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Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

(4) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31:

	2011			2010

	(in thousands)
Laboratory equipment	$	12,468		$	12,387
Leasehold improvements		4,847			4,528
Computers and software		2,315			2,177
Furniture and fixtures		1,135			1,050

		20,765			20,142
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(19,358	)		(17,961	)

	$	1,407		$	2,181

Depreciation and amortization expenses of property and equipment, including equipment purchased under capital leases, were approximately $1.5 million, $1.9 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The net book value and accumulated amortization of equipment under capital lease was approximately $16,000 and $43,000, respectively, at December 31, 2011, and $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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