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Note 6 - Related Party Transactions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
6
- Related Party Transactions
 
Introgen Research Institute
 
Introgen Research Institute (“IRI”) is a Texas-based technology company, currently affiliated with Rodney Varner, our Chief Executive Officer. In
April 2009,
prior to Mr. Varner becoming an officer and director of our Company in
August 2012,
we entered into an Assignment and Collaboration Agreement with IRI, providing us with the exclusive right to commercialize a portfolio of intellectual property. This agreement was amended in
2011
to include additional sublicensing of additional intellectual property made available to IRI from MD Anderson.
 
Viet Ly
 
The Company entered into a consulting agreement with Viet Ly on
April 19, 2018.
The Company agreed to pay Mr. Ly
$175,000
initially, with compensation variable from time-to-time as determined by the Company, for strategic consulting services. The Company paid Mr. Ly
$6,000
per month, or an aggregate of
$18,000,
during the period ended
March 31, 2020
for strategic services.