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Note 18 - Research and Development Expenses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Research and Development Expenses [Text Block]
18—RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
 
Research and development expenses consist of the following:
 
    2016     2015     2014  
Gross research and development expenses    
(4,577
 )    
(3,308
 )    
(3,728
 )
Research Tax Credit    
511
      
448
      
518
  
Grants    
198
      
170
      
278
  
Net Research and development expenses    
(3,868
 )    
(2,690
 )    
(2,932
 )
 
In
2016
and in
2015
grants mainly consisted of European, national and regional grants for the development of innovative imaging solutions for the focal treatment of liver cancer (HECAM Development project).
 
In
2014,
grants mainly consisted of European, national and regional grants for the development of innovative imaging solutions for the focal treatment of prostate cancer.