SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] | a. Use of estimates: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions. The Company’s management believes that the estimates, judgments and assumptions used are reasonable based upon information available at the time they are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Financial Statements Disclosure [Policy Text Block] | b. Financial statements in U.S. dollars: The Parent and the Subsidiary Parent and the Subsidiary’s Parent and the Subsidiary’s management Parent and the Subsidiary The Parent and the Subsidiary’s |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] | c. Cash equivalents: Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less at acquisition. |
Short Term Bank Deposits [Policy Text Block] | d. Short-term bank deposits: Short-term bank deposits are deposits with maturities of more than three months but less than one year. Shortterm bank deposits are presented at their amortized cost, including accrued interest, which approximates fair value. As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s bank deposits were in U.S. dollars and bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 0.925 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] | e. Property and equipment, net: % Computers and software 33 Electronic equipment 15 Office furniture and equipment 6 Leasehold improvements |
Long Term Deposits [Policy Text Block] | f. Long-term deposits: Long-term deposits include long-term deposits for motor vehicles under operating leases, presented at their cost and deposits to secure credit line for the Subsidiary employee’s credit cards. |
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block] | g. Research and development costs: Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Those expenses includes payments to third party clinical consultants, expenses related to conducting clinical trials, salaries and related personnel expenses, travel expenses, and share based compensation expenses related to research and development employees. |
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block] | h. Income taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. This topic prescribes the use of the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company implements a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that, on an evaluation of the technical merits, the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% (cumulative basis) likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. |
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block] | i. Concentrations of credit risk: Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits are invested in major banks in Israel and the United States. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and therefore bear minimal risk . |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block] | j. Fair value of financial instruments: The Company has no financial instruments that are measured at fair value. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturities of such instruments. |
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block] | k. Basic and diluted loss per share: Basic net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each year. Diluted loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each year plus dilutive potential equivalent Ordinary shares considered outstanding during the year, in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, all outstanding options have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted net loss per share since their effect was anti-dilutive. |
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block] | l. Accounting for share-based compensation: The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on estimated fair values for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors. ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the option award is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s statements of operations based on the accelerated method. The Company selected the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model as the fair value method for of its stock-options awards. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions as noted below: Expected dividend yield Volatility Risk free interest rate Expected term ASC 718 provides the factors to consider when estimating the expected term of an option: an option’s expected term must at least include the vesting period and the employees’ historical exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior for similar grants. It also determines that if the amount of past exercise data is limited, that data may not represent a sufficiently large sample on which to base a robust conclusion on expected exercise behavior. In that circumstance, it may be appropriate to consider external data or the SEC staff’s “simplified” method for the expected term. Accordingly, the Company used the “simplified” method, meaning the expected life can be set as the average of the vesting period for each vested tranche of options and the contractual term for those options. Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Risk-free interest rate 1.30% -1.90% 1.55%-2.21% 0.4% Expected option term (years) 5.12-7 5.12-7 3 Expected price volatility 70.4%-83.74% 69.49%-84.63% 73.87% Dividend yield - - - Weighted average grant date fair value 4.16 4.1 7.18 |
Compensation Related Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block] | m. Severance pay The Company’s liability for severance pay for its Israeli employees is based upon Israeli severance pay law, as well as, additional contractual obligations. The Company’s liability for all of its Israeli employees is fully provided by an accrual and is mainly funded by monthly deposits with insurance policies. As part of employment agreements, the Company and its Israeli employees agreed to the terms set forth in Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law, according to which amounts deposited in severance pay funds by the Company shall be the only severance payments released to the employee upon termination of employment, voluntarily or involuntarily. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include the severance pay fund and the severance pay accrual in connection with these employees, as the Company is legally released from the obligation to employees once the deposit amount has been paid. Since 2015, the Company’s U.S. operations maintain a retirement plan (the “U.S. Plan”) that qualifies as a deferred salary arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participants in the U.S. Plan may elect to defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings, up to the Internal Revenue Service annual contribution limit. The Company matches 100% of each participant’s contributions up to 4%. Contributions to the U.S. Plan are recorded during the year contributed as an expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Total employer 401(k) contributions for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $ 11 0 The severance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $ 131 34 |
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] | n. New accounting pronouncements: In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 - Leases (ASC 842), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. The ASU is expected to impact our consolidated financial statements as we have certain operating lease arrangements. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The standard is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. In 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 15-2014, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of uncertainties about an entity’s ability to continue as a Going Concern, which defines management’s responsibility to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures if there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s financial statements. |