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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The amounts in the notes are shown in thousands of EURO rounded to the nearest thousand except for share and per share amounts.

The accompanying interim period consolidated financial statements of Mymetics Corporation (the "Company") set forth herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. The interim period consolidated financial statements should be read together with the audited financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The accompanying financial statements of the Company are unaudited. However, in the opinion of the Company, the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained herein contain all adjustments necessary to present a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. All adjustments made during the three-month period ending September 30, 2013 were of a normal and recurring nature.

The Company was created for the purpose of engaging in vaccine research and development. Its main research efforts have been concentrated in the prevention and treatment of the AIDS virus and malaria. The Company has established a network which enables it to work with education centers, research centers, pharmaceutical laboratories and biotechnology companies. On April 1, 2009 the Company successfully closed its acquisition of Bestewil Holding BV and Mymetics BV (previously Virosome Biologicals BV) and, as a result, has further increased the pipeline of vaccines under development to include (i) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) which is at the pre-clinical stage (ii) Herpes Simplex which is at the pre-clinical stage, and (iii) intra-nasal influenza which has finished a clinical trial Phase I.

These financial statements have been prepared treating the Company as a development stage company. As of September 30, 2013, the Company is in the initial stages of clinical testing and a commercially viable product is not expected for several more years. As such, the Company has not generated significant revenues. For the purpose of these financial statements, the development stage started May 2, 1990.

These financial statements have also been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced significant losses since inception resulting in a deficit accumulated during the development stage of E66,813 at September 30, 2013. Deficits in operating cash flows since inception have been financed through debt and equity funding sources. In order to remain a going concern and continue the Company's research and development activities, management intends to seek additional funding. Further, the Company’s current liabilities exceed its current assets by E38,636 as of September 30, 2013, and there is no assurance that cash will become available to pay current liabilities in the near term. Management is seeking additional financing but there can be no assurance that management will be successful in any of those efforts.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The Company translates non-Euro assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries at the rate of exchange at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange throughout the period. Unrealized gains or losses from these translations are reported as a separate component of comprehensive income. Transaction gains or losses are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The translation adjustments do not recognize the effect of income tax because the Company expects to reinvest the amounts indefinitely in operations. The Company's reporting currency is the Euro because substantially all of the Company's activities are conducted in Europe.
CASH
CASH
Cash deposits are occasionally in excess of insured amounts. Interest of E151 was paid to Norwood Immunology during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to a convertible note of E2,500. During the period of nine months ending September 30, 2012, E402 interest was paid, also related to the Norwood Immunology convertible loan.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue related to the sale of products is recognized when all of the following conditions are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

Grant revenue is recognized when the associated costs are incurred.

Revenues from non refundable up-front license fees which include performance requirements related to licensing agreements are recognized on a straight-line basis over the contracted or estimated period of performance. The period of performance over which the revenues are recognized is typically the period over which the research and/or development is expected to occur.
RECEIVABLES
RECEIVABLES

Receivables are stated at their outstanding principal balances. Management reviews the collectability of receivables on a periodic basis and determines the appropriate amount of any allowance. There was no allowance necessary at September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. The Company charges off receivables to the allowance when management determines that a receivable is not collectible. The Company may retain a security interest in the products sold.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated over its estimated useful life on straight-line basis from the date it was placed in service. Estimated useful lives are usually taken as three years.

IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

In-process research and development (referred to as IPR&D) represents the estimated fair value assigned to research and development projects acquired in a purchased business combination that have not been completed at the date of acquisition and which have no alternative future use. IPR&D assets acquired in a business combination are capitalized as indefinite-lived intangible assets. These assets remain indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. During the periods prior to completion or abandonment, those acquired indefinite-lived assets are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.
GOODWILL
GOODWILL

  Goodwill, which represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired, is carried at cost. Goodwill is not amortized; rather, it is subject to a periodic assessment for impairment by applying a fair value based test. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on an annual basis as of April 1 of each year, unless events or circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred before that time. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. After assessing qualitative factors, the Company must determine if further testing was necessary. If further testing was necessary, the Company would have performed a two-step impairment test for goodwill. The first step requires the Company to determine the fair value of each reporting unit. To the extent a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an indication exists that the reporting unit’s goodwill may be impaired and the Company must perform a second more detailed impairment assessment. The second impairment assessment involves allocating the reporting unit’s fair value to all of its recognized and unrecognized assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill as of the assessment date. The implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is then compared to the carrying amount of goodwill to quantify an impairment charge as of the assessment date.

  The Company has conducted its impairment testing as of April 1, 2013 of its goodwill recognized in connection to the acquisition of Bestewil. In conclusion of this impairment testing, the carrying amount of the reporting unit was lower than the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. As the fair value of the reporting unit is higher than the carrying amount, Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test did not need to be completed. As of September 30, 2013, management believes there are no indications of impairment.
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION

  The Company accounts for contingent consideration in a purchase business combination in accordance with applicable guidance provided within the business combination rules. As per the amendment dated March 28, 2013, related to the Share Purchase Agreement of the Bestewil acquisition, the obligation of the Company to pay additional purchase price consideration upon achievement of certain commercial milestones has been deleted and settled with issuance of shares for a total of US$325 upon certain events but no later than March 31, 2014. Despite the fact that this new liability is significantly less, it is not dependent on future revenue and will not be paid in cash.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
TAXES ON INCOME
TAXES ON INCOME

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other than enactments of changes in the tax laws or rates.

The Company reports a liability, if any, for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, are recorded as a component of interest expense and other expense, respectively.

The Company has not recorded any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or any related interest and penalties at September 30, 2013 or at December 31, 2012.  The Company’s United States tax returns are open to audit for the years ended December 31, 2009 to 2012. The returns for the Luxembourg subsidiary LUXEMBOURG 6543 S.A., are open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2012. The returns for the Swiss subsidiary, Mymetics S.A., are open to audit for the years ended December 31, 2008 to 2012. The returns for the Netherlands subsidiaries, Bestewil B.V. and Mymetics B.V., are open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2012.

EARNINGS PER SHARE
EARNINGS PER SHARE

  
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the common period. Diluted earnings per share takes into consideration common shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per share) and potentially dilutive securities. For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, options, warrants and convertible debt were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method because their effect would be anti-dilutive due to net losses incurred. For the nine months period ending September 30, 2013, there were no potential issuable shares included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as the conversion price of those instruments were all out-of-the-money.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the weighted average number of shares was 295,318,813. For the same periods, the total potential number of shares issuable of 441,680,054 includes 438,330,054 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans and 3,350,000 potential issuable shares related to outstanding not expired options granted to employees. The 32,000,000 potential issuable shares related to warrants have expired on July 1st, 2013.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the weighted average number of shares was 295,318,813 and 292,501,080, respectively. For the same periods, the weighted total potential number of shares issuable of 123,854,070 includes 88,161,570 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans, 32,000,000 potential issuable shares related to warrants, and 3,692,500 potential issuable shares related to outstanding not expired options granted to employees.
PREFERRED STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK

The Company had authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock that were issuable in several series with varying dividend, conversion and voting rights. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to eliminate the preferred stock. No shares were issued or outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2013
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Compensation cost for all share-based payments is based on the estimated grant-date fair value. The Company amortizes stock compensation cost ratably over the requisite service period.

The issuance of common shares for services is recorded at the quoted price of the shares on the date the shares are issued. No shares were issued to individuals as fee for services rendered in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Mymetics did not grant any stock options to employees in 2012 or during the nine month period ending September 30, 2013.
ESTIMATES
ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:

Level  1-Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level  2-Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level  3-Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company generally has the following financial instruments: cash, receivables, accounts payable, acquisition-related contingent consideration, and notes payable. The carrying value of cash, receivables and accounts payable, approximates their fair value based on the short-term nature of these financial instruments. The carrying value of acquisition-related contingent consideration is equal to fair value since this liability is required to be reported at fair value. Management believes that it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of the notes payable due to the unique nature of these instruments.
CONCENTRATIONS
CONCENTRATIONS

The Company enters into scientific collaboration agreements with selected partners such as Pevion Biotech Ltd., a Swiss company that granted Mymetics exclusive licenses to use their virosome vaccine delivery technology in conjunction with the Company’s AIDS and malaria preventive vaccines under development. Under this agreement, Pevion Biotech is committed to supply the actual Virosomes and perform their integration with the Company’s antigens, which requires proprietary know-how, at Pevion’s premises. The agreement includes specific mechanisms to mitigate the risk of losing a key component of Mymetics’ vaccines should Pevion become unable to meet its commitment. During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, Pevion has initiated a process of winding down and communicated their inability to continue to supply the virosomes needed for the HIV and malaria vaccines. Mymetics has taken the necessary steps to ensure the continuing supply of virosomes needed for the HIV and malaria vaccines.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company's general counsel is a member of the Board of Directors.  The Company incurred professional fees to the counsel's law firm totaling E92 and E177 for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2013. The Company incurred professional fees to the counsel's law firm totaling E5 and E44 for the three and nine months ending September, 2012.
COMMITMENTS
COMMITMENTS

As per an agreement signed on December 22, 2008, PX Therapeutics has granted the license rights of the general know-how of Gp41 manufacturing technology to Mymetics for five years. During this period, the Company pays to PX Therapeutics an annual fee of E200 until the expiration date of December 23, 2013.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

No new accounting pronouncements are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.