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Liquidity and management's plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Liquidation Basis Of Accounting Abstract [Abstract]  
Liquidity and management’s plans
Note 2 – Liquidity and management’s plans
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Since inception, the Company has incurred, and continues to incur, significant losses from operations. The Company has funded its operations primarily through external investor financing arrangements. The Company raised significant funds in 2015, including:
 
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$0.8 million in short-term notes (in the first quarter of 2015, $0.3 million of demand notes held by an entity controlled by our chief executive officer were settled as partial payment for a 2015 convertible note, and in the second quarter of 2015, $0.2 million of notes from a related party were repaid in cash);
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$1.5 million through the issuance of convertible notes;
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$12.1 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (“IPO”) as discussed further below; and
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$6.0 million in net proceeds from the issuances of common stock and a senior secured promissory note to Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC (“Merck GHI”).
 
On May 8, 2015, OpGen completed its IPO pursuant to which it offered and sold 2,850,000 units, each Unit consisting of one share of common stock and a detachable stock purchase warrant to purchase an additional share of common stock, at an initial offering price of $6.00 per unit. Of the total gross proceeds of $17.1 million, approximately $2.1 million was used to satisfy outstanding demand notes by exchanging such notes for 350,000 Units in the IPO. After considering the demand notes, underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, the total net cash proceeds were $12.1 million. On the IPO closing date, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option to acquire an additional 422,500 stock purchase warrants. In connection with the IPO, all of OpGen’s outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, 2014 convertible notes and 2015 convertible notes were converted into 7,374,852 shares of common stock.
 
In July 2015, the Company raised $6.0 million by issuing 1,136,364 shares of common stock at $4.40 per share and a $1.0 million senior secured promissory note to Merck GHI. Also in July 2015, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Merck GHI and the AdvanDx stockholders who received Merger Consideration in the Merger, which will require the Company to register such shares of Company common stock for resale by such holders in the future. Under the Purchase Agreement, Merck GHI has the right to participate in future securities offerings made by the Company. There is no assurance that Merck GHI will exercise such participation rights in the future. 
 
On May 11, 2016, the Company priced a private placement financing under which, upon closing, it expects to receive $10.4 million upon the issuance of units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to acquire 0.75 of a share of common stock.
 
Current cash on hand will be sufficient to fund operations into the second quarter of 2016. Once the May 2016 financing is closed, cash on hand , plus the net proceeds from the May 2016 financing, will be sufficient to fund operations into the first quarter of 2017. In the event the Company is unable to successfully raise additional capital in or before the first quarter of 2017, the Company will not have sufficient cash flows and liquidity to finance its business operations as currently contemplated. Accordingly, in such circumstances the Company would be compelled to reduce general and administrative expenses and delay research and development projects, including the purchase of scientific equipment and supplies, until it is able to obtain sufficient financing, or pursue other strategic alternatives which may include licensing and/or partnering arrangements or mergers and acquisitions. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.