California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Award

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Collaborative Arrangement [Abstract]

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Award

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Award

On September 18, 2015 the Company received an award in the amount of $19.9 million from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to partially fund the Company’s Phase 3 trial of ICT-107. The award provided for a $4 million project initial payment that was received during the fourth quarter of 2015, and up to $15.9 million in future milestone payments that are primarily dependent on patient randomization in the ICT-107 Phase 3 trial. Under the terms of the CIRM award, the Company is obligated to share future ICT-107 related revenue with CIRM. The percentage of revenue sharing is dependent on the amount of the award received by the Company and whether the revenue is from product sales or license fees. The maximum revenue sharing amount the Company may be required to pay to CIRM is equal to nine (9) times the total amount awarded and paid to the Company.  The Company has the option to decline any and all amounts awarded by CIRM.  As an alternative to revenue sharing, the Company has the option to convert the award to a loan, which such option the Company must exercise on or before ten (10) business days after the FDA notifies the Company that it has accepted the Company’s application for marketing authorization.  In the event the Company exercises it right to convert the award to a loan, it will be obligated to repay the loan within ten (10) business days of making such election, including interest at the rate of the three-month LIBOR rate (0.62% as of March 31, 2016) plus 25% per annum.  Since the Company may be required to repay some or all of the amounts awarded by CIRM, the Company accounts for this award as a liability rather than revenue.  If the Company was to lose this funding, it may be required to delay, postpone, or cancel its clinical trials or otherwise reduce or curtail its operations unless it is able to obtain adequate financing for its clinical trials from additional sources.  During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company did not receive any award proceeds and it accrued interest expense of $264,827, which is included in the CIRM liability on the balance sheet.