Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Acquisitions
Acquisitions	3. Acquisitions Pelican Therapeutics In 2017, the Company consummated the acquisition of 80% of the outstanding equity of Pelican, a related party, and Pelican became a majority owned subsidiary of the Company. During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, cash consideration of approximately $300,000 was distributed to the participating Pelican stockholders and the remainder of approximately $200,000 for certain Pelican liabilities not satisfied was recognized as other income in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the period. In October 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with the University of Miami (“UM”) whereby UM exchanged its shares of stock in the Company’s subsidiaries, Heat I, Inc. and Pelican. The stock exchange resulted in the Company increasing its controlling ownership in Pelican from 80% to 85%. Under the agreement, the Company was also obligated to make future payments based on the achievement of certain clinical and commercialization milestones, as well as low single digit royalty payments and payments upon receipt of sublicensing income. However, due to the discontinuation of PTX-35 no future milestone payments are expected to be made. The goodwill and in-process R&D resulting from the acquisition were fully impaired as of December 31, 2022. Elusys Therapeutics On April 18, 2022 (“Closing Date”), the Company closed on the acquisition of Elusys. The Company acquired Elusys to expand its role in the biodefense space, complementing its focus to target emerging biological threats. The fair value of the purchase consideration was approximately $42.9 million. The purchase price was allocated to the underlying assets and liabilities based on their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recorded for this transaction was valued at $3.9 million and is deductible for tax purposes over 15 years. The Company initially expected to leverage the capabilities of its planned Scorpius biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas, to manufacture Elusys’s therapies internally and therefore benefit from significant operating synergies, cost savings, as well as enhanced oversight, quality control, and speed to market. However, the Company was unable to manufacture the Elusys’ therapies internally. In addition, the Company has been unable to generate sufficient revenue from its current manufacturing facility or raise sufficient capital to enable it to build the biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas and instead had been required to place contract with third parties for the manufacture of the Elusys’ therapies. On December 27, 2023, the Company completed the sale of all of its assets and equity interests in Elusys Therapeutics to Elusys Holdings, a company controlled by the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Jeffrey Wolf for approximately $2.5 million before working capital, escrow adjustments and transaction expenses. Net of contractual payments paid to the previous shareholders of Elusys subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company generated a gain of approximately $1.5 million on the sale. See Note 2-Discontinued Operations and Note 15-Commitments and Contingencies.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

3. Acquisitions

Pelican Therapeutics

In 2017, the Company consummated the acquisition of 80% of the outstanding equity of Pelican, a related party, and Pelican became a majority owned subsidiary of the Company. During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, cash consideration of approximately $300,000 was distributed to the participating Pelican stockholders and the remainder of approximately $200,000 for certain Pelican liabilities not satisfied was recognized as other income in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the period. In October 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with the University of Miami (“UM”) whereby UM exchanged its shares of stock in the Company’s subsidiaries, Heat I, Inc. and Pelican. The stock exchange resulted in the Company increasing its controlling ownership in Pelican from 80% to 85%.

Under the agreement, the Company was also obligated to make future payments based on the achievement of certain clinical and commercialization milestones, as well as low single digit royalty payments and payments upon receipt of sublicensing income. However, due to the discontinuation of PTX-35 no future milestone payments are expected to be made. The goodwill and in-process R&D resulting from the acquisition were fully impaired as of December 31, 2022.

Elusys Therapeutics

On April 18, 2022 (“Closing Date”), the Company closed on the acquisition of Elusys. The Company acquired Elusys to expand its role in the biodefense space, complementing its focus to target emerging biological threats. The fair value of the purchase consideration was approximately $42.9 million. The purchase price was allocated to the underlying assets and liabilities based on their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recorded for this transaction was valued at $3.9 million and is deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

The Company initially expected to leverage the capabilities of its planned Scorpius biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas, to manufacture Elusys’s therapies internally and therefore benefit from significant operating synergies, cost savings, as well as enhanced oversight, quality control, and speed to market. However, the Company was unable to manufacture the Elusys’ therapies internally. In addition, the Company has been unable to generate sufficient revenue from its current manufacturing facility or raise sufficient capital to enable it to build the biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas and instead had been required to place contract with third parties for the manufacture of the Elusys’ therapies.

On December 27, 2023, the Company completed the sale of all of its assets and equity interests in Elusys Therapeutics to Elusys Holdings, a company controlled by the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Jeffrey Wolf for approximately $2.5 million before working capital, escrow adjustments and transaction expenses. Net of contractual payments paid to the previous shareholders of Elusys subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company generated a gain of approximately $1.5 million on the sale. See Note 2-Discontinued Operations and Note 15-Commitments and Contingencies.