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Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
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Intangible Assets
 
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Gross
carrying
value
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Gross
carrying
value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Amortizable intangible assets
 Licensed technology
 
$
4,609
 
$
459
 
$
9,608
 
$
1,224
 
 
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):
 
2017
 
$
173
 
2018
 
 
346
 
2019
 
 
346
 
2020
 
 
346
 
2021
 
 
346
 
over 5 years
 
 
2,593
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
4,150
 
 
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.