10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to _________

Commission file number 000-30156

RENOVACARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	98-0170247
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

2425 Sidney Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

(Address of principal executive offices)

(888) 398-0202

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging Growth Company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based upon the closing sale price of the registrant’s common stock on June 30, 2017, as reported on the OTCQB was $73,220,246. Common stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of March 6, 2018, there were 76,840,522 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

Documents incorporated by reference: None.

RENOVACARE, INC.

FORM 10-K

For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
	PART I
Item 1.	Business	4
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	9
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	9
Item 2.	Properties	9
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	9
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	9
	PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	10
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	11
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	12
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	14
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	15
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	16
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	16
Item 9B.	Other Information	16
	PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	17
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	21
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	24
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	26
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	28
	PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	30
	Signatures	31

 

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PART I

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the section regarding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as information relating to RenovaCare, Inc. and its subsidiaries that is based on management’s exercise of business judgment and assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. When used in this document and other documents, releases and reports released by us, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “the facts suggest” and words of similar import, are intended to identify any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current view of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as noted below. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Actual events, transactions and results may materially differ from the anticipated events, transactions or results described in such statements. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will materialize. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward looking statements and unknown, unidentified or unpredictable factors could materially and adversely impact our future results. We undertake no obligation and do not intend to update, revise or otherwise publicly release any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events. Several of these factors include, without limitation:

· our ability to meet requisite regulations or receive regulatory approvals in the United States, and our ability to retain any regulatory approvals that we may obtain; and the absence of adverse regulatory developments in the United States and abroad;

· new entrance of competitive products or further penetration of existing products in our markets;

· the effect on us from adverse publicity related to our products or the company itself; and

· any adverse claims relating to our intellectual property.

The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by the Company. The reader is cautioned that no statements contained in this Form 10-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks described in this report and matters described in this report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur.

We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make available on our website free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such materials with or furnish them to the SEC. Information appearing at our website is not a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

 

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

RenovaCare, Inc. (formerly Janus Resources, Inc.) (together with its wholly owned subsidiary, “RenovaCare” the “Company” “we” “us” and “our”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada and has an authorized capital of 500,000,000 shares of $0.00001 par value common stock, of which 76,840,522 shares are outstanding as of February 28, 2018, and 10,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock, of which none are outstanding.

On January 7, 2014, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing our name from “Janus Resources, Inc.” to “RenovaCare, Inc.” so as to more fully reflect our operations. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) declared the name change effective as of January 9, 2014. In conjunction with the name change, we changed our stock symbol on the OTCQB from “JANI” to “RCAR”.

Our principal executive offices are located at Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Our telephone number is (888) 398-0202.

As we are a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make certain disclosures otherwise required to be made in a Form 10-K.

Description of Business

We are a development-stage company focusing on the acquisition, development and commercialization of autologous (using a patient’s own cells) cellular therapies for medical and aesthetic applications. On July 12, 2013, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of our flagship CellMist^TM System along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted to us on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted to us on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430). Two additional patent applications are pending.

On or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical a Petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 before the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office . Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a Final Written Decision dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims. Avita Medical’s right to file an appeal expired on February 21, 2018.

In the case of U.S. patents, a typical utility patent term is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, if the application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed application or applications, from the date on which the earliest such application was filed. Patents filed outside of the U.S. have a patent term typically running 20 years from the date of first filing, but which are determined by the law of the country in which they issue. Patent term may be affected by events such as maintenance (or annuity) fee payment, terminal or statutory disclaimer, post-grant proceedings, patent term adjustment, and/or patent term extension.

The development of our CellMist^TM System is in the early stage and we anticipate that we will be required to expend significant time and resources to further develop our technology and determine whether a commercially viable product can be developed. Research and development of new technologies involves a high degree of risk and there is no assurance that our development activities will result in a commercially viable product. The long-term profitability of our operations will be, in part, directly related to the cost and success of our development programs, which may be affected by a number of factors.

The average adult human has a skin surface area of between 16 - 21 square feet, which protects all other organs against the external environment. When a person’s skin is assailed by trauma or exposed to extreme heat, the skin’s various layers may be destroyed and depending on the severity of the injury, might cause life-threatening conditions. Currently, severe trauma to the skin, such as second or third degree burns, requires surgical mesh-grafting of skin, whereby healthy skin is removed from one area of the patient’s body (a “donor site”) and implanted on the damaged area.

 

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While mesh grafting is often the method of choice, there are significant deficiencies with this method. The surgical procedure to remove healthy skin from the donor site can be painful and leaves the patient with a new wound that must also be attended to. In many instances the aesthetic results are not satisfying, as the color of the skin from the donor site may not match the skin color of the damaged skin. Additionally, the size of the donor skin removed must be substantially equal in size to the damaged skin area. These donor and injury sites can take weeks to heal, requiring expensive hospital stays, ongoing wound dressing management, and in some cases, complex anti-infection strategies.

We are currently evaluating the potential of our CellMist^TM System in the treatment of tissue that has been subject to severe trauma such as second degree burns. The CellMist^TM System utilizes the patient’s own skin stem cells, reduces the size of the donor site, and has shown to significantly decrease scarring. Furthermore, we believe the CellMist^TM System could enable treatment of other skin disorders with minimal scarring.

Our Market Opportunity

According to medical market research firm, Kalorama Information, the global market for wound care products is projected to grow to approximately $18.3 billion by 2019.

Burn Wounds

Burns are one of the most common and devastating forms of trauma. Patients with serious thermal injury require immediate specialized care in order to minimize morbidity and mortality. Data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in the U.S. show that approximately 2 million fires are reported each year which result in 1.2 million people with burn injuries (see American Burn Association Burn Incidence and Treatment in the US: 2000 Fact Sheet, available at: http://www.ameriburn.org). Moderate to severe burn injuries requiring hospitalization account for approximately 100,000 of these cases, and about 5,000 patients die each year from burn-related complications (see Church D, Elsayed S, Reid O, Winston B, Lindsay R “Burn wound infections” Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2006;19(2):403–34, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471990).

The prevalence of patients with severe burns is even higher in emerging economies. For example, according to the World Health Organization over 1,000,000 people in India are moderately to severely burnt every year and approximately 265,000 people worldwide die from burn related injuries (see World Health Organization “Burns: Fact Sheet No. 365,” reviewed September 2016, available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/). According to Critical Care, an international clinical medical journal, burns are also among the most expensive traumatic injuries because of long and costly hospitalization, rehabilitation and wound and scar treatment (see Brusselaers, N., Monstrey, et al, “Severe Burn Injury in Europe: A systematic Review of the Incidence, Etiology, Morbidity, and Mortality” available at: http://ccforum.com/content/14/5/R188).

Burn injuries account for a significant cost to the health care system in North America and worldwide. In the U.S. there are currently 127 centers specializing in burn care. Recent estimates in the U.S. show that 40,000 patients are admitted annually for treatment with burn injuries, over 60% of the estimated U.S. acute hospitalizations related to burn injury were admitted to burn centers. Such centers now average over 200 annual admissions for burn injury and skin disorders requiring similar treatment. The other 4,500 U.S. acute care hospitals average less than 3 burn admissions per year (see American Burn Association Burn Incidence and Treatment in the US: 2013 Fact Sheet, available at: http://www.ameriburn.org).

Initial hospitalization costs and physicians' fees for specialized care of a patient with a major burn injury are currently estimated to be $200,000. Overall, costs escalate for major burn cases because of repeated admissions for reconstruction and rehabilitation therapy. In the U.S., current annual estimates show that more than $18 billion is spent on specialized care of patients with major burn injuries (see Church D, Elsayed S, Reid O, Winston B, Lindsay R “Burn wound infections” Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2006;19(2):403–34, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471990).

 

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Most burn injuries involve layers of the upper skin, the epidermis. Severe major trauma involves a complete loss of the entire thickness of the skin and often requires major surgery involving split-skin mesh-grafting. Skin grafting is a procedure where healthy skin is removed from one area of the body and transplanted to a wound site.

Our Technology

Our cell isolation methodology is referred to as the CellMist^TM process, and our cell deposition device is referred to as the SkinGun^TM. We isolate a patient's stem cells from a small biopsy of the patient's skin. The stem cells are placed into a liquid solution, which is then filled into a sterile syringe. The syringe is inserted into the SkinGun^TM, which then sprays the stem cell-loaded liquid solution into the wound.

The first phase of gathering the patient's stem cells, creating a liquid solution, and applying the stem cells takes approximately 1.5–2 hours. Within two weeks following the wound treatment procedure, the skin cells fully generate a normal upper skin layer (re-epithelialization), and within months the skin regains its color and texture.

Our cell isolation procedure and the cell spraying are performed on the same day, in an on-site setting. Because the skin cells sprayed using the SkinGun^TM are actually the patient's own cells, the skin that is regenerated looks more natural than artificial skin replacements. During recovery, the skin cells grow into fully functional layers of the skin and the regenerated skin leaves minimal scarring. Additionally, our methods require substantially smaller donor areas than skin grafting, reducing donor area burden such as pain and the risk of complications.

The CellMist^TM System remains an experimental, unproven methodology and we continue to evaluate its efficacy. There is no guarantee that we will able to develop a commercially viable product based upon the CellMist^TM System and its underlying technology.

Domestic Regulation

Governmental authorities in the U.S., at the federal, state and local level, and in other countries extensively regulate, among other things, the research, development, testing, manufacture, labeling, packaging, promotion, storage, advertising, distribution, marketing and export and import of products or devices such as those we are attempting to develop. Our device candidates, to the extent they are developed, will be subject to pre-market approval by the FDA prior to their marketing for commercial use in the U.S., and to any approvals required by foreign governmental entities prior to their marketing outside the U.S. In addition, any changes or modifications to a device that has received regulatory clearance or approval that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or would constitute a major change in its intended use, may require the submission of a new application in the U.S. for pre-market approval, or for foreign regulatory approvals outside the U.S.. The process of obtaining foreign approvals, can be expensive, time consuming and uncertain.

Premarket Approval

We will be required to file for premarket approval (“PMA”) for the SkinGun^TMor any other device that we commercialize if it is deemed a Class III medical device. PMA is the FDA process of scientific and regulatory review to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Class III medical devices. Class III devices are those that support or sustain human life, are of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health, or which present a potential, unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Due to the level of risk associated with Class III devices, the FDA has determined that general and special controls alone are insufficient to assure the safety and effectiveness of class III devices. Therefore, these devices require a PMA application under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in order to obtain marketing clearance.

PMA is the most stringent type of device marketing application required by the FDA. The applicant must receive FDA approval of its PMA application prior to marketing the device. PMA approval is based on a determination by FDA that the PMA contains sufficient valid scientific evidence to assure that the device is safe and effective for its intended use(s). An approved PMA is, in effect, a private license granting the applicant (or owner) permission to market the device.

 

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Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”)

Among the data required in a PMA application is human clinical test data. The FDA’s regulation that governs the human testing is the IDE and other patient protection regulations. For devices that are considered Significant Risk, an IDE application is required. It consists of the proposed clinical protocol and all supporting study documentation and must be submitted and approved by FDA and an Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to initiation of the human testing. Since the CellMist^TM System employs the use of stem cells taken from the patient, it is considered Significant Risk by the FDA; therefore, we will be required to file an IDE application prior to conducting a clinical study for any application, such as for treatment of severe burns. The FDA has a specified review timeline and process for IDE reviews - each review phase takes 30 days and if the FDA has questions or concerns about the study design, there may be multiple review rounds until FDA either: (a) conditionally approves, (b) approves or (c) denies approval of the clinical study conduct under the submitted IDE. There is no guarantee that any IDE application we submit will be approved by the FDA.

HIPAA Requirements

Other federal legislation may affect our ability to obtain certain health information in conjunction with any research activities we conduct. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), mandates, among other things, the adoption of standards designed to safeguard the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. In relevant part, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), has released two rules to date mandating the use of new standards with respect to such health information. The first rule imposes new standards relating to the privacy of individually identifiable health information. These standards restrict the manner and circumstances under which covered entities may use and disclose protected health information so as to protect the privacy of that information. The second rule released by HHS establishes minimum standards for the security of electronic health information. While we do not believe we are directly regulated as a covered entity under HIPAA, the HIPAA standards impose requirements on covered entities conducting research activities regarding the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information collected in the course of conducting the research.

Other U.S. Regulatory Requirements

In the U.S., the research, manufacturing, distribution, sale, and promotion of drug and biological products are potentially subject to regulation by various federal, state and local authorities in addition to the FDA, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration), other divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (e.g., the Office of Inspector General), the U.S. Department of Justice and individual U.S. Attorney offices within the Department of Justice, and state and local governments. For example, sales, marketing and scientific/educational grant programs must comply with the anti-fraud and abuse provisions of the Social Security Act, the False Claims Act, and similar state laws, each as amended. Pricing and rebate programs must comply with the Medicaid rebate requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, each as amended. If products are made available to authorized users of the Federal Supply Schedule of the General Services Administration, additional laws and requirements apply. All of these activities are also potentially subject to federal and state consumer protection, unfair competition, and other laws.

International Regulation

The regulation of any potential product candidates we may produce outside of the U.S. varies by country. Certain countries regulate human tissue products as a biological product, which would require us to make extensive filings and obtain regulatory approvals before selling our product candidates. Certain other countries may classify our product candidates as human tissue for transplantation but may restrict its import or sale. Other countries have no application regulations regarding the import or sale of products similar to potential product candidates, creating uncertainty as to what standards we may be required to meet.

Competition

The biotechnology, medical device, and wound care industries are characterized by intense competition, rapid product development and technological change. Our CellMist^TM System competes with a variety of companies in the wound care markets, many of which offer substantially different treatments for similar problems. Currently Avita Medical Limited is evaluating the efficacy of ReCell, a cell spray device and a cell isolation procedure for autologous cells. Integra Lifesciences Holding Corp. sells Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, which does not use autologous cells, but instead uses an animal-derived intercellular matrix with an artificial waterproof barrier. Other competitors include: MiMedx Group, Inc.; Kinetic Concepts Inc.; Fibrocell Science, Inc.; Shire Plc and Organogenesis, Inc.

 

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Many of our competitors are large, well-established companies with considerably greater financial, marketing, sales and technical resources than those available to us. Additionally, many of our present and potential competitors have research and development capabilities that may allow them to develop new or improved products that may compete with our product lines. Our potential products could be rendered obsolete or made uneconomical by the development of new products to treat the conditions addressed by our products, technological advances affecting the cost of production, or marketing or pricing actions by one or more of our competitors.

Intellectual Property

General

In the course of conducting our business, we from time to time create inventions. Obtaining, maintaining and protecting our inventions, including seeking patent protection, might be important depending on the nature of the invention. To that end, we seek to implement patent and other intellectual property strategies to appropriately protect our intellectual property. While we file and prosecute patent applications to protect our inventions, our pending patent applications might not result in the issuance of patents or issued patents might not provide competitive advantages. Also, our patent protection might not prevent others from developing competitive products using related or other technology.

The scope, enforceability and effective term of issued patents can be highly uncertain and often involve complex legal and factual questions. Moreover, the issuance of a patent in one country does not assure the issuance of a patent with similar claim scope in another country, and claim interpretation and infringement laws vary among countries, so we are unable to predict the extent of patent protection in any country. The patents we obtain and the unpatented proprietary technology we hold might not afford us significant commercial protection or advantage.

In addition to issued patents describe above, we plan to file additional patent applications that, if issued, would provide further protection for The CellMist^TM System. Although we believe the bases for these patents and patent applications are sound, they are untested; and there is no assurance that they will not be successfully challenged. There can be no assurance that any patent previously issued will be of commercial value, that any patent applications will result in issued patents of commercial value, or that our technology will not be held to infringe patents held by others.

Strategy

Our ultimate goal is to leverage the potential of our CellMist^TM System, together with our cell isolation method, as cutting edge treatments in skin therapy. Before we can do so, however, there are a number of steps we must first take, including:

· initiating a series of clinical trials to determine the CellMist^TM System’s safety and efficacy for treating wounds and burns;

· formalizing collaborations with universities and scientific partners;

· creating a network of clinical and research partners;

· achieving FDA and other regulatory clearance; and

· expanding the range of possible applications.

 

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Additionally, we will likely be required to raise significant capital in order to fund our ongoing research and development operations, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all.

Operations

We expect to be engaged in research and development activities for the foreseeable future.

Employees

We currently have one full time employee, Mr. Andrew Danielson, Director of Operations, and three consultants, two of whom provide services as officers: Mr. Thomas Bold, President and Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Patsy Trisler, Vice-President Clinical & Regulatory Affairs; and Dr. Roger Esteban-Vives, Director of Cell Sciences. Mr. Bold is also one of our directors. From time to time we use additional independent contractors to provide us with services. None of the consultants are required to expend all of their time and efforts on our behalf and may engage in other activities.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, including the risk of delays in, or discontinuation of, our research and development due to lack of financing, poor results, inability to commercialize our technologies or to obtain necessary regulatory approvals to market the products, unforeseen safety issues relating to the products and dependence on third party collaborators to conduct research and development of the products. Because we are an early stage company with a limited history of operations, we are also subject to many risks associated with early-stage companies. For a more detailed discussion of some of the risks associated with the Company please review our registration statements on Form S-1 filed with the SEC, along with any amendments thereto.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We do not own any properties. Our corporate offices are located at Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Rent is $800 per month on a month-to-month basis.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical Limited a paper copy of what was labeled a Petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a “Final Written Decision” dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims. Avita did not file a Notice of Appeal with the Federal Circuit Court to review the PTAB Final Written Decision prior to the appeal deadline on February 21, 2018.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for our common stock for the calendar quarters indicated as reported by the OTCQB for the last two years. These prices represent quotations between dealers without adjustment for retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
2017 – High	$	5.50	$	2.49	$	3.95	$	4.95
2017 – Low	$	2.10	$	4.75	$	2.87	$	2.99
2016 – High	$	2.35	$	2.58	$	2.48	$	2.81
2016 – Low	$	0.96	$	1.96	$	1.25	$	0.88

The closing price of our common stock on March 5, 2018, was $5.01 As of March 5, 2018, there were approximately 360 stockholders of record (this number does not include stockholders who hold their stock through brokers, banks and other nominees).

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent of our common stock is Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, having an office at One University Plaza, Suite 505, Hackensack, NJ, USA 07601; their phone number is (201) 820-2008.

Penny Stock

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, which: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of Securities’ laws; (c) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (d) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (e) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in such form as the Commission shall require by rule or regulation. The broker-dealer also must provide to the customer, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock: (a) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (d) monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitably statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock if it becomes subject to these penny stock rules.

 

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Rule 144

There were 76,840,522 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding at March 6, 2018, of which 51,513,687 shares are deemed “restricted securities” or “control securities” within the meaning of Rule 144. Absent registration under the Securities Act, the sale of such shares is subject to Rule 144, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

In general, under Rule 144, subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions, a person deemed to be one of our affiliates, who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least one year is permitted to sell in a brokerage transaction, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of the same class, or, if our common stock is quoted on a stock exchange, the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding the sale, if greater.

Rule 144 also permits a person who presently is not and who has not been an affiliate of ours for at least three months immediately preceding the sale and who has beneficially owned the shares of common stock for at least six months to sell such shares without restriction other than the requirement that there be current public information as set forth in Rule 144. To the extent that Rule 144 is otherwise available, this provision is currently applicable to all of the restricted shares. If a non-affiliate has held the shares for more than one year, such person may make unlimited sales pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction. The possibility that substantial amounts of our common stock may be sold under Rule 144 into the public market may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital in the future through the sale of equity securities.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and our Board of Directors (the “Board”) presently intends to continue a policy of retaining earnings, if any, for use in our operations. The declaration and payment of dividends in the future, of which there can be no assurance, will be determined by the Board in light of conditions then existing, including earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors. The Nevada Revised Statutes prohibit us from declaring dividends where, if after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:

· we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or

· our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of stockholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.

Except as set forth above, there are no restrictions that currently materially limit our ability to pay dividends or which we reasonably believe are likely to limit materially the future payment of dividends on common stock.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Discussion and Analysis

The following discussion and analysis is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. In addition, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed in “Forward Looking Statements,” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

Year Ended Year Ended December 31, 2017 versus December 31, 2016

	Year Ended December 31,				Increase /		Percentage
	2017		2016		(Decrease)		Change
Operating expense:
Research and development	$	473,461	$	302,503	$	163,958		53
General and administrative		1,318,357		1,306,457		11,900		1
Stock compensation		904,004		282,262		621,742		220
Total operating expense	$	2,695,822	$	1,898,222	$	797,600		42

Research and Development

Research and development (“R&D”) costs represent costs incurred to develop our CellMist^TM System and are incurred pursuant to agreements with third party providers and certain internal R&D cost allocations. Payments under these agreements include salaries and benefits for R&D personnel, allocated overhead, contract services and other costs. R&D costs are expensed when incurred. R&D costs, excluding stock based compensation, increased during the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, as a result of the timing of our R&D expenses.

General and Administrative

General and administrative (“G&A”) costs include all expenditures incurred other than research and development related costs, including costs related to personnel, professional fees, travel and entertainment, public company costs, insurance and other office related costs. 2017 G&A costs, excluding stock based compensation, remained flat compared to 2016 and included an increase of $294,000 related to professional fees and $4,000 of other costs offset by a $61,000 decrease in personnel costs and $225,000 decrease in investor communications costs.

Stock Compensation

Expense associated with equity based transactions is calculated and expensed in our financial statements as required pursuant to various accounting rules and is non-cash in nature. Stock compensation represents the expense associated with the amortization of our stock options. Stock compensation expense increased during 2017 compared to 2016 due to the May 11, 2017 grant of 310,000 stock options with a weighted average grant date fair value of $3.38 per share of which 160,000 vested on the date of grant whereas in 2016, 187,500 stock options were granted with a fair value of $1.40 and were fully vested upon grant.

 

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Other Income (Expense)

Other income relates to interest earned on bank account deposits. Other expense relates to our convertible promissory notes. Interest expense relates to the stated interest of the convertible promissory notes. Accretion of debt discount represents the accretion of the discount applied to the notes as a result of the issuance of detachable warrants and the beneficial conversion feature contained in the notes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company does not have any commercialized products, has not generated any revenue since inception and has sustained recurring losses and negative cash flows since inception. The Company has incurred recurring operating losses since inception of $14,740,922. The Company expects to incur losses as it continues development of its products and technologies. Over the past year, the Company has been funded through the sale of equity securities and proceeds from convertible promissory notes. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $2,906,237 of cash. The Company believes that it currently has sufficient cash to meet its funding requirements over the next year.

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,674,028 during the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1,788,608 during the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease in cash used in operating activities is primarily due to the timing of payments made against accounts payable where the Company had a higher accounts payable balance in 2017 compared to 2016.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0 during the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $951 during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $4,162,234 during the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $1,810,001 during the year ended December 31, 2016.

On October 16, 2017, the Company received proceeds of $2,300,000 from the October 2017 Private Placement in exchange for the issuance of Units with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one Series H Warrant.

On July 21, 2017, the Company received proceeds of $1,122,610 from the July 2017 Private Placement in exchange for the issuance of Units with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant.

On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

On February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017, we entered into loan agreements with KCC, Sierchio and an Investor whereby KCC, Sierchio and an Investor loaned us $395,000, $25,000 and $25,000, respectively.

On December 6, 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a Series D Warrant at an exercise price of $1.10 per share resulting in $110,000 of proceeds to the Company.

On September 9, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement with KCC whereby KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000.

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

Dividends

We have neither declared nor paid any dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain our earnings to finance growth and expand our operations and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Risks

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract and contribution payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Plans for Next Twelve Months

During the next twelve months we intend to continue our research and development efforts on the CellMist^TM System. As part of these efforts we intend to make certain filings with regulatory bodies, including, but not limited to, the FDA, in order to obtain regulatory approval for the clinical use of the CellMist^TM System.

Share Capital

At December 31, 2017, we had:

· Authorized share capital of 10,000,000 preferred shares with par value of $0.0001.

· Authorized share capital of 500,000,000 common shares with par value of $0.00001 each.

· 76,145,418 common shares were issued and outstanding.

Market Risk Disclosures

We have not entered into derivative contracts either to hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the subsequent period through the date of this annual report.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or contractual obligations at December 31, 2017, and the subsequent period through the date of this annual report, that are likely to have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that have not been disclosed in our consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

See “Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our audited consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

The following audited consolidated financial statements are filed as part of this annual report:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	F-5
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	F-6

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors

RenovaCare, Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RenovaCare, Inc. and Subsidiaries ("the Company") as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/S/ PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2006.

Seattle, Washington

March 13, 2018

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RENOVACARE, INC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
	December 31,
	2017			2016
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,906,237		$	418,031
Prepaid expenses		750			31,535
Total current assets		2,906,987			449,566
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $370 and $53, respectively		581			898
Intangible assets		152,854			152,854
Total assets	$	3,060,422		$	603,318
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	107,336		$	-
Accounts payable - related parties		61,333			33,290
Contract payable		100,000			150,000
Interest payable to related parties		-			15,220
Convertible promissory note payable to related party, net of discount of $534,519		-			165,481
Total current liabilities		268,669			363,991
Interest payable to related parties		90,678			-
Convertible promissory notes payable to related party, net of discount of $58,438		1,036,562			-
Total liabilities		1,395,909			363,991
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock: $0.00001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 76,145,418 and 70,069,693 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		762			702
Additional paid-in capital		16,404,673			11,290,209
Retained deficit		(14,740,922	)		(11,051,584	)
Total stockholders' equity		1,664,513			239,327
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,060,422		$	603,318

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

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RENOVACARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Revenue	$	-		$	-
Operating expense
Research and development		574,091			309,503
General and administrative		2,121,732			1,588,719
Total operating expense		2,695,823			1,898,222
Loss from operations		(2,695,823	)		(1,898,222	)
Other income (expense)
Interest income		3,136			1,034
Interest expense		(77,284	)		(15,220	)
Accretion of debt discount		(919,367	)		(165,481	)
Total other income (expense)		(993,515	)		(179,667	)
Net loss	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		74,386,340			69,772,485

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

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RENOVACARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Retained			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2015		67,781,934	$	678	$	9,197,970		$	(8,973,695	)	$	224,953
												-
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants		2,273,913		24		1,109,977			-			1,110,001
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options		13,846		-		-			-			-
Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options		-		-		296,123			-			296,123
Reversal of stock based compensation due to forfeiture of stock options		-		-		(13,861	)		-			(13,861	)
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature		-		-		700,000			-			700,000
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2016		-		-		-			(2,077,889	)		(2,077,889	)
Balance, December 31, 2016		70,069,693		702		11,290,209			(11,051,584	)		239,327
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants		4,592,895		46		344,578			-			344,624
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options		102,580		1		(1	)		-			-
October 2017 Private Placement units issued		920,000		9		2,299,991			-			2,300,000
July 2017 Private Placement units issued		460,250		4		1,122,606						1,122,610
Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options		-		-		904,004			-			904,004
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature		-		-		443,286			-			443,286
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017		-		-		-			(3,689,338	)		(3,689,338	)
Balance, December 31, 2017		76,145,418	$	762	$	16,404,673		$	(14,740,922	)	$	1,664,513

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

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RENOVACARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation		317			53
Stock based compensation expense		904,004			282,262
Accretion of debt discount		919,367			165,481
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses		30,785			(21,242	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		107,336			(71,563	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - related parties		28,043			3,195
Increase (decrease) in interest payable - related parties		75,458			15,220
Increase (decrease) in contract payable		(50,000	)		(84,125	)
Net cash flows from operating activities		(1,674,028	)		(1,788,608	)
Cash flows from investing activity
Purchase of equipment		-			(951	)
Net cash flows from investing activity		-			(951	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and issuance of common stock		3,767,234			1,110,001
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory notes		445,000			700,000
Payments of convertible promissory notes		(50,000	)		-
Net cash flows from financing activities		4,162,234			1,810,001
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		2,488,206			20,442
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		418,031			397,589
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,906,237		$	418,031
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid in cash	$	1,825		$	-
Income taxes paid in cash	$	-		$	-
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature	$	443,286		$	700,000

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

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RENOVACARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization, Nature and Continuance of Operations

Organization

RenovaCare, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary, focuses on the acquisition, research, development and, if warranted, commercialization of autologous (using a patient's own cells) cellular therapies that can be used for medical and aesthetic applications.

On July 12, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of its flagship technologies (collectively, the “CellMist^TM System”) along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430).

The CellMist^TM System is comprised of (a) a treatment methodology for cell isolation for the regeneration of human skin cells (the “CellMist^TM Solution”) and (b) a solution sprayer device (the “SkinGun^TM”) for delivering the cells to the treatment area. The Company has filed additional patent applications related to the CellMist^TM Solution and SkinGun^TM technologies.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

The Company does not have any commercialized products. The Company's activities have consisted principally of performing research and development activities and raising capital. These development activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including possible failure of preclinical testing. The Company has not generated any revenue since inception and has sustained recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. The Company expects to incur losses as it continues development of its products and technologies and expects that it will need to raise additional capital through the sale of its securities to accomplish its business plan and failing to secure such additional funding before achieving sustainable revenue and profit from operations poses a significant risk. The Company's ability to fund the development of its cellular therapies will depend on the amount and timing of cash receipts from future financing activities. There can be no assurance as to the availability or terms upon which such financing and capital might be available.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $418,031 of cash on hand. On March 9, 2017, the Company completed the sale of three convertible promissory notes and warrants and received $445,000. On June 28, 2017, the Company received $344,624 upon the exercise of 114,493 Series F Warrants. On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a private placement, whereby the Company received proceeds of $1,122,610 from the sale of common stock and warrants. On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a private placement, whereby the Company received proceeds of $2,300,000 from the sale of common stock and warrants. On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated September 9, 2016 and the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated February 23, 2017 both with KCC pursuant to which both notes were amended (with a combined principal balance of $1,095,000) to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. The Company believes that, as a result of the financings and note maturity date extensions, it currently has sufficient cash to meet its funding requirements over the next year and these events alleviate the conditions which initially indicated substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern, which is dependent upon the Company’s ability to establish itself as a profitable business.

 

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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. RenovaCare Sciences was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on June 12, 2013.

Applicable Accounting Guidance

Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative non-governmental US GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification.

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in Part I of this Update change the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down round features are now subject to the specialized guidance for contingent beneficial conversion features (in Subtopic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options), including related EPS guidance (in Topic 260). The amendments in Part II of this Update recharacterize the indefinite deferral of certain provisions of Topic 480 that now are presented as pending content in the Codification, to a scope exception. Those amendments do not have an accounting effect. For public business entities, the amendments in Part I of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-11 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting. The amendments in this Update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases, and creates a new topic, ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-17”). The standard requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than being separated into current and noncurrent. The Company adopted the guidance under ASU 2015-17 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 to further clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of the Company’s previous fiscal year may be applicable, the Company has not identified any standards that the Company believes merit further discussion other than as discussed above. The Company believes that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results, as determined by future events, may differ from these estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents may at times exceed federally insured limits.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company utilizes a three-tier hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1. Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 1 inputs.

Level 2. Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 2 inputs.

Level 3. Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 3 inputs.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Research and Development Costs

The Company intends to outsource its research and development efforts and expense related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing product for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents and other intellectual property acquired will be capitalized as it relates to particular research and development projects that may have alternative future uses.

 

F-8

Equipment

Equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, while repair and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Renewals and betterments that materially extend the life of the assets are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are:

	Estimated
	Useful Lives
Office equipment	3-5 years
Furniture & equipment	5 - 7 years

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible asset consists primarily of the CellMist^TM System technology that the Company acquired during 2013 and is recorded at cost. At the time of acquisition, the technology had not reached technological feasibility. The amount capitalized is accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment. Upon successful completion, a determination will be made as to the then useful life of the intangible asset, generally determined by the period in which substantially all of the cash flows are expected to be generated, and begin amortization. The Company tests the intangible asset for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators exist after performing a qualitative analysis. Management has multiple criteria that it considers when performing the qualitative analysis. The results of this review are then weighed and prioritized. If the totality of the relevant events and circumstances indicate that the intangible asset is not impaired, additional impairment tests are not necessary.

The Company assessed the following qualitative factors that could affect any change in the fair value of the intangible asset: analysis of the technology's current phase, additional testing necessary to bring the technology to market, development of competing products, changes in projections caused by delays, changes in regulations, changes in the market for the technology and changes in cost projections to bring the technology to market. Based on a qualitative assessment, management concluded that a positive assertion can be made from the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the intangible asset related to the CellMist^TM System is not impaired.

Stock Options

The Company measures all stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method on the date of grant and recognizes such expense in its consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards on the date of grant. The Black-Scholes pricing model requires management to make assumptions regarding option lives, expected volatility, and risk free interest rates. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The Company’s policy is to issue new shares upon exercise of options.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credits and loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized. The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions, if any, taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties are recorded as a component of interest expense or other expense, respectively.

 

F-9

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted EPS amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period presented. The Company has not included the effects of warrants, stock options and convertible debt on net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.

Following is the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Basic and Diluted EPS Computation
Numerator:
Loss available to common stockholders'	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		74,386,340			69,772,485
Basic and diluted EPS	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Stock options		545,000			385,000
Warrants		3,609,158			7,280,503
Convertible debt		619,266			464,428
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share		4,773,424			8,129,931

Related Party Transactions

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person who holds 10% or more of the Company's securities and their immediate families; (ii) the Company's management; (iii) someone who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company; or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. See “Note 9. Related Party Transactions” for further discussion.

Note 3. Assets – Intellectual Property

On July 12, 2013, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMist^TM System. Acquisition related costs amounted to $52,852 and were capitalized together with the cash payment upon the closing of the transaction in July 2013 of $100,002. Intangible assets amounted to $152,854 at December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Note 4. Contract Payable

On June 9, 2014, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an amended asset purchase agreement (the “Amended APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach's rights, title and interest in the CellMist™ System. The Amended APA provided for cash payments of $300,000 as partial consideration for the purchase which are payable as follows: (a) $100,000 on December 31, 2014; (b) $50,000 on December 31, 2015; (c) $50,000 on December 31, 2016; and (d) $100,000 on December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, $100,000 of the amount payable to Dr. Gerlach was recorded as current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and was paid on January 24, 2018.

 

F-10

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

Note 5. Debt

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had the following outstanding debt balances:

	Issue	Maturity			Debt					Interest
	Date	Date	Principal		Discount			Balance		Payable
As of December 31, 2017:
February 2017 Note as amended	2/23/2017	12/31/2019	$	395,000	$	(58,438	)	$	336,562	$	24,074
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019		700,000		-			700,000		66,604
			$	1,095,000	$	(58,438	)	$	1,036,562	$	90,678
As of December 31, 2016:
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019	$	700,000	$	(534,519	)	$	165,481	$	15,220

February 2017 Convertible Promissory Notes

Between February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017, the Company entered into three separate loan agreements containing identical terms (the “February 2017 Loan Agreements”) with Joseph Sierchio (“Sierchio”), an investor (the “Investor”) and Kalen Capital Corporation (“KCC”); KCC is wholly owned by Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, the Company's majority shareholder (collectively, the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the February 2017 Loan Agreements, Sierchio and the Investor each agreed to loan the Company $25,000 ($50,000 total) and KCC agreed to loan the Company $395,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. Each loan was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (collectively, the “February 2017 Notes”). The February 2017 Notes, including any interest due thereon, may not be prepaid without the consent of the Holders. The February 2017 Notes were initially due on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted, at the Holders’ sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February 2017 Notes or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, the Investor and KCC a Series F Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series F Warrant”) to purchase up to 7,246 shares, 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the February 2017 Notes and Series F Warrants by first allocating the respective fair value of the February 2017 Notes and Series F Warrants based upon their relative fair values to the total February 2017 Notes proceeds. The fair value of the Series F Warrant issued with the February 2017 Notes was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $3.45 per share as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and $2.90 per share as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; market price of common stock - $3.53 as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and $3.80 per share as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; estimated volatility – 110.0% as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and 116.0% as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; risk free interest rate – 2.13% as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and 1.87% as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $211,073 was allocated to the Series F Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $232,213. The resulting $443,286 discount to the February 2017 Notes is being accreted over their 1.25 year term.

 

F-11

The February 2017 Loan Agreements provide the Holders with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Notes, including exercise of the Series F Warrants, beginning on the first anniversary of the February 2017 Loan Agreements.

On July 27, 2017, the Company repaid the Investor in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $676 of accrued interest.

On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid Sierchio in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $1,149 of accrued interest.

On January 29, 2018, KCC and the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the February 2017 Note whereby the maturity date of the KCC February Note was extended from February 23, 2018 to December 31, 2019. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized $25,899 of interest expense and $384,848 of accretion related to the debt discount. The remaining debt discount of $58,438 will be amortized over the next quarter through March 31, 2018.

September 9, 2016 Convertible Promissory Note

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with KCC. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 29, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23 per share.

Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series E Warrant”) to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

The Loan Agreement provides KCC with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the Series E Warrant, beginning on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement.

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the Note and Series E Warrant by first allocating the respective fair value of the Note and Series E Warrant based upon their relative fair values to the total Note proceeds. The fair value of the Series E Warrant issued with the Note was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $1.25 per share; market price of common stock - $1.54 per share; estimated volatility – 92.3%; risk free interest rate - 1.23%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $340,735 was allocated to the Series E Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $359,265. The resulting $700,000 discount to the Note is being accreted over their 1.25 year term.

 

F-12

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $51,385 and $15,220, respectively, of interest expense and $534,519 and $165,481, respectively, of accretion related to the debt discount.

Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants

Common Stock

At December 31, 2017, the Company had 500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share, 76,145,418 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,338,572 shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) as adopted and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 20, 2013 that provides for the grant of stock options to employees, directors, officers and consultants. See “Note 7. Stock Options” for further discussion.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

· On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 920,000 shares of the Company common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $2,300,000 in aggregate proceeds (the “October 2017 Private Placement”). Additionally, each purchaser, in a concurrent private placement, received one stock purchase warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration (the "Series H Warrant"). Each Series H Warrant is exercisable at a price of $2.75 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The relative fair value of the common stock was estimated to be $1,309,458. The relative fair value of the Series H Warrants was estimated to be $990,542 as determined based on the relative fair value allocation of the proceeds received. The Series H Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following variables: market price of common stock - $3.10 per share; exercise price of $2.75; estimated volatility – 98.25%; 5-year risk free interest rate – 1.95%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5 years.

· On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 460,250 units of the Company's equity securities (the "Units") at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,122,610 in aggregate proceeds (the “July 2017 Private Placement”). Each unit consists of (a) one share of common stock and one Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrants”) allowing the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.68 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The relative fair value of the common stock was estimated to be $634,782. The relative fair value of the Series G Warrants was estimated to be $487,828 as determined based on the relative fair value allocation of the proceeds received. The Series G Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following variables: market price of common stock - $2.92 per share; estimated volatility – 102.23%; 5-year risk free interest rate – 1.81%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5 years.

· On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

· March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,500,000 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

· On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

· On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

· On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

· On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

 

F-13

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:
	·	issued 100,000 shares of common stock, upon the exercise of a Series D Warrant at an exercise price of $1.10 per share resulting in $110,001 of proceeds to the Company.
	·	issued 2,173,913 shares of common stock to KCC on February 2, 2016, upon the exercise of a portion of its Series B Warrant at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in $1,000,000 of proceeds to the Company.
	·	issued 13,846 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 20,000 shares by Joseph Sierchio, a director.

 

Warrants

The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding as of				Weighted Average
	December 31,		December 31,		Exercise
Description	2017		2016		Price		Expiration
Series A		720,000		960,000	$	0.35	July 12, 2019
Series B		-		1,326,087	$	0.46	November 29, 2018
Series C		-		3,500,000	$	0.49	November 29, 2018
Series D		910,000		910,000	$	1.10	June 5, 2020
Series E		584,416		584,416	$	1.54	September 8, 2021
Series F		14,492		-	$	3.45	February 23, 2022 & March 9, 2022
Series G		460,250		-	$	2.68	July 21, 2022
Series H		920,000		-	$	2.75	October 16, 2022
Total		3,609,158		7,280,503

As consideration for the CellMist^TM System and services performed in connection therewith, the Company issued to Dr. Gerlach a Series A Stock Purchase Warrant entitling him to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended APA, the Series A Warrant will vest in five equal installments of 240,000 shares on each of July 12, 2014, July 12, 2015, July 12, 2016, July 12, 2017 and July 12, 2018. On August 5, 2015, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 196,812 shares of common stock. On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 204,571 shares of common stock.

A Series B Warrant with an exercise price of $0.46 to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with the 11/29 Financing. On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the remaining 1,326,087 Series B Warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,181,194 shares of common stock.

A Series C Warrant with an exercise price of $0.49, to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with a financing. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the 3,500,000 Series C Warrants resulting in the issuance of 3,092,637 shares of common stock.

 

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Series D Warrants with an exercise price of $1.10 to purchase 1,010,000 shares of common stock were issued on June 5, 2015 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to a private placement. On December 6, 2016, 100,000 Series D Warrants were exercised resulting in the Company receiving $110,000 of proceeds.

A Series E Warrant to purchase 584,416 shares of common stock was issued on September 9, 2016 in connection with the Loan Agreement. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

Three Series F Warrants to purchase 128,985 shares of common stock were issued between February 22, 2017 and March 9, 2017 in connection with the February 2017 Loan Agreements. On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

The Series G Warrants to purchase 460,250 shares of common stock were issued on July 21, 2017 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to the July 2017 Private Placement. See above for further discussion.

The Series H Warrants to purchase 920,000 shares of common stock were issued on October 16, 2017 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to the October 2017 Private Placement. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

Note 7. Stock Options

On June 20, 2013, the Company’s Board adopted the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the 2013 Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of December 31, 2017, there were 19,338,572 shares available for grant.

The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted in any of the Company's fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.

The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company's common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017 with no effect on retained deficit or other components of equity as of the beginning of the period.

Stock Option Activity

 

F-15

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the period ended December 31, 2017:

	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($)
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		257,500			1.07
Grants		187,500			1.92
Forfeitures		(40,000	)		1.65
Exercises		(20,000	)		0.80
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		385,000			1.42
Grants		310,000			4.20
Exercises		(150,000	)		1.12
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		545,000			3.09	8.61 years		972,325
Exercisable at December 31, 2017		390,000			2.80	8.47 years		805,475
Available for grant at December 31, 2017		19,338,572

The fair value of each stock option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. There were 310,000 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2017 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.38. There were 187,500 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2016 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.41. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were 150,000 options exercised on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 102,582 shares of common stock, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $397,100. During the year ended December 31, 2016, there were 20,000 options exercised on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 13,846 shares of common stock, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $36,000. Assumptions regarding volatility, expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate are required for the Black-Scholes model. The volatility assumption is based on the Company's historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on a U.S. treasury note with maturity similar to the option award's expected life. The expected life represents the average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The assumptions for volatility, expected life, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate for options granted are presented in the table below:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016
Risk-free interest rate	1.93% - 2.39		%	1.23%-1.41		%
Expected life in years	5.5 – 10.0				5.5
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility	98% - 106		%		92	%
Expected dividend yield		0			0

The share-based compensation cost resulting from stock option grants, including those previously granted and vesting over time is expensed ratably over the respective vesting periods. During the years December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $904,004 and $282,262, respectively, in share-based compensation. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $165,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.0 years. Stock-based compensation has been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Research and development	$	100,630	$	-
General and administrative		803,374		282,262
Total	$	904,004	$	282,262

 

F-16

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017:

		Stock Options Outstanding						Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices		Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options		Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price
	0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80
	1.05		55,000		6.25		1.05		35,000		6.25		1.05
	1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25
	1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34
	1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65
	1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70
	1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91
	2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28
	4.20		310,000		9.36		4.20		175,000		9.36		4.20
Total			545,000		8.61	$	3.09		390,000		8.47	$	2.80

Note 8. Commitments

Effective March 1, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) in the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse at a monthly rate of $750. The Lease was renewed effective March 1, 2016 at a monthly rate of $800 through August 30, 2018. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $9,600 and $9,500, respectively.

On August 1, 2013, the Company and Vector Asset Management, Inc. (“Vector”) entered into a Consulting Agreement whereby Vector will assist the Company with identifying subject matter experts in the medical device and biotechnology industries and to assist the Company with its ongoing research, development and eventual commercialization of its Regeneration Technology (collectively, the “Services”). On May 1, 2016, Vector and the Company entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, the term of the agreement terminates only upon written notice, and the monthly consulting fee, in consideration of the Services, was increased to $6,800 from $5,000. No other changes were made to the agreement.

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. Pursuant to these engagements the Company incurred expenses of $219,806 and $184,517 in during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

On August 1, 2017, the Company and the University of Pittsburgh entered into a Corporate Research Agreement whereby the University of Pittsburgh will perform academic research related to the Company’s technologies in exchange for $171,595 with $42,899 due on August 1, 2017; $42,899 due on November 1, 2017; $42,899 due on February 1, 2018 and $42,898 due on May 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had paid one advance and $42,899 is recorded as accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017.

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

Note 9. Related Party Transactions

As compensation for their service on the Board, Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio receive an annual retainer of $6,000, payable in equal quarterly installments in arrears. Additionally, on March 15, 2016, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share; and on May 11, 2017, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share. The 50,000 options became fully vested upon grant and the 75,000 options vested 50% on the date of grant and 50% one year hence. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein.

The law firm of Satterlee Stephens LLP (“Satterlee”), of which Joseph Sierchio, one of the Company’s directors, is a partner, provides counsel to the Company. Mr. Sierchio is the Company’s primary attorney. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $277,933 and $168,775 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company owed Satterlee $30,000 and $11,750 which is included in accounts payable. Mr. Sierchio continues to serve as a director of the Company.

 

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In connection with the Company’s anticipated FDA and other regulatory filings, the Company engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement the Company incurred expenses of $219,806 and $184,517 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

Dr. Gerlach is entitled to payments for consulting services. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $38,540 and $42,480, respectively. Accounts payable to Dr. Gerlach amounted to $17,640 and $18,540 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, as amended on May 1, 2016, with Jatinder Bhogal to provide consulting services to the Company through his wholly owned company, Vector Asset Management, Inc., Mr. Bhogal is an individual owning in excess of 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, as amended, Mr. Bhogal received compensation of $81,600 and $74,400 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 in connection with the consulting agreement.

On September 25, 2014, the Company entered into a Charitable Grant Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University of Pittsburgh in the aggregate amount of $75,000. The Company paid the Grant in eight quarterly installments of $9,375, with the final payment made on July 22, 2016. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC whereby KCC loaned the Company $700,000 at an interest rate of 7%. The Note was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

On February 23, 2017, the Company entered into two of the February 2017 Loan Agreements with Sierchio and KCC pursuant to which Sierchio loaned the Company $25,000 and KCC loaned $395,000 at an interest rate of 7%. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the Sierchio in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $1,149 of accrued interest. The remaining note with KCC was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, and KCC a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5, Debt” for further discussion.

March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,092,637 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

 

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On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

On July 21, 2017, the Company entered into the July 2017 Private Placement with KCC for the sale of 410,000 units at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,000,400 in aggregate proceeds. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

On August 1, 2017, the Company and the University of Pittsburgh entered into a Corporate Research Agreement whereby the University of Pittsburgh will perform academic research related to the Company’s technologies in exchange for $171,595. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a professor at the University.

On October 16, 2017, the Company entered into the October 2017 Private Placement with Joseph Sierchio for the sale of 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $25,000 in aggregate proceeds. Additionally, Mr. Sierchio, in a concurrent private placement, received one Series H Warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration. Each Series H Warrant has an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

Note 10. Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if all, or some portion, of such assets will more than likely not be realized.

On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law H.R. 1, “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”). ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires companies to recognize the effect of tax law changes in the period of enactment. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to existing U.S. tax law, including, but not limited to, a permanent reduction to the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, imposition of a one-time tax on deferred foreign income (“Repatriation Transition Tax”), adoption of a participation exemption system with respect to the taxation of future dividends received from foreign corporations, and repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax system. Other significant changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act include taxing payments made to foreign related parties that are deemed to be excessive, imposing a minimum tax on certain foreign earnings, requiring (beginning after December 31, 2021) the capitalization and subsequent amortization of certain research and development related expenses, and placing additional limits on the use of net operating losses and the deductibility of certain executive compensation. The reduction of the Company’s deferred tax assets resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% amounted to $1,831,000 during 2017.

There is no current or deferred tax expense for 2017 and 2016, due to the Company’s loss position. Realization of the future tax benefits related to the deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s ability to generate taxable income within the net operating loss carryforward period. Management has considered these factors in reaching its conclusion as to the valuation allowance for financial reporting purposes and has recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset. The income tax effect of temporary differences comprising the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is a result of the following at December 31:

	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards	$	2,480,000		$	3,217,000
Intangible asset		85,000			158,000
Capital loss carryforward		146,000			236,000
Stock-based compensation		247,000			139,000
		2,958,000			3,750,000
Valuation allowance		(2,958,000	)		(3,750,000	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	-		$	-

 

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The 2017 decrease in the valuation allowance was $792,000 compared to an increase of $974,000 in 2016.

The Company has available net operating loss and contribution carryforwards of approximately $11,810,000 for tax purposes to offset future taxable income which expire commencing 2018 through to the year 2037. The capital loss carryforward expires during 2018. Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, annual utilization of the Company’s net operating loss and contribution carryforwards may be limited if a cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% is deemed to occur within any three-year period. The tax years 2015 through 2017 remain open to examination by federal agencies and other jurisdictions in which it operates.

A reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective rate of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 follows:

	2017			2016
Statutory federal income tax rate		34	%		34	%
Permanent differences and other	(5		)%		13	%
Deferred tax impact from tax rate change	(50)		%
Valuation allowance	21		%	(47		)%
		0	%		0	%

Note 11. Subsequent Events

Management has reviewed material events subsequent of the period ended December 31, 2017 and prior to the filing of financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”.

On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated September 9, 2016 and the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated February 23, 2017 both with KCC pursuant to which both notes were amended (with a combined principal balance of $1,095,000) to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019.

On February 3, 2018, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 60,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 44,083 shares of common stock.

On February 11, 2018, a consultant exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 17,480 shares of common stock.

On February 12, 2018, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 480,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 457,480 shares of common stock.

On February 13, 2018, a Series D Warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.10 per share was exercised resulting in $110,000 to the Company.

On February 22, 2018, Kenneth Kirkland, a Company Director, exercised options to purchase up to 50,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 41,033 shares of common stock.

On February 22, 2018, Joseph Sierchio, a Company Director, 1) exercised options to purchase up to 37,500 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 22,711 shares of common stock; 2) exercised a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,899 shares of common stock; and 3) 2) exercised a Series H Warrant to purchase up to 10,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 7,418 shares of common stock .

On January 25, 2018, the Company paid the University of Pittsburgh $85,798 pursuant to the Corporate Research Agreement dated August 1, 2017.

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of December 31, 2017, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on the evaluation, management, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), have concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Evaluation of and Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations.

Based on this evaluation, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, our internal control over financial reporting was effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the permanent exemption from section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for non-accelerated filers.

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act), or in factors that could materially affect internal controls, during the quarter ended December 31, 2016, or subsequent to the date that management completed their evaluation, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financing reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

 

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table and text set forth the names and ages of all directors and executive officers of our company as of March 6, 2018. All of the directors will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. There are no family relationships between or among the directors, executive officers or persons nominated or charged by our company to become directors or executive officers. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board, and are appointed to serve by the Board.

Name	Age	Position	Director / Officer Since
Thomas Bold	56	President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer	December 2013
Patsy Trisler	69	Vice-President, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs	April 1, 2014
Joseph Sierchio	68	Director	August 2010
Kenneth Kirkland	75	Director	August 2013

Set forth below are the names of all directors and executive officers, all positions and offices with us held by each person, the period during which each has served as such, the principal occupations and employment of such persons during at least the last five years, and other director positions held currently or during the last five years:

Thomas Bold. Since 2013 Mr. Bold has been serving as a Business Consultant and Economic Advisor for StemCell Systems, GmbH. In this position he serves as a member of the steering committee of a multinational research project sponsored by the European Commission. From 2004 through 2012 Mr. Bold served as the CEO of StemCell Systems GmbH, a Berlin-based biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of advanced cell culture bioreactors. During his time in this position Mr. Bold managed several national and international research and development projects for the company. Mr. Bold has more than 15 years of professional business experience in the field of medical biotechnology device manufacturing, stem cell culture technology platform development and regenerative medicine research project management and product development. Mr. Bold has co-founded several start-up companies in Germany and specializes in structuring and management of new ventures and organizations. He initiated and managed successful business/R&D collaborations between many company and university partners and has been involved in successful patent application processes and IP portfolio management. Mr. Bold has assisted companies in securing millions of dollars of funding from local and national German research organizations and the European Commission and managed national and international life science R&D projects for Hybrid Organ GmbH, StemCell Systems GmbH and the Charité Medical Faculty of the Berlin Universities, Germany. He initiated and managed several skin therapy project consortia on wound dressing development, skin cell isolation technologies and skin cell spray deposition devices. Mr. Bold received his Bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of Cologne, Germany and his Diplom-Kaufmann (Masters') degree in Business Management, Economic Journalism and American Economy from the Freie Universität Berlin.

Patsy Trisler, JD, RAC. For over 20 years Ms. Trisler has provided strategic regulatory guidance and clinical compliance consulting services to medical device companies, including advising on non-clinical and clinical testing requirements for a variety of product types; preparing FDA submissions; facilitating FDA meetings; training on compliance with GCPs & FDA regulatory requirements. Ms. Trisler has been a regulatory consultant since 1991 and has held senior level positions where she provided consulting services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients and was most recently an independent consultant for a number of clients within the medical products industry. Prior to that Ms. Trisler served for nearly seven years at the FDA as a scientific reviewer and special assistant to the Director of the Office of Device Evaluation in developing medical device policies and guidances. She began her career as a biologist in a molecular biology laboratory at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Ms. Trisler received her B.S. in biology and psychology from American University in Washington, DC, and her juris doctorate from the Potomac School of Law/Antioch Law School in Washington, DC. Ms. Trisler is regulatory affairs certified (RAC) and a member of several professional groups including the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS). Ms. Trisler was appointed to serve as our Vice-President, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs due to her extensive regulatory guidance and clinical compliance experience.

 

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Joseph Sierchio. Mr. Sierchio earned his J.D. at Cornell University Law School in 1974, and a B.A., with Highest Distinction in Economics from Rutgers College at Rutgers University in 1971. Mr. Sierchio has been engaged in the practice of law as a member of Satterlee Stephens LLP, our counsel, since September 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Sierchio was engaged in the practice of law as a member of Sierchio & Partners, LLP from May 2007 through September 2016. Since 1975, Mr. Sierchio has continuously practiced corporate and securities law in New York City, representing domestic and foreign corporations, investors, brokerage firms, entrepreneurs, and public and private companies in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, and Hong Kong. Mr. Sierchio is admitted in all New York state courts and federal courts in the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of the State of New York as well as the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Sierchio is also a director of SolarWindow Technologies Inc., which is engaged in the research and development of renewable energy technology. Mr. Sierchio was invited to join the Board due to his experience representing corporations (public and private) and individuals in numerous and various organizational, compliance, administrative, governance, finance (equity and debt private and public offerings), regulatory and legal matters.

Dr. Kenneth Kirkland. From August 1998 through July 2010, Dr. Kirkland worked as an Executive Director at Iowa State University and most recently served as the University's Executive Director of the Research Foundation and Director of the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer. While there, he was successful in increasing the licensing of the University's technologies to companies to achieve number one ranking among U.S. universities in the number of licenses executed. Dr. Kirkland also spearheaded successful litigation against infringers of the Research Foundation's intellectual property resulting in total settlements of $20 million. Dr. Kirkland completed his undergraduate studies in the U.K., and obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomic Crop Science from Oregon State University. Dr. Kirkland was invited to join the Board due to his extensive experience in licensing intellectual property.

Certain Relationships

There are no family relationships among or between any of our officers and directors.

Consideration of Director Nominees

Director Qualifications

We believe that our Board, to the extent that our limited resources permit, should encompass a diverse range of talent, skill and expertise sufficient to provide sound and prudent guidance with respect to our operations and interests. Each director also is expected to: exhibit high standards of integrity, commitment and independence of thought and judgment; use his or her skills and experiences to provide independent oversight to our business; participate in a constructive and collegial manner; be willing to devote sufficient time to carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively; devote the time and effort necessary to learn our business; and, represent the long-term interests of all shareholders.

The Board has determined that the Board as a whole must have the right diversity, mix of characteristics and skills for the optimal functioning of the Board in its oversight of our affairs. The Board believes it should be comprised of persons with skills in areas such as: finance; real estate; banking; strategic planning; human resources and diversity; leadership of business organizations; and legal matters. The Board may also consider in its assessment of the Board’s diversity, in its broadest sense, reflecting, but not limited to, age, geography, gender and ethnicity.

 

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In addition to the targeted skill areas, the Board looks for a strong record of achievement in key knowledge areas that it believes are critical for directors to add value to the Board, including:

· Strategy—knowledge of our business model, the formulation of corporate strategies, knowledge of key competitors and markets;

· Leadership—skills in coaching and working with senior executives and the ability to assist the Chief Executive Officer;

· Organizational Issues—understanding of strategy implementation, change management processes, group effectiveness and organizational design;

· Relationships—understanding how to interact with investors, accountants, attorneys, management companies, analysts, and communities in which we operate;

· Functional—understanding of finance matters, financial statements and auditing procedures, technical expertise, legal issues, information technology and marketing; and

· Ethics—the ability to identify and raise key ethical issues concerning our activities and those of senior management as they affect the business community and society.

Board of Directors Meetings, Committees of the Board of Directors, and Annual Meeting Attendance

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the Board held a total of eleven (11) meetings, inclusive of actions by written consent. All members of the Board attended 100% of all meetings of the Board. We do not maintain a policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings and we did not have an annual meeting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

We do not currently have any standing committees of the Board. The full Board is responsible for performing the functions of: (i) the Audit Committee, (ii) the Compensation Committee and (iii) the Nominating Committee.

Our Bylaws provide that the number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, but in no event shall be less than the minimum required by law. The Board should be large enough to maintain our required expertise but not too large so as not to function efficiently. Director nominees are recommended, reviewed and approved by the entire Board. The Board believes that this process is appropriate due to the relatively small number of directors on the Board and the opportunity to benefit from a variety of opinions and perspectives in determining director nominees by involving the full Board.

While the Board is solely responsible for the selection and nomination of directors, the Board may consider nominees recommended by stockholders as it deems appropriate. The Board evaluates each potential nominee in the same manner regardless of the source of the potential nominee's recommendation. Although we do not have a policy regarding diversity, the Board does take into consideration the value of diversity among Board members in background, experience, education and perspective in considering potential nominees for recommendation to the Board for selection. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to our Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Bold, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, and include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors. The recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected.

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

We currently maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage.

Legal Proceedings

 

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During the past five years none of our directors, executive officers, promoters or control persons has been:

· the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

· convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

· subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;

· found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law;

· the subject of any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity.

· any federal or state judicial or administrative proceedings based on violations of federal or state securities, commodities, banking or insurance laws and regulations, or any settlement to such actions (excluding settlements between private parties); and any disciplinary sanctions or orders imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act 

Because we do not have a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act we are not required to make the disclosures required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our officers, directors and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable FINRA listing standards. Accordingly, the Code of Ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing, and to promote, among other things, honest and ethical conduct, full, timely, accurate and clear public disclosures, compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics, and accountability. Our Code of Ethics is available on our website at http://www.renovacareinc.com. To access our Code of Ethics, click on “Investors”, and then click on “Investor Briefcase” and then click on “Code of Ethics”.

A copy of our Code of Ethics may be obtained at no charge by sending a written request to our President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Bold, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

Corporate Governance

We have adopted Corporate Governance Principles applicable to our Board. Our Corporate Governance Principles are available on our website at http://www.renovacareinc.com. To access our Corporate Governance Principles, click on “Investors”, and then click on “Investor Briefcase” and then click on “Corporate Governance Principles”.

Board Leadership Structure

We currently have three executive officers and two directors. Our Board has reviewed our current Board leadership structure in light of the composition of the Board, our size, the nature of our business, the regulatory framework under which we operate, our stockholder base, our peer group and other relevant factors, and has determined that this structure is currently the most appropriate Board leadership structure for our company. Nevertheless, the Board intends to carefully evaluate from time to time to determine what the Board believes is best for us and our stockholders.

 

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Board Role in Risk Oversight

Risk is inherent in every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including strategic risks, enterprise risks, financial risks, and regulatory risks. While our management is responsible for day to day management of various risks we face, the Board, as a whole, is responsible for evaluating our exposure to risk and to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. The Board reviews and discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Board also has oversight responsibility with respect to the integrity of our financial reporting process and systems of internal control regarding finance and accounting, as well as its financial statements.

Director Independence

Our securities are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and, therefore, are not subject to the corporate governance requirements of any such exchange, including those related to the independence of directors. However, at this time, after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Board has determined that Dr. Kirkland is independent from our management and qualifies as an “Independent Director” under the standards of independence under the applicable FINRA listing standards. This means that, in the judgment of the Board, Dr. Kirkland (1) is not an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries, or (2) has not had any direct or indirect relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of his independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Upon our listing on any national securities exchange or any inter-dealer quotation system, we will elect such independent directors as is necessary under the rules of any such securities exchange.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board may do so by addressing their correspondence to the Board at RenovaCare, Inc. Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203. The Board has approved a process pursuant to which the CEO reviews and forwards correspondence to the appropriate director or group of directors for response.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our Board is responsible for establishing the compensation and benefits for our executive officers. The Board reviews the performance and total compensation package for our executive officers, and considers the modification of existing compensation and the adoption of new compensation plans. The board has not retained any compensation consultants.

The goals of our executive compensation program are to attract, motivate and retain individuals with the skills and qualities necessary to support and develop our business within the framework of our small size and available resources. We designed our executive compensation program to achieve the following objectives:

·	attract and retain executives experienced in developing and delivering products such as our own;
·	motivate and reward executives whose experience and skills are critical to our success;
	reward performance; and
·	align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders by motivating executive officers to increase stockholder value.

 

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The following table and descriptive materials set forth information concerning compensation earned for services rendered to us by: the President & Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO); and the three other most highly-compensated executive officers other than the CEO and CFO who were serving as our executive officers during the last two fiscal years (“Named Executive Officers”).

Name and principal position	Year December 31,	Salary/ consulting fee ($)		Bonus ($)		Stock awards ($)		Option awards ($)		All other compensation ($)		Total ($)
Thomas Bold(1)	2017		100,000		-		-		248,700		-		348,700
President, CEO and Interim CFO	2016		100,000		-		-		83,796		-		183,796
Rhonda B. Rosen(2)	2016		30,100		-		-		27,932		-		58,032
Former CFO
Patsy Trisler(3)	2017		60,000		-		-		-		-		60,000
VP – Clinical & Regulatory Affairs	2016		60,000		-		-		-		-		60,000

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⁽¹⁾ On December 1, 2013, we appointed Mr. Bold as our President & CEO. On October 8, 2016, Mr. Bold assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer commensurate with the resignation of Rhonda Rosen. On December 1, 2013 we entered into the Consulting Agreement with Mr. Bold. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Bold is expected to serve on a part-time basis and will receive an annual fee of $100,000, payable in 12 equal installments, which is prorated for any partial months during the term of the Consulting Agreement. In addition to Mr. Bold’s fee, he was issued a stock option to purchase up to 40,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share, the closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on November 29, 2013, a stock option to purchase up to 60,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share, the closing price on March 15, 2016, and a stock option to purchase up to 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share, the closing price on May 11, 2017. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and vest as follows: (a) 20,000 vested on December 1, 2014; (b) 20,000 vested on December 1, 2015; (c) 60,000 vested on March 16, 2016; (d) 37,500 vested on May 11, 2017; and (e) 37,500 vest on May 11, 2018.

⁽²⁾ On October 1, 2013, we appointed Ms. Rosen to serve as our CFO on a part-time basis, for which she was paid a monthly fee of $3,900. On August 14, 2014, we granted to Ms. Rosen an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share, the closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on August 13, 2014, and a stock option to purchase up to 20,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share, the closing price on March 15, 2016. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and vest as follows: (a) 5,000 vested on the grant date; (b) 5,000 vested on August 14, 2015, and (c) 20,000 vested on March 16, 2016. On September 9, 2016, we terminated the at-will executive services agreement with Ms. Rosen.

⁽³⁾ On April 1, 2014, we appointed Ms. Patsy Trisler as our Vice President – Clinical & Regulatory Affairs and entered into an at-will consulting agreement with Ms. Trisler pursuant to which we granted Ms. Trisler an option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.05 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on April 1, 2014. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and, subject to Ms. Trisler’s continued service, the options vest(ed) as follows, 10,000 on: (a) April 1, 2015; (b) April 1, 2016; (c) April 1, 2017; (d) April 1, 2018; and (e) April 1, 2019.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal-Year End

The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards that have been previously awarded to each of the Named Executives and which remained outstanding as of December 31, 2017.

Option Awards
Name	Number of securities underlying unexercised options exercisable		Number of securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable		Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date
Thomas Bold		60,000		-		1.91	March 15, 2026
		37,500		37,500		4.20	May 11, 2028
Rhonda B. Rosen		10,000		-		0.80	October 8, 2018
		20,000		-		1.91	October 8, 2018
Patsy Trisler		30,000		20,000		1.05	March 31, 2025

 

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Long-Term Incentive Plans

On June 20, 2013, our Board adopted our 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of our issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance to our officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the Incentive Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of December 31, 2017, there were 19,338,572 shares available for grant.

The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted in any of the Company's fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.

The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company's common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023.

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers, except that our directors and executive officers may receive stock options at the discretion of our Board. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our Board.

Employment Contracts

We maintain an “at-will” consulting agreement with Mr. Thomas Bold, our President, CEO and Interim CFO. Our entire Board sets the current year compensation levels of each Named Executive Officer.

We have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.

Change of Control Agreements

There are no understandings or agreements known by management at this time which would result in a change in control. We do not have any change of control or severance agreements with any of its executive officers or directors. In the event of the termination of employment of the Named Executive Officers any and all unexercised stock options shall expire and no longer be exercisable after a specified time following the date of the termination.

 

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Compensation of Directors

Our Board determines the non-employee directors’ compensation for serving on the Board and its committees. In establishing director compensation, the Board is guided by the following goals:

· compensation should consist of a combination of cash and equity awards that are designed to fairly pay the directors for work required for a company of our size and scope;

· compensation should align the directors’ interests with the long-term interests of stockholders; and

· compensation should assist with attracting and retaining qualified directors.

We reimburse our directors for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board. We do not pay director compensation to directors who are also employees. All non-employee directors are paid a director’s fee. Our Board may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director. Effective as of August 1, 2013, we agreed to pay non-employee directors an annual fee of $6,000 for their services, paid quarterly. Directors are entitled to participate in, and have been issued options under, our 2013 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.

The following table reports all compensation we paid to non-employee directors during the last two fiscal years.

Name		Fees earned or paid in cash (1) ($)		Option awards Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value ($)(2)		Total ($)
Joseph Sierchio(3)	2017		6,000		248,700		254,700
	2016		6,000		69,830		75,830
Kenneth Kirkland	2017		6,000		248,700		254,700
	2016		6,000		69,830		75,830

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⁽¹⁾ The amounts in this column represent the quarterly compensation.

⁽²⁾ The amounts in this column represent the total fair value assigned to options granted in 2017 and 2016 to Messrs. Kirkland and Sierchio.

⁽³⁾ The amounts set forth in this table do not include fees paid to legal firms associated with Mr. Sierchio.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)	Number of shares Beneficially Owned (2)		% of Class Owned (2)
Directors and Officers
Thomas Bold (3)		125,879	*
Patsy Trisler (4)		30,000	*
Kenneth Kirkland (5)		108,175	*
Joseph Sierchio (6)		647,516	*
All Directors and Officers as a Group (4 people)		911,570		1.18
5% Shareholders
Kalen Capital Corporation (7) The Kalen Capital Building 688 West Hastings St. Suite 700 Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1		51,869,248		65.44
Jatinder Singh Bhogal (8) 1962 Knox Road Vancouver, BC V6T1S6		5,038,061		6.56

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* less than 1%

 

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⁽¹⁾ Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock and except as indicated the address of each beneficial owner is Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

⁽²⁾ Calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act. Beneficial ownership is calculated based on 76,840,522 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of February 23, 2018. Under Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act, shares not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the number and percentage owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the percentage owned by each other person listed.

⁽³⁾ Consists of 5,000 shares of common stock and a Series D Warrant to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock purchased by Mr. Bold in a private placement we conducted in 2015; 78,379 shares received upon the cashless exercise of 100,000 options and vested options to purchase up to 37,500 shares of common stock. Does not include 37,500 shares issuable upon exercise of issued warrants scheduled to vest on May 11, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾ Ms. Trisler was appointed as our Vice President – Clinical & Regulatory Affairs on April 1, 2014; as part of her appointment she was granted a stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in five equal installments of 10,000 on April 1, 2015-2019, subject to her continued service with the Company.

⁽⁵⁾ Consists of 70,675 shares issued upon the cashless exercise of options and vested options to purchase 37,500 shares of common stock. Does not include 37,500 shares issuable upon exercise of issued warrants scheduled to vest on May 11, 2018.

⁽⁶⁾ Includes (a) 550,000 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Sierchio; (b) 75,199 shares of common stock issued upon the cashless exercise of vested stock options; (c) 10,000 shares of common stock purchased pursuant to the October 2017 private placement; (d) 4,899 shares of common stock issued upon the cashless exercise of a Series F Warrant; and (e) 7,418 shares of common stock issued upon the cashless exercise of a Series H Warrant. Does not include 37,500 shares issuable upon exercise of issued warrants scheduled to vest on May 11, 2018.

⁽⁷⁾ Kalen Capital Corporation is a private Alberta corporation wholly owned by Mr. Harmel Rayat. In such capacity, Mr. Rayat may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Consists of (a) 49,449,037 shares of common stock; (b) a Series D Warrant to purchase up to 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020; (c) a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of common stock at an exercise price of the lesser of $1.54, or a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Series E Warrant is exercised, through September 9, 2021; (d) a Series G Warrant to purchase up to 410,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022; (e) 122,845 shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Loan Agreement (assuming the February Loan Agreement was converted as of February 23, 2018, at a conversion price of $3.45); and (f) 502,950 shares issuable upon conversion of the note issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement (assuming the Loan Agreement was converted as of February 23, 2018, at a conversion price of $1.54). As of the date of this report we have not received a notice of conversion from Kalen Capital Corporation for the Loan Agreement or the February 2017 Loan Agreement. Each of KCC’s warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. For tax purposes, a portion of the debt and equity securities of owned by KCC have been assigned to Kalen Capital Holdings, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary.

⁽⁸⁾ Includes (a) 2,529,425 shares of common stock held by Boston Financial Group, Ltd., and (b) 2,508,636 shares of common stock held by 1420527 Alberta Ltd., Mr. Bhogal is the sole principal of each entity and in such capacity, Mr. Bhogal may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Does not include 30,800 shares of stock owned by Mr. Bhogal’s wife, of which he disclaims beneficial ownership. Mr. Bhogal is the President and sole shareholder of Vector Asset Management, Inc., which provides us with consulting services.

 

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Our proposed business raises potential conflicts of interests between certain of our officers and directors and us. Certain of our directors may become directors of other biotechnology companies and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in ventures in which we may participate, our directors may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms regarding the extent of such participation. In the event that such a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of our directors, a director who has such a conflict will abstain from voting for or against the approval of such participation or such terms. In appropriate cases, we will establish a special committee of independent directors to review a matter in which several directors, or management, may have a conflict.

In determining whether we will acquire a new technology or participate in a research and development program, the directors will primarily consider the potential benefits to us, the degree of risk to which we may be exposed and its financial position at that time. Other than as indicated, we have no other procedures or mechanisms to deal with conflicts of interest. We are not aware of the existence of any conflict of interest as described herein.

Transactions with Related Persons

We do not have a formal written policy for the review and approval of transactions with related parties. However, our Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Principles require actual or potential conflict of interest to be reported to the Board. Our employees are expected to disclose personal interests that may conflict with ours and they may not engage in personal activities that conflict with their responsibilities and obligations to us. Periodically, we inquire as to whether or not any of our directors have entered into any transactions, arrangements or relationships that constitute related party transactions. If any actual or potential conflict of interest is reported, our entire Board and outside legal counsel review the transaction and relationship disclosed and the Board makes a formal determination regarding each director's independence. If the transaction is deemed to present a conflict of interest, the Board will determine the appropriate action to be taken.

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

Our unwritten policy with regard to transactions with related persons is that all material transactions are to be reviewed by the entire Board for any possible conflicts of interest. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the Board will generally evaluate the transaction in terms of the following standards: (i) the benefits to us; (ii) the impact on a director's independence in the event the related person is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, shareholder or executive officer; (iii) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; (iv) the terms and conditions of the transaction; and (v) the terms available to unrelated parties or the employees generally. The Board will then document its findings and conclusion in written minutes.

Transactions with Related Persons

The Board is responsible for review, approval, or ratification of “related-person transactions” involving the Company and related persons. Under SEC rules (Section 404 (a) of Regulation S-K), a related person is a director, officer, nominee for director, or 10% stockholder of the company since the beginning of the previous fiscal year, and their immediate family members. We are required to report any transaction or series of transactions in which we or a subsidiary is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a related person has a direct or indirect material interest.

 

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The Board has determined that, barring additional facts or circumstances, a related person does not have a direct or indirect material interest in the following categories of transactions:

· any transaction with another company for which a related person's only relationship is as an employee (other than an executive officer), director, or beneficial owner of less than 10% of that company's shares, if the amount involved does not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of that company's total annual revenue;

· compensation to executive officers determined by the Board;

· compensation to directors determined by the Board;

· transactions in which all security holders receive proportional benefits; and

· banking-related services involving a bank depository of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar service.

The Board reviews transactions involving related persons who are not included in one of the above categories and makes a determination whether the related person has a material interest in a transaction and may approve, ratify, rescind, or take other action with respect to the transaction in its discretion. The Board reviews all material facts related to the transaction and takes into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances; the extent of the related person's interest in the transaction; and, if applicable, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services.

The following are related party transactions for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

The law firm of Satterlee Stephens LLP (“Satterlee”), of which Joseph Sierchio, one of the Company’s directors, is a partner, provides counsel to the Company. Mr. Sierchio is the Company’s primary attorney. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $277,933 and $168,775 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company owed Satterlee $30,000 and $11,750 which is included in accounts payable. Mr. Sierchio continues to serve as a director of the Company.

In connection with the Company’s anticipated FDA and other regulatory filings, the Company engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement the Company incurred expenses of $219,806 and $184,517 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2017, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

On July 21, 2017, the Company entered into the July 2017 Private Placement with KCC for the sale of 410,000 units at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,000,400 in aggregate proceeds. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for further discussion.

 

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On February 23, 2017, the Company entered into two of the February 2017 Loan Agreements with Sierchio and KCC pursuant to which Sierchio loaned the Company $25,000 and KCC loaned $395,000 at an interest rate of 7%. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the Sierchio in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $1,149 of accrued interest. The remaining note with KCC was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. The February 2017 Note can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76. Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, and KCC a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5. Debt” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for further discussion.

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC whereby KCC loaned the Company $700,000 at an interest rate of 7%. The Note was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. As of September 9, 2017, the Note, can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23. Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5. Debt” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for further discussion.

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share and rendered $1,000,000 as payment.

For related party transactions that do not exceed $120,000 please see “Note 9. Related Party Transactions” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for further discussion.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Peterson Sullivan LLP (“Peterson Sullivan”) currently serves as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. To the knowledge of management, neither such firm nor any of its members has any direct or material indirect financial interest in us or any connection with us in any capacity otherwise than as independent accountants.

Our Board, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of different public accountants at any time during the year, if the Board believes that a change would be in the best interests of the stockholders. The Board has considered the audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees paid to Peterson Sullivan, as disclosed below, and has determined that the payment of such fees is compatible with maintaining the independence of the accountants.

We do not currently have an audit committee.

 

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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The following table presents aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Peterson Sullivan during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2016
Audit fees	$	37,382	$	40,420
Audit-related fees		18,292		3,444
Tax fees		4,200		6,692
Total fees	$	59,874	$	50,556

Audit Fees

Audit fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, totaled $37,382 and $40,420, respectively, and consist of the aggregate fees billed by Peterson Sullivan for the audit of the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and review of interim financial statements included in the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Audit-Related Fees

Audit-related fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, totaled $18,292 and $3,444, respectively, and consist of the aggregate fees billed by Peterson Sullivan for discussions and research related to financial reporting inquires and the review and providing of consents for our registration statement on Form S-1, Form S-3 and Form S-8 and amendments thereto that were filed with the SEC.

Tax Fees

Tax fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, totaled $4,200 and $6,692, respectively, and consist of the aggregate fees billed by Peterson Sullivan for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All Other Fees

There were no fees billed to us for products and services provided by Peterson Sullivan LLP, other than reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

The Board feels that the services rendered by Peterson Sullivan were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are filed as a part of this Form 10-K.

1. Financial Statements

The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K:

· Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

· Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016

· Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

· Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

· Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

· Notes to Financial Statements

2. Financial Statement Schedules

Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is provided in the consolidated financial statements or notes described in Item 15(a)(1) above.

3. Exhibits

The Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index, which appears immediately following the signature page, are incorporated herein by reference, and are filed as part of this Form 10-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	RENOVACARE, INC.
Date: March 13, 2018	By:	/s/ Thomas Bold
	Name:	Thomas Bold
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Thomas Bold	President, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer	March 13, 2018
Thomas Bold	(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Patsy Trisler	Vice-President - Clinical & Regulatory Affairs	March 13, 2018
Patsy Trisler
/s/ Kenneth Kirkland	Director	March 13, 2018
Kenneth Kirkland
/s/ Joseph Sierchio	Director	March 13, 2018
Joseph Sierchio

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit #	Description of Exhibit
3.1	Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB 12g filed on May 11, 1999, SEC file number 000-30156-99616992.
3.2	Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2011, SEC file number 000-30156-11520181.
3.3	Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14521612.
3.4	By-laws of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB 12g filed on May 11, 1999, SEC file number 000-30156-99616992.
4.1†	Form of Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 12, 2013, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013, as amended on November 21, 2013 and December 27, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131300357.
4.2	Form of Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657.
4.3	Registration Rights Agreement dated November 29, 2013, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657.
4.4	Form of Series D Common Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015, SEC file number 000-30156-15981571.
4.5	Convertible Promissory Note dated September 9, 2016, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353
4.6	Series E Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 9, 2016; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353
4.7	Form of Convertible Promissory Note dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17654590
4.8	Form of Series F Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17654590
4.9	Convertible Promissory Note dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968
4.10	Form of Series G Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 21, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17978114
4.11	Form of Series H Stock Purchase Warrant dated October 16, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-171141509
4.11	Form of Subscription Agreement dated July 21, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17978114
4.12	Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 16, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-171141509
10.1	Employment Agreement dated June 20, 2013, between Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657
10.2	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 21, 2013, between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013, as amended on November 21, 2013 and December 27, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131300357
10.3§	Form of Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657.
10.4	Finder's Agreement dated August 13, 2013, between Vector Asset Management, Inc. and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-13109753
10.5	At-Will Executive Services Agreement dated October 1, 2013, between Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013, SEC file number 000- 30156-13129717

 

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10.6	Subscription Agreement for 3,500,000 units dated November 29, 2013, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657
10.7	At-Will Consulting Agreement effective as of December 1, 2013, between Thomas Bold and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156- 131259657
10.8	Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 2013, between Duke Mountain Resources, Inc., Fostung Resources Ltd. and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14513586
10.9	At-Will Consulting Agreement effective as of April 1, 2014, between Patsy Trisler and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156- 14838542
10.10	Stock Option Agreement dated April 1, 2014, between Patsy Trisler and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14838542
10.11	Stock Option Agreements dated August 14, 2014, between Kenneth Kirkland, Joseph Sierchio, Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-141054256
10.12	Post-Closing Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company's Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2014, SEC file number 000- 30156-141102510
10.13	Option Agreement dated May 1, 2015 between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2015; SEC file number 000-30156-158333270.
10.14	Form of Subscription Agreement, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015, SEC file number 000-30156-15923671.
10.15	Loan Agreement between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353
10.16	Form of Loan Agreement dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17654590
10.17	Loan Agreement dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968
10.18	Amendment to Loan Agreement between Joseph Sierchio and the Company dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968
10.19	Amendment to Loan Agreement between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968
10.20	Form of Subscription Agreement dated July 21, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17978114
10.21	Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 16, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-171141509
10.22*	January 29, 2018 Amendment to Convertible Promissory Note dated February 23, 2017
10.23*	January 29, 2018 Amendment to Convertible Promissory Note dated September 9, 2016
10.24*	Corporate Research Agreement dated August 1, 2017
10.25*	Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 2016 between Vector Asset Management, Inc. and the Company
10.26*	January 29, 2018 First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated February 23, 2017
10.27*	January 29, 2018 First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated September 9, 2016
14.1	Code of Ethics, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 10-K file on April 15, 2009, SEC file number 000-30156-09750383.
23.1	Consent of Peterson Sullivan*
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
32.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
99.1	2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-13933444.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document**
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Schema Document**
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Presentation Linkbase Document**

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*Filed herewith.

† Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the omitted material have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

§ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

** Furnished herewith. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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EX-10.22

EXHIBIT 10.22

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

This FIRST AMENDMENT DATED JANUARY 29, 2018 (this “Amendment”) to the Convertible Promissory Note dated February 23, 2017 (the “Promissory Note”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Payee are parties to a Loan Agreement dated February 23, 2017 (the “Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement the Borrower delivered the Promissory Note which is due and payable on February 28, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”); and

WHEREAS, the Loan Agreement was amended by Agreement dated January 29, 2018 (the “First Loan Agreement Amendment”) so as to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019 and pursuant to which the Borrower agreed to deliver this Amendment.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AMENDMENT

1. AMENDMENT. The Promissory Note is hereby amended as follows:

The third paragraph of the Promissory Note is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted in lieu thereof:

“The entire balance, interest and principal, will be payable on December 31, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”).”

2. CONSTRUCTION. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note, as the case may be. The terms of this Amendment amend and modify the Promissory Note. If there is any conflict between the terms, conditions and obligations of this Amendment and the Promissory Notes, this Amendment’s terms, conditions and obligations shall control. All other provisions of the Promissory Note not specifically modified by this Amendment are preserved and remain full force and effect.

RenovaCare, Inc.
By:	/s/ Thomas Bold
Name:	Thomas Bold
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-10.23

EXHIBIT 10.23

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

This FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Convertible Promissory Note dated September 9, 2016 (the “Promissory Note”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Payee are parties to a Loan Agreement dated September 9, 2016 (the “Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement the Borrower delivered the Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($700,000) which was due and payable on December 31, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”).

WHEREAS, the Loan Agreement was amended by Agreement dated January 29, 2018 (the “First Loan Agreement Amendment”) so as to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019 and pursuant to which the Borrower agreed to deliver this Amendment.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AMENDMENT

1. AMENDMENT. The Promissory Note is hereby amended as follows:

The third paragraph of the Promissory Note is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted in lieu thereof:

“The entire balance, interest and principal, will be payable on December 31, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”).”

2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Amendment shall be December 31, 2017.

3. CONSTRUCTION. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note, as the case may be. The terms of this Amendment amend and modify the Promissory Note. If there is any conflict between the terms, conditions and obligations of this Amendment and the Promissory Notes, this Amendment’s terms, conditions and obligations shall control. All other provisions of the Promissory Note not specifically modified by this Amendment are preserved and remain full force and effect.

RenovaCare, Inc.
By:	/s/ Thomas Bold
Name:	Thomas Bold
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-10.24

EXHIBIT 10.24

Pitt Ref: #0057392

CORPORATE RESEARCH AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 1. day of August, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), by and between RENOVACARE INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and having an office at 430 Park Avenue, Suite 702 New York, NY 10022 (the “Company”), and the UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, a non-profit, state-related educational institution incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and having an office at Office of Research, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 (the “University”).

WHEREAS, Company desires to fund the University’s research, and the University agrees to perform such research with Company’s funding.

WHEREAS, Dr. Jorg Gerlach in the University’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine shall be the University’s principal investigator in conducting the research for Company (the “Principal Investigator”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

1.	Scope of Work.
	1.2	University agrees to use its reasonable efforts to perform academic research funded by Company in accordance with the Statement of Work as set out in Exhibit A as attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Project”).
	1.2	University shall perform the Project in accordance with academic standards and all laws and regulations that apply to such standards. Company recognizes that the University will not conduct the Project in accordance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration Good Laboratory Practice regulatory standards (“GLP”), and Company understand and agrees that any Project results generated may not be used by Company for any filings that require a certification of GLP compliance.
2.	Term. The parties shall perform their respective obligations for the Project commencing with the Effective Date of this Agreement and terminating May 31, 2018 (the “Term”).

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3.	Payment.
	3.1	Company agrees to pay to University the aggregate amount of One Hundred Seventy One Thousand Five Hundred Nighty Five Dollars ($171,595.00) for University’s performance of the Project, as provided in the cost‑reimbursable budget attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Budget”). Such payments shall be made in accordance with the following schedule and shall clearly identify the Principal Investigator and the Project:
		(a)	Twenty-five percent (25%) upon execution of this Agreement.
		(b)	Twenty-five percent (25%) within three (3) months of the Effective Date.
		(c)	Twenty-five percent (25%) within six (6) months of the Effective Date.
		(d)	Twenty-five percent (25%) upon completion of the Project.

3.2	If, at any time during the Term, expenditures are expected to exceed the total Budget, the University may request additional funds from Company, which Company may elect to provide at its discretion. In the event that Company elects not to provide additional funds, Company shall have no rights with regard to Project research which is not funded by Company.
3.3	The University may reasonably reallocate funds within categories of the Budget to meet the primary objectives of the Project. In the event that the Project is completed and there are funds remaining in the Budget, such unexpended funds shall be refunded to Company upon submission of the University’s final financial statement.

4.	Materials Provided.
	4.1	All materials provided for the Project under this Agreement (the “Materials”) shall be listed on Exhibit C, which shall include the name and amount of the Materials, and the party providing such Materials (the “Provider”). If no Materials are being provided, Exhibit C shall indicate “none.”
	4.2	All Materials shall remain the property of the Provider and will be used by the receiving party (the “Recipient”) solely for the Project. The Materials will be returned to the Provider or destroyed by the Recipient, as requested by Provider, at the end of the Term of this Agreement or upon early termination of this Agreement.
	4.3	The Materials shall be used with prudence and appropriate caution in any experimental work. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Recipient agrees to defend and indemnify the Provider, its trustees, officers, employees and agents from any and all claims and damages in any way arising from the acquisition, use, storage or disposal of the Materials by Recipient, unless such claim is solely due to negligence on the part of the Provider.
	4.4	Subject to the University limitations set forth in Section 1.2, the Materials will be used in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations, including the National Institutes of Health guidelines on the use of animals and recombinant DNA. The Materials may not be used for in vivo testing in human subjects. Materials derived from human donors may not be transferred with any individual donor-identifying information.

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4.5 No option, license, or conveyance of rights, express or implied, is granted by one party to the other party in connection with any Materials provided under this Agreement, except the right to use the Materials strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.	Ownership of Equipment. Title to any equipment or supplies purchased or manufactured in the performance of the Project funded under this Agreement shall vest in the University upon acquisition.
6.	Principal Investigator. If, for any reason, the Principal Investigator is unable to continue to serve as Principal Investigator, the University shall be entitled to designate another faculty member who is acceptable to Company to serve as Principal Investigator of the Project. If a substitute Principal Investigator has not been designated within sixty (60) days after the original Principal Investigator ceases his or her services under this Agreement, either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice thereof to the other party, subject to the provisions of Section 10, Termination.
7.	Independent Contractor.

7.1	University is an independent contractor of Company. Company agrees, warrants and represents to University that Company will not attempt at any time to exercise any significant degree of control over the University’s research efforts in connection with this Agreement.
7.2	Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership or joint venture between University and Company, nor shall either party’s employees, servants, agents or representatives be considered the employees, servants, agents or representatives of the other. Neither party shall have any express or implied right or authority to assume or create any obligation on behalf of, or in the name of, the other party; or to bind the other party to any contract, agreement or undertaking with any third party.
7.3	University shall withhold and pay all statutory payroll taxes and provide any and all employment related insurances, including Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability, for its employees involved in the Project.

8.	Reports and Records.
	8.1	The University shall provide Company with periodic progress reports on the Project, as specified in the Statement of Work attached hereto as Exhibit A.
	8.2	University shall provide Company with a final written report upon completion of the Project or upon earlier termination of this Agreement.

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	8.3	University shall, at mutually agreed upon times, meet with Company’s representatives to discuss Project results and reports.
	8.4	Company agrees to maintain such reports in confidence pending the Principal Investigator’s publication or presentation of the Project results in accordance with Section 15, Publication, below. If, following termination of the Agreement, the Principal Investigator does not publish any results of the Project, the University shall promptly inform Company in writing that Company is released from its obligation of confidentiality regarding the reports.
9.	Intellectual Property Rights.
	9.1	Ownership of inventions and/or discoveries developed under this Agreement shall follow inventorship under U.S. Patent law:

(a)	University shall own all rights, title and interest in and to inventions and/or discoveries developed solely by University employees, students or agents under this Agreement, except that the Company shall retain a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use such inventions and/or discoveries developed under this Agreement for non-commercial, internal research activities. The University shall disclose such inventions and/or discoveries to Company in writing before the end of the Term of this Agreement.
(b)	University and Company shall jointly own inventions and/or discoveries developed by employees of both parties. Company shall have a right of first offer to license the University’s interest in such inventions and/or discoveries in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.
(c)	Company shall own all rights, title and interest in and to inventions and/or discoveries, whether patentable, copyrightable or otherwise, developed solely by Company’s employees or agents, except that the University shall retain a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use such inventions and/or discoveries developed under this Agreement for non-commercial educational and research activities. Company shall disclose such inventions and/or discoveries to University in writing before the end of the Term of this Agreement.

9.2 During the Term of this Agreement, subject to Public Law 96‑517 (codified in 35 U.S.C. §200‑212 and implemented in 37 C.F.R. 401) and to the terms of this Agreement, the University grants to Company a right of first offer to an exclusive royalty-bearing license to inventions and/or discoveries developed by the University’s faculty, staff, students and employees as a result of work on the Project. Such right of first offer shall remain in effect for ninety (90) days after the date of disclosure to Company. If Company has not notified University in writing of its desire to enter into license negotiations within such ninety (90) day period, University shall have the right, but not the obligation, to license such rights to a third party. The right of first offer granted to Company hereunder shall not apply to University patents or patent applications issued or filed before the Effective Date of this Agreement.

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9.3 Should Company notify University of its desire to enter into license negotiations in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof, the University shall provide Company with a license agreement which shall include the following:

(a)	Company shall pay to University an execution fee, annual maintenance payments/minimum royalties, milestones payments (where applicable) and reasonable royalty rates;
(b)	University shall have a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use inventions and/or discoveries for non-commercial education and research purposes;
(c)	Company shall reimburse the University for all patent prosecution and maintenance costs;
(d)	License agreement must be finalized and fully executed within ninety (90) days;
(e)	Such other reasonable terms and conditions as agreed upon by the parties.

9.4	Should a mutually acceptable license agreement not be executed and delivered within ninety (90) days from the date University provides Company with the license agreement described in Section 9.3, Company shall have no further rights to inventions and/or discoveries described in Section 9.1 and University shall have the right, but not the obligation, to license them to a third party.
9.5	Nothing contained herein shall affect the pre-existing rights of either party in intellectual property developed prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement.

10.	Termination.
	10.1	This Agreement may be terminated prior to the expiration of the Term should any one or more of the following events occur:
		(a)	either party provides the other with sixty (60) days advance written notice;
		(b)	either party materially breaches this Agreement, and the non-breaching party provides the breaching party with thirty (30) days advance written notice of termination and such breach is not remedied within such thirty (30) day period;

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(c)	Company files for creditor protection under any section of the United States Bankruptcy Code; or
(d)	a bankruptcy trustee or receiver is appointed for Company.

10.2 Company shall reimburse the University for its actual expenses incurred as of the date of termination, including all costs of non-cancelable obligations payable by University in anticipation of the University’s performance of the Project pursuant to this Agreement.

11.	Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.
	11.1	Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the University, its trustees, officers, employees and agents, for all liability relating to any expense, claim, loss, damage or cost (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the Project’s research data or results.
	11.1	University shall not be liable to Company, its officers, employees, servants or agents or to any third party for injuries or losses arising out of the use of the Project’s research data or results.
12.	Warranty Disclaimers. UNIVERSITY DISCLAIMS AND MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, PATENTABILITY OR THAT THE COMPANY’S USE OF THE PROJECT RESEARCH RESULTS WILL BE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
13.	Confidentiality.

13.1

University and Company acknowledge that it may be necessary to disclose information to each other which each party considers proprietary or confidential in order for the University to perform the Project. To preserve the proprietary or confidential nature of such information, University and Company agree to either: (a) clearly mark the term “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” upon the information and forward it only to the other party in writing; or (b) orally disclose to the other party the proprietary or confidential nature of the information, subsequently indicate the nature of such information in a writing addressed to the other party, via certified or registered mail, and clearly mark the writing or information with the term “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” and deliver it to the other party within thirty (30) days of disclosure.

13.2

Neither party shall disclose nor cause to be disclosed any Confidential Information of the other party without the other party’s prior written consent.

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13.3	The parties’ obligation of non-disclosure shall not apply to any or all of information which:
	(a)	is in the public domain at the time of disclosure;
	(b)	becomes part of the public domain after disclosure through no fault of the other party;
	(c)	is in the other party’s possession at the time of disclosure or is properly obtained by recipient from a third party with a valid legal right to disclose such information, and such third party is not under a confidentiality obligation to the disclosing party; or
	(d)	is required to be disclosed due to applicable law, regulation or order of court.

14.	Publicity. The Company shall not use the name of the University or any member of the University’s staff, in connection with any products, promotion, or advertising without the prior written approval of the University. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Sponsor from disclosing the existence of this Agreement or provide a copy of the agreement in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as otherwise required by law.
15.	Publication Rights.
	15.1	University shall have the right to publish the results of and disseminate information pertaining to the University’s research for the Project conducted under this Agreement. Company acknowledges the University’s strong institutional policy favoring the retention of publication rights and dependence upon publication as an essential means of intellectual exchange.
	15.1	University agrees to submit any proposed publication or presentation of Project results to Company for review prior to publication. Within thirty (30) days of its receipt, Company shall advise University in writing of any proprietary or patentable information contained therein and may, as necessary, formally request the University to delay disclosure of such information. University agrees to refrain from publishing any such information categorized by Company as proprietary or patentable for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of such written request, to enable Company to appropriately coordinate with the University to file for the protection of any intellectual or proprietary property interests. University shall have no other legal obligation to delay publication of results or to protect potential intellectual property interests. Unless otherwise agreed to by Company in writing, University will not disclose Company’s Confidential Information (as defined above) in any proposed publication or presentation in accordance with Section 13, Confidentiality.

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16.	Independent Inquiry. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the freedom of researchers who are participants in this Agreement, whether paid under this Agreement or not, from engaging in similar research inquiries made independently under other grants, contracts or agreements with parties other than the Company.
17.	Export Control Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the parties understand and agree that they are subject to, and agree to abide by, any and all applicable United States laws and regulations controlling the export of technical data, computer software, laboratory prototypes and other commodities. The University’s obligations hereunder are contingent on its ability to comply with applicable United States export and embargo laws and regulations. It is the expectation of the University that the work done pursuant to this Agreement will constitute fundamental research and be exempt from export control licensing requirements under the applicable export control laws and regulations. As an institution of higher learning, the University does not wish to take receipt of export-controlled information except as may be knowingly and expressly agreed to in writing signed by an authorized representative of the University and for which the University has made specific arrangements. Company agrees that it will not provide or make accessible to University any export-controlled materials (including, without limitation, equipment, information and/or data) without first informing University of the export-controlled nature of the materials and obtaining from University’s Office of Research its prior written consent to accept such materials as well as any specific instructions regarding the mechanism pursuant to which such materials should be passed to University. Company agrees to comply with any and all applicable U.S. export control laws and regulations, as well any and all embargoes and/or other restrictions imposed by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls.
18.	Notice. Any notice or communication pursuant to this Agreement shall be sufficiently made or given if sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier, with proof of delivery by receipt, addressed to the address below or as either party shall designate by written notice to the other party.

In the case of University:
	For administrative matters:	Office of Research University of Pittsburgh 123 University Place, Lower Lobby Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Attention: Clin/Corp #0057392 Telephone: (412) 624-7400
	For scientific matters:	Jörg Gerlach, M.D., Ph.D McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine McGowan Building 3025 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Telephone: (412) 383-7150

 

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In the case of Company:
	For administrative matters:	Elishama Rudolph ___________________
		erudolf@ssbb.com __________________
		_________________________________
		_________________________________
		Telephone: 212 404-8766 ______________
	For scientific matters:	Dr. Roger Esteban-Vives______________
		resteban@renovacareinc.com __________
		_________________________________
		_________________________________
		Telephone: ________________________

19.	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
20.	Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all attachments and exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, agreements, understandings, or arrangements of any nature or kind with respect to the subject matter herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement or any attachments and exhibits, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
21.	Waiver. Neither party waives its right to enforce any and all provisions of the Agreement at any time during the Term. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision shall not prejudice such party from later enforcing or exercising the same or any other provision of the Agreement.
22.	Modifications. This Agreement may not be changed, altered, modified, amended, rescinded, canceled or waived except by a writing executed by authorized representatives the parties.
23.	Binding Agreement on Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon each party’s successors and assigns.
24.	Headings. Headings are for convenience of reference only, and not for interpreting the provisions of the Agreement.
25.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by either party on separate counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

RENOVACARE INC.,
By:
Name:	Thomas Bold
Title:	President & CEO
Date:	July 11, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
By:
Name:	Kelly Downing
Title:	Associate Director for Contract Operations
Date:
Principal Investigator confirms that he has read and understands this Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms.
Jörg C. Gerlach, M.D., Ph.D.
Date:

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EXHIBIT A

SCOPE OF WORK

University of Pittsburgh shall:

1.	In vitro model evaluation of various wound dressing materials for compatibility with the RenovaCare CellMist™ System (no animal or clinical work planned);
2.	Qualitative and quantitative characterization of the RenovaCare CellMist™ Solution and its cell population in in vitro studies (no animal or clinical work planned);
3.	Technical evaluation of various RenovaCare SkinGun™ technologies in laboratory work(no animal or clinical work planned);
4.	Reporting of factors such as storage times, temperatures, and environmental variables which impact isolated skin cells under both pre- and post-spray conditions as a result of in vitro studies (no animal or clinical work planned) ;
5.	Evaluation and reporting of findings related to in vitro damage by spraying of isolated skin cells using various methods, including the RenovaCare SkinGun™ spray technologies (no animal or clinical work planned);
6.	Scientific recommendations in support of planning and submission RenovaCare applications or proposals to third parties; and
7.	Scientific support for IRB-approved clinical studies (without becoming a study investigator or PI).

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EXHIBIT B

BUDGET

	Name				Salary
	Jorg Gerlach, Principal Investigator					6,193
	Eva Schmelzer, Co-Investigator					2,322
	Matt Young, Research Associate					17,983
	Daniel McKeel, Research Associate					7,650
	Jim Harris, Project Coordinator					24,082
Total						58,230
						Fringe
	Jorg Gerlach, Principal Investigator					1,685
	Eva Schmelzer, Co-Investigator					631
	Matt Young, Research Associate					7,049
	Daniel McKeel, Research Associate					2,999
	Jim Harris, Project Coordinator					9,440
Total Salary / Fringe						21,804
Other Expenses
	Consumables					25,955
	FACS					200
	Histology					100
Total Other Expenses						26,255
Direct Cost						106,289
Indirect Cost		Rate
			61.50	%		65,306
Total Cost						171,595

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EXHIBIT C

MATERIALS

NONE

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EX-10.25

EXHIBIT 10.25

 

EX-10.26

EXHIBIT 10.26

This FIRST AMENDMENT dated January 29, 2018 (this “Amendment”) to the Loan Agreement dated February 23, 2017 (the “Loan agreement”) by and between RENOVACARE, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) and Kalen Capital Corporation (“Creditor”). All Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.

WHEREAS the parties deem it to be in their respective best interests to amend the Loan Agreement so as to extend the maturity date of the Loan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of their mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by changing “February 28, 2018” to “December 31, 2019.”

2. Borrower will deliver an amendment to the Promissory Note dated February 23, 2017 reflecting the change in the maturity date of the Loan form “February 28, 2018” to “December 31, 2019.”

3. If there is any conflict between the terms, conditions and obligations of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, this Amendment’s terms, conditions and obligations shall control. All other provisions of the Loan Agreement not specifically amended by this Amendment are preserved and remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Amendment or amendments thereto and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format, shall constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Amendment or amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format, shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

RENOVACARE, INC.
By:
Name:	Thomas Bold
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
KALEN CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:	Harmel S. Rayat
Title:	President

EX-10.27

EXHIBIT 10.27

This FIRST AMENDMENT dated January 29, 2018 (this “Amendment”) to the Loan Agreement dated September 9, 2016 (the “Loan Agreement”) by and between RENOVACARE, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) and Kalen Capital Corporation (“Payee”). All Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.

WHEREAS the parties deem it to be in their respective best interests to amend the Loan Agreement so as to extend the maturity date of the Loan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of their mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. The effective date of this Amendment shall be December 31, 2017.

1. Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by changing “December 31, 2017” to “December 31, 2019.”

2. Borrower will deliver an amendment to the Promissory Note dated September 9, 2016 reflecting the change in the maturity date of the Loan form “December 31, 2017” to “December 31, 2019.”

3. If there is any conflict between the terms, conditions and obligations of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, this Amendment’s terms, conditions and obligations shall control. All other provisions of the Loan Agreement not specifically amended by this Amendment are preserved and remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Amendment or amendments thereto and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format, shall constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Amendment or amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format, shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

RENOVACARE, INC.
By:
Name:	Thomas Bold
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
KALEN CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:	Harmel S. Rayat
Title:	President

EX-23.1

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-205576 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 13, 2018 relating to the 2017 and 2016 consolidated financial statements of RenovaCare, Inc. ("the Company"), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2017.

/S/ PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP

Seattle, Washington

March 13, 2018

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Thomas Bold, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Form 10-K of RenovaCare, Inc.
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 13, 2018	By:	/s/ Thomas Bold
	Name:	Thomas Bold
	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Thomas Bold, President & Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of RenovaCare, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1.	The Annual Report on Form 10-K of RenovaCare, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Report”) which this certification accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of RenovaCare, Inc.

Date: March 13, 2018	By:	/s/ Thomas Bold
	Name:	Thomas Bold
	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 06, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Renovacare, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001016708
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 73,220,246
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		76,840,522
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,906,237	$ 418,031
Prepaid expenses	750	31,535
Total current assets	2,906,987	449,566
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $370 and $53, respectively	581	898
Intangible Assets	152,854	152,854
Total assets	3,060,422	603,318
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	107,336
Accounts payable - related parties	61,333	33,290
Contract payable	100,000	150,000
Interest payable to related party		15,220
Convertible promissory note payable to related party, net of discount of $534,519		165,481
Total current liabilities	268,669	363,991
Interest payable to related parties	90,678
Convertible promissory notes payable to related party, net of discount of $58,438	1,036,562
Total liabilities	1,395,909	363,991
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock: $0.00001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 76,145,418 and 70,069,693 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	762	702
Additional paid-in capital	16,404,673	11,290,209
Retained deficit	(14,740,922)	(11,051,584)
Total stockholders' equity	1,664,513	239,327
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,060,422	$ 603,318

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical
Accumulated depreciation	$ 370	$ 53
Current liabilities
Net of discount on related party	534,519
Noncurrent liabilities
Net of discount on related party	$ 58,438
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, Authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares Issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, Authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares Issued	76,145,418	70,069,693
Common stock, shares outstanding	76,145,418	70,069,693

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements Of Operations
Revenue
Operating expense
Research and development	574,091	309,503
General and administrative	2,121,732	1,588,719
Total operating expenses	2,695,823	1,898,222
Loss from operations	(2,695,823)	(1,898,222)
Other income (expense)
Interest income	3,136	1,034
Interest expense	(77,284)	(15,220)
Accretion of debt discount	(919,367)	(165,481)
Total other income (expense)	(993,515)	(179,667)
Net loss	$ (3,689,338)	$ (2,077,889)
Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share	$ (0.05)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	74,386,340	69,772,485

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Deficit	Total
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015	67,781,934
Beginning Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 678	$ 9,197,970	$ (8,973,695)	$ 224,953
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants, Shares	2,273,913
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants, Amount	$ 24	1,109,977		1,110,001
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options, Shares	13,846
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options, Amount
Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options		296,123		296,123
Reversal of stock based compensation due to forfeiture of stock options		(13,861)		(13,861)
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature		700,000		700,000
Net loss			(2,077,889)	(2,077,889)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016	70,069,693
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 702	11,290,209	(11,051,584)	239,327
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants, Shares	4,592,895
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants, Amount	$ 46	344,578		344,624
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options, Shares	102,580
Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options, Amount	$ 1	(1)
October 2017 Private Placement units issued, Shares	920,000
October 2017 Private Placement units issued, Amount	$ 9	2,299,991		2,300,000
July 2017 Private Placement units issued, Shares	460,250
July 2017 Private Placement units issued, Amount	$ 4	1,122,606		1,122,610
Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options		904,004		904,004
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature		443,286		443,286
Net loss			(3,689,338)	(3,689,338)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2017	76,145,418
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 762	$ 16,404,673	$ (14,740,922)	$ 1,664,513

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (3,689,338)	$ (2,077,889)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation	317	53
Stock based compensation expense	904,004	282,262
Accretion of debt discount	919,367	165,481
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses	30,785	(21,242)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	107,336	(71,563)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - related parties	28,043	3,195
Increase (decrease) in interest payable to related party	75,458	15,220
Increase (decrease) in contract payable	(50,000)	(84,125)
Net cash flows from operating activities	(1,674,028)	(1,788,608)
Cash flows from investing activity
Purchase of equipment		(951)
Net cash flows from investing activity		(951)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and issuance of common stock	3,767,234	1,110,001
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory note	445,000	700,000
Payments of convertible promissory notes	(50,000)
Net cash flows from financing activities	4,162,234	1,810,001
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,488,206	20,442
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	418,031	397,589
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,906,237	418,031
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid in cash	1,825
Income taxes paid in cash
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature	$ 443,286	$ 700,000

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Organization, Nature and Continuance of Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1. Organization, Nature and Continuance of Operations

Organization

RenovaCare, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary, focuses on the acquisition, research, development and, if warranted, commercialization of autologous (using a patient's own cells) cellular therapies that can be used for medical and aesthetic applications.

On July 12, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of its flagship technologies (collectively, the “CellMist^TM System”) along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430).

The CellMist^TM System is comprised of (a) a treatment methodology for cell isolation for the regeneration of human skin cells (the “CellMist^TM Solution”) and (b) a solution sprayer device (the “SkinGun^TM”) for delivering the cells to the treatment area. The Company has filed additional patent applications related to the CellMist^TM Solution and SkinGun^TM technologies.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

The Company does not have any commercialized products. The Company's activities have consisted principally of performing research and development activities and raising capital. These development activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including possible failure of preclinical testing. The Company has not generated any revenue since inception and has sustained recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. The Company expects to incur losses as it continues development of its products and technologies and expects that it will need to raise additional capital through the sale of its securities to accomplish its business plan and failing to secure such additional funding before achieving sustainable revenue and profit from operations poses a significant risk. The Company's ability to fund the development of its cellular therapies will depend on the amount and timing of cash receipts from future financing activities. There can be no assurance as to the availability or terms upon which such financing and capital might be available.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $418,031 of cash on hand. On March 9, 2017, the Company completed the sale of three convertible promissory notes and warrants and received $445,000. On June 28, 2017, the Company received $344,624 upon the exercise of 114,493 Series F Warrants. On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a private placement, whereby the Company received proceeds of $1,122,610 from the sale of common stock and warrants. On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a private placement, whereby the Company received proceeds of $2,300,000 from the sale of common stock and warrants. On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated September 9, 2016 and the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated February 23, 2017 both with KCC pursuant to which both notes were amended (with a combined principal balance of $1,095,000) to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. The Company believes that, as a result of the financings and note maturity date extensions, it currently has sufficient cash to meet its funding requirements over the next year and these events alleviate the conditions which initially indicated substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern, which is dependent upon the Company’s ability to establish itself as a profitable business.

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Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. RenovaCare Sciences was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on June 12, 2013.

Applicable Accounting Guidance

Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative non-governmental US GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification.

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in Part I of this Update change the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down round features are now subject to the specialized guidance for contingent beneficial conversion features (in Subtopic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options), including related EPS guidance (in Topic 260). The amendments in Part II of this Update recharacterize the indefinite deferral of certain provisions of Topic 480 that now are presented as pending content in the Codification, to a scope exception. Those amendments do not have an accounting effect. For public business entities, the amendments in Part I of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-11 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting. The amendments in this Update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases, and creates a new topic, ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-17”). The standard requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than being separated into current and noncurrent. The Company adopted the guidance under ASU 2015-17 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 to further clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of the Company’s previous fiscal year may be applicable, the Company has not identified any standards that the Company believes merit further discussion other than as discussed above. The Company believes that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results, as determined by future events, may differ from these estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents may at times exceed federally insured limits.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company utilizes a three-tier hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1. Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 1 inputs.

Level 2. Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 2 inputs.

Level 3. Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 3 inputs.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Research and Development Costs

The Company intends to outsource its research and development efforts and expense related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing product for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents and other intellectual property acquired will be capitalized as it relates to particular research and development projects that may have alternative future uses.

Equipment

Equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, while repair and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Renewals and betterments that materially extend the life of the assets are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are:

	Estimated
	Useful Lives
Office equipment	3-5 years
Furniture & equipment	5 - 7 years

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible asset consists primarily of the CellMist^TM System technology that the Company acquired during 2013 and is recorded at cost. At the time of acquisition, the technology had not reached technological feasibility. The amount capitalized is accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment. Upon successful completion, a determination will be made as to the then useful life of the intangible asset, generally determined by the period in which substantially all of the cash flows are expected to be generated, and begin amortization. The Company tests the intangible asset for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators exist after performing a qualitative analysis. Management has multiple criteria that it considers when performing the qualitative analysis. The results of this review are then weighed and prioritized. If the totality of the relevant events and circumstances indicate that the intangible asset is not impaired, additional impairment tests are not necessary.

The Company assessed the following qualitative factors that could affect any change in the fair value of the intangible asset: analysis of the technology's current phase, additional testing necessary to bring the technology to market, development of competing products, changes in projections caused by delays, changes in regulations, changes in the market for the technology and changes in cost projections to bring the technology to market. Based on a qualitative assessment, management concluded that a positive assertion can be made from the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the intangible asset related to the CellMist^TM System is not impaired.

Stock Options

The Company measures all stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method on the date of grant and recognizes such expense in its consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards on the date of grant. The Black-Scholes pricing model requires management to make assumptions regarding option lives, expected volatility, and risk free interest rates. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The Company’s policy is to issue new shares upon exercise of options.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credits and loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized. The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions, if any, taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties are recorded as a component of interest expense or other expense, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted EPS amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period presented. The Company has not included the effects of warrants, stock options and convertible debt on net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.

Following is the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Basic and Diluted EPS Computation
Numerator:
Loss available to common stockholders'	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		74,386,340			69,772,485
Basic and diluted EPS	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Stock options		545,000			385,000
Warrants		3,609,158			7,280,503
Convertible debt		619,266			464,428
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share		4,773,424			8,129,931

Related Party Transactions

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person who holds 10% or more of the Company's securities and their immediate families; (ii) the Company's management; (iii) someone who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company; or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. See “Note 9. Related Party Transactions” for further discussion.

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Assets - Intellectual Property

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 3. Assets - Intellectual Property

On July 12, 2013, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMist^TM System. Acquisition related costs amounted to $52,852 and were capitalized together with the cash payment upon the closing of the transaction in July 2013 of $100,002. Intangible assets amounted to $152,854 at December 31, 2017 and 2016.

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Contract Payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 4. Contract Payable

On June 9, 2014, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an amended asset purchase agreement (the “Amended APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach's rights, title and interest in the CellMist™ System. The Amended APA provided for cash payments of $300,000 as partial consideration for the purchase which are payable as follows: (a) $100,000 on December 31, 2014; (b) $50,000 on December 31, 2015; (c) $50,000 on December 31, 2016; and (d) $100,000 on December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, $100,000 of the amount payable to Dr. Gerlach was recorded as current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and was paid on January 24, 2018.

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

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Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 5. Debt

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had the following outstanding debt balances:

	Issue	Maturity			Debt					Interest
	Date	Date	Principal		Discount			Balance		Payable
As of December 31, 2017:
February 2017 Note as amended	2/23/2017	12/31/2019	$	395,000	$	(58,438	)	$	336,562	$	24,074
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019		700,000		-			700,000		66,604
			$	1,095,000	$	(58,438	)	$	1,036,562	$	90,678
As of December 31, 2016:
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019	$	700,000	$	(534,519	)	$	165,481	$	15,220

February 2017 Convertible Promissory Notes

Between February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017, the Company entered into three separate loan agreements containing identical terms (the “February 2017 Loan Agreements”) with Joseph Sierchio (“Sierchio”), an investor (the “Investor”) and Kalen Capital Corporation (“KCC”); KCC is wholly owned by Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, the Company's majority shareholder (collectively, the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the February 2017 Loan Agreements, Sierchio and the Investor each agreed to loan the Company $25,000 ($50,000 total) and KCC agreed to loan the Company $395,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. Each loan was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (collectively, the “February 2017 Notes”). The February 2017 Notes, including any interest due thereon, may not be prepaid without the consent of the Holders. The February 2017 Notes were initially due on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted, at the Holders’ sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February 2017 Notes or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, the Investor and KCC a Series F Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series F Warrant”) to purchase up to 7,246 shares, 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the February 2017 Notes and Series F Warrants by first allocating the respective fair value of the February 2017 Notes and Series F Warrants based upon their relative fair values to the total February 2017 Notes proceeds. The fair value of the Series F Warrant issued with the February 2017 Notes was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $3.45 per share as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and $2.90 per share as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; market price of common stock - $3.53 as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and $3.80 per share as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; estimated volatility – 110.0% as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and 116.0% as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; risk free interest rate – 2.13% as to $420,000 of February 2017 Note principal and 1.87% as to $25,000 of February 2017 Note principal; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $211,073 was allocated to the Series F Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $232,213. The resulting $443,286 discount to the February 2017 Notes is being accreted over their 1.25 year term.

The February 2017 Loan Agreements provide the Holders with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Notes, including exercise of the Series F Warrants, beginning on the first anniversary of the February 2017 Loan Agreements.

On July 27, 2017, the Company repaid the Investor in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $676 of accrued interest.

On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid Sierchio in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $1,149 of accrued interest.

On January 29, 2018, KCC and the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the February 2017 Note whereby the maturity date of the KCC February Note was extended from February 23, 2018 to December 31, 2019. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized $25,899 of interest expense and $384,848 of accretion related to the debt discount. The remaining debt discount of $58,438 will be amortized over the next quarter through March 31, 2018.

September 9, 2016 Convertible Promissory Note

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with KCC. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 29, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23 per share.

Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series E Warrant”) to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

The Loan Agreement provides KCC with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the Series E Warrant, beginning on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement.

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the Note and Series E Warrant by first allocating the respective fair value of the Note and Series E Warrant based upon their relative fair values to the total Note proceeds. The fair value of the Series E Warrant issued with the Note was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $1.25 per share; market price of common stock - $1.54 per share; estimated volatility – 92.3%; risk free interest rate - 1.23%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $340,735 was allocated to the Series E Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $359,265. The resulting $700,000 discount to the Note is being accreted over their 1.25 year term.

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $51,385 and $15,220, respectively, of interest expense and $534,519 and $165,481, respectively, of accretion related to the debt discount.

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Common Stock and Warrants

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants

Common Stock

At December 31, 2017, the Company had 500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share, 76,145,418 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,338,572 shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) as adopted and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 20, 2013 that provides for the grant of stock options to employees, directors, officers and consultants. See “Note 7. Stock Options” for further discussion.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

· On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 920,000 shares of the Company common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $2,300,000 in aggregate proceeds (the “October 2017 Private Placement”). Additionally, each purchaser, in a concurrent private placement, received one stock purchase warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration (the "Series H Warrant"). Each Series H Warrant is exercisable at a price of $2.75 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The relative fair value of the common stock was estimated to be $1,309,458. The relative fair value of the Series H Warrants was estimated to be $990,542 as determined based on the relative fair value allocation of the proceeds received. The Series H Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following variables: market price of common stock - $3.10 per share; exercise price of $2.75; estimated volatility – 98.25%; 5-year risk free interest rate – 1.95%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5 years.

· On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 460,250 units of the Company's equity securities (the "Units") at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,122,610 in aggregate proceeds (the “July 2017 Private Placement”). Each unit consists of (a) one share of common stock and one Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrants”) allowing the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.68 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The relative fair value of the common stock was estimated to be $634,782. The relative fair value of the Series G Warrants was estimated to be $487,828 as determined based on the relative fair value allocation of the proceeds received. The Series G Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following variables: market price of common stock - $2.92 per share; estimated volatility – 102.23%; 5-year risk free interest rate – 1.81%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5 years.

· On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

· March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,500,000 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

· On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

· On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

· On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

· On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:
	·	issued 100,000 shares of common stock, upon the exercise of a Series D Warrant at an exercise price of $1.10 per share resulting in $110,001 of proceeds to the Company.
	·	issued 2,173,913 shares of common stock to KCC on February 2, 2016, upon the exercise of a portion of its Series B Warrant at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in $1,000,000 of proceeds to the Company.
	·	issued 13,846 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 20,000 shares by Joseph Sierchio, a director.

Warrants

The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding as of				Weighted Average
	December 31,		December 31,		Exercise
Description	2017		2016		Price		Expiration
Series A		720,000		960,000	$	0.35	July 12, 2019
Series B		-		1,326,087	$	0.46	November 29, 2018
Series C		-		3,500,000	$	0.49	November 29, 2018
Series D		910,000		910,000	$	1.10	June 5, 2020
Series E		584,416		584,416	$	1.54	September 8, 2021
Series F		14,492		-	$	3.45	February 23, 2022 & March 9, 2022
Series G		460,250		-	$	2.68	July 21, 2022
Series H		920,000		-	$	2.75	October 16, 2022
Total		3,609,158		7,280,503

As consideration for the CellMist^TM System and services performed in connection therewith, the Company issued to Dr. Gerlach a Series A Stock Purchase Warrant entitling him to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended APA, the Series A Warrant will vest in five equal installments of 240,000 shares on each of July 12, 2014, July 12, 2015, July 12, 2016, July 12, 2017 and July 12, 2018. On August 5, 2015, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 196,812 shares of common stock. On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 204,571 shares of common stock.

A Series B Warrant with an exercise price of $0.46 to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with the 11/29 Financing. On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the remaining 1,326,087 Series B Warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,181,194 shares of common stock.

A Series C Warrant with an exercise price of $0.49, to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with a financing. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the 3,500,000 Series C Warrants resulting in the issuance of 3,092,637 shares of common stock.

Series D Warrants with an exercise price of $1.10 to purchase 1,010,000 shares of common stock were issued on June 5, 2015 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to a private placement. On December 6, 2016, 100,000 Series D Warrants were exercised resulting in the Company receiving $110,000 of proceeds.

A Series E Warrant to purchase 584,416 shares of common stock was issued on September 9, 2016 in connection with the Loan Agreement. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

Three Series F Warrants to purchase 128,985 shares of common stock were issued between February 22, 2017 and March 9, 2017 in connection with the February 2017 Loan Agreements. On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

The Series G Warrants to purchase 460,250 shares of common stock were issued on July 21, 2017 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to the July 2017 Private Placement.See above for further discussion.

The Series H Warrants to purchase 920,000 shares of common stock were issued on October 16, 2017 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to the October 2017 Private Placement.See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

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Stock Options

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 7. Stock Options

On June 20, 2013, the Company’s Board adopted the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the 2013 Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of December 31, 2017, there were 19,338,572 shares available for grant.

The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted in any of the Company's fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.

The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company's common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017 with no effect on retained deficit or other components of equity as of the beginning of the period.

Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the period ended December 31, 2017:

	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($)
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		257,500			1.07
Grants		187,500			1.92
Forfeitures		(40,000	)		1.65
Exercises		(20,000	)		0.80
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		385,000			1.42
Grants		310,000			4.20
Exercises		(150,000	)		1.12
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		545,000			3.09	8.61 years		972,325
Exercisable at December 31, 2017		390,000			2.80	8.47 years		805,475
Available for grant at December 31, 2017		19,338,572

The fair value of each stock option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. There were 310,000 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2017 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.38. There were 187,500 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2016 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.41. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were 150,000 options exercised on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 102,582 shares of common stock, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $397,100. During the year ended December 31, 2016, there were 20,000 options exercised on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 13,846 shares of common stock, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $36,000. Assumptions regarding volatility, expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate are required for the Black-Scholes model. The volatility assumption is based on the Company's historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on a U.S. treasury note with maturity similar to the option award's expected life. The expected life represents the average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The assumptions for volatility, expected life, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate for options granted are presented in the table below:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016
Risk-free interest rate	1.93% - 2.39		%	1.23%-1.41		%
Expected life in years	5.5 – 10.0				5.5
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility	98% - 106		%		92	%
Expected dividend yield		0			0

The share-based compensation cost resulting from stock option grants, including those previously granted and vesting over time is expensed ratably over the respective vesting periods. During the years December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $904,004 and $282,262, respectively, in share-based compensation. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $165,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.0 years. Stock-based compensation has been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Research and development	$	100,630	$	-
General and administrative		803,374		282,262
Total	$	904,004	$	282,262

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017:

		Stock Options Outstanding						Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices		Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options		Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price
	0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80
	1.05		55,000		6.25		1.05		35,000		6.25		1.05
	1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25
	1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34
	1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65
	1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70
	1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91
	2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28
	4.20		310,000		9.36		4.20		175,000		9.36		4.20
Total			545,000		8.61	$	3.09		390,000		8.47	$	2.80

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Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 8. Commitments

Effective March 1, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) in the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse at a monthly rate of $750. The Lease was renewed effective March 1, 2016 at a monthly rate of $800 through August 30, 2018. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $9,600 and $9,500, respectively.

On August 1, 2013, the Company and Vector Asset Management, Inc. (“Vector”) entered into a Consulting Agreement whereby Vector will assist the Company with identifying subject matter experts in the medical device and biotechnology industries and to assist the Company with its ongoing research, development and eventual commercialization of its Regeneration Technology (collectively, the “Services”). On May 1, 2016, Vector and the Company entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, the term of the agreement terminates only upon written notice, and the monthly consulting fee, in consideration of the Services, was increased to $6,800 from $5,000. No other changes were made to the agreement.

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. Pursuant to these engagements the Company incurred expenses of $219,806 and $184,517 in during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

On August 1, 2017, the Company and the University of Pittsburgh entered into a Corporate Research Agreement whereby the University of Pittsburgh will perform academic research related to the Company’s technologies in exchange for $171,595 with $42,899 due on August 1, 2017; $42,899 due on November 1, 2017; $42,899 due on February 1, 2018 and $42,898 due on May 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had paid one advance and $42,899 is recorded as accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017.

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

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Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 9. Related Party Transactions

As compensation for their service on the Board, Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio receive an annual retainer of $6,000, payable in equal quarterly installments in arrears. Additionally, on March 15, 2016, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share; and on May 11, 2017, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share. The 50,000 options became fully vested upon grant and the 75,000 options vested 50% on the date of grant and 50% one year hence. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein.

The law firm of Satterlee Stephens LLP (“Satterlee”), of which Joseph Sierchio, one of the Company’s directors, is a partner, provides counsel to the Company. Mr. Sierchio is the Company’s primary attorney. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $277,933 and $168,775 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company owed Satterlee $30,000 and $11,750 which is included in accounts payable. Mr. Sierchio continues to serve as a director of the Company.

In connection with the Company’s anticipated FDA and other regulatory filings, the Company engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement the Company incurred expenses of $219,806 and $184,517 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

Dr. Gerlach is entitled to payments for consulting services. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $38,540 and $42,480, respectively. Accounts payable to Dr. Gerlach amounted to $17,640 and $18,540 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On August 1, 2013, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, as amended on May 1, 2016, with Jatinder Bhogal to provide consulting services to the Company through his wholly owned company, Vector Asset Management, Inc., Mr. Bhogal is an individual owning in excess of 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, as amended, Mr. Bhogal received compensation of $81,600 and $74,400 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 in connection with the consulting agreement.

On September 25, 2014, the Company entered into a Charitable Grant Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University of Pittsburgh in the aggregate amount of $75,000. The Company paid the Grant in eight quarterly installments of $9,375, with the final payment made on July 22, 2016. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC whereby KCC loaned the Company $700,000 at an interest rate of 7%. The Note was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5. Debt” for further discussion.

On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

On February 23, 2017, the Company entered into two of the February 2017 Loan Agreements with Sierchio and KCC pursuant to which Sierchio loaned the Company $25,000 and KCC loaned $395,000 at an interest rate of 7%. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the Sierchio in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $1,149 of accrued interest. The remaining note with KCC was amended on January 29, 2018 to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019. Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, and KCC a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock. See “Note 5, Debt” for further discussion.

March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,092,637 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

On July 21, 2017, the Company entered into the July 2017 Private Placement with KCC for the sale of 410,000 units at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,000,400 in aggregate proceeds. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

On August 1, 2017, the Company and the University of Pittsburgh entered into a Corporate Research Agreement whereby the University of Pittsburgh will perform academic research related to the Company’s technologies in exchange for $171,595. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist^TM System technologies, is a professor at the University.

On October 16, 2017, the Company entered into the October 2017 Private Placement with Joseph Sierchio for the sale of 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $25,000 in aggregate proceeds. Additionally, Mr. Sierchio, in a concurrent private placement, received one Series H Warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration. Each Series H Warrant has an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants” for further discussion.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 10. Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if all, or some portion, of such assets will more than likely not be realized.

On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law H.R. 1, “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”). ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires companies to recognize the effect of tax law changes in the period of enactment. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to existing U.S. tax law, including, but not limited to, a permanent reduction to the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, imposition of a one-time tax on deferred foreign income (“Repatriation Transition Tax”), adoption of a participation exemption system with respect to the taxation of future dividends received from foreign corporations, and repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax system. Other significant changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act include taxing payments made to foreign related parties that are deemed to be excessive, imposing a minimum tax on certain foreign earnings, requiring (beginning after December 31, 2021) the capitalization and subsequent amortization of certain research and development related expenses, and placing additional limits on the use of net operating losses and the deductibility of certain executive compensation. The reduction of the Company’s deferred tax assets resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% amounted to $1,831,000 during 2017.

There is no current or deferred tax expense for 2017 and 2016, due to the Company’s loss position. Realization of the future tax benefits related to the deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s ability to generate taxable income within the net operating loss carryforward period. Management has considered these factors in reaching its conclusion as to the valuation allowance for financial reporting purposes and has recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset. The income tax effect of temporary differences comprising the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is a result of the following at December 31:

	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards	$	2,480,000		$	3,217,000
Intangible asset		85,000			158,000
Capital loss carryforward		146,000			236,000
Stock-based compensation		247,000			139,000
		2,958,000			3,750,000
Valuation allowance		(2,958,000	)		(3,750,000	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	-		$	-

The 2017 decrease in the valuation allowance was $792,000 compared to an increase of $974,000 in 2016.

The Company has available net operating loss and contribution carryforwards of approximately $11,810,000 for tax purposes to offset future taxable income which expire commencing 2018 through to the year 2037. The capital loss carryforward expires during 2018. Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, annual utilization of the Company’s net operating loss and contribution carryforwards may be limited if a cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% is deemed to occur within any three-year period. The tax years 2015 through 2017 remain open to examination by federal agencies and other jurisdictions in which it operates.

A reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective rate of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 follows:

	2017			2016
Statutory federal income tax rate		34	%		34	%
Permanent differences and other	(5		)%		13	%
Deferred tax impact from tax rate change	(50)		%
Valuation allowance	21		%	(47		)%
		0	%		0	%

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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 11. Subsequent Events

Management has reviewed material events subsequent of the period ended December 31, 2017 and prior to the filing of financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”.

On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated September 9, 2016 and the Company entered into the first amendment to the convertible promissory note dated February 23, 2017 both with KCC pursuant to which both notes were amended (with a combined principal balance of $1,095,000) to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019.

On February 3, 2018, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 60,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 44,083 shares of common stock.

On February 11, 2018, a consultant exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 17,480 shares of common stock.

On February 12, 2018, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 480,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 457,480 shares of common stock.

On February 13, 2018, a Series D Warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.10 per share was exercised resulting in $110,000 to the Company.

On February 22, 2018, Kenneth Kirkland, a Company Director, exercised options to purchase up to 50,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 41,033 shares of common stock.

On February 22, 2018, Joseph Sierchio, a Company Director, 1) exercised options to purchase up to 37,500 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 22,711 shares of common stock; 2) exercised a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,899 shares of common stock; and 3) 2) exercised a Series H Warrant to purchase up to 10,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 7,418 shares of common stock .

On January 25, 2018, the Company paid the University of Pittsburgh $85,798 pursuant to the Corporate Research Agreement dated August 1, 2017.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Significant Accounting Policies Policies

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. RenovaCare Sciences was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on June 12, 2013.

Applicable Accounting Guidance

Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative non-governmental US GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification.

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in Part I of this Update change the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down round features are now subject to the specialized guidance for contingent beneficial conversion features (in Subtopic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options), including related EPS guidance (in Topic 260). The amendments in Part II of this Update recharacterize the indefinite deferral of certain provisions of Topic 480 that now are presented as pending content in the Codification, to a scope exception. Those amendments do not have an accounting effect. For public business entities, the amendments in Part I of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-11 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting. The amendments in this Update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases, and creates a new topic, ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-17”). The standard requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than being separated into current and noncurrent. The Company adopted the guidance under ASU 2015-17 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 to further clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of the Company’s previous fiscal year may be applicable, the Company has not identified any standards that the Company believes merit further discussion other than as discussed above. The Company believes that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results, as determined by future events, may differ from these estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents may at times exceed federally insured limits.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company utilizes a three-tier hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1. Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 1 inputs.

Level 2. Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 2 inputs.

Level 3. Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 3 inputs.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Research and Development Costs

The Company intends to outsource its research and development efforts and expense related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing product for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents and other intellectual property acquired will be capitalized as it relates to particular research and development projects that may have alternative future uses.

Equipment

Equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, while repair and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Renewals and betterments that materially extend the life of the assets are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are:

	Estimated
	Useful Lives
Office equipment	3-5 years
Furniture & equipment	5 - 7 years

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible asset consists primarily of the CellMistTM System technology that the Company acquired during 2013 and is recorded at cost. At the time of acquisition, the technology had not reached technological feasibility. The amount capitalized is accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment. Upon successful completion, a determination will be made as to the then useful life of the intangible asset, generally determined by the period in which substantially all of the cash flows are expected to be generated, and begin amortization. The Company tests the intangible asset for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators exist after performing a qualitative analysis. Management has multiple criteria that it considers when performing the qualitative analysis. The results of this review are then weighed and prioritized. If the totality of the relevant events and circumstances indicate that the intangible asset is not impaired, additional impairment tests are not necessary.

The Company assessed the following qualitative factors that could affect any change in the fair value of the intangible asset: analysis of the technology's current phase, additional testing necessary to bring the technology to market, development of competing products, changes in projections caused by delays, changes in regulations, changes in the market for the technology and changes in cost projections to bring the technology to market. Based on a qualitative assessment, management concluded that a positive assertion can be made from the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the intangible asset related to the CellMist^TM System is not impaired.

Stock Options

The Company measures all stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method on the date of grant and recognizes such expense in its consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards on the date of grant. The Black-Scholes pricing model requires management to make assumptions regarding option lives, expected volatility, and risk free interest rates. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The Company’s policy is to issue new shares upon exercise of options.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credits and loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized. The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions, if any, taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties are recorded as a component of interest expense or other expense, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted EPS amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period presented. The Company has not included the effects of warrants, stock options and convertible debt on net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.

Following is the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Basic and Diluted EPS Computation
Numerator:
Loss available to common stockholders'	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		74,386,340			69,772,485
Basic and diluted EPS	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Stock options		545,000			385,000
Warrants		3,609,158			7,280,503
Convertible debt		619,266			464,428
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share		4,773,424			8,129,931

Related Party Transactions

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person who holds 10% or more of the Company's securities and their immediate families; (ii) the Company's management; (iii) someone who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company; or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. See “Note 9. Related Party Transactions” for further discussion.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Significant Accounting Policies Tables

Summary of computation of depreciation

	Estimated
	Useful Lives
Office equipment	3-5 years
Furniture & equipment	5 - 7 years

Summary of computation of basic and diluted net loss per share

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Basic and Diluted EPS Computation
Numerator:
Loss available to common stockholders'	$	(3,689,338	)	$	(2,077,889	)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		74,386,340			69,772,485
Basic and diluted EPS	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Stock options		545,000			385,000
Warrants		3,609,158			7,280,503
Convertible debt		619,266			464,428
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share		4,773,424			8,129,931

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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Tables

Schedule of Debt

	Issue	Maturity			Debt					Interest
	Date	Date	Principal		Discount			Balance		Payable
As of December 31, 2017:
February 2017 Note as amended	2/23/2017	12/31/2019	$	395,000	$	(58,438	)	$	336,562	$	24,074
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019		700,000		-			700,000		66,604
			$	1,095,000	$	(58,438	)	$	1,036,562	$	90,678
As of December 31, 2016:
September 2016 Note as amended	9/9/2016	12/31/2019	$	700,000	$	(534,519	)	$	165,481	$	15,220

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Common Stock and Warrants (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Common Stock And Warrants Tables

Summary of warrants outstanding

	Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding as of				Weighted Average
	December 31,		December 31,		Exercise
Description	2017		2016		Price		Expiration
Series A		720,000		960,000	$	0.35	July 12, 2019
Series B		-		1,326,087	$	0.46	November 29, 2018
Series C		-		3,500,000	$	0.49	November 29, 2018
Series D		910,000		910,000	$	1.10	June 5, 2020
Series E		584,416		584,416	$	1.54	September 8, 2021
Series F		14,492		-	$	3.45	February 23, 2022 & March 9, 2022
Series G		460,250		-	$	2.68	July 21, 2022
Series H		920,000		-	$	2.75	October 16, 2022
Total		3,609,158		7,280,503

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Stock Options (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Stock Options Tables

Summary of stock option activity

	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($)
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		257,500			1.07
Grants		187,500			1.92
Forfeitures		(40,000	)		1.65
Exercises		(20,000	)		0.80
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		385,000			1.42
Grants		310,000			4.20
Exercises		(150,000	)		1.12
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		545,000			3.09	8.61 years		972,325
Exercisable at December 31, 2017		390,000			2.80	8.47 years		805,475
Available for grant at December 31, 2017		19,338,572

Summary of assumption of stock option activity

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016
Risk-free interest rate	1.93% - 2.39		%	1.23%-1.41		%
Expected life in years	5.5 – 10.0				5.5
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility	98% - 106		%		92	%
Expected dividend yield		0			0

Summary of consolidated statement of operations

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Research and development	$	100,630	$	-
General and administrative		803,374		282,262
Total	$	904,004	$	282,262

Summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable

		Stock Options Outstanding						Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices		Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options		Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price
	0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80		10,000		6.62		0.80
	1.05		55,000		6.25		1.05		35,000		6.25		1.05
	1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25		7,500		7.46		1.25
	1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34		7,500		7.50		1.34
	1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65		10,000		7.84		1.65
	1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70		7,500		7.79		1.70
	1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91		130,000		8.21		1.91
	2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28		7,500		8.55		2.28
	4.20		310,000		9.36		4.20		175,000		9.36		4.20
Total			545,000		8.61	$	3.09		390,000		8.47	$	2.80

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Taxes Tables

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards	$	2,480,000		$	3,217,000
Intangible asset		85,000			158,000
Capital loss carryforward		146,000			236,000
Stock-based compensation		247,000			139,000
		2,958,000			3,750,000
Valuation allowance		(2,958,000	)		(3,750,000	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	-		$	-

Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax expense (benefit)

	2017			2016
Statutory federal income tax rate		34	%		34	%
Permanent differences and other	(5		)%		13	%
Deferred tax impact from tax rate change	(50)		%
Valuation allowance	21		%	(47		)%
		0	%		0	%

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Organization, Nature and Continuance of Operations (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2017	Oct. 16, 2017	Jul. 21, 2017	Jun. 28, 2017	Feb. 23, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory note						$ 445,000	$ 700,000
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 2,906,237	$ 418,031	$ 397,589
Issuance of common stock							13,846
Private Placement [Member]
Proceeds on Sale of common stock and warrants		$ 2,300,000	$ 1,122,610
Promissory note [Member] | KCC pursuant [Member]
Principal amount					$ 1,095,000
Maturity date					Dec. 31, 2019
Series F Warrants [Member}
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				$ 344,624
Issuance of common stock				114,493
Warrants [Member]
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory note	$ 445,000

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Office equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives	3 years
Office equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives	5 years
Furniture & equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives	5 years
Furniture & equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives	7 years

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Loss available to common stockholders'	$ (3,689,338)	$ (2,077,889)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	74,386,340	69,772,485
Basic and diluted EPS	$ (0.05)	$ (0.03)
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share	4,773,424	8,129,931
Stock options [Member]
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share	545,000	385,000
Warrants [Member]
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share	3,609,158	7,280,503
Convertible debt [Member]
The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:
Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share	619,266	464,428

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Significant Accounting Policies Details Narrative
State Country Name	Nevada
Date of Incorporation	Jun. 12, 2013

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Assets – Intellectual Property (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible Assets		$ 152,854	$ 152,854
Asset purchase agreement [Member] | Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Acquisition related costs	$ 52,852
Closing cash payment	$ 100,002

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Contract Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts payable		$ 107,336
Amended APA provided for cash payments	$ 300,000
Purchase payable amount		100,000	$ 50,000	$ 50,000	$ 100,000
Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Accounts payable		$ 100,000

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Debt (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Principal	$ 1,095,000
Debt Discount	(58,438)
Balance	1,036,562
Interest Payable	$ 90,678
February 2017 Note as amended [member]
Issue Date	Feb. 23, 2017
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Principal	$ 395,000	$ 700,000
Debt Discount	(58,438)	(534,519)
Balance	336,562	165,481
Interest Payable	$ 24,074	$ 15,220
September 2016 Note as amended [member]
Issue Date	Sep. 09, 2016	Sep. 09, 2016
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Principal	$ 700,000
Debt Discount
Balance	700,000
Interest Payable	$ 66,604

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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 09, 2017

Sep. 09, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Oct. 19, 2017

Jul. 27, 2017

Feb. 23, 2017

Interest expense

$ 77,284

$ 15,220

Accretion of debt discount

$ (919,367)

$ (165,481)

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

102,582

Estimated volatility

92.00%

Loan agreement [Member] | KCC [Member]

Interest expense

$ 51,385

$ 15,220

Accretion of debt discount

$ 534,519

$ 165,481

Convertible debt financing, Maximum amount

$ 900,000

Interest rate

7.00%

7.00%

Convertible debt financing, Loan received

$ 700,000

$ 395,000

Convertible debt financing, Remaining amount

$ 200,000

Debt instrument terms conversion feature

The Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23 per share.

The maturity date of the KCC February Note was extended from February 23, 2018 to December 31, 2019.

Exercise Price

$ 1.25

Market price of common stock

$ 1.54

Estimated volatility

92.30%

Risk free interest rate

1.23%

Expected dividend rate

0.00%

Expected life

5 years

Fair value

$ 340,735

Beneficial conversion featture amount

359,265

Debt discount

$ 700,000

Period for accretion of discount

1 year 2 months 30 days

February 2017 Loan Agreements [member] | KCC [Member]

Interest rate

7.00%

Convertible debt financing, Loan received

$ 395,000

Series E Warrant [Member] | Loan agreement [Member] | KCC [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

584,416

Debt instrument terms conversion feature

Common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant.

Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member]

Interest expense

$ 25,899

Accretion of debt discount

384,848

Remaining debt discount

$ 58,438

Exercise Price

$ 3.45

Principal amount

$ 420,000

Market price of common stock

$ 3.53

Estimated volatility

110.00%

Risk free interest rate

2.13%

Expected dividend rate

0.00%

Expected life

5 years

Fair value

$ 211,073

Beneficial conversion featture amount

232,213

Debt discount

$ 443,286

Period for accretion of discount

1 year 2 months 30 days

Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member] | KCC [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

114,493

Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements 1 [Member]

Exercise Price

$ 2.90

Principal amount

$ 25,000

Market price of common stock

$ 3.80

Estimated volatility

116.00%

Risk free interest rate

1.87%

Expected dividend rate

0.00%

Investor [Member] | Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member]

Repaid of note principal

$ 25,000

Accrued interest

$ 676

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

7,246

Sierchio [Member] | Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member]

Repaid of note principal

$ 25,000

Accrued interest

$ 1,149

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

7,246

Sierchio and Investor [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member] | KCC [Member]

Interest rate

7.00%

Convertible debt financing, Loan received

$ 25,000

Debt instrument terms conversion feature

(i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February 2017 Notes or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

Sierchio and Investor [Member] | Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 Loan Agreements [member] | KCC [Member]

Debt instrument terms conversion feature

(i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant.

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Common Stock and Warrants (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 02, 2016	Nov. 29, 2013
Series A [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	720,000	960,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.35
Expiration	Jul. 12, 2019
Series B [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding		1,326,087
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.46		$ 0.46	$ 0.46
Expiration	Nov. 29, 2018
Series C [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding		3,500,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.49			$ 0.49
Expiration	Nov. 29, 2018
Series D [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	910,000	910,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.10	$ 1.10
Expiration	Jun. 05, 2020
Series E [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	584,416	584,416
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.54
Expiration	Sep. 08, 2021
Series F [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	14,492
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.45
Series F [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Expiration	Feb. 23, 2022
Series F [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Expiration	Mar. 09, 2022
Series G [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	460,250
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.68
Expiration	Jul. 21, 2022
Series H [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	920,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.75
Expiration	Oct. 16, 2022
Warrants [Member]
Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding	3,609,158	7,280,503

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Common Stock and Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)								1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2017	Feb. 10, 2017	Feb. 02, 2017	Jan. 10, 2017	Dec. 06, 2016	Feb. 02, 2016	Aug. 05, 2015	Oct. 16, 2017	Jul. 21, 2017	Jun. 28, 2017	Feb. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 12, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jul. 12, 2017	Sep. 09, 2016	Jul. 12, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 12, 2015	Jul. 12, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Common stock, par value												$ 0.00001		$ 0.00001
Common stock, Authorized												500,000,000		500,000,000
Common stock, shares Issued												70,069,693		76,145,418
Common stock, shares outstanding												70,069,693		76,145,418
Issuance of common stock												13,846
Estimated volatility												92.00%
Private Placement [Member] | Common Stock
Fair value of the common stock								$ 1,309,458	$ 634,782
Series F Warrant [Member] | February 2017 loan agreements [Member] | From February 22, 2017 to March 9, 2017 [Member]
Warrant exercised														128,985
Series E [Member]
Warrant exercised																584,416
Weighted Average Exercise Price														$ 1.54
Series D [Member]
Issuance of common stock												100,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price												$ 1.10		1.10
Proceeds from issuance of common stock												$ 110,001
Series D [Member] | On June 5, 2015 [Member]
Warrant exercised																		1,010,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price																		$ 1.10
Proceeds from issuance of common stock					$ 110,000
Series C [Member]
Warrant exercised																					3,500,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price														0.49							$ 0.49
Series B [Member]
Warrant exercised																					3,500,000
Issuance of common stock						2,173,913
Weighted Average Exercise Price						$ 0.46								0.46							$ 0.46
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						$ 1,000,000
Series A [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price														0.35
Series A [Member] | Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Warrant exercised							240,000					1,200,000
Issuance of common stock							196,812
Weighted Average Exercise Price												$ 0.35
Warrant vest five equal installments													240,000		240,000		240,000		240,000	240,000
Joseph Sierchio [Member]
Warrant exercised												20,000
Issuance of common stock												13,846
Series A [Member] | Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Warrant exercised				240,000
Issuance of common stock				204,571
Series F [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price														3.45
Series F [Member] | KCC [Member]
Warrant exercised										114,493
Issuance of common stock										114,493
Weighted Average Exercise Price										$ 3.01
Proceeds from issuance of common stock										$ 344,624
Series H [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Exercise Price								$ 2.75
Estimated volatility								98.25%
Market price of common stock								$ 3.10
Risk free interest rate								1.95%
Expected dividend rate								0.00%
Expected life								5 years
Series H [Member] | Self-directed offering [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Maturity period								5 years
Series H [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price														$ 2.75
Series H [Member] | Self-directed offering [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Number of equity securities offered under the plan, shares								920,000
Share price								$ 2.50
Number of equity securities offered under the plan, amount								$ 2,300,000
Exercise Price								$ 2.75
Fair value of the common stock								$ 990,542
Series G [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Estimated volatility									102.23%
Market price of common stock									$ 2.92
Risk free interest rate									1.81%
Expected dividend rate									0.00%
Expected life									5 years
Series G [Member] | Self-directed offering [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Maturity period									5 years
Number of equity securities offered under the plan, shares									460,250
Share price									$ 2.44
Number of equity securities offered under the plan, amount									$ 1,122,610
Exercise Price									$ 2.68
Fair value of the common stock									$ 487,828
KCC [Member] | Series F Warrant [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock										$ 344,624
KCC [Member] | Series C Warrant [Member]
Warrant exercised	3,500,000
Issuance of common stock	3,092,637
KCC [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member]
Warrant exercised	1,326,087
Issuance of common stock	1,181,194					2,173,913
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						$ 1,000,000
KCC [Member] | Series B and C warrants [Member]
Issuance of common stock	4,273,831
Kenneth Kirkland [Member] | Stock option [Member]
Warrant exercised			40,000
Issuance of common stock			29,642
Joseph Sierchio [Member] | Stock option [Member]
Warrant exercised		70,000
Issuance of common stock		38,642
Thomas bold [Member] | Stock option [Member]
Issuance of common stock											34,296

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Stock Options (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Number of Options
Options outstanding - beginning balance	385,000	257,500
Options granted	310,000	187,500
Options forfeited		(40,000)
Options exercised	(150,000)	(20,000)
Options oustanding - ending balance	545,000	385,000
Options exercisable	390,000
Options available for grant	19,338,572
Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding - beginning balance	$ 1.42	$ 1.07
Options granted	4.2	1.92
Options forfeited		1.65
Options exercised	1.12	0.8
Options outstanding - ending balance	3.09	$ 1.42
Options exercisable	$ 2.8
Weighted average remaining contracted term
Options outstanding - ending balance	8 years 7 months 10 days
Options exercisable	8 years 5 months 20 days
Aggregate intrinsic value
Options outstanding - ending balance	$ 972,325
Options exercisable	$ 805,475

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Stock Options (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Expected life in years		5 years 6 months
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility		92.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Risk-free interest rate	1.93%	1.23%
Expected life in years	5 years 6 months
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility	98.00%
Maximum [Member]
Risk-free interest rate	2.39%	1.41%
Expected life in years	10 years
Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility	106.00%

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Stock Options (Details 2) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Stock Options Details 2
Research and development	$ 100,630
General and administrative	803,374	$ 282,262
Total	$ 904,004	$ 282,262

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Stock Options (Details 3)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	545,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	8 years 7 months 10 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.09
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	390,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	8 years 5 months 20 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.8
Exercise Price Range One [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 0.8
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	10,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	6 years 7 months 13 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.8
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	10,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	6 years 7 months 13 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.8
Exercise Price Range Two [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.05
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	55,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	6 years 2 months 30 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.05
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	35,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	6 years 2 months 30 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.05
Exercise Price Range Three [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.25
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	7 years 5 months 16 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	7 years 5 months 16 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.25
Exercise Price Range Four [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.34
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	7 years 6 months
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.34
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	7 years 6 months
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.34
Exercise Price Range Five [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.65
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	10,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	7 years 10 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.65
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	10,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	7 years 10 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.65
Exercise Price Range Six [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.7
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	7 years 9 months 14 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.7
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	7 years 9 months 14 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.7
Exercise Price Range Seven [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 1.91
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	130,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	8 years 2 months 16 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.91
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	130,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	8 years 2 months 16 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.91
Exercise Price Range Eight [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 2.28
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	8 years 6 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.28
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	7,500
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	8 years 6 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.28
Exercise Price Range Nine [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices	$ 4.2
Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options | shares	310,000
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)	9 years 4 months 9 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4.2
Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise | shares	175,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	9 years 4 months 9 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4.2

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Stock Options (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common shares reserved for issuance	102,582
Available shares for granted	19,338,572
Options granted	310,000	187,500
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 3.38	$ 1.41
Options excercised	150,000	20,000
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 397,100	$ 36,000
Stock based compensation expense	904,004	$ 282,262
Issuance of common stock, share		13,846
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 165,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected life	1 year
2013 Plan [Member]
Common shares reserved for issuance	20,000,000
Stock options grant description	No person may be granted in any of the Company's fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.
Excecise price per share limit	Not be less than 110% of the fair market value

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Commitments (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2016	Mar. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	May 31, 2018	Feb. 02, 2018	Nov. 01, 2017	Aug. 01, 2017	May 01, 2016	Aug. 01, 2013
Accounts payable			$ 107,336
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse [Member]
Monthly rent	$ 800	$ 750
Rent expense			9,600	9,500
StemCell Systems [Member]
Incurred expenses			219,806	$ 184,517
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Consulting fees in consideration of the services									$ 6,800	$ 5,000
Corporate Research Agreement [Member]
Exchange price for technologies								$ 171,595
Installment payment for technologies					$ 42,898	$ 42,899	$ 42,899	$ 42,899
Accounts payable			$ 42,899

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Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

May 11, 2017

$ / shares

shares

Feb. 10, 2017

shares

Feb. 02, 2017

shares

Jan. 10, 2017

shares

Sep. 09, 2016

USD ($)

shares

Feb. 02, 2016

USD ($)

$ / shares

shares

Oct. 19, 2017

USD ($)

Oct. 16, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

shares

Jul. 21, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

shares

Jun. 28, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

shares

Sep. 25, 2014

USD ($)

Number

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

shares

Dec. 31, 2016

USD ($)

$ / shares

Feb. 23, 2017

USD ($)

Feb. 17, 2017

shares

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

102,582

Accounts payable | $

$ 61,333

$ 33,290

Research and development expense | $

574,091

309,503

Charitable Grant Agreement [Member]

Donation to the University | $

$ 75,000

Donation periodic payment | $

$ 9,375

Number of installments | Number

8

Joseph Sierchio [Member] | Equity Option [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

70,000

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

38,642

Joseph Sierchio [Member] | Loan agreement [Member]

Convertible debt financing, Loan received | $

$ 25,000

Principal amount | $

$ 25,000

Accrued interest | $

$ 1,149

KCC [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member]

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 0.46

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

2,173,913

Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $

$ 1,000,000

KCC [Member] | Loan agreement [Member]

Convertible debt financing, Loan received | $

$ 700,000

$ 395,000

Interest rate

7.00%

7.00%

Maturity date

Dec. 31, 2019

KCC [Member] | Loan agreement [Member] | Series E Warrant [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

584,416

Kenneth Kirkland [Member] | Equity Option [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

40,000

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

29,642

StemCell Systems [Member]

Incurred expenses | $

219,806

184,517

Satterlee Stephens LLP [Member]

Accounts payable | $

30,000

$ 11,750

University of Pittsburgh [Member] | August 1, 2017 [Member]

Research and development expense | $

171,595

Joseph Sierchio [Member]

Annual retainer payable | $

$ 6,000

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

75,000

50,000

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 4.20

$ 1.91

Legal fees | $

$ 277,933

$ 168,775

Description for vested grant option

The 50,000 options became fully vested upon grant and the 75,000 options vested 50% on the date of grant and 50% one year hence.

Joseph Sierchio [Member] | Series F [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

7,246

Joseph Sierchio [Member] | Private Placement [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

10,000

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 2.75

Maturity date

Oct. 16, 2022

Unit price per share | $ / shares

$ 2.50

Proceeds from units reserved for future issuance | $

$ 25,000

KCC [Member] | Series F Warrant [Member]

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 3.01

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

114,493

Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $

$ 344,624

Number of warrants exercised shares

114,493

KCC [Member] | Series F [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

114,493

KCC [Member] | Private Placement [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

410,000

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 2.68

Maturity date

Jul. 21, 2022

Unit price per share | $ / shares

$ 2.44

Proceeds from units reserved for future issuance | $

$ 1,000,400

Terms of agreement

Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022.

KCC [Member] | March 1, 2017 [Member]

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

4,273,831

KCC [Member] | March 1, 2017 [Member] | Series C Warrant [Member]

Number of warrants exercised shares

3,092,637

KCC [Member] | March 1, 2017 [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member]

Number of warrants exercised shares

1,326,087

Chief Financial Officer [Member] | Thomas bold [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

40,000

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

34,296

Dr. Gerlach [Member]

Accounts payable | $

$ 17,640

18,540

Compensation expense for services | $

38,540

42,480

Dr. Gerlach [Member] | Series A [Member]

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

240,000

Debt conversion converted instrument shares issued

204,571

Mr. Bhogal [Member]

Compensation expense for services | $

$ 81,600

$ 74,400

Individual owning issue and outstanding share percent

5.00%

Kenneth Kirkland [Member]

Annual retainer payable | $

$ 6,000

Common stock shares reserved under stock option plan

50,000

Exercise price | $ / shares

$ 1.91

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 2,480,000	$ 3,217,000
Intangible asset	85,000	158,000
Capital loss carryforward	146,000	236,000
Stock-based compensation	247,000	139,000
Deferred tax assets gross	2,958,000	3,750,000
Valuation allowance	(2,958,000)	(3,750,000)
Net deferred tax assets

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Income Taxes (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Taxes Details 1
Statutory federal income tax rate	34.00%	34.00%
Permanent differences and other	(5.00%)	13.00%
Deferred tax impact from tax rate change	(50.00%)
Valuation allowance	21.00%	(47.00%)
Income tax provision (benefit)	0.00%	0.00%

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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Taxes Details Narrative

Statutory federal income tax rate

34.00%

34.00%

Increase in the valuation allowance

$ 792,000

$ 974,000

Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards

$ 11,810,000

Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards expiry

2018 through to the year 2037.

Capital loss carryforward expiration period

During 2018

Tax Reform description

Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, annual utilization of the Company’s net operating loss and contribution carryforwards may be limited if a cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% is deemed to occur within any three-year period.

Deferred tax assets

$ 1,831,000

Reduction in U.S. federal corporate income tax rate

21.00%

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 12, 2018	Feb. 11, 2018	Feb. 03, 2018	Jan. 10, 2017	Feb. 22, 2018	Feb. 13, 2018	Jan. 26, 2018	Jan. 25, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	May 11, 2017
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt									102,582
Research and development expense									$ 574,091	$ 309,503
Kenneth Kirkland [Member]
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt									50,000
Joseph Sierchio [Member]
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt									50,000		75,000
Series A Warrant [Member] | Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt				204,571
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt				240,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt		40,000
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt		17,480
Subsequent Event [Member] | KCC pursuant [Member]
Convertible debt financing, principal amount							$ 1,095,000
Maturity date							Dec. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Member] | Thomas bold [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt			60,000
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt			44,083
Subsequent Event [Member] | Kenneth Kirkland [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt					50,000
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt					41,033
Subsequent Event [Member] | Joseph Sierchio [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt					37,500
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt					22,711
Subsequent Event [Member] | University of Pittsburgh [Member]
Research and development expense								$ 85,798
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series D [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt						100,000
Exercise price						$ 1.10
Proceeds from issuance of warrants						$ 110,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series A Warrant [Member] | Dr. Gerlach [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt	480,000
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt	457,480
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series F Warrants [Member} | Joseph Sierchio [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt					7,246
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt					4,899
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series H Warrants [Member} | Joseph Sierchio [Member]
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of debt					10,000
Common stock shares reserved for future issuance upon conversion of debt					7,418