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BASIS OF PRESENTATION
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
BASIS OF PRESENTATION 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE  A.      BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The financial statements of Burzynski Research Institute, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), include expenses incurred directly by S.R. Burzynski, M.D., Ph.D. (“Dr. Burzynski”) within his medical practice, related to the conduct of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved clinical trials for Antineoplaston drugs used in the treatment of cancer.  These expenses have been reported as research and development costs and as additional paid-in capital.  Cash contributions received from Dr. Burzynski have also been reported as additional paid-in capital, which are used to fund general operating expenses. Expenses related to Dr. Burzynski’s medical practice (unrelated to the clinical trials) have not been included in these financial statements.  Dr. Burzynski is the President, Chairman of the Board and owner of over 80% of the outstanding stock of the Company, and also is the inventor and original patent holder of certain drug products known as “Antineoplastons,” which he has licensed to the Company.

 

The Company and Dr. Burzynski have entered into various agreements which provide the Company the exclusive right in the United States, Canada and Mexico to use, manufacture, develop, sell, distribute, sublicense and otherwise exploit all the rights, titles and interest in Antineoplaston drugs used in the treatment of cancer, once an Antineoplaston drug is approved for sale by the FDA.

 

The Company is primarily engaged as a research and development facility for Antineoplaston drugs being tested for the use in the treatment of cancer.  The Company is currently conducting clinical trials on various Antineoplastons in accordance with FDA regulations. At this time, however, none of the Antineoplaston drugs have received FDA approval; further, there can be no assurance that FDA approval will be granted. In September 2004, the Company announced that the FDA awarded orphan drug status to Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 for the treatment of brainstem glioma.  During 2008, the FDA awarded orphan drug status to Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 for the treatment of all gliomas.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information. Certain disclosures and information normally included in financial statements have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management of the Company, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position as of August 31, 2011 and February 28, 2011, results of operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2011 and 2010, and cash flows for the six months ended August 31, 2011 and 2010.  All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2011.