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Commitments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments  
Commitments

Note 3. Commitments

 

The facility lease agreement for Epalinges, Switzerland, was terminated with a three-month notice on July 1, 2023, with an effective date negotiated to August 31, 2023. The related rent was paid monthly in the amount of €4 and was considered a short-term lease. As the term is less than twelve months, the lease was outside of the scope of ASC 842 and not accounted for on the balance sheet due to the Company’s policy elections.

 

The facility lease agreement for Leiden, The Netherlands, was terminated with a six-month notice on March 14, 2023, with an effective date negotiated to September 30, 2023 instead of March 31, 2024. The related rent was paid monthly in the amount of €9. The Company does not have any other operating lease for its research and development facilities, corporate headquarters, offices and equipment.

 

ASU 201602 and ASU 201811— Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 201602, Leases (“ASU 201602”) required the recognition of right-of-use lease assets relate primarily to the Company’s leases of office and laboratory space. Right-of-use lease assets initially equal the lease liability. The lease liability equals the present value of the minimum rental payments due under the lease discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for similar collateral. For operating leases, lease liabilities were discounted at the Company’s weighted average incremental borrowing rate for similar collateral estimated to be 5% and the weighted average lease term is 2 years. For operating leases, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and is recorded in “General and administrative” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized -€1 and -€4, respectively, in “General and administrative” in its consolidated statement of operations relating to operating leases as a result of the right-of-use lease assets write off.

 

The Company entered into exclusive negotiations with a third party to sell its assets, although an exclusivity fee had been received and was not refundable, the third party did not enter continue further negotiations for definitive agreements and the Company has no further commitment. The Company received an exclusive fee of €100, which was recorded in “other income”.

 

The net balance of severance payment and related fringe benefit of €336 has been reserved and is scheduled to be paid withing the next 6 months.

 

The facility lease agreement for Leiden, The Netherlands, was terminated with a six-month notice on March 14, 2023, with an effective date negotiated to September 30, 2023 instead of March 31, 2024. The related rent was paid monthly in the amount of €9. The Company does not have any other operating lease for its research and development facilities, corporate headquarters, offices and equipment.