Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and all related disclosures contained in the accompanying notes, are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements are presented on the basis of accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete set of financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019, and the results of operations and, comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 have been made. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 or for any other year. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2018 that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Going Concern Management considers that there are no conditions or events, in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date the financial statements are issued. The Company expects that its cash of $15.2 million as of June 30, 2019 will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2020. This evaluation is based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued, including: a. The Company’s current financial condition, including its sources of liquidity; b. The Company’s conditional and unconditional obligations due or anticipated within one year; c. The funds necessary to maintain the Company’s operations considering its current financial condition, obligations, and other expected cash flows; and d. Other conditions and events, when considered in conjunction with the above, that may adversely affect the Company’s ability to meet its obligations. The future viability of the Company beyond the end of 2020 is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to finance its operations. Accounting standards adopted in the period On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance on accounting for leases (“ASC 842”) in Accounting Standards Update No, 2016-02, Leases, The Company has elected the package of practical expedients permitted in ASC 842. Accordingly, the Company accounted for its existing operating leases as operating leases under the new guidance, without reassessing (a) whether the contracts contain a lease under ASC 842, (b) whether classification of the operating leases would be different in accordance with ASC 842, or (c) whether any unamortized initial direct costs would have met the definition of initial direct costs in ASC 842 at lease commencement. In addition, the Company has elected an accounting policy to not allocate payments made under the lease agreement between lease and non-lease components. The Company transitioned to the new guidance at the adoption date by recognizing a lease liability of $1.5 million for the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments, as defined under prior accounting rules, and a corresponding right-of-use asset. In addition, the Company reclassified an existing deferred rent obligation of $120,000 created under prior accounting rules against the opening right-of-use asset. Because the Company adopted the new leasing guidance on a cumulative catch-up basis effective January 1, 2019, the Company has not recast prior period financial statements for the effects of this new standard. Accordingly, the Company’s financial condition as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2019 may not be comparable. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract." ASU 2018-15 requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements to be deferred over the non-cancellable term of the cloud computing arrangements plus any optional renewal periods (1) that are reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or (2) for which exercise of the renewal option is controlled by the cloud service provider. The effective date of this pronouncement is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. The standard can be adopted either using the prospective or retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures. Fair Value of Financial Instruments Financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to the nature of the accounts, notably their short maturities. Comprehensive Income (Loss) All components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), are reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), including foreign currency translation adjustments, are reported, net of any related tax effect, to arrive at comprehensive income (loss). No taxes were recorded on items of other comprehensive income (loss). There were no reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019. Revenue recognition With effect from January 1, 2018, the Company recognizes revenue using the five step-model provided in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The transaction price includes fixed payments and an estimate of variable consideration, including milestone payments. · Whether achievement of a development milestone is highly susceptible to factors outside the entity’s influence, such as milestones involving the judgment or actions of third parties, including regulatory bodies; · Whether the uncertainty about the achievement of the milestone is not expected to be resolved for a long period of time; · Whether the Company can reasonably predict that a milestone will be achieved based on previous experience; and. · The complexity and inherent uncertainty underlying the achievement of the milestone. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative selling price of each performance obligation. The best estimate of the selling price is determined after considering all reasonably available information, including market data and conditions, entity-specific factors such as the cost structure of the deliverable and internal profit and pricing objectives. The revenue allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as or when the Company satisfies the performance obligation. The Company recognizes a contract asset, when the value of satisfied (or part satisfied) performance obligations is in excess of the payment due to the Company, and deferred revenue when the amount of unconditional consideration is in excess of the value of satisfied (or part satisfied) performance obligations. Once a right to receive consideration is unconditional, that amount is presented as a receivable. With effect from January 1, 2018, grant revenue, if new grants are obtained, will be presented as a reduction against the related research and development expenses. Leases Effective from January 1, 2019, the Company accounts for lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842. As of June 30, 2019, all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The Company recognizes an asset for the right to use an underlying leased asset for the lease term and records lease liabilities based on the present value of the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the lease. As the Company’s leases do not indicate an implicit rate, the Company uses a best estimate of its incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on observable information about risk-free interest rates that are the same tenure as the lease term, adjusted for various factors, including the effects of assumed collateral, the nature of how the risk-free loan is repaid (e.g., amortizing versus bullet), and the Company’s credit risk. The Company evaluates options included in its lease agreements to extend or terminate the lease. The Company will reflect the effects of exercising those options in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. In assessing whether it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise an option, the Company considers factors such as: · The lease payments due in any optional period; · Penalties for failure to exercise (or not exercise) the option; · Market factors, such as the availability of similar assets and current rental rates for such assets; · The nature of the underlying leased asset and its importance to the Company’s operations; and · The remaining useful lives of any related leasehold improvements. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments, if any, are recognized in the period when the obligation to make those payments is incurred. Lease incentives received prior to lease commencement are recorded as a reduction in the right-of-use asset. Fixed lease incentives received after lease commencement reduce both the lease liability and the right-of-use asset. The Company has elected an accounting policy to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. |