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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 8. 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.

 

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 three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $62,887 and $103,151 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s balance sheet contained a payable to Satterlee in the amount of $57,127 and $30,000, respectively. 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 $12,015 and $54,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

Dr. Gerlach is entitled to payments for consulting services. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $4,660 and $10,080, respectively. Accounts payable to Dr. Gerlach amounted to $7,020 and $17,640 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, 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 $20,400 and $20,400 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, in connection with the consulting agreement.

 

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 22, 2018, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, 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 member of the Company’s board of directors 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) 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 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 44,086 shares of common stock.

 

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. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company paid the University of Pittsburgh $85,798 pursuant to the Corporate Research Agreement. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a professor at the University.