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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 11. Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through March 22, 2022. The following are subsequent events:

  

On January 1, 2023, options were granted to the Non-Employee Directors pursuant to the 2022 Plan to purchase an aggregate of 155,000 shares of Common Stock. The options have an exercise price of $0.622 per share, the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. The options granted to the directors will vest upon the one-year anniversary of the grant date and have a ten-year expiration date.

 

On January 25, 2023, our Compensation Committee approved an equity compensation award for the Company’s officers and employees. The Committee approved this award of options to purchase an aggregate of 528,500 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the 2022 Plan. The options, other than Mr. Mack’s, have an exercise price of $0.788 per share, the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Mr. Mack’s options have an exercise price of $0.867 per share, which represents 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant and a five year expiration date. The remaining options granted to the officers and employees vest in three equal installments beginning on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and have a ten-year expiration date.

 

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement for Rendering of Research Services with Yissum (the “January 2023 Yissum Research Agreement”) on substantially similar terms and conditions as detailed above under the June 2021 Yissum Research Agreement. Under the January 2023 Yissum Research Agreement, the Company shall provide funding for research and development studies to be performed by researchers at Hebrew University related to the optimization of the Liposomal Bupivacaine formulation and to increase stability for manufacturing purposes. The Company may terminate the agreement at any time and shall be only responsible to pay Yissum for work performed through the date of termination. In consideration for the research services, the Company agreed to pay research service fees of $326,000 in four equal quarterly installments ($81,500 per calendar quarter). All services to be provided under the January 2023 Yissum Research Agreement initiated in January 1, 2023 and are anticipated to be completed towards the end 2023.

 

On February 1, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement for Rendering of Research Services (the “January 2023 Lipocure Research Agreement”) with Lipocure. Under the January 2023 Lipocure Research Agreement, the Company shall provide funding for research and development related to the optimization of the Liposomal Bupivacaine formulation and eventual manufacture of pre-clinical batches including batches for stability testing, animal studies and toxicology work. This will also include work associated with the potential filing of additional provisional patent applications. The Company may terminate the agreement at any time upon 30 days written notice and shall be only responsible to pay Lipocure for work performed through the date of such notice. In consideration for the research services, the Company agreed to pay research service fees of $1,286,000 in four equal quarterly installments ($321,500 per calendar quarter). All services to be provided under the January 2023 Lipocure Research Agreement initiated on January 1, 2023 and are anticipated to be completed towards the end 2023.