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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
16. Related Party Transactions
The Company has related party arrangements with UBI
 
and a number of its
 
affiliated companies listed namely, United Biomedical, Inc.,
Asia (“UBI-Asia”), UBI Pharma, Inc. (“UBI-P”), United BioPharma,
 
Inc (“UBP”) and UBI IP Holding (“UBI-IP”).
As of March 31, 2022
 
UBI owned
44
% of the Company’s stock. The majority of
 
the voting interests in both UBI
 
and the Company were
held by a group of immediate family members,
 
and as such the entities are under common control.
Total amounts
 
due to related parties were $
16.8
 
million and $
19.4
 
million as of March 31,
 
2022 and December 31,
 
2021, respectively.
Total amounts
 
due from related parties were $
0.4
 
million and $
0.4
 
million as of March 31, 2022 and
 
December 31, 2021, respectively.
 
Total service fees incurred
 
were $
0.8
 
million and $
8.7
 
million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
 
Taiwan
 
Centers for Disease Control Grant (“Taiwan
 
CDC”)
 
UBI-Asia, which is responsible for applying for and managing grants on our behalf under the
 
COVID-19 program, was awarded a grant
by the Taiwan
 
CDC for COVID-19
 
vaccine development.
 
The Company
 
contracted with UBI-Asia
 
to conduct a
 
two-phase study of
 
a
COVID-19 vaccine
 
clinical trial in
 
Taiwan.
 
The grant provides
 
that costs incurred
 
to complete the
 
two phases of
 
the clinical trial
 
will
be reimbursed based on the achievement of certain milestones as provided
 
in the agreement.
The Company provides administrative
 
services to UBI-IP.
 
Under the arrangement, the
 
Company issues vendor payments
 
and provides
technical services mostly for
 
legal services on behalf
 
UBI-IP.
 
The Company bills UBI-IP
 
for services based on
 
the costs incurred with
no markup.
Total related party operating
 
activity, including the activity described
 
above, are as follows (in thousands):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Consolidated balance sheet
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$
3,546
$
3,517
Amounts due from related parties
399
393
Property and equipment, net
299
337
Liabilities
Amounts due to related parties
16,787
19,407
Accrued expenses
168
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Operating expenses
Research and development
Services provided by related parties
784
10,633
Taiwan CDC grant reimbursement
 
from related party
(2,417)
General and administrative
Services provided by related parties
507