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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]    
Related Party Transactions

Note 12 – Related party transactions

In October 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (“MSD”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck, and an affiliate of MGHIF, a principal stockholder of the Company and a related party to the Company.  Under the agreement, MSD provided access to its archive of over 200,000 bacterial pathogens.  The Company is initially performing molecular analyses on up to 10,000 pathogens to identify markers of resistance to support rapid decision making using the Acuitas Lighthouse informatics, and to speed development of its rapid diagnostic products. MSD gains access to the high-resolution genotype data for the isolates as well as access to the Acuitas Lighthouse informatics to support internal research and development programs. The Company is required to expend up to $175,000 for the procurement of materials related to the activities contemplated by the agreement. Contract life-to-date, the Company has incurred $171,646 of procurement costs which have been recognized as research and development expense. The Company did not recognize any research and development expense related to the agreement in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company recognized research and development expense of $0 and $22,604 related to the agreement in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In December 2017, the Company entered into a subcontractor agreement with ILÚM, whereby ILÚM will provide services to the Company in the performance of the Company’s CDC contract to deploy ILÚM’s commercially-available cloud- and mobile-based software platform for infectious disease management in up to three medical sites in Colombia with the aim of improving antibiotic use in resource-limited settings. The Company did not incur any cost of services expense related to the contract in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company recognized $0 and $198,665 of cost of services expense related to the contract in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 11 - Related Party Transactions

In October 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck Co. & Inc. (“Merck”), an affiliate of MGHIF, a principal stockholder of the Company and a related party to the Company.  Under the agreement, Merck provided access to its archive of over 200,000 bacterial pathogens.  The Company is initially performing molecular analyses on up to 10,000 pathogens to identify markers of resistance to support rapid decision making using the Acuitas Lighthouse, and to speed development of its rapid diagnostic products. Merck gains access to the high-resolution genotype data for the isolates as well as access to the Acuitas Lighthouse informatics to support internal research and development programs. The Company is required to expend up to $175,000 for the procurement of materials related to the activities contemplated by the agreement. Contract life-to-date, the Company has incurred $171,646 of procurement costs which have been recognized as research and development expense, including $22,603 and $146,177 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

In December 2017, we entered into a subcontractor agreement with ILÚM Health Solutions, LLC, an entity created by Merck’s Healthcare Services and Solutions  division, whereby ILÚM Health Solutions provided services to the Company in the performance of the Company’s CDC contract to deploy ILÚM’s commercially-available cloud- and mobile-based software platform for infectious disease management in up to three medical sites in Colombia with the aim of improving antibiotic use in resource-limited settings. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $329,162 and $210,180 of cost of services expense related to the contract, respectively.