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COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS

NOTE 6 - COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS

 

The Company and the University of Toronto (the “University”) entered into an agreement effective April 1, 2014 (the “New Research Agreement”) for the performance of a research project titled “Teneurin C-terminal Associated Peptide (“TCAP”) mediated stress attenuation in vertebrates: Establishing the role of organismal and intracellular energy and glucose regulation and metabolism” (the “New Project”). The New Project is to perform research related to work done by Dr. David A. Lovejoy, a professor at the University and stockholder of the Company, in regard to TCAP mediated stress attenuation in vertebrates: Establishing the role of organismal and intracellular energy and glucose regulation and metabolism. In addition to the New Research Agreement, Dr. Lovejoy entered into an agreement with the University in order to commercialize certain technologies. The New Research Agreement expired on March 30, 2016. In February 2017, the New Research Agreement was extended to December 31, 2017. The extension allowed for further development of the technologies and use of their applications. On April 10, 2018, the agreement was amended and the research agreement has been further extended to December 31, 2023.

 

Prior to January 1, 2016, the University has been granted 6,250 stock options which are fully vested at the exercise price of $4.00 exercisable over a ten year period which ended on April 1, 2022. As of June 30, 2023, Dr. David Lovejoy of the University has been granted 138,325 stock options, of which 106,033 are fully vested and 31,250 have expired. These have an exercise price of $4.00, $5.00 or $7.00 and are exercisable over a period ranging from 10 to 13 years.

 

The sponsorship research and development expenses pertaining to the Research Agreements were $0 and $0 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.