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Staff Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Staff Costs [Line Items]  
Schedule of Average Number of Staff Employed Under Contracts of Service Explanatory

The average number of staff employed under contracts of service were:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(number)

 

Research and development activities

 

 

18

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

11

 

Administrative activities

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

12

 

 

Summary of Directors’ Remuneration and Other Benefits

Directors’ remuneration & other benefits

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

Directors’ remuneration

 

 

793

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

526

 

Pension and other benefits

 

 

37

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

583

 

 

 

603

 

 

Highest Paid Director  
Staff Costs [Line Items]  
Summary of Directors’ Remuneration and Other Benefits

The above amounts for remuneration include the following in respect of the highest paid director:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

Directors’ remuneration

 

 

601

 

 

 

378

 

 

 

318

 

Pension and other benefits

 

 

33

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

634

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

379

 

 

Research and Development Expenses  
Staff Costs [Line Items]  
Disclosure of Employee Benefit Expense

Included in research and development expenses:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

Wages and salaries

 

 

2,391

 

 

 

2,241

 

 

 

1,366

 

Social security costs

 

 

272

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

151

 

Pension costs and other benefits

 

 

119

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

92

 

Share-based payments

 

 

8,868

 

 

 

1,027

 

 

 

709

 

 

 

 

11,650

 

 

 

3,575

 

 

 

2,318

 

 

Administrative Expenses  
Staff Costs [Line Items]  
Disclosure of Employee Benefit Expense

Included in administrative expenses:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

 

£

 

Wages and salaries

 

 

408

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

108

 

Social security costs

 

 

37

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

52

 

Pension costs and other benefits

 

 

21

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

15

 

Share-based payments

 

 

2,863

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

3,329

 

 

 

209

 

 

 

251

 

Total employee benefit expense

 

 

14,979

 

 

 

3,784

 

 

 

2,569