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Research and Development
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Research and Development

8.         Research and Development

 

Investment tax credits earned as a result of qualifying research and development expenditures and government grants have been applied to reduce research and development expenses as follows:

 

    Year Ended
December 31,		     Year Ended
December 31,		     Cumulative
FromSeptember 3,1996 to
December 31,		  
    2011     2010     2011  
Research and development   $ 1,494     $ 708     $ 67,093  
Investment tax credits     -       -       (1,632 )
National Research Council grants     -       -       (197 )
    $ 1,494     $ 708     $ 65,264