in a product’s approved labeling;
the strength of marketing and distribution support;
the timing of market introduction of competitive products;
the quality of our relationships with patient advocacy groups;
publicity concerning our product candidates or competing products and treatments; and
sufficient third-party payor coverage and adequate reimbursement.

Even if a potential product displays a favorable efficacy and safety profile in pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, market acceptance of the product will not be fully known until after it is launched.

The pricing, insurance coverage and reimbursement status of newly approved products is uncertain. Failure to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for our product candidates, if approved, could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate product revenue.

If we are unable to establish or sustain coverage and adequate reimbursement for our product candidates from third-party payors, the adoption of those product candidates and sales revenue will be adversely affected, which, in turn, could adversely affect the ability to market or sell those product candidates, if approved.

We expect that coverage and reimbursement by third-party payors will be essential for most patients to be able to afford these treatments. Accordingly, sales of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates will depend substantially, both domestically and internationally, on the extent to which the costs of our product candidates will be paid by health maintenance, managed care, pharmacy benefit and similar healthcare management organizations, or will be reimbursed by government authorities, private health coverage insurers and other third-party payors. Even if coverage is provided, the approved reimbursement amount may not be high enough to allow us to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to realize a sufficient return on our investment.

There is significant uncertainty related to the insurance coverage and reimbursement of newly approved products. In the U.S., third-party payors, including private and governmental payors, such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs, play an important role in determining the extent to which new drugs will be covered and reimbursed. The Medicare program covers certain individuals aged 65 or older, disabled or suffering from end-stage renal disease. The Medicaid program, which varies from state to state, covers certain individuals and families who have limited financial means. The Medicare and Medicaid programs increasingly are used as models for how private payors and other governmental payors develop their coverage and reimbursement policies for drugs. One payor’s determination to provide coverage for a drug product, however, does not assure that other payors will also provide coverage for the drug product. Further, a payor’s decision to provide coverage for a drug product does not imply that an adequate reimbursement rate will be approved.

In addition to government and private payors, professional organizations such as the American Medical Association (“AMA”), can influence decisions about coverage and reimbursement for new products by determining standards for care. In addition, many private payors contract with commercial vendors who sell software that provide guidelines that attempt to limit utilization of, and therefore reimbursement for, certain products deemed to provide limited benefit to existing alternatives. Such organizations may set guidelines that limit reimbursement or utilization of our product candidates. Even if favorable coverage and reimbursement status is attained for one or more product candidates for which our collaborators receive regulatory approval, less favorable coverage policies and reimbursement rates may be implemented in the future.

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Outside the U.S., international operations are generally subject to extensive governmental price controls and other market regulations, and we believe the increasing emphasis on cost-containment initiatives in Europe, Canada and other countries has and will continue to put pressure on the pricing and usage of therapeutics such as our product candidates. In many countries, particularly the countries of the European Union, the prices of medical products are subject to varying price control mechanisms as part of national health systems. In these countries, pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a product. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness of our product candidate to other available therapies. In general, the prices of products under such systems are substantially lower than in the U.S. Other countries allow companies to fix their own prices for products but monitor and control company profits. Additional foreign price controls or other changes in pricing regulation could restrict the amount that we are able to charge for our product candidates. Accordingly, in markets outside the U.S., the reimbursement for our product candidates may be reduced compared with the U.S. and may be insufficient to generate commercially reasonable revenues and profits.

Moreover, increasing efforts by governmental and third-party payors, in the U.S. and internationally, to cap or reduce healthcare costs may cause such organizations to limit both coverage and level of reimbursement for new products approved and, as a result, they may not cover or provide adequate payment for our product candidates. We expect to experience pricing pressures in connection with the sale of any of our product candidates due to the trend toward managed healthcare, the increasing influence of certain third-party payors, such as health maintenance organizations, and additional legislative changes. The downward pressure on healthcare costs in general, particularly prescription drugs and surgical procedures and other treatments, has become very intense. As a result, increasingly high barriers are being erected to the entry of new products into the healthcare market. Recently there have been instances in which third-party payors have refused to reimburse treatments for patients for whom the treatment is indicated in the FDA-approved product labeling. Even if we are successful in obtaining FDA approvals to commercialize our product candidates, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to secure reimbursement for all patients for whom treatment with our product candidates is indicated.

If third parties on which we depend to conduct our planned pre-clinical studies or clinical trials, do not perform as contractually required, fail to satisfy regulatory or legal requirements or miss expected deadlines, our development program could be delayed with adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We rely on third party CROs, CMOs, consultants and others to design, conduct, supervise and monitor key activities relating to, discovery, manufacturing, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates, and we intend to do the same for future activities relating to existing and future programs. Because we rely on third parties and do not have the ability to conduct all required testing, discovery, manufacturing, preclinical studies or clinical trials independently, we have less control over the timing, quality and other aspects of discovery, manufacturing, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials than we would if we conducted them on our own. These investigators, CROs, CMOs and consultants are not our employees, and we have limited control over the amount of time and resources that they dedicate to our programs. These third parties may have contractual relationships with other entities, some of which may be our competitors, which may draw time and resources from our programs. The third parties we contract with might not be diligent or timely in conducting our discovery, manufacturing, pre-clinical studies or clinical trials, resulting in discovery, manufacturing, pre-clinical studies or clinical trials being delayed or unsuccessful, in whole or in part.

If we cannot contract with acceptable third parties on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or if these third parties do not carry out their contractual duties, satisfy legal and regulatory requirements for the conduct of pre-clinical studies or clinical trials or meet expected deadlines, our clinical development programs could be delayed and otherwise adversely affected. In all events, we are responsible for ensuring that each of our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials is conducted in accordance with the general investigational plan and protocols for the trial, as well as in accordance with GLP, GCPs and other applicable laws, regulations and standards. Our reliance on third parties that we do not control does not relieve us of these responsibilities and requirements. The FDA and other regulatory authorities enforce GCPs through periodic inspections of trial sponsors, principal investigators and trial sites. If we or any of these third parties fails to comply with applicable GCPs, the clinical data generated in its clinical trials may be deemed unreliable and the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require us to perform additional clinical trials before approving its marketing applications. We cannot assure that upon inspection by a given regulatory authority, such regulatory authority will determine that any of our clinical trials have complied with GCPs. In addition, our clinical trials must be conducted with product produced in accordance with cGMPs. Our failure to comply with these regulations may require us to repeat clinical trials, which could delay or prevent the receipt of regulatory approvals. Any such event could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

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We face significant competition in an environment of rapid pharmacological change and it is possible that our competitors may achieve regulatory approval before us or develop therapies that are more advanced or effective than ours, which may harm our business, financial condition and our ability to successfully market or commercialize MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and our other product candidates.

The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are characterized by rapidly changing technologies, competition and a strong emphasis on intellectual property. We are aware of several companies focused on developing immunometabolic treatments in various indications as well as several companies addressing other treatments for anti-aging, anxiety and depression. We may also face competition from large and specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic research institutions, government agencies and public and private research institutions that conduct research, seek patent protection, and establish collaborative arrangements for research, development, manufacturing and commercialization.

Several companies are focused on developing treatments for immunometabolic dysregulation in treatment of autoimmune disorders.

Many of our potential competitors, alone or with their strategic partners, may have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than we do, such as larger research and development, clinical, marketing and manufacturing organizations. Mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of competitors. Our commercial opportunity could be reduced or eliminated if competitors develop and commercialize products that are safer, more effective, have fewer or less severe side effects, are more convenient or are less expensive than any product candidates that we may develop. Competitors also may obtain FDA or other regulatory approval for their products more rapidly than we may obtain approval for our products, which could result in our competitors establishing a strong market position before we are able to enter the market, if ever. Additionally, new or advanced technologies developed by our competitors may render our current or future product candidates uneconomical or obsolete, and we may not be successful in marketing our product candidates against competitors.

The manufacture of drugs is complex, and our third-party manufacturers may encounter difficulties in production. If any of our third-party manufacturers encounter such difficulties, our ability to provide supply of MyMD-1, Supera-CBD or our other product candidates for clinical trials, our ability to obtain marketing approval, or our ability to provide supply of our product candidates for patients, if approved, could be delayed or stopped.

We intend to establish manufacturing relationships with a limited number of suppliers to manufacture raw materials, the drug substance and finished product of any product candidate for which we are responsible for pre-clinical or clinical development. Each supplier may require licenses to manufacture such components if such processes are not owned by the supplier or in the public domain. As part of any marketing approval, a manufacturer and its processes are required to be qualified by the FDA prior to regulatory approval. If supply from the approved vendor is interrupted, there could be a significant disruption in commercial supply. An alternative vendor would need to be qualified through an NDA supplement which could result in further delay. The FDA or other regulatory agencies outside of the U.S. may also require additional studies if a new supplier is relied upon for commercial production. Switching vendors may involve substantial costs and is likely to result in a delay in our desired clinical and commercial timelines.

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The process of manufacturing drugs is complex, highly regulated and subject to multiple risks. Manufacturing drugs is highly susceptible to product loss due to contamination, equipment failure, improper installation or operation of equipment, vendor or operator error, inconsistency in yields, variability in product characteristics and difficulties in scaling the production process. Even minor deviations from normal manufacturing processes could result in reduced production yields, product defects and other supply disruptions. If microbial, viral or other contaminations are discovered at the facilities of our manufacturers, such facilities may need to be closed for an extended period of time to investigate and remedy the contamination, which could delay clinical trials and adversely harm our business. Moreover, if the FDA determines that our CMOs are not in compliance with FDA laws and regulations, including those governing cGMPs, the FDA may deny NDA approval until the deficiencies are corrected or we replace the manufacturer in our NDA with a manufacturer that is in compliance. In addition, approved products and the facilities at which they are manufactured are required to maintain ongoing compliance with extensive FDA requirements and the requirements of other similar agencies, including ensuring that quality control and manufacturing procedures conform to cGMP requirements. As such, our CMOs are subject to continual review and periodic inspections to assess compliance with cGMPs. Furthermore, although we do not have day-to-day control over the operations of our CMOs, we are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including cGMPs.

In addition, there are risks associated with large scale manufacturing for clinical trials or commercial scale including, among others, cost overruns, potential problems with process scale-up, process reproducibility, stability issues, compliance with good manufacturing practices, lot consistency and timely availability of raw materials. Even if our collaborators obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, there is no assurance that manufacturers will be able to manufacture the approved product to specifications acceptable to the FDA or other regulatory authorities, to produce it in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements for the potential launch of the product or to meet potential future demand. If our manufacturers are unable to produce sufficient quantities for clinical trials or for commercialization, commercialization efforts would be impaired, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

Enacted and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to commercialize and obtain marketing approval of our product candidates and may affect the prices we may set.

Existing regulatory policies may change, and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative action, either in the U.S. or abroad. If we are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may lose any marketing approval that constitutewe may have obtained, and we may not achieve or sustain profitability.

For example, in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or collectively the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), was enacted to broaden access to health insurance, reduce or constrain the growth of healthcare spending, enhance remedies against fraud and abuse, add new transparency requirements for health care and health insurance industries, impose new taxes and fees on the health industry and impose additional health policy reforms. As implementation of the ACA is ongoing, the law appears likely to continue the downward pressure on pharmaceutical pricing, especially under the Medicare program, and may also increase MyMD’s regulatory burdens and operating costs.

The current U.S. presidential administration and U.S. Congress have sought and may continue to seek to, modify, repeal or otherwise replace certain aspects of the ACA. By way of example, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), was enacted, effective January 1, 2019, and included, among other things, a provision repealing the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the ACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.” There have been subsequent challenges to the constitutionality of the ACA following the repeal of the individual mandate. In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the individual mandate provision, thus leaving the ACA in effect without ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate. In addition, there may be other efforts to challenge, repeal or replace the ACA. We are continuing to monitor any changes to the ACA that, in turn, may potentially impact our business in the future.

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In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the ACA was enacted. These changes included aggregate reductions to Medicare payments to providers of 2% per fiscal year, effective April 1, 2013, which, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will stay in effect through 2030, with the exception of a temporary suspension from May 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 implemented under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, unless additional Congressional action is taken. In addition, in January 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law, which, among other things, reduced Medicare payments to several providers, and increased the statute of limitations period for the government to recover overpayments to providers from three to five years. These new laws may result in additional reductions in Medicare and other healthcare funding, which could have a material adverse effect on customers for our product candidates, if approved, and accordingly, our financial operations.

We expect that the ACA, as well as other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and in additional downward pressure on the price that we receive for any approved product. Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors. The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent us from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability, or commercialize our product candidates.

Legislative and regulatory proposals have been made to expand post-approval requirements and restrict sales and promotional activities for pharmaceutical products. We cannot be sure whether additional legislative changes will be enacted, or whether FDA regulations, guidance or interpretations will be changed, or what the impact of such changes on the marketing approvals of our product candidates, if any, may be. In addition, increased scrutiny by the U.S. Congress of the FDA’s approval process may significantly delay or prevent marketing approval, as well as subject us to more stringent product labeling and post-marketing testing and other requirements.

The FDA’s ability to review and approve new products may be hindered by a variety of factors, including budget and funding levels, ability to hire and retain key personnel, statutory, regulatory and policy changes and global health concerns.

The ability of the FDA to review and approve new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, statutory, regulatory and policy changes, the FDA’s ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, and other events that may otherwise affect the FDA’s ability to perform routine functions. In addition, government funding of other government agencies that fund research and development activities is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable. Disruptions at the FDA and other agencies may also slow the time necessary for new drugs to be reviewed and/or approved by necessary government agencies, which would adversely affect our business. For example, over the last several years, including for 35 days beginning on December 22, 2018, the U.S. government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA, have had to furlough critical employees and stop critical activities.

The ability of the FDA and other government agencies to properly administer their functions is highly dependent on the levels of government funding and the ability to fill key leadership appointments, among various factors. Delays in filling or replacing key positions could significantly impact the ability of the FDA and other agencies to fulfill their functions and could greatly impact healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.

Separately, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 10, 2020, the FDA announced its intention to postpone most foreign inspections of manufacturing facilities and, subsequently, on March 18, 2020, the FDA temporarily postponed routine surveillance inspections of domestic manufacturing facilities. Regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may adopt similar restrictions or other policy measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, on July 10, 2020 the FDA announced its intention to resume certain on-site inspections of domestic manufacturing facilities subject to a risk-based prioritization system. The FDA intends to use this risk-based assessment system to identify the categories of regulatory activity that can occur within a given geographic area, ranging from mission critical inspections to resumption of all regulatory activities. Regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may adopt similar restrictions or other policy measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if global health concerns continue to prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Our operations and relationships with future customers, providers and third-party payors will be subject to applicable anti-kickback, fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations, which could expose us to penalties including criminal sanctions, civil penalties, contractual damages, reputational harm and diminished profits and future earnings.

Healthcare providers and third-party payors will play a primary role in the recommendation and prescription of any product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval. Our future arrangements with providers, third-party payors and customers will subject us to broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations that may constrain the business or financial arrangements and relationships through which we market, sell and distribute any product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval.

Restrictions under applicable U.S. federal and state healthcare laws and regulations include the following:

the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service, for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the AKS or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation;
federal false claims laws, including the federal False Claims Act, imposes criminal and civil penalties, including through civil whistleblower or qui tam actions, against individuals or entities for knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, to the federal government, claims for payment that are false or fraudulent or making a false statement to avoid, decrease or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government. In addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the AKS constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the civil False Claims Act;
HIPAA imposes criminal and civil liability for, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing or attempting to execute a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements relating to healthcare matters. Similar to the AKS, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation;
the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2010 (“PPSA”) requires applicable manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, biologics, and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with specific exceptions, to report payments and other transfers of value provided during the previous year to physicians, as defined by such law, certain other healthcare providers starting in 2022 (for payments made in 2021), and teaching hospitals, as well as certain ownership and investment interests held by such physicians and their immediate family, which includes annual data collection and reporting obligations;
analogous state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, may apply to sales or marketing arrangements and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, including private insurers; and some state laws require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government and may require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures; and
some state laws require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government and may require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures.

Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties will comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations will involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving applicable fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws or any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, imprisonment, exclusion of product candidates from government-funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, disgorgement, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. If any of the physicians or other healthcare providers or entities with whom we expect to do business is found to be not in compliance with applicable laws, they may be subject to criminal, civil or administrative sanctions, including exclusions from government-funded healthcare programs.

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

Our success largely depends our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property. It is difficult and costly to protect our proprietary rights and technology, and we may not be able to ensure their adequate protection.

Our commercial success will depend in large part on obtaining and maintaining patent, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property protection of our proprietary technologies and product candidates, which include MyMD-1, Supera-CBD and the other product candidates we have in development, their respective components, formulations, combination therapies, methods used to manufacture them and methods of treatment, as well as successfully defending our patents and other intellectual property rights against third-party challenges. Our ability to stop unauthorized third parties from making, using, selling, offering to sell, importing or otherwise commercializing our product candidates is dependent upon the extent to which we have rights under valid and enforceable patents or trade secrets that cover these activities. If we are unable to secure and maintain patent protection for any product or technology we develop, or if the scope of the patent protection secured is not sufficiently broad, our competitors could develop and commercialize products and technology similar or identical to ours, and our ability to commercialize any product candidates we may develop may be adversely affected.

The patenting process is expensive and time-consuming, and we may not be able to file and prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. In addition, we may not pursue or obtain patent protection in all relevant markets. It is also possible that we will fail to identify patentable aspects of our research and development activities before it is too late to obtain patent protection. Moreover, in some circumstances, we may not have the right to control the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, or to maintain the patents, covering technology that we may license from or license to third parties and may be reliant on our licensors or licensees to do so. Our pending and future patent applications may not result in issued patents. Even if patent applications we license or own currently or in the future issue as patents, they may not issue in a form that will provide us with adequate protection, prevent competitors or other third parties from competing with us, or otherwise provide us with any competitive advantage. Any patents that we hold or in-license may be challenged, narrowed, circumvented or invalidated by third parties. Consequently, we do not know whether any of our platform advances and product candidates will be protectable or remain protected by valid and enforceable patents. In addition, our existing patents and any future patents we obtain may not provide an adequate scope of protection or otherwise may not be enforceable to prevent others from using our technology or from developing competing products and technologies.

We may not be able to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, which could harm our competitive position.

Our success and future revenue growth will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We will primarily rely on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as nondisclosure agreements and other methods, to protect our proprietary technologies or processes. It is possible that competitors or other unauthorized third parties may obtain, copy, use or disclose proprietary technologies and processes, despite efforts by the us to protect our proprietary technologies and processes. While we hold rights in several patents, there can be no assurances that any additional patents will be issued, or additional rights will be granted, to us. Even if new patents are issued, the claims allowed may not be sufficiently broad to adequately protect our technology and processes. Our competitors may also be able to develop similar technology independently or design around the patents to which we have rights.

Currently, MyMD Florida has eleven issued U.S. patents, one foreign patent, six pending U.S. patent applications, one pending international application, and 28 foreign patent applications pending in such jurisdictions as Australia, Canada, China, European Union, Israel, Japan and South Korea, which if issued are expected to expire between 2036 and 2041. Although we expect to obtain additional patents and in-licenses in the future, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully obtain such patents or in-licenses in a timely manner or at all. Further, any of our rights to existing patents, and any future patents issued to us, may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. As such, any rights granted under these patents may not provide us with meaningful protection. Even if foreign patents are granted, effective enforcement in foreign countries may not be available. If our patents or rights to patents do not adequately protect our technology or processes, competitors may be able to offer products similar to our products.

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Our potential strategy of obtaining rights to key technologies through in-licenses may not be successful.

The future growth of our business may depend in part on our ability to in-license or otherwise acquire the rights to additional product candidates and technologies. We cannot assure that we will be able to in-license or acquire the rights to any product candidates or technologies from third parties on acceptable terms or at all.

For example, our agreements with certain of our third-party research partners provide that improvements developed in the course of its relationship may be owned solely by either us or our third-party research partner, or jointly between us and the third party. If we determine that exclusive rights to such improvements owned solely by a research partner or other third party with whom we collaborate are necessary to commercialize our drug candidates or maintain our competitive advantage, we may need to obtain an exclusive license from such third party in order to use the improvements and continue developing, manufacturing or marketing our drug candidates. We may not be able to obtain such a license on an exclusive basis, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, which could prevent us from commercializing our drug candidates or allow our competitors or others the opportunity to access technology that is important to our business. We also may need the cooperation of any co-owners of our intellectual property in order to enforce such intellectual property against third parties, and such cooperation may not be provided to us.

In addition, the in-licensing and acquisition of these technologies is a highly competitive area, and a number of more established companies are also pursuing strategies to license or acquire product candidates or technologies that we may consider attractive. These established companies may have a competitive advantage over us due to their size, cash resources and greater clinical development and commercialization capabilities. In addition, companies that perceive us to be a competitor may be unwilling to license rights to us. Furthermore, we may be unable to identify suitable product candidates or technologies within our area of focus. If we are unable to successfully obtain rights to suitable product candidates or technologies, our business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.

In addition to patent protection, we rely upon know-how and trade secret protection, as well as non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and third-parties, to protect our confidential and proprietary information, especially where we do not believe patent protection is appropriate or obtainable.

It is our policy to require our employees, consultants, outside scientific collaborators, sponsored researchers and other advisors to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of employment or consulting relationships with us. These agreements provide that all confidential information concerning our business or financial affairs developed or made known to the individual or entity during the course of the party’s relationship with us is to be kept confidential and not disclosed to third parties, except in certain specified circumstances. In the case of employees, the agreements provide that all inventions conceived by the individual, and that are related to our current or planned business or research and development or made during normal working hours, on our premises or using our equipment or proprietary information (or as otherwise permitted by applicable law), are our exclusive property. In the case of consultants and other third parties, the agreements provide that all inventions conceived in connection with the services provided are our exclusive property. However, we cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each party that may have or have had access to our trade secrets or proprietary technology and processes. We have also adopted policies and conduct training that provides guidance on our expectations, and our advice for best practices, in protecting our trade secrets. Despite these efforts, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, including our trade secrets, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches.

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In addition to contractual measures, we try to protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information through other appropriate precautions, such as physical and technological security measures. However, trade secrets and know-how can be difficult to protect. These measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access, provide adequate protection for our proprietary information. Our security measures may not prevent an employee or consultant from misappropriating our trade secrets and providing them to a competitor, and any recourse we might take against this type of misconduct may not provide an adequate remedy to protect our interests fully. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent us from receiving legal recourse. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, such as through a data breach, or if any of that information was independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be harmed. Additionally, certain trade secret and proprietary information may be required to be disclosed in submissions to regulatory authorities. If such authorities do not maintain the confidential basis of such information or disclose it as part of the basis of regulatory approval, our competitive position could be adversely affected.

Third-party claims of intellectual property infringement may prevent, delay or otherwise interfere with our product discovery and development efforts.

Our commercial success depends in part on our ability to develop, manufacture, market and sell our product candidates and use our proprietary technologies without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of third parties. There is a substantial amount of litigation involving patents and other intellectual property rights in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, as well as administrative proceedings for challenging patents, including interference, derivation, inter partes review, post grant review, and reexamination proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) or oppositions and other comparable proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. We may be exposed to, or threatened with, future litigation by third parties having patent or other intellectual property rights alleging that our product candidates and/or proprietary technologies infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate their intellectual property rights. Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications that are owned by third parties exist in the fields in which we are developing our product candidates. As the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries expand and more patents are issued, the risk increases that our product candidates may give rise to claims of infringement of the patent rights of others. Moreover, it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents cover various types of drugs, products or their methods of use or manufacture. Thus, because of the large number of patents issued and patent applications filed in our field, third parties may allege they have patent rights encompassing our product candidates, technologies or methods.

If a third party claims that we infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate its intellectual property rights, we may face a number of issues, including, but not limited to:

infringement and other intellectual property claims that, regardless of merit, may be expensive and time-consuming to litigate and may divert our management’s attention from our core business;
substantial damages for infringement, which we may have to pay if a court decides that the product candidate or technology at issue infringes on or violates the third party’s rights, and, if the court finds that the infringement was willful, we could be ordered to pay treble damages plus the patent owner’s attorneys’ fees;
a court prohibiting us from developing, manufacturing, marketing or selling our product candidates, or from using our proprietary technologies, unless the third-party licenses its product rights or proprietary technology to us, which it is not required to do, on commercially reasonable terms or at all;
if a license is available from a third party, we may have to pay substantial royalties, upfront fees and other amounts, and/or grant cross-licenses to intellectual property rights for our product candidates;
the requirement that we redesign our product candidates or processes so they do not infringe, which may not be possible or may require substantial monetary expenditures and time; and
there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions, or other interim proceedings or developments, and if securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

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Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. In addition, any uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our operations or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Third parties may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization, including by enforcing its patents against us by filing a patent infringement lawsuit against us. In this regard, patents issued in the U.S. by law enjoy a presumption of validity that can be rebutted only with evidence that is “clear and convincing,” a heightened standard of proof.

There may be third-party patents of which we are currently unaware with claims to materials, formulations, methods of manufacture or methods for treatment related to the use or manufacture of our product candidates. Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending patent applications that may later result in issued patents that our product candidates may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our technologies infringes upon these patents.

If any third-party patents were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover the manufacturing process of our product candidates, or materials used in or formed during the manufacturing process, or any final product itself, the holders of those patents may be able to block our ability to commercialize our product candidates unless we obtain a license under the applicable patents, or until those patents were to expire or those patents are finally determined to be invalid or unenforceable. Similarly, if any third-party patent were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of our formulations, processes for manufacture or methods of use, including combination therapy or patient selection methods, the holders of that patent may be able to block our ability to develop and commercialize a product candidate unless we obtain a license or until such patent expires or is finally determined to be invalid or unenforceable. In either case, a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, particularly if such patent is owned or controlled by one of our primary competitors. If we are unable to obtain a necessary license to a third-party patent on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, our ability to commercialize our product candidates may be impaired or delayed, which could significantly harm our business. Even if we obtain a license, it may be non-exclusive, thereby giving our competitors access to the same technologies licensed to us. In addition, if the breadth or strength of protection provided by our patents and patent applications is threatened, it could dissuade companies from collaborating with us to license, develop or commercialize current or future product candidates.

Parties making claims against us may seek and obtain injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively block our ability to further develop and commercialize our product candidates. Defense of these claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a substantial diversion of employee time and resources from our business. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, we may have to pay substantial damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees for willful infringement, obtain one or more licenses from third parties, pay royalties or redesign our infringing products, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure. We cannot predict whether any license of this nature would be available at all or whether it would be available on commercially reasonable terms. Furthermore, even in the absence of litigation, we may need to obtain licenses from third parties to advance our research or allow commercialization of our product candidates and we may fail to obtain any of these licenses at a reasonable cost or on reasonable terms, if at all. In that event, we would be unable to further develop and commercialize our product candidates, which could significantly harm our business.

We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents or the patents of our licensors, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful and could result in a finding that such patents are unenforceable or invalid.

Competitors may infringe our patents or the patents of our licensors. To counter infringement or unauthorized use, we may be required to file infringement claims, which can be expensive and time-consuming. In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that one or more of our patents is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question.

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In patent litigation in the U.S., defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity and/or unenforceability are commonplace, and there are numerous grounds upon which a third party can assert invalidity or unenforceability of a patent. Third parties may also raise similar claims before administrative bodies in the U.S. or abroad, even outside the context of litigation. These types of mechanisms include re-examination, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference proceedings, derivation proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings). These types of proceedings could result in revocation or amendment to our patents such that they no longer cover our product candidates. The outcome for any particular patent following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable. With respect to the validity question, for example, we cannot be certain that there is no invalidating prior art, of which we, our patent counsel and the patent examiner were unaware during prosecution. If a defendant were to prevail on a legal assertion of invalidity and/or unenforceability, or if we are otherwise unable to adequately protect our rights, we would lose at least part, and perhaps all, of the patent protection on our product candidates. Defense of these types of claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a substantial diversion of employee resources from our business.

Conversely, we may choose to challenge the patentability of claims in a third party’s U.S. patent by requesting that the USPTO review the patent claims in re-examination, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference proceedings, derivation proceedings, and equivalent proceedings in foreign jurisdictions (e.g., opposition proceedings), or we may choose to challenge a third party’s patent in patent opposition proceedings in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) the European Patent Office (“EPO”) or another foreign patent office. Even if successful, the costs of these opposition proceedings could be substantial, and may consume our time or other resources. If we fail to obtain a favorable result at the USPTO, CIPO, EPO or other patent office then we may be exposed to litigation by a third party alleging that the patent may be infringed by our product candidates or proprietary technologies.

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk factors previously disclosedthat some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. In addition, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, that perception could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We have limited foreign intellectual property rights and may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

We currently have limited intellectual property rights outside the U.S. Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on product candidates in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our Annual Reportintellectual property rights in some countries outside the U.S. can be less extensive than those in the U.S. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the U.S. For example, patents covering therapeutic methods of treating humans are not available in many foreign countries. Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in all countries outside the U.S., or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in and into the U.S. or other jurisdictions. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we do not have or have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and, further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we have patent protection but where enforcement is not as strong as that in the U.S. These products may compete with our product candidates in jurisdictions where we do not have any issued patents and our patent claims or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing.

Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal and political systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property protection, particularly those relating to biopharmaceutical products, which could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products against third parties in violation of our proprietary rights generally. The initiation of proceedings by third parties to challenge the scope or validity of our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial cost and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.

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Obtaining and maintaining our patent protection depends on Form 10-K, filedcompliance with various procedural, document submission, fee payment and other requirements imposed by governmental patent agencies, and our patent protection could be reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these requirements.

Periodic maintenance fees on any issued patent are due to be paid to the USPTO and foreign patent agencies in several stages over the lifetime of the patent. The USPTO and various foreign patent agencies also require compliance with a number of procedural, documentary, fee payment and other provisions during the patent application process and following the issuance of a patent. While an inadvertent lapse can in many cases be cured by payment of a late fee or by other means in accordance with the SECapplicable laws and rules, there are situations in which noncompliance can result in irrevocable abandonment or lapse of the patent or patent application, resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights in the relevant jurisdiction. Noncompliance events that could result in abandonment or lapse of a patent or patent application include, but are not limited to, failure to respond to official actions within prescribed time limits, non-payment of fees and failure to properly legalize and submit formal documents. Were a noncompliance event to occur, our competitors might be able to enter the market, which would have a material adverse effect on April 11, 2017.our business financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Changes in patent law in the U.S. and in non-U.S. jurisdictions could diminish the value of patents in general, thereby impairing our ability to protect our product candidates.

As is the case with other pharmaceutical companies, our success is heavily dependent on intellectual property, particularly patents. Obtaining and enforcing patents in the pharmaceutical industry involves both technological and legal complexity, and is therefore costly, time-consuming and inherently uncertain.

Past or future patent reform legislation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the enforcement or defense of our issued patents. For example, in March 2013, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“America Invents Act”), the U.S. moved from a “first to invent” to a “first-to-file” patent system. Under a “first-to-file” system, assuming the other requirements for patentability are met, the first inventor to file a patent application generally will be entitled to a patent on the invention regardless of whether another inventor had made the invention earlier. The America Invents Act includes a number of other significant changes to U.S. patent law, including provisions that affect the way patent applications are prosecuted, redefine prior art and establish a new post-grant review system. The effects of these changes continue to evolve as the USPTO continues to promulgate new regulations and procedures in connection with the America Invents Act and many of the substantive changes to patent law, including the “first-to-file” provisions, only became effective in March 2013. In addition, the courts have yet to address many of these provisions and the applicability of the act and new regulations on the specific patents discussed in this filing have not been determined and would need to be reviewed. Moreover, the America Invents Act and its implementation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the enforcement or defense of our issued patents.

Recent cases by the U.S. Supreme Court have held that certain methods of treatment or diagnosis are not patent-eligible. U.S. law regarding patent-eligibility continues to evolve. While we do not believe that any of our patents will be found invalid based on these changes to US patent law, we cannot predict how future decisions by the courts, the U.S. Congress or the USPTO may impact the value of our patents. Any similar adverse changes in the patent laws of other jurisdictions could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Patent terms may be inadequate to protect our competitive position on our product candidates for an adequate amount of time.

Patents have a limited lifespan. In the U.S., if all maintenance fees are timely paid, the natural expiration of a patent is generally 20 years from its earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date. Various extensions may be available, but the life of a patent, and the protection it affords, is limited. Even if patents covering our product candidates are obtained, once the patent life has expired, we may be open to competition from competitive products, including generics. Given the amount of time required for the development, testing and regulatory review of new product candidates, patents protecting our product candidates might expire before or shortly after our or our partners commercialize those candidates. As a result, our owned and licensed patent portfolio may not provide us with sufficient rights to exclude others from commercializing products similar or identical to ours.

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If we do not obtain patent term extension for any product candidates we may develop, our business may be materially harmed.

Depending upon the timing, duration and specifics of any FDA marketing approval of any product candidates we may develop, one or more of our U.S. patents may be eligible for limited patent term extension under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, (the “Hatch-Waxman Amendments”). The Hatch-Waxman Amendments permit a patent extension term of up to five years as compensation for patent term lost during clinical trials and the FDA regulatory review process. A patent term extension cannot extend the remaining term of a patent beyond a total of 14 years from the date of product approval, only one patent per product may be extended and only those claims covering the approved drug, a method for using it, or a method for manufacturing it may be extended. U.S. and ex-U.S. law concerning patent term extensions and foreign equivalents continue to evolve. Even if we were to seek a patent term extension, it may not be granted because of, for example, the failure to exercise due diligence during the testing phase or regulatory review process, the failure to apply within applicable deadlines, the failure to apply prior to expiration of relevant patents, or any other failure to satisfy applicable requirements. Moreover, the applicable time period of extension or the scope of patent protection afforded could be less than we request. If we are unable to obtain patent term extension or term of any such extension is less than we request, our competitors may obtain approval of competing products following our patent expiration sooner than expected, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially harmed.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.Proceeds

There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s equity securities during the quarterthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, other than those previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.Securities

There has been no default in the payment of principal, interest, sinking or purchase fund installment, or any other material default, with respect to any indebtedness of the Company.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

There is no other information required to be disclosed under this item which was not previously disclosed.None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

10.1Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
2.1**FormAgreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated November 11, 2020, by and among Akers Biosciences, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, XYZ Merger Sub Inc., and MYMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Akers Biosciences, Inc.Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2017)November 12, 2020).
2.2Amendment No.1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated March 16, 2021, by and among Akers Biosciences, Inc., XYZ Merger Sub Inc., and MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021).
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective April 16, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
3.2Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective April 16, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
3.3Amended and Restated Bylaws of MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective April 16, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
4.1Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2021, by and between Akers Biosciences, Inc. and VStock Transfer, LLC, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021).
10.1Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and among Akers Biosciences, Inc., Cystron Biotech LLC, and Oravax Medical Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021).
10.2Termination and Release Agreement, dated March 18, 2021, by and among Akers Biosciences, Inc., Cystron Biotech LLC, Premas Biotech Pvt. Ltd., and the other parties signatory thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021).
10.3Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 11, 2020, by and between MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Supera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.4#MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
10.5#Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
10.6#Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).
10.7#Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021).

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31.1*10.8#MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida) Inc. Second Amendment to Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, dated July 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.9Amended and Restated Confirmatory Patent Assignment and Royalty Agreement dated November 11, 2020, by and between SRQ Patent Holdings II, LLC and Supera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.10Amended and Restated Confirmatory Patent Assignment and Royalty Agreement dated November 11, 2020, by and between SRQ Patent Holdings, LLC and MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.11#Employment Agreement between Adam Kaplin and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., effective December 18, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.12#Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Adam Kaplin and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc, dated February 11, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.13#Employment Agreement between Chris Chapman and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., effective November 1, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.14#Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Chris Chapman and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated December 18, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.15#Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement between Chris Chapman and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated January 8, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.16#Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement between Chris Chapman and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated February 11, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.17#Employment Agreement between Paul Rivard and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated September 21, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.18#Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Paul Rivard and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated November 24, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
10.19#Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement between Paul Rivard and MyMD Pharmaceuticals (Florida), Inc., dated December 18, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2021).
31.1*Certification by theof Principal Executive Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rulerequired by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)).
31.2*Certification by theof Principal Financial Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rulerequired by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)).
32.1**Certification by theof Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**Certification by theof Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*101*XBRL Instance DocumentInteractive Data Files of Financial Statements and Notes.
101.SCH*104*Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbaseand contained in Exhibit 101).

# Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.The schedules and exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.

SIGNATURES

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

Date: August 16, 2021AKERS BIOSCIENCES, INC.By:/s/ Chris Chapman 
Name:Chris Chapman
Date: November 14, 2017By:Title:/s/ John J. GormallyPresident, Chief Medical Officer, and Director
Name:John J. Gormally
Title:

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 14, 2017August 16, 2021By:/s/ Gary M. RauchIan Rhodes
Name:Gary M. RauchIan Rhodes
Title:

Vice President, Finance & Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

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