Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

6. Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

6. Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill

A reconciliation of the change in the carrying value of goodwill is as follows:

Balance as of January 1, 2014	$	3,665,199
Acquired from acquisitions		4,129,248
Disposed with Hive Out Agreement		(4,129,248	)
Foreign currency translation		(200,042	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		3,465,157
Foreign currency translation		(161,923	)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	3,303,234

The goodwill acquired from the Acquisition was disposed of in connection with the Hive Out Agreement. See Footnote 3, Acquisitions, for further discussion on the Acquisition and the Hive Out Agreement.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The Company’s acquired indefinite-lived intangible asset, OncoHist™, is IPR&D relating to the Company’s business combination with SymbioTec. As of October 1, 2014, the date of the Company’s annual impairment review, the fair value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible asset balance was $14.61 million. The carrying value of OncoHist™ was $9.30 million and $9.75 million as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. No impairment was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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