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The Company has entered into various research, development, license and supply agreements with Serum Institute and Pharmsynthez, each a related party whose relationship, ownership, and nature of transactions is disclosed within other sections of these footnotes. Please refer to Note 4, Significant Strategic Collaborations, and Note 5, Other Assets, for details on arrangements with collaboration partners that are also related parties.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Pharmsynthez (the “Pharmsynthez Loan”), pursuant to which the Company advanced Pharmsynthez an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000 to be used for the development of a specific product under the Company’s Co-Development Agreement with Pharmsynthez. The Pharmsynthez Loan had an initial term of 15-months and accrued interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Pharmsynthez Loan was guaranteed by all of the operating subsidiaries of Pharmsynthez, including SynBio and AS Kevelt, and was secured by all of the common and preferred stock of the Company owned by Pharmsynthez and SynBio.
Pharmsynthez paid all obligations due under the Pharmsynthez Loan in May 2023, and no further amounts are due under the Pharmsynthez Loan. As a result, no amounts were outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company did not recognize any interest income related to the Pharmsynthez Loan during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company recognized approximately $65,000 of income related to interest and fees associated with the Pharmsynthez Loan including approximately $40,000 related to interest income during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a clinical trial services agreement with PeriNess Ltd. (“PeriNess”) to advance the Company’s development program for its systemic DNase I technology in Israeli medical centers. One of our directors, Dr. Dmitry Genkin, is a significant shareholder of PeriNess and another of our directors, Mr. Moshe Mizrahy, is a majority shareholder and director of PeriNess. The Company expensed approximately $50,000 related to this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, approximately $45,000 was recorded as an advanced payment and included in Prepaid expenses and other on the December 31, 2024 consolidated balance sheet.
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