Fair Value of Financial Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

4.	Fair Value of Financial Assets

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value:

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016 Using:
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	9,830,127	$	—	$	9,830,127
Marketable securities		—		179,413,509		—		179,413,509
	$	—	$	189,243,636	$	—	$	189,243,636

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015 Using:
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	61,533,797	$	—	$	61,533,797
Marketable securities		—		55,659,930		—		55,659,930
	$	—	$	117,193,727	$	—	$	117,193,727

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company’s cash equivalents that are invested in money market funds are valued based on Level 2 inputs. The Company measures the fair value of marketable securities using Level 2 inputs and primarily relies on quoted prices in active markets for similar marketable securities. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. Amortization and accretion of discounts and premiums are recorded in other income.

As outlined in Note 9, the 2013 term loan with MidCap Financial SBIC, LP (“2013 term loan”) and 2015 term loan with MidCap Financial Trust (“2015 term loan”), outstanding under the Company’s credit and security agreements, are reported at their carrying value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company determined the fair value of the term loans using an income approach which utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis based on current market interest rates for debt issuances with similar remaining years to maturity, adjusted for credit risk. The term loans were valued using Level 2 inputs as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The result of the calculation yielded a fair value that approximates carrying value.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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