Note 7 - Commitments | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | ' |
Note 7 - Commitments | ' |
7. Commitments |
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On December 4, 2013, the Company entered into the License Agreement with Sgenia Industrial S.L. and its subsidiaries, Sgenia Soluciones S.L and ZENON Biosystem S.L (collectively, “Sgenia”) for the development of an MRSA/SA detection device and cancer detective device and other improvements and variations to the devices (the “Sgenia Products”), to be based on the Sgenia sensory technology. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company will have a worldwide exclusive license to manufacture, market and sell the resulting products, subject to certain limitations and a royalty arrangement on a revenue sharing basis. The Company entered into amendments (the “Amendments”) to the License Agreement to modify and extend the Sgenia Products to include a lung cancer product and change the product development schedule and the research funding budget to accommodate the additional lung cancer product as well as the continuation of the development of the MRSA product. Additionally, the development stage objectives and milestones were modified to reflect the current state of development of each of the Sgenia Products. |
Under the License Agreement, the Company is funding the development of the Sgenia Products pursuant to a research and development plan proposed by Sgenia and accepted by the Company. The funding will be provided on an advance basis, per month, based on agreed development stages. In return, the Company will have the exclusive right to manufacture, formulate, package, market and sell the Sgenia Products world-wide, for 40 years, subject to a limitation on the inclusion of Spain in the territory. All intellectual property developed by Sgenia at any time during the term related to manufacturing, formulating and/or packaging process shall be shared ownership and licensed to the Company on a royalty-free basis. Sgenia will also supply to the Company, at a negotiated price based on quantity, all of the requirements for the integrated circuits on microchips that are necessary for the operation of the Sgenia Products. Sgenia and the Company will also work together to research and develop the Sgenia Products and establish written plans and reviewing committees for the management of the overall development project and commercialization of the Sgenia Products. |
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The Company’s funding of the MRSA product development was limited to an initial approved budget of $1,256,438, of which $526,846 was advanced by the Company. As a result of the Amendment of July 2014, the current revised and approved aggregate budget for research and development of the Sgenia Products is approximately $1,411,000, of which $579,527 has been advanced (including the amounts advanced under the prior budget) as of September 30, 2014. For the remainder of 2014 and 2015, as of September 30, 2014, the Company is committed to advancing $1,358,319 in research and development funds under the revised and approved budget subject to Sgenia meeting certain milestones. The aggregate of the advances paid by the Company are recorded as research and development expenses. During the three month period ended September 30, 2014, no amounts were advanced under the terms of the License Agreement and the budget. The budget may be changed by mutual agreement from time to time. |
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In addition to providing the development funding, the Company will also pay royalties for completed sales of the Sgenia Products, payable 60 days after each fiscal quarter of the Company (the “Royalties”). The Royalties will be 20% of net sales, which is calculated based on gross sales of the device and the installation and training for the Sgenia Products, less various expenses, including manufacturing, components acquired from Sgenia, commissions, refunds and discounts and sales taxes. If the Sgenia Products are sold by Sgenia in Spain for original use in Spain, then the Royalties on those sales will be reduced. The Company also has the right to sublicense to other parties throughout the world, except in Spain if and when, if at all, Sgenia seeks to act as the distributor in that territory. |
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The Company has the option to fund the development of future proposed products based on the Sgenia intellectual property, and if funded the Company will obtain the right to manufacture, market and sell the resulting devices. |