Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

5. Related Party Transactions

At December 31, 2011 and 2010 deferred payments totaling $25,500 and $34,000, respectively, were owed to former directors in connection with their service on our Board and are included in the accompanying balance sheets in accounts payable and accrued expenses. These meeting fees are deferred until such time as management determines that we have sufficient funding to pay them to the former directors. The deferrals of payments to our former directors do not reduce our expenses, but serve to preserve our limited cash resources to the extent necessary to maintain our operations. These amounts are non-interest bearing.

During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we paid $270,702 and $226,760, respectively, (which included approximately $96,909 and $162,501, respectively, in costs reimbursements associated with maintaining our intellectual property) to a law firm that employs the daughter-in-law of our former director and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Hillman, as a lawyer and from which firm we received intellectual property related legal services.