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Investment in HaloVax
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Investment in HaloVax [Abstract]  
Investment in HaloVax

Note 6-Investment in HaloVax

 

On March 23, 2020, the Company entered into a Development and Royalty Agreement (the "Development and Royalty Agreement") with Voltron Therapeutics, Inc. ("Voltron") to form a joint venture entity named HaloVax, LLC ("HaloVax") to jointly develop potential product candidates for the prevention of COVID-19  based upon certain technology that had been exclusively licensed by Voltron from The General Hospital Corporation (d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital). Pursuant to the Development and Royalty Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive sales-based royalties. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Development and Royalty Agreement, on March 23, 2020, the Company and HaloVax entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement  pursuant to which the Company purchased 5% of HaloVax's outstanding membership interests for $250,000 on March 27, 2020 (the "Initial Closing Date") and shall have the option to purchase up to an additional 25% of HaloVax's membership interests (for $3,000,000 (inclusive of the $250,000)), which option shall expire 30 days after the Initial Closing Date. On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into a membership interest purchase agreement to purchase 1% of HaloVax's outstanding membership interest for a purchase price of $100,000. As such, the Company accounts for those investments under the equity method. There was no significant change in HaloVax's operations from March 23, 2020 to June 30, 2020.