Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

9. Income Taxes (Tables)

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9. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of loss before income taxes
    Year ended December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Domestic (U.S.)   $ (4,317,585 )   $ (3,824,673 )
Foreign (U.K.)     (2,302,131 )     (3,379,268 )
Foreign (Germany)     (3,389,473 )     (96,517 )
Foreign (Switzerland)     (2,765,836 )     –  
Loss before income taxes   $ (12,775,025 )   $ (7,300,458 )
Reconciliation of income tax provision (benefit)
    Year ended December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Federal   $ (2,682,755 )   $ (1,533,096 )
State     (284,724 )     (238,952 )
Increase in tax losses not recognized     1,878,033       1,695,482  
Permanent differences, net     1,323       40,015  
Goodwill impairment     689,510       –  
Foreign rate differential     381,190       124,294  
Share-based payments, net     11,084       20,441  
Enhanced research and development tax credits     (54,148 )     (108,184 )
Other items     60,487       –  
Net provision (benefit) for income taxes   $ –     $ –  
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
    Year ended December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Deferred tax assets:                
U.K. net operating loss carryforwards   $ 8,984,851     $ 8,039,343  
U.K. capital loss carryforwards     1,340,302       1,298,303  
U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards     3,857,973       3,184,691  
Switzerland net operating loss carryforwards     23,510       –  
IPR&D     6,454,240       6,108,078  
Share-based payments     2,065,735       1,859,357  
Enhanced research and development tax credits     1,219,815       1,109,026  
Germany net operating loss carryforwards     545,852       524,093  
U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards     1,160,983       1,298,745  
Transaction costs     142,013       –  
Accrued expenses     72,503       59,979  
Depreciation     5,070       3,283  
Lease liability     5,475       –  
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance     25,878,322       23,484,898  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets     (25,872,847 )     (23,484,898 )
   Net deferred tax assets     5,475       –  
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Indefinite-lived intangible asset     (2,918,518 )     (2,918,518 )
Right of use asset – leases     (5,475 )     –  
Total deferred tax liabilities     (2,923,993 )     (2,918,518 )
Net deferred liability   $ (2,918,518 )   $ (2,918,518 )