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Asset Acquisition
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract]  
Asset Acquisition
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Asset Acquisition:

On October 5, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Vector Neurosciences Inc. (“Vector”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Vector, VN Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), VN Acquisition 2, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2”), the Vector stockholders named therein and the Vector stockholder representative, pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 was merged with and into Vector, with Vector being the surviving corporation (“Merger 1”) and, immediately following Merger 1, Vector was merged with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 being the surviving corporation (together with Merger 1, the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, Vector is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company’s board of directors, Vector’s board of directors and Vector’s stockholders have, in each case, unanimously approved the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The merger consideration to Vector’s stockholders consists of 225,000 shares of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as initial merger consideration, consisting of 202,500 shares which were issued at the closing of the Merger and an additional 22,500 shares to be issued 18 months following the closing, subject to any indemnification claims under the Merger Agreement (See Note 12).

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will issue to Vector’s stockholders additional Ordinary Shares equal to a maximum value of $21,000,000 if specified regulatory milestones are met and will make royalty payments to Vector’s stockholders in an amount equal to a percentage of the value of sales of certain products developed based on the Vector assets, which royalty payments are also payable in Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with such milestones and royalties will be based on the three-day average closing price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the date of determination of the value of the payment.

The Company determined this transaction represented an asset acquisition as substantially all of the value was in the intellectual property as defined by ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The asset acquisition of in process research and development was recorded at a fair value of $2,990,250 as of October 5, 2018. The acquired in process research and development was immediately charged to research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss as of the acquisition date since the Company determined that there was no additional alternative use of these assets. Additionally, under ASC 805, the Company determined that as of the acquisition date and as of December 31, 2018, the contingent milestone payments in the aggregate amount of $21,000,000, and royalty payments have not been resolved and therefore have not been recorded as liability.