Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SIGNIFICANT VENDOR

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SIGNIFICANT VENDOR
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Significant Vendor Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE D - SIGNIFICANT VENDOR


 

 

 

 

 

1)

During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had four service arrangements with the Center for Molecular Biotechnology of Fraunhofer USA, Inc. (“FhCMB”) for research and development. The Company previously disclosed that FhCMB was a related party since its former Chief Scientific Officer was an employee and an executive of FhCMB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A)

In 2003, the Company entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement (“TTA”) which requires FhCMB to provide the Company with research and development services related to the commercialization of the Technology and allows FhCMB to apply the Technology to the development and production of certain vaccines for use in developing countries as defined in the agreement. The most recent amendment to the TTA requires: 1) the Company to make payments to FhCMB of $2,000,000 per year for five years, aggregating $10,000,000, for such services beginning in November 2009; and 2) FhCMB to expend at least equal amounts during the same timeframe for research and development services related to the commercialization of the Technology. Additionally, under the terms of the TTA and for a period of 15 years: 1) the Company shall pay FhCMB a defined percentage (per the agreement) of all receipts derived by the Company from sales of products produced utilizing the Technology and a defined percentage (per the agreement) of all receipts derived by the Company from licensing the Technology to third parties with an overall minimum annual payment of $200,000 commencing on December 31, 2010 and 2) FhCMB shall pay the Company a defined percentage (per the agreement) of all receipts from sales, licensing, or commercialization of the Technology in developing countries as defined in the agreement. All new intellectual property invented by FhCMB during the period of the TTA is owned by and is required to be transferred to iBio. The expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $550,000 and $626,000, respectively. The Company is charged interest by FhCMB on certain outstanding balances at prime plus 2 percent. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $15,000 and $10,000, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)

In December 2010, the Company and FhCMB entered into a $1,660,000 research services agreement to evaluate gene expression and protein production, focused on a series of product candidates, using the iBioLaunch platform. Work on this project has terminated. The expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $0 and approximately $264,000, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

C)

In March 2011, the Company and FhCMB entered into a $432,000 research services agreement for the evaluation of the mechanism of immune-potentiating activity of lichenase (“LicKM”), which is a thermostable bacterial enzyme used as a carrier molecule for vaccine antigens. The value of LicKM is as an immunomodulator. FhCMB completed its research obligations for this project. The expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $0 and $211,000 respectively.