Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Abstract]

Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Prepaid expenses and other current assets:

The components of prepaid expenses and other current assets were as follows:

	December 31,
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)	2010		2011
Prepaid expenses		1,050		832
Grants recoverable		714		430
Valued-added tax recoverable		947		1,028
Advance to suppliers		661		352
Total Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,372		2,642