Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | |
| Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance on Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the areas for simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the effects, if any; the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Previous leases accounting was criticized for failing to meet the needs of users of financial statements because it did not always provide a faithful representation of leasing transactions. In particular, it did not require lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effects, if any; the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s financial statements. There are no additional accounting pronouncements issued or effective during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2016 that have had or are expected to have an impact on our financial statements. |
| Use of Estimates |
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of estimation reflected in the financial statements are anticipated milestone payments, stock based compensation, valuation of warrants, and income tax valuation allowance. Inventory obsolescence reserve, sales returns and allowances and the allowance for doubtful accounts were the principal areas of estimation that had been reflected in the financial statements related to discontinued operations. |
| Guaranteed Rights of Return |
Guaranteed Rights of Return In June of 2016, the Company sold its consumer probiotics business (See Note 8). The Company had granted guaranteed rights of return to two dental distributors in connection with its consumer probiotics business. The Company deferred recognition of revenue on these accounts until either the distributor provided notification to the Company that the product had been sold to the end consumer or the guaranteed right of return period expired. Once notification was received and verified, the Company recorded revenue in that accounting period. As a result of the sale of the consumer probiotics business (See Note 8), no amounts are shown for deferred revenue as of September 30, 2016. The Company had $-0- and $14,215 of revenue deferred under guaranteed rights of return arrangements included in current liabilities of discontinued operations in the balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. |
| Inventory |
Inventory As a result of the Company’s sale of its consumer probiotics business (See Note 8) no amounts are shown for inventory as of September 30, 2016. The inventory reserve was approximately $0 and $60,660 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Inventory had been stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost, included material, labor and overhead, was determined on a first-in, first-out basis. On a quarterly basis, we analyzed our inventory levels and reserve for inventory that is expected to expire prior to being sold, inventory that had a cost basis in excess of its expected net realizable value, inventory in excess of expected sales requirements, or inventory that failed to meet commercial sale specifications. Expired inventory was disposed of and the related costs were written off to the reserve for inventory obsolescence. Amounts previously shown for inventory are included in current assets of discontinued operations. |
| Stock-Based Payment Arrangements |
Stock-Based Payment Arrangements Generally, all forms of stock-based payments, including stock option grants, warrants, and restricted stock grants are measured at their fair value on the awards’ grant date typically using a Black-Scholes pricing model. Stock-based compensation awards issued to non-employees for services rendered are recorded at the fair value of the stock-based payment. The expense resulting from stock-based payments are recorded in research and development expense or selling, general and administrative expense in the statement of operations, depending on the nature of the services provided. Stock-based payment expense is recorded over the requisite service period in which the grantee provides services to us, to the extent the stock option grants, warrants, or restricted stock grants do not vest at the grant date they are subject to forfeiture. |
| Stock-Based Compensation |
Stock-Based Compensation US GAAP requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values as of the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded over the requisite service period in which the grantee provides services to us, to the extent the options do not vest at the grant date and are subject to forfeiture. For performance-based awards that do not include market-based conditions, we record share-based compensation expense only when the performance-based milestone is deemed probable of achievement. We utilize both quantitative and qualitative criteria to judge whether milestones are probable of achievement. For awards with market-based performance conditions, we recognize the grant-date fair value of the award over the derived service period regardless of whether the underlying performance condition is met. |
| Net Loss Per Share |
Net Loss Per Share During all periods presented, the Company had securities outstanding that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive because the Company reported a net loss for all periods presented. Basic and diluted net loss per share amounts are the same for the periods presented. Net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. |
| Revenue Recognition |
Revenue Recognition During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company sold its consumer probiotic business (See Note 8), from which it had historically generated revenues. The Company recognized revenues from the sales of its consumer probiotics products when title and risk of loss had passed to the customer, which is generally when the product was shipped. The Company recorded allowances for discounts and product returns at the time of sale as a reduction of revenues as such allowances can be reliably estimated based on historical experience or known trends. The Company maintains a return policy that allowed customers to return product within a specified period of time prior to and subsequent to the expiration date of the product. The estimate of the provision for returns was analyzed quarterly and was based upon many factors, including industry data of product return rates, historical experience of actual returns, analysis of the level of inventory in the distribution channel, if any, and reorder rates. If the history or product returns changes, the reserve would have been adjusted. The Company had granted guaranteed rights of return at various times to two dental distributors for which the Company deferred recognition of revenue until the customer provided notification to the Company that the product had been sold to the end consumer. Once notification was received and verified, the Company recorded revenue in that accounting period. |
| Concentrations |
Concentrations In June of 2016, the Company sold its consumer probiotics business (See Note 8), as such the Company is no longer dependent on key suppliers to continue to operate the consumer probiotics business. Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash accounts in commercial banks, which may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2016, the uninsured portion of this balance was $4,866,631. As of December 31, 2015, the uninsured portion of this balance was $4,833,355. |
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| Warrants |
Warrants The Company used the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model in calculating the relative fair value of any warrants that have been issued. |