Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

13. Related Party Transactions

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13. Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

In May 2011, the Company received a short term unsecured loan facility of up to $1.7 million from SynBio, an affiliate of the Company, of which $395,000 and $681,124 was outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. A payment of $286,124 on the outstanding loan was made to SynBio during the year ended December 31, 2014. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2013. The loan had an interest rate of 8.04% per annum as of the date of grant, with interest payable upon repayment of the loan, which was to be seven months after the closing date of the loan. During 2012, the loan matured and it was agreed by both parties that the loan can be called due with full repayment of the outstanding principal including accrued interest upon future agreement by both parties. It was also agreed at this point that as of July 1, 2012, no further interest on the outstanding loan balance will be accrued. The loan is recorded in “Loans due to related parties” within current liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. The loan does not bear interest at the prevailing market rate for instruments with similar characteristics.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company also received consulting and patent legal services from a firm owned by a non-employee director of the Company. The total amount of services received was $133,381 for the year ended December 31, 2014, with $51,708 included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. No services were received by the firm in 2013.

 

Please refer to Note 4, Significant Strategic Drug Development Collaborations, and Note 9, Stockholder’s Equity, for details on arrangements with collaboration partners and non-employee directors that are also related parties.