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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Effective March 6, 2020, Dr. Vitolo entered into a Separation and Severance Agreement with the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company paid Dr. Vitolo a severance of $200,000 in accordance with his employment contract. In addition, Dr. Vitolo’s options granted under the Company’s 2014 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan continued to vest until September 6, 2020. Dr. Vitolo had until March 6, 2021 to exercise his vested options and was allowed to use a cashless exercise provision to exercise his vested options. Dr. Vitolo exercised 126,562 during 2020 and the remaining options expired on March 6, 2021. The agreement also contains customary confidentiality, release, and non-disparagement provisions, and the Company paid accrued and unpaid salary, vacation time and attorney’s fees totaling approximately $45,000.

 

Effective December 31, 2020, Dr. Wessel entered into a Separation and Severance Agreement with the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company paid Dr. Wessel a severance of $237,500 in accordance with his employment contract. In addition, Dr. Wessel’s options granted under the Company’s 2014 Stock Option and Equity Incentive Plan continued to vest until June 30, 2021. Dr. Wessel had until December 31, 2021 to exercise his vested options and was allowed to use a cashless exercise provision to exercise his vested options. All of Dr. Wessel’s options expired on December 31, 2021. The agreement also contains customary confidentiality, release, and non-disparagement provisions, and the Company paid accrued vacation time totaling approximately $28,940.