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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 8. Commitments

Note 8. Commitments

 

In connection with the Company’s anticipated regulatory filings, the Company has engaged StemCell Systems GmbH (“StemCell Systems”) to provide it with prototypes and related documents under various agreements. On July 1, 2020, the Company and StemCell Systems entered into a Strategic R&D Agreement (“Strategic Agreement”) having an initial term of three years with successive one-year extensions unless earlier terminated. The Strategic Agreement includes a $25,000 monthly fee to paid to SCS along with any additional expenses incurred. The Company, StemCell Systems and certain affiliates of StemCells entered into a Rights of First Refusal and Corporate Opportunities Agreement (“the “ROFR Agreement”). Pursuant to the ROFR Agreement, (i) in the event a StemCell Systems stockholder receives an offer fro a third party to acquire the StemCell Systems stockholders ownership interest, the Company shall have ten business days to purchase such ownership, and (ii) if during the terms of the Strategic Agreement, any StemCell Systems inventions, with respect to skin, burns and wounds, designs, inventions and among other things, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or otherwise legally protectable are discovered by StemCell Systems, the Company shall have the first option to negotiate mutually agreeable terms for the Company’s acquisition or licensing of the StemCell Systems invenstions. Pursuant to these engagements the Company incurred expenses of approximately $480,000 and $310,000 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

On June 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Charitable Gift Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh (“University”), pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University in the agreement amount of $250,000 (the “Grant”). The Company will pay the Grant in four quarterly installments with the first payment made on or before July 1, 2019. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company made payments totaling $125,000 and $125,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 the Company’s obligation under the Grant has been satisfied.