Joint Venture Agreement

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Joint Venture Agreement [Abstract]

Joint Venture Agreement

Note 5 –   Joint venture agreement

On May 6, 2009, the Company entered into a certain joint venture agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Jiangsu Hualan Biotechnology Ltd. (China) (“Jiangsu Hualan”).  Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, the parties thereto established a joint venture company, Jiangsu Hualan MIT Medical Technology (MIT China) Ltd. (“MIT China” or the “Joint Venture”), focusing on research, production and sales of medical equipments, import and export of medical equipments and components products, especially Needle-Free Jet Injector products. The total investment by the Joint Venture shall amount to $2,000,000, and the registered capital shall amount to $1,400,000.  The Company invested cash of $426,678 and transferred the license rights to produce and sell the Company’s needle-free injectors products into the Joint Venture.  The license rights were valued at $280,000 under the agreement.  The contributions by the Company resulted in the Company owning 49% of the registered capital of the Joint Venture.  Jiangsu Hualan contributed cash of $714,000, and owns 51% of the registered capital.

Under the Joint Venture Agreement, the Company appointed 1 member, and Jiangsu Hualan appointed 2 members, to the board of directors of the Joint Venture.  Profits of the Joint Venture will be allocated based upon each party’s investment in the registered capital.

During the period from May 6, 2009 to September 30, 2009, the Joint Venture had not commenced operations.  The Joint Venture commenced operations during the Company’s 1st quarter of fiscal 2010.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, MIT China purchased 151,000 sq. ft. of land and began construction of its first building in Taizhou (China Medical City). This first building of 40,000 sq. ft. will be used for the production of injectors for the Chinese market. The first stage (the offices) was completed and employees were moved into the facility in August 2012. The second part of the construction is scheduled to be complete during the first quarter of 2013, which will contain the production facility capable of supplying a large number of injectors and disposables to the Chinese market.

In March 2012, MIT China agreed and sold 9% of the joint venture for an investment of 18,000,000 RMB (US$3,000,000). Jiangsu Hualan now has 46.41%, the Company has 44.59%, and Taizhou Amazon Investment Center has 9% ownership in the MIT China joint venture.

The Company accounts for its investment in MIT China in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 323, “Investment — Equity Method and Joint Venture” (ASC 323), previously referred to as Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.” Accordingly, the Company adjusts the carrying amount of its investment in MIT China to recognize its share of earnings or losses. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s recorded investment in the MIT China was $146,343. During the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded an equity loss from its investment in MIT China of $134,490.