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Certain Balance Sheet Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

Note 5—Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

Receivables

Grant and other receivables consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Grant and GPCR funding receivable

   $    862       $ 1,144   

Other receivables

     14         335   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Grant and other receivables

   $ 876       $ 1,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On October 29, 2010, we were awarded grants totaling $1.7 million from the U.S. government pursuant to the U.S. Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. We received $1.5 million in 2010, which was recorded as other income. We received the remaining $236,000 in May 2011.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Computer equipment

   $ 490      $ 518   

Computer software

     419        414   

Office equipment and furniture

     284        284   

Leasehold improvements

     304        310   

Capital lease equipment

     201        201   

Laboratory equipment

     1,520        1,978   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     3,218        3,705   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (2,479     (2,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 739      $ 1,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our property and equipment have lives that range from three to five years with the exception of the leasehold improvements that are limited to the lesser of the term of the lease or five years. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, depreciation expense was $435,000, $472,000 and $392,000, respectively.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Clinical trials

   $ 3,532       $ 2,548   

Contract research

     694         351   

Employee compensation

     364         974   

Other accruals

     750         694   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

   $ 5,340       $ 4,567   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. Our only component of other comprehensive loss is unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. There was no accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2011 as we sold the underlying available-for-sale securities in May 2010.