Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

6. Related Party Transactions

 

Loan from Chief Executive Officer and Stockholder

 

The Company received advances from the stockholder of $248,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company repaid amounts owed to the stockholder of $1,361,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the current liability loan from a stockholder of approximately $103,000 and $967,000, respectively, represents primarily the accumulation of deferred compensation due to the chief executive officer and stockholder. This amount bears no interest and is repayable on demand.

  

Service agreement with Globavir

 

On July 1, 2017, as amended on April 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Service Agreement with Globavir Biosciences, Inc. (“Globavir”), a related party (the “Service Agreement”). Globavir provides administrative and consulting services and shared office space and other costs in connection with the Company’s drug development program. The Service Agreement provides Globavir the right to receive $50,000 per month for such services through December 31, 2019 and $10,000 per month commencing on January 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, $9,000 was payable to Globavir for such service fees. As of September 30, 2021, $58,000 was prepaid to Globavir for such service fees. Amounts incurred by the Company under the Service Agreement were $30,000, $30,000, $90,000 and $90,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021, respectively, and are included in operating expenses in the statements of operations. The initial amended term of the agreement ended on December 31, 2020, and unless terminated, the Service Agreement automatically renews for successive one month periods after the initial termination date.

 

Common stock purchase agreement and services agreement

 

On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (“Stock Agreement”) with Globavir. The Company’s principal stockholder is also the principal stockholder in Globavir. The Stock Agreement provided for the distribution of 62,181 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $0.013 per share, to Globavir’s stockholders as payment for Globavir’s services and shared costs rendered on behalf of the Company in 2017, which were issued in 2018.