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GENERAL
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
GENERAL [Abstract]  
GENERAL
NOTE 1:-GENERAL

a.
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a Nevada corporation, was incorporated on May 11, 2001. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has a wholly owned subsidiary, Pluristem Ltd. (the "Subsidiary"), which is incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. and the Subsidiary are referred to as the "Company".

b.
The Company is a bio-therapeutics company developing standardized cell therapy products from human placenta for the treatment of multiple disorders. The Company has sustained operating losses and expects such losses to continue in the foreseeable future. The Company's accumulated losses aggregated to $65,747 through June 30, 2012 and the Company incurred a net loss of $14,794 for the year ended June 30, 2012. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if ever achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis.

The Company plans to continue to finance its operations with sales of equity securities, entering into licensing technology agreements such as the United Therapeutics Corporation ("United Therapeutics") agreement, and from grants to support its R&D activity. In the longer term, the Company plans to finance its operations from revenues from sales of products.

The Company was in the development stage from its inception until July 2011.

c.
Since December 10, 2007, the Company's shares of common stock have been traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol PSTI.

On December 19, 2010, the Company's shares began trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol "PLTR".

d.
License Agreement:

On June 19, 2011, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement, or the License Agreement, with United Therapeutics, for the use of its PLX cells to develop and commercialize a cell-based product for the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension ("PAH"). The License Agreement provides that United Therapeutics will receive exclusive worldwide license rights for the development and commercialization of the Company's PLX cell-based product to treat PAH. The License Agreement provides for the following consideration payable to the Company: (i) an upfront payment of $7,000 paid in August 2011, which includes a $5,000 non-refundable upfront payment and $2,000 refundable advance payment on the development ; (ii) up to $37,500 upon reaching certain regulatory milestones with respect to the development of a product to treat PAH; (iii) reimbursement of up to $10,000 of certain of the Company expenses if the Company establishes a manufacturing facility in North America upon meeting certain status; (iv) reimbursement of certain costs in connection with the development of the product; and (v) following commercialization of the product, royalties and the purchase of commercial supplies of the developed product from the Company at a specified margin over the Company's cost.

On August 2, 2011, the License Agreement became effective following the consent of the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel ("OCS") within the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (see 2h below).