SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Revenue Recognition Revenues are recognized at a point in time, typically when control of the promised goods is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods. The Company does not recognize revenue in cases where collectability is not probable, and defers the recognition until collection is probable or payment is received. The Company generally expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. Customer deposits, deferred revenue and other receipts are deferred and recognized when the revenue is realized and earned. Revenue related to licensing agreements is recorded upon substantial performance of the terms of the licensing contract. In the case of licensing arrangements that involve up-front payments, revenue is recorded when management determines that the appropriate terms of the contract have been fulfilled. For example, this may occur when technology has been transferred via written documents or, if training is involved, whenever all contracted training has occurred. In the case of licenses where product delivery is also embedded in the deliverable, a portion of revenue would be recognized when products are delivered. We have also out-licensed certain of our intellectual property to licensees under terms and conditions of license agreements that specify the intellectual property licensed, the territory, and the type of license. In exchange for these licenses, we have recorded revenues associated with the initial granting of the license and expect to receive royalties based on sales of products produced under these licenses. License revenues are recorded to reflect our performance of requirements under these license agreements. In addition, we record royalty revenues from licensees at the time they are earned. Grant contract revenue is recognized over the life of the contracts as the services are performed or as milestones are met. Amounts received in excess of revenues earned are recorded as deferred revenue. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts through a provision for bad debt expense and an adjustment to a valuation allowance based on their assessment of the current status of individual accounts. Balances that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the allowance account and a credit to accounts receivable. Intangible Assets We have entered into a license agreement with Michigan State University under which we have licensed certain intellectual property in the form of patents and patent applications and invention disclosures. We are responsible for managing the patent process and ongoing filings for this licensed intellectual property and for bearing the cost thereof. We capitalize all costs related to the acquisition and ongoing administration of this license agreement and we amortize these costs over 15 years or the remaining life of the license agreement, whichever is shorter. In addition to the costs of managing in-licensed intellectual property, we also file for patent protection for inventions and other intellectual property generated by our employees. All patents are evaluated for filing in international markets on a case-by-case basis and are filed in the United States and in selected international markets as considered appropriate. All external legal and filing costs related to patent applications, patent filings, ongoing registrations, overseas filings, and legal opinions related thereto are capitalized as intangible assets at cost and amortized over a period of 15 years from the date incurred, or the remaining useful life of the associated patent, whichever is shorter. The cost of royalties or minimum payments specified under the license agreement for in-licensed technology is expensed as incurred. Liquidity We have historically incurred recurring losses from operations and we may continue to generate negative cash flows as we implement our business plan. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared using GAAP as applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of May 9, 2019, we had cash on hand of $2,686,494. We believe our cash is sufficient to fund our operations through May 31, 2020 after taking into account various sources of funding and cash received from continued commercial sales transactions. Our primary means for raising funds since 2016 has been through our offering of shares of common stock at a fixed price of $8.00 per share to the general public in a self-underwritten offering (the “Offering” or our “IPO”) and under a draw loan note and agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (the “Dow Facility”). On April 12, 2019, we completed the Offering, after selling 2,615,425 shares under the Registration Statement at a price of $8.00 per share for total proceeds of $20,923,400. We have $5 million of proceeds from the Dow Facility available to us, which we intend to be our primary source of liquidity at this time (See Note 3). There has been no public market for our securities and a public market may never develop, or, if any market does develop, it may not be sustained. Our common stock is not currently quoted on or traded on any exchange or on any over-the-counter market. In the event we are unable to fund our operations from existing cash on hand, operating cash flows, additional borrowings or raising equity capital, we may be forced to reduce our expenses, slow down our growth rate, or discontinue operations. Our condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Use of Estimates The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements. Actual results and outcomes may differ from our estimates, judgments and assumptions. Significant estimates, judgments and assumptions used in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue, accounts receivable and related allowances, contingencies, useful lives and recovery of long-term assets, including intangible assets, income taxes, and the fair value of stock-based compensation. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of material revisions in estimates are reflected in the financial statements prospectively from the date of the change in estimate. Inventory The following amounts were included in inventory at the end of the period: March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Raw materials $ 67,711 $ 48,371 Consumables 160,630 188,764 Finished goods 477,564 423,082 Total $ 705,905 $ 660,217 Recent Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases We adopted ASU 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019. Adoption of Lease Accounting Policy We applied ASU 2016-02 and all related amendments (“ASC 842”) using the modified retrospective method by recognizing the cumulative effect of adoption as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2019. Therefore, the comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under prior leasing guidance. As a result, in the first quarter of 2019 we recorded ROU assets of $1,871,366. We also recorded lease liabilities of $1,981,795. The decrease to retained earnings was $116,319, reflecting the cumulative impact of the accounting change. The standard did not have a material effect on consolidated net income or cash flows. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We do not record a ROU asset or lease liability for leases with an expected term of 12 months or less. The comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under prior leasing guidance. |