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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Sublicense with AIkido Pharma Inc.


On April 6, 2021 (the “Sublicense Agreement Effective Date”), the Company entered into the Sublicense Agreement with AIkido pursuant to which the Company granted AIkido an exclusive worldwide sublicense to (i) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell and import the Licensed Products (as defined below) and (ii) in connection therewith to (A) use an invention known as “Central nervous system-homing peptides in vivo and their use for the investigation and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory pathology” which was sublicensed to the Company pursuant to the Master License Agreement  and (B) practice certain patent rights (“Patent Rights”) for the therapeutic treatment of neuroinflammatory disease in cancer patients. “Licensed Products” means any product, service, or process, the development, making, use, offer for sale, sale, importation, or providing of which: (i) is covered by one or more claims of the Patent Rights; or (ii) contains, comprises, utilizes, incorporates, or is derived from the Invention or any technology disclosed in the Patent Rights.


Pursuant to the Sublicense Agreement, AIkido agreed to pay us (i) an upfront license fee of $50,000, (ii) the same sales-based royalty payments that the Company is subject to under the Master License Agreement and (iii) total milestone payments of up to $1.9 million. The Sublicense Agreement shall continue on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis until the later of (i) the date of expiration of the last to expire claim of the Patent Rights covering such Licensed Product in such country, (ii) the expiration of data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity or other legally enforceable market exclusivity, if applicable and (iii) 10 years after the first commercial sale of a Licensed Product in that country, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the Sublicense Agreement. Furthermore, the Sublicense Agreement shall expire 15 years after the Sublicense Agreement Effective Date with respect to any country in which (i) there were never any Patent Rights, (ii) there was never any data protection, new chemical entity, orphan drug exclusivity, regulatory exclusivity or other legally enforceable market exclusivity with respect to a Licensed Product and (ii) there was never a commercial sale of a Licensed Product, unless such agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. The Company collected the upfront license fee of $50,000 in April 2021. In connection with this Sublicense Agreement, on April 12, 2021, the Company paid $12,500, or 25% sublicense income to UMB pursuant to the Master License Agreement (see Note 9).


Amendment to Patent License Agreement with AIkido


On April 12, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Patent License Agreement with AIkido dated January 5, 2021 (see Note 9) pursuant to which the parties agreed that AIkido delivered to the Company 500 shares of the Company’s Series M Convertible Preferred Stock which converted into an aggregate of 625,000 restricted shares of AIkido’s common stock.


Conversion of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock


On April 12, 2021, the Company notified holders of its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of its election to force the conversion to its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designations unless such conversion would cause the holder to exceed its beneficial ownership limitation pursuant to the Certificate of Designations. On April 14, 2021, the Company converted 4,049  Series C Convertible Preferred Stock into 13,495,014 shares of common stock. Currently, there are 227 shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock which remain outstanding.


Paycheck Protection Program Funding


In April 2021, the Company was notified by the Small Business Administration that the principal and accrued interest under the PPP loan has been forgiven in full (see Note 6).


Joint Venture Agreement with Zylö Therapeutics, Inc.


On April 22, 2021 (the “JV Effective Date”), the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Zylö Therapeutics, Inc. (“ZTI”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to form a joint venture entity, to be named Ketamine Joint Venture, LLC (the “Joint Venture”), to, among other things, focus on the clinical development of ketamine using ZTI’s Z-pod™ technology (the “Venture”). Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Company shall act as the manager (the “Manager”) of the Joint Venture. The Venture shall terminate if the development program does not meet certain specifications and milestones as set forth in the JV Agreement within 30 days of the date set forth in the JV Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Venture at any time.


Pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, (A) the Company shall contribute (1) $225,000  and (2) its expertise and the expertise of its science advisory board and (B) ZTI shall contribute (1) certain rights to certain of its patented technology as set forth in the JV Agreement, (2) a license to the know-how and trade secrets with respect to its Z-pod™ technology for the loading and release of ketamine, (3) ketamine to be used for clinical purposes, (4) reasonable use of its facilities and permits and (5) its expertise and know-how. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, 51% of the interest in the Joint Venture shall initially be owned by the Company and 49% of the interest in the Joint Venture shall initially be owned by ZTI, subject to adjustment in the event of additional contributions by either party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall either party own more than 60% of the interest in the Joint Venture.


Furthermore, pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, ZTI shall grant the Joint Venture a sublicense pursuant to its license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Albert Einstein College of Medicine dated November 27, 2017, in the event that the Company or a third party makes a request indicating that the patented technology (the “Patented Technology”) licensed to ZTI pursuant to the License Agreement is needed to advance the development of the Joint Venture or it is contemplated or determined that the Patented Technology will be sold. Furthermore, pursuant to the JV Agreement, ZTI granted the Company an exclusive option to enter into a separate joint venture for the clinical development of psilocybin using ZTI’s Z-pod™ technology on the same terms and conditions set forth in the JV Agreement, which option shall expire 24 months after the JV Effective Date.