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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events

NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 6, 2013, Calando, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, terminated a License Agreement with the California Institute of Technology (the “License”).  The License provided Calando with exclusive rights to develop and commercialize therapeutics based on the linear cyclodextrin drug delivery technology invented at Caltech.  The drug delivery technology platforms, CyclosertTM and RONDELTM, as well as the drug candidates IT-101 and CALAA-01, were developed based on the licensed technology.  Calando was responsible to direct and pay for the prosecution of the patents and patent applications covered by the License and to progress the technology. In conjunction with a previous business acquisition, the patents covered by this license agreement had been capitalized, and had a net book value of $1.3 million at June 30, 2013.  Management has determined that the value of the patents was impaired as of June 30, 2013, and the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.3 million, and is presented as a part of operating expenses in the period ended June 30, 2013.