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ANNUAL
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1934
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fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
(FORMERLY
KNOWN AS SALIVA DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC)
(Name
of
small business issuer in its charter)
DELAWARE
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91-1549305
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(State
or other jurisdiction)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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of
incorporation or organization)
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1881
Worcester Rd. #200, Framingham, MA. 01701
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(508)
872-2625
(Issuer's
telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES
REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT: NONE SECURITIES REGISTERED
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT: COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER
SHARE
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whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes
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if
disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is
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contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of
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incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB
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by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in
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Issuer's
revenues for its most recent fiscal year were $974,321.
The
aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant
at March 31, 2008 was $2,914,681 computed by reference to the last traded sale
price as reported on the Over the Counter market on such date.
The
number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock as of March 31,
2008 was 39,651,096 shares.
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STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
FORM
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Item
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Description
of Business
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Item
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Description
of Property
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Item
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosures
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Item
8A
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
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Other
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PART
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons, Compliance with
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act of the Registrant
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Item
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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PART
IV
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Item
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Item
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Exhibits
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Item
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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Signatures
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Certifications
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EXCEPT
FOR THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB,
THE MATTERS DISCUSSED HEREIN CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT ARE SUBJECT
TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED. THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE, BUT
ARE
NOT LIMITED TO, UNCERTAIN MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF OUR METHOD OF DETERMINING THE
PRESENCE OF HIV ANTIBODIES, LACK OF SUCCESS BY OUR LICENSEE IN SELLING AND
MARKETING OUR HIV RAPID SCREENING TEST, AND INABILITY TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL
FINANCING, IF NEEDED, AS WELL AS THE OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED
UNDER "RISK FACTORS" AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K IN WHICH
THEY APPEAR AS THE CASE MAY BE. THE COMPANY ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE
ANY
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN.
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
ITEM
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
GENERAL
At
the
beginning of business on January 24, 2006, the Company effected a name change
from Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. to StatSure (TM) Diagnostic Systems,
Inc.
StatSure
Diagnostic Systems, Inc
.,
(SDS),
a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “StatSure”), is primarily engaged in
commercializing two product platforms: first, the development, manufacturing
and
marketing of oral-fluid collection devices to provide physiologic samples to
screen for the presence of drugs-of-abuse or infectious diseases; second, the
development of point-of-care (POC), rapid, immunoassays for use in the detection
of infectious diseases. These immunoassays incorporate SDS’ patented “barrel”
technology, designed to provide speed, safety and convenience which are
considered critical factors in point-of-care markets. In the oral fluid
collection market, the Company’s platform has a patented internal quality
control that indicates sufficient volume of the oral fluid sample (“volume
adequacy indicator”)
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The
Company's principal executive offices are located at 1881 Worcester Rd.
#200, Framingham, MA. 01701.
On
September 29, 2006, the Company
announced it had signed several agreements relating to its patented barrel
technology for use in screening antibodies to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
the virus that causes AIDS). As part of a three-way alliance with Inverness
Medical Innovations (AMEX:IMA) and Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI.OB) (“Chembio”),
StatSure signed a worldwide, exclusive distribution deal for a rapid,
point-of-care HIV test with Inverness. In a two-way deal with Chembio, the
Company granted an exclusive license to Chembio solely to manufacture their
recently FDA approved HIV barrel product for Inverness Medical Innovations
(“IMA” or “Inverness”). This product is being marketed under the IMA brand. In
this two-way agreement (“Joint HIV Barrel Commercialization Agreement”), a long-
term strategic “partnership” was established, wherein both companies equally
split the margin dollars of the HIV barrel product once the actual cost of
manufacturing is reimbursed.
On
November 5, 2007 the Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration ("FDA"), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health,
had approved a waiver under the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments
of
1988 ("CLIA") for the HIV
1/2
Rapid
Test marketed by Inverness, as per the aforementioned agreement.
On
October 17, 2007 the Company received a $500,000 financing from Inverness
Medical Innovations, Inc. The financing consisted of a sale of 1,428,571 common
shares at a price of $0.35 per share. Additionally, Inverness received 5 year
warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,071,428 shares of the Company's
stock
at a price of $0.75 per share.
In
connection with this financing, the Company and Inverness signed two additional
agreements. First, the two companies signed an agreement whereby Inverness
acquired an option to the exclusive, worldwide marketing and distribution rights
to certain infectious disease diagnostic tests that may be developed by StatSure
that may utilize specified Inverness and/or StatSure intellectual property.
If
exercised by Inverness, the option provides for StatSure and Inverness to
equally share development expenses and profits. StatSure and Inverness also
entered into a license agreement whereby Inverness granted to StatSure a license
to certain Inverness lateral flow patents for use in a rapid test to detect
HIV
antibodies in point-of-care markets subject to payment of royalties to
Inverness. This license pertains to HIV tests using formats other than the
StatSure's "barrel format" which is already being sold by
Inverness.
The
Company has incurred significant operating losses since its inception, resulting
in an accumulated deficit of $
51,047,484
at
December 31, 2007. Such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable
future and until such time, if ever, as the Company is able to attain sales
levels sufficient to support its operations. The Company's independent certified
public accountants have included an explanatory paragraph in their report
stating that the Company's significant operating losses and significant capital
requirements raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue
as
a going concern. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
obtain the additional capital resources necessary to continue its business,
or
that such financing will be available on commercially reasonable terms or at
all. (See note 2 of notes to financial statements.)
From
July
2004 through March 21, 2006, the Company's common stock traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board market with the symbol SVAD. Since March 22, 2006, the Company’s
shares have been trading with the new symbol SSUR.
(See
Item
5 - Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.)
PRODUCTS
The
Company’s current products fall into two categories, rapid point-of-care
immunoassays and oral fluid collection devices.
1.
Rapid
Point-Of-Care (POC) Immunoassays:
The
Company has developed several rapid tests utilizing immunochromatography for
the
detection of antibodies to selected pathogens, including a test for HIV which
the Company has licensed to Inverness Medical Innovations (“Inverness”) ( See
ITEM 1.
Marketing,
Sales and Distribution: Point-of-Care Immunoassays
).
The
Company’s rapid tests are intended to be easy to run and quick to read; they
require two simple steps to perform. The test produces a visual result in
fifteen to twenty (15-20) minutes or less and may be used without special
equipment, refrigeration-storage, or expert-training.
The
StatSure(TM) branded barrel format is a disposable, single-use test-kit that
collects, processes, and analyzes whole-blood, plasma, or serum with
approximately 2.5 microliters of sample. Sample collection requires only a
few
seconds, typically from a “finger-stick” using a lancet. When utilizing this
product with whole-blood, a filter traps red blood cells from the-whole blood
sample permitting the migration of serum to flow onto the strip, thereby
negating the need for the user to centrifuge a specimen to separate serum from
the whole blood sample. This “barrel” technology utilizes a patented capillary
flow technology for acquiring the sample into an integrated testing device:
the
barrel. Next a buffer solution is introduced. The resulting mixture of sample
and buffer migrate along the test strip by capillary action, reconstituting
a
dye conjugate. As part of its internal control system, a single red control-line
will appear at a designated point on the upper portion of the test-strip if
the
test has been performed properly and if all reagents are functionally active.
When antibodies specific to the target disease are present in the sample, the
conjugate binds with those antibodies to a pre-applied antigen to form a second
red line (positive) at a designated point on the lower portion of the strip.
In
the absence of specific antibodies, a second line does not appear. However,
in
the presence of the specific targeted antibodies, a second line does appear
and
the result is considered positive and will typically be re-tested for
confirmation following approved diagnostic protocols specific for the disease
and the place of testing. Results are available at the point-of-care (POC)
which
may include, but are not limited to: satellite labs and patient treatment areas
within a hospital (e.g. E.R.), clinics, centralized public health laboratories
as well as mobile and neighborhood labs, the military, insurance companies,
doctors’ offices and other similar sites where the benefits of easy-to-perform,
rapid testing results are clinically meaningful.
2.
Oral
Fluid Collection Devices
The
Company is currently marketing its oral-fluid collection devices with the trade
names Omni-SAL(TM) and Saliva-Sampler(TM), in the U.S., in the United Kingdom
and in certain other international markets. The Company markets its saliva
medical specimen collector in the United Kingdom as Omni-SAL(TM) and as
Saliva-Sampler(TM) in the U.S. (See "--Marketing, Sales and Distribution.")
This
oral-fluid collection-device product-line is patented; it is currently being
sold by our customers to use with certain laboratory assays primarily to detect
the presence of drugs-of-abuse. It has also been used to detect cigarette
smoking and, in research, to collect saliva samples for studies of HIV and
other
infectious diseases.
RESEARCH,
PRODUCT AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
The
Company's rapid testing platform is designed to be versatile, particularly
in
the research and development phase of bringing out new products. By adapting
these patented platforms to add new analytes, the Company hopes to broaden
the
product-line in a cost-effective manner. However, the total cost of developing
a
menu of StatSure(TM) products often may include incremental licensing fees
and
clinical testing, and will always require product documentation, a quality
program, and product launch expenses. The Company has conducted preliminary
research that indicates its patented rapid whole-blood test format can be
applied to screen for a broad spectrum of pathogens in addition to HIV such
as
H. pylori, TB, Syphilis, HPV, Viral Hepatitis, and certain other sexually
transmitted diseases.
The
Company has recently shifted its development programs, primarily by a series
of
small collaborative relationships with other diagnostic firms, to developing
additional specimen collection platforms and new applications to be used in
point of care testing. In February 2007, we filed a patent application for
an
integrated, oral-fluid collection and testing device. In addition to oral-fluid,
the patent covers collection of other physiologic fluids including whole blood
and serum samples. The device incorporates our patented "sample volume adequacy
indicator" control system, which is an internal quality control mechanism
incorporated into the Company's existing line of oral fluid collection devices.
Internal testing by us has demonstrated encouraging results relating to cost,
performance and reliability.
In
2007,
the majority of research and development activities focused on the development
of new oral fluid testing platforms. The Company expended $34,591 in research
and development costs in fiscal year 2007. (See ITEM 7, Managements Discussion,
Research and Development)
Limited
revenues have been generated from sales of the Company's rapid tests and saliva
collection devices. The Company's products are subject to all the risks inherent
in the introduction and sales of diagnostic products. The Company may not have
sufficient funds to design and develop new products. There can be no assurance
that the Company's products will be successfully developed, be developed on
a
timely basis or prove to be as effective as products based on existing or newly
developed technologies. The inability to successfully complete development,
or a
determination by the Company, for financial or other reasons, not to undertake
or complete development of any product, particularly in instances in which
the
Company has made significant capital expenditures, will have a material adverse
effect on the Company.
Marketing,
Sales and Distribution: Oral-Collection Device
The
Company is currently marketing its oral fluid collection devices in the U.S.
and
in certain countries around the globe. The oral fluid collection devices are
sold into workplace-testing, forensic toxicology, criminal justice, and drug
rehabilitation markets, primarily through several manufacturers of
drugs-of-abuse diagnostic kits who incorporate our collection device as part
of
their kits.
Marketing,
Sales and Distribution: Point-of-Care Immunoassays
On
September 29, 2006, the Company
announced it had signed several agreements relating to its patented barrel
technology for use in screening antibodies to HIV (AIDS). As part of a three-way
alliance with Inverness and Chembio , StatSure signed a worldwide, exclusive
distribution deal for a rapid, point-of-care HIV test with Inverness. In a
two-way deal with Chembio, the Company granted an exclusive license to Chembio
solely to manufacture their recently FDA approved HIV barrel product for
Inverness . This product will be marketed under the IMA brand, CLEARVIEW
COMPLETE HIV1/2, and the parties (StatSure and Chembio) will equally share
in
the profits relating to sales of the HIV barrel product after reimbursement
of
the manufacturing and related costs. Under the two-way agreement (“Joint HIV
Barrel Commercialization Agreement”) a long- term strategic “partnership” was
established and the parties will act jointly in the HIV barrel field.
Terms
of
the agreement include:
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IMA
will market the “Barrel” HIV test under IMA brands globally [subject only
to certain existing international agreements that the Company and
StatSure
may keep in place for up to one
year];
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IMA
will be the exclusive distributor/marketer of the “Barrel” HIV test under
the agreement as well as any new HIV products in the “barrel field” that
are developed, and may not compete with any products in this field
worldwide as defined;
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The
Company granted IMA exclusive marketing and distribution rights to
their
intellectual property in the HIV barrel field; and IMA also granted
the
Company a license to its lateral flow technology for an HIV cassette
product as well as for certain other
products.
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On
October 17, 2007 we signed an additional agreement whereby IMA acquired an
option to the exclusive, worldwide marketing and distribution rights to certain
infectious disease diagnostic tests that may be developed by StatSure that
may
utilize specified Inverness and/or StatSure intellectual property. If exercised
by IMA, the option provides for StatSure and IMA to equally share development
expenses and profits. StatSure and IMA also entered into a license agreement
whereby Inverness granted to StatSure a license to certain IMA lateral flow
patents for use in a rapid test to detect HIV antibodies in point-of-care
markets subject to payment of royalties to IMA. This license pertains to HIV
tests using formats other than the StatSure's "barrel format" which is already
being sold by IMA.
In
2007,
the Company's revenues were primarily generated from sales of its saliva
collection devices. For the year ended December 31, 2007, sales to two customers
accounted for 89% of the Company's total product sales. Sales to these customers
were approximately $505,000 and $141,000. The Company is continuing to seek
new
markets and sales opportunities for its products.
MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY
The
Company contracts all its product manufacturing with third parties. Nonetheless,
all the proprietary technology, molds, custom built machinery, and documentation
are the property of the Company. The Company has invested in the design, process
documentation, scale- up, and automated assembly and production machinery to
allow it to manufacture its products consistently, efficiently, and
economically, to compete on a global scale. There can be no assurance that
these
contractors will continue to meet the Company's or FDA requirements or will
manufacture the Company's products on acceptable terms.
Our
products are medical devices that are, for the most part, made and sold into
regulated markets. As such, manufacturers located in the U.S. or manufacturing
products to be sold in the U.S. must comply with the FDA's good manufacturing
practices regulations ("GMP") and pass pre-approval and periodic GMP inspections
by the FDA. The Company has been advised by its assembly contractors and
injection molders that they are in compliance with GMP and other FDA
regulations. There can be no assurance that these companies will continue to
comply with GMP, that the Company will locate other manufacturers that comply
with GMP, or that the Company will secure agreements with such manufacturers
on
acceptable terms.
Although
the Company has no reason to believe it will encounter difficulties in obtaining
components necessary for manufacture of its products, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to enter into satisfactory agreements or
arrangements for the purchase of commercial quantities of such components.
The
failure to enter into agreements or otherwise arrange for adequate or timely
supplies of components, and the possible inability to secure alternative sources
of components, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability
to
manufacture and sell its products. In addition, development and regulatory
approval of the Company's products in the U.S. are dependent upon the Company's
ability to procure certain components and certain packaging materials from
FDA-approved sources.
GOVERNMENTAL
REGULATION
In
the
U.S., under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (the "FDC Act"), the
FDA
regulates all aspects, including manufacturing, testing, and marketing, of
medical devices that are made or distributed in or from the U.S. The FDA as
Class I, Class II, or Class III devices categorizes all medical devices. Class
I
devices are subject only to general control provisions of the FDC Act, such
as
purity, labeling and GMP. Class II devices are required to also ensure
reasonable safety and efficacy through performance standards and other controls.
Class III devices must, in addition to fulfilling all other provisions of the
FDC Act, meet extensive and rigorous FDA standards that may require clinical
trials.
A
manufacturer of medical devices which can establish that a new device is
substantially equivalent to a legally marketed Class I or Class II medical
device, or to a Class III medical device for which the FDA has not required
a
PMA (Pre Market Approval), can seek FDA marketing clearance for the device
by
filing a 510(k) Premarket Notification ("510(k) Notice"). The 510(k) Notice
for
diagnostic devices is normally supported by various types of information,
required to be submitted along with the 510(k) Notice. This information
typically includes performance data indicating that the device is as safe and
effective for its intended use as a legally marketed predicate
device.
Diagnostic
devices that require human clinical trials due to the potential clinical risk
were they to be incorrectly used or interpreted, must obtain an Investigational
Device Exemption ("IDE") from the FDA prior to the commencement of such human
clinical trials. An application for an IDE must be supported by any clinical
data (including any results of human testing obtained through "Research Use
Only" use of a device for which FDA approval is not required), and the
proscribed preclinical data and a broad spectrum of other data that compile
the
submission necessary to gain an IDE. Upon approval and award of the IDE, human
clinical trials may begin
Two
of
the Company's products, Saliva-Sampler (R) and H. Pylori Stat-Simple(TM) (a
product presently discontinued by the Company), have received FDA clearance
through the 510(k) process for domestic distribution for in vitro diagnostic
use
in humans. The FDA clearance is subject to certain standard limitations,
including persons who may be tested, persons who may administer the test and
how
the test results may be interpreted. Both of these products have been classified
as Class II devices. The Company has discontinued selling H. Pylori products
but
may elect to resume sales if market conditions so warrant.
CLIA
WAIVER
The
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) law prohibit
laboratories from performing in vitro-diagnostic tests aimed at the diagnosis,
prognosis, treatment or prevention of a disease or human condition, unless
the
laboratory has been certified by the US Department of Health and Human Services
specifically regarding for use the procedure in question. Point-of-care tests
are often designed in a manner that would allow them to be waived from the
CLIA
requirements. If a product receives a CLIA waiver from the FDA, the available
market for its use may be significantly expanded. Tests may be waived from
this
regulatory oversight if they meet certain requirements established by the
statute. CLIA waiver permits use of the test and system by non-professional
staff in settings with reduced regulatory constraints, acknowledging that waived
tests have demonstrated a degree of ease-of-use, accuracy, and overall
performance in these settings where certain quality control and other similar
requirements may not be in place.
Inverness/Chembio
has received a waiver of CLIA for the licensed barrel HIV product. This waiver
allows sales of this product to a large number of markets that do not operate
under the standards of the CLIA (e.g. doctors' offices, public health
clinics).
International
Regulation and Distribution:
The
Company’s products are subject to similar regulatory agencies policies,
procedures and regulations regarding human clinical testing, manufacturing
and
marketing of medical devices. The Company plans, over time, to sell or
distribute its products on a global basis and to file, or have filed on its
behalf, the necessary documentation, and clinical trials data that meet
regulatory requirements that will, once met, allow its products to be marketed.
Regulatory approval specifications for medical devices vary from country to
country. Some countries may not require regulatory approval when registering
a
product for sale to the private sector. Others rely on evaluations by agencies
such as the WHO. Also, registrations in certain countries are often issued
in
the name of distributors. As the Company is in the process of changing
distributors, it may need to obtain new registrations in many of the markets
in
which it had previously been permitted to sell. The process of obtaining
regulatory approval from foreign countries can be costly and time consuming,
and
involves many of the same procedures and risks as obtaining FDA approval. There
can be no assurance that any of the Company’s products not yet approved will
receive regulatory approval in any country, or that the Company will have the
resources to seek regulatory approval for any of its products in any country.
The International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) is a global
federation of national standards representing more than 100 countries; and
ISO
certification, for example, is a pre-requisite to obtaining a CE mark (the
European Union requirement to permit selling of medical devices).
COMPETITION:
Overall:
The in-vitro-diagnostics is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is extremely
competitive and includes some of the world’s largest multinational corporations
such as Johnson & Johnson; General Electric; Roche; and Siemens. Many of our
competitors are substantially larger than we are, and have far greater research,
financial, manufacturing, distribution, legal and marketing resources than
we
do
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ORAL-FLUID
COLLECTION DEVICES
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There
are two levels of competition for sample collection devices for drug of abuse
testing. In the first level, the Company's saliva collection device competes
with other saliva collection products. The second level recognizes that the
majority of the market for drugs-of-abuse testing (currently, the primary
application for which the Company’s oral-collection devices are used) and other
tests utilize urine collection products to obtain the physiologic sample. The
market for replacing urine with saliva collection devices is emerging. The
shift
towards saliva is due to its convenience, ability to directly trace the
authenticity of the specimen, less "invasiveness", increased speed to obtain
quality sample, and overall cost-effectiveness. The oral fluid collection and
diagnostic testing market is highly competitive and is expected to increase.
The
primary direct competitor to our saliva collection device is Orasure
Technologies, Inc., which sells FDA-approved oral fluid-based laboratory tests
for drugs of abuse and HIV testing. There are several other collectors on the
market from Sarstedt (Salivette), Malvern Medical, and International Diagnostic
Systems (Ultrasal II),
RAPID
IMMUNOASSAY
—
Lateral
flow tests, also known as immunochromatographic strip (ICS) tests, offer
benefits in the diagnostic process that point towards a growth market. These
tests are designed to reduce the time spent waiting for test results from hours
to minutes, require less training for operators, and reduce the cost of both
device development and manufacturing. Rapid point of care testing devices are
expected to play an increasingly important role in the decentralization of
medicine, where testing is moving away from hospital-based central testing
laboratories to point-of care (POC) locations inside and outside the hospital.
Despite these trends, competition in point of care in vitro diagnostic testing
is very active and strong. There are multiple vertical market segments for
these
POC products beyond testing for infectious disease which include: diabetes,
oncology, cardiac markers, pregnancy and other tests relating to female health.
There are many participants active within this industry that include, but by
no
means are limited to the following: General Electric-Abbott; Becton, Dickinson
and Company (BD); Beckman Coulter Inc.; Biosite Incorporated; Instrumentation
Laboratory (IL); Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.; Johnson and Johnson;
Roche
Diagnostic; Calypte Biomedical Corporation; Binax, Inc.; Chembio Diagnostic
Systems, Inc.; EY Laboratories, Inc.; OraSure Technologies, Inc.; MedMira Inc;
Genzyme Corporation Meridian Bioscience, Inc.; Trinity Biotech plc
Orasure
Technologies, Inc. is also a major competitor to our rapid HIV barrel technology
in the U.S. Orasure Technologies, Inc. has an FDA approved blood-based and
oral
fluid-based rapid HIV test. Several companies market or have announced plans
to
market blood-based or oral fluid-based HIV rapid tests in the United States
and
abroad. MedMira and Trinity Biotech have also received FDA approval to sell
rapid HIV blood tests in the United States. We believe other companies may
seek
FDA approval to sell competing rapid HIV tests in the future.
Our
competitors also include in vitro diagnostic and rapid diagnostic companies,
specialized biotechnology firms as well as pharmaceutical companies with
biotechnology divisions and medical diagnostic companies, many of which are
substantially larger and have greater financial, research, manufacturing, and
marketing resources. Outside of the United States, where regulatory requirements
for HIV screening tests may be less demanding, a much wider range of competitors
may be found. Manufacturers from Japan, Canada, Europe, and Australia offer
a
number of HIV screening tests in those markets including HIV-1 and HIV-2 tests,
rapid tests and other non-EIA format tests. There can be no assurances that
our
products will compete effectively against these products in foreign markets,
or
that these competing products will not achieve FDA approval. Internationally,
the market for rapid, POC HIV products may be simplistically viewed as
bifurcated. High-end, more convenient and more expensive products such as the
barrel technology and Orasure’s product and the low-cost, “dip-stick or cassette
product types that are somewhat more difficult to use but are often priced
to
meet the economic conditions throughout many of the undeveloped nations of
the
world such as in Africa and Southeast Asia. The Company does not expect to
compete in the very-low-cost/price markets with its current barrel technology.
These markets are considered high volume low margin opportunities. The Company
may enter these markets in the future with a new, less expensive product design.
Competition in the low-price segment includes: Orgenics (part of IMA), Chembio,
Acon (part of IMA), Determine and others.
Important
competitive factors for our products include product quality, price,
ease-of-use, customer service, and reputation. Industry competition is based
on
the following:
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and technological capability;
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The
ability to develop and market products and
processes;
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The
ability to obtain FDA or other regulatory
approvals;
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The
ability to manufacture products that meet applicable FDA requirements
(i.e., good manufacturing
practices);
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Access
to adequate capital;
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ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, consultants, contract
manufacturers; and
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availability of patent protection.
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We
expect
competition to intensify as technological advances are made and become more
widely known, and as new products reach the market. Furthermore, new testing
methodologies could be developed in the future that would render our products
impractical, uneconomical or obsolete. In addition, there can be no assurance
that our competitors will not succeed in obtaining regulatory approval for
these
products, or introduce or commercialize them before we do so. These developments
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
In
the
dynamic biotechnology and medical device industry, technological change and
obsolescence are rapid and frequent. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to compete successfully with its competitors, keep pace with
technological changes or avoid product obsolescence.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
We
utilize patent and other intellectual property rights to protect and preserve
our proprietary technology and our right to capitalize on the results of our
research and development activities. We also rely on trade secrets, know-how,
continuing technological innovations, and licensing opportunities to provide
competitive advantages for our products in our markets and to accelerate new
product introductions. We regularly search for third-party patents in fields
related to our business to shape our own patent and product commercialization
strategies as effectively as possible and to identify licensing opportunities.
United States patents generally have a maximum term of 20 years from the date
an
application is filed.
In
2006,
we filed for a patent incorporating our existing saliva sampler with features
to
make it more adaptable for laboratory automated equipment.
In
February 2007 we filed a patent application for an integrated, oral-fluid
collection and testing device. In addition to oral-fluid, the patent covers
collection of other physiologic fluids including whole blood and serum samples.
The device incorporates StatSure's patented "sample volume adequacy indicator"
control system, which is an internal quality control mechanism incorporated
into
the Company's existing line of oral fluid collection devices.
To
date,
eleven
patents
covering the Company's specimen collection devices have been awarded, five
in
the U.S. and six in other countries. Expiration dates for the patents range
from
2008 to 2012. The Company intends to seek other patent protection in the U.S.
and other countries for certain aspects of its collection devices and rapid
test
technology.
The
Company has been issued a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for
its
whole blood sampling technology. No assurance can be given that the Company
will
file any patent applications in the U.S. or abroad that patents will be issued
to the Company pursuant to its patent applications, or that the Company's patent
portfolio will provide the Company with a meaningful level of commercial
protection. The Company recognizes the need to invest in broadening, defending
and strengthening its intellectual property base as well as adding to it.
Management is committed to this and to obtain sufficient capital to accomplish
this on-going responsibility.
On
September 30, 2006, Chembio and StatSure entered into a Settlement Agreement
pursuant to which all matters in their litigation regarding SDS’ barrel patent
and other matters have been settled. The Settlement Agreement, which is related
to the parties’ three-way agreements with Inverness, provides that Chembio and
StatSure will equally share the profits, and that they will act jointly in
the
HIV barrel field towards commercializing this technology and its ensuing
products for the HIV market. The settlement combines each company’s HIV barrel
intellectual property, including an exclusive manufacturing license from
StatSure to Chembio of its barrel patent for all HIV applications.
The
Company also depends on trade secrets and proprietary information to protect
much of the technology that it has developed. The Company has entered into
confidentiality agreements with its employees, certain third party suppliers,
potential customers, joint venture partners, distributors and consultants.
Despite such efforts, there can be no assurance that confidentiality of the
Company's proprietary information can be obtained or maintained.
The
Company believes that patent and trade secret protection are important to its
business. However, the issuance of a patent and the existence of trade secret
protection do not in itself ensure the Company's success. Competitors may be
able to produce products competing with a patented Company product without
infringing on the Company’s patent rights. Issuance of a patent in one country
generally does not prevent the manufacture or sale of the patented products
in
other countries. The issuance of a patent to the Company is not conclusive
as to
the validity or as to the enforceable scope of the patent. The validity or
enforceability of a patent can be challenged after its issuance, and if the
outcome of such challenge is adverse to the owner of the patent, the owner's
rights could be diminished or withdrawn. Additionally, trade secret protection
does not prevent independent discovery and exploitation of a secret product
or
technique by other parties.
A
large
number of individuals and commercial enterprises seek patent protection for
technologies, products and processes in fields related to the Company's area
of
product development. (See "Competition")
To
the
extent such efforts are successful, the Company may be required to obtain
licenses in order to accomplish certain of its product strategies. There can
be
no assurance that such licenses will be available to the Company or available
on
acceptable terms.
The
Company is aware of certain patents issued to developers of diagnostic products
with potential applicability to the Company’s diagnostic technology. There can
be no assurance that the Company would prevail if a patent infringement claim
were to be asserted against it.
EMPLOYEES
As
of
March 15, 2008, the Company has four employees. This excludes our outside
counsel, accountants, or manufacturing personnel at its contract
manufacturers.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Report contains certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the
Federal securities laws. These include statements about expected revenues,
earnings, expenses or other financial performance, future product performance
or
development, expected regulatory filings and approvals, planned business
transactions, views of future industry or market conditions, other factors
that
could affect future operations or financial position, and statements that
include the words believes, expects, anticipates, intends, plans, estimates,
may, will, should, could, or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements
are
not guarantees of future performance or results. Known and unknown factors
could
cause actual performance or results to be materially different from those
expressed or implied in these statements. Some of these factors are: ability
to
market products; impact of competitors, competing products and technology
changes; ability to develop, commercialize and market new products; market
acceptance of its testing products, ability to fund research and development
and
other projects and operations; ability to obtain and timing of obtaining
necessary regulatory approvals; ability to develop product distribution
channels; uncertainty relating to patent protection and potential patent
infringement claims; ability to enter into international manufacturing
agreements; obstacles to international marketing and manufacturing of products;
loss or impairment of sources of capital; exposure to product liability and
other types of litigation; changes in international, federal or state laws
and
regulations; changes in relationships with strategic partners and reliance
on
strategic partners for the performance of critical activities under
collaborative arrangements; changes in accounting practices or interpretation
of
accounting requirements; equipment failures and ability to obtain needed raw
materials and components; and general business and economic conditions. These
and other factors that could cause the forward-looking statements to be
materially different are described in greater detail in the Section entitled,
Risk Factors, and elsewhere in this Report. Although forward-looking statements
help to provide complete information about future prospects, they may not be
reliable. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Report
and the Company undertakes no duty to update these statements.
RISK
FACTORS
The
following is a discussion of certain significant risk factors that could
potentially affect the Company's financial condition, performance and prospects.
REGULATORY
RISKS
ABILITY
TO OBTAIN AND TIMING OF REGULATORY APPROVALS
Our
proposed and existing products are subject to regulation by the FDA and other
governmental or public health agencies. In particular, we are subject to strict
governmental controls on the development, manufacture, labeling, distribution
and marketing of our products. In addition, we are often required to obtain
approval or registration with foreign governments or regulatory bodies before
we
can import and sell our products in foreign countries
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The
process of obtaining required approvals or clearances from governmental or
public health agencies can involve lengthy and detailed laboratory testing,
human clinical trials, sampling activities and other costly, time-consuming
procedures. Approval of claims that become part of the approved label of the
product requires the submission of clinical data and could require significant
time to obtain. The submission of an application to the FDA or other regulatory
authority for these or other claims does not guarantee that an approval or
clearance to market the product will be received. Each authority may impose
its
own requirements and delay or refuse to grant approval or clearance, even though
a product has been approved in another country or by another agency. Moreover,
the approval or clearance process for a new product can be complex and lengthy.
This time span increases our costs to develop new products as well as the risk
that we will not succeed in introducing or selling them in the United States
or
other countries.
Newly
promulgated or changed regulations could also impact our sales. Our distributor
(U.S.) of the Saliva Sampler(TM) oral fluid collection device for the substance
abuse market is presently seeking FDA approval for certain oral fluid drug
tests
using the Company's collection device. They may be required to undergo
additional trials or procedures which may make it impractical or impossible
to
market our products for certain uses, in certain markets, or at all. For
example, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
("SAMHSA"), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
is expected to issue regulations for the use of oral fluid drug testing for
federal workers. Although we believe the SAMHSA regulations, when issued in
final form, will permit us to market and sell our collector as part of the
oral
fluid drug test for use with federal workers, there is no guarantee that those
regulations will do so, and our ability to sell those products in that market
could be limited. In addition, the extent to which the final SAMHSA regulations
permit the sale of our oral fluid drug tests for use with federal workers may
influence whether customers in the workplace, criminal justice or other
unregulated markets use our products. The regulations in some states may
restrict our distributor from selling products in those states. For example,
certain states restrict or do not allow the testing of oral fluid for drugs
of
abuse.
In
addition, all in vitro diagnostic products that are to be sold in the European
Union ("EU") must bear the CE mark indicating conformance with the essential
requirements of the In Vitro Diagnostic Directive ("IVDD”). The licensees of our
HIV test have not yet applied for a CE mark. The distributor of our saliva
collection device has obtained the CE mark for the Omni Sal(R). We intend to
obtain appropriate regulatory approvals and CE mark, if necessary, for our
future products. While we are not aware of any material reason why we would
be
unable to do so, there can be no assurance that compliance with all provisions
of the IVDD will be demonstrated and/or that we will be able to obtain a CE
mark
for all products that we desire to sell in the EU.
REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
We
can
manufacture and sell many of our products, both in the United States and in
some
cases abroad, only if we comply with regulations of government agencies such
as
the FDA. We have implemented quality assurance and other systems that are
intended to comply with applicable regulations.
Although
we believe that we have adequate processes in place to ensure compliance with
these requirements, the FDA could force us to stop manufacturing our products
if
it concludes that we are out of compliance with applicable regulations. The
FDA
could also require us to recall products if we fail to comply with applicable
regulations. See the Section entitled, "Government Regulations," for a further
discussion of applicable regulatory requirements.
RISKS
RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS, STRUCTURE AND NEED FOR
FINANCING
LOSS
OR IMPAIRMENT OF SOURCES OF CAPITAL
Although
the Company has made significant progress toward limiting extraneous
infrastructure and controlling expenses, the Company has historically depended
on capital raised through private funding and the sale of equity to fund its
operations. The Company's future liquidity and capital requirements will depend
on numerous factors, including tooling costs, the success of product development
efforts, the costs and timing of expansion of sales and marketing activities,
the extent to which existing and new products gain market acceptance, and
competing technological and market developments. In addition, the Company may
license new technology or products to augment its product line; such licenses
can cost millions of dollars. If additional financing is needed, the Company
may
seek to raise funds through the sale of equity.
We
have
not achieved full-year operating profitability. We recorded net income of
approximately $0.9 million in 2007 and losses of approximately $5.3 million
in
2006. The Company has incurred significant operating losses since its inception,
resulting in an accumulated deficit of $
51,047,484
at
December 31, 2007. Such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable
future and until such time, if ever, as the Company is able to attain sales
levels and concomitant margins, sufficient to support its
operations.
In
order to achieve sustainable profitability, our revenues will have to grow
at a
significant rate. Our ability to achieve revenue growth, and profitability,
is
dependent upon a number of factors including, without limitation, the
following:
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Getting
financing at reasonable cost of capital that will allow us to add
a series
of new products that utilize the existing technology
platforms
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Our
distributors' success in creating market acceptance for and selling
increasing volumes of the Saliva Sampler(TM) collection device.
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The
Company has entered into a distribution arrangement with Inverness
Medical
Systems, Inc. whereby they have been granted exclusive rights to
our
patented barrel technology in an HIV rapid test (Clearview® COMPLETE
HIV1/2) for sale in the U.S which has received from the FDA a waiver
under
the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments of 1988 ("CLIA")..
We are
reliant on Inverness’s abilities to market and sell the product.
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Establishing
a New Product Process
that
efficiently develops, tests, and obtains appropriate regulatory approval
in a predictable manner consistent with the Company's growth objectives
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Building
and maintaining a Quality System that meets or exceeds the requirements
of
the various regulatory agencies around the
globe.
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Management
of our contract manufacturing relationships to ensure the quality,
timeliness and costs of each of our product lines; we also must manage
these third-party relationships monitor their Quality System to ensure
that it meets or exceeds the appropriate requirements of various
regulatory agencies throughout the world where our products are
shipped.
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We
have not yet fully achieved our financial and business objectives
and
there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so. Moreover,
even if
we achieve our objectives and become profitable, there can be no
assurance
that we will be able to sustain such profitability in the
future.
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WILL REQUIRE FUTURE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND OUR
OPERATIONS
The
Company believes that its current cash position will not be sufficient to fund
the Company's operations through 2008. Management believes that the agreements
it entered into in September 2006 (See
ITEM
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS)
and
the
CLIA waiver granted by the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2007,
will
enable the Company to increase its revenues significantly in the next fiscal
year, however it will be insufficient
to fund
its aggressive growth and marketing efforts, and to capitalize on its
intellectual property portfolio to design and develop new products. The Company
will need to raise additional capital.
The
Company's independent registered public accounting firm has included an
explanatory paragraph in their reports stating that the Company's significant
operating losses and significant capital requirements raise substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no
assurance that the Company will achieve significant revenues from the agreements
with Inverness Medical and Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. entered into in
September 2006 or be able to obtain the additional capital resources necessary
to continue its business, or that such financing will be available on
commercially reasonable terms or at all.
Although
we have made significant progress in the past toward controlling expenses and
increasing product revenue, we have historically depended, to a substantial
degree, on capital raised through the sale of equity and borrowings to fund
our
operations.
Our
future liquidity and capital requirements will depend on numerous factors,
including, but not limited to, the following:
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Although
we rely on contract manufacturers for the manufacturing of our products,
we often must pay for the production equipment used to manufacture
our
products.
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The
success of our research and product development
efforts;
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The
scope and results of clinical
testing;
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The
magnitude of capital expenditures;
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Changes
in existing and potential relationships with business
partners;
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The
time and cost of obtaining regulatory
approvals;
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The
costs involved in obtaining and enforcing patents, proprietary rights
and
necessary licenses;
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The
costs and timing of expansion of sales and marketing
activities;
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The
timing of the commercial launch of new
products;
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The
extent to which existing and new products gain market
acceptance;
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technological and market developments;
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acquisitions.
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ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN OR TERRORIST ATTACKS
Changes
in economic conditions could adversely affect our business. For example, in
a
difficult economic environment, customers may be unwilling or unable to invest
in new diagnostic products, may elect to reduce the amount of their purchases
or
may perform less drug testing because of declining employment levels or the
issuance of fewer life insurance policies. A weakening business climate could
also cause longer sales cycles and slower growth, and could expose us to
increased business or credit risk in dealing with customers adversely affected
by economic conditions.
Terrorist
attacks and subsequent governmental responses to these attacks could cause
further economic instability or lead to further acts of terrorism in the United
States and elsewhere. These actions could adversely affect economic conditions
outside the United States and reduce demand for our products internationally.
Terrorist attacks could also cause regulatory agencies, such as the FDA or
agencies that perform similar functions outside the United States, to focus
their resources on vaccines or other products intended to address the threat
of
biological or chemical warfare. This diversion of resources could delay our
ability to obtain regulatory approvals required to manufacture, market or sell
our products in the United States and other countries.
STOCK
PRICE VOLATILITY
Our
stock
price may be volatile in the future, and could experience substantial declines.
The following factors, among others, could have a significant impact on the
market for our common stock:
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Future
announcements concerning us;
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Future
announcements concerning our partners, distributors, competitors
or
industry;
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Governmental
regulation;
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Clinical
results with respect to our products in development or those of our
competitors;
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Developments
in patent or other proprietary
rights;
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Litigation
or public concern as to the safety of products that we or others
have
developed;
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The
relatively low trading volume for our common
stock;
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Period
to period fluctuations in our operating
results;
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Changes
in estimates of our performance by securities
analysts;
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General
market and/or healthcare/medical device or diagnostic product sub-segments
and economic conditions; and
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THE
REGISTRATION OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR OUTSTANDING STOCK IN 2007 MAY HAVE
A
NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE TRADING PRICE OF OUR STOCK.
On
June
8, 2006, the Company completed a private placement of $2,150,000 with 10
institutional and accredited investors pursuant to the 2006 Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock Agreement dated June 7, 2006, and filed a registration statement
for these securities which became effective in 2007. The Convertible Preferred
Stock is convertible to shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.50
per
share. If all these preferred shares are converted, it will result in the
issuance of 4,300,000 shares of common stock. In addition warrants convertible
into approximately 2.6 million shares were issued with the 2006 Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock financing. If investors holding a significant number
of freely tradable shares and warrants and decide to sell them and or exercise
their warrants in a short period of time following the effectiveness of the
registration statement, such sales could contribute to significant downward
pressure on the price of our stock.
RISKS
RELATING TO OUR INDUSTRY, BUSINESS AND STRATEGY
COMPETING
PRODUCTS
The
diagnostic industry is focused on the testing of biological specimens in a
laboratory or at the point-of-care and is highly competitive and rapidly
changing. The Company's principal competitors have considerably greater
financial, technical, and marketing resources. As new products enter the market,
the Company's products may become obsolete or a competitor's products may be
more effective or more effectively marketed than the Company's. We also face
competition from products which may be sold at a lower price. If the Company
fails to maintain and enhance its competitive position, its customers, partners,
and/or distributors may decide to use products and technology developed by
competitors, which could result in a loss of revenues.
Governments
in developing nations are key potential customers for our HIV rapid tests.
Access to, and success in penetrating these high volume markets can be
difficult, expensive and politically volatile and, as such, we are dependent
upon our distribution networks to accomplish this effort in a commercially
acceptable manner. Our competition has greater resources, more experience and
expertise in these markets.
In
addition, the development and commercialization of products outside of the
diagnostics industry could adversely affect sales of our product. For example,
the development of a safe and effective vaccine to HIV or treatments for other
diseases or conditions that our products are designed to detect, could reduce,
or eventually eliminate the demand for our HIV or other diagnostic products
and
thereby result in a loss of revenues.
ABILITY
TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS
In
order
to remain competitive, we must regularly commit substantial resources to
research and development and the commercialization of new products. At times,
the ability to commercialize an important product will require a license and
the
cost of obtaining such a license can range from a few thousand dollars to
millions of dollars. Even after obtaining a license there can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals
to
commercialize the product which can result in the complete loss of any licensing
payments made.
The
research and development process generally takes a significant amount of time
from inception to commercial product launch. This process is conducted in
various stages. During each stage there is a substantial risk that we will
not
achieve our goals on a timely basis, or at all, and we may have to abandon
a
product or project in which we have invested substantial amounts of time and
money.
During
2007 and 2006, we incurred $34,591 and $181,181, respectively, in research
and
development expenses.
Successful
products require significant development and investment, including testing,
to
demonstrate their cost-effectiveness or other benefits prior to
commercialization. In addition, regulatory approval must be obtained before
most
products may be sold. Additional development efforts on these products will
be
required before any regulatory authority will review them. Regulatory
authorities may not approve these products for commercial sale. In addition,
even if a product is developed and all applicable regulatory approvals are
obtained, there may be little or no market for the product. Accordingly, if
we
fail to develop commercially successful products, or if competitors develop
more
effective products or a greater number of successful new products, customers
may
decide to use products developed by our competitors. This would result in a
loss
of revenues and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and
business.
CHANGES
IN FEDERAL OR STATE LAW OR REGULATIONS
As
described more fully above under Government Regulation, many of the Company's
proposed and existing products are subject to regulation by the FDA and other
governmental agencies. The process of obtaining required approvals from these
agencies varies according to the nature of and uses for the product and can
involve lengthy and detailed laboratory and clinical testing, sampling
activities, and other costly and time-consuming procedures. Changes in
government regulations could require the Company to undergo additional trials
or
procedures, or could make it impractical or impossible for the Company to market
its products for certain uses, in certain markets, or at all. Other changes
in
government regulations, such as the adoption of the FDA's Quality System
Regulation, may not affect the Company's products directly but may nonetheless
adversely affect the Company's financial condition and results of operations
by
requiring that the Company incur the expense of changing or implementing new
manufacturing and control procedures.
THE
LOSS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KEY CONSULTANTS, OR THE TECHNICAL STAFF OF OUR
CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS, OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED
We
rely
extensively on consultants and the technical staff of our contract manufacturers
for regulatory compliance, sales and marketing advice, and product manufacturing
and performance. Our success will also depend to a large extent on the
contributions of our executive officers. It is possible that we and our contract
manufacturers will not be able to retain qualified employees or consultants
in
the future due to the intense competition for qualified personnel among medical
products businesses. If we are not able to attract and retain the necessary
personnel to accomplish our business objectives, we may experience constraints
that will adversely affect our ability to effectively manufacture, sell and
market our products, to meet the demands of our strategic partners in a timely
fashion, or to support internal research and development programs.
PRODUCT
LIABILITY EXPOSURE
The
Company may be held liable if any of its products, or any product which is
made
with the use or incorporation of any of the technologies belonging to the
Company, causes injury of any type or is found otherwise unsuitable during
product testing, manufacturing, marketing or sale. Although the Company has
limited product liability insurance the Company's contract manufacturer has
product liability insurance and we are named as a loss beneficiary. This
insurance may not fully cover potential liabilities. If the Company is sued
for
any injury caused by its products, its liability could exceed its total assets.
The bulk of the revenues from our saliva collection products is from sales
to
manufacturers who use our product as a component of their test; furthermore,
they alter the product by opening it up and adding their own buffer to it before
sealing, repackaging, re-labeling and incorporating into their product kit.
FUTURE
ACQUISITIONS OR INVESTMENTS COULD DISRUPT OUR ONGOING BUSINESS, DISTRACT OUR
MANAGEMENT, INCREASE OUR EXPENSES AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
We
may
consider strategic acquisitions or investments as a way to expand our business
in the future. These activities, and their impact on our business, are subject
to the following risk factors:
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Suitable
acquisitions or investments may not be found or consummated on terms
that
are satisfactory to us;
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We may be unable to successfully integrate an acquired company's
personnel, assets, management systems and technology into our
business;
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Acquisitions may require substantial expense and management time
and could
disrupt our business;
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An acquisition and subsequent integration activities may require
greater
capital resources than originally anticipated at the time of
acquisition;
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An
acquisition may result in the incurrence of unexpected expenses, the dilution
of
our earnings or our existing stockholders' percentage ownership, or potential
losses from undiscovered liabilities not covered by an indemnification from
the
seller(s) of the acquired business;
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An
acquisition may result in the loss of existing key personnel or customers
or the loss of the acquired company's key personnel or
customers;
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The
benefits to be derived from an acquisition could be affected by other
factors, such as regulatory developments, general economic conditions
and
increased competition; and
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An
acquisition of a foreign business may involve additional risks, including
not being able to successfully assimilate differences in foreign
business
practices or overcome language
barriers.
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occurrence of one or more of the above or other factors may prevent us from
achieving all or a significant part of the benefits expected from an acquisition
or investment. This may adversely affect our financial condition, results of
operations and ability to grow our business.
RISKS
RELATING TO COLLABORATORS
Although
we will try to maintain and expand our business with our distributors and
require that they fulfill their contractual obligations, there can be no
assurance that such companies will continue to purchase or distribute our
products, maintain historic order volumes or otherwise meet their purchase
or
other obligations, or that new distribution channels will be available on
satisfactory terms. In addition, the Company has elected to appoint long-term,
exclusive distributors for certain products. The degree to which those products
penetrate the market and establish market-share is very much in the control
of
the distributor.
ABILITY
OF THE COMPANY TO DEVELOP PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
The
Company's sales depend to a substantial degree on its ability to develop product
distribution channels and on the marketing abilities of these distribution
companies. The Company will seek new marketing partners for distribution of
recently developed testing platforms.
There
can
be no assurance that the Company's present distributors will continue to be
able
to distribute the Company's products or that new distribution channels will
be
available on satisfactory terms.
WE
ARE DEPENDENT UPON STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND
COMMERCIALIZING SOME OF OUR DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS
The
Company has entered into a distribution arrangement with Immunalysis, Inc.
whereby they have been granted exclusive rights to the Saliva Sampler(TM) for
sale in the U.S. and Canada solely for the substance abuse market. They have
applied for FDA marketing approval of their assay kit for oral fluids, which
incorporates our Saliva Sampler(TM). The submission of an application to the
FDA
or other regulatory authority for these or other claims does not guarantee
that
an approval or clearance to market the product will be received. See the section
entitled, "Government Regulations," for a further discussion of applicable
regulatory requirements.
The
Company has entered into a distribution arrangement with Inverness Medical
Systems, Inc. whereby they have been granted exclusive rights to our patented
barrel technology in an HIV rapid test for sale in the U.S. (The Inverness
Clearview® COMPLETE HIV1/2 manufactured by Chembio.)
While
we
expect that our current and future partners, licensees and others have and
will
have an economic motivation to succeed in performing their contractual
responsibilities, there is no assurance that they will do so and the amount
and
timing of resources to be devoted to these activities will be controlled by
others. Consequently, there can be no assurance that any revenues or profits
will be derived from such arrangements.
RISKS
RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RELIANCE
ON PATENTS AND OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The
diagnostics industry places considerable importance on obtaining patent,
trademark, and trade secret protection, as well as other intellectual property
rights, for new technologies, products and processes. The Company's success
depends, in part, on its ability to develop and maintain a strong intellectual
property portfolio for products and technologies both in the United States
and
in other countries. Litigation or other legal proceedings may be necessary
to
defend against claims of infringement or to enforce intellectual property
rights, and could result in substantial costs and diversion of
resources.
As
appropriate, the Company intends to file patent applications and obtain patent
protection for its proprietary technology. These patent applications and patents
will cover, as appropriate, compositions of matter for the Company's products,
methods of making those products, methods of using those products, and apparatus
relating to the use or manufacture of those products. The Company will also
rely
on trade secrets, know-how and continuing technological advancements to protect
its proprietary technology. The Company has entered, and will continue to enter,
into confidentiality agreements with its employees, consultants, advisors and
collaborators. However, these parties may not honor these agreements and the
Company may not be able to successfully protect its rights to unpatented trade
secrets and know-how. Others may independently develop substantially equivalent
proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to the Company's
trade secrets and know-how.
To
facilitate development and commercialization of a proprietary technology base,
the Company may need to obtain licenses to patents or other proprietary rights
from other parties. If the Company is unable to obtain these types of licenses,
the Company's product development and commercialization efforts may be
delayed.
The
Company may collaborate with universities and governmental research
organizations, which, as a result, may acquire part of the rights to any
inventions or technical information derived from collaboration with
them.
The
Company may incur substantial costs in asserting or protecting its intellectual
property rights, or in defending suits against it related to intellectual
property rights. Disputes regarding intellectual property rights could
substantially delay product development or commercialization activities.
Disputes regarding intellectual property rights might include state or federal
court litigation as well as patent interference, patent reexamination, patent
reissue, or trademark opposition proceedings in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office. Opposition or revocation proceedings could be instituted
in a
foreign patent office. An adverse decision in any proceeding regarding
intellectual property rights could result in the loss of the Company's rights
to
a patent, an invention, or trademark.
R
ISKS
RELATING TO PRODUCT MARKETING AND SALES
ABILITY
TO MARKET NEW PRODUCTS
The
Company's future success will depend partly on the market acceptance, and the
timing of such acceptance, of its product line, and other new products or
technologies that may be developed or acquired and introduced in the future.
To
achieve market acceptance, the Company must make substantial marketing efforts
and spend significant funds to inform potential customers and the public of
the
perceived benefits of these products. The Company currently has limited evidence
on which to evaluate the market reaction to products that may be developed,
and
there can be no assurance that any products will meet with market acceptance
and
fill the market need that is perceived to exist.
IF
ACCEPTANCE AND ADOPTION OF OUR RAPID TESTING IN THE MARKET DOES NOT CONTINUE,
OUR FUTURE RESULTS MAY SUFFER
The
primary method of testing in the United States and other countries is
laboratory-based tests. The specimen sample is often collected at a clinical
site and forwarded to a laboratory for analysis. The results are then forwarded
to the clinician. Although we believe rapid testing is a preferable method,
there can be no assurance that the market will migrate toward the acceptance
and
use of rapid tests and replace any laboratory-based tests.
OUR
INCREASING INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE MAY BE AFFECTED BY REGULATORY, CULTURAL OR
OTHER RESTRAINTS
A
number
of factors can slow or prevent international sales, or substantially increase
the cost of international sales, including those set forth below:
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Regulatory
requirements (including compliance with applicable customs regulations)
may slow, limit, or prevent the offering of products in foreign
countries;
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The
unavailability of licenses to certain patents in force in a foreign
country which cover our products may restrict our ability to sell
into
that country;
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Our
ability to obtain the CE mark on our products in a timely manner
may
preclude or delay our ability to sell products to the European
Union;
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Cultural
and political differences may make it difficult to effectively market,
sell and gain acceptance of products in foreign
countries;
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Inexperience
in international markets may slow or limit our ability to sell products
in
foreign countries;
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Exchange
rates, currency fluctuations, tariffs and other barriers, extended
payment
terms and dependence on and o difficulties in managing international
distributors or representatives may affect our revenues even when
product
sales occur;
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The
creditworthiness of foreign entities may be less certain and foreign
accounts receivable collection may be more
difficult;
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Economic
conditions, the absence of available funding sources, terrorism,
civil
unrest and war may slow or limit our ability to sell our products
in
foreign countries;
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International
markets often have long sales cycles, especially for sales to foreign
governments, quasi-governmental agencies and international public
health
agencies, thereby delaying or limiting our ability to sell our products;
and
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may be at a disadvantage if competitors in foreign countries sell
competing products at prices at or below such competitors' or our
cost.
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The
previous discussion of our business should be read in conjunction with the
Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in Item 7 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The
Company's executive offices are located at 1881 Worcester Rd. #200,
Framingham, MA. 01701. In addition, the company maintains its accounting office
at 1222 Avenue M, Brooklyn, New York. Rent expense for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006 aggregated $37,305 and $58,221, respectively. The Company
rents on a month to month basis its premises in Framingham, MA, presently at
$1,800 per month.
The
Company’s lease for its premises in Brooklyn, New York, has a three-year term
ending August 30, 2008 and began with a base annual rental rate of $15,000
and
increasing to $15,913 per year. Minimum future lease payments required
under the operating lease for the Brooklyn office is $14,166 for the twelve
month period ended December 31, 2008.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET
INFORMATION
From
July
2004 through March 21, 2006, the Company's common stock traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board market with the symbol SVAD. As of March 22, 2006, the shares
of
the Company have been trading with the new symbol SSUR.
The
following table sets forth the high and low bid quotations as reported by the
OTC Bulletin Board and "Pink Sheets" for the first quarter of 2008 and each
quarter in 2007 and 2006. The OTC Bulletin Board and "Pink Sheets" quotations
represent prices between dealers, and do not include retail markup, markdown
or
commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.
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2008
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0.35
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0.15
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2007
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Quarter
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0.70
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0.35
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Quarter
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0.45
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0.15
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Quarter
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0.30
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0.12
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Quarter
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0.40
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0.15
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2006
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1.90
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$
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0.75
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Quarter
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1.50
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0.80
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Quarter
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1.70
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0.61
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1.02
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Trades
of
our common stock are subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, known as the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes requirements on
broker/dealers who sell securities subject to the rule to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by
the
rule, brokers/dealers must make a special suitability determination for
purchasers of the securities and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to
the transaction prior to sale. The Securities and Exchange Commission also
has
rules that regulate broker/dealer practices in connection with transactions
in
“penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of
less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities
exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume
information with respect to transactions in that security is provided by the
exchange or system), except for securities of companies that have tangible
net
assets in excess of $2,000,000 or average revenue of at least $6,000,000 for
the
previous three years. The Penny Stock Rule requires a broker/ dealer, prior
to a
transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver
a
standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission that provides
information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny
stock market. The broker/dealer also must provide the customer with current
bid
and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker/dealer
and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing
the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and
offer quotations, and the broker/dealer and salesperson compensation
information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to
effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before
or
with the customer’s confirmation. These disclosure requirements have the effect
of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for our common
stock. As a result of these rules, investors may find it difficult to sell
their
shares.
HOLDERS
There
were approximately 300 shareholders of record and approximately 3,000 beneficial
owners of the Company's common stock at March 31, 2008.
DIVIDENDS
Historically,
we have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. Our future dividend
policy will be determined by our board of directors and will depend upon a
number of factors, including our financial condition and performance, our cash
needs and expansion plans, income tax consequences, and the restrictions that
applicable laws, our current preferred stock instruments, and our future credit
arrangements may then impose.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, we declared cash dividends of $0.02 per share
on our outstanding preferred stock for the quarters ended June 30, 2007,
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, for a total of $118,800 of accrued
dividends.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES; USE OF PROCEEDS FROM REGISTERED
SECURITIES
In
January 2007, a dividend was paid on the
Company’s
2006
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with 81,068 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
In
March
2007, a dividend was paid on the
Company’s
2006
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with 138,306 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
On
May 1,
2007, the Company issued 750,000 shares of common stock and 250,000 warrants
to
former distributors.
Subsequent
to the signing of an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Inverness
Medical (IMA) for the Company's patented HIV test in a barrel format,
the Company was contacted by two of its distributors claiming that they
continue to have certain distribution rights. The Company settled the claim
by issuing these equities to cancel all their distribution rights and
settle all potential claims by these former distributors.
On
September 18, 2007, the Company awarded 40,000 shares of common stock for
financing and other services.
On
October 17, 2007 the Company received $500,000 in financing from Inverness
Medical Innovations, Inc. The financing consisted of a sale of 1,428,571 common
shares at a price of $0.35 per share. Additionally, Inverness received five
year
warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,071,428 shares of the Company's
stock
at a price of $0.75 per share.
ITEM
6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
GENERAL
The
following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and related notes that are provided under Part II, Item
7
of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
Information
we provide in this Form 10-KSB or statements made by our directors, officers
or
employees may constitute "forward-looking" statements and may be subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties. Any statements made in this Form 10-KSB,
including any statements incorporated herein by reference, that are not
statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements (including, but
not
limited to, statements concerning the characteristics and growth of our market
and customers, our objectives and plans for future operations and products
and
our liquidity and capital resources). Such forward-looking statements are based
on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and other factors
which
may involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results of
operations to differ materially from those projected or implied. Further,
certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions about future
events which may not prove to be accurate. Risks and uncertainties inherent
in
forward looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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in our operating results;
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announcements
of technological innovations or new products which we or our competitors
make;
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FDA
and international regulatory
actions;
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developments
with respect to patents or proprietary
rights;
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changes
in stock market analysts' recommendations regarding Statsure Diagnostic
Systems,
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other
medical products companies or the medical product industry
generally;
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changes
in domestic or international conditions beyond our control that may
disrupt our or our customers' or distributors' ability to meet contractual
obligations;
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changes
in health care policy in the United States or
abroad;
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our
ability to obtain additional financing as necessary to fund both
our long-
and short-term business plans;
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fluctuations
in market demand for and supply of our
products;
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public
concern as to the safety of products that we or others develop and
public
concern regarding HIV and AIDS;
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availability
of reimbursement for use of our products from private health insurers,
governmental health administration authorities and other third-party
payers; and
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price
and volume fluctuations in the stock market at large which do not
relate
to our operating performance.
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The
forward-looking information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
is as
of March 31, 2008, and StatSure Diagnostic Systems (SDS) undertakes no duty
to
update this information. Should events occur subsequent to March 31, 2008 that
make it necessary to update the forward-looking information contained in this
Form 10-KSB, the updated forward-looking information will be filed with the
SEC
in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, or as an earnings release included as
an
exhibit to a Form 8-K, each of which will be available at the SEC's website
at
www.sec.gov. More information about potential factors that could affect SDS's
business and financial results is included in the section entitled "Risk
Factors" beginning on page 12 of this Form 10-KSB.
OVERVIEW
AND OUTLOOK
StatSure
Diagnostic Systems, Inc
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(SDS),
a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “StatSure”), is primarily engaged in
commercializing two product platforms: first, the development, manufacturing
and
marketing of oral-fluid collection devices to provide physiologic samples to
use
to screen for the presence of drugs-of-abuse or infectious diseases; and second,
the development of point-of-care (POC), rapid, immunoassays for use in the
detection of infectious diseases. These immunoassays incorporate SDS’ patented
“barrel” technology, designed to provide speed, safety and convenience which are
considered critical factors in point-of-care markets. In the oral fluid
collection market, the Company’s platform has a patented internal quality
control that indicates sufficient volume of the oral fluid sample (“volume
adequacy indicator”)
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The
Company's new principal executive offices are located at 1881 Worcester
Rd. #200, Framingham, MA. 01701.
On
September 29, 2006, the Company
announced it had signed several agreements relating to its patented barrel
technology for use in screening antibodies to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
the virus that causes AIDS). As part of a three-way alliance with Inverness
Medical Innovations (AMEX:IMA) and Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI.OB) (“Chembio”),
StatSure signed a worldwide, exclusive distribution deal for a rapid,
point-of-care HIV test with Inverness. In a two-way deal with Chembio, the
Company granted an exclusive license to Chembio solely to manufacture their
recently FDA approved HIV barrel product for Inverness Medical Innovations
(“IMA” or “Inverness”). This product will be marketed under the IMA brand. In
this two-way agreement (“Joint HIV Barrel Commercialization Agreement”), a long-
term strategic “partnership” was established, wherein both companies equally
split the margin dollars of the HIV barrel product once the actual cost of
manufacturing is reimbursed.
The
Company and Chembio also entered into a Settlement Agreement pursuant to which
all matters in their litigation regarding StatSure’s barrel patent and other
matters were settled. As previously stated, under the terms of this agreement,
the parties will equally share in the profits relating to CLEARVIEW COMPLETE
HIV1/2 (the IMA brand-name for the HIV barrel-based) product after reimbursement
of the manufacturing and related costs, as defined, and the parties will act
jointly in the HIV barrel field. The Settlement combines each company’s HIV
barrel intellectual property, including an exclusive manufacturing license
from
StatSure to Chembio of its barrel patent for all HIV applications, thereby
ensuring their exclusive right to manufacture, as well as Inverness’ right to
market and distribute though the marketing license that StatSure granted
Inverness under the three way agreement.
On
February 14, 2007, Inverness introduced the licensed HIV barrel-based product
(CLEARVIEW® Complete HIV 1/2) to its U.S. Sales force. Management believes its
royalty revenues could increase significantly in the next fiscal year as the
Company announced on November 5, 2007, that the filing in August 2007 for waiver
of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988(CLIA) for this
product, was granted by the FDA. The CLIA waiver will allow sales of this
product to a large number of markets that do not operate under the standards
of
the CLIA (e.g. doctors' offices, public health clinics). Until this waiver
was
obtained, marketing and sales of the product was restricted to those laboratory
settings with CLIA certification, which seriously restricted the revenues
derived from the product.
We
believe that the potential market for rapid tests in the United States and
foreign countries will continue to grow as the benefits of rapid testing are
better understood by the appropriate government agencies, by diagnostic and
treatment practitioners, and by the general population. The need for and
availability of rapid tests to screen large populations for HIV has been the
subject of the medical, scientific and lay press, including the CDC (national
Center for Disease Control) and the New England Journal of Medicine's Editorial
pages. In 2006, the CDC recommended that persons between the ages of 13 and
64
be screened for HIV annually. The FDA has conducted hearings to discuss the
potential need, requirements, and issues of over- the-counter (OTC) marketing
of
HIV tests. Although at this time there is no HIV rapid test approved for
over-the-counter use in the U.S., we expect that eventually this will be
permitted. Further, we are aware of certain clinical trials that have been
initiated in the U.S. to gain approval to market a rapid HIV POC product through
OTC channels. There can be no assurance that we will achieve or sustain
significant revenues from our alliance with Inverness, or from other new
products we may develop or introduce.
The
Company has limited marketing, sales and distribution resources. Achieving
market acceptance will require substantial efforts and capabilities in these
areas. The Company relies in large part on forming partnerships for marketing,
sales and distribution of its products. The Company’s revenues are mostly
generated from the sales of two distributors of our saliva sampling devices.
Although we are hopeful that our alliance with Inverness will result in revenues
to the Company, there can be no such assurance, as the agreement does not
provide for minimum guaranteed revenues.
Concerning
long term growth, industry observers believe that sales of HIV rapid tests
will
eventually be approved in certain markets for OTC sales, and that self-testing
will become as easy to purchase as home pregnancy tests. If this were to occur,
we believe that our platform used in the Inverness branded product, results
in
performance, design, and ease of use that could have a competitive advantage
over many of the existing technologies and platforms. However, there can be
no
assurance that any HIV test will be allowed for sale as an OTC product. We
also
feel that we may increase revenues of our POC HIV test as regulatory approvals
for certain other international markets are attained. We believe growth of
revenues from our Saliva Sampler(R) oral fluid collectors could result from
increased demand by our two major customers who have both indicated a positive
outlook for 2008 and beyond. We have also initiated several collaborative,
application-development programs with our oral collection device. The intent
of
these is to ultimately define new niche markets for this product. There is
no
assurance that any of these will result in meaning revenues for the Company
in
the future. In addition, the company has recently applied for a patent on a
new
rapid POC testing format which we anticipate further developing , as funds
become available, with the hope of generating revenues in the
future.
The
Company has discontinued selling its FDA approved Stat-Simple(TM) H. pylori
test
since 2000 but may elect to resume sales if market conditions so
warrant.
The
Company believes that its current cash position may not be sufficient to
maintain the Company's operations through 2008. The Company will need to raise
additional capital to fund its growth and marketing efforts and to capitalize
on
its IP portfolio to design, develop, test, gain regulatory approval and launch
new products as well as to meet its debt obligations. Development, marketing,
manufacturing and clinical testing may require capital resources substantially
greater than the resources, which may be available to the Company. The Company
is reviewing its options, including the selling of common stock, as a means
to
fund the Company's future growth plans. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to obtain the additional capital resources necessary to
fund its growth plans, or that such financing will be available on commercially
reasonable terms.
The
Company has incurred significant operating losses since its inception, resulting
in an accumulated deficit of $
51,047,484
at
December 31, 2007. Such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable
future and until such time, if ever, as the Company is able to attain revenues
sufficient to support its operations. The Company's independent certified public
accountants have included an explanatory paragraph in their report on our
December 31, 2007 financial statements stating that the Company's significant
operating losses and significant capital requirements raise substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the additional capital
resources necessary to continue its business, or that such financing will be
available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
REVENUES:
The Company's revenues consist of royalties, product sales of its patented
saliva collection devices, and other income. Revenues increased to $974,321
in
2007 from $899,594 in 2006. The 2007 increase in revenues was due to greater
royalties and equipment rental income earned from Inverness Medical and Chembio
Diagnostic Systems offsetting reduced sales of our saliva collector and
international sales of our “barrel” HIV product from 2006. . Specimens collected
with the device are sent to and processed at laboratories. For the year ended
December 31, 2007, sales to two customers were in excess of 10% of the Company's
total sales. Sales to these customers were approximately $505,000, and $141,000.
COST
OF
PRODUCTS SOLD: Costs of products sold decreased to $209,354 in 2007 from
$346,426 in 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in
sales of our saliva collector and the discontinuance of manufacturing our
“barrel” HIV product.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES: Direct research and development expenses decreased
to
$34,591 in 2007 from $181,181 in 2006. The decrease is due to fewer expenses
incurred in 2007 due to the abandonment of the StatSure(TM) HIV test clinical
trials during 2006. The expenses for research and development are expected
to
approximate 2007 spending until such time as the Company has sufficient funds
to
implement a new R&D program.
SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: Selling, general and administrative
expenses decreased to $1,706,180 in 2007 from $2,423,160 in 2006. The expenses
which decreased substantially during 2007 were:
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Professional
expenses of auditing and accounting, and legal amounted to approximately
$283,000 in 2007 from approximately $405,000 in 2006. In 2006 we
incurred
greater costs associated with patent reviews, patent litigation ,
filing
of a registration statement and negotiation of an agreement with
Inverness
and Chembio.
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Issuances
of common stock to Chardan Group for advisory banking services in
2006 for
which the Company recorded an expense for $383,000. No similar costs
were
incurred in 2007.
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Fees
incurred to the Chardan Group with the Convertible Preferred Stock
for
which the Company recorded an expense in 2006 for $826,881. No similar
costs were incurred in 2007.
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Amortization
expenses- These expenses in 2007 amounted to approximately $29,000
from
$217,000 in 2006. The decrease was due to greater deferred financing
costs
charged in 2006.
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Consultants,
public relations and rent expenses also decreased in 2007 from 2006.
The
Company was able to reduce consulting expenses when it abandoned
the
StatSure(TM) HIV test clinical trials during 2006 and no longer needed
the
services of the consultants for this project. Consultant expenses
were
approximately $7,000 and $267,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
Company also reduced expenses relating to public relations. Public
relation expenses were approximately $22,000 and $56,000 in 2007
and 2006,
respectively. The Company benefited from lower rents at its present
location in Massachusetts. Rent expenses were approximately $37,000
and
$58,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
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Penalties
increased from $35,700 in 2006 to $93,629 in 2007. The penalties
are a
result of the Company’s withdrawal of the registration statement filed in
2006, and which became effective during 2007, the Company accrued
penalties to the holders of the 2006 Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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IMPAIRMENT
OF FIXED ASSETS:
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we placed in service equipment that had been
accounted for in Equipment Under Construction (and not in service). We had
received orders from overseas clients for shipment during the fourth quarter
2006. We submitted these orders to our contract manufacturer for production
using this equipment. As we had just signed the agreements with Inverness and
Chembio (See Item 1. Description of Business), these orders were to be the
last
orders we would be placing with the contract manufacturer for our HIV product.
We were planning on using this equipment at this contract manufacturer for
development and production of other tests for infectious diseases. We were
not
able to schedule timely production of the HIV product and were forced to cancel
the orders. Management decided that based upon this experience we would at
this
time not be able to plan future production using this equipment. Additionally,
upon signing of the agreements, our business model changed. Management is
evaluating future opportunities for the Company and is uncertain at this time
whether any cash flow is to be generated by this equipment. Therefore now
management has determined that these long-lived assets are impaired. As a
result, we recorded a $661,181 non-cash charge to operating expense relating
to
the impairment of long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2006.
The
$661,181 impairment charge included (1) a $30,000 charge relating to the
impairment of facility improvements made at our contract manufacturer and (2)
a
$631,181 impairment charge relating to manufacturing equipment that was
considered impaired. The $661,181 impairment charge was determined based upon
a
valuation received from our machinery manufacturer as to the equipment’s scrap
value. There were no impairment charges recorded during the fiscal year
2007
.
INTEREST
INCOME: In 2006, the Company earned interest on cash deposits at its financial
institution of $8,041. The Company did not have similar interest income in
2007.
INTEREST
EXPENSE:
Interest
expense decreased to $222,116 in 2007 from $320,363 in 2006. The decrease in
2007 was due to lower principal balances on debentures and notes payables to
shareholders which resulted in lower interest expense.
INTEREST
EXPENSE ON BENEFICIAL CONVERSION FEATURE:
Interest expense on beneficial conversion feature decreased to $143,626 in
2007
from $1,056,470 in 2006. The decrease of non-cash expense was due to the greater
amounts of amortization of beneficial conversion feature of debentures during
the year ended December 31, 2006.
FINANCING
COSTS:
Financing
costs decreased to $0 in 2007 from $3,708,145 in 2006. All of the decrease
was
due to the Series 2006-A convertible preferred stock financing and the
application of derivative accounting.
DERIVATIVE
INCOME:
Non-cash
derivative income of $2,228,388 for the year ended December 31, 2007 was due
to
the mark-to market adjustment on embedded derivatives principally driven by
the
decrease in our common stock price from $0.55 to $0.35.
DEBT
CONVERSION EXPENSE:
Other
expense consists of an induced conversion expense of $403,872 incurred to
convert the 9% convertible debentures as required under SFAS 84 during 2006.
The
Company did not incur a similar expense in 2007.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
43,516
|
|
$
|
109,332
|
|
Working
capital deficit
|
|
|
(2,382,831
|
)
|
|
(659,517
|
)
|
Net
cash
used in operating activities in 2007 was $332,339 as compared to $1,043,301
in
2006. In 2007, the decrease in cash used as compared to 2006, was primarily
due
to the net income in 2007 of $886,842. The Company had a loss of $5,331,814
in
2006.
Cash
used
in investing activities in 2007 was $33,290 as compared to $58,756 in 2006.
The
decrease represents reduced costs incurred related to patents and
trademarks.
Cash
provided by financing activities in 2007 was $299,813 and in 2006 was
$1,135,068. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities is primarily
due to the 2006 proceeds from issuance of Series 2006-A preferred shares in
the
gross amount of $2,150,000, which did not recur in 2007 and the decrease in
shareholder loans during 2007.
Since
inception, the Company has financed its capital requirements through the
proceeds from its public offering of common stock in March 1993 and the exercise
of common stock purchase warrants pursuant to such offering, proceeds from
sales
of convertible debentures, proceeds from private placements of common stock
and
preferred stock, the exercise of common stock purchase warrants and stock
options and loans.
Our
cash
requirements depend on numerous factors, including product development
activities, penetration of the direct sales market, market acceptance of our
products, and effective management of accounts receivable. We expect to devote
capital resources to improve our sales and marketing efforts, continue our
product development, expand manufacturing capacity and continue research and
development activities. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able
to obtain the additional capital resources necessary to continue its business,
or that such financing will be available on commercially reasonable terms or
at
all.
The
accompanying financial statements on pages of this Form 10-KSB have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern which
contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
in
the normal course of business. Accordingly, they do not include any adjustments
relating to the realization of the carrying value of assets or the amounts
and
classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the company be
unable to continue as a going concern. The Company's significant operating
losses and significant capital requirements, however, raise substantial doubt
about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s
auditors have issued a going concern qualification as part of their
opinion.
EFFORTS
TO IMPROVE THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL RESULTS
The
Company has incurred losses over the past years. Management has taken great
efforts and continues to implement changes designed to significantly improve
the
Company’s financial results and operating cash flows. The actions involve
certain cost-saving initiatives and growing strategies, most notably on
September 29, 2006, we executed several agreements by and among the Company,
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. and Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
Pursuant to these agreements, Inverness is marketing our barrel format in
a FDA approved rapid HIV test. The distribution agreements contain gross margin
sharing formulae among Inverness, the Company and Chembio. The Company expects
this agreement to result in an increasing source of revenues to the Company
starting in 2007.
The
Company has and may continue to supplement cash flows from sales with additional
equity and debt financing. Operations are expected to require additional
capital, either from a future offering of equity or the company pursuing other
methods of financing, as appropriate.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from
those estimates.
We
believe that there are several accounting policies that are critical to
understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies affect
the reported amounts of revenue and the more significant areas involving
management’s judgments and estimates. These significant accounting policies
relate to revenue recognition, allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable,
research and development costs, valuation of inventory, valuation of long-lived
assets and income taxes. These policies, and the related procedures, are
described in detail below.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Securities and
Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, "Revenue Recognition"
("SAB 104"). Under SAB 104, revenue is recognized when there is persuasive
evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred or services have been
rendered, the sales price is determinable, and collectibility is reasonably
assured. Revenue typically is recognized at time of shipment. Sales are recorded
net of discounts, rebates, and returns. Revenue derived from royalty income
is
recognized as revenue in the period in which it is earned.
RESEARCH
& DEVELOPMENT COSTS.
Direct
research and development activities consist primarily of new product
development, continuing engineering for existing products, regulatory and
clinical trial costs. Costs related to research and development efforts on
existing or potential products are expensed as incurred. Allocated SG&A
costs associated with R&D activities have not been included in the R&D
expenses; in addition, the costs associated with building and protecting our
Intellectual Property are currently included in our SG&A and not counted as
direct research and development costs.
ALLOWANCE
FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Accounts receivable are reduced by an
estimated allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future.
On
an ongoing basis, we perform credit evaluations of our customers and adjust
credit limits based upon the customer's payment history and creditworthiness,
as
determined by a review of their current credit information. We also continuously
monitor collections and payments from our customers.
INVENTORIES.
Our inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, determined on a
first-in, first-out basis, and include the cost of raw materials. The majority
of our inventories are subject to expiration dating. We continually evaluate
the
carrying value of our inventories and when, in the opinion of management,
factors indicate that impairment has occurred, either a reserve is established
against the inventories' carrying value or the inventories are completely
written off. We base these decisions on the level of inventories on hand in
relation to our estimated forecast of product demand, production requirements
over the next twelve months and the expiration dates of raw materials and
finished goods. Presently we order raw materials and produce finished goods
to
confirmed orders, thereby reducing the risk of losses due to product
expiration.
LONG-LIVED
AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Our long-lived assets are comprised of property and
equipment and our intangible assets primarily consist of patents and product
rights. Together, these assets have a net book value of approximately $153,000
or 37% of our total assets at December 31, 2007. Property and equipment, patents
and product rights are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful
lives, which we determine based upon our estimate of the period of time over
which each asset will generate revenues. An impairment of long-lived or
intangible assets could occur whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the net book value of these assets may not be recoverable. Events
which could trigger asset impairment include significant underperformance
relative to expected historical or projected future operating results,
significant changes in the manner of our use of an asset or in our strategy
for
our overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends,
shortening of product life-cycles or changes in technology. If we believe
impairment of an asset has occurred, we measure the amount of such impairment
by
comparing the net book value of the affected assets to the fair value of these
assets, which is generally determined based upon the present value of the
expected cash flows associated with the use of these assets. If the net book
value exceeds the fair value of the impaired assets, we would incur an
impairment expense equal to this difference. We currently believe the future
cash flows to be received from our long-lived and intangible assets will exceed
their book value and, as such, we have not recognized any impairment losses
through December 31, 2007. Any unanticipated significant impairment in the
future, however, could have a material adverse impact to our financial position
and future operating results.
IMPAIRMENT
OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS, In accordance with SFAS No. 144 "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), our long-lived assets
to be held and used in the business are reviewed for impairment. When impairment
is noted, assets are evaluated for impairment at the lowest level for which
there is identifiable cash flows. If the sum of expected undiscounted future
cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized
based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows
discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on assets
to be
disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that the fair values
are
reduced for disposal costs. Considerable management judgment and assumptions
are
necessary to identify indicators of impairment and to estimate discounted future
cash flows. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such
estimates.
INCOME
TAXES, The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS
109). Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the
tax
bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years
in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a
comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in
the
financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax
return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular
jurisdiction. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact to the
Company’s financial statements.
CONTINGENCIES.
In the ordinary course of business, we have entered into various contractual
relationships with strategic corporate partners, customers, distributors,
research laboratories and universities, licensors, licensees, suppliers, vendors
and other parties. As such, we could be subject to litigation, claims or
assessments arising from any or all of these relationships. We account for
contingencies such as these in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies" ("SFAS 5"). SFAS 5 requires
us
to record an estimated loss contingency when information available prior to
issuance of our financial statements indicates that it is probable that an
asset
has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial
statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting
for contingencies arising from contractual or legal proceedings requires that
we
use our best judgment when estimating an accrual related to such contingencies.
As additional information becomes known, our accrual for a loss contingency
could fluctuate, thereby creating variability in our results of operations
from
period to period. Likewise, an actual loss arising from a loss contingency
which
significantly exceeds the amount accrued for in our financial statements could
have a material adverse impact on our operating results for the period in which
such actual loss becomes known.
ITEM
7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The
Financial Statements, together with the report thereon of Lazar Levine
&
Felix, LLP are included in this report as follows:
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm-
December
31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
F-1
|
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
F-2
|
|
Statements
of Operations -
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
F-3
|
|
Statements
of Shareholders' Deficit -
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
F-4
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows -
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
F-5
|
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
|
|
F-6
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board
of
Directors and Stockholders of
StatSure
Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
(formerly
known as Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc.)
Brooklyn,
New York
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of StatSure Diagnostic Systems,
Inc. (a
Delaware Corporation, formerly known as Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc.),
as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations,
shareholders' deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is
not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of
internal
control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures
that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis
for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all
material respects, the financial position of StatSure Diagnostic Systems,
Inc.
and the results of its operations and its cash flows in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations,
has
negative working capital and has a net capital deficiency that raises
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's
plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. These financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome
of
this uncertainty.
LAZAR
LEVINE & FELIX LLP
New
York,
NY
March
28,
2008
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
43,516
|
|
$
|
109,332
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,015
(2007) and
$3,585 (2006)
|
|
|
152,049
|
|
|
176,135
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
48,256
|
|
|
40,241
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
9,795
|
|
|
6,857
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
253,616
|
|
|
332,565
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $573,765
(2007) and
$557,613 (2006)
|
|
|
47,158
|
|
|
42,149
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patents
and trademarks, net of accumulated depreciation of $163,138
(2007) and
$148,428 (2006)
|
|
|
105,527
|
|
|
108,108
|
|
Deferred
loan costs
|
|
|
2,006
|
|
|
16,497
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
14,350
|
|
Total
other assets
|
|
|
110,033
|
|
|
138,955
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
|
410,807
|
|
$
|
513,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
payable-shareholders, current portion
|
|
$
|
1,476,317
|
|
$
|
240,000
|
|
Debentures
payable, net of discount
|
|
|
139,194
|
|
|
70,568
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
123,516
|
|
|
100,758
|
|
Customer
advances
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,792
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
187,309
|
|
|
108,022
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
17,451
|
|
|
18,330
|
|
Accrued
interest-due to shareholder
|
|
|
428,775
|
|
|
234,313
|
|
Accrued
payroll expense to officers
|
|
|
124,999
|
|
|
127,499
|
|
Payroll
and payroll taxes payable
|
|
|
20,086
|
|
|
11,300
|
|
Cash
dividends payable to preferred shareholders
|
|
|
118,800
|
|
|
49,500
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
2,636,447
|
|
|
992,082
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
payable - shareholder, net of current portion
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,361,504
|
|
Deferred
rent payable
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,745
|
|
Derivative
instrument
|
|
|
1,010,390
|
|
|
3,238,778
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
3,646,837
|
|
|
5,599,109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
2006-A Convertible Preferred Stock: 2,500 shares authorized,
$.001 par
value, 1,980 issued and outstanding
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
1998-B Convertible Preferred Stock: 1,645 shares authorized,
none issued
and outstanding
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, issued
and
outstanding: 39,651,096 (2007) and 37,213,151 (2006)
|
|
|
39,651
|
|
|
37,213
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
47,771,801
|
|
|
46,643,371
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(51,047,484
|
)
|
|
(51,766,026
|
)
|
Total
shareholders' deficit
|
|
|
(3,236,032
|
)
|
|
(5,085,442
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
$
|
410,807
|
|
$
|
513,669
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Years Ended December 31
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product
Sales
|
|
$
|
725,768
|
|
$
|
820,969
|
|
Royalty
and Other Income
|
|
|
248,553
|
|
|
78,625
|
|
|
|
|
974,321
|
|
|
899,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of products sold
|
|
|
209,354
|
|
|
346,426
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
764,967
|
|
|
553,168
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
34,591
|
|
|
181,181
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative
|
|
|
1,706,180
|
|
|
2,423,160
|
|
Impairment
of fixed assets
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
661,181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,740,771
|
|
|
3,265,522
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(975,804
|
)
|
|
(2,712,354
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,041
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(222,116
|
)
|
|
(320,363
|
)
|
Interest
expense on beneficial conversion features
|
|
|
(143,626
|
)
|
|
(1,056,470
|
)
|
Financing
costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,708,145
|
)
|
Derivative
income
|
|
|
2,228,388
|
|
|
2,861,349
|
|
Debt
conversion expense
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(403,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other income (expenses)
|
|
|
1,862,646
|
|
|
(2,619,460
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
886,842
|
|
|
(5,331,814
|
)
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
886,842
|
|
|
(5,331,814
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
- Preferred stock series 2006-A
|
|
|
168,300
|
|
|
103,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME (LOSS) TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
$
|
718,542
|
|
$
|
(5,435,064
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
DILUTED
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
|
38,219,775
|
|
|
35,407,035
|
|
DILUTED
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
|
42,622,632
|
|
|
35,407,035
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
SERIES 1998-B
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PREFERRED STOCK
|
|
COMMON STOCK
|
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
SHARES
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCES,
JANUARY 1, 2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
31,769,491
|
|
$
|
31,769
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES RENDERED
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
300
|
|
EXERCISE
OF WARRANTS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,250,000
|
|
|
3,250
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO NON-EMPLOYEES DIRECTORS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
CONVERSION
OF DEBENTURES AND INTEREST
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,497,810
|
|
|
1,498
|
|
INDUCED
CONVERSION OF DEBENTURES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
COST
OF PREFERRED STOCK OFFERING
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED IN LIEU OF CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
55,850
|
|
|
56
|
|
CONVERSION
OF SERIES 2006-A PREFERRED SHARES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
340,000
|
|
|
340
|
|
DIVIDENDS
ON PREFERRED STOCK SERIES 2006-A
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
BALANCES,
DECEMBER 31, 2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
37,213,151
|
|
$
|
37,213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO NON-EMPLOYEES DIRECTORS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED IN LIEU OF CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
219,374
|
|
|
219
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDEND
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
WARRANTS
ISSUED FOR TERMINATION PENALTY
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR TERMINATION PENALTY
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
750
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
40
|
|
COMMON
STOCK AND WARRANT ISSUED FOR CASH
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,428,571
|
|
|
1,429
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
BALANCES,
DECEMBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
39,651,096
|
|
$
|
39,651
|
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PAID-IN
|
|
DEFERRED
|
|
ACCUMULATED
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
COMPENSATION
|
|
DEFICIT
|
|
(DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCES,
JANUARY 1, 2006
|
|
$
|
44,545,318
|
|
$
|
(2,927
|
)
|
$
|
(46,330,962
|
)
|
$
|
(1,756,802
|
)
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES RENDERED
|
|
|
383,500
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
383,800
|
|
EXERCISE
OF WARRANTS
|
|
|
29,250
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32,500
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
|
|
|
46,485
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
46,485
|
|
CONVERSION
OF DEBENTURES AND INTEREST
|
|
|
1,108,109
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,109,607
|
|
INDUCED
CONVERSION OF DEBENTURES
|
|
|
403,872
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
403,872
|
|
COST
OF PREFERRED STOCK OFFERING
|
|
|
(826,881
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(826,881
|
)
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
560,364
|
|
|
2,927
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
563,291
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED IN LIEU OF CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
|
|
|
53,694
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
53,750
|
|
CONVERSION
OF SERIES 2006-A PREFERRED SHARES
|
|
|
339,660
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
340,000
|
|
DIVIDENDS
ON PREFERRED STOCK SERIES 2006-A
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(103,250
|
)
|
|
(103,250
|
)
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,331,814
|
)
|
|
(5,331,814
|
)
|
BALANCES,
DECEMBER 31, 2006
|
|
|
46,643,371
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
(51,766,026
|
)
|
|
(5,085,442
|
)
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO NON-EMPLOYEES DIRECTORS
|
|
|
46,488
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
46,488
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED IN LIEU OF CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
|
|
|
98,781
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
99,000
|
|
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
187,081
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
187,081
|
|
PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDEND
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(168,300
|
)
|
|
(168,300
|
)
|
WARRANTS
ISSUED FOR TERMINATION PENALTY
|
|
|
66,499
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
66,499
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR TERMINATION PENALTY
|
|
|
224,250
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
225,000
|
|
COMMON
STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES
|
|
|
6,760
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,800
|
|
COMMON
STOCK AND WARRANT ISSUED FOR CASH
|
|
|
498,571
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
886,842
|
|
|
886,842
|
|
BALANCES,
DECEMBER 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
47,771,801
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(51,047,484
|
)
|
$
|
(3,236,032
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
886,842
|
|
$
|
(5,331,814
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
30,862
|
|
|
80,250
|
|
Amortization
of deferred costs
|
|
|
14,491
|
|
|
194,764
|
|
Stock
issuance for services rendered
|
|
|
6,800
|
|
|
383,800
|
|
Stock
and warrants issued for termination penalty
|
|
|
291,499
|
|
|
—
|
|
Options
granted to employees as compensation
|
|
|
187,081
|
|
|
563,291
|
|
Options
granted to non-employee
|
|
|
46,488
|
|
|
46,485
|
|
Beneficial
conversion features of convertible debts
|
|
|
143,626
|
|
|
1,056,470
|
|
Financing
costs on derivative instruments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,644,248
|
|
Mark-to-market
gain on derivative instruments
|
|
|
(2,228,388
|
)
|
|
(2,861,349
|
)
|
Induced
conversion expense on debentures
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
403,872
|
|
Impairment
of assets
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
661,181
|
|
Changes
in current assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
24,086
|
|
|
(106,394
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(8,015
|
)
|
|
15,909
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
(2,938
|
)
|
|
3,962
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
11,850
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accounts
payable, accrued payroll expense to officers and accrued
expenses
|
|
|
270,122
|
|
|
201,469
|
|
Deferred
rent
|
|
|
(6,745
|
)
|
|
555
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(332,339
|
)
|
|
(1,043,301
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(21,161
|
)
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
Acquisitions
of patents and trademarks
|
|
|
(12,129
|
)
|
|
(57,437
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(33,290
|
)
|
|
(58,756
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from shareholder loans
|
|
|
185,000
|
|
|
649,894
|
|
Repayments
of shareholder loans
|
|
|
(310,187
|
)
|
|
(1,403,826
|
)
|
Repayments
of debentures
|
|
|
(75,000
|
)
|
|
(112,500
|
)
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
32,500
|
|
Gross
proceeds from issuance of Series 2006-A preferred shares and
derivative
instruments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,150,000
|
|
Payment
of financing costs
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(181,000
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
299,813
|
|
|
1,135,068
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(65,816
|
)
|
|
33,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
|
|
109,332
|
|
|
76,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
|
|
$
|
43,516
|
|
$
|
109,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
28,500
|
|
$
|
58,800
|
|
Cash
paid for taxes
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,788
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification
of accrued interest to loan principal
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
251,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of debenture and interest payable into common stock
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,109,607
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
issued to a placement agent related to Series 2006-A convertible
preferred
stock issuance and were recorded as additional paid in capital
and
warranty liability
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
645,881
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in lieu of cash dividend payments
|
|
|
99,000
|
|
|
53,750
|
|
Preferred
stock dividends accrued and not paid
|
|
|
118,800
|
|
|
49,500
|
|
Common
stock shares issued for conversion of Series 2006-A preferred
shares
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
340,000
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
STATSURE
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
NOTE
1
.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS:
StatSure
Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the Company"), is primarily
engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of rapid in-vitro
assays
for use in the detection of infectious diseases and other conditions, and
medical specimen collection devices. The Company is currently marketing
its
medical specimen collection devices both in the U.S. and overseas.
On
September 29, 2006, the Company
announced it had signed several agreements relating to its patented barrel
technology for use in screening antibodies to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency
Virus,
the virus that causes AIDS). As part of a three-way alliance with Inverness
Medical Innovations (AMEX:IMA) Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI.OB) (“Chembio”), and
the Company signed a worldwide, exclusive distribution deal for a rapid,
point-of-care HIV test with Inverness. In a two-way deal with Chembio,
the
Company granted an exclusive license to Chembio solely to manufacture the
recently FDA approved HIV barrel product for Inverness. This product is
being
marketed under the IMA brand. In this two-way agreement (“Joint HIV Barrel
Commercialization Agreement”), a long- term strategic “partnership” was
established, wherein both companies equally split the margin dollars of
the HIV
barrel product once the actual cost of manufacturing is reimbursed.
The
Company announced on November 5, 2007, that the HIV 1/2 Rapid Test employing
the
Company's patented "barrel" technology marketed and distributed worldwide
by
Inverness Medical Innovations under its Clearview® brand as "Clearview COMPLETE
HIV 1 /2, received an FDA waiver of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988(CLIA). This CLIA waiver will allow sales of this product
to a
large number of markets that do not operate under the standards of the
CLIA
(e.g. doctors' offices, public health clinics). Until this waiver was obtained,
marketing and sales of the product was restricted to those laboratory settings
with CLIA certification, which seriously restricted the revenues derived
from
the product in 2007.
At
the
beginning of business on January 24, 2006, the Company effected a name
change
from Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. to StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
NOTE
2. SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT REGARDING ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING
CONCERN
Since
July 1990, the Company has been engaged almost exclusively in research
and
development activities focused on developing proprietary saliva based collection
devices and rapid assays for infectious diseases. Other than sales of the
Company's collection devices, the Company has not yet commenced any significant
product commercialization. The Company incurred significant operating losses
since its inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $
51,047,484
at
December 31, 2007. Such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable
future and until such time, if ever, as the Company is able to attain revenues
levels sufficient to support its operations. There can be no assurance
that the
Company will achieve or maintain profitability in the future. In addition,
the
Company is in default on certain debt obligations. Despite the Company's
financings in 2006 and October 2007, substantial additional financing will
be
required in future periods.
The
Company’s capital requirements have been and will continue to be significant.
The Company’s capital base is smaller than that of many of its competitors, and
there can be no assurance that the Company’s cash resources will be able to
sustain its business. The Company is dependent upon its effort to raise
capital
to finance its future operations, including the cost of development,
manufacturing and marketing of its products, to conduct clinical trials
and
submissions for FDA approval of its products and to continue the design
and
development of its new products. Marketing, manufacturing and clinical
testing
may require capital resources substantially greater than the resources
available
to the Company. The Company intends to continue to seek public or private
placement of its equity securities in order to provide the funds necessary
to
meet its obligations. In addition, Management believes that the agreements
it
entered into with Inverness Medical
Innovations
in
September 2006 (See Note 1), could enable the Company to increase its revenues
significantly during the next few years.
The
Company’s future capital needs will depend upon numerous factors, including the
progress of the approval for sale of the Company’s products in various
countries, including the United States, the extent and timing of the acceptance
of the Company’s products, the cost of marketing and manufacturing activities
and the amount of revenues generated from operations, none of which can
be
predicted with certainty. The accompanying financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The
Company’s significant operating losses and significant capital requirements,
however, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE
3.
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash
and
cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term highly liquid investments
purchased with original or remaining maturities of three months or less.
There
were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2007.
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable have been reduced by an allowance for amounts that may become
uncollectible in the future. This estimated allowance is based primarily
on
management’s evaluation of specific balances as the balances become past due,
the financial condition of our customers and our historical experience
of
write-offs.
INVENTORIES
Our
inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, determined on a
first-in,
first-out basis, and includes the cost of raw materials. The majority of
our
inventories are subject to expiration dating. We continually evaluate the
carrying value of our inventories and when, in the opinion of management,
factors indicate that impairment has occurred, either a reserve is established
against the inventories’ carrying value or the inventories are completely
written off. We base these decisions on the level of inventories on hand
in
relation to our estimated forecast of product demand, production requirements
over the next twelve months and the expiration dates of raw materials and
finished goods. Presently we order raw materials and produce finished goods
for
confirmed orders only, thereby reducing the risk of losses due to product
expiration.
Property
and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation on machinery and equipment
is
computed using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of
five
years; depreciation commences when the assets are placed in
service.
Depreciation
expense charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
amounted to $16,152 and $57,698, respectively.
PATENTS
AND TRADEMARKS
Patents
and trademarks consist of costs associated with the acquisition of patents
and
trademarks. Patents and trademarks are amortized using the straight-line
method
over 17 years. Accumulated amortization was $163,138 and $148,428 at December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Amortization expense for fiscal 2007 and
2006
was $14,710 and $22,552, respectively. Amortization expense for each of
the five
succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:
2008
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
2009
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
2010
|
|
|
11,800
|
|
2011
|
|
|
8,100
|
|
2012
|
|
|
6,700
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
48,927
|
|
|
|
$
|
105,527
|
|
IMPAIRMENT
OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
In
accordance with SFAS No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of
Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144"), our long-lived assets to be held and used
in
the business are reviewed for impairment. When impairment is noted, assets
are
evaluated for impairment at the lowest level for which there is identifiable
cash flows. If the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less
than
the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized based on the amount
by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair value
is
determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate
commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on assets to be disposed of
are
determined in a similar manner, except that the fair values are reduced
for
disposal costs. Considerable management judgment and assumptions are necessary
to identify indicators of impairment and to estimate discounted future
cash
flows. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.
During
the fourth quarter of 2006, we placed in service equipment that had been
accounted for in Equipment Under Construction (and not in service). We
had
received orders from overseas clients for shipment during the fourth quarter
2006. We submitted these orders to our contract manufacturer for production
using this equipment. As we had just signed the agreements with Inverness
and
Chembio (See Note 1
)
,
these
orders were to be the last orders we would be placing with the contract
manufacturer for our HIV product. We were planning on using this equipment
at
this contract manufacturer for development and production of other tests
for
infectious diseases. We were not able to schedule timely production of
the HIV
product and were forced to cancel the orders. Management decided that based
upon
this experience we would at this time not be able to plan future production
using this equipment. Additionally, upon signing of the agreements, our
business
model changed. Therefore management determined that these long-lived assets
were
impaired. As a result, we recorded a $661,181 non-cash charge to operating
expense relating to the impairment of long-lived assets. The $661,181 impairment
charge included (1) a $30,000 non-cash charge relating to the impairment
of
facility improvements made at our contract manufacturer and (2) a $631,181
impairment charge relating to manufacturing equipment that was considered
impaired. The $661,181 non-cash impairment charge was determined based
upon a
valuation received from our machinery manufacturer as to the equipment’s scrap
value. There were no impairment charges recorded during the fiscal year
2007.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, "Revenue Recognition" ("SAB 104"). Under
SAB
104, revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement,
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sales price is
determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue typically
is
recognized at time of shipment. Sales are recorded net of discounts, rebates,
and returns.
Revenue
derived from royalty income is recognized as revenue in the period in which
it
is earned.
PRODUCT
LIABILITY
The
Company has not established any allowance for product liability at present
because of the limited distribution and product sale history. In addition,
the
bulk of the revenues from our saliva collection products are from sales to
manufacturers who use our product as a component to their test; furthermore,
they may substantially alter the product by opening it up and adding their
own
buffer to it before sealing, repackaging, re-labeling and incorporating into
their product kit. The Company does not deem this to be a material item to
its
financial position and results of operations.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Direct
research and development activities consist primarily of new product
development, continuing engineering for existing products, regulatory and
clinical trial costs. Costs related to research and development efforts on
existing or potential products are expensed as incurred. Allocated SG&A
costs associated with R&D activities have not been included in the R&D
expenses; in addition, the costs associated with building and protecting
our
Intellectual Property are currently included in our SG&A and not counted as
direct research and development costs.
INCOME
TAXES
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109). Under
SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the
difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases
of
assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in
which
the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a
comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing
in the
financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax
return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular
jurisdiction. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact to the
Company’s financial statements.
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company’s 2004 Stock Plan and options granted outside of
the Plan are accounted for in accordance with the recognition and measurement
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("FAS") No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based Payment ("FAS 123(R)"), which replaces FAS No.
123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles
Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and
related interpretations. FAS 123 (R) requires compensation costs related
to
share-based payment transactions, including employee stock options, to be
recognized in the financial statements. In addition, the Company adheres
to the
guidance set forth within Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Staff
Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 107, which provides the Staff's views regarding
the interaction between SFAS No. 123(R) and certain SEC rules and regulations
and provides interpretations with respect to the valuation of share-based
payments for public companies.
In
adopting FAS 123(R), the Company applied the modified prospective approach
to
transition. Under the modified prospective approach, the provisions of FAS
123(R) are to be applied to new awards and to outstanding awards modified,
repurchased, or cancelled after the required effective date. Additionally,
compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite service
has
not been rendered that are outstanding as of the required effective date
shall
be recognized as the requisite service is rendered on or after the required
effective date. The compensation cost for that portion of awards shall be
based
on the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated for either
recognition or pro-forma disclosures under FAS 123.
While
FAS
No. 123 encouraged recognition of the fair value of all stock-based awards
on
the date of grant as expense over the vesting period, companies were permitted
to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed
by APB No. 25 and disclose certain pro-forma amounts as if the fair value
approach of FAS No. 123 had been applied. In December 2002, FAS No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment
of FAS No. 123, was issued, which, in addition to providing alternative methods
of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting
for
stock-based employee compensation, required more prominent pro-forma disclosures
in both the annual and interim financial statements. The Company complied
with
these disclosure requirements for all applicable periods prior to January
1,
2006.
As
a
result of the adoption of FAS 123(R), the Company's results for the year
ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 include share-based compensation expense of $187,081
and $563,291, respectively, recorded in the selling, general and administrative
expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
There
was
no income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for share-based
compensation arrangements as the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance
on its’ deferred tax asset
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for similar transactions in accordance
with APB No. 25 which employed the intrinsic value method of measuring
compensation cost. Accordingly, compensation expense was not recognized for
fixed stock options if the exercise price of the option equaled or exceeded
the
fair value of the underlying stock at the grant date.
EARNINGS
(LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic
and
diluted earnings (loss) per common share was calculated for all periods in
accordance with the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 128, “Earnings per Share”. The following table sets forth the computation of
the diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively:
|
|
For
the Year’s Ended
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
718,542
|
|
$
|
(5,435,064
|
)
|
(Deduct)/Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark-to-market
gain-derivative liability
|
|
|
(2,228,388
|
)
|
|
(2,861,349
|
)
|
Interest
on convertible debt
|
|
|
27,653
|
|
|
6,982
|
|
Dividends
on preferred stock payable in shares
|
|
|
168,300
|
|
|
103,250
|
|
Net
loss to common shareholders and assumed conversion
|
|
$
|
(1,313,893
|
)
|
$
|
(8,186,181
|
)
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
reconciliation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
used for basic income (loss) per share
|
|
|
38,219,775
|
|
|
35,407,035
|
|
Effect
of dilutive items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options
|
|
|
442,857
|
|
|
-
|
|
Convertible
securities
|
|
|
3,960,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Shares
used for diluted loss per share
|
|
|
42,622,632
|
|
|
35,407,035
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
The
numerator has been adjusted for the change in fair value of derivative liability
related to the convertible notes and warrants. The diluted income (loss)
per
share for the years ended December 31, 2007 excludes from the calculation
126,667 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and
4,260,000 shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible securities.
These
shares are excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect as a result of the
Company’s net loss after adjusting for the change in fair value of derivative
income effect during these periods. The calculation for the year ended December
31, 2006 excludes 3,847,188 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
and
warrants, 4,871,594 shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible
securities and 55,850 shares issuable for preferred stock dividends due to
net
loss for these periods.
USE
OF ESTIMATES
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the
financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CONCENTRATION
OF CREDIT RISK/ FAIR VALUE
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts
receivable. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with what
it
believes to be various high quality banks. Amounts held in individual banks
may
periodically exceed, for brief time periods, federally insured amounts. Our
accounts receivable consist of amounts due from customers located throughout
the
world. Management monitors the credit risk due to accounts receivable by
prescreening customers, periodic follow-up, and collection efforts.
SEGMENT
REPORTING
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 131 "Disclosure About Segments and Related Information"
("SFAS 131"). SFAS 131 requires public companies to report information about
segments of their business in their annual financial statements and requires
them to report selected segment information in their quarterly reports issued
to
shareholders. It also requires entity-wide disclosures about the product,
services an entity provides, the material countries in which it holds assets
and
reports revenues, and its major customers. The Company's business segments
disclosures are included in Note 13.
SHIPPING
AND HANDLING COSTS
Shipping
and handling costs associated with inbound freight are included in cost of
sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are included
in selling, general and administrative expenses.
FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair
values of cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets,
accounts payable, accrued expenses, and dividends payable reflected in
these financial statements approximate carrying value as these are
short-term in nature. Fair value of notes payable- shareholders and derivative
instruments associated with Series A convertible preferred stock are disclosed
in Notes 7 and 8 respectively.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain
reclassifications have been made in the December 31, 2006 financial statements
in order to conform to the current fiscal year presentation.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS
157”)
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair
Value Measurements
,
which
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value
measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing
a
fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. SFAS
No. 157 is effective
for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and all interim periods within
those fiscal years. I
n
February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position (FSP FAS 157-2
-
Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157
)
which
delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at
fair
value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually),
to
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within
those
fiscal years. We are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption
of
this statement would have on our financial statements.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets
and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”)
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and
interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 159 permits the measurement
of specified financial instruments and warranty and insurance contracts at
fair
value on a contract-by-contract basis, with changes in fair value recognized
in
earnings each reporting period. We do not anticipate that adoption of this
statement will have a material impact on our financial statements.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations
("SFAS 141R")
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R which establishes the
principles and requirements for how an acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures
in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree; 2) in a business
combination achieved in stages, sometimes referred to as a step acquisition,
recognizes the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the
non-controlling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair
values; 3) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business
combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. SFAS 141R establishes
disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate
the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement
is
to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition
date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on
or
after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 141R will have an impact
on our accounting for future business combinations; however, the materiality
of
that impact cannot be determined.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS
160”)
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160 which changes the accounting and
reporting of minority interests. Minority interests will be recharacterized
as
noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate
from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not
result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions.
In
addition, net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be
included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement and,
upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained,
will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.
SFAS 160 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008.
We
are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of SFAS 160 would
have on our financial statements.
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 161”)
In
March
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement
161,
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The new
standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors
to
better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with
early
application encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting SFAS 161 on its financial statements.
In
June 2007, the EITF reached consensus on EITF Issue No. 07-3,
Accounting
for Advance Payments for Goods and Services to Be Used in Future Research
and
Development Activities
("EITF 07-3"). EITF 07-3 states that non-refundable advance payments
for future research and development activities should be capitalized until
the
goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. EITF
is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Entities are
to recognize the effects of EITF 07-3 prospectively for new contracts
entered into after the effective date. The adoption of EITF 07-3 is not
expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In
December 2007, the EITF of the FASB reached a consensus on Issue No. 07-1
,
Accounting
for Collaborative Arrangements
("EITF 07-1"). The EITF concluded on the definition of a collaborative
arrangement and that revenues and costs incurred with third parties in
connection with collaborative arrangements would be presented gross or net
based
on the criteria in EITF 99-19 and other accounting literature. Based on the
nature of the arrangement, payments to or from collaborators would be evaluated
and its terms, the nature of the entity's business, and whether those payments
are within the scope of other accounting literature would be presented.
Companies are also required to disclose the nature and purpose of collaborative
arrangements along with the accounting policies and the classification and
amounts of significant financial-statement amounts related to the arrangements.
Activities in the arrangement conducted in a separate legal entity should
be
accounted for under other accounting literature; however required disclosure
under EITF 07-1 applies to the entire collaborative agreement.
EITF 07-1 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15,
2007 and is to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented for all
existing collaborative arrangements. We do not expect the adoption of
EITF 07-1 to have a material impact on our financial
statements.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its EITF),
the
AICPA, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material
impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
NOTE
4. INVENTORIES
Inventories
consisted of the following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
$
|
28,884
|
|
$
|
23,867
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
19,372
|
|
|
16,374
|
|
|
|
$
|
48,256
|
|
$
|
40,241
|
|
NOTE
5.
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consisted of the following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
$
|
620,923
|
|
$
|
599,762
|
|
|
|
|
620,923
|
|
|
599,762
|
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(573,765
|
)
|
|
(557,613
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
47,158
|
|
$
|
42,149
|
|
NOTE
6. DEFERRED LOAN COSTS
Deferred
loan costs represent the value of payments of cash, warrants and shares issued
to brokers and a shareholder as consideration for loan financing during the
years. As of December 31, 2007, deferred loan costs were $2,006, which are
being
recognized on a straight-line basis over the contractual term of the respective
loan and debenture agreements. Loan costs charged to interest expense for
the
years ended 2007 and 2006 was $14,491 and $194,764, respectively.
NOTE
7. FINANCING FROM SHAREHOLDERS
Per
a
promissory note dated February 2003, Jules Nordlicht, a shareholder, agreed
to
advance in total or in installments, up to the amount of $1,000,000 to the
Company. In November 2003 and August 2004, agreements were executed with
this
shareholder to cause additional advances in total or in installments up to
the
amount of $2,500,000 to advance the process of the FDA approval. In
consideration for the financing, the Company agreed to repay such borrowed
funds
with accrued interest at 12% per annum and the shareholder reserved the right
to
demand payment in full or in part at any time after December 31, 2006. On
May 8,
2006 the shareholder agreed to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2008
provided that (i) a partial payment of $350,000 will be made by the Company
on
or prior to July 31, 2006 and (ii) accrued interest will be paid quarterly
thereafter, commencing September 30, 2006. The agreement was amended on
September 4, 2006 so that the Company need no longer pay the quarterly accrued
interest but an amount of $60,000 quarterly as a principal reduction. If
the
Company should default in these payments, the promissory note reverts to
the
original maturity date of December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2007, the
loan
balance to this shareholder aggregated $1,476,317. An additional amount of
$194,462 of interest on this note has been accrued during 2007 and a total
of
$428,775 in accrued interest remains owed as of December 31, 2007. The lender
has filed a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Lien on the Company's equipment
and
patents as security for this loan. The Company was unable to make its quarterly
principal payment of $60,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and
therefore, the remaining principal balance is being classified as a current
liability due on demand.
On
September 22, 2007, the Company advised Mr. Nordlicht that in consideration
of
his forebearing from calling the Company in default on the loan outstanding
of
principal and all accrued interest, the Company agrees to pay him no later
than
December 31, 2008, an amount totaling $2,600,000 as full payment of loan
(principal and interest). Any payments made during the interim period between
October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 will be deducted from this total amount.
As of the date of this filing, Mr. Nordlicht has not sent the Company a default
notice.
NOTE
8. DEBENTURE PAYABLE
On
January 19, 2005, the Company's board of directors authorized the issuance
and
sale of up to three million dollars of convertible debentures. These debentures
mature March 31, 2009, and carry an interest rate of 9% per year and are
convertible into common stock at the lower of 66.6% of the valuation of the
Company's next raise of equity or $1 per share. In accordance with EITF Issue
98-5 "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features
or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios", the Company had evaluated
that
the convertible debt had a beneficial conversion feature as the conversion
price
was less than the fair value of the Company's common stock on the measurement
date. Under EITF 98-5, the discount related to the beneficial conversion
feature
would be calculated based on its intrinsic value which was $2,614,400, and
is
limited to the amount of the proceeds of $1,510,000 allocated to the convertible
debt instrument. Accordingly, the beneficial conversion feature is being
amortized using the interest method of accounting, resulting in a charge
to
interest expense of $143,626 and $1,056,470, respectively, for the years
ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006. The Company had sold an aggregate of $1,510,000
in
convertible debentures. In September 2005, a debenture in the amount of $60,000
was converted into 60,000 shares of common stock. In May 2006, the Company
issued 796,056 and 701,754 shares of common stock at $0.90 and $0.57 per
share,
respectively, for the induced conversion of $1,109,607 in convertible debentures
including interest of $109,608. The debenture holders accepted these shares
as
full consideration for the outstanding convertible debentures. The Company
recognized an additional expense of $403,872 because of the induced conversion
to the debenture holders pursuant to the accounting requirements of SFAS
No. 84,
Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt. The original terms of the debentures
called for them to be converted at $1.00 per share. The Company induced the
debenture holders to convert at $0.90 and $0.57 per share.
As
of
December 31, 2007, there are outstanding $262,500 of 9% Convertible Debentures
due in January 2009. Holders of the 9% Convertible Debentures are entitled
to
convert principal amounts into shares of common stock at a conversion price
of
$1.00.
The
Company is in default to the debenture holders for not making payments on
a
timely basis. As a result, in accordance with the debenture agreements, these
debentures became payable on demand unless the default is waived by the
investors. The amount of debentures at December 31, 2007 of $262,500 plus
accrued interest of $15,106 has therefore been reflected as a current liability.
The Company has not received any notice of default from any of the holders
of
the outstanding debentures.
Debentures
payable-net of discount in the amount of $139,194, is the net of gross amount
of
debenture payables of $262,500 reduced by unamortized debt discount of
$123,306, and is shown on the balance sheet as a current liability.
NOTE
9. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
In
January 2006, the Company granted options to its two outside directors, Richard
Woodrich and Joseph Levi, to purchase in the aggregate 100,000 shares of
the
Company's common stock. The options vest quarterly in equal amounts over
a
period of three years, and are exercisable for seven years from the vesting
date
at an exercise price equal to $1.00.
In
February 2006, the Company engaged Chardan Capital Markets LLC., as its
investment advisers. The agreement is for a period of 12 months. For the
advisory services, the Company has agreed to issue a total of 300,000 shares
of
its common stock of which 100,000 shares were issued on signing of the agreement
and the remaining 200,000 shares are to be issued in eight equal installments
of
25,000 shares on the 1st day of each month following the date of the agreement.
As of December 31, 2006, all shares had been earned.
In
March
2006, previously issued warrants, exercisable into 1,500,000 shares at $.01
per
share for total proceeds of $15,000 were converted into common stock, resulting
in the issuance of 1,500,000 common shares.
In
May
2006, previously issued warrants, exercisable into 1,750,000 shares at $.01
per
share for total proceeds of $17,500 were converted into common stock, resulting
in the issuance of 1,750,000 common shares.
During
May 2006, convertible debentures in the principal amount of $1,000,000 and
accrued interest of $109,607 were converted into common stock, resulting
in the
issuance of 1,497,810 common shares
.
On
June
8, 2006, the Company completed a private placement of $2,150,000 with 10
institutional and accredited investors pursuant to the 2006 Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock Agreement dated June 7, 2006. Net proceeds from the placement
were approximately $1,969,000. The Company issued 2,150 shares of Series
2006-A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Convertible
Preferred Stock”), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share. Each investor also
received a Series A Warrant (a “Warrant”) to purchase up to 75% of the number of
shares of common stock issuable to him upon conversion of his Convertible
Preferred Stock. If all of the Warrants are exercised, the Company will issue
a
total of 2,015,625 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company issued
to
the placement agent 631,562 warrants valued at $645,881 and paid fees
of $181,000. All the warrants have a term of 5 years and the initial exercise
price of $1.50 per share has been adjusted to $1.00 per share as the contingent
event stated in the agreement failed to materialize. This $1.00 exercise
price
is subject to adjustments for certain corporate events such as merger,
reorganization or future sale of securities at a price below the exercise
price. As the fair value of warrants and conversion option exceeded the net
proceeds of $2,150,000 from preferred stock, the Company deemed the fair
value
of the preferred stock to be $0 at inception. The $2 reflects the minimum
par
value of the stock.
The
Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible to shares of common stock at an
initial conversion price of $0.80 per share, which has been since adjusted
to
$0.50 per share, as the contingent event stated in the agreement failed to
materialize. The conversion price of $0.50 per share is subject to adjustment
in
the event of certain corporate events such as merger, reorganization or future
sale of securities at a price below the conversion rate. Cash dividends accrue
on the Convertible Preferred Stock at the rate of 8% per annum, payable
quarterly beginning in October 2006; or, at the Company's option, dividends
are
payable in shares of the Company’s common stock, accruing at the rate of 10% per
annum based on the volume-weighted average market price for shares of common
stock for the 10 trading days preceding payment. In October 2006, a dividend
was
paid on the Company’s 2006 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with 55,850
shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $53,750.
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company has accrued $118,800 in dividends at the rate
of
8% per annum. The Company intends to settle this amount with cash during
2008.
The
Company may mandate conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock if the
closing
bid price of the common stock exceeds $2.50 for twenty (20) consecutive trading
days. In the event of a merger or sale of more than 50% of the assets of
the
Company, or in the event shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion
of
Convertible Preferred Stock or exercise of warrants fail or cease to be
registered as contemplated by the terms of the Certificate of Designation
of the
Relative Rights and Preferences of Series 2006 A Convertible Preferred Stock,
the Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemable at a price of $1,000 per share,
plus any accrued and unpaid dividends payable thereon, payable at the option
of
the Company in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock.
In
connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock and Warrants pursuant
to the
June 8, 2006 private placement described above, we agreed to file a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register for sale
the
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Convertible Preferred
Stock
and the exercise of Warrants. The Company was required to file a registration
statement on or before August 4, 2006, which was timely filed. If the
registration statement is not timely declared effective or is suspended for
a
certain length of time, the Company is required to pay 1% of the purchase
price
of the Convertible Preferred Stock for each 30 day period or portion thereof
after such effective date until the registration statement is declared effective
or reinstated.
There
is
no stated limit on the maximum penalty that could be incurred. However, the
maximum penalty is effectively capped as the period or periods for which
payments are due for events of default and limited under the registration
rights
agreement to 24 months. Accordingly, the penalty is capped at 24%.
The
Company is required to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective
until such date as is the earlier of (x) the date when all Registerable Shares
covered by the registration statement have been sold or (y) the date on which
the Registerable Shares may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule
144
as determined by Counsel to the Company. The registration statement was timely
filed and declared effective. On October 13, 2006, the Company announced
its
intention to restate financial statements, and suspended use of its Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC October 4, 2006. For such time as
the
Registration Statement is not effective, the Company is obligated, pursuant
to
Company’s Registration Rights Agreement with holders of the Company’s
Convertible Preferred Stock, to pay such holders an amount equal to one percent
per month of the original purchase price of the Convertible Preferred Stock
until the earlier of the date the Registration Statement is again declared
effective by the SEC, or June 2008. As of December 31, 2007, a penalty of
$129,329 was accrued.
The
Company has accounted for the conversion option in the preferred
stock as an embedded derivative under the provisions of FAS 133: Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. Pursuant to the provisions
of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, and EITF 00-19: “Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled
in, a
Company's Own Stock” (“EITF 00-19”), the Company has recorded initially the
value of the warrants and conversion option at $2,095,930 and $3,698,316,
respectively which are reflected as derivative instruments on the balance
sheet.
As the proceeds from the issuance of preferred shares of $2,150,000
were less than the combined fair value of the warrants and the conversion
option, the difference of $3,644,246 was charged in fiscal 2006 to financing
costs in the statements of operations.
At
inception, the Warrants and Conversion Options had a reset provision for
the
exercise price based on the same contingent event. Management assigned an
equal
probability of 50% to each of the conditions at inception to weight the fair
value. The Company computed the weighted fair value at June 8, 2006 of the
Series A Warrants and Conversion Options using the Black-Scholes pricing
model
with the following weighted average assumptions:
Stock
price
|
|
$
|
1.10
|
|
Exercise
price
|
|
$
|
0.5-1.5
|
|
Expected
life in years
|
|
|
4.5 years
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
5.04
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
179
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company believed that none of the events that
trigger redemption upon major corporate events were probable of occurring.
The
Company believes that many of these events are within its control and
accordingly the probability of occurrence of any of such events is small.
Other
events that are not within Company’s control and which trigger redemption are
lapse of registration or unavailability of registration and suspension of
listing. The Company believes that although these events are not in its control,
as of December 31, 2007, redemption was not likely and that the
Company could cure within any cure period after receipt of a Notice of
Redemption. As such, in accordance with paragraphs 15 of EITF Topic D-98:
Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities, the Preferred Stock
is
not currently accreted to its redemption value,
there
is
no likelihood that it will become redeemable; accordingly, no accretion is
being
made to bring the carrying value up to its redemption value.
As
of December 31, 2006, the liability for the value of the warrants and
conversion option was “marked to market” and the difference of $1,477,689 and
$1,723,660, respectively, has been accounted for as a decrease to the
derivative expense initially recognized in the statements of operations.
The
liability for the value of the conversion option and warrants will be “marked to
market” in future accounting periods until such time as the preferred shares are
converted and the warrants are exercised or they meet the criteria for equity
classification. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the balances in the
liability accounts were $1,010,390 and $3,238,778, respectively. For the
years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized derivative income
of
$2,228,388 and $2,861,349, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the Company
used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to revalue the fair value of
warrants and conversion options with the following assumptions:
Stock
price
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
Exercise
price
|
|
$
|
0.80-1.00
|
|
Expected
life in years
|
|
|
3.42
years
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
3.07
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
82.79
|
%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
On
January 7, 2007 the Company issued 81,068 shares of common stock for payment
of
accrued dividends in the amount of $49,500.
Dividends
declared to the holders of the 2006 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
in the
amount of $168,000, for the year ended December 31, 2007, resulted in $49,500
in
dividend obligations (for the first quarterly dividend) at the rate of 10%
per
annum paid with 138,306 shares of the Company’s common stock; and $118,800 in
dividend obligations to be paid in cash.
On
May 1,
2007, the Company issued 750,000 shares of common stock and 250,000 warrants
to
former distributors.
Subsequent
to the signing of an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Inverness
Medical (IMA) for the Company's patented HIV test in a barrel format,
the Company was contacted by two of its distributors claiming that they
continue to have certain distribution rights. The Company settled the claim
by issuing these equities to cancel all their distribution rights and
settle all potential claims by these former distributors.
Based
upon the fair market value of the 750,000 shares of common stock on May 1,
2007,
the Company recorded a termination expense of $225,000. The warrants granted
allow for the purchase of 250,000 shares of common stock at $.50 per share.
These warrants, if not exercised will expire in May 2012. The fair value
of
these warrants in the amount of $66,499 was recorded as a termination
expense.
The
fair
value of the Company’s option-based awards granted was estimated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions.
Expected
term (in years)
|
|
|
4.83
|
|
Expected
stock price volatility
|
|
|
150.47
|
%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
4.54
|
%
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Estimated
fair value per option granted
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
On
September 18, 2007, the Company awarded 40,000 shares of common stock to
an
individual for certain financing and other services. These shares were valued
at
$0.17 per share or $6,800 and have been included in selling, general and
administrative expenses in the accompanying Statements of
Operations.
During
October 2007, Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Inverness) entered into
a
strategic investment with the Company and purchased 1,428,571 common shares
for
$500,000 ($0.35 per share). Additionally, Inverness received 5 year warrants
to
purchase up to an additional 1,071,428 million shares of the Company's stock
at
a price of $0.75 per share.
NOTE
10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
Plan
Options
The
Company has two stock option plans, a "1992 Plan", under which 350,000 shares
of
its common stock have been reserved for issuance, and a "1994 Plan", under
which
an additional 350,000 shares of its common stock have been reserved for
issuance. Under both plans, the Company's Board of Directors may grant either
incentive stock options with an exercise price of not less than the fair
market
value of the common stock at the date of grant or non-qualified stock options
with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of the
common stock at the date of grant. The Board of Directors shall determine
the
period of each option and the time or times at which options may be exercised
and any restrictions on the transfer of stock issued upon exercise of any
options. Both plans also provide for certain automatic grants to each
non-employee director at a price of 100% of fair market value of the common
stock at the time of grant. Options generally vest over a period of six months
and are exercisable over a period of five years.
Non-Plan
Options
On
March
25, 2005, 550,000 stock options were granted to one officer/employee and
on May
2, 2005, another 550,000 stock options were granted to a second officer/employee
in accordance with their employment agreements. Both employment agreements
provided for immediate vesting of 100,000 stock options at an exercise price
of
$0.10 on date of grant and then vesting of the remaining 450,000 stock options
in three equal tranches of 150,000 stock options on October 1, 2005, October
1,
2006 and October 1, 2007, at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. These
options
are exercisable until June 1, 2015 and had a fair value at the date of grant
of
$2,265,050. Stock option compensation for non-plan option grants recognized
during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $187,081 and
$563,291, respectively.
Stock
option compensation expense in fiscal 2007 is the estimated fair value of
options granted amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period for the entire portion of the award. The Company has not adjusted
the
expense by estimated forfeitures, as required by FAS 123(R) for employee
options, since the forfeiture rate based upon historical data was determined
to
be immaterial.
The
fair
value of options at the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. During the year ending December 31, 2007, the assumptions
made in calculating the fair values of options are as follows:
|
|
For
the
Year
ended
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
Expected
term (in years)
|
|
|
5
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
181.5
|
%
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
4.35
|
%
|
The
following table summarizes all stock option activity for options granted
under
the 1992 Plan, the 1994 Plan and non-plan options during the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
Number
of
Options
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2006
|
|
|
1,151,000
|
|
$
|
1.64
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Forfeited/expired
|
|
|
(51,000
|
)
|
|
19.23
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Forfeited/expired
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
Exercisable
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
1,166,667
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, there was $46,487 of unrecognized compensation cost related
to non-vested awards granted, which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of less than a year. The following table summarizes
the
information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007:
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
Range
of Exercise Price
Per
Share
|
|
Number
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
|
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per
Share
|
|
Number
Exercisable at December 31, 2007
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per
Share
|
|
$0.
10-$1.00
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
7.18
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
|
1,166,667
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
The
following table summarizes the information about warrants outstanding at
December 31, 2007:
|
|
Number
of
Warrants
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2006
|
|
|
3,312,000
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,647,187
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(3,250,000
|
)
|
|
0.01
|
|
Forfeited/expired
|
|
|
(2,000
|
)
|
|
0.01
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
2,707,187
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,321,428
|
|
|
0.70
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited/expired
|
|
|
(60,000
|
)
|
|
0.01
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
3,968,615
|
|
$
|
0.90
|
|
Of
the
above warrants, 2,647,187 expire in 2011 and 1,321,428 expire in
2012.
NOTE
11. INCOME TAXES
A
current
provision for Federal and State income taxes was not required for the years
ended December 31, 2007 or 2006, due to the Company’s tax losses. At December
31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has unused net operating loss carry-forwards
of
approximately $45,500,000 and $44,800,000, respectively which expire at various
dates through 2026. Most of this amount is subject to annual limitations
under
certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to “changes in
ownership”.
As
of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the deferred tax assets related to the
aforementioned carry-forwards have been fully offset by valuation allowances,
since significant utilization of such amounts is not presently expected in
the
foreseeable future.
Deferred
tax assets and valuation allowances consist of:
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
Tax Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
option compensation
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Deferred
Compensation
|
|
|
76,000
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
Net
Operating Losses
|
|
|
18,100,000
|
|
|
17,500,000
|
|
Valuation
Allowances
|
|
|
(18,176,000
|
)
|
|
(17,800,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Deferred Tax Asset
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
A
reconciliation of the difference between the expected tax rate using the
statutory federal tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate is as
follows:
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
U.S
Federal income tax statutory rate
|
|
|
34.0
|
%
|
|
34.0
|
%
|
State
income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
Deferred
tax asset allowance
|
|
|
(39.0
|
)
%
|
|
(39.0
|
)
%
|
Effective
tax rate
|
|
|
(0.0
|
)
%
|
|
(0.0
|
)%
|
NOTE
12. OPERATING LEASES
The
Company leases premises in Brooklyn, New York. This lease has a three-year
term
ending August 30, 2008 and a base annual rental rate starting at $15,000
and
increasing to $15,913 per year.
Minimum
future lease payments required under the operating lease for the Brooklyn
office
is $14,166 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2008. Rent expense
of
$37,305 and $58,221 was recognized in fiscal 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
The
Company rents, on a month to month basis, its executive offices located in
Framingham, Massachusetts, for $1,800 per month.
NOTE
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, sales to two customers were in excess of 10%
of
the Company's total sales. Sales to these customers were approximately $505,112
and $141,492 and accounts receivable from these customers as of December
31,
2007, aggregated $115,010 and $29,700, respectively. The loss of either of
these
customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company
is
continuing to seek new markets and sales opportunities for its products.
For the
year ended December 31, 2006, sales to two customers were in excess of 10%
of
the Company's total sales. Sales to these customers were approximately $592,000
and $131,000 and accounts receivable from these customers as of December
31,
2006, aggregated $97,600 and $0, respectively. The loss of either of these
customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, purchases from three suppliers were in excess
of
10% of the Company's total purchases. The purchases from these suppliers
through
December 31, 2007 were approximately $115,000, $67,000, and $29,000. The
corresponding accounts payable at December 31, 2007, to these suppliers,
aggregated approximately $66,000. For the year ended December 31, 2006,
purchases from six suppliers were in excess of 10% of the Company's total
purchases. The purchases from these suppliers through December 31, 2006 were
approximately $62,000, $44,000, $38,000, $36,000, $31,000 and $29,000. The
corresponding accounts payable at December 31, 2006, to these suppliers,
aggregated approximately $16,000.
SEGMENT
INFORMATION
Under
the
disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 131, “Segment Disclosures and Related
Information,” we operate within one segment. Our products are sold principally
in the United States and the United Kingdom. Segmentation of operating income
and identifiable assets is not applicable since all of our revenues outside
the
United States are export sales. Foreign sales during 2007 and 2006 were
approximately $582,000 and $684,000, respectively. The following table
represents total product sales revenue by geographic area:
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$
|
143,337
|
|
$
|
136,985
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
542,351
|
|
|
597,891
|
|
Canada,
Americas, and Asia
|
|
|
37,560
|
|
|
34,045
|
|
Africa
|
|
|
2,520
|
|
|
52,048
|
|
|
|
$
|
725,768
|
|
$
|
820,969
|
|
All
of
the Company’s long lived assets are located in the United States.
EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACTS
In
March
and May of 2005, the Company entered into employment agreements respectively
with Steve Peltzman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and
Bruce Pattison, President. Both agreements provide a minimum annual base
salary
of $120,000 for a term of two years and renewable annually. The current annual
renewal period ends in May 2008 and continues to provide for a base salary
of
$120,000. Either party can terminate the agreement upon 90 days notice. This
base salary will increase to $180,000 per year upon closing of a financing
to
the Company with minimum gross proceeds of $3,000,000. The Company is also
obligated to pay health and life insurance benefits and reimburse expenses
incurred by the officers on behalf of the Company. Each executive, if terminated
by the Company without cause, would be entitled to six months’
severance.
RELATED
PARTY AGREEMENT
On
October 17, 2007 the Company received a $500,000 financing from Inverness
Medical Innovations, Inc. The financing consists of a purchase of 1,428,572
common shares at a price of $0.35 per share. Additionally, Inverness received
5
year warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,071,428 million shares of
the
Company’s stock at a price of $0.75 per share. In connection with this
financing, the Company and Inverness signed two additional agreements. First,
the two companies signed an agreement whereby Inverness acquired an option
to
the exclusive, worldwide marketing and distribution rights to certain infectious
disease diagnostic tests developed by StatSure that may utilize specified
Inverness and/or StatSure intellectual property. If exercised by Inverness,
the
option provides for StatSure and Inverness to equally share development expenses
and profits. StatSure and Inverness also entered into a license agreement
whereby Inverness granted to StatSure a license to certain Inverness lateral
flow patents for use in a rapid test to detect HIV antibodies in point-of-care
markets subject to payment of royalties to Inverness. This license pertains
to
HIV tests using formats other than the StatSure’s “barrel format” which is
already being sold by Inverness. During the year ended December 31, 2007,
the
Company earned $168,721 in royalty income under this agreement.
ITEM
8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
There
have been no changes in or disagreements with the Company's accountants on
accounting and financial disclosure.
ITEM
8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
.
The
Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the fiscal period
ending December 31, 2007 covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. Based
upon such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
has concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective as required under Rules 13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. This conclusion by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer does not relate to reporting
periods after December 31, 2007.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) of the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
The
Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
the
assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only
in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company;
and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Management,
under the supervision of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting based on the framework in
Internal
Control—Integrated Framework
issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based
on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2007 under the
criteria set forth in the
Internal
Control—Integrated Framework
.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management
has
determined that material weaknesses exist due to the lack of segregation of
duties, resulting from the Company’s limited resources.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public
accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide
only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
No
change
in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the
quarter ended December 31, 2007, that materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
8B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM
9. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
|
NAME
|
|
AGE
|
|
POSITION
WITH THE COMPANY
|
Steven
Peltzman
|
|
61
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of
|
|
|
|
|
The
Board of Directors
|
D.
Bruce Pattison
|
|
61
|
|
President,
Chief Operating Officer and Director
|
Leo
Ehrlich
|
|
50
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary, and Director
|
Mo
Bodner
|
|
50
|
|
Vice
President
|
Richard
Woodrich
|
|
62
|
|
Director
|
Joseph
Levi
|
|
49
|
|
Director
|
The
following are brief summaries of the business experience of the directors and
executive officers of the Company during 2006, including, where applicable,
information as to other directorships held by each of them. There are no family
relationships among any of the directors and executive officers of the
Company.
Mr.
Steven Peltzman has been a consultant to the Company from October 2004. As
of
March 25, 2005, the Company and Mr. Peltzman have signed an employment agreement
whereby Mr. Peltzman has become the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Peltzman brings more than thirty years of experience in the general management
and commercialization in both public and private healthcare companies ranging
from diagnostics and medical devices to biotechnology. From 1991 to 1997 Mr.
Peltzman served as Chief Operating Officer of OSI Pharmaceuticals (OSIP) and
from 1994 to 1997 was appointed its President. During this period and through
1999 he also served as a Director of OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 1984 to
1991, Mr. Peltzman was President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied
BioTechnology, Inc. Prior to that he spent ten years at Corning Medical and
four
years at Millipore serving in a number of executive positions. During the past
several years, following his retirement from OSI Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Peltzman
has been engaged in the interim management, corporate development and /or
M&A functions for a number of technology-based biopharmaceutical,
drug-delivery, and device companies. During 2006, Mr. Peltzman was a Director
and Interim President of InterPath Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private,
Houston-based oncology company. Mr. Peltzman was also a Director of Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc. (PPTI) a San Diego based biotechnology company
engaged in genetically engineered proteins targeting biomedical and special
materials applications. Mr. Peltzman is member of the Board of Overseers at
Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a graduate of the University of Rochester
and
of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University's Graduate School
of
Business Administration.
Mr.
D.
Bruce Pattison has thirty-four years of business experience as a CEO and in
other senior executive leadership roles; his career involved advanced technology
businesses serving the medical diagnostic and therapeutic markets. He has
managed the product development, clinical trials and market introduction of
several unique medical technologies. Throughout the 1970's Mr. Pattison held
a
number of management positions within the medical division of Corning Glass
Works. During this time he developed the strategic plan and market introduction
for Corvac, a unique evacuated tube for collecting blood and harvesting serum
for chemistry analysis. This product is still "the standard method" utilized
for
serum chemistry sample collection. As President of Infusaid Corporation from
1981 to 1985 he took the world's first implantable drug delivery pump through
the FDA's PMA process and market introduction; he managed the development of
clinical applications for treating chronic intractable pain, severe spasticity,
and hepatic metastases. During this time Infusaid also developed and brought
to
market the first vascular access port. These devices are now part of standard
practice for patients receiving systemic chemotherapy regimens. Mr. Pattison
has
served as CEO of Omniflow, a venture capital backed company that developed
and
brought to market a sophisticated four-channel bedside drug delivery pump.
Mr.
Pattison was a principle in Therex Corporation a company that developed and
brought to market a second generation implantable pump and vascular access
port.
He negotiated the sale of Therex to Arrow International in 1995 and stayed
on to
manage the drug delivery division for Arrow. As part of a change in Arrows'
strategic direction, Mr. Pattison negotiated the sale of the implantable pump
business to Johnson& Johnson in 2002. Following the divestiture of this
business unit, Mr. Pattison has served with its acquirer, J&J, as Executive
Director of drug delivery and as a consultant to certain J&J entities
developing drug delivery platforms. Mr. Pattison is a graduate of Cornell
University, Ithaca NY.
Mr.
Leo
Ehrlich was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 1999. He is also
the CFO and a director of Cellceutix Corporation, a pharmaceutical company
with
drugs in preclinical development, and until May 2007 was the CFO of
NanoViricides, Inc. (NNVC), a pharmaceutical company. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and received his BBA from Bernard Baruch College of the City
University of New York.
Mr.
Mo
Bodner was appointed on April 12, 2007 as Vice President of Business
Development, effective May 1, 2007. Mr. Bodner began as a consultant and then
as
an employee to the Company since 2005. Prior to his relationship with the
Company, Mr. Bodner was self-employed as a private investor. From 1998 to 2001
Mr. Bodner headed the equity trading desk at American Third Market
Securities and was Head Trader at International Securities Corp. Mr.
Bodner has experience in funding and assisting small and micro-cap companies.
Mr. Bodner is the husband of Helenka Bodner, a major shareholder of the
Company.
Mr.
Richard Woodrich is President and CEO of Woodrich & Associates, Inc., a
management consulting firm providing strategic services to the biotechnology
industry. Mr. Woodrich has more than twenty five years of business experience
in
technology-based life science companies. Prior to founding Woodrich &
Associates, Mr. Woodrich held several senior management positions with emerging
growth biotechnology companies. Mr. Woodrich served from 1999 to 2004 as the
Senior Vice President, Business Development for Therion Biologics Corporation,
a
privately held biopharmaceutical company. Previously, Mr. Woodrich served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CytoMed, Inc. from
1995
until its acquisition in1999. From 1991 until its acquisition in 1995, Mr.
Woodrich served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, CFO and
later as President and Director of Oculon Corporation. Mr. Woodrich has served
in financial management positions at Infinet, Inc., Applied bioTechnology,
and
Millipore Corporation. While serving as a Senior Accountant at Arthur Andersen
& Co., Mr. Woodrich became a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Woodrich has a
Bachelor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters
in Business Administration from the Harvard University Graduate School of
Business Administration.
Mr.
Joseph Levi was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 1999. Mr.
Levi
began his career as a systems engineer for ITT Avionics where he participated
in
the design of military communications systems. Subsequently, Mr. Levi was a
software engineer at SIAC where he developed trading systems for the NYSE floor.
Mr. Levi then held senior sales and marketing positions for various
computer-consulting firms. In 1991, Mr. Levi founded CompuNet Solutions, which
focused on selling computer equipment, and consulting services to Fortune 2000
customers. Since 1995, Mr. Levi has practiced law at various top-tier New York
law firms counseling technology clients on protecting, leveraging and enforcing
their intellectual property rights. Mr. Levi is also the founder of Alleytech
Ventures, LLC, an investment fund focusing on Internet technology investments.
Mr. Levi has a BS in Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, and an MS in
Systems Engineering, both from Polytechnic University, and a JD from Brooklyn
Law School, magna cum laude. Mr. Levi is registered to practice before the
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT PLEASE UPDATE
Our
executive officers and directors and persons who own beneficially more than
ten
percent of our equity securities are required under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to file reports of ownership and changes in
their ownership of our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
They must also furnish copies of these reports to us. Based solely on a review
of the copies of reports furnished to us and written representations that no
other reports were required, we believe that for fiscal year 2006 our executive
officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners complied with all applicable
Section 16(a) filing requirements, except that a Form 4 for Helenka Bodner
was filed late.
ITEM
10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
following table provides certain summary information for 2007 concerning
compensation awarded to, earned by or paid the Company's Executive
Officers.
Name and Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
1
|
|
Bonus
($)
2
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
3
|
|
All Other
Compensation
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Steven
Peltzman, CEO and Chairman
of
the Board
4,6
|
|
|
2006
2007
|
|
$
$
|
120,000
120,000
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
299,677
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
419,677
120,000
|
|
D.
Bruce Pattison, President, COO,
and
Director
4
|
|
|
2006
2007
|
|
$
$
|
120,000
120,000
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
263,614
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
383,614
120,000
|
|
Leo
Ehrlich, CFO, Secretary, and Director
4
|
|
|
2006
2007
|
|
$
$
|
60,000
60,000
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
60,000
60,000
|
|
Moshe
Bodner
5
,
Vice President
|
|
|
2006
2007
|
|
$
$
|
120,000
120,000
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
-
-
|
|
$
$
|
120,000
120,000
|
|
1
Salary
is total base salary.
2
No
bonuses were paid.
3
The
valuations of these options reflect the compensation costs of each option award
over the requisite service period in accordance with FAS123R.
4
Also
serves as a director on the Company’s board of directors and does not receive
any compensation for this director role.
5
Moshe
Bodner is the husband of Helenka Bodner. See Item 11. Security Ownership Of
Certain Beneficial Owners And Management.
6
Principal
executive officer (“PEO”).
Employment
Agreements
In
March
and May of 2005, the Company entered into employment agreements respectively
with Steve Peltzman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and
Bruce Pattison, President. Both agreements provide a minimum annual base salary
of $120,000 for a term of two years and renewable annually. Either party can
terminate the agreement upon 90 days notice. This base salary will increase
to
$180,000 per year upon closing of a financing to the Company with minimum gross
proceeds of $3,000,000. The Company is also obligated to pay health and life
insurance benefits and reimburse expenses incurred by the officers on behalf
of
the company. Each executive, if terminated by the Company without cause, would
be entitled to six months severance.
Additionally
both employment agreements provided for immediate vesting of 100,000 stock
options at an exercise price of $0.10 on date of grant and then vesting of
the
remaining 450,000 stock options in three equal tranches of 150,000 stock options
on October 1, 2005, October 1, 2006 and October 1, 2007, at an exercise price
of
$1.00 per share. These options are exercisable until June 1, 2015
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2007
Name
|
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options Exercisable (#)
|
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options Unexercisable (#)
|
|
Option
Exercise Price
($)
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
Option
Vesting
Date
|
|
Steve
Peltzman
1
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
03/24/2015
|
|
|
3/25/2005
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
03/24/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2005
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
03/24/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
03/24/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2007
|
|
Bruce
Pattison
1
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
5/01/2015
|
|
|
5/01/2005
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
5/01/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2005
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
5/01/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
5/01/2015
|
|
|
10/01/2007
|
|
1
See
“Employment Agreements” in preceding paragraph
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Name
|
|
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
1
|
|
Stock Awards
($)
|
|
Option Awards
($)
2
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Richard Woodrich
|
|
$
|
13,667
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
23,242
|
|
$
|
36,909
|
|
Joseph
Levi
|
|
$
|
12,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
23,243
|
|
|
35,243
|
|
1
Cash
compensation for outside directors is set at $3,000 per quarter. The audit
committee of the Board of Directors was established November 15, 2005 composed
of directors Richard Woodrich and Joseph Levi, with Mr. Woodrich serving as
chairman. Mr. Woodrich is compensated an additional sum for the necessary
services as chairman of the Audit Committee. Additional compensation for
the period from January 1, 2007 through November 30, 2007, was set at
$3,000 per quarter. On December 1, 2007, it was changed to $2,000 per quarter.
2
In
January 2006, the Company granted options to its two outside directors, Richard
Woodrich and Joseph Levi, to purchase in the aggregate 100,000 shares of
Company's common stock. The options vest quarterly in equal amounts over a
period of three years, and are exercisable for seven years from the vesting
date
at an exercise price of $1.00. The fair value of options at the date of grant
was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
ITEM
11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock by each person or entity known by us to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock,
each
of our directors and each of our “named executive officers” and all of our
directors and executive officers as a group as of March 15, 2008.
NAME
AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL
|
|
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
|
|
PERCENT OF SHARES
|
|
OWNER
|
|
OWNED
|
|
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
|
|
Steve Peltzman (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
c/o
SDS, Inc.
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
1881
Worcester Rd. #200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Framingham,
MA. 01701
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruce
Pattison (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
c/o
SDS, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1881
Worcester Rd. #200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Framingham,
MA. 01701
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
Woodrich (1,3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
c/o
SDS, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1881
Worcester Rd. #200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Framingham,
MA. 01701
|
|
|
41,666
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leo
Ehrlich (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
c/o
SDS, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1222
Avenue M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brooklyn,
NY 11230
|
|
|
3,667,442
|
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joe
Levi (1,3)
|
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c/o
SDS, Inc.
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Moshe
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Brooklyn,
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All
Executive Officers,
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Directors
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nominees
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Helenka
Bodner
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1337
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Brooklyn,
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Jules
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225
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Long
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Denotes
beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1)
Director of the Company.
(2)
The
percentage includes the warrants held and fully exercisable within 60 days
subsequent to March 15, 2008.
(3)
Does
not include 16,668 in the aggregate, (8,334 each) of shares issuable upon
exercise of options that are not exercisable within the next 60 days.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing
the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership
of that person, shares of common stock subject to options warrants and any
other
type of convertible securities held by that person that are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 15, 2008 , are deemed issued
and outstanding. These shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes
of computing percentage ownership of each other shareholder. Percentage of
ownership is based on 39,651,096 shares of common stock outstanding on March
15,
2008.
ITEM
12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Per
a
promissory note dated February 2003, Jules Nordlicht, a shareholder, agreed
to
advance in total or in installments, up to the amount of $1,000,000 to the
Company. In November 2003 and August 2004, agreements were executed with this
shareholder to cause additional advances in total or in installments up to
the
amount of $2,500,000 to advance the process of the FDA approval. In
consideration for the financing, the Company agreed to repay such borrowed
funds
with accrued interest at 12% per annum and the shareholder reserved the right
to
demand payment in full or in part at any time after December 31, 2006. On May
8,
2006 the shareholder agreed to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2008
provided that (i) a partial payment of $350,000 will be made by the Company
on
or prior to July 31, 2006 and (ii) accrued interest will be paid quarterly
thereafter, commencing September 30, 2006. The agreement was amended on
September 4, 2006 so that the Company need no longer pay the quarterly accrued
interest but an amount of $60,000 quarterly as a principal reduction. If the
Company should default in these payments, the promissory note reverts to the
original maturity date of December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2007, the loan
balance to this shareholder aggregated $1,476,817. An additional amount of
$428,775 of interest on this note has been accrued during 2007 and remains
owed
as of December 31, 2007. The lender has filed a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Lien on the Company's equipment and patents as security for this loan. The
Company was unable to make its quarterly principal payment of $60,000 for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 and therefore, the remaining principal balance
is being classified as a current liability due on demand.
On
September 22, 2007, the Company advised Mr. Nordlicht that in consideration
of
his forebearing from calling the Company in default on the loan outstanding
of
principal and all accrued interest, the Company agrees to pay him no later
than
December 31, 2008, an amount totaling $2,600,000 as full payment of loan
(principal and interest). Any payments made during the interim period between
October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 will be deducted from this total amount.
As of the date of this filing, Mr. Nordlicht has not sent the Company a default
notice.
On
October 17, 2007 the Company received a $500,000 financing from Inverness
Medical Innovations, Inc. The financing consists of a purchase of 1,428,571
common shares at a price of $0.35 per share. Additionally, Inverness received
5
year warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,071,428 shares of the Company's
stock at a price of 75 cents per share. In connection with this financing,
the
Company and Inverness signed two additional agreements. First, the two companies
signed an agreement whereby Inverness acquired an option to the exclusive,
worldwide marketing and distribution rights to certain infectious disease
diagnostic tests developed by StatSure that may utilize specified Inverness
and/or StatSure intellectual property. If exercised by Inverness, the option
provides for StatSure and Inverness to equally share development expenses and
profits. StatSure and Inverness also entered into a license agreement whereby
Inverness granted to StatSure a license to certain Inverness lateral flow
patents for use in a rapid test to detect HIV antibodies in point-of-care
markets subject to payment of royalties to Inverness. This license pertains
to
HIV tests using formats other than the StatSure's "barrel format" which is
already being sold by Inverness. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the
Company earned $168,721 in royalty income under this agreement.
Director
Independence
Our
common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. As such, we are not currently
subject to corporate governance standards of listed companies, which require,
among other things, that the majority of the board of directors be
independent.
Since
we
are not currently subject to corporate governance standards relating to the
independence of our directors, we choose to define an “independent” director in
accordance with the NASDAQ Global Market's requirements for independent
directors (NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200). We do not currently have an
independent director under the above definition. We do not list that definition
on our Internet website.
ITEM
13. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM
8-K
(A)
EXHIBITS INCLUDED HEREIN
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EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibits
2.1 through 2.6 of the Company's Registration Statement No. 33-46648 filed
on
Form S-1 (the "Form S-1"); and to Exhibit 2.7 of the Company's Annual Report
on
Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
3.2
Certificate of Amendment, dated February 25, 1997, incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996
3.3
Certificate of Amendment, dated November 21, 1997, incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 3.3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997 (the "1997 10-KSB")
3.4
Certificate of Amendment, dated July 31, 1998, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for its fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 1998 (the "1998 10-QSB")
3.5
Company's By-laws, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of
1997
10-KSB
3.6
Certification of Amendment dated March 18, 2002 incorporated by reference to
Company's Form 14C filing on February 2, 2002
4.1
Specimen of Certificate Representing Common stock, incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 33-46648)
4.2
Form
of Underwriter's Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form
S-1.
4.3
7.5%
Convertible Debenture due February 28, 1999, issued by the Company to The Tail
Wind Fund, Ltd. on March 11, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to
the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for its fiscal quarter ended March
31,
1997
4.4
Common Stock Purchase Warrant for 8,995 shares, issued by the Company to Grayson
& Associates on March 14, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of
the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2(Registration No.
333-26795)
4.5
Letter Agreement dated May 28, 1997 between the Company and The Tail Wind Fund
Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K dated June 5, 1997 (File No. 000-21284) (the "June 1997
8-K")
4.6
Letter Agreement dated June 27, 1997 between the Company and The Tail Wind
Fund
Ltd, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the June 1997 8-K
4.7
Common Stock Subscription Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997 by and between
the
Company and The Tail Wind Fund Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2
of
the June 1997 8-K
4.8
Common Stock Subscription Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997 by and between
the
Company and the investors set forth on Schedule A thereto, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the June 1997 8-K.
4.9
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997 between the Company
and
The Tail Wind Fund Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the June
1997 8-K.
4.10
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997 between the Company
and the investors set forth on Schedule A to the Common Stock Subscription
Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997 by and between the Company and the investors
set forth on Schedule A thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of
the
June 1997 8-K.
4.11
Form
of Warrant issued to each of Grayson & Associates, Inc. and The Tail Wind
Fund Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the June 1997
8-K.
4.13
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 22, 1997 between the Company
and David Freund, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the
S-3/A.
4.14
Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences of the Series 1998-A
Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 26, 1998.
4.15
Warrant dated as January 26, 1998 issued to Biscount Overseas Limited,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 dated February 26, 1998 (Registration No. 333-46961)(the "1998
S-3")
4.16
Amended Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences of the Series 1998-A
Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of the
1998 10-QSB
4.17
Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences of the Series 1998-B
Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 of the
1998 10-QSB
4.25
Letter Agreement dated April 23, 1999, between the Company and Biscount Overseas
Limited regarding Series 1998-B Convertible Preferred Stock
4.26
Loan
agreement with Helenka Bodner, dated December 6, 1999
4.27
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement for sale of 9% Convertible Debentures
commencing January 2005.
4.28
Audit Committee Charter commencing November 2005.
4.29
Certificate Of Designation Of The Relative Rights And Preferences Of The Series
2006 A Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18
of
the August 4, 2006 SB-2.
10.2
Employment Agreement, dated August 9, 1994, between the Company and David
Barnes, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 1996 10-KSB.
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10.3
1992
Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form S-1.
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10.4
1994
Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Proxy Statement
for the Company's 1994 Annual Meeting. #
10.9
License Agreement between Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. and Saliva Diagnostic
Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to
the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31,
1994 (the "1994 10-KSB")
10.10
Consulting Agreement, dated December 5, 1997, between the Company and
International Business Consultants Limited, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16 of the 1997 10-KSB
10.11
Sub-License Agreement by and among Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Pte. Ltd., Saliva
Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Fremont Novo Sciences, L.L.C. and the Company dated
February 21, 1995, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the 1997
10-KSB
10.12
Amendment to Sub-License Agreement, dated March 8, 1995, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the 1997 10-KSB
10.13
Agreement between Unilever PLC and the Company dated December 15, 1997,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the 1997 10-KSB
10.14
Distribution Agreement between Cadila Healthcare, Ltd. and the Company, dated
January 18, 1999
10.15
Employment Agreement dated March 25, 2005 between the Company and Steve
Peltzman.
10.16
Distribution Agreement between Memorand Management (1998) Ltd. and the Company,
dated July 8, 2004
10.16
(2)
Employment Agreement dated May 2, 2005 between the Company and Bruce
Pattison.
10.17
Distribution Agreement between Ozonebio and the Company, dated August 15,
2004
10.18
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the August 4, 2006 SB-2.
10.19
Series A Warrant To Purchase Shares Of Common Stock incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10.18 of the August 4, 2006 SB-2.
10.20
HIV
Barrel License, Marketing and Distribution Agreement Dated As Of September
29,
2006 Among Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. And Chembio Diagnostic Systems,
Inc. And StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 of the October 6, 2006 8-K
10.21
Joint HIV Barrel Product Commercialization Agreement with Chembio Diagnostic
Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the October 6, 2006
8-K
10.22
Settlement Agreement
with
Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
of
the October 6, 2006 8-K
10.23
Securities Purchase Agreement between StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc., and
IM
US Holdings, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the December
5,
2007 8-K.
10.24
Issuance of warrant to purchase shares of common stock of StatSure Diagnostic
Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of the December 5,
2007
8-K.
11.5*
Earnings Per Share
24*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Annual
Report)
31*
Certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002
32*
Certifications required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The
Company's independent accountants during the years ending December 31, 2007
and
2006 were Lazar Levine & Felix LLP.
Audit
Fees. During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the aggregate fees
billed by the Company's auditors, for services rendered for the audit of our
annual financial statements and the review of the financial statements included
in our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and for services provided in connection
with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years
was $129,000 and $145,000, respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees. During years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 our auditors did not receive
any fees for any audit-related services other than as set forth in paragraph
(a)
above.
Tax
Fees.
Our auditors did not provide tax compliance or tax planning advice during the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
All
Other
Fees. There were no fees billed for services rendered by Lazar Levine &
Felix LLP for 2007 and 2006, other than the services described
above.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
April 2, 2008
STATSURE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
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/s/
Steve M. Peltzman
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Steve
M. Peltzman
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Chairman
of the Board and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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/s/
Leo Ehrlich
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Leo
Ehrlich
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report
on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities indicated on April 2, 2008
/s/
D. Bruce Pattison
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D.
Bruce Pattison
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President,
Chief Operating Officer and Director
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/s/
Richard Woodrich
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Richard
Woodrich
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Director
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Joseph Levi
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Director
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Joseph
Levi
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