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Intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Changes in intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]  
Intangible assets

12. Intangible asset

Intangible asset as at December 31, 2019 is as follows:

  $ 
Cost   
Balance, December 31, 2018  

Acquisition of Prismic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

 

24,648,915

 
Additions 389,640 
Effects of foreign exchange (186,463)
Balance, December 31, 2019 24,852,092 
Accumulated amortization   
Balance, December 31, 2018  
Amortization 2,534,047 
Effects of foreign exchange (40,887)
Balance, December 31, 2019 2,493,160 
Carrying value   
Balance, December 31, 2018  
Balance, December 31, 2019 22,358,932 

 

The Company acquired intellectual property as part of the acquisition of Prismic on June 28, 2019. Refer to Note 5 for additional details. The life of the intellectual property has been determined to be 5 years. Amortization of the intellectual property commenced on the date of acquisition.