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 )