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Strategic Alliance with Alticor Inc. (A Related Party)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Strategic Alliance With Alticor Inc Abstract  
Strategic Alliance with Alticor Inc.

Note 4—Strategic Alliance with Alticor Inc. (A Related Party)

 

Since March 2003, the Company has maintained a broad strategic alliance with several affiliates of the Alticor family of companies, a related party through its role as both significant shareholder and lender to the Company, to develop and market novel nutritional and skin care products. The alliance initially included an equity investment, a multi-year research and development agreement, a licensing agreement with royalties on marketed products, the deferment of outstanding loan repayment and the refinancing of bridge financing obligations.

 

On October 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Merchant Network and Channel Partner Agreement with Amway Corp., d/b/a/ Amway Global (“Amway Global”), a subsidiary of Alticor Inc. Pursuant to this Agreement, Amway Global sells the Company’s Inherent Health® brand of genetic tests through its e-commerce website via a hyperlink to our e-commerce site. We paid Amway Global $142,000 and $262,000 in commissions for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, representing a percentage of net sales to their customers. The Company expenses commissions owed to Amway Global at the point of sale with the customer.

 

On September 14, 2012, the Company received a purchase order from Access Business Group, LLC (“ABG”), an affiliate of Pyxis, the Company’s largest stockholder and a subsidiary of Alticor. The order consists of kits of the Company’s Weight Management genetic test to be included in a promotional product bundle to be offered by ABG to the Amway sales channel in 2013. The total amount of the order was $1.0 million. The Company shipped $0.5 million in December 2012 and the balance in the first quarter of 2013. All payments due have been paid for this order. Tests are being processed from the order at March 31, 2013.

 

On September 21, 2012, the Company entered into a License Agreement with Access Business Group International LLC (“ABGI”), an affiliate of Pyxis. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company has granted ABGI and its affiliates a non-exclusive license to use the technology related to Interleukin’s Weight Management genetic test and to sell the Weight Management test in Europe, Russia and South Africa (the “Territories”). ABGI, or a laboratory designated by ABGI, will be responsible for processing the tests, and the Company will receive a royalty for each test sold, which royalty will increase if certain pending patent applications are issued. The License Agreement has an initial term of five years from the date of first commercial sale of the Weight Management test under the agreement. Thereafter, the term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless at least 60 days prior notice is delivered by either party. At March 31, 2013, no license fees have been earned from this agreement.

 

In connection with the execution of the License Agreement, the Company and ABGI also entered into a Professional Services Agreement (the “PSA”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide services to ABGI in connection with its sale and processing of the tests within the Territories. Services will be provided pursuant to a statement of work to be entered into from time to time between the parties. Such statements of work will also specify the fees to be paid by ABGI to Interleukin for such services. The PSA has no set term and may be terminated by either party, subject to certain conditions. To date, $5,250 in fees had been earned from this agreement.