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Licensing Agreements
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
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Note 8. Licensing Agreements

 

During fiscal 2011, the Company was a party to several different licensing agreements, all of which are described in more detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2011. During April 2011, the Company terminated all of these licensing agreements with the exception of the Liposome Option Agreement, which is described further below. All rights related to all other licensing agreements that were terminated during April 2011 were returned to the underlying companies and no amounts were due under these other agreements as of April 30, 2011.

 

In February 2010, the Company entered into an exclusive option agreement with a Canadian company for which it paid and expensed $40,000 during the Company’s fiscal 2010 year. The option agreement granted the Company the exclusive right to review Irinophore C, a nanoparticle drug compound, for the treatment of various forms of cancer, including melanoma, prostate, breast and lung cancer through April 2011. During the option year, the Company performed various tumorgraft testing on the nanoparticle compound. In March 2011, the Company exercised its option to license Irinophore C, a liposomal formulation of Irinotecan. Under the terms of the agreement, the company’s exercise of the option resulted in amounts due to the Canadian company of $85,000 comprised of the option exercise price and reimbursement to the Canadian company for past patent costs, which was expensed in the Company’s fiscal year ended April 30, 2011. As of January 31, 2012, the Company has satisfied this obligation. Under the terms of the license agreement, the Company will be required to pay up to $3 million in development milestones. Upon commercialization, the Company would also be required to make royalty payments and sales milestone based upon revenues. Commencing with the second anniversary of the agreement (March 2013), the Company will be obligated to pay a minimum annual royalty of $10,000 (Canadian).