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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

 

13.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

Summarized below are the matters previously described in Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K, updated as applicable.

 

Lease Agreement

 

In December 2016, the Company entered into an assignment agreement to assume an operating lease for its office space in New Haven, Connecticut. The lease agreement expires in October 2018, and the Company has the option to extend the term through October 2021. In addition, the Company entered into a lease agreement for additional space which expires on June 30, 2018.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded rent expense of $24. The agreement requires future minimum lease payments for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2018 of $20.

 

In August 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement for office space and the related property for its new headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. The lease has a term of 85 months and commenced on January 1, 2018, with the ability to extend to 120 months. The Company has the option to purchase the property for $2,700.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 the Company capitalized $565 in construction costs and recorded $32 in rent expense during the construction period.

 

License Agreements

 

The Company has entered into license agreements with various parties under which it is obligated to make contingent and non-contingent payments.  License agreements generally require us to pay annual maintenance fees and future payments upon the attainment of agreed upon development and/or commercial milestones.  These agreements may also require minimum royalty payments based on sales of products developed from the applicable technologies, if any.

 

Research Commitments

 

The Company has entered into agreements with several CROs to provide services in connection with its preclinical studies and clinical trials. The Company commits to minimum payments under these arrangements.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also provide for indemnification of directors and officers in specific circumstances. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnification provisions. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to litigation and regulatory examinations as well as information gathering requests, inquiries and investigations. As of March 31, 2018, there were no matters which would have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.