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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
7 Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
|  | Useful lives in years from |  | December 31, |
|  | date of acquisition |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |
|  |  |  | $000 |  | $000 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 5 to 15 yrs |  | 844 |  | 844 |
Research and laboratory equipment |  | 3 to 5 yrs |  | 6,281 |  | 6,251 |
Office equipment and furniture |  | 3 to 5 yrs |  | 1,267 |  | 1,273 |
|  |  |  | 8,392 |  | 8,368 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (7,984 | ) | (8,201 | )
|  |  |  | 408 |  | 167 |
The depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment amounted to $0.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the period from inception or August 13, 1996 through December 31, 2011 was $12.6 million. At December 31, 2010 and 2011 there were no assets held under capital lease arrangements. As a result of the Company revising its operating plan in September 2008, the Company identified that certain research and development assets at its Cambridge, UK facility would no longer be utilized (see Note 12 — “Restructuring”). For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded an asset impairment of $0.2 million in respect of these assets as accelerated depreciation in accordance with ASC 360, which is shown within research and development expense on the consolidated statement of operations. There were no impairments of property, plant and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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