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Note 4 - Investment in Equity Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments in Non-marketable Equity Securities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 4: INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

On  December 23, 2022, the Company completed its investment in Dynamic Cell Therapies, Inc. (DCT) a U.S. private company that is in the pre-clinical stage of developing novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies based on technology licensed from a leading U.S. cancer treatment and research institution. In total, the Company paid $4,700 to DCT and received Series Seed Preferred Shares representing approximately 19% of the post-investment outstanding shares of DCT. The investment in DCT does not have a readily determinable fair value and has been accounted for as an investment in equity securities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at cost less impairment.

 

 

The Company considered qualitative impairment factors in determining if there were any signs of impairment of this investment on the balance sheet dates. Specifically, the Company considered the additional adverse changes in the general market condition of the industry in which DCT operates and continued concerns about the investee’s ability to continue as a going concern, due to negative cash flows from operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Based on these impairment indicators, the Company performed a quantitative fair value measurement as of June 30, 2023. The impairment of the Company's investment in equity securities required the estimation of fair value using unobservable inputs (a Level 3 fair value estimate). The Company used the dynamic options approach, which requires assumptions regarding the expected average volatility of comparable companies, the expected term of its investment, and an estimation of an appropriate risk-free interest rate over the term of its investment. The expected stock price volatility assumption is based upon the average historic volatility of comparable public clinical stage immunotherapy or CAR-T companies. The expected term of the Company's investment is 3.5 years and the risk-free interest rate used is based upon prevailing short-term interest rates over the expected term of the investment. The dynamic options approach was weighted at a 50% outcome probability. An adjusted book value approach was also considered and also weighted at a 50% probability due to DCT's limited cash on hand, status of current fundraising efforts and the estimated timing of a deemed liquidation event occurring as of June 30, 2023. The resulting quantitative valuation concluded that the investment was impaired, and accordingly, an impairment charge of $2,990 was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as of June 30, 2023. No indicators of additional impairment were noted and therefore, no impairment charges were recorded during the three months ended  September 30, 2023.