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Current Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure Component Of Current Accrued Liabilities [Abstract] |
Current Accrued Liabilities |
6. | Current Accrued Liabilities
Current accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2014, and 2013 consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Payroll and related expenses | $ | 4,613 |  |  | $ | 3,639 |
Legal expenses |  | 224 |  |  |  | 339 |
Third party research expenses |  | 5,898 |  |  |  | 900 |
Third party development expenses |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 1,313 |
Third party regulatory expenses |  | 40 |  |  |  | 189 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 1,480 |  |  |  | 1,786 |
Total | $ | 13,255 |  |  | $ | 8,166 |

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