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1. GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 1 - GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on August 24, 2009 under the name Avanyx Therapeutics, Inc.  On November 10, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Boston Therapeutics, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation (“BTI”) providing for the merger of BTI into the Company with the Company being the surviving entity (the “Merger”),  the issuance by the Company of 4,000,000 shares of common stock to the stockholders of BTI in exchange for 100% of the outstanding common stock of BTI, and the change of the Company’s name to Boston Therapeutics, Inc.  David Platt, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is a founder of BTI and was a director and minority stockholder of BTI at the time of the Merger.  Dr. Platt received 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Merger.  Kenneth A. Tassey, Jr., the Company’s former President, was the Chief Executive Officer, President and principal stockholder of BTI at the time of the Merger. Mr. Tassey received 3,200,000 shares of our common stock in connection with the Merger.

 

The Company’s primary business is the development, manufacture and commercialization of therapeutic drugs with a focus on complex carbohydrate chemistry to address unmet medical needs in diabetes and inflammatory diseases. We have brought one product, SUGARDOWN®, to market and have begun to make initial sales. We are currently focused on the development of two additional drug products: BTI-320, a non-systemic, non-toxic, tablet for reduction of post-meal blood glucose in people living with diabetes that is fully developed, and IPOXYN, an injectable anti-necrosis, anti-hypoxia drug that we are currently developing.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.  The Company has limited cash resources, recurring cash used in operations and operating losses history.  As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of approximately $12 million as of December 31, 2014 and used cash in operations of approximately $3.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2014.

  

The Company has incurred recurring operating losses since inception as it has worked to bring its SUGARDOWN® product to market and develop BTI-320 and IPOXYN.  Management expects such operating losses will continue until such time that substantial revenues are received from SUGARDOWN® or the regulatory and clinical development of BTI-320 or IPOXYN is completed.   The Company has $157,000 cash on hand at December 31, 2014.  In March 2015, the Company entered into four different convertible promissory note agreements with an aggregate proceeds balance of $432,000, net of discounts and fees, as referenced in Note 11. Management anticipates that our cash resources will be sufficient to fund our planned operations through the second quarter of 2015 as a result of additional cost cutting measures surrounding the use of consultants and payroll associated costs reduced by the Company during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and into fiscal 2015. Management plans to seek additional capital through private placements and public offerings of the Company’s common stock. In addition, management may seek to raise additional capital through public or private debt or equity financings in order to fund its operations.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing its objectives. Without such additional capital, the Company may be required to curtail or cease operations.