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intangible assets are related to the acquisition of assets from Durham Pharmaceuticals Ltd. in 2007.  As of June 30,
2013 and 2012, intangible assets related to this Acquisition are summarized as follows:</p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"> </p>
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<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>2013</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>2012</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Estimated</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Accumulated</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Life</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 14pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Cost</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Amortization</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Net</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><b>Net</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Contract related intangible asset:</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="width: 43%; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Cato Research discounted contract</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">3 years</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">355,000</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">355,000</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Technology related intangible assets:</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Patents for the AzoneTS-based product candidates and formulation</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">4.5 years</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,305,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,305,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,305,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Drug Master Files containing formulation, clinical and safety documentation used by the FDA</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">4.5 years</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,500,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,500,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,500,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -9pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">In-process pharmaceutical products for 2 indications</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">4.5 years</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">6,820,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">6,820,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">6,820,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td colspan="2" style="padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Total technology related intangible assets</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,625,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,625,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,625,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="padding-right: 5.05pt; text-indent: 0.75in; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">Total, net</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,980,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">355,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,625,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">9,625,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
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<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt"> Intangible assets
related to technology are expected to be amortized on a straight-line basis over the period ending 2019, when the underlying patents
expire, and will commence upon revenue generation which the Company estimates may occur as early as the middle of 2015.  The
Cato Research contract related to this intangible asset was amortized over a three year period, which ended in 2010.</p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt"> Estimated amortization
expense for each of the next five calendar years is as follows:</p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9pt"> </p>
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<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><b> </b></p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><b> </b></p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Estimated</b></p>
<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Amortization Expense</b></p></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="width: 89%; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 12pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2013</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 8%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 12pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2014</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">—</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 12pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2015</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">1,069,000</font></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 12pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2016</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2,139,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 12pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2017</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: black">2,139,000</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
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