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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

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, 2014.

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 March 31, 2015 were of a normal and recurring nature.

Mymetics Corporation (the "Company" or "Mymetics") 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) Herpes Simplex which is at the pre-clinical stage, (ii) influenza for elderly which has finished a clinical trial Phase I, and (iii) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) which is at the pre-clinical stage. On December 27, 2013, Mymetics signed a License and Collaboration Agreement with RSV Corporation (RSVC), a dedicated entity specifically set-up for developing the Mymetics RSV vaccine. Under this agreement Astellas Pharma Inc. will fund RSVC’s development of the virosome vaccine technology, licensed from Mymetics for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) through completion of a Phase 2b human proof-of-concept study. Based on the strategic partnership, Astellas received exclusive rights to acquire RSVC as well as further develop and commercialize the vaccine product. Mymetics will continue to provide research and development activities for the pre-clinical phases and prepare for the upscale production, assay developments and provide further scientific advice on the development of the RSV virosome vaccine. As consideration Mymetics has received an irrevocable and non-refundable upfront fee for the license of USD 5 million and will receive monthly Collaboration and R&D fees, milestone payments for specific milestones during development and royalties at the time of commercialization.

As of March 31, 2015, the Company is in the pre-clinical testing of some of its vaccine candidates and a commercially viable product is not expected for several more years. However, the Company generates some revenue through the licensing of its RSV vaccine and from collaboration agreements for R&D services. Management believes that the Company’s research and development activities will result in valuable intellectual property that can generate significant revenues in the future such as by licensing. Vaccines are one of the fastest growing markets in the pharmaceutical industry.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced significant losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of E68,374 at March 31, 2015. Further, the Company’s current liabilities exceed its current assets by E40,027 as of March 31, 2015, 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. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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

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 deposits are occasionally in excess of insured amounts.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Exclusive Licenses

The deliverables under an exclusive license agreement generally include the exclusive license to the Company’s technology, and may also include deliverables related to research activities to be performed on behalf of the collaborative collaborator and the manufacture of preclinical or clinical materials for the collaborative collaborator.

Generally, exclusive license agreements contain non-refundable terms for payments and, depending on the terms of the agreement, provide that the Company will (i) provide research services which are reimbursed at a contractually determined rate which includes margin for the Company, (ii) participate in a joint steering committee to monitor the progress of the research and development which will be reimbursed at a contractually determined rate which includes margin for the Company, (iii) earn payments upon the achievement of certain milestones and (iv) earn royalty payments at the time of commercialization until the later of expiration of the last to expire valid patent rights expire or 10 years after the first commercial sale. The Company may provide technical assistance and share any technology improvements with its collaborators during the term of the collaboration agreements. The Company does not directly control when any collaborator will request research or manufacturing services, achieve milestones or become liable for royalty payments. As a result, the Company cannot predict when it will recognize revenues in connection with any of the foregoing.

The Company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605-25, "Revenue Recognition—Multiple-Element Arrangements," and ASC Topic 605-28, "Revenue Recognition—Milestone Method," in accounting for these agreements. In order to account for these agreements, the Company must identify the deliverables included within the agreement and evaluate which deliverables represent separate units of accounting based on if certain criteria are met, including whether the delivered element has stand-alone value to the collaborator. The consideration received is allocated among the separate units of accounting, and the applicable revenue recognition criteria are applied to each of the separate units. Factors considered in this determination include the research and manufacturing capabilities of the collaborator and the availability of technology research expertise in the general marketplace.

RSV Corporation

In December 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with RSV Corporation. The agreement provides RSV Corporation with an exclusive license to the Company’s RSV technology in order to develop and commercialize respiratory syncytial virus virosome vaccines. The Company received a US$5 million upfront payment in connection with the execution of the agreement and the Company is entitled to receive milestone payments potentially totaling $77 million plus royalties on product sales, if any. The Company also is entitled to receive payments for research and development activities performed on behalf of RSV Corporation. RSV Corporation is responsible for the development, manufacturing, and marketing of any products resulting from this agreement.

In accordance with ASC 605-25, the Company identified all of the deliverables at the inception of the agreement. The significant deliverables were determined to be the RSV technology license and the research and development services including participation on the Joint Collaboration and Steering Committee (JCSC). The Company has determined that the RSV technology license does have standalone value from the research services. As a result, the research services are considered a separate unit of accounting. The estimated selling prices for these units of accounting were determined based on market conditions and entity-specific factors such as the terms of the collaborators’ previous collaborative agreements, recent preclinical and clinical testing results of therapeutic products that use the Company’s RSV technology, the Company’s pricing practices and pricing objectives, and the nature of the research services to be performed for RSV Corporation and market rates for similar services. The arrangement consideration was allocated to the deliverables based on the relative selling price method. The Company recognized license revenue when the exclusive license was delivered pursuant to the terms of the agreement which was upon execution of the agreement. The Company does not control when RSV Corporation will reach certain development and commercialization’s milestones related to the RSV technology. As a result, the Company cannot predict when or if it will recognize the related milestone and royalty revenue. The Company will recognize research services revenue as the related services are delivered.

Fixed price contracts and research and collaboration agreements

When the performance under a fixed price contract can be reasonably estimated, revenue for such a contract is recognized under the proportional performance method and earned in proportion to the contract costs incurred in performance of the work as compared to total estimated contract costs. Costs incurred under fixed price contracts represent a reasonable measurement of proportional performance of the work. Direct costs incurred under collaborative research and development agreements are recorded as research and development expenses. If the performance under a fixed price contract cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company recognizes the revenue on a straight-line basis over the contract term.

IMUGENE Limited

In July 2014, the Company entered into a master service agreement with Imugene Limited. The agreement provides the terms and conditions upon which Imugene Limited may engage the Company to provide services to produce specific virosome based HER2/neu positive cancer vaccines by executing individual Work Orders with fixed price agreements. In consideration for the exclusive supply rights granted by the Company to Imugene, the Company received options to purchase 2.5 million common shares of Imugene with an exercise price of AUD 0.025 per share with an exercise period of five years, and is entitled to receive milestone payments potentially totaling CHF 2.8 million (None due yet) plus royalties on product sales, if any. The value of the options received is insignificant and has not been recorded. The Company also is entitled to receive payments for research and development activities performed on behalf of Imugene. The Company recognizes revenue under the proportional performance method.

TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

In September 2014, the Company entered into a material transfer agreement and fixed price contract with Texas Biomedical Research Institute. The agreement provides Texas Biomedical Research Institute the lead of a project which has been proposed to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation with the objective to confirm previous results obtained in non-human primates with these virosome based HIV vaccine candidates. The Company has tested these different formulations of virosome based HIV vaccines candidates in preclinical non-human primate studies and in Phase I clinical settings. The Company will produce and transfer to Texas Biomedical Research Institute the original material using the Company’s background IP. The Company recognizes revenue under the proportional performance method.

PATH-MVI

In November 2014, the Company signed an agreement with PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) and the Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology (LMIV) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), where Mymetics will develop and produce virosome based vaccine formulations for a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidate which will be based on two antigens provided by LMIV. The vaccine formulations will then be tested in animal models. PATH MVI will fund all activities under this project, which started in January 2015. The Company recognizes revenue under the proportional performance method.

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 March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014. 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 is recorded at cost and is depreciated over its estimated useful life on straight-line basis from the date placed in service. Estimated useful lives are usually taken as three years.

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, 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, of 2014 and 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 March 31, 2015, management believes there are no indications of impairment.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

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 March 31, 2015 or at December 31, 2014. The Company’s United States tax returns are open to audit for the years ended December 31, 2010 to 2014. The returns for the Swiss subsidiary, Mymetics S.A., are open to audit for the years ended December 31, 2011 to 2014. The returns for the Netherlands subsidiaries, Bestewil B.V. and Mymetics B.V., are open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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 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 March 31, 2015, options, and convertible debt were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive due to net losses incurred under the treasury stock method.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the basic weighted average number of shares was 303,757,622. The total potential number of shares issuable of 494,877,358 at March 31, 2015 includes 474,027,358 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans, and 20,850,000 potential issuable shares related to outstanding stock options granted to employees.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the basic weighted average number of shares was 298,418,813. The total potential number of shares issuable of 482,820,942 at March 31, 2014 includes 456,632,133 potential issuable shares related to convertible loans, 5,338,809 issuable shares to Norwood related to the contingent liability, and 20,850,000 potential issuable shares related to outstanding stock options granted to employees.

PREFERRED STOCK

The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock that may be issued in several series with varying dividend, conversion and voting rights. No preferred shares are issued or outstanding at March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

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 three months ended March 31, 2015 nor in the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Stock compensation expense amounted to E15 and E28 during the three months periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in the statement of operations within general and administrative expenses.

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 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

The Company generally has the following financial instruments: cash, receivables, accounts payable, 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. Management believes that it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of the notes payable due to the unique nature of these instruments.

The Company derived 94% and 100% of Research and Development services revenue from its relationship with one collaborative partner during the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, respectively. Furthermore, that same collaborative partner accounted for 79% of the receivables balance at December 31, 2014 and 65% of the receivables balance at March 31, 2015.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

An individual employed by the law firm that acts as 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 E7 and E23 for the period of three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606 (ASU 2014-09), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing GAAP including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the fiscal and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 using either of two methods:

	(i)	retrospective to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09; or

	(ii)	retrospective with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined per ASU 2014-09.

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the Company's pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.