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Note 7 - Impairment Loss Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Impairment Loss Intangible Assets

7. Impairment loss Intangible assets

 

In prior years, the Corporation entered into agreements with Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. ("Neptune") pursuant to which the Corporation obtained a license and exercised its option under the license agreement to pay in advance future royalties payable to Neptune. This license allowed the Corporation to exploit the intellectual property rights in order to conduct clinical trials for its CaPre drug candidate. During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Corporation released its Phase 3 clinical programs data and its failure to meet its primary endpoints, and the resulting decision to not file an NDA to obtain FDA approval for CaPre and therefore undertook an analysis to determine the fair value of the intangible asset.

 

In assessing the magnitude of any impairment of the license the Corporation considered all available evidence, including (i) significant adverse impact from business climate due to the Phase 3 clinical program’s failure to meet its primary endpoints, and the resulting decision to not file an NDA to obtain FDA approval for CaPre, and the resulting internal forecasts that no cash flows from the use of the license was possible, and (ii) management’s estimate that a market place participant would place minimal to no value on the license if it were to be sold on its own or in combination with other assets, recognized or not, which is a level 3 measurement in the fair value hierarchy which included unobservable inputs. Accordingly, an impairment loss of $3,706 was recognized in the second quarter of the year ended March 31, 2021, which represents the totality of the intangible assets net book value prior to the impairment trigger. For the year ended March 31, 2021 amortization expense, prior to the impairment was $781 and was included in research and development expenses.