Commitments | Note 8 – Commitments (1) Service Agreement with Ariel Scientific Innovations Ltd. On December 14, 2017, the Company entered into the Services Agreement pursuant to which a team at Ariel under the direction of Prof. Danny Baranes will conduct molecular biology research activities involving the testing of implant materials for the Company. As compensation for the services provided, the Company will pay Ariel (i) $17,250 within five business days of the execution of the Services Agreement, and (ii) $17,250 by May 1, 2018. The Services Agreement may be terminated by the non-breaching party upon a material breach that is not cured within 30 days or by the Company upon thirty days' prior written notice to Ariel. Ariel must keep confidential information of the Company confidential for five years after the term of the Services Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2017, $17,250 was paid and on April 26, 2018, the remaining installment of $17,250 was paid. On April 12, 2018, the Services Agreement was amended to provide for the payment by the Company of an additional monthly fee, commencing March 2018, of up to $2,200 (8,000 Israeli shekels) as compensation for additional costs which the Company may request. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid $16,935 for these additional costs. On December 12, 2018, the Company further amended the Services Agreement with Ariel (the "Second Amendment") to extend the term thereof for an additional twelve-month period until December 14, 2019. The Second Amendment also provides that the Company pay Ariel $17,250 within 30 days of the date of the Amendment and an additional $17,250 on or before May 1, 2019. All other terms and conditions of the Services Agreement not amended remain in effect. (1) Service Agreement with Ariel Scientific Innovations Ltd. (continued) During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, $17,968 and $17,250 were expensed, respectively, and the remaining $15,813 (December 31, 2018 - $16,531), which amount is reflected on the Company's balance sheets as prepaid expenses, will be expensed in a subsequent period. (2) Service Agreement with Ariel - Dr. Gadi Turgeman On March 6, 2018, the Company entered into a service agreement for the services of Professor Gadi Turgeman and his neurobiology research team in their lab. As compensation for the services provided, the Company paid Ariel $20,580 on each of March 19, 2018 and August 22, 2018. The Services Agreement may be terminated by the non-breaching party upon a material breach that is not cured within 30 days or by the Company upon thirty days' prior written notice to Ariel. Ariel must keep confidential information of the Company confidential for six years after the term of the Services Agreement. On April 11, 2019, the Company amended its services agreement (the "First Amendment") with Ariel which it entered into on March 6, 2018, to extend the term thereof for an additional twelve months until March 6, 2020. Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Company will pay Ariel an aggregate of $41,160 in quarterly payments of $10,290 on each of April 11, 2019, June 1, 2019, September 1, 2019 and December 1, 2019 for the services of Professor Gadi Turgeman and his neurobiology research team and the use of his lab. During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, $17,150 and $13,720 were expensed, respectively, and the remaining $0 (December 31, 2018 - $6,860), which amount is reflected on the Company's balance sheets as prepaid expenses, will be expensed in a subsequent period. (3) Science Advisory Board Member Consulting Agreements (the "Agreements") As part of its ongoing program of research and development, the Company has retained distinguished scientists and other qualified individuals to advise the Company with respect to its technology and business strategy and to assist it in the research, development and analysis of the Company's technology and products. In furtherance thereof, the Company has retained certain Advisors as members of its Scientific Advisory Board as described below, and the Company and Advisors have entered into agreements with the following terms and conditions: ¾ Scientific Advisory Board and Consulting Services - Advisor shall provide general consulting services to Company (the "Services") as a member of its Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB"). As a member of the SAB, Advisor agrees to provide the Services as follows: (a) attending meetings of the Company's SAB; (b) performing the duties of a SAB member at such meetings, as established from time to time by the mutual agreement of the Company and the SAB members, including without limitation meeting with Company employees, consultants and other SAB members, reviewing goals of the Company and assisting in developing strategies for achieving such goals, and providing advice, support, theories, techniques and improvements in the Company's scientific research and product development activities; and (c) providing consulting services to Company at its request, including a reasonable amount of informal consultation over the telephone or otherwise as requested by Company. Advisor's consultation with Company will involve services as scientific, technical and business advisor to the Company and its management with respect to neuronal injuries and neuro degenerative diseases. ¾ SAB Consulting Compensation - the Company shall grant to Advisor the option to purchase certain number of shares of the common stock of the Company as per the stock option award grant. The options are subject to terms and provisions of the Company's 2016 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan. On November 15, 2017, the Company entered into Agreements with three Advisors under the terms of which two Advisors are granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock and one Advisor was granted an option to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock under the 2016 Stock Option and Award Plan subject to certain vesting terms. On April 16, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year advisory board member consulting agreement with an assistant Professor of Chemistry at Dartmouth College to serve on the Company's Scientific Advisory Board. In consideration for serving on the Scientific Advisory Board, the Company granted an option to purchase 30,000 shares of its common stock under certain vesting terms to the assistant Professor. On August 15, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement with an Advisor under the terms of which the Company granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock under the 2016 Stock Option and Award Plan subject to certain vesting terms. (4) Business Advisory Board Agreement On January 23, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year advisory board member consulting agreement with Pavel Hilman, the controlling shareholder of Conventus Holdings SA, a BVI corporation ("Conventus"), under which Mr. Hilman will serve on the Company's Advisory Board as a business advisor. The Advisory Board Agreement will automatically renew for up to two additional one-year periods, unless earlier terminated by either party upon 30 days' prior written notice to the other party. In consideration for serving on the Advisory Board, the Company awarded 10,000 shares of its common stock to Mr. Hilman under its 2016 Stock Option and Stock Award Plan. On January 28, 2019, the Company issued 30,000 shares of common stock to Pavel Hilman for his continuing service on the Company's Advisory Board. (5) Investor Relations Agreement On April 23, 2018, the Company entered into a six-month investor relations agreement with an investor relations firm for a monthly consulting fee of $5,000 and the issuance of 75,000 shares of common stock payable on signing the agreement. On June 23, 2018, the Company gave notice of rescission of the agreement to such firm and requested the return of the consulting fee paid and the 75,000 shares of common stock. As a result, the Company has not recorded any fees for services rendered past June 23, 2018. A total of $10,000 representing April 2018 and May 2018 monthly consulting fees is reflected in the statement of operations and a total of $150,000, the fair market value of the issued shares, was expensed on issue. As at the date of this report no fees or shares have been recovered. (6) Sponsored Research Agreement On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year Sponsored Research Agreement with Dartmouth pursuant to which the Company will support and fund the cost of research conducted by Dartmouth of mutual interest to the parties in accordance with the Agreement. Intellectual property invented or developed solely by a party shall be owned by such party and intellectual property jointly invented or developed shall be jointly owned. Dartmouth shall retain an irrevocable worldwide right to use intellectual property owned by it resulting from its research under the Agreement on a non-exclusive royalty-free basis for research and education purposes. The Company funded $36,293 on August 20, 2018 and funded an additional $18,147 on December 17, 2018 and funded an additional $18,146 on June 20, 2019. The parties are in the process of preparing an extension to the Agreement, which expired on July 14, 2019, while continuing to advance the research. The Agreement may be terminated earlier than one year upon written agreement of the parties, a material breach which is not cured within 30 days of notice thereof, if Professor Ke no longer conducts the research under the Agreement and a successor acceptable to both parties is not available, or in the event of an unauthorized assignment of the Company's rights and obligations under the Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, $36,293 and $0 were expensed, respectively, and the remaining $9,073 (December 31, 2018 - $27,220), which amount is reflected on the Company's balance sheets as prepaid expenses, will be expensed in a subsequent period. |