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SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]  
SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Accelerator (CARB-X) Subaward Agreement
On March 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Cost Reimbursement Research Subaward Agreement (the "Subaward Agreement") with the Trustees of Boston University. Under the Subaward Agreement, the Company is a subawardee under the CARB-X program. CARB-X is a public-private partnership focused on antibacterials, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). CARB-X is funded by BARDA and the London-based Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation (Wellcome), and administered by the Boston University School of Law.
The subaward was intended to support development of the Company's CD201 product candidate. Under the Subaward Agreement, during an initial phase that began on April 1, 2017 and ends upon acceptance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of an initial new drug application, CARB-X would reimburse up to $3.9 million of qualifying development expenses. If all of the milestones in such initial phase are met, the CARB-X Joint Oversight Committee will evaluate the progress made in such initial phase and determine whether to exercise its option to fund a second stage. During the second stage, CARB-X would reimburse up to $3.0 million of qualifying development expenses through a Phase 1 clinical trial. Such second stage would be subject to a new subaward agreement.
Under the Subaward Agreement, the Company is reimbursed for direct costs incurred plus allowable indirect costs which consist of fringe benefits and allowable general and administrative expenses. For the three month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized reductions to research and development expenses of approximately $3,000 for costs eligible for reimbursement under the Subaward Agreement. As of March 31, 2018, billed accounts receivable were $0.1 million and unbilled accounts receivable were $0.2 million related to reimbursable expenses under the Subaward Agreement.
The Subaward Agreement can be terminated upon the delivery of 30 days written notice to the Company for default or convenience. Upon receipt of a notice of termination, the Company must discontinue contract activities and CARB-X must pay the Company a final settlement based on eligible expenses incurred under the Subaward Agreement. 
Based on preclinical studies of CD201 as well as preclinical studies of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) from the Cloudbreak program, the Company decided in February 2018 to cease development of CD201 to focus on the more promising ADCs for the same indication. Based on the decision to focus efforts on the ADCs, the Company will no longer be seeking funding under the Subaward Agreement relating to CD201.