Termination of the Original License Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement dated June 29, 1983, as superseded by an Amended License Agreement dated April 24, 1989 and a Second Amended License Agreement dated March 1, 1990 between the Company and Dr. Burzynski (collectively, the “Original License Agreement”), the Original License Agreement terminated on July 2, 2019 upon the expiration of the last patent licensed to the Company from Dr. Burzynski. As of July 2, 2019, all patents previously licensed by the Company under the Original License Agreement have expired.
New License Agreement
On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into a new License Agreement (the “New License Agreement”) with Dr. Burzynski, pursuant to which Dr. Burzynski licensed to the Company the exclusive rights in the Territory (composed of the United States and Canada) to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, and distribute or otherwise exploit the licensed products and services relating to Antineoplastons, including but not limited to any patent rights which may be granted in these countries. The New License Agreement currently covers four United States patents owned by Dr. Burzynski. Additionally, there are two pending Canadian patent applications (covering methods for the treatment of leptomeningeal disease and methods for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma), and one pending United States patent application (covering methods for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme ). The Company will not be able to exploit such rights under the New License Agreement until such time as Antineoplastons are approved, of which there can be no assurance, by the FDA for sale in the United States.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended August 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended August 31, 2022
Research and development costs were approximately $214,000 and $171,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $43,000 or 25% was due to an increase in facility and equipment costs of $54,000 and consulting and other research and development costs of $1,000, offset by a decrease in personnel costs of $12,000, as a result of additional requests imposed by the Food and Drug Administration.
General and administrative expenses were approximately $38,000 and $45,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The decrease of $7,000 or 15% was due to a decrease in legal and other professional costs of $4,000 and other costs of $3,000 as a result of reduced reporting requirements from regulatory agencies.
The Company had net losses of approximately $252,000 and $216,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the net loss from 2022 to 2023 is primarily due to an overall increase in research and development costs and a decrease in general and administrative expenses of the Company as described above.
Six Months Ended August 31, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended August 31, 2022
Research and development costs were approximately $396,000 and $338,000 for the six months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $58,000 or 17% was due to an increase in facility and equipment costs of $79,000 and other research and development costs of $1,000, offset by a decrease in personnel costs of $22,000, as a result of additional requests imposed by the Food and Drug Administration.
General and administrative expenses were approximately $143,000 and $109,000 for the six months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of $34,000 or 31% was due to an increase in legal and other professional costs of $38,000, offset by a decrease in other costs of $4,000 as a result of reduced reporting requirements from regulatory agencies.
The Company had net losses of approximately $540,000 and $448,000 for the six months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the net loss from 2022 to 2023 is primarily due to an overall increase in research and development costs and an increase in general and administrative expenses of the Company as described above.