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Cephalon Agreement
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2013
Cephalon Agreement [Abstract]  
Cephalon Agreement [Text Block]
Note 3. Cephalon Agreement
 
On March 16, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Cephalon, Inc. (“Cephalon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., pursuant to which the Company agreed to conduct TumorGraft studies on two proprietary chemical compounds provided by Cephalon to determine the activity or response of these compounds in potential clinical indications. Under the agreement, Cephalon agreed to, under certain conditions, pay the Company various amounts upon achieving certain milestones, based on the performance of the compounds in preclinical testing and dependent upon testing the compound in clinical settings and obtaining FDA approval. Potential milestone payments that could be received under the agreement total $27 million per compound. In addition, Cephalon agreed to pay the Company royalties on any commercialized products developed under the agreement. Under certain conditions, Cephalon reserved the right to exercise and pay a one-time fee of in lieu of the milestone or royalty payments, which are $460,000 for one compound and $880,000 for the other compound.
 
On November 30, 2012, Cephalon exercised the option to pay this one-time fee of $880,000 to the Company, in lieu of any future milestone or royalty payments, for one compound tested under the agreement described above. Written notice was provided to the Company on December 3, 2012 and payment was received on December 19, 2012.  This fee has been recognized as revenue during the year ended April 30, 2013. As of April 30, 2013, the remaining compound is still being evaluated.
 
In April 2011, Cephalon paid an initiation fee of $1.4 million to the Company, which was initially reflected within deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet as of April 30, 2011. In FY 2013, the agreement with Cephalon was amended to perform additional work for an increase fee of $277k. As models, along with required reports, are delivered, revenue is recognized on a proportionate basis in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policies. Revenues of $617,000 (in addition to the $880k noted above) and $918,000 were recognized during the year ended April 30, 2013 and 2012.