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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments

Note 15 - Commitments

 

The Company leases its facility in West Deptford, New Jersey under an operating lease (“Thorofare Lease”) with annual rentals of $132,000 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease, which took effect on January 1, 2008, reduced the CAM charges allowing the Company to reach their own agreements with utilities and other maintenance providers.

 

On January 7, 2013, the Company extended its lease agreement for a term of 7 years, expiring December 31, 2019.

 

Rent expense for the Thorofare Lease, including related CAM charges for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 totaled $40,440 and $40,290, respectively. Rent expenses for the Thorofare Lease, including related CAM charges totaled $80,927 and $80,580 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

The Company entered into a 24-month lease for a satellite office located in Ramsey, New Jersey (“Ramsey Lease”) with annual rents of $25,980 plus common area maintenance (CAM) charges. The lease took effect on June 1, 2017 and runs through May 31, 2019.

 

Rent expenses for the Ramsey Lease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $2,165. The Company posted a security deposit of $4,330 which is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

The Company entered into a 60-month operating lease for equipment with annual rentals of $6,156 on September 29, 2014. The lease commenced on October 21, 2014 upon the delivery of the equipment.

 

The schedule of lease commitments is as follows:

 

    Thorofare     Ramsey     Equipment        
   

Lease

$

   

Lease

$

   

Lease

$

   

Total

$

 
Next 12 Months     132,000       25,980       6,156       164,136  
Next 13-24 Months     132,000       23,815       6,156       161,971  
Next 25-36 Months     66,000       -       2,052       68,052  

 

On June 30, 2017, the Company signed the Third Amendment to the exclusive Distribution Agreement with NovoTek Pharmaceuticals Limited (‘NovoTek’) which expanded the geographic area of coverage to include Poland and grants NovoTek the right to assemble certain PIFA Heparin PF/4 products in their facilities from components acquired from the Company.

 

The Company has agreed to provide PIFA Heparin/PF4 devices, valued at approximately $90,000, at no charge to NovoTek for their use and are to be shipped upon their request. To date, the products purchased by NovoTek have been used for regulatory submissions, clinical studies or trials and as product samples to generate interest in the product in the Peoples Republic of China.

 

As of June 30, 2017, the Company had not incurred any expense related to the program.