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Leases
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases    
Leases

Note 3 – Leases

 

Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments as of the lease commencement date. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company had a lease agreement which allowed for the use of a laboratory facility for a monthly payment of $6,480. The laboratory lease commenced on October 1, 2018 and expired on October 31, 2023.

 

The Company currently has a lease agreement which allows for the use of a laboratory facility, entered into on February 16, 2023, with base rent of $7,206 per month for a period of 64 months, which increases at the rate of 3% per year, that commenced June 1, 2023. The lease included a six-month 50% rent abatement upon commencement. Additional common area maintenance (“CAM”) fees are charged monthly and revised annually. The estimated monthly CAM fees are $3,300 per month for the first year of the lease, which are being expensed as incurred. An irrevocable letter of credit (“LOC”) for the security deposit of $43,234 and base rent of $3,891, including 50% abatement, and $3,315 of CAM cost, was due and paid on execution of the lease agreement. Alexandria Real Estate (ARE-QRS-CORP) is the beneficiary of the LOC, and the expiry date of the LOC is March 1, 2025.

 

The following summarizes the ROU lease expense components and cash flow information for the Company’s operating leases:

 

                 
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
                 
Operating lease cost  $22,947   $25,193   $45,894   $42,737 
Variable lease cost   9,937    -    20,377    - 
Sublease income   (2,163)   (2,121)   (4,326)   (4,242)
Total lease cost  $30,721   $23,072   $61,945   $38,495 
                     
Cash paid for operating cash flows from operating leases  $22,707   $23,331   $45,189   $42,771 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liability  $-   $-   $-   $365,556 

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:

 

   June 30,  

December 31,

 
   2024   2023 
         

Weighted-average remaining lease term (year)

   4.18    4.98 
Weighted-average discount rate   10.48%   10.46%

 

 

Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under the operating lease liability as of June 30, 2024, are as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,    
2024 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2024)  $46,313 
2025   94,246 
2026   97,074 
2027   99,986 
2028   68,235 
Total future minimum lease payments   405,854 
Less: imputed interest   (76,737)
Present value of payments  $329,117 

 

Note 4 - Leases

 

The Company had two lease agreements during the year which allowed for the use of laboratory facilities. The first was for a monthly payment of $6,480, with a security deposit of $6,480 held for the duration of the lease, that commenced on October 1, 2018, with the first payment made on January 1, 2019 and ended on October 31, 2023.

 

On February 16, 2023, the Company entered into a new lease agreement for new office and laboratory space, with base rent of $7,206 per month for a period of 64 months, which increases at the rate of 3% per year, that commenced June 1, 2023. The new lease included a six-month 50% rent abatement upon commencement. Additional common area maintenance (“CAM”) fees are charged monthly and revised annually. The estimated monthly CAM fees are $3,300 per month for the first year of the lease, which are being expensed as incurred. An irrevocable letter of credit (“LOC”) for the security deposit of $43,234 and base rent of $3,891, including 50% abatement, and $3,315 of CAM cost, was due and paid on execution of the lease agreement. Alexandria Real Estate (ARE-QRS-CORP) is the beneficiary of the LOC, and the expiry date of the LOC is February 15, 2024. Subsequent to December 31, 2023, the LOC was renewed with an updated expiry date of March 1, 2025.

 

The following summarizes the right-of use asset and lease information for the Company’s operating leases:

 

   2023   2022 
   Years Ended 
   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
         
Operating lease cost  112,022   70,175 
Variable lease cost   24,222     
Sublease income   (7,819)   (7,070)
Total lease cost  128,425   63,105 
           
Other information          
Operating cash flows from operating leases  95,641   76,248 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities  365,556    
           
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (year)   4.67    0.80 
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases   10.48%   10%

 

 

Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under the operating lease liability as of December 31, 2023, are as follows:

Years ended December 31,    
2024  $91,502 
2025   94,247 
2026   97,074 
2027   99,986 
2028   68,235 
Total future minimum lease payments   451,044 
Less: imputed interest   (94,438)
Present value of payments  $356,606