Intangible Assets |
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible Assets |
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $158,000 and $361,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and totaled $146,000 and $291,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The aggregate estimated amortization expense for intangible assets remaining as of June 30, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):
On May 26, 2017, we entered into agreements with Plasma Technologies, LLC (“Plasmatech”) and Acestor Therapeutics LLC (“Acestor”). Abeona holds an 80% membership interest in Acestor and Plasmatech holds the remaining 20% membership interest of a newly formed LLC. Acestor was formed for the purposes of seeking additional financing in the amount of approximately $5,000,000 to develop and commercial the technology of that certain license agreement for certain patent rights that was granted to Abeona from Plasmatech on September 19, 2014 and amended January 23, 2015 (“License Agreement”). The License Agreement was transferred to Acestor. In addition, the Abeona payment obligation of $4,000,000 to Plasmatech was waived and replaced with an obligation of Acestor to pay Plasmatech 10% of the aggregate proceeds in respect of any financing (whether public of private) undertaken by Acestor on or before November 26, 2017. |