10-K 1 form10k_123112.htm FORM 10-K 12/31/2012 form10k_123112.htm



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K


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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission File No. 001-336180

ULURU Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
41-2118656
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
4452 Beltway Drive
   
Addison, Texas
 
75001
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(214) 905-5145
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

None
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Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of Class)


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of June 29, 2012 (the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant (without admitting that any person whose shares are not included in the calculation is an affiliate) was approximately $2,077,591 based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the OTCQB™ marketplace on such date.

As of March 29, 2013, there were 12,218,322 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 65 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.


Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 30, 2013, in connection with the registrant’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, are incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III hereof.


 
 

 


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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO RISK AND UNCERTAINTY

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (including documents incorporated by reference) (this “Report’) and other written and oral statements we make from time to time contain certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact that they use words such as “should”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “target”, “may”, “project”, “guidance”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. One can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements are likely to relate to, among other things, the Company’s goals, plans and projections regarding its financial position, statements indicating that the Company has cash and cash equivalents sufficient to fund our operations in the future, results of operations, cash flows, market position, product development, product approvals, sales efforts, expenses, performance or results of current and anticipated products and the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, acquisitions, and financial results, which are based on current expectations that involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including internal or external factors that could delay, divert or change any of them in the next several years. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this Report, particularly under “Risk Factors”, that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.
 
Although the Company believes it has been prudent in its plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date made.  We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


ITEM 1.
BUSINESS

Company Mission and Strategy

ULURU Inc. (together with our subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “us”, “ULURU”, or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation.  We are a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing a broad range of innovative wound care and mucoadhesive film products based on our patented Nanoflex® and OraDiscTM drug delivery technologies, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients, health care professionals and health care payers.

Our strategy is twofold:

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Establish a market leadership position in wound management by developing and commercializing a customer focused portfolio of innovative wound care products based on the Nanoflex® technology to treat the various phases of wound healing; and
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Develop our oral mucoadhesive film technology (OraDiscTM) and generate revenues through multiple licensing agreements.





Core Technology Platforms

Nanoflex® Technology

The Nanoflex® technology platform provides the ability to use unique materials with a broad range of properties and potential applications. By using the Nanoflex® technology to formulate materials, a variety of unique biomaterials can be formed through the aggregation of hydrogel-like nanoparticles. This concept takes advantage of the inherent biocompatibility of hydrogels. Unlike bulk hydrogels, these particle aggregates are shape retentive, can be extruded or molded, and offer properties suitable for use in a variety of in-vivo medical devices, and in novel drug delivery systems, by providing tailored regions of drug incorporation and release. The polymers used in our Nanoflex® technology have been extensively researched and commercialized into several major medical products. They are generally accepted as safe, non-toxic and biocompatible.

Our Nanoflex® technology system has at its core a system of hydrogel-like nanoparticles composed of a polymer used in manufacturing contact lenses and other FDA-approved implants.  These nanoparticles aggregate immediately and irreversibly upon contact with physiological fluid, such as wound exudate or blood, forming a flexible, nano-porous, non-resorbable material termed an aggregate.

Utilizing our proprietary Nanoflex® technology, we have developed two separate development platforms from the system:

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Nanoflex® Powder
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Nanoflex® Injectable Liquid

Each of the systems is composed of nanoparticles which are stabilized to prevent aggregation prior to application to a physiological environment.  We can control the particle size and chemical composition to affect the rate of aggregation, the final material properties such as fluid content and strength of the resulting aggregate, and if desired, the drug delivery profile for actives trapped in the aggregate.

Nanoflex® Powder

Our Nanoflex® Powder is composed of hydrogel particles that aggregate immediately and irreversibly upon contact with physiological fluid such as wound exudate, forming a micro-porous flexible and non-resorbable skin-like barrier.  The transformation from a powder to a micro-porous skin-like barrier occurs without a chemical reaction and produces a non-resorbable material.  The skin-like barrier can be used to cover and protect a wound surface and can also be applied to the controlled delivery of drugs and other actives to a wound. The powder is applied as a dry material and immediately hydrates and forms a uniform, intact micro-porous film with adhesion to the moist wound.

A potential major advantage of our Nanoflex® technology is the ability to incorporate active drugs, and provide controlled release.  Drug molecules can be trapped within interstitial spaces between particles during aggregate formation. The spaces between particles, or nanopores in the lattice, can be tailored by varying the particle size which controls the diffusion rate.  Particle size directly affects the size of the holes and channels in the aggregate lattice, which slow down or speed up the movement of a compound as it is released.  By choosing specific particle sizes and compositions and formulating these with a given active, the drug delivery profile can be tailored for a specific application.




We have developed and are developing a range of products utilizing our Nanoflex® powder in wound care:

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Powder dressings for the coverage and protection of acute and chronic wounds without an active ingredient;
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Silver containing dressings with antimicrobial properties; and
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Collagen containing dressings for management of chronic wounds.

Many other actives can be combined with the base technology, which could lead to significant improvements versus the present standard of care, such as:

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Antibiotic containing dressings for treatment of infection; and
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Growth factor containing dressings for management of slow healing chronic wounds.

Nanoflex® Injectable Liquid

A suspension of hydrogel nanoparticles containing a small percentage of hyaluronic acid, when injected into tissue, immediately and irreversibly aggregates. With time, the hyaluronic acid portion of the aggregate resorbs, leaving behind a porous, Nanoflex® framework which provides the basis for cellular infiltration and acts as the anchor for collagen attachment.  The resulting non-migrating porous scaffold is projected to have a longevity time significantly greater than currently available commercial products.

This injectable system has been studied extensively for safety and for applications as a dermal filler to provide a family of soft tissue filler materials with different degrees of permanency.

Hyaluronic acid is a nonspecies-specific hydrophilic coiled polysaccharide that is present in all connective tissue.  In dermal and sub-dermal tissue, hyaluronic acid binds with water and provides volume and elasticity.  As a dermal filler, hyaluronic acid provides superb biocompatibility, but applications of this material can be limiting because the material is resorbed in a four to twelve month period requiring repeat injections.  Our dermal filler and sub-dermal filler can be composed of between 1% and 95% hyaluronic acid.  Materials for facial sculpting containing a lower amount of hyaluronic acid result in a higher degree of permanence.

Mucoadhesive OraDiscTM Technology

Treatment of oral conditions generally relies upon the use of medications formulated as gels and pastes, which are applied to lesions in the mouth. The duration of effectiveness of these medications is typically short because the applied dose is worn away through the mechanical actions of speaking, eating, and tongue movement, and is washed away by saliva flow. To address these problems, we developed a novel erodible mucoadhesive film product. This technology, known as OraDisc™, comprises a multi-layered film having an adhesive layer, a pre-formed film layer, and a coated backing layer. Depending upon the intended application, a pharmaceutically active compound can be formulated within any of these layers, providing a wide range of potential applications. The disc stays in place eroding over a period of time, so that subsequent removal is unnecessary. The drug delivery rate is pre-determined by the rate of erosion of the disc, which is in turn controlled by the composition of the backing layer.

Our adhesive film technology has multiple applications, including the localized delivery of drug to a mucosal site, use as a transmucosal delivery device for delivering drugs into the systemic circulation, and incorporating the drug in the outer layer for delivery into the oral cavity. The adhesive film will adhere to any wet mucosal surface, including the vagina, where this technology represents an opportunity to improve the delivery of drugs for female healthcare applications. Additionally, the adhesive film has been formulated to adhere to the surface of teeth and gums for the delivery of dental health and cosmetic dental actives.
 
OraDisc™ was initially developed as a drug delivery system to treat canker sores with the same active ingredient (amlexanox) that is used in our Aphthasol® paste.  We have continued to develop the OraDisc™ technology and we have generated or are exploring additional prototype drug delivery products, including those for pain palliation in the oral cavity, gingivitis, cough and cold treatment, breath freshener, and other dental applications.
 



Marketed Products

We have used our drug delivery technology platforms to develop the following products and product candidates:

Altrazeal®

Altrazeal® Transforming Powder Dressing, based on our Nanoflex® technology, has the potential to change the way health care providers approach their treatment of wounds.  Launched in June 2008, the product is indicated for exuding wounds such as partial thickness burns, donor sites, abrasions, surgical, trauma and chronic wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers. The powder fills and seals the wound to provide an optimal moist wound healing environment. The wound exudate is controlled through the high moisture vapor transpiration rate (MVTR) of the material generated by capillary forces that creates a low pressure environment at the wound bed which supports cellular function and tissue repair and holds the dressing in place. Other characteristics of Altrazeal® that promote healing are oxygen permeability and bacteria impermeability.  Patient comfort is enhanced with the easy application and removal of our wound dressing, where no granulating tissue is harmed during the removal procedure.  In a randomized clinical study Altrazeal® demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in patient pain and comfort compared to Aquacel® AG, a market leading product.  Also, in numerous clinical settings, including venous ulcers, arterial ulcers and second degree burns, significant pain reduction has been reported by patients, enabling increased compliance to therapy and improved clinical outcomes.  The dressing is flexible and adherent and is designed to allow greater range of motion. In addition, the ability of Altrazeal® to manage wound exudates extends the wear time between dressing changes, which offers a significant pharmaco-economic benefit.  This feature is considered an extremely important marketing advantage in countries where there are socialized medical programs.

The regulatory status of Altrazeal® is a 510(k) exempt product. The FDA was notified and the product was registered in June 2008.

Since the roll-out of Altrazeal® in June 2008, there have been many outstanding clinical results.  Positive clinical experiences have been documented through the completion of one randomized clinical trial, the publishing of more than 35 poster presentations, and one peer reviewed article being published in an international indexed journal.

The extensive clinical data supporting the benefits of Altrazeal® has been further enhanced by the clinical experience in Europe and Australia.  In 2013, a clinical study is planned to prospectively show the financial and clinical benefits associated with the use of Altrazeal® in chronic wounds.  To further improve the cost effectiveness of Altrazeal®, a 0.75 gram blister pack has been launched in the United States, Australia, and Austria.  The 0.75 gram blister pack contains a quantity of product more appropriate for treating smaller chronic wounds.

The focus of our commercial activities is introducing Altrazeal® in all major international markets, in conjunction with our European partners, through our 25% owned company, Altrazeal Trading Ltd.  Altrazeal® is already marketed in Australia and Austria.  In the first half of 2013, Altrazeal Trading Ltd plans to have Altrazeal® available in twelve international markets.  The clinical and economic benefits that can be derived using Altrazeal® are important marketing features in socialized medical programs throughout Europe.  We believe that revenue growth will be maximized by focusing on international markets.  Consequently, our limited resources are being allocated to international expansion rather than growth in the U.S.



Currently, we do not have sufficient human or financial resources to effectively compete in the U.S. market.  Utilizing predominately independent sales representatives over which we have no control has proven ineffective.  By developing a strong presence internationally, we believe that it will significantly strengthen our position to engage a marketing partner with the necessary experience and financial resources to effectively compete in the U.S market.  Additionally, we believe healthcare reform will change the reimbursement system so that cost effective treatments such as Altrazeal® will be commercially more desirable.  We continue to have successes with a limited number of healthcare institutions in the U.S., which suggests the potential in the U.S. market.

In June 2010, we entered into a licensing and supply agreement with Jiangxi Aiqilin Pharmaceuticals Group Company, a corporation in China (“Aiqilin”), for the development and commercialization of Altrazeal® in China, including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.  Under the terms of the agreement, we will receive an upfront licensing payment, milestone payments based on certain regulatory approvals and on the achievement of certain cumulative product sales performance, and a royalty based on product sales.  Aiqilin has also been granted certain manufacturing rights.  The agreement covers Altrazeal®, Altrazeal® Silver, and Altrazeal® Collagen.

In July 2010, we received notification that Altrazeal® Transforming Powder Dressing had been granted CE Mark Certification.  The issuance of a CE Mark for Altrazeal® represents a significant milestone for the commercial expansion as this enables us to market in all European Union member states and other countries that recognize the CE Mark.

In September 2010, we entered into a worldwide distribution agreement appointing Novartis Animal Health, Inc. as the exclusive distributor of a veterinary version of Altrazeal® for marketing to the animal health sector.  Under the terms of the agreement, we will supply Novartis Animal Health, Inc. with finished product for marketing in the global markets.  The agreement further states that other wound care products developed by us may also be covered by the agreement upon the mutual agreement of the parties.  In November 2012, we completed the initial shipment of the veterinary version of Altrazeal® to Novartis Animal Health, Inc.

In January 2012, we executed a License and Supply Agreement with Melmed Holding AG (“Melmed”) to market Altrazeal ® throughout the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East.  Under the terms of the Melmed Agreement, we received a licensing fee in 2012, will receive certain royalties on product sales within the territories, and will supply Altrazeal® at a price equal to 30% of the net sales price.  Contemporaneous with the execution of the Melmed Agreement, we also executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of Altrazeal Trading Ltd., a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive marketing of Altrazeal® throughout the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East.  We received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in Altrazeal Trading Ltd.  On December 21, 2012, we executed Amendment No. 1 to License and Supply Agreement for the purpose of expanding the territories to include Asia and the Pacific (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan), to revise the royalty percentage on product sales within the territories, and to revise certain supply prices of Altrazeal®.  In July and October 2012, we completed the initial shipments of Altrazeal® for distribution in Australia and in January 2013 we completed the initial shipment of Altrazeal® for distribution in Austria.

Aphthasol®  (Amlexanox 5% Paste)

Aphthasol®, amlexanox 5% paste, is the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of canker sores.  Extensive clinical studies have shown that Aphthasol® accelerates the healing of canker sores which results in a significant statistically significant reduction in the level of pain a patient experiences over the duration of the ulcer episode.  Additionally, a Phase IV clinical study conducted in Northern Ireland was completed in November 2000 and results confirmed that amlexanox 5% paste was effective in preventing the formation of an ulcer when used at the first sign or symptom of the disease.
 
Marketing authorization for amlexanox 5% paste in the United Kingdom was received in September 2001.  Subsequently, approval to market was granted in Austria, Germany, Greece, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

The therapeutic Products Programme, the Canadian equivalent of the FDA, has issued a notice of compliance permitting the sale of amlexanox 5% paste, called Apthera®, in Canada by Pharmascience Inc., our Canadian partner.

In November 2008, Meda AB expanded their territorial rights to include the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherland, Turkey, which were in addition to their existing territories of Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Iceland. In addition to our license agreement with Meda AB, licensing agreements have been executed with Laboratories Esteve for Spain, Portugal and Greece; Pharmascience Inc. for Canada; EpiTan, Ltd. for Australia and New Zealand; and Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd for Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore; and KunWha Pharmaceutical Co., LTD for South Korea. Currently, Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Canada is our contract manufacturer for all markets including the United States.
 



OraDisc™ A

Treatment of oral conditions generally relies upon the use of medications formulated as gels and pastes that are applied to lesions in the mouth. The duration of effectiveness of these medications is typically short because the applied dose is worn away through the mechanical actions of speaking, eating, and tongue movement, and is washed away by saliva flow. To address these problems, we have developed a novel, cost-effective, adhesive film product that is bioerodible. This technology, known as OraDisc™, comprises a multi-layered film having an adhesive layer, an optional pre-formed film layer, and a coated backing layer.

OraDisc™ A was developed as a drug delivery system to treat canker sores using the same active ingredient (amlexanox) that is used in Aphthasol® paste. We anticipate that higher amlexanox concentrations will be achieved at the disease site, increasing the effectiveness of the product.  OraDisc™ A was approved by the FDA in September 2004.

This successful development was an important technology milestone which supports the development of our OraDisc™ range of products. To achieve OraDisc™ A approval, in addition to performing the necessary clinical studies to prove efficacy, an irritation study, a 28-day safety study and drug distribution studies were conducted which support the development of additional products.  Patients in a 700 patient clinical study and 28-day safety study completed a survey which produced very positive results with regard to perceived effectiveness, ease of application, ability of the disc to remain in place and purchase intent. These data give strong support to our overall development program. The survey data confirms market research studies which indicate a strong patient acceptance of this delivery device.

In June 2008, we executed a Licensing and Supply Agreement with KunWha Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, for OraDisc™ A and Aphthasol (5% amlexanox) paste in South Korea.  KunWha Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd paid us an upfront licensing fee and further milestone payments are to be made on regulatory approval and achievement of certain commercial milestones.

In November 2008, we executed an expanded European Agreement with Meda AB, Sweden for OraDisc™ A and Aphthasol® (5% amlexanox) paste for distribution into most major European markets. Meda AB paid us an upfront licensing fee and additional milestone payments will be made upon regulatory approval and achievements of commercial milestones.  Meda AB intends to apply for regulatory approval for OraDisc™ A in 2013.

OraDiscTM B

A second mucoadhesive disc product has also been successfully developed for the treatment and management of oral pain. This product contains 15 milligrams of benzocaine which is the maximum allowable strength that falls under the classification of an OTC monograph product. This classification allows for an easier regulatory pathway to market. The product has been optimized and is ready for commercial scale-up.

In October 2012, we executed a License and Supply Agreement with ORADISC GmbH (“Ora-D”) to market worldwide all applications of our OraDisc™ erodible film technology for dental applications including but not limited to benzocaine (OraDisc™ B).

OraDiscTM – Other Applications

In October 2012, we executed a License and Supply Agreement with ORADISC GmbH (“Ora-D”) to market worldwide all applications of our OraDisc™ erodible film technology for dental applications including benzocaine (OraDisc™ B), re-mineralization dental strips, fluoride dental strips, long-acting breath freshener, and amlexanox (OraDisc™ A).  The marketing rights for OraDisc™ A granted to Ora-D exclude territories held by Meda AB, EpiTan Pharmaceuticals, KunWha Pharmaceutical, Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA, Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd., and Pharmascience Inc.  We have also granted to Ora-D a twenty-four month option to utilize the OraDisc™ erodible film technology for drug delivery for migraine, nausea and vomiting, cough and cold, and pain.  Under the terms of the Ora-D Agreement, we received a licensing fee in 2012, will receive certain royalties on product sales within the territories, and will supply OraDisc™ products.  Contemporaneous with the execution of the Ora-D Agreement, we also executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of ORADISC GmbH, a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive development and marketing of OraDisc™ erodible film technology products.  We received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in ORADISC GmbH.





Marketing Relationships

For our commercialized products, we currently rely upon the following relationships in the following marketing territories for sales, manufacturing and/or regulatory approval efforts:

Altrazeal®
 
Melmed Holding AG
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European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and the Pacific (excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan)
 
Jiangxi Aiqilin Pharmaceuticals Group
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China

Altrazeal® - Veterinary
 
Novartis Animal Health
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Worldwide

Amlexanox 5% paste
 
ORADISC GmbH
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Worldwide (excluding territories held by Meda AB, EpiTan Pharmaceuticals, KunWha Pharmaceutical, Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA, Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd., and Pharmascience Inc.)
 
Meda AB
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United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Iceland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States
 
EpiTan Pharmaceuticals
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Australia and New Zealand
 
KunWha Pharmaceutical
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South Korea
 
Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA
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Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Andorra
 
Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd.
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Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore
 
Pharmascience Inc.
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Canada

OraDisc™ A
 
ORADISC GmbH
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Worldwide (excluding territories held by Meda AB, EpiTan Pharmaceuticals, KunWha Pharmaceutical, Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA, Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd., and Pharmascience Inc.)
 
Meda AB
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United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Iceland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States
 
EpiTan Pharmaceuticals
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Australia and New Zealand
 
KunWha Pharmaceutical
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South Korea
 
Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA
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Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Andorra
 
Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd.
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Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore
 
Pharmascience Inc.
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Canada

OraDisc™ B
 
ORADISC GmbH
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Worldwide




Patents

We believe that the value of technology both to us and to our potential corporate partners is established and enhanced by our broad intellectual property positions. Consequently, we have already been issued and seek to obtain additional U.S. and foreign patents for products under development and for new discoveries. Patent applications are filed for our inventions and prospective products with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and, when appropriate, with authorities in countries that are part of the Paris Convention’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”) (most major countries in Western Europe and the Far East) and with other authorities in major markets not covered by the PCT.

With regards to our Nanoflex® technology, three U.S. patents have issued and two U.S. and four PCT patent applications have been filed. The granted patents and patent applications have a variety of potential applications, such as wound management, burn care, dermal fillers, artificial discs and tissue scaffold.  In December 2006 we acquired from Access Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Access”) all patent rights and all intellectual properties associated with the Nanoflex® technology.  We then licensed to Access certain specific applications of the Nanoparticle Aggregate technology which include use in intraperotinial, intratumoral, subscutaneous or intramuscular drug delivery implants, excluding aesthetic dermal or facial fillers.

We have one U.S. patent and have filed one U.S. and two PCT patent applications for our OraDisc™ technology. This oral delivery vehicle potentially overcomes the difficulties encountered in using conventional paste and gel formulations for conditions in the mouth. Utilizing this technology, we anticipate that higher drug concentrations will be achieved at the disease site, increasing the effectiveness of the product.  Our patent applications cover the delivery of drugs through or into any mucosal surface and onto the surface of gums and teeth. The patent and patent applications cover our ability to control the erosion time of the adhesive film and the subsequent drug release by adjusting the ratio of hydrophobic to hydrophilic polymers in the outer layer of the composite film.

The United States patents for our technologies and products expire in the years indicated below:

Nanoflex® technology
 
Year of Expiration
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Hydrogel – Shape retentive hydrogel particle aggregate
 
2022
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Altrazeal® Injectable
 
2024
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Altrazeal® wound dressing and biomaterials
 
2026
       
OraDisc™ technology
   
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Mucoadhesive erodible drug delivery device
 
2024


Manufacturing and Supply

We currently rely on contract manufacturers, monitored by our internal management, to manufacture, package, and finish our products in conformance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP).  We currently rely on a limited number of contract manufacturers for the manufacture, packaging, and finishing of our products and do not currently have relationships with redundant suppliers. We believe that there are alternate contract manufacturers that can satisfy our production requirements without significant delay or material additional costs.

 
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Significant Customers

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from a few major customers.  Customers with greater than 10% of total revenues, along with their relative percentage of total revenues, for the year ended December 31 are represented on the following table:

Customers
Product
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Customer A
Aphthasol®
    13 %     53 %
  Customer B
Altrazeal®
    32 %     ---  
  Customer C
Altrazeal® Veterinary
    14 %     ---  
  Total
      59 %     53 %

Research and Development

We are continuously engaged in research and development activities.  During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 approximately $833,000, $947,000 and $1,258,000, respectively, were expended for research and development.  The costs incurred for each of the three years are primarily attributable to the development and commercialization of Altrazeal®.  We continue to perform activities to develop new products and to improve existing products utilizing our proprietary technologies.

Government Regulation

We are subject to extensive regulation by the federal government, principally by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and, to a lesser extent, by other federal and state agencies as well as comparable agencies in foreign countries where registration of products will be pursued. Although a number of our formulations incorporate extensively tested drug substances, because the resulting formulations make claims of enhanced efficacy and/or improved side effect profiles, they are expected to be classified as new drugs by the FDA.

The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and other federal, state and foreign statues and regulations govern the testing, manufacturing, safety, labeling, storage, shipping, and record keeping of our products. The FDA has the authority to approve or not approve new drug applications and/or new medical devices and inspect research, clinical and manufacturing records and facilities.

In Europe, the filing of a Technical File Dossier to a Notified Body allows the medical device to receive a CE mark which allows commercialization of the product in the European Union.

Among the requirements for drug and medical device approval and testing is that the prospective manufacturer’s facilities and methods conform to the Code of Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMP”) regulations, which establish the manufacturing and quality requirements, and the facilities or controls to be used during, the production process. Such facilities and manufacturing process are subject to ongoing FDA inspection to insure compliance.

The steps required before a pharmaceutical product or medical device product may be produced and marketed in the U.S. can include preclinical tests, the filing of an Investigational New Drug application (“IND”) or an Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) with the FDA, which must become effective pursuant to FDA regulations before human clinical trials may commence.  Numerous phases of clinical testing and the FDA approval of a New Drug Application (“NDA”), a Product Marketing Authorization (“PMA”), or a 510(k) application (“510(k)”) is also typically required prior to commercial sale.

 
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Preclinical tests are conducted in the laboratory, usually involving animals, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the potential product. The results of preclinical tests are submitted as part of the IND and IDE application and are fully reviewed by the FDA prior to granting the sponsor permission to commence clinical trials in humans. All trials are conducted under International Conference on Harmonization, good clinical practice guidelines. All investigator sites and sponsor facilities are subject to FDA inspection to insure compliance. Clinical trials typically involve a three-phase process.  In the case of a pharmaceutical product, Phase I, the initial clinical evaluations, consists of administering the drug and testing for safety and tolerated dosages. Phase II involves a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication and to determine optimal dosage and dose interval and to identify possible adverse side effects and risks in a larger patient group. When a product is found safe, an initial efficacy is established in Phase II, the product is then evaluated in Phase III clinical trials. Phase III trials consist of expanded multi-location testing for efficacy and safety to evaluate the overall benefit to risk index of the investigational drug in relationship to the disease treated. The results of preclinical and human clinical testing are submitted to the FDA in the form of an NDA, PMA, or 510(k) for approval to commence commercial sales.

The process of performing the requisite testing, data collection, analysis and compilation of an IND, IDE, NDA, PMA, or 510(k) is labor intensive and costly and may take a protracted time period.  In some cases, tests may have to be redone or new tests instituted to comply with FDA requests.  Review by the FDA may also take considerable time and there is no guarantee that an NDA, PMA, or 510(k) will be approved.  Therefore, we cannot estimate with any certainty the length of the approval cycle.

The regulatory status of our principal products is as follows:

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Altrazeal® is a product approved for sale in the U.S., the European Union (together with countries that recognize the CE mark), Australia, and New Zealand;
   
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Other Altrazeal® products are currently in development phases;
   
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5% amlexanox paste is a product approved for sale in the U.S. (Aphthasol®); approved in Canada and a number of EU countries but not yet sold;
   
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OraDisc™ A is a product approved for sale in the U.S. as of September 2004; we are completing steps for manufacturing and sale of the product in 2013; and
   
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Our other OraDisc™ products are currently in the development phase.

We are also governed by other federal, state and local laws of general applicability, such as laws regulating working conditions, employment practices, as well as environmental protection.

 
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Competition

The medical device and pharmaceutical industry is characterized by intense competition, rapid product development and technological change.  Competition is intense among manufacturers of prescription pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other product areas where we may develop and market products in the future.  Most of our potential competitors in the wound care market such as Smith & Nephew plc, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., ConvaTec Inc., Systagenix Wound Management Limited, 3M Company, and Molnlycke Health Care are large, well established medical device or healthcare companies with considerably greater financial, marketing, sales and technical resources than are available to us. Additionally, many of our potential competitors have research and development capabilities that may allow such competitors to develop new or improved products that may compete with our product lines.  Our potential products could be rendered obsolete or made uneconomical by the development of new products to treat the conditions to be addressed by our developments, technological advances affecting the cost of production, or marketing or pricing actions by one or more of our potential competitors.  Our business, financial condition and results of operation could be materially adversely affected by any one or more of such developments.  We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors or that competition will not have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  We are aware of certain developmental projects for products to treat or prevent certain disease targeted by us.  The existence of these potential products or other products or treatments of which we are not aware, or products or treatments that may be developed in the future, may adversely affect the marketability of products developed by us.

In the area of wound management and burn care, which are the focus of our development activities, a number of companies are developing or evaluating new technology approaches.  We expect that technological developments will occur at a rapid rate and that competition is likely to intensify as various alternative technologies achieve similar, if not identical, advantages.

Wound care products developed from our Nanoflex® technology, including Altrazeal®, will compete with numerous well established products including Aquacel® marketed by ConvaTec Inc., Silvercel and Promongran marketed by Systagenix Wound Management Limited, Acticoat and Allevyn marketed by Smith and Nephew plc, and Mepitel and Mepliex marketing by Molnlycke Health Care.

Our product, Aphthasol®, is the only product clinically proven to accelerate the healing of canker sores.  There are numerous products, including prescription steroids such as Kenalog in OraBase, and many over-the-counter pain relief formulations that incorporate a local anesthetic used for the treatment of this condition.

Even if our products are fully developed and receive the required regulatory approval, of which there can be no assurance, we believe that our products that require extensive sales efforts directed both at the consumer and the medical professional can only compete successfully if marketed by a company having expertise and a strong presence in the therapeutic area or in direct to consumer marketing. Consequently, our business model is to form strategic alliances with major or regional pharmaceutical companies for products to compete in these markets.  Management believes that our development risks should be minimized and that the technology potentially could be more rapidly developed and successfully introduced into the marketplace by adopting this strategy.

 
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Employees

As of December 31, 2012, we had 7 full-time employees, including 3 in research and development, 3 in general and administration and 1 in manufacturing and quality.  In addition, we use contract consultants for business development, quality control and quality assurance, clinical administration, and regulatory affairs.  Our employees are not represented by a labor union and are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.  Management believes that we maintain good relations with our personnel.  At times, we may compliment our internal expertise with external scientific consultants, university research laboratories and contract manufacturing organizations that specialize in various aspects of drug development including clinical development, regulatory affairs, toxicology, preclinical testing and process scale-up.

Executive Officers

The following table sets forth the executive officers of the Company, as of the date hereof, along with their respective ages and positions.  Each of the officers listed below has been appointed to hold the office listed opposite his respective name until the earlier to occur of the death or resignation of such officer or until a successor has been duly appointed by the board of directors of the Company.

Name
 
Age
 
Position
  Kerry P. Gray
 
60
 
  President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
  Terrance K. Wallberg
 
58
 
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer

Set forth below is certain employment and biographical information with respect to each executive officer of the Company.

Kerry P. Gray has served as one of our directors since March 2006 and currently serves as our President, and Chief Executive Officer.  Previously, Mr. Gray was the President and CEO and a director of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 1993 until May 2005. Previously, Mr. Gray served as Chief Financial Officer of PharmaScience, Inc., a company he co-founded to acquire technologies in the drug delivery area. From May 1990 to August 1991, Mr. Gray was Senior Vice President, Americas, Australia and New Zealand for Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. Prior to the Rhone-Poulenc Rorer merger, he had been Area Vice President Americas of Rorer International Pharmaceuticals. From 1986 to May 1988, he was Vice President, Finance of Rorer International Pharmaceuticals, having served in the same capacity at the Revlon Health Care Group of companies before the acquisition by Rorer Group. Between 1975 and 1985, he held various senior financial positions with the Revlon Health Care Group.

Terrance K. Wallberg has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March, 2006.  Mr. Wallberg is a Certified Public Accountant and possesses an extensive and diverse background with over 30 years of experience with entrepreneurial/start-up companies.  Prior to joining ULURU Inc., Mr. Wallberg was Chief Financial Officer with Alliance Hospitality Management from 2004 to 2005 and previous to that was Chief Financial Officer for DCB Investments, Inc., a Dallas, Texas based diversified real estate holding company from 2000 to 2004.  During his five year tenure at DCB Investments, Mr. Wallberg acquired valuable experience with several successful start-up businesses and dealing with the external financial community.  Prior to DCB Investments, Mr. Wallberg spent 22 years with Metro Hotels, Inc., serving in several finance/accounting capacities and culminating his tenure as Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Wallberg is a member of the American Society and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.

 
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Organizational History

We were incorporated on September 17, 1987 under the laws of the State of Nevada, originally under the name Casinos of the World, Inc.  From April 1993 to January 2002, the Company changed its name on four separate occasions, with Oxford Ventures, Inc. being the Company’s name on January 30, 2002.

On March 29, 2006, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation in Nevada authorizing a 400:1 reverse stock split on March 29, 2006. The Certificate of Amendment also authorized a decrease in authorized shares of common stock from 400,000,000 shares, par value $.001 each, to 200,000,000, par value $.001 each, and authorized up to 20,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001.

On March 31, 2006, a subsidiary of the Company, which had acquired the net assets of the Nanoflex® and Mucoadhesive OraDisc™ technologies from Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., merged with and into ULURU Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ULURU Delaware"), and ULURU Delaware become a became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  On March 31, 2006, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation in Nevada to change our name from "Oxford Ventures, Inc." to "ULURU Inc."  On the same date, we moved our executive offices to Addison, Texas.

On June 24, 2011, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation effecting a 15:1 reverse stock split effective June 29, 2011.

On September 13, 2011, we filed a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 4452 Beltway Drive, Addison, Texas 75001, and our telephone number is (214) 905-5130.

Altrazeal®, Aphthasol®, Nanoflex®, OraDiscTM, the ULURU logo and other trademarks or service marks of the Company appearing in this Report are the property of ULURU Inc.  This Report contains additional trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies.

Available Information

Our internet address is www.uluruinc.com.  We are not including the information contained in our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this annual report on Form 10-K.  We make available free of charge through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
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ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS

 
You should carefully consider the following risk factors before you decide to invest in our Company and our business because these risk factors may have a significant impact on our business, operating results, financial condition, and cash flows. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Operations

We do not have significant operating revenue and we may never have sufficient revenue to be profitable.

Our ability to achieve significant revenue or profitability depends upon our ability to successfully commercialize existing products, particularly Altrazeal®.  Historically, none of our existing products have had significant sales and all of our products compete in a competitive marketplace.  We may not generate significant revenues or profits from the sale of Altrazeal® or other products in the future. If we are unable to generate significant revenues over the long term, we will not be profitable and may need to discontinue our operations.

A failure to obtain additional capital if needed could jeopardize our operations, and the raising of additional capital may be dilutive or incurring additional indebtedness may create default risks.

We believe existing and contemplated arrangements for additional capital or debt should provide us with adequate financial resources to continue to fund our business plan and meet our operating requirements through 2013 and beyond.  If we have unanticipated costs, our revenues are less than expected, or existing commitments do not yield anticipated capital, we may need to obtain additional capital earlier than anticipated.  In any case, absence a significant increase in revenue, we will need to raise additional capital to fund our operations over the longer term.

As we go to market to raise capital, we may be unable to obtain necessary financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all.  If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we would be unable to continue our operations.  Even if we are able to raise capital, we may raise capital by selling equity securities, which will be dilutive to existing shareholders.  If we incur additional indebtedness, costs of financing may be extremely high, and we will be subject to default risks associated with such indebtedness, which may harm our ability to continue our operations.

Our financial condition limits our ability to borrow funds or to raise additional equity as may be required to fund our future operations.

We rely on capital from loan and the sale of equity securities to fund our operations due to our limited revenue.  Our ability to borrow funds or raise additional equity is be limited by our financial condition.  If we do not experience a significant increase in revenue, and are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to discontinue operations.

 
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Sales of our products is dependent upon the efforts of commercial partners and other third parties over which we have no or little control.

The right to market and sale our key products has been licensed to third parties and to entities in which we have minority equity stakes.  This presents certain risks, including the following:

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our commercial partners and licensees may not place the same priority on sales of a product as we do, may fail to honor contractual commitments, may not have the expertise, market strength or other characteristics necessary to effectively market our products, may dedicate only limited resources to, and/or may abandon, marketing of a product for reasons, including reasons such as a shift in corporate focus, unrelated to its merits;
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our commercial partners may be in the early stages of development and may not have sufficient liquidity to effectively obtain approvals for and market our product consistent with contractual commitments or our expectations;
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 we may have disputes with our commercial partners, which may inhibit development, lead to an abandonment of our arrangements or have other negative consequences; and
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even if the commercialization and marketing of products is successful, our revenue share may be limited and may not exceed our associated development and operating costs.

If any of these risks our realized, our revenues are unlikely to be sufficient to support our operations over the long terms, and we may have to discontinue operations.

We may not successfully commercialize our product candidates.

Our product candidates are subject to the risks of failure inherent in the development of pharmaceuticals based on new technologies and our failure to develop safe, commercially viable products would severely limit our ability to become profitable or to achieve significant revenues.  We may be unable to successfully commercialize our product candidates because:

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some or all of our product candidates may be found to be unsafe or ineffective or otherwise fail to meet applicable regulatory standards or receive necessary regulatory clearances;
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our product candidates, if safe and effective, may be too difficult to develop into commercially viable products;
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it may be difficult to manufacture or market our product candidates in a large scale;
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proprietary rights of third parties may preclude us from marketing our product candidates; and
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third parties may market superior or equivalent products.

If we are unable to maintain effective sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, or to enter into agreements with third parties to do so, we will be unable to successfully commercialize Altrazeal®.

If we are unable to establish the capabilities to sell, market and distribute Altrazeal® by entering into agreements with others, or to maintain such capabilities in countries where we have already commenced commercial sales, we will not be able to successfully sell Altrazeal®. In that event, we will not be able to generate significant revenues. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to enter into and maintain any marketing or distribution agreements with third-party providers on acceptable terms, if at all. Even if we enter into marketing and distribution agreements with third parties on acceptable terms, we may not do so in an efficient manner or on a timely basis. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in commercializing Altrazeal®.

 
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We may be unable to successfully develop, market, or commercialize our products or our product candidates without establishing new relationships and maintaining current relationships.

Our strategy for the development and commercialization of our potential pharmaceutical products may require us to enter into various arrangements with corporate and collaborators, licensees and others, in addition to our existing relationships with other parties.  Specifically, we need to joint venture, sublicense or enter other marketing arrangements with parties that have an established marketing capability.  Furthermore, if we maintain and establish arrangements or relationships with third parties, our business will depend upon the successful performance by these third parties of their responsibilities under those arrangements and relationships.  Our ability to successfully commercialize, and market our products and product candidates could be limited if a number of our existing relationships were terminated.

We may be unable to successfully manufacture our products and our product candidates in commercial quantities without the assistance of contract manufacturers, which may be difficult for us to obtain and maintain.

We have limited experience in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in commercial quantities and we may not be able to manufacture any new pharmaceutical products that we may develop.  As a result, we have established, and in the future intend to establish, arrangements with contract manufacturers to supply sufficient quantities of products for the manufacture, packaging, labeling, and distribution of finished pharmaceutical products.  Our business could suffer if there are delays or difficulties in establishing relationships with manufacturers to produce, package, label and distribute our finished pharmaceutical or other medical products, if any, and the market introduction and subsequent sales of such products.  Moreover, contract manufacturers that we may use must adhere to current Good Manufacturing Practices, as required by FDA.  In this regard, the FDA will not issue a pre-market approval or product and establishment licenses, where applicable, to a manufacturing facility for the products until the manufacturing facility passes a pre-approval plant inspection.  If we are unable to obtain or retain third party manufacturing on commercially acceptable terms, we may not be able to commercialize our products as planned.  Our dependence upon third parties for the manufacture of our products may harm our ability to generate significant revenues or acceptable profit margins and our ability to develop and deliver such products on a timely and competitive basis.

We may incur substantial product liability expenses due to the use or misuse of our products.

Our business exposes us to potential liability risks that are inherent in the testing, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products. We may face substantial liability for damages if adverse side effects or product defects are identified with any of our products. We may be unable to satisfy any claims for which we may be held liable as a result of the use or misuse of products which we have developed, manufactured or sold.  Any such product liability could harm our operations, and a large judgment could force us to discontinue our operations.

We may incur significant liabilities if we fail to comply with stringent environmental regulations.

Our development processes involve the controlled use of hazardous materials.  We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations related to the use, manufacture, storage, handling, and disposal of such material and certain waste products.  If we experience an accident with hazardous materials or otherwise mishandle them, we could be held liable for any damages.  Any such liability could exceed our resources and force us to discontinue operations.

Additional federal, state, foreign and local laws and regulations affecting our operations may be adopted in the future, including laws related to climate change.  We may incur substantial costs to comply with these laws or regulations.  Additionally, we may incur substantial fines or penalties if we violate any of these laws or regulations.

 
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Our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our drug or device candidates will substantially depend upon the availability of reimbursement funds for the costs of the resulting drugs or devices and related treatments.

The successful commercialization of, and the interest of potential collaborative partners to invest in the commercialization of our drug or device candidates, may depend substantially upon the reimbursement at acceptable levels of the costs of the resulting drugs or devices and related treatments from government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, including health maintenance organizations, or HMOs.  To date, the costs of our marketed products Altrazeal® and Aphthasol® generally have been reimbursed at acceptable levels; however, the amount of such reimbursement in the United States or elsewhere may be decreased in the future or may be unavailable for any drugs or devices that we may develop in the future.  Limited reimbursement for the cost of any drugs or devices that we develop may reduce the demand for, or price of such drugs or devices, which would hamper our ability to obtain collaborative partners to commercialize our drugs or devices, or to obtain a sufficient financial return on our own manufacture and commercialization of any future drugs or devices.

Intense competition may limit our ability to successfully develop and market commercial products.

The pharmaceutical industry is intensely competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change. Our competitors in the United States and elsewhere are numerous and include, among others, major multinational pharmaceutical, device, and chemical companies.

In the area of wound management and burn care, which is the primary focus of our commercialization and development activities, a number of companies are developing or evaluating new technology approaches.  Significantly larger companies compete in this marketplace including Smith & Nephew plc, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., ConvaTec Inc., Systagenix Wound Management Limited, 3M Company, Molnlycke Health Care, and numerous other companies.  We expect that technological developments will occur at a rapid rate and that competition is likely to intensify as various alternative technologies achieve similar if not identical advantages.

Prescription steroids such as Kenalog in OraBase, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, may compete with our commercialized Aphthasol® product. OTC products including Orajel (Church and Dwight) and Anbesol (Pfizer Consumer Healthcare) also compete in the aphthous ulcer market.

These competitors have and employ greater financial and other resources, including larger research and development, marketing and manufacturing organizations.  As a result, our competitors may successfully develop technologies and drugs that are more effective or less costly than any that we are developing or which would render our technology and future products obsolete and noncompetitive.

In addition, some of our competitors have greater experience than we do in conducting preclinical and clinical trials and may obtain FDA and other regulatory approvals for product candidates more rapidly than we do.  Companies that complete clinical trials obtain required regulatory agency approvals and commence commercial sale of their products before their competitors may achieve a significant competitive advantage.  Products resulting from our development efforts or from our joint efforts with collaborative partners therefore may not be commercially competitive with our competitors’ existing products or products under development.

 
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The market may not accept any pharmaceutical products that we successfully develop.

The drugs and devices that we are attempting to develop may compete with a number of well-established drugs and devices manufactured and marketed by major pharmaceutical companies.  The degree of market acceptance of any drugs or devices developed by us will depend on a number of factors, including the establishment and demonstration of the clinical efficacy and safety of our drug candidates, the potential advantage of our drug candidates over existing therapies and the reimbursement policies of government and third-party payers, and the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and those of our partners.  Physicians, patients or the medical community in general may not accept or use any drugs or devices that we may develop independently or with our collaborative partners and if they do not, our business could suffer.

Our future financial results could be adversely impacted by asset impairments or other charges.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350-30, Intangibles Other than Goodwill requires that we test goodwill and other intangible assets determined to have indefinite lives for impairment on an annual, or on an interim basis if certain events occur or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value or if the fair value of intangible assets with indefinite lives falls below their carrying value. In addition, under ASC Topic 350-30, long-lived assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. A significant decrease in the fair value of a long-lived asset, an adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset is being used or in its physical condition or an expectation that a long-lived asset will be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated life are among several of the factors that could result in an impairment charge.

We evaluate intangible assets determined to have indefinite lives for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, sales or disposition of a significant portion of the business, or other factors such as a decline in our market value below our book value for an extended period of time.

We evaluate the estimated lives of all intangible assets on an annual basis, to determine if events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life or the remaining useful life, as applicable, or if a revision in the remaining period of amortization is required. The amount of any such annual or interim impairment charge could be significant, and could have a material adverse effect on reported financial results for the period in which the charge is taken.

Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports.  If we cannot provide reliable financial reports, our operating results could be harmed.  All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.  Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial preparation and presentation.

While we continue to evaluate and improve our internal controls, we cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future.  Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could also  cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on our stock price.

 
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Trends toward managed health care and downward price pressure on medical products and services may limit our ability to profitably sell any drugs or devices that we develop.

Lower prices for pharmaceutical products may result from:

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Third-party payers’ increasing challenges to the prices charged for medical products and services;
   
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The trend toward managed health care in the Unites States and the concurrent growth of HMOs and similar organizations that can control or significantly influence the purchase of healthcare services and products; and
   
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Legislative proposals to reform healthcare or reduce government insurance programs.

The cost containment measures that healthcare providers are instituting, including practice protocols and guidelines and clinical pathways, and the effect of any healthcare reform, could limit our ability to profitably sell any drugs or devices that we may successfully develop.  Moreover, any future legislation or regulation, if any, relating to the healthcare industry or third-party coverage and reimbursement, may cause our business to suffer.

Our business could suffer if we lose the services of, or fail to attract, key personnel.

We are highly dependent upon the efforts of our senior management and scientific team.  The loss of the services of one or more of these individuals could delay or prevent the achievement of our development or product commercialization objectives.  While we have employment agreements with our senior management, their employment may be terminated at any time.  We do not maintain any "key-man" insurance policies on any of our senior management and we do not intend to obtain such insurance.  In addition, due to the specialized scientific nature of our business, we are highly dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified scientific and technical personnel.  There is intense competition among major pharmaceutical and chemical companies, specialized biotechnology firms and universities and other research institutions for qualified personnel in the areas of our activities and we may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining these personnel.

Significant disruptions of information technology systems or breaches of information security could adversely affect our business.

We rely to a large extent upon sophisticated information technology systems to operate our business. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, store and transmit large amounts of confidential information, including intellectual property, proprietary business information and personally identifiable information, and it is critical that we do so in a secure manner to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of such confidential information. We have also outsourced elements of our information technology infrastructure, and as a result we are managing independent vendor relationships with third parties who may or could have access to our confidential information. The size and complexity of our information technology systems, and those of third-party vendors with whom we contract, make such systems potentially vulnerable both to service interruptions and to security breaches from inadvertent or intentional actions. We may be susceptible to third-party attacks on our information security systems, which attacks are of ever increasing levels of sophistication and are made by groups and individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise. Service interruptions or security breaches could result in significant financial, legal, business or reputational harm.

Our current strategy focuses on certain international markets, particularly those in Europe, which are experiencing a recession or slow financial growth.

In recent years, our strategy has been to focus on international markets where we believe our products may be better received.  This includes markets in Europe and other parts of the world that remain in, or have slid back into, recession and are harmed by the continuing European sovereign debt crisis.  Continuing worldwide economic instability, including challenges faced by the Eurozone and certain of the countries in Europe, may lead to slower than expected revenue growth and collection issues as potential customers, or payors, continue to be harmed by slow economic growth.

 
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Risks Related to Development, Clinical Testing and Regulatory Approval

We are subject to extensive governmental regulation which increases our cost of doing business and may affect our ability to commercialize any new products that we may develop.

The FDA and comparable agencies in foreign countries impose substantial requirements upon the introduction of pharmaceutical products through lengthy and detailed laboratory, preclinical and clinical testing procedures and other costly and time-consuming procedures to establish their safety and efficacy. Some of our products and product candidates require receipt and maintenance of governmental approvals for commercialization. Preclinical and clinical trials and manufacturing of our product candidates will be subject to the rigorous testing and approval processes of the FDA and corresponding foreign regulatory authorities. Satisfaction of these requirements typically takes a significant number of years and can vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the product.

We may be unable to obtain government approvals required to market our products and, even if we do, that approval may subsequently be withdrawn or limited.

Government regulation affects the manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical and medical device products. Government regulations may delay marketing of our potential drugs or potential medical devices for a considerable or indefinite period of time, impose costly procedural requirements upon our activities and furnish a competitive advantage to larger companies or companies more experienced in regulatory affairs. Delays in obtaining governmental regulatory approval could adversely affect our marketing as well as our ability to generate significant revenues from commercial sales. Our drug or device candidates may not receive FDA or other regulatory approvals on a timely basis or at all. Moreover, if regulatory approval of a drug or device candidate is granted, such approval may impose limitations on the indicated use for which such drug or device may be marketed. Even if we obtain initial regulatory approvals for our drug or device candidates, our drugs or devices and our manufacturing facilities would be subject to continual review and periodic inspection, and later discovery of previously unknown problems with a drug, or device, manufacturer or facility may result in restrictions on the marketing or manufacture of such drug or device, including withdrawal of the drug or device from the market. The FDA and other regulatory authorities stringently apply regulatory standards, and failure to comply with regulatory standards can, among other things, result in fines, denial or withdrawal of regulatory approvals, product recalls or seizures, operating restrictions and criminal prosecution.

The uncertainty associated with preclinical and clinical testing may affect our ability to successfully commercialize new products.

Before we can obtain regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of our potential products, the product candidates may be subject to extensive preclinical and clinical trials to demonstrate their safety and efficacy in humans. In this regard, for example, adverse side effects can occur during the clinical testing of a new drug on humans which may delay ultimate FDA approval or even lead us to terminate our efforts to develop the product for commercial use. Companies in the pharmaceutical industry have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after demonstrating promising results in earlier trials. The failure to adequately demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a product candidate under development could delay or prevent regulatory approval of the product candidate. A delay or failure to receive regulatory approval for any of our product candidates could prevent us from successfully commercializing such candidates, and we could incur substantial additional expenses in our attempts to further develop such candidates and obtain future regulatory approval.

 
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Risks from the improper conduct of employees, agents or contractors or collaborators could adversely affect our business or reputation.

We cannot ensure that our compliance controls, policies, and procedures will in every instance protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators that would violate the laws or regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including without limitation, healthcare, employment, foreign corrupt practices, environmental, competition, and privacy laws. Such improper actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations, monetary and injunctive penalties and could adversely impact our ability to conduct business, results of operations, and reputation.

Our business is subject to increasingly complex corporate governance, public disclosure, and accounting requirements and regulations that could adversely affect our business and financial results and condition.

We are subject to changing rules and regulations of various federal and state governmental authorities. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, have issued a significant number of new and increasingly complex requirements and regulations over the course of the last several years and continue to develop additional requirements and regulations in response to laws enacted by Congress, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and, most recently, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act.  There are significant corporate governance and executive compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act that expressly authorized or required the SEC to adopt additional rules in these areas, such as shareholder approval of executive compensation (so-called “say on pay”) and proxy access.  On January 25, 2011, the SEC adopted final rules concerning “say on pay”. Our efforts to comply with these requirements and regulations have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, an increase in expenses and a diversion of management’s time from other business activities.  We also may incur liability if we fail to comply with such laws.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

We may not be successful in protecting our intellectual property and proprietary rights.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to obtain U.S. and foreign patent protection for our drug and device candidates and processes, preserve our trade secrets and operate our business without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties.  Legal standards relating to the validity of patents covering pharmaceutical inventions and the scope of claims made under such patents are still developing.  We cannot assure you that any existing or future patents issued to, or licensed by, us will not subsequently be challenged, infringed upon, invalidated or circumvented by others.  As a result, although we, together with our subsidiaries, are the owner of U.S. patents and U.S. patent applications now pending, and European patents and European patent applications, we cannot assure you that any additional patents will issue from any of the patent applications owned by us.  Furthermore, any rights that we may have under issued patents may not provide us with significant protection against competitive products or otherwise be commercially viable.

In addition, patents may have been granted to third parties or may be granted covering products or processes that are necessary or useful to the development of our product candidates.  If our product candidates or processes are found to infringe upon the patents or otherwise impermissibly utilize the intellectual property of others, our development, manufacture and sale of such product candidates could be severely restricted or prohibited. In such event, we may be required to obtain licenses from third parties to utilize the patents or proprietary rights of others.  We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such licenses on acceptable terms, if at all.  If we become involved in litigation regarding our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others, the potential cost of such litigation, regardless of the strength of our legal position, and the potential damages that we could be required to pay could be substantial and harm our ability to continue as a going concern.

 
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Risks Related to Our Common Stock

An investment in our common stock may be less attractive because it is not listed on a national stock exchange.

On April 2, 2012, we began quotation and trading on the OTCQB™ marketplace (the “OTCQB”), operated by the OTC Markets Group.  The OTCQB is a market tier for over-the-counter-traded companies that are registered and reporting with the SEC.  The OTCQB and Pink Sheets are viewed by most investors as a less desirable, and less liquid, marketplace.  As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to purchase, dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to the value of our common stock.

Our common stock is a “low-priced stock” and subject to regulations that limits or restricts the potential market for our stock.

Shares of our common stock are “low-priced” or “penny stock,” resulting in increased risks to our investors and certain requirements being imposed on some brokers who execute transactions in our common stock.  In general, a low-priced stock is an equity security that:

§ 
Is priced under five dollars;
§ 
Is not traded on a national stock exchange, such as NASDAQ or the NYSE;
§ 
Is issued by a company that has less than $5 million in net tangible assets (if it has been in business less than three years) or has less than $2 million in net tangible assets (if it has been in business for at least three years); and
§ 
Is issued by a company that has average revenues of less than $6 million for the past three years.

We believe that our common stock is presently a “penny stock.” At any time the common stock qualifies as a penny stock, the following requirements, among others, will generally apply:

§ 
Certain broker-dealers who recommend penny stock to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to a transaction prior to sale.
   
§ 
Prior to executing any transaction involving a penny stock, certain broker-dealers must deliver to certain purchasers a disclosure schedule explaining the risks involved in owning penny stock, the broker-dealer’s duties to the customer, a toll-free telephone number for inquiries about the broker-dealer’s disciplinary history and the customer’s rights and remedies in case of fraud or abuse in the sale.
   
§ 
In connection with the execution of any transaction involving a penny stock, certain broker-dealers must deliver to certain purchasers the following:
 
· bid and offer price quotes and volume information;
 
· the broker-dealer’s compensation for the trade;
 
· the compensation received by certain salespersons for the trade;
 
· monthly accounts statements; and
 
· a written statement of the customer’s financial situation and investment goals.

We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors and will be at the discretion of our board of directors.  Accordingly, you will have to rely on appreciation in the price of our common stock, if any, to earn a return on your investment in our common stock. Furthermore, we may in the future become subject to contractual restrictions on, or prohibitions against, the payment of dividends.

 
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Provisions of our charter documents could discourage an acquisition of our Company that would benefit our stockholders and may have the effect of entrenching, and making it difficult to remove, management.

Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of our Company, even if a change in control would benefit our stockholders.  In particular, shares of our preferred stock may be issued in the future without further stockholder approval and upon such terms and conditions, and having such rights, privileges and preferences, as our Board of Directors may determine, including for example, rights to convert into our common stock.  The rights of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any of our preferred stock that may be issued in the future.  The issuance of our preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us.  This could limit the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock and the likelihood of an acquisition.

Our stockholders may experience substantial dilution in the value of their investment if we issue additional shares of our capital stock.

Our charter allows us to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of our common stock and to issue and designate the rights of, without stockholder approval, up to 20,000 shares of preferred stock. In the event we issue additional shares of our capital stock, dilution to our stockholders could result. In addition, if we issue and designate a class of preferred stock, these securities may provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock.

Substantial sales of our common stock could lower our stock price.

Trading in our common stock is limited, and daily trading volumes are low.  As a result, the market price for our common stock could drop as a result of sales of a large number of our presently outstanding shares of common stock or shares that we may issue or be obligated to issue in the future.

Future sales of our common stock may depress the market price of our common stock and cause stockholders to experience dilution.

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon conversion of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and our three Secured Convertible Subordinated Notes.

We may issue additional shares of common stock through one or more equity transactions in the future to satisfy our capital and operating needs; however, such transactions will be subject to market conditions and will likely include sales at a discount from our market prices.  Sales of equity securities by a company at a discount from market price are often associated with a decrease in the market price of the common stock and will dilute the percentage interest owned by existing shareholders.

 
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We have issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with rights and preferences superior to those of our common stock.

The issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock grants the holders of such preferred stock dividend and liquidations rights that are superior to those held by the holders of our common stock.

We granted a security interest in all of our assets in connection with our recent convertible debt financing in June 2012

In connection with our issuance of a $2,210,000 promissory note in favor of Inter-Mountain in June 2012 (the “June 2012 Note”), we entered into a Security Agreement to secure obligations of the Company under the June 2012 Note in favor of Inter-Mountain.  If we default under the June 2012 Note, the holders will be entitled to foreclose on all of our assets pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Our financing with Inter-Mountain will be dilutive to existing shareholders, and may be increasingly dilutive under certain circumstances.

Pursuant to the terms of June 12 Note, at our option, subject to certain volume, price, and other conditions, the monthly installment payments on the June 2012 Note may be paid in whole, or in part, in cash or in our common stock.  If the monthly installment is paid in common stock, such shares being issued will be based on a price that is 80% of the average of the three lowest days volume weighted average prices of the shares of common stock during the preceding twenty trading days.  The percentage declines to 70% if the average of the three lowest days volume weighted average prices of the shares of common stock during the preceding twenty trading days is less than $0.05.  Any election we make to pay monthly installments will be dilutive to existing shareholders.

In addition, at the option of Inter-Mountain, the outstanding principal balance of the June 2012 Note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.35 per share.  If we sell, or are deemed to have sold, common stock below $0.35 per share in the future, the conversion price will be reduced to the price at which we sell, or are deemed to have sold common stock.  As of February 28, 2013, the amount that may be converted is $1,210,000, and as Inter-Mountain pays down certain promissory notes in our favor, up to four subsequent tranches of $250,000, plus interest, may be eligible for conversion.  Inter-Mountain also received a total of seven warrants to purchase, if they all vest, an aggregate of 3,142,857 shares of common stock, which number of shares could increase based upon the terms and conditions of the Warrants.  The Warrants have an exercise price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments, and are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions and ownership limitations, until June 27, 2017.  Warrants for 785,714 shares of common stock, 392,857 shares of common stock, and 392,857 shares of common stock vested on June 27, 2012, December 31, 2012, and February 26, 2013, respectively.  Each of the other four Warrants vest upon the payment by the holder of each of the remaining four notes issued by Inter-Mountain in our favor.  Any issuance upon conversion of the June 2012 Note, or the exercise of the related warrants, will be dilutive to existing shareholders.

 
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ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.


ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES

As of December 31, 2012, we did not own any real property.  We entered into a lease on January 31, 2006, which commenced on April 1, 2006, for approximately 9,000 square feet of administrative offices and laboratories in Addison, Texas.  The lease agreement expires in April 2013.  Additional space is available in the complex for future expansion which we believe would accommodate growth for the foreseeable future.  The lease required a minimum monthly lease obligation of $9,330, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, until April 1, 2011 and at such time increased to $9,776, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.  As of December 31, 2012, our current monthly lease obligation is $9,872, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.

On February 22, 2013, we executed an Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Lease Amendment”) that renewed and extended our lease for a period of 24 months so that the lease expires on March 31, 2015.  The Lease Amendment will require a minimum monthly lease obligation of $9,038, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, until March 31, 2014 and at such time will increase to $9,224, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.  The Lease Amendment includes an option whereby we may convert the term of our lease renewal from a two year term to a five year term by providing written notice on or before October 1, 2013.  If so elected, the minimum monthly lease obligation for the remainder of the first year shall be reduced to $8,661, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, effective on the first day of the month following our election and the minimum monthly lease obligation shall increase annually every April 1st thereafter by $186 per month until March 31, 2018.

We believe that our existing leased facilities are suitable for the conduct of our business and adequate to meet our growth requirements.


ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in management’s opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations or financial position. There are no material proceedings to which any director, officer or any of our affiliates, any owner of record or beneficially of more than five percent of any class of our voting securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, our affiliates, or security holder, is a party adverse to us or our consolidated subsidiary or has a material interest adverse thereto.


ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.



 
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ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market for Common Equity

Our common stock began quotation and trading on the OTCQB™ marketplace, operated by the OTC Markets Group, under the symbol “ULUR” on April 2, 2012.

From July 26, 2007 to April 1, 2012 our common stock was traded on the NYSE Amex, LLC exchange under the symbol “ULU”.  From March 31, 2006 to July 25, 2007 our common stock was quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “ULUR.OB”.

The following table sets forth, on a quarterly basis, the high and low per share closing prices of our common stock as reported on the NYSE Amex, LLC exchange and the OTCQB™ marketplace, as applicable, from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012.

Year Ended December 31, 2012
 
High
   
Low
 
First Quarter
  $ 0.56     $ 0.18  
Second Quarter
  $ 0.31     $ 0.20  
Third Quarter
  $ 0.35     $ 0.17  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 0.37     $ 0.20  
                 
Year Ended December 31, 2011*
               
First Quarter
  $ 1.80     $ 0.90  
Second Quarter
  $ 1.20     $ 0.59  
Third Quarter
  $ 0.98     $ 0.27  
Fourth Quarter
  $ 0.42     $ 0.19  
*All per share prices in this table have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of our reverse stock split, on a 15 to 1 basis, effective June 29, 2011.
 


Holders of Common Stock

As of March 29, 2013, there were approximately 44 shareholders of record holding our common stock based upon the records of our transfer agent which do not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies.  We believe the number of actual shareholders of our common stock exceeds the number of registered shareholders and estimate such number at approximately 4,700 shareholders.  As of March 29, 2013, there were 200,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and 12,218,322 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

The last sales price of our common stock on March 28, 2013 was $0.31 per share as quoted and traded on the OTCQB™ marketplace.

Dividend Policy

To date, we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our preferred stock or common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on them in the foreseeable future.  The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, and financial condition and other relevant facts.  We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business.

 
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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

In March 2006, our board of directors (the “Board”) adopted and our stockholders approved our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which initially provided for the issuance of up to 133,333 shares of our common stock pursuant to stock options and other equity awards.  At the annual meetings of the stockholders held on May 8, 2007, December 17, 2009, June 15, 2010, and June 14, 2012, our stockholders approved amendments to the Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan by 266,667 shares, 200,000 shares, 200,000 shares, and 400,000 shares, respectively, to a total of 1,200,000 shares.

In December 2006, we began issuing stock options to employees, consultants, and directors.  The stock options issued generally vest over a period of one to four years and have a maximum contractual term of ten years.  In January 2007, we began issuing restricted stock awards to our employees.  Restricted stock awards generally vest over a period of six months to five years after the date of grant.  Prior to vesting, restricted stock awards do not have dividend equivalent rights, do not have voting rights, and the shares underlying the restricted stock awards are not considered issued and outstanding.  Shares of common stock are issued on the date the restricted stock awards vest.

As of December 31, 2012, we had granted options to purchase 408,667 shares of common stock since the inception of the Incentive Plan, of which 158,409 were outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $12.32 per share, and we had granted awards for 68,616 shares of restricted stock since the inception of the Incentive Plan, of which 300 were outstanding.  As of December 31, 2012, there were 972,145 shares that remained available for future grants under our Incentive Plan.

The following table sets forth the outstanding stock options or rights that have been authorized under equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2012.

Plan Category
 
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
 
   
(a)
   
(b)
   
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
                 
  2006 Equity Incentive Plan
    158,409     $ 12.32       972,145  
                         
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
    -0-       n/a       -0-  
                         
  Total
    158,409     $ 12.32       972,145  


ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable.

 
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ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and other information in this Report contains forward-looking statements that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. There are several important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and percentages and results anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We have sought to identify the most significant risks to our business, but cannot predict whether or to what extent any of such risks may be realized nor can there be any assurance that we have identified all possible risks that might arise. Investors should carefully consider all of such risks before making an investment decision with respect to our stock.

The following contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to uncertainties regarding our ability to maintain costs, dependence on others to market our licensed products, the timing and receipt of licensing and milestone revenues, our ability to achieve licensing and milestone revenues, the future success of our marketed products and products in development, our ability to raise additional financing to sustain our operations, and other risks described below as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Report, documents incorporated by reference and other documents and reports that we file periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Business

ULURU Inc. (hereinafter “we”, “our”, “us”, “ULURU”, or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation.  We are a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing a broad range of innovative wound care and mucoadhesive film products based on our patented Nanoflex® and OraDiscTM drug delivery technologies, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients, health care professionals, and health care payers.

Our strategy is twofold:

§
Establish a market leadership position in wound management by developing and commercializing a customer focused portfolio of innovative wound care products based on the Nanoflex® technology to treat the various phases of wound healing; and
§
Develop our oral-mucoadhesive film technology (OraDiscTM) and generate revenues through multiple licensing agreements.

Utilizing our technologies, three of our products have been approved for marketing in various global markets.  In addition, numerous additional products are under development utilizing our patented Nanoflex® and OraDiscTM drug delivery technologies.

Altrazeal® Transforming Powder Dressing, based on our Nanoflex® technology, has the potential to change the way health care providers approach their treatment of wounds.  Launched in September 2008, the product is indicated for both exuding acute wounds such as partial thickness burns, donor sites, surgical, and abrasions and for chronic wounds such as venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure ulcers.

Aphthasol®, our Amlexanox 5% paste product is the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of canker sores.

OraDisc™ A was developed as a drug delivery system to treat canker sores with the same active ingredient (amlexanox) that is used in Aphthasol® paste. We anticipate that higher amlexanox concentrations will be achieved at the disease site, increasing the effectiveness of the product.  OraDisc™ A was approved by the FDA in September 2004.

 
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Recent Developments

Common Stock Transactions

On March 14, 2013, we entered into entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “March SPA”) with Kerry P. Gray, the Company’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer and Terrance K. Wallberg, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Investors”) relating to an equity investment of $440,000 by the Investors for 1,100,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “March Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 660,000 shares of our common stock (the “March Warrants”) (the “March 2013 Offering”).  Under the March SPA, the purchase and sale of the March Shares and March Warrants will take place at four closings over the next twelve months, with $88,000 being funded at the initial closing under the March SPA, $110,000 being funded on the four-month anniversary of the initial closing, $132,000 being funded on the eight-month anniversary of the initial closing, and $110,000 being funded on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  The March Warrants have a fixed exercise price of $0.60 per share, become exercisable in tranches on each of the four funding dates, and expire on the five-year anniversary of the initial closing.

On December 21, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with IPMD GmbH (“IPMD”) relating to an equity investment of $2,000,000 by IPMD for 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrants”) (the “January 2013 Offering”).  Under the SPA, the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants will take place at four closings over the next twelve months, with $400,000 being funded at the initial closing under the SPA, $500,000 being funded on the four-month anniversary of the initial closing, $600,000 being funded on the eight-month anniversary of the initial closing, and $500,000 being funded on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  The Warrants have a fixed exercise price of $0.60 per share, become exercisable in tranches on each of the four funding dates, and expire on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  In the SPA, we also agreed to appoint up to two directors nominated by IPMD to serve on our Board of Directors. On January 3, 2013, we closed the January 2013 Offering and received the initial tranche of $400,000.

Board of Director Appointments

On January 17, 2013, the Board of Directors of ULURU Inc. appointed Helmut Kerschbaumer and Klaus Kuehne to each serve as a director of the Company.  Messrs. Kerschbaumer and Kuehne are the designees of IPMD to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to covenants in the Securities Purchase Agreement with IPMD GmbH, dated December 21, 2012.

License Agreements

In October 2012, we executed a License and Supply Agreement with ORADISC GmbH (“Ora-D”) to market worldwide all applications of our OraDisc™ erodible film technology for dental applications including benzocaine (OraDisc™ B), re-mineralization dental strips, fluoride dental strips, long-acting breath freshener, and amlexanox (OraDisc™ A).  The marketing rights for OraDisc™ A granted to Ora-D exclude territories held by Meda AB, EpiTan Pharmaceuticals, KunWha Pharmaceutical, Laboratories del Dr. Esteve SA, Orient Europharma, Co., Ltd., and Pharmascience Inc.  We have also granted to Ora-D a twenty-four month option to utilize the OraDisc™ erodible film technology for drug delivery for migraine, nausea and vomiting, cough and cold, and pain.  Under the terms of the Ora-D Agreement, we received a licensing fee in 2012, will receive certain royalties on product sales within the territories, and will supply OraDisc™ products.  Contemporaneous with the execution of the Ora-D Agreement, we also executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of ORADISC GmbH, a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive development and marketing of OraDisc™ erodible film technology products.  We received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in ORADISC GmbH.

 
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In January 2012, we executed a License and Supply Agreement with Melmed Holding AG (“Melmed”) to market Altrazeal ® throughout the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East.  Under the terms of the Melmed Agreement, we received a licensing fee in 2012, will receive certain royalties on product sales within the territories, and will supply Altrazeal® at a price equal to 30% of the net sales price.  Contemporaneous with the execution of the Melmed Agreement, we also executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of Altrazeal Trading Ltd., a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive marketing of Altrazeal® throughout the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East.  We received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in Altrazeal Trading Ltd.  On December 21, 2012, we executed Amendment No. 1 to License and Supply Agreement for the purpose of expanding the territories to include Asia and the Pacific (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan), to revise the royalty percentage on product sales within the territories, and to revise certain supply prices of Altrazeal®.  In July and October 2012, we completed the initial shipments of Altrazeal® for distribution in Australia and in January 2013 we completed the initial shipment of Altrazeal® for distribution in Austria.

In September 2010, we entered into a worldwide distribution agreement appointing Novartis Animal Health, Inc. as the exclusive distributor of a veterinary version of Altrazeal® for marketing to the animal health sector.  Under the terms of the agreement, we will supply Novartis Animal Health, Inc. with finished product for marketing in the global markets.  The agreement further states that other wound care products developed by us may also be covered by the agreement upon the mutual agreement of the parties.  In November 2012, we completed the initial shipment of the veterinary version of Altrazeal® to Novartis Animal Health, Inc.

Operating Lease

In February 2013, we executed an Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Lease Amendment”) that renewed and extended our lease for a period of 24 months so that the lease expires on March 31, 2015.  The Lease Amendment will require a minimum monthly lease obligation of $9,038, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, until March 31, 2014 and at such time will increase to $9,224, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.  The Lease Amendment includes an option whereby we may convert the term of our lease renewal from a two year term to a five year term by providing written notice on or before October 1, 2013.  If so elected, the minimum monthly lease obligation for the remainder of the first year shall be reduced to $8,661, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, effective on the first day of the month following our election and the minimum monthly lease obligation shall increase annually every April 1st thereafter by $186 per month until March 31, 2018.

 
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We have funded our operations primarily through the public and private sales of convertible notes and common stock.  Product sales, royalty payments, contract research, licensing fees and milestone payments from our corporate alliances have also provided, and are expected in the future to provide, funding for operations.  Our principal source of liquidity is cash and cash equivalents.  As of December 31, 2012 our cash and cash equivalents were $21,549 which is a decrease of $25,071 as compared to our cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2011 of $46,620.  Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was $(2,773,752) at December 31, 2012 as compared to our working capital at December 31, 2011 of $(704,411).

Consolidated Cash Flow Data
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Operating activities
  $ (955,755 )   $ (1,691,766 )
  Investing activities
    155,651       250,000  
  Financing activities
    775,033       846,945  
  Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (25,071 )   $ (594,821 )

Operating Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2012, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $956,000.  The principal component of net cash used for the year ended December 31, 2012 was our net loss of approximately $3,531,000.  Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2012 included substantial non-cash charges of approximately $1,219,000 in the form of share-based compensation, amortization of patents, depreciation, amortization of debt discount, amortization of deferred financing costs, and common stock issued for services and interest due on convertible notes.  Additional uses of our net cash include, in approximate numbers, an increase of $66,000 in accounts receivable due to product sales to our distributors and a decrease of $4,000 in accrued liabilities.  The aforementioned net cash used for the year ended December 31, 2012 was partially offset by, in approximate numbers, an increase in accounts payable of $701,000 due to timing of vendor payments, a decrease in inventory of $272,000 due to product sales and the write-off of out-of-date and obsolete inventory, a decrease in notes receivable of $198,000 due to pay-off of Buyer Trust Deed Note#1 by Inter-Mountain, an increase in deferred revenues of $184,000 due to receipt of licensing milestone payments, an increase in accrued interest of $28,000 relating to our convertible debt, a decrease in other receivable of $26,000 due to final payment from Zindaclin Limited, and a decrease in prepaid expenses of $17,000 due to expense amortization.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1,692,000.  The principal component of net cash used for the year ended December 31, 2011 was our net loss of approximately $4,070,000.  Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 included substantial non-cash charges of approximately $1,249,000 in the form of share-based compensation, amortization of patents, depreciation, and debt discount.  Additional uses of our net cash include, in approximate numbers, an increase of $11,000 in other receivable due to recognition of imputed interest and $39,000 for the cancellation of warrants issued for services.  These uses of net cash were partially offset by, in approximate numbers, an increase in accounts payable of $882,000 due to timing of vendor payments, an increase in accrued liabilities of $140,000, an increase in deferred revenues of $77,000, an increase in accrued interest of $13,000, a decrease in accounts receivable of $29,000 due to collection activities, a decrease in inventory of $19,000 due to product sales and inventory valuation, a decrease in prepaid expenses of $4,000 due to expense amortization, and $15,000 for common stock issued for services.


 
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Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was approximately $156,000 and is comprised of the fourth and final payment to us of $220,000 from the divestiture of our Zindaclin® intangible asset which was partially offset by our purchase of manufacturing equipment for approximately $64,000.

Net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $250,000 and relates to the third payment to us, received in June 2011, from the divestiture of our Zindaclin® intangible asset.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was approximately $775,000 and was comprised of, in approximate numbers, $276,000 from the net proceeds of our sale of preferred stock in January 2012, $467,000 from the net proceeds of our convertible debt transaction in June 2012, and $32,000 from a decrease in the actual offering costs associated with the sale of preferred stock that occurred in 2011.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was approximately $847,000 and was comprised of, in approximate numbers, $412,000 from the net proceeds of our sale of common stock in January 2011, $170,000 from the net proceeds of our sale of preferred stock in September and November 2011, and $265,000 from the net proceeds of two convertible debt offerings, which occurred in June and July 2011.

Liquidity

As of February 28, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $80,000.  We expect to use our cash, cash equivalents, and investments on working capital, general corporate purposes, property and equipment, and the payment of contractual obligations.  Our long-term liquidity will depend to a great extent on our ability to fully commercialize our Altrazeal® and OraDisc™ technologies; therefore we are continuing to look both domestically and internationally for opportunities that will enable us to expand our business.  At this time, we cannot accurately predict the effect of certain developments on the rate of sales growth, if any, during 2013 and beyond, such as the speed and degree of market acceptance, patent protection and exclusivity of our products, the impact of competition, the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, and the outcome of our current efforts to develop, receive approval for, and successfully launch our near-term product candidates.

Based on our existing liquidity, the expected level of operating expenses, projected sales of our existing products combined with other revenues, proceeds from the convertible debt transaction in June 2012, proceeds from the January 2013 Offering, and proceeds from the March 2013 Offering, we believe these factors will provide us with adequate financial resources to continue to fund our business plan and meet our operating requirements through 2013 and beyond. We do not expect any material changes in our capital expenditure spending during 2013.  However, we cannot be sure that revenues or proceeds from capital transactions will reach anticipated levels.

As we continue to expend funds to advance our business plan, there can be no assurance that changes in our development plans, capital expenditures or other events affecting our operations will not result in the earlier depletion of our funds.  In appropriate situations, we may seek financial assistance from other sources, including contribution by others to joint ventures and other collaborative or licensing arrangements for the development, testing, manufacturing and marketing of products under development.  Additionally, we may explore alternative financing sources for our business activities, including the possibility of loans and public and/or private offerings of debt and equity securities.  Other than outstanding Investor Notes from Inter-Mountain, proceeds from the January 2013 Offering, and proceeds from the March 2013 Offering, we have no agreements with respect to our potential receipt of additional capital.  We cannot be certain that necessary funding will be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

Our future capital requirements and adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors including:

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our ability to successfully commercialize our wound management and burn care products and the market acceptance of these products;
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our ability to establish and maintain collaborative arrangements with corporate partners for the development and commercialization of certain product opportunities;
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continued scientific progress in our development programs;
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the costs involved in filing, prosecuting and enforcing patent claims;
§ 
competing technological developments; and
§ 
the cost of manufacturing and production scale-up.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our outstanding contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2012, which consists of a lease agreement for office and laboratory space in Addison, Texas which commenced on April 1, 2006, a lease agreement for office equipment, a separation agreement with our current chief executive officer, Kerry P. Gray, and the principal balance due for our three convertible note agreements.  These obligations and commitments assume non-termination of agreements and represent expected payments based on current operating forecasts, which are subject to change:

   
Payments Due By Period
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
   
Less Than
1 Year
   
1-2
Years
   
3-5
Years
   
After 5
Years
 
  Operating leases
  $ 48,212     $ 38,542     $ 9,670     $ ---     $ ---  
  Separation agreement
    225,985       200,985       25,000       ---       ---  
  Convertible notes
    2,231,291       1,089,619       1,141,672       ---       ---  
  Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 2,505,488     $ 1,329,146     $ 1,176,342     $ ---     $ ---  


Capital Expenditures

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, our expenditures for property, equipment, and leasehold improvements were, in approximate numbers, $64,000, nil, and nil, respectively.  Such expenditures in 2012 relate primarily to the purchase of equipment for the manufacture of Altrazeal®.  At this time, we believe that our capital expenditures for 2013 will be approximately $60,000 and consist of equipment related to the manufacture of our products.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2012, we did not have any off balance sheet arrangements.

Impact of Inflation

We have experienced only moderate price increases over the last three fiscal years under our agreements with third-party manufacturers as a result of raw material and labor price increases.  However, there can be no assurance that possible future inflation would not impact our operations.




 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Fluctuations in Operating Results

Our results of operations have fluctuated significantly from period to period in the past and are likely to continue to do so in the future. We anticipate that our quarterly and annual results of operations will be affected for the foreseeable future by several factors, including the timing and amount of payments received pursuant to our current and future collaborations, the timing of shipments to our international marketing partners, and the progress and timing of expenditures related to our development and commercialization efforts. Due to these fluctuations, we believe that the period-to-period comparisons of our operating results may not be a good indication of our future performance.

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

Total Revenues

Our revenues totaled approximately $371,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to revenues of approximately $485,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011, and were comprised of, in approximate numbers, licensing fees of $41,000 from Altrazeal® and OraDisc™ licensing agreements, royalties of $50,000 from the sale of Aphthasol® by our domestic distributor, and Altrazeal® product sales of $280,000.

The year ended December 31, 2012 revenues represent an overall decrease of approximately $114,000 versus the comparative 2011 revenues.  The decrease in revenues is primarily attributable to, in approximate numbers, a decrease of $188,000 in Aphthasol® product sales as we did not sell any Aphthasol® finished product to our domestic distributor during 2012 and a decrease of $19,000 in Aphthasol® royalties from our domestic distributor.  These revenue decreases were partially offset by, in approximate numbers, an increase of $75,000 in Altrazeal® related product sales and an increase of $18,000 in Altrazeal® licensing fees.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold totaled approximately $244,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 and was comprised of, in approximate numbers, $156,000 from the sale of our Altrazeal® products and $88,000 from the write-off of obsolete finished goods.  Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2011 was approximately $203,000 and was comprised of, in approximate numbers, $159,000 in costs associated with Aphthasol® and $44,000 in costs associated with Altrazeal®.


 
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Research and Development

Research and development expenses totaled approximately $833,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, which included approximately $10,000 of share-based compensation, compared to approximately $947,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011, which included approximately $70,000 of share-based compensation.  The decrease of approximately $114,000 in research and development expenses was primarily due to, in approximate numbers, a $157,000 decrease in scientific compensation costs related to share-based compensation and a lower head count, a $70,000 decrease in costs for regulatory consulting, and a $14,000 decrease in maintenance costs.  These expense decreases were partially offset by, in approximate numbers, a $90,000 increase in regulatory costs associated with PDUFA fees, a $20,000 increase in clinical study costs, and a $17,000 increase in direct research costs relating to Altrazeal®.

The direct research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were, in approximate numbers, as follows:
   
Year Ended
 December 31,
 
Technology
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Wound care & Nanoflex®
  $ 152,000     $ 135,000  
  OraDisc™
    16,000       15,000  
  Aphthasol® & other technologies
    6,000       7,000  
  Total
  $ 174,000     $ 157,000  

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled approximately $1,791,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, which included approximately $36,000 of share-based compensation, compared to approximately $2,277,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011, which included approximately $102,000 in share-based compensation.

The decrease of approximately $486,000 in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to, in approximate numbers, a $184,000 decrease in compensation costs as a result of the termination of payments associated with a separation agreement with our former President and reduced share-based compensation, a $245,000 decrease in sales and marketing costs due to a revised sales and marketing plan, a $63,000 decrease in legal costs relating to our patents, a $36,000 decrease in insurance costs, a $27,000 decrease in fees associated with listing exchange fees, a $26,000 decrease in legal expenses, a $18,000 decrease in consulting costs related to XBRL reporting, a $17,000 decrease in costs associated with our annual meeting of shareholders held in June 2012, a $16,000 decrease due to reduced corporate travel costs, a $15,000 decrease in costs for director fees, and a $11,000 decrease in operating costs

These expense decreases were partially offset by, in approximate numbers, a $95,000 increase in investor relations consulting, the cost of $28,000 associated with the early remittance of the receivable from our divestiture of the Zindaclin® technology in June 2010, the cost of $24,000 for the litigation settlement with R.C.C. Ventures, LLC, a $14,000 increase in accounting fees for the annual audit, and an $11,000 increase in bad debt expense.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization expense of intangible assets totaled approximately $476,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $769,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The expense for each period consists of amortization associated with our acquired patents.  The decrease of approximately $293,000 is attributable to the expiration of the amortization of the Aphthasol® patent in November 2011.  There were no purchases of patents during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 
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Depreciation

Depreciation expense totaled approximately $291,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $303,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The decrease of approximately $12,000 is attributable to certain equipment being fully depreciated.

Interest and Miscellaneous Income

Interest and miscellaneous income totaled approximately $62,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $11,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The increase of approximately $51,000 is primarily attributable to an increase in interest income resulting from interest recognized from the outstanding notes receivable from Inter-Mountain.

Interest Expense

Interest expense totaled approximately $328,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $67,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Interest expense is comprised of financing costs for our insurance policies, interest costs related to regulatory fees, and interest costs and amortization of debt discount and financing costs related to our convertible debt.  The increase of approximately $261,000 is primarily attributable to costs associated with our convertible debt and interest costs relating to regulatory fees.


 
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth herein are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for financial information.  The preparation of our financial statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates and judgments.  We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We set forth below those material accounting policies that we believe are the most critical to an investor’s understanding of our financial results and condition and which require complex management judgment.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as outlined in the ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition (“ASC Topic 605”), which requires that four basic criteria be met before revenue can be recognized: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) the price is fixed or determinable; (iii) collectability is reasonably assured; and (iv) product delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.  We recognize revenue as products are shipped based on FOB shipping point terms when title passes to customers.  We negotiate credit terms on a customer-by-customer basis and products are shipped at an agreed upon price.  All product returns must be pre-approved.

We also generate revenue from license agreements and research collaborations and recognize this revenue when earned. In accordance with ASC Topic 605-25, Revenue Recognition - Multiple Element Arrangements, for deliverables which contain multiple deliverables, we separate the deliverables into separate accounting units if they meet the following criteria: i) the delivered items have a stand-alone value to the customer; ii) the fair value of any undelivered items can be reliably determined; and iii) if the arrangement includes a general right of return, delivery of the undelivered items is probable and substantially controlled by the seller. Deliverables that do not meet these criteria are combined with one or more other deliverables into one accounting unit.  Revenue from each accounting unit is recognized based on the applicable accounting literature, primarily ASC Topic 605.

We analyze the rate of historical returns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for sales returns.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, this reserve was nil as we have not experienced historically any product returns.  If the historical data we use to calculate these estimates does not properly reflect future returns, revenue could be overstated.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. This allowance is regularly evaluated by us for adequacy by taking into consideration factors such as past experience, credit quality of the customer base, age of the receivable balances, both individually and in the aggregate, and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.  If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.  Actual write-off of receivables may differ from estimates due to changes in customer and economic circumstances.



 
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Inventory

We state our inventory at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.  The estimated value of excess, obsolete and slow-moving inventory as well as inventory with a carrying value in excess of its net realizable value is established by us on a quarterly basis through review of inventory on hand and assessment of future demand, anticipated release of new products into the market, historical experience and product expiration.  Our stated value of inventory could be materially different if demand for our products decreased because of competitive conditions or market acceptance, or if products become obsolete because of advancements in the industry.

Accrued Expenses

As part of the process of preparing financial statements, we are required to estimate accrued expenses.  This process involves identifying services which have been performed on our behalf and estimating the level of service performed and the associated cost incurred for such service as of each balance sheet date in our financial statements.

In accruing service fees, we estimate the time period over which services will be provided and the level of effort in each period.  If the actual timing of the provision of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, we will adjust the accrual accordingly.  The majority of our service providers invoice us monthly in arrears for services performed.  In the event that we do not identify costs that have begun to be incurred or we underestimate or overestimate the level of services performed or the costs of such services, our actual expenses could differ from such estimates.  The date, on which some services commence, the level of services performed on or before a given date and the cost of such services are often subjective determinations. We make judgments based upon facts and circumstances known to us in accordance with GAAP.

Share based Compensation – Employee Share based Awards

We primarily grant qualified stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees with an exercise price equal to the market value of the shares at the date of grant.  Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”), and ASC Topic 505, Equity (“ASC Topic 505”), share based compensation cost is based on the value of the portion of share based awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period.

We selected the Black-Scholes option pricing model as the most appropriate method for determining the estimated fair value for share based awards.  The Black-Scholes model requires the use of assumptions which determine the fair value of the share based awards.  Determining the fair value of share based awards at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating the expected term of stock options, the expected volatility of our stock, and expected dividends. In accordance with ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505, we are required to estimate forfeitures at the grant date and recognize compensation costs for only those awards that are expected to vest.  Judgment is required in estimating the amount of share based awards that are expected to be forfeited.

 
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If factors change and we employ different assumptions in the application of ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505 in future periods, the compensation expense that we record may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period.  Therefore, we believe it is important for investors to be aware of the high degree of subjectivity involved when using option pricing models to estimate share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505.  There is risk that our estimates of the fair values of our share-based compensation awards on the grant dates may differ from the actual values realized upon the exercise, expiration, early termination or forfeiture of those share-based payments in the future.  Certain share-based payments, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or otherwise result in zero intrinsic value as compared to the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements.  Alternatively, value may be realized from these instruments that is significantly in excess of the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements.  Although the fair value of employee share-based awards is determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505 using an option pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.

Share based Compensation – Non-Employee Share based Awards

We occasionally grant stock option awards to our consultants and directors.  Such grants are accounted for pursuant to ASC Topic 505 and, accordingly, we recognize compensation expense equal to the fair value of such awards and amortize such expense over the performance period.  We estimate the fair value of each award using the Black-Scholes model.  The unvested equity instruments are revalued on each subsequent reporting date until performance is complete, with an adjustment recognized for any changes in their fair value.  We amortize expense related to non-employee stock options in accordance with ASC Topic 718.

Income Taxes

The carrying value of our net deferred tax assets assumes that we will be able to generate sufficient taxable income in the United States based on estimates and assumptions. We record a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of our net deferred tax asset to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.  In the event we were to determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase net income in the period such determination is made.  On a quarterly basis, we evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets and assess the requirement for a valuation allowance.

Asset Valuations and Review for Potential Impairment

We review our fixed assets and intangible assets at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.  This review requires that we make assumptions regarding the value of these assets and the changes in circumstances that would affect the carrying value of these assets.  If such analysis indicates that a possible impairment may exist, we are then required to estimate the fair value of the asset and, as deemed appropriate, expense all or a portion of the asset.  The determination of fair value includes numerous uncertainties, such as the impact of competition on future value.  We believe that we have made reasonable estimates and judgments in determining whether our long-term assets have been impaired; however, if there is a material change in the assumptions used in our determination of fair value or if there is a material change in economic conditions or circumstances influencing fair value, we could be required to recognize certain impairment charges in the future.


 
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ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentration of credit risk with respect to financial instruments, consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk due to the use of a limited number of banking institutions and due to maintaining cash balances in banks, which, at times, may exceed the limits of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  During 2012, we utilized Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Investment Services, Inc. as our banking institutions.  At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 our cash and cash equivalents totaled $21,549 and $46,620, respectively.  We also invest cash in excess of immediate requirements in money market accounts, certificates of deposit, corporate commercial paper with high quality ratings, and U.S. government securities.  These investments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes.  We are exposed to credit risk in the event of default by these institutions.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are customers with balances that exceed 5% of total consolidated trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 and at December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2012, two customers exceeded the 5% threshold, with 77% and 13%, respectively.  Four customers exceeded the 5% threshold at December 31, 2011, with 36%, 24%, 14%, and 6%, respectively.  To reduce risk, we routinely assess the financial strength of our most significant customers and monitor the amounts owed to us, taking appropriate action when necessary.  As a result, we believe that accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited.  We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts, but historically have not experienced any significant losses related to an individual customer or group of customers.

Concentrations of Foreign Currency Risk

Currently, a majority of our revenue and all of our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, although we expect our revenues in international territories denominated in a foreign currency to increase in the future.  Certain of our licensing and distribution agreements in international territories are denominated in Euros.  Currently, we do not employ forward contracts or other financial instruments to mitigate foreign currency risk.  As our international operations grow, we may engage in hedging activities to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk.


ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The information required by this Item is included in our Financial Statements and Supplementary Data listed in Item 15 of Part IV of this annual report on Form 10-K.


ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.



 
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ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of December 31, 2012, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and are operating in an effective manner.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

§ 
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
   
§ 
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
   
§ 
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of 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 risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.  Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management believes that as of December 31, 2012 our internal control over financial reporting is effective.

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 the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit smaller reporting companies to provide only management's report in this annual report.


ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION

None.


 
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ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this section concerning our directors required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, related to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (our “2013 Proxy Statement”).


ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this section concerning our directors required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, related to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders


ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this section concerning our directors required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, related to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders


ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this section concerning our directors required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, related to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders


ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this section concerning our directors required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A, related to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders



 
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ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
       
 
1.
Financial Statements
 
         
     
     
     
     
     
     
         
 
2.
Financial Statement Schedules
 
         
     
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
 
         
 
3.
List of Exhibits
 
         
     
The exhibits which are filed with this report or which are incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto.
 
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this annual report on Form 10-K, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements.  The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
 
 
     
 § 
should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
 
     
 § 
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;
 
     
 § 
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
 
     
 §  
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments. Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
 
           



 
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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.
     
 
ULURU Inc.
  
  
  
Date: March 29, 2013
By 
/s/ Kerry P. Gray
 
 
Kerry P. Gray
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Principal Executive Officer
 
     
     
Date: March 29, 2013
By  
/s/ Terrance K. Wallberg
 
 
Terrance K. Wallberg
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Principal Accounting Officer
 
     


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



   
Date: March 29, 2013
/s/ Jeffrey B. Davis
 
 
Jeffrey B. Davis, Director
   
   
Date: March 29, 2013
/s/ Kerry P. Gray
 
 
Kerry P. Gray, Director
   
   
Date: March 29, 2013
/s/ Helmut Kerschbaumer
 
 
Helmut Kerschbaumer, Director
   
   
Date: March 29, 2013
/s/ Klaus Kuehne
 
 
Klaus Kuehne, Director
   
   
Date: March 29, 2013
/s/ Jeffrey A. Stone
 
 
Jeffrey A. Stone, Director





 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Document
 
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated October 12, 2005 by and among the Registrant, Uluru Acquisition Corp., and ULURU Delaware Inc. (1)
2.2.1
 
Asset Sale Agreement dated October 12, 2005 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)
2.2.2
 
Amendment to Asset Sale Agreement dated December 8, 2006 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (4)
3.1
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation dated November 5, 2007. (5)
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws dated December 5, 2008. (6)
3.3
 
Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock. (15)
4.1
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrants dated November 16, 2009 by and between ULURU Inc. and the purchasers’ party thereto. (11)
4.2
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrants dated January 3, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and the purchasers’ party thereto. (13)
4.3
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated June 13, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (14)
4.4
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 28, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (15)
4.5
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #1 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.6
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #2 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.7
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #3 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.8
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #4 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.9
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #5 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.10
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #6 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.11
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant #7 dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
4.13
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 21, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and IPMD GmbH (21)
4.14
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 14, 2013 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (22)
4.15
 
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 14, 2013 by and between ULURU Inc. and Terrance K. Wallberg. (22)
10.1
 
Patent Assignment Agreement dated October 12, 2005 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)
10.2
 
License Agreement dated October 12, 2005 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)
10.3.1
 
Lease Agreement dated January 31, 2006 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Addison Park Ltd. (3)
10.4
 
License Agreement dated August 14, 1998 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Strakan Ltd. (3)
10.5.1
 
License and Supply Agreement dated April 15, 2005 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Discus Dental. (3)
10.5.2
 
Amendment to License and Supply Agreement dated November 18, 2005 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Discus Dental. (3)
10.6
*
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2006 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Terrance K. Wallberg. (3)
10.7
*
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2006 by and between ULURU Delaware Inc. and Daniel G. Moro. (3)
10.8
*
Uluru Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. (2)
10.9
 
License and Supply Agreement dated November 17, 2008 by and between ULURU Inc. and Meda AB. (7)
10.10
*
Separation Agreement dated March 9, 2009 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (8)
10.11
 
Indemnification Agreements dated July 10, 2009 by and between ULURU Inc. and its current directors. (9)
10.12
 
Indemnification Agreement dated July 13, 2009 by and between ULURU Inc. and Terrance K. Wallberg. (10)
10.13
 
Acquisition and Licensing Agreement dated June 25, 2010 by and between ULURU Inc., Strakan International Limited and Zindaclin Limited. (12)
10.14
 
Securities and Purchase Agreement dated January 3, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and the purchasers’ party thereto.(13)
10.15
 
Secured Convertible Subordinated Note dated June 13, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (14)
10.16
 
Security Agreement dated June 13, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (14)
10.17
 
Secured Convertible Subordinated Note dated July 28, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (15)
10.18
 
Security Agreement dated July 28, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Kerry P. Gray. (15)
10.19
 
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Ironridge Global III, LLC. (16)
10.20
 
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 12, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Ironridge Global IV, Ltd. (16)
10.21
 
First Amendment to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 8, 2011 by and between ULURU Inc. and Ironridge Global III, LLC. (17)
10.22
 
Shareholders’ Agreement dated January 11, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Melmed Holding AG. (18)
10.23.1
 
License and Supply Agreement dated January 11, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Melmed Holding AG. (18)
10.24
 
Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
10.25
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
10.26
 
Security Agreement dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
10.27
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated June 27, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. (19)
10.28
 
Binding Term Sheet dated September 20, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and Regenertec Invest GmbH (20)
10.31
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 21, 2012 by and between ULURU Inc. and IPMD GmbH (21)
10.32
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 14, 2013 by and between ULURU Inc. and the purchasers’ party thereto. (22)
101
***
The following financial statements are from ULURU Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     
-----------------------------------------
(1)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2005.
(2)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14C filed on March 1, 2006.
(3)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2006.
(4)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed on December 15, 2006.
(5)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 6, 2007.
(6)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2008.
(7)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2009.
(8)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2009.
(9)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 10, 2009.
(10)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2009.
(11)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2009.
(12)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 16, 2010.
(13)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2011.
(14)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2011.
(15)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2011.
(16)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2011.
(17)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011.
(18)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2012.
(19)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2012.
(20)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2012.
(21)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2012.
(22)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2013.
     
 
*
Management contract or compensation plan arrangements.
 
**
Filed herewith.
 
***
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 
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To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
ULURU Inc.
Addison, Texas

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of ULURU Inc. (a Nevada corporation) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2012.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 audit 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of ULURU Inc. at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



/s/ Lane Gorman Trubitt, PLLC
Lane Gorman Trubitt, PLLC
Dallas, TX

March 29, 2013

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 21,549     $ 46,620  
Accounts receivable, net
    111,898       45,421  
Other receivable, current portion
    ---       246,410  
Notes receivable and accrued interest, current portion
    260,444       ---  
Inventory
    527,643       799,483  
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
    194,448       211,522  
Total Current Assets
    1,115,982       1,349,456  
                 
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net
    845,535       1,072,460  
                 
Other Assets
               
Intangible assets, net
    4,145,985       4,622,435  
Notes receivable and accrued interest, net of current portion
    1,041,776       ---  
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
    ---       ---  
Deferred financing costs, net
    160,770       ---  
Deposits
    18,069       18,069  
Total Other Assets
    5,366,600       4,640,504  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 7,328,117     $ 7,062,420  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,340,782     $ 1,640,211  
Accrued liabilities
    372,965       376,542  
Accrued interest
    41,141       13,053  
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized debt discount, current portion
    1,089,619       ---  
Deferred revenue, current portion
    45,227       24,061  
Total Current Liabilities
    3,889,734       2,053,867  
                 
Long Term Liabilities
               
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized debt discount and current portion
    751,543       234,882  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
    835,553       672,282  
Total Long Term Liabilities
    1,587,096       907,164  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    5,476,830       2,961,031  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
    ---       ---  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Preferred Stock – $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized;
               
Series A Preferred Stock, 1,000 shares designated; 65 and 25 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation value of $701,843 and $254,387, at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
    ---       ---  
                 
Common Stock – $ 0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
               
10,074,448 and 7,269,063 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
    10,075       7,269  
Additional paid-in capital
    51,336,931       49,750,792  
Promissory notes receivable and accrued interest for common stock issuance
    (985,287 )     (725,045 )
Accumulated  (deficit)
    (48,510,432 )     (44,931,627 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    1,851,287       4,101,389  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 7,328,117     $ 7,062,420  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 


 

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Revenues
           
License fees
  $ 40,563     $ 22,843  
Royalty income
    49,918       68,656  
Product sales, net
    280,113       393,037  
Total Revenues
    370,594       484,536  
                 
Costs and Expenses
               
Cost of goods sold
    243,538       203,154  
Research and development
    832,931       946,553  
Selling, general and administrative
    1,791,221       2,276,806  
Amortization of intangible assets
    476,450       769,132  
Depreciation
    291,274       303,024  
Total Costs and Expenses
    3,635,414       4,498,669  
Operating (Loss)
    (3,264,820 )     (4,014,133 )
                 
Other Income (Expense)
               
Interest and miscellaneous income
    61,719       11,341  
Interest expense
    (328,248 )     (67,300 )
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiary
    ---       ---  
(Loss) Before Income Taxes
    (3,531,349 )     (4,070,092 )
                 
Income taxes
    ---       ---  
Net (Loss)
  $ (3,531,349 )   $ (4,070,092 )
                 
Less preferred stock dividends
    (47,456 )     (4,387 )
Net (Loss) Allocable to Common Stockholders
  $ (3,578,805 )   $ (4,074,479 )
                 
                 
Basic and diluted net (loss) per common share
  $ (0.42 )   $ (0.67 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    8,493,703       6,065,615  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 



 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
   
   
Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
   
Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-in
   
Promissory Notes Receivable
   
Accumulated
   
Stockholders’
 
   
Shares Issued
   
Amount
   
Shares Issued
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
and Accrued Interest
   
(Deficit)
   
Equity
 
                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2010
    ---     $ ---       5,474,482     $ 5,474     $ 48,257,937     $ ---     $ (40,857,148 )   $ 7,406,263  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock in a private placement
    ---       ---       1,446,364       1,446       723,599       (725,045 )     ---       ---  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock and warrants in a private placement, net of fund raising costs ($88,010)
    ---       ---       333,333       333       411,657       ---       ---       411,990  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock for services
    ---       ---       9,722       10       14,990       ---       ---       15,000  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock – vesting of restricted stock
    ---       ---       5,243       6       (6 )     ---       ---       ---  
                                                                 
Issuance of Series A preferred stock in a private placement, net of fund raising costs ($80,010)
    25       ---       ---       ---       169,990       ---       ---       169,990  
                                                                 
Cancellation of warrants issued for services
    ---       ---       ---       ---       (38,994 )     ---       ---       (38,994 )
                                                                 
Issuance of warrants in connection with convertible promissory notes
    ---       ---       ---       ---       36,141       ---       ---       36,141  
                                                                 
Repurchase of common stock (fractional shares from reverse stock split)
    ---       ---       (81 )     ---       (35 )     ---       ---       (35 )
                                                                 
Accrued dividends on Series A preferred stock
    ---       ---       ---       ---       4,387       ---       (4,387 )     ---  
                                                                 
Share-based compensation of employees
    ---       ---       ---       ---       110,228       ---       ---       110,228  
Share-based compensation of non-employees
    ---       ---       ---       ---       60,898       ---       ---       60,898  
                                                                 
Net (loss)
    ---       ---       ---       ---       ---       ---       (4,070,092 )     (4,070,092 )
Balance as of December 31, 2011
    25       ---       7,269,063       7,269       49,750,792       (725,045 )     (44,931,627 )     4,101,389  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock in a private placement
    ---       ---       491,636       492       245,326       (245,818 )     ---       ---  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock for principle and interest due on convertible note
    ---       ---       1,987,992       1,988       331,344       ---       ---       333,332  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock for services
    ---       ---       325,000       325       129,675       ---       ---       130,000  
                                                                 
Issuance of common stock – vesting of restricted stock
    ---       ---       699       1       (1 )     ---       ---       ---  
                                                                 
Issuance of Series A preferred stock in a private placement, net of fund raising costs ($14,514)
    40       ---       ---       ---       275,761       ---       ---       275,761  
                                                                 
Issuance of warrants for services
    ---       ---       ---       ---       48,776       ---       ---       48,776  
                                                                 
Issuance of warrants in connection with convertible promissory note
    ---       ---       ---       ---       457,912       ---       ---       457,912  
                                                                 
Offering costs in connection with convertible promissory note
    ---       ---       ---       ---       (42,710 )     ---       ---       (42,710 )
                                                                 
Offering costs adjustment – Series A preferred stock sale in 2011
    ---       ---       ---       ---       31,961       ---       ---       31,961  
                                                                 
Repurchase of common stock (fractional shares from reverse stock split)
    ---       ---       58       ---       21       ---       ---       21  
                                                                 
Accrued interest on promissory notes for issuance of common stock
    ---       ---       ---       ---       14,424       (14,424 )     ---       ---  
                                                                 
Accrued dividends on Series A preferred stock
    ---       ---       ---       ---       47,456       ---       (47,456 )     ---  
                                                                 
Share-based compensation of employees
    ---       ---       ---       ---       17,915       ---       ---       17,915  
Share-based compensation of non-employees
    ---       ---       ---       ---       28,279       ---       ---       28,279  
                                                                 
Net (loss)
    ---       ---       ---       ---       ---       ---       (3,531,349 )     (3,531,349 )
Balance as of December 31, 2012
    65     $ ---       10,074,448     $ 10,075     $ 51,336,931     $ (985,287 )   $ (48,510,432 )   $ 1,851,287  
                                                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 


 

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES :
           
Net (loss)
  $ (3,531,349 )   $ (4,070,092 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
               
                 
Amortization of intangible assets
    476,450       769,132  
Depreciation
    291,274       303,024  
Share-based compensation for stock and options issued to employees
    17,915       110,228  
Share-based compensation for options issued to non-employees
    28,279       60,898  
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiary
    ---       ---  
Amortization of debt discount on convertible notes
    97,901       6,023  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    39,230       ---  
Warrants issued (cancelled) for services
    48,776       (38,994 )
Common stock issued for services
    130,000       15,000  
Common stock issued for interest due on convertible note
    89,622       ---  
                 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
    Accounts receivable
    (66,477 )     29,045  
    Other receivable
    26,410       (10,852 )
    Inventory
    271,841       18,821  
    Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
    17,074       4,102  
    Notes receivable and accrued interest
    197,780       ---  
    Accounts payable
    700,571       881,633  
    Accrued liabilities
    (3,577 )     140,056  
    Accrued interest
    28,088       13,053  
    Deferred revenue
    184,437       77,157  
    Total
    2,575,594       2,378,326  
                 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
    (955,755 )     (1,691,766 )
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES :
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (64,349 )     ---  
Proceeds from sale of intangible asset
    220,000       250,000  
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
    155,651       250,000  
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES :
               
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants, net
    ---       411,990  
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net
    275,761       169,990  
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and warrants, net
    467,290       265,000  
Offering cost adjustment – preferred stock sale in 2011
    31,961       ---  
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
    21       (35 )
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    775,033       846,945  
                 
Net Decrease in Cash
    (25,071 )     (594,821 )
                 
Cash,  beginning of period
    46,620       641,441  
Cash,  end of period
  $ 21,549     $ 46,620  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 5,532     $ 4,863  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Sale of intangible asset included in Other receivable
  $ ---     $ 235,558  
Issuance of common stock for promissory note
  $ 245,818     $ 723,182  
Issuance of common stock for principle due on convertible note
  $ 243,710     $ ---  
Issuance of notes receivable in connection with June 2012 Note (see Note 6.)
  $ 1,500,000       ---  
Deferred financing costs in connection with June 2012 Note
  $ 200,000          
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 



NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




NOTE 1.
COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Company Overview

ULURU Inc. (hereinafter “we”, “our”, “us”, “ULURU”, or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation.  We are a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing a broad range of innovative wound care and mucoadhesive film products based on our patented Nanoflex® and OraDiscTM drug delivery technologies, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients, health care professionals, and health care payers.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United State of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of ULURU Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Uluru Delaware Inc., a Delaware corporation.  Both companies have a December 31 fiscal year end.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.  These differences are usually minor and are included in our consolidated financial statements as soon as they are known.  Our estimates, judgments, and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Explanatory Note Regarding Share Amounts:

All share amounts and per share prices in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of our reverse stock split, on a 15 to 1 basis, effective June 29, 2011, unless otherwise indicated.  The exercise price for all stock options and warrants and the conversion price for convertible debt in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split by multiplying the original exercise or conversion price by fifteen.














NOTE 2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements:

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.  The carrying value of these cash equivalents approximates fair value.

We invest cash in excess of immediate requirements in money market accounts, certificates of deposit, corporate commercial paper with high quality ratings, and U.S. government securities taking into consideration the need for liquidity and capital preservation.  These investments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes.

Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest.  We estimate the collectability of our trade accounts receivable. In order to assess the collectability of these receivables, we monitor the current creditworthiness of each customer and analyze the balances aged beyond the customer's credit terms. Theses evaluations may indicate a situation in which a certain customer cannot meet its financial obligations due to deterioration of its financial viability, credit ratings or bankruptcy. The allowance requirements are based on current facts and are reevaluated and adjusted as additional information is received. Trade accounts receivable are subject to an allowance for collection when it is probable that the balance will not be collected. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $18,932 and $1,776, respectively.  For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the accounts written off as uncollectible were $17,135 and $6,580, respectively.

Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Raw material inventory cost is determined on the first-in, first-out method. Costs of finished goods are determined by an actual cost method. We regularly review inventories on hand and write down the carrying value of our inventories for excess and potentially obsolete inventories based on historical usage and estimated future usage.  In assessing the ultimate realization of our inventories, we are required to make judgments as to future demand requirements.  As actual future demand or market conditions may vary from those projected by us, adjustment to inventories may be required.

Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges

From time to time fees are payable to the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in connection with new drug applications submitted by us and annual prescription drug user fees (“PDUFA”). Such fees are being amortized ratably over the FDA’s prescribed fiscal period of twelve months ending September 30th.

Additionally, we amortize our insurance costs ratably over the term of each policy.  Typically, our insurance policies are subject to renewal in July and October of each year.

 

 
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Notes Receivable

Notes receivable are stated at unpaid principle balance.  Interest on notes receivable is recognized over the term of the note and is calculated by the simple interest method on principle amounts outstanding.  We estimate the collectability of our notes receivable.  This estimate is based on similar evaluation criteria as used in estimating the collectability of our trade accounts receivable.  Notes receivable are subject to an allowance for collection when it is probable that the balance, or a portion thereof, will not be collected.  As of December 31, 2012, the allowance for collection for our notes receivable was nil.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method.  Estimated useful lives for property and equipment categories are as follows:

Furniture, fixtures, and laboratory equipment
7 years
Computer and office equipment
5 years
Computer software
3 years
Leasehold improvements
Lease term

Patents and Applications

We expense internal patent and application costs as incurred because, even though we believe the patents and underlying processes have continuing value, the amount of future benefits to be derived from them are uncertain. Purchased patents are capitalized and amortized over the life of the patent.

Impairment of Assets

In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350-30, Intangibles Other than Goodwill, our policy is to evaluate whether there has been a permanent impairment in the value of long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles when certain events have taken place that indicate the remaining unamortized balance may not be recoverable, or at least annually to determine the current value of the intangible asset. When factors indicate that the intangible assets should be evaluated for possible impairment, we use an estimate of undiscounted cash flows.  Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the undiscounted cash flows.  Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from management’s estimates.

Deferred Financing Costs

We defer financing costs associated with the issuance of our convertible notes payable and amortize those costs over the period of the convertible notes using the effective interest method.  In 2012, we incurred $200,000 of financing costs related to our convertible notes payable.

During 2012 and 2011, we recorded amortization of approximately $39,000 and nil, respectively, of deferred financing costs. Other assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 included net deferred financing costs of approximately of $161,000 and nil, respectively.




Accrual for Clinical Study Costs

We record accruals for estimated clinical study costs.  Clinical study costs represent costs incurred by clinical research organizations, or CROs, and clinical sites.  These costs are recorded as a component of research and development expenses.  We analyze the progress of the clinical trials, including levels of patient enrollment and/or patient visits, invoices received and contracted costs when evaluating the adequacy of the accrued liabilities.  Significant judgments and estimates must be made and used in determining the accrued balance in any accounting period.  Actual costs incurred may or may not match the estimated costs for a given accounting period.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs incurred for product shipments are included in cost of goods sold.

Income Taxes

We use the liability method of accounting for income taxes pursuant to ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes.  Under this method, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future periods of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial statement amounts at year-end.

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

License Fees

We recognize revenue from license payments not tied to achieving a specific performance milestone ratably during the period over which we are obligated to perform services. The period over which we are obligated to perform services is estimated based on available facts and circumstances. Determination of any alteration of the performance period normally indicated by the terms of such agreements involves judgment on management's part. License revenues with no specific performance criteria are recognized when received from our foreign licensee and their various foreign sub-licensees as there is no control by us over the various foreign sub-licensees and no performance criteria to which we are subject.

We recognize revenue from performance payments ratably, when such performance is substantially in our control and when we believe that completion of such performance is reasonably probable, over the period during which we estimate that we will complete such performance obligations.  In circumstances where the arrangement includes a refund provision, we defer revenue recognition until the refund condition is no longer applicable unless, in our judgment, the refund circumstances are within our operating control and are unlikely to occur.

Substantive at-risk milestone payments, which are based on achieving a specific performance milestone when performance of such milestone is contingent on performance by others or for which achievement cannot be reasonably estimated or assured, are recognized as revenue when the milestone is achieved and the related payment is due, provided that there is no substantial future service obligation associated with the milestone.




Royalty Income

We receive royalty revenues under license agreements with a number of third parties that sell products based on technology we have developed or to which we have rights. The license agreements provide for the payment of royalties to us based on sales of the licensed products. We record these revenues based on estimates of the sales that occurred during the relevant period. The relevant period estimates of sales are based on interim data provided by licensees and analysis of historical royalties we have been paid (adjusted for any changes in facts and circumstances, as appropriate).

We maintain regular communication with our licensees in order to gauge the reasonableness of our estimates. Differences between actual royalty revenues and estimated royalty revenues are reconciled and adjusted for in the period in which they become known, typically the following quarter. Historically, adjustments have not been material based on actual amounts paid by licensees. As it relates to royalty income, there are no future performance obligations on our part under these license agreements. To the extent we do not have sufficient ability to accurately estimate revenue; we record it on a cash basis.

Product Sales

We recognize revenue and related costs from the sale of our products at the time the products are shipped to the customer.  Provisions for returns, rebates, and discounts are established in the same period the related product sales are recorded.

We review the supply levels of our products sold to major wholesalers in the U.S., primarily by reviewing reports supplied by our major wholesalers and available volume information for our products, or alternative approaches.  When we believe wholesaler purchasing patterns have caused an unusual increase or decrease in the sales of a major product compared with underlying demand, we disclose this in our product sales discussion if we believe the amount is material to the product sales trend; however, we are not always able to accurately quantify the amount of stocking or destocking.  Wholesaler stocking and destocking activity historically has not caused any material changes in the rate of actual product returns.

We establish sales return accruals for anticipated product returns. We record the return amounts as a deduction to arrive at our net product sales.  Consistent with Revenue Recognition accounting guidance, we estimate a reserve when the sales occur for future product returns related to those sales. This estimate is primarily based on historical return rates as well as specifically identified anticipated returns due to known business conditions and product expiry dates. Actual product returns have been nil over the past two years.

We establish sales rebate and discount accruals in the same period as the related sales.  The rebate and discount amounts are recorded as a deduction to arrive at our net product sales.  We base these accruals primarily upon our historical rebate and discount payments made to our customer segment groups and the provisions of current rebate and discount contracts.

Sponsored Research Income

Sponsored research income has no significant associated costs since it is being paid only for information pertaining to a specific research and development project in which the sponsor may become interested in acquiring products developed thereby.  Payments received prior to our performance are deferred. Contract amounts are not recognized as revenue until the customer accepts or verifies the research has been completed.


 
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Research and Development Expenses

Pursuant to ASC Topic 730, Research and Development, our research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Research and development expenses include, but are not limited to, salaries and benefits, laboratory supplies, facilities expenses, preclinical development cost, clinical trial and related clinical manufacturing expenses, contract services, consulting fees and other outside expenses. The cost of materials and equipment or facilities that are acquired for research and development activities and that have alternative future uses are capitalized when acquired. There were no such capitalized materials, equipment or facilities for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

We may enter into certain research agreements in which we share expenses with a collaborator. We may also enter into other collaborations where we are reimbursed for work performed on behalf of our collaborative partners.  We record the expenses for such work as research and development expenses. If the arrangement is a cost-sharing arrangement and there is a period during which we receive payments from the collaborator, we record payments by the collaborator for their share of the development effort as a reduction of research and development expense. If the arrangement is a reimbursement of research and development expenses, we record the reimbursement as sponsored research income.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

In accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period increased to include potential dilutive common shares.  The effect of outstanding stock options, restricted vesting common stock and warrants, when dilutive, is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per common share by application of the treasury stock method.  We have excluded all outstanding stock options, restricted vesting common stock and warrants from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share because all such securities are antidilutive for all periods presented.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentration of credit risk with respect to financial instruments, consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, that potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk due to the use of a limited number of banking institutions and due to maintaining cash balances in banks, which, at times, may exceed the limits of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  During 2012, we utilized Bank of America, N.A. as our banking institution.  At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 our cash and cash equivalents totaled $21,549 and $46,620, respectively.  We also invest cash in excess of immediate requirements in money market accounts, certificates of deposit, corporate commercial paper with high quality ratings, and U.S. government securities.  These investments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes.  We are exposed to credit risk in the event of default by these high quality corporations.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are customers with balances that exceed 5% of total consolidated trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 and at December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2012, two customers exceeded the 5% threshold, with 77% and 13%, respectively.  Four customers exceeded the 5% threshold at December 31, 2011, with 36%, 24%, 14%, and 6%, respectively.  To reduce risk, we routinely assess the financial strength of our most significant customers and monitor the amounts owed to us, taking appropriate action when necessary.  As a result, we believe that accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited.  We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts, but historically have not experienced any significant losses related to an individual customer or group of customers.


 
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Concentrations of Foreign Currency Risk

Substantially all of our revenue and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, although we expect our revenues in international territories to increase in the future.  Certain of our licensing and distribution agreements in international territories are denominated in Euros.  Currently, we do not employ forward contracts or other financial instruments to mitigate foreign currency risk.  As our international operations grow, we may engage in hedging activities to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with portions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, certain assets and liabilities of the Company are required to be recorded at fair value.  Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Our financial instruments, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.  We believe that the carrying value of our other receivable, notes receivable and accrued interest, and convertible note payable balances approximates fair value based on a valuation methodology using the income approach and a discounted cash flow model.

Derivatives

We occasionally issue financial instruments that contain an embedded instrument. At inception, we assess whether the economic characteristics of the embedded derivative instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the financial instrument (host contract), whether the financial instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is currently measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings, and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument.

If the embedded derivative instrument is determined not to be clearly and closely related to the host contract, is not currently measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings, and the embedded derivative instrument would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded derivative instrument is recorded apart from the host contract and carried at fair value with changes recorded in current-period earnings.

We determined that all embedded items associated with financial instruments during 2012 and 2011 which qualify for derivative treatment, were properly separated from their host.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, we did not have any derivative instruments.



 
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NOTE 3.
THE EFFECT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”). ASU 2011-08 updated guidance on the periodic testing of goodwill for impairment. This guidance will allow companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that goodwill might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test required under current accounting standards. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011; however, early adoption is permitted in certain circumstances.  We adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-08 in the first quarter of 2012.  The adoption of this update does not materially impact our financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 amended existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous financial statement of comprehensive income or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. Also, items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements. ASU No. 2011-05 requires retrospective application, and it is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  We adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-05 in the first quarter of 2012.  The adoption of this update does not materially impact our financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 generally provides a uniform framework for fair value measurements and related disclosures between U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and International Financial Reporting Standards. Additional disclosure requirements in the update include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. We adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-04 in the first quarter of 2012.  The adoption of this update does not materially impact our financial statements.

There are no other new accounting pronouncements adopted or enacted during the year ended December 31, 2012 that had, or are expected to have, a material impact on our financial statements.


 
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NOTE 4.
SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in one business segment: the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products.  Our corporate headquarters in the United States collects product sales, licensing fees, royalties, and sponsored research revenues from our arrangements with external customers and licensees.  Our entire business is managed by a single management team, which reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

Our revenues are currently derived primarily from one licensee for domestic activities, five licensees for international activities, and our domestic sales activities for Altrazeal®.

Revenues per geographic area, along with relative percentages of total revenues, for the year ended December 31, are summarized as follows:

Revenues
 
2012
   
%
   
2011
   
%
 
  Domestic
  $ 177,440       48 %   $ 22,843       5 %
  International
    193,154       52 %     461,693       95 %
  Total
  $ 370,594       100 %   $ 484,536       100 %

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from a few major customers.  Customers with greater than 10% of total revenues, along with their relative percentage of total revenues, for the year ended December 31 are represented on the following table:

Customers
Product
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Customer A
Aphthasol®
    13 %     53 %
  Customer B
Altrazeal®
    32 %     ---  
  Customer C
Altrazeal® Veterinary
    14 %     ---  
  Total
      59 %     53 %


NOTE 5.
OTHER RECEIVABLE

On June 25, 2010, we entered into an acquisition and license agreement with Strakan International Limited and Zindaclin Limited, a subsidiary of Crawford Healthcare Limited, a pharmaceutical company based in England.  Under the terms of the agreement, Zindaclin Limited will pay up to $5.1 million for the exclusive product rights to Zindaclin®, a zinc clindamycin product for the treatment of acne, which consideration will be shared equally by Strakan International Limited and us.  Guaranteed payments of $1,050,000 were scheduled to be received by us, of which $550,000 occurred in 2010, $250,000 occurred in 2011, and $250,000 was to occur in June 2012.  On March 22, 2012, we agreed to accept $220,000 for the early remittance of the final guaranteed payment, which was received prior to March 29, 2012.



 
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NOTE 6.
NOTES RECEIVABLE

On June 27, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement related to our issuance of a $2,210,000 Secured Convertible Note (the “June 2012 Note”), with Inter-Mountain Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Inter-Mountain”).  As part of the June 2012 Note transaction, we received $1,500,000 in the form of six promissory notes in favor of the Company, each in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “Investor Notes”) and each of which becomes due as the outstanding balance under the June 2012 Note is reduced to certain levels.  On October 5, 2012, we and Inter-Mountain entered into a First Amendment to Buyer Trust Deed Note #1 (the “Trust Deed Note Amendment”) for the purpose of revising certain terms and conditions contained in the Buyer Trust Deed Note #1, to include receiving payments of $100,000, $100,000, and $50,000 on October 5, 2012, November 30, 2012, and December 31, 2012, respectively, and any interest thereon.  As of December 31, 2012, we had $1,302,220 in notes receivable which is comprised of $1,250,000 for five Investor Notes and $52,220 for accrued interest thereon.

Please refer to Note 12. for a more detailed description of the June 2012 Note transaction.


NOTE 7.
INVENTORY

As of December 31, 2012, our inventory was comprised of Altrazeal® finished goods, manufacturing costs incurred in the production of Altrazeal®, and raw materials.  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first in, first out method) or market.  We regularly review inventories on hand and write down the carrying value of our inventories for excess and potentially obsolete inventories based on historical usage and estimated future usage.  In assessing the ultimate realization of our inventories, we are required to make judgments as to future demand requirements.  As actual future demand or market conditions may vary from those projected by us, adjustment to inventories may be required.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, we wrote off approximately $88,000 in obsolete finished goods.

The components of inventory, at the different stages of production, consisted of the following at December 31:

Inventory
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Finished goods
  $ 303,779     $ 398,634  
  Work-in-progress
    190,794       367,779  
  Raw materials
    33,070       33,070  
  Total
  $ 527,643     $ 799,483  


NOTE 8.
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT and LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net, consisted of the following at December 31:

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Laboratory equipment
  $ 424,888     $ 424,888  
  Manufacturing equipment
    1,547,572       1,483,223  
  Computers, office equipment, and furniture
    140,360       140,360  
  Computer software
    4,108       4,108  
  Leasehold improvements
    95,841       95,841  
      2,212,769       2,148,420  
  Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,367,234 )     (1,075,960 )
  Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net
  $ 845,535     $ 1,072,460  

Depreciation expense on property, equipment, and leasehold improvements was $291,274 and $303,024 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


 
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NOTE 9.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets are comprised of patents acquired in October, 2005.  Intangible assets, net consisted of the following at December 31:

Intangible assets
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Patent - Amlexanox (Aphthasol®)
  $ 2,090,000     $ 2,090,000  
  Patent - Amlexanox (OraDisc™ A)
    6,873,080       6,873,080  
  Patent - OraDisc™
    73,000       73,000  
  Patent - Hydrogel nanoparticle aggregate
    589,858       589,858  
      9,625,938       9,625,938  
  Less: accumulated amortization
    (5,479,953 )     (5,003,503 )
  Intangible assets, net
  $ 4,145,985     $ 4,622,435  

We performed an evaluation of our intangible assets for purposes of determining possible impairment as of December 31, 2012.  Based upon recent market conditions and comparable market transactions for similar intangible assets, we determined that an income approach using a discounted cash flow model was an appropriate valuation methodology to determine each intangible asset’s fair value.  The income approach converts future amounts to a single present value amount (discounted cash flow model).  Our discounted cash flow models are highly reliant on various assumptions, including estimates of future cash flow (including long-term growth rates), discount rate, and expectations about variations in the amount and timing of cash flows and the probability of achieving the estimated cash flows, all of which we consider level 3 inputs for determination of fair value.  We believe we have appropriately reflected our best estimate of the assumptions that market participants would use in determining the fair value of our intangible assets at the measurement date.  Upon completion of the evaluation, the fair value of our intangible assets exceeded the recorded remaining book value.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $476,450 and $769,132 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The future aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets, remaining as of December 31, 2012, is as follows:

Calendar Years
 
Future Amortization
Expense
 
  2013
  $ 475,148  
  2014
    475,148  
  2015
    475,148  
  2016
    476,450  
  2017
    475,148  
  2018 & Beyond
    1,768,943  
  Total
  $ 4,145,985  



 
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NOTE 10.
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY

We use the equity method of accounting for investments in other companies that are not controlled by us and in which our interest is generally between 20% and 50% of the voting shares or we have significant influence over the entity, or both.

On January 11, 2012, we executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of Altrazeal Trading Ltd., a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive marketing of Altrazeal® throughout the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East.  As a result of this transaction, we received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in Altrazeal Trading Ltd.

Based upon unaudited financial statements provided by Altrazeal Trading Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2012, our share of Altrazeal Trading Ltd. losses exceeded the carrying value of our investment, therefore the equity method of accounting was suspended and no additional losses were charged to our operations.  Our unrecorded share of Altrazeal Trading Ltd. losses for the year ended December 31, 2012 totaled $82,740.

Summarized financial information for our investment in Altrazeal Trading Ltd. assuming 100% ownership is as follows:

Altrazeal Trading Ltd.
 
2012
 
  Balance sheet
     
Total assets
  $ 415,248  
Total liabilities
  $ 205,991  
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 209,257  
  Statement of operations
       
Revenues
  $ 131,869  
Net (loss)
  $ (330,961 )

On October 19, 2012, we executed a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of ORADISC GmbH, a single purpose entity to be used for the exclusive development and marketing of OraDisc™ erodible film technology products.  We received a non-dilutable 25% ownership interest in ORADISC GmbH.

As of December 31, 2012, ORADISC GmbH had not begun operations and accordingly the net book value of the investee assets had not been determined and there were no equity method investee gains or losses for the year ended December 31, 2012.


NOTE 11.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

Accrued Liabilities
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Accrued taxes – payroll
  $ 106,299     $ 106,299  
  Accrued compensation/benefits
    213,005       184,080  
  Accrued insurance payable
    52,629       78,246  
  Product rebates/returns
    81       3,160  
  Other
    951       4,757  
  Total accrued liabilities
  $ 372,965     $ 376,542  



 
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NOTE 12.
CONVERTIBLE DEBT

On June 27, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), related to our issuance of a $2,210,000 Secured Convertible Note, with Inter-Mountain Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Inter-Mountain”).  The purchase price for the June 2012 Note was paid $500,000 at closing in cash and $1,500,000 in the form of six promissory notes in favor of the Company, each in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “Investor Notes”), each of which bears interest at the rate of 8.0% per annum, and each of which becomes due as the outstanding balance under the June 2012 Note is reduced to certain levels.  The purchase price of the June 2012 Note also reflected a $200,000 original issue discount and $10,000 in attorney’s fees. The Purchase Agreement also includes representations and warranties, restrictive covenants, and indemnification provisions standard for similar transactions.

The June 2012 Note bears interest at the rate of 8.0% per annum, with monthly installment payments of $83,333 commencing on the date that is the earlier of (i) thirty calendar days after the effective date of a registration statement registering the re-sale of the shares issuable upon conversion under the June 2012 Note or (ii) December 24, 2012, but in no event sooner than September 25, 2012.  At our option, subject to certain volume, price, and other conditions, the monthly installment payments on the June 2012 Note may be paid in whole, or in part, in cash or in our common stock.  If the monthly installment is paid in common stock, such shares being issued will be based on a price that is 80% of the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices of the shares of common stock during the preceding twenty trading days.  The percentage declines to 70% if the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices of the shares of common stock during the preceding twenty trading days is less than $0.05.

At the option of Inter-Mountain, the outstanding principal balance of the June 2012 Note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments and ownership limitations.  The initial tranche was $710,000 and the six subsequent tranches are each $250,000, plus interest.  At our option, the outstanding principal balance of the June 2012 Note, or a portion thereof, may be prepaid in cash at 120% of the amount elected to be prepaid.  The June 2012 Note is secured by a Security Agreement pursuant to which we granted to Inter-Mountain a first-priority security interest in the assets held by the Company.

Events of default under the June 2012 Note include failure to make required payments or to deliver shares upon conversion, the entry of a $100,000 judgment not stayed within 30 days, breach of representations or covenants under the transaction documents, various events associated with insolvency or failure to pay debts, delisting of our common stock, a restatement of financial statements, and a default under certain other agreements.  In the event of default, the interest rate under the June 2012 Note increases to 18% and the June 2012 Note becomes callable at a premium.  In addition, the holder has all remedies under law and equity, including foreclosing on our assets under a Security Agreement with Intermountain.

As part of the convertible debt financing, Inter-Mountain also received a total of seven warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase, if they all vest, an aggregate of 3,142,857 shares of common stock, which number of shares could increase based upon the terms and conditions of the Warrants.  The Warrants have an exercise price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments, and are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions and ownership limitations, until June 27, 2017.  Warrants for 785,714 shares of common stock and 392,857 shares of common stock vested on June 27, 2012 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  Each of the other five Warrants vest upon the payment by the holder of each of the remaining five Investor Notes.


 
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As part of the convertible debt financing, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement whereby we agreed to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement for the number of shares referred to therein no later than July 27, 2012 and to cause such registration statement to be declared effective no later than ninety days after such filing with the SEC and to keep such registration statement effective for a period of no less than one hundred and eighty days.  The Registration Rights Agreement also grants Inter-Mountain piggy-back registration rights with respect to future offerings by the Company.  In accordance with our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, we filed with the SEC a registration statement that was declared effective on July 31, 2012.

On October 5, 2012, we and Inter-Mountain entered into a First Amendment to Buyer Trust Deed Note #1 for the purpose of revising certain terms and conditions contained in the Buyer Trust Deed Note #1, to include an updated schedule for the timing of certain payment obligations by Inter-Mountain contained therein.

On July 28, 2011, we completed a convertible debt financing for $125,000 with Mr. Kerry P. Gray, the Company’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (the “July 2011 Note”).  The July 2011 Note bears interest at the rate of 10.0% per annum, with annual payments of interest commencing on July 1, 2012.  The full amount of principal and any unpaid interest will be due on July 28, 2014.  The outstanding principal balance of the July 2011 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the note holder and at any time, at a conversion price of $1.08 per share or 115,741 shares of common stock.  We may force conversion of the July 2011 Note if our common stock trades for a defined period of time at a price greater than $2.16.  The July 2011 Note is collateralized by the grant of a security interest in the inventory, accounts receivables and capital equipment held by the Company.  The securities issuable on conversion have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.  As part of the convertible debt financing, Mr. Gray also received a warrant to purchase up to 34,722 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The warrant has an exercise price of $1.08 per share and is exercisable at any time until July 28, 2016.  On July 3, 2012, the Company and Mr. Gray entered into a Modification Agreement for the purpose of deferring the annual payment of interest due on July 1, 2012 of $11,542 until such time as Mr. Gray provides written notice to us with such notice being no less than 15 days prior to the relevant payment date.  Moreover, the parties agreed that no Event of Default under the July 2011 Note occurred as a result of any failure by us to make the annual payment of interest due on July 1, 2012.  Commencing on July 1, 2012, interest at the rate of 12.0% per annum will accrue on the deferred interest payment of $11,542 until the relevant payment date.

On June 13, 2011, we completed a $140,000 convertible debt financing with Mr. Gray (the “June 2011 Note”).  The June 2011 Note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum, with annual payments of interest commencing on July 1, 2012.  The full amount of principal and any unpaid interest will be due on June 13, 2014.  The outstanding principal balance of the June 2011 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the note holder and at any time, at a conversion price of $1.20 per share or 116,667 shares of common stock.  We may force conversion of the convertible note if our common stock trades for a defined period of time at a price greater than $1.80.  The June 2011 Note is collateralized by the grant of a security interest in the inventory, accounts receivables, and capital equipment held by the Company.  The securities issuable on conversion have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.  As part of the convertible debt financing, Mr. Gray also received a warrant to purchase up to 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The warrant has an exercise price of $1.20 per share and is exercisable at any time until June 13, 2016.  On July 3, 2012, the Company and Mr. Gray entered into a Modification Agreement for the purpose of deferring the annual payment of interest due on July 1, 2012 of $14,653 until such time as Mr. Gray provides written notice to us with such notice being no less than 15 days prior to the relevant payment date.  Moreover, the parties agreed that no Event of Default under the June 2011 Note occurred as a result of any failure by us to make the annual payment of interest due on July 1, 2012.  Commencing on July 1, 2012, interest at the rate of 12.0% per annum will accrue on the deferred interest payment of $14,653 until the relevant payment date.


 
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We account for convertible debt using specific guidelines in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  We allocated the value of the proceeds received to the convertible instrument and to the warrant on a relative fair value basis.  We calculated the fair value of the warrant issued with the convertible instrument using the Black-Scholes valuation method, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee stock options, except the contractual life of the warrant was used. Using the effective interest method, the allocated fair value was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized over the expected term of the convertible debt to interest expense.

On the date of issuance of the June 2011 Note, the July 2011 Note, and the June 2012 Note, no portion of the proceeds were attributable to a beneficial conversion feature since the conversion price of the June 2011 Note, the July 2011 Note, and the June 2012 Note exceeded the market price of the Company’s common stock.

Information relating to our convertible notes payable is as follows:
                       
As of December 31, 2012
 
Transaction
 
Initial
 Principal
Amount
   
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
 
Conversion
Price (1)(2)
   
Principal
Balance
   
Unamortized
Debt
Discount
   
Carrying
Value
 
  June 2011 Note
  $ 140,000       10.0 %
06/13/2014
  $ 1.20     $ 140,000     $ 5,846     $ 134,154  
  July 2011 Note
    125,000       10.0 %
07/28/2014
  $ 1.08       125,000       11,916       113,084  
  June 2012 Note
    2,210,000       8.0 %
03/27/2015
  $ 0.35       1,966,291       372,367       1,593,924  
  Total
  $ 2,475,000                       $ 2,231,291     $ 390,129     $ 1,841,162  

(1)
The outstanding principal balance of the June 2011 Note and the July 2011 Note may be converted, at the option of Mr. Gray, into shares of common stock at a fixed conversion price of $1.20 per share and $1.08 per shares, respectively.
(2)
The outstanding principal balance of the June 2012 Note may be converted, at the option of Inter-Mountain, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments and ownership limitations.

The amount of interest cost recognized from our convertible notes outstanding was $117,711 and $13,053 for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The future minimum payments relating to our convertible notes payable, as of December 31, 2012, are as follows:

   
Payments Due By Period
 
Transaction
 
Total
   
2013
   
2014
   
2015
   
2016
   
2017
 
  June 2011 Note
  $ 140,000     $ ---     $ 140,000     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---  
  July 2011 Note
    125,000       ---       125,000       ---       ---       ---  
  June 2012 Note
    1,966,291       1,089,619       876,672       ---       ---       ---  
  Total
  $ 2,231,291     $ 1,089,619     $ 1,141,672     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---  




 
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NOTE 13.
EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Common Stock Transaction

On September 13, 2011, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Common Stock Agreement”) with Ironridge Global BioPharma, a division of Ironridge Global IV, Ltd. (“Ironridge”), under which we delivered four notices to Ironridge exercising our right to require Ironridge to purchase up to $969,000 of our common stock at a price per share equal to $0.50.

We presented the notices to Ironridge for the purchase of common stock, with Ironridge purchasing each tranche of shares of common stock with a promissory note, as follows:

 
§ 
646,364 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for $323,182 on September 16, 2011;
 
§ 
300,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for $150,000 on November 7, 2011;
 
§ 
500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for $250,000 on December 22, 2011; and
 
§ 
491,636 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for $245,818 on January 12, 2012.

The promissory notes bear interest at 1.5% per year calculated on a simple interest basis.  The entire principal balance and interest thereon is due and payable seven and one-half years from the date of each promissory note, but no payments are due so long as we are in default under the Common Stock Agreement or the Series A Agreement (as defined below) or if there are any shares of Series A Stock (as defined below) issued or outstanding. Each promissory note is secured by the borrower’s right, title and interest in all shares legally or beneficially owned by Ironridge or an affiliate, as more fully described in the note.

On August 22, 2011, we entered into a Finder’s Fee and Indemnity Agreement with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) to assist us, on a non-exclusive basis, with finding and introducing investors as a potential source for financing.  We will pay Maxim a finder’s fee equal to 5% of the total cash consideration paid to us as a result of the cash proceeds received from Ironridge.

We completed the offering and sale of shares of common stock to Ironridge pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-160568) declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2009, and a base prospectus dated as of the same date, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2011.

Preferred Stock Transaction

On September 13, 2011, we entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Series A Agreement”) with Ironridge Global III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ironridge Global”), under which Ironridge Global committed to purchase for cash up to $650,000 of the Company’s redeemable, convertible Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) at $10,000 per share of Series A Stock.  The Series A Stock is convertible at the option of the Company at a fixed conversion price of $0.70.  The conversion price for the holder is fixed with no adjustment mechanisms, resets, or anti-dilution covenants, other than the customary adjustments for stock splits.  The conversion price, if we elect to convert the Series A Stock, is subject to adjustment based on the market price of our common stock and any applicable early redemption price at the time we convert.

 

 
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Under the terms of the Series A Agreement, on September 20, 2011, we presented Ironridge Global with our initial notice to purchase Series A Stock and Ironridge Global funded the purchase of 15 shares of Series A Stock for cash of $150,000.  On November 8, 2011, we and Ironridge Global entered into a First Amendment to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “First Amendment”) for the purpose of revising certain terms and conditions contained in the Series A Agreement, to include an updated schedule for the timing and number of shares for certain purchase obligations, the option by us to set the per share price of the Series A Stock below $10,000 subject to certain calculations, and to define certain terms contained therein.  Pursuant to the First Amendment, we presented Ironridge Global with notice and Ironridge Global funded the purchase of additional Series A Stock in installments as follows:

 
§ 
10 Series A Stock shares for $100,000 on November 9, 2011;
 
§ 
25 Series A Stock shares for $148,750 on January 13, 2012; and
 
§ 
15 Series A Stock shares for $141,525 on January 23, 2012.

On September 13, 2011, we filed a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.  A summary of the Series A Certificate of Designations is set forth below:

Ranking and Voting.  The Series A Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior with respect to dividends and pari passu in right of liquidation with the Company’s common stock; (b) pari passu with respect to dividends and junior in right of liquidation with respect to any other class or series of Preferred Stock; and (c) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company.  Holders of Series A Stock have no voting rights, except as required by law, and no preemptive rights. There are no sinking-fund provisions applicable to the Series A Stock.

Dividends and Other Distributions.  Commencing on the date of issuance of any such shares of Series A Stock, holders of Series A Stock are entitled to receive dividends on each outstanding share of Series A Stock, which accrue in shares of Series A Stock, at a rate equal to 7.50% per annum from the date of issuance.  Accrued dividends are payable upon redemption of the Series A Stock.  So long as any shares of Series A Stock are outstanding, no dividends or other distributions will be paid, delivered or set apart with respect to the shares of common stock.

Liquidation.  Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after payment or provision for payment of the Company’s debts and other liabilities, pari passu with any distribution or payment made to the holders of the Company’s common stock, the holders of Series A Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets available for distribution to our stockholders an amount with respect to the Series A Liquidation Value, as defined below, after which any of the Company’s remaining assets will be distributed among the holders of the Company’s other classes or series of stock as applicable.


 
 
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Redemption.  The Company may redeem any or all of the Series A Stock at any time after the seventh anniversary of the issuance date at the redemption price of $10,000 per share of Series A Stock, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to such shares of Series A Stock (the “Series A Liquidation Value”).  Prior to the seventh anniversary of the issuance of the Series A Stock, the Company may redeem the shares at any time after six-months from the issuance date at a price per share (the “Early Redemption Price”) equal to 100% of the Series A Liquidation Value divided by (b) the British Pound Sterling Exchange Rate, multiplied by (c) one plus the LIBOR Rate, multiplied by (d) the Rate Factor, for the first calendar month after the issuance date, and decreasing each calendar month thereafter by an amount equal to 0.595% of the Early Redemption Price for the first month.  Any capitalized defined terms that are undefined have been defined in the Series A Certificate of Designations.

In addition, if the Company liquidates, dissolves or winds-up its business, or engages in any deemed liquidation event, it must redeem the Series A Stock at the applicable early redemption price set forth above.

Conversion.  The Series A Stock is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at our option at any time after six-months from the date of issuance of the Series A Stock.  The conversion price for the holder is fixed at $0.70 per share with no adjustment mechanisms, resets, ratchets, or anti-dilution covenants other than the customary adjustments for stock splits.

If we elect to convert the Series A Stock into common stock, we will issue a number of conversion shares (the “Series A Reconciling Conversion Shares”), so that the total number of conversion shares under the conversion notice equals the early redemption price set forth above multiplied by the number of shares subject to conversion, divided by the lower of (i) the Series A Conversion Price and (ii) 85% of the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock for the 20 trading days following Ironridge Global's receipt of the conversion notice, provided, however, in no event shall the lower of (i) and (ii) be less than $0.001.

The Series A Stock automatically converts into common stock if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 150% of the Series A Conversion Price for any 20 consecutive trading days.  We will issue that number of shares of its common stock equal to the early redemption price set forth above multiplied by the number of shares subject to conversion, divided by the Series A Conversion Price.















 

 
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NOTE 14.
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

As of December 31, 2012, we had 10,074,448 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.  We issued 2,805,385 shares of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2012 comprised of 699 shares of common stock issued for the vesting of certain restricted stock awards, 325,000 shares of common stock issued for consulting services, 491,636 shares of common stock issued for the equity raise with Ironridge pursuant to the Common Stock Agreement, 1,987,992 shares of common stock issued for installment payments due on the June 2012 Note with Inter-Mountain, and an adjustment of 58 shares of common stock for fractional shares not issued from our reverse stock split in June 2011.

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2012, we had 65 shares of Series A preferred stock issued and outstanding.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, we issued 40 shares of Series A preferred stock to Ironridge Global pursuant to the Series A Agreement.

Warrants

The following table summarizes the warrants outstanding and the number of shares of common stock subject to exercise as of December 31, 2012 and the changes therein during the two years then ended:

   
Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to Exercise
   
Weighted – Average
Exercise Price
 
Balance as of December 31, 2010
    635,873     $ 6.69  
                 
Warrants issued
    203,056       1.43  
Warrants exercised
    ---       ---  
Warrants cancelled
    (226,335 )     13.46  
Balance as of December 31, 2011
    612,594     $ 2.45  
                 
Warrants issued (1)
    1,428,571       0.35  
Warrants exercised
    ---       ---  
Warrants cancelled
    ---       ---  
Balance as of December 31, 2012
    2,041,165     $ 0.98  

(1)
As part of the June 2012 Note, Inter-Mountain received a total of seven warrants to purchase, if they all vest, an aggregate of 3,142,857 shares of common stock, which number of shares could increase based upon the terms and conditions of the warrants.  The warrants have an exercise price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments, and are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions and ownership limitations, until June 27, 2017.  Warrants for 785,714 shares of common stock and 392,857 shares of common stock vested on June 27, 2012 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and only such shares of common stock have been included in this Table, based upon an exercise price of $0.35 per share of common stock.  Each of the other five warrants vest upon the payment by Inter-Mountain of a related Investor Note.



 
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For the year ended December 31, 2012, we issued warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,428,571 shares of our common stock which consisted of (i) a warrant issued for consulting services to purchase up to an aggregate of 250,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, and (ii) two warrants issued to Inter-Mountain to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,178,571 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share.

Of the warrant shares subject to exercise as of December 31, 2012, expiration of the right to exercise is as follows:
Date of Expiration
 
Number of Warrant Shares of Common Stock Subject to Expiration
 
  July 23, 2014
    69,050  
  May 15, 2015
    357,155  
  June 13, 2016
    35,000  
  July 16, 2016
    116,667  
  July 28, 2016
    34,722  
  November 21, 2016
    250,000  
  June 27, 2017
    1,178,571  
  Total
    2,041,165  




 
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NOTE 15.
EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings per Share, basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, increased to include potential dilutive common shares.  The effect of outstanding stock options, restricted vesting common stock, convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, and warrants, when dilutive, is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per common share by application of the treasury stock method.  We have excluded all outstanding stock options, restricted vesting common stock, convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, and warrants from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share because all such securities are antidilutive for all periods presented.

Shares used in calculating basic and diluted net loss per common share exclude these potential common shares as of December 31:

   
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Warrants to purchase common stock (1)
    2,041,165       612,594  
Stock options to purchase common stock
    158,409       287,745  
Unvested restricted common stock
    300       1,096  
Common stock issuable upon the assumed conversion of our convertible note payable from June 2012 (2)
    5,617,974       ---  
Common stock issuable upon the assumed conversion of our convertible notes payable from June 2011 and July 2011 (3)
    368,637       232,408  
Common stock issuable upon the assumed conversion of our Series A preferred stock (4)
    1,002,634       357,143  
Total
    9,189,119       1,490,986  

(1)
As part of the June 2012 Note, Inter-Mountain received a total of seven warrants to purchase, if they all vest, an aggregate of 3,142,857 shares of common stock, which number of shares could increase based upon the terms and conditions of the warrants.  The warrants have an exercise price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments, and are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions and ownership limitations, until June 27, 2017.  Warrants for 785,714 shares of common stock and 392,857 shares of common stock vested on June 27, 2012 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and only such shares of common stock have been included in this Table, based upon an exercise price of $0.35 per share of common stock.  Each of the other five warrants vest upon the payment by Inter-Mountain of a related Investor Note.
(2)
The outstanding principal balance and the accrued and unpaid interest of the June 2012 Note may be converted, at the option of Inter-Mountain, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain pricing adjustments and ownership limitations.  For the purposes of this Table, we have assumed a conversion price of $0.35 per share and no ownership limitations.
(3)
The outstanding principal balance of the June 2011 Note and the July 2011 Note may be converted, at the option of Mr. Gray, into shares of common stock at a fixed conversion price of $1.20 per share and $1.08 per shares, respectively.  The accrued and unpaid interest for each convertible note payable may be converted, at the option of Mr. Gray, into shares of common stock at a conversion price based upon the average of the five trading days prior to the payment date, which for the purposes of this Table we have assumed to be December 31, 2012.
(4)
The outstanding Series A preferred stock and the accrued and unpaid dividends thereon are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Company’s option at any time after six-months from the date of issuance of the Series A preferred stock.  The conversion price for the holder is fixed at $0.70 per share with no adjustment mechanisms, resets, ratchets, or anti- covenants other than the customary adjustments for stock splits.  For the purposes of this Table, we have assumed a conversion price of $0.70 per share.



 
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NOTE 16.
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

The Company’s share-based compensation plan, the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”), is administered by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors, which selects persons to receive awards and determines the number of shares subject to each award and the terms, conditions, performance measures and other provisions of the award.

We account for share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense in the financial statements for all share-based payment awards made to employees, consultants, and directors is measured based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant date.  We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of share-based awards with the following weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Incentive Stock Options  (4)
           
Expected volatility  (1)
    ---       94.6 %
Risk-fee interest rate %  (2)
    ---       1.93 %
Expected term (in years)
    ---       6.0  
Dividend yield  (3)
    ---       0.0 %
                 
Nonstatutory Stock Options  (5)
               
Expected volatility  (1)
    ---       ---  
Risk-fee interest rate %  (2)
    ---       ---  
Expected term (in years)
    ---       ---  
Dividend yield  (3)
    ---       ---  

(1)
Expected volatility assumption was based upon a combination of historical stock price volatility measured on a daily basis and an estimate of expected future stock price volatility.
(2)
Risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon U.S. Treasury bond interest rates appropriate for the term of the stock options.
(3)
The Company does not currently intend to pay cash dividends, thus has assumed a 0% dividend yield.
(4)
The Company did not award any incentive stock options for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(5)
The Company did not award any nonstatutory stock options for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Our Board of Directors granted the following incentive stock option awards to executives or employees and nonstatutory stock option awards to directors or non-employees for the years ended December 31:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Incentive Stock Options (1)
           
Quantity
    ---       1,334  
Weighted average fair value per share
    ---     $ 1.15  
Fair value
    ---     $ 1,534  
                 
Nonstatutory Stock Options (2)
               
Quantity
    ---       ---  
Weighted average fair value per share
    ---       ---  
Fair value
    ---       ---  

(1)
The Company did not award any incentive stock options for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(2)
The Company did not award any nonstatutory stock options for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

 
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Stock Options (Incentive and Nonstatutory)

The following table summarizes share-based compensation related to stock options for the years ended December 31:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Research and development
  $ 6,280     $ 53,330  
Selling, general and administrative
    31,617       90,108  
Total share-based compensation expense
  $ 37,897     $ 143,438  

At December 31, 2012, the balance of unearned share-based compensation to be expensed in future periods related to unvested stock option awards, as adjusted for expected forfeitures, is approximately $34,169.  The period over which the unearned share-based compensation is expected to be recognized is approximately fifteen months.

The following table summarizes the stock options outstanding and the number of shares of common stock subject to exercise as of December 31, 2012 and the changes therein during the two years then ended:

   
Stock Options
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2010
    290,411     $ 16.76  
Granted
    1,334       1.50  
Forfeited/cancelled
    (4,000 )     2.40  
Exercised
    ---       ---  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011
    287,745       16.89  
Granted
    ---       ---  
Forfeited/cancelled
    (129,336 )     22.49  
Exercised
    ---       ---  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012
    158,409     $ 12.32  


The following table presents the stock option grants outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2012:

Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
Stock Options Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years
   
Stock Options Exercisable
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
 
  118,671     $ 5.37       5.7       90,837     $ 6.24  
  19,335       23.80       4.7       19,335       23.80  
  16,069       34.52       5.1       16,069       34.52  
  4,334       69.22       4.3       4,334       69.22  
  158,409     $ 12.32       5.5       130,575     $ 14.41  



 
 
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Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards, which typically vest over a period of six months to five years, are issued to certain key employees and are subject to forfeiture until the end of an established restriction period.  We utilize the market price on the date of grant as the fair market value of restricted stock awards and expense the fair value on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

The following table summarizes share-based compensation related to restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Research and development
  $ 3,762     $ 16,205  
Selling, general and administrative
    4,535       11,483  
Total share-based compensation expense
  $ 8,297     $ 27,688  

At December 31, 2012, the balance of unearned share-based compensation to be expensed in future periods related to restricted stock awards, as adjusted for expected forfeitures, is approximately $991. The period over which the unearned share-based compensation related to restricted stock awards is expected to be recognized is approximately three months.

The following table summarizes the non-vested restricted stock awards outstanding and the number of shares of common stock subject to potential issue as of December 31, 2012 and the changes therein during the two years then ended:
   
Restricted Stock
   
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2010
    6,336     $ 14.23  
Granted
    ---       ---  
Forfeited/cancelled
    ---       ---  
Exercised/issued
    (5,240 )     8.53  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011
    1,096     $ 41.47  
Granted
    ---       ---  
Forfeited/cancelled
    (97 )     34.59  
Exercised/issued
    (699 )     45.39  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012
    300     $ 34.59  



 
 
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Summary of Plans

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

In March 2006, our Board adopted and our stockholders approved our Incentive Plan, which initially provided for the issuance of up to 133,333 shares of our common stock pursuant to stock option and other equity awards.  At the annual meetings of the stockholders held on May 8, 2007, December 17, 2009, June 15, 2010, and June 14, 2012, our stockholders approved amendments to the Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan pursuant to stock options and other equity awards by 266,667 shares, 200,000 shares, 200,000 shares, and 400,000 shares, respectively, for a total of 1,200,000 shares.

In December 2006, we began issuing stock options to employees, consultants, and directors.  The stock options issued generally vest over a period of one to four years and have a maximum contractual term of ten years.  In January 2007, we began issuing restricted stock awards to our employees.  Restricted stock awards generally vest over a period of six months to five years after the date of grant.  Prior to vesting, restricted stock awards do not have dividend equivalent rights, do not have voting rights, and the shares underlying the restricted stock awards are not considered issued and outstanding.  Shares of common stock are issued on the date the restricted stock awards vest.

As of December 31, 2012, we had granted options to purchase 408,667 shares of common stock since the inception of the Incentive Plan, of which 158,409 were outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $12.32 per share and we had granted awards for 68,616 shares of restricted stock since the inception of the Incentive Plan, of which 300 were outstanding.  As of December 31, 2012, there were 972,145 shares that remained available for future grant under our Incentive Plan.


NOTE 17.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLAN

 
We maintain a defined contribution or 401(k) Plan for our qualified employees.  Participants may contribute a percentage of their compensation on a pre-tax basis, subject to a maximum annual contribution imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.  We may make discretionary matching contributions as well as discretionary profit-sharing contributions to the 401(k) Plan.  Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan are made in cash and vest immediately.  The Company’s common stock is not an investment option available to participants in the 401(k) Plan.  We contributed $25,085 and $30,880 to the 401(k) Plan during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.



 
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NOTE 18.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, (“ASC Topic 820”) certain assets and liabilities of the Company are required to be recorded at fair value.  Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  The guidance in ASC Topic 820 also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.

Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs are based on our market assumptions.  Unobservable inputs require significant management judgment or estimation.  In some cases, the inputs used to measure an asset or liability may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In those instances, the fair value measurement is required to be classified using the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Such determination requires significant management judgment.

The three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies, is as follows:

 
Level 1
Valuations based on quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 
Level 2
Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 
Level 3
Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants.

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.  We review the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis.  Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy.

Our financial instruments, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.  We believe that the carrying value of our other receivable, notes receivable and accrued interest, and convertible note payable balances approximates fair value based on a valuation methodology using the income approach and a discounted cash flow model.

The fair value of our financial instruments consisted of the following at December 31:
 

Description
 
2012
   
2011
 
  Assets:
           
Other receivable (1)
  $ ---     $ 246,410  
Notes receivable and accrued interest
  $ 1,302,220       ---  
                 
  Liabilities:
               
Convertible note – June 2011
  $ 134,154     $ 129,781  
Convertible note – July 2011
  $ 113,084     $ 105,101  
Convertible note – June 2012
  $ 1,593,924       ---  

 
(1)
The Company received remittance in March 2012.
   


 
 
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NOTE 19.
INCOME TAXES

There was no current federal tax provision or benefit recorded for any period since inception, nor were there any recorded deferred income tax assets, as such amounts were completely offset by valuation allowances. Deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2012, of $17,279,579 were reduced to zero, after considering the valuation allowance of $17,279,579, since there is no assurance of future taxable income.  As of December 31, 2012 we have consolidated net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) and research credit carryforwards for income tax purposes of approximately $46,362,734 and $496,067, respectively.

The following are the consolidated operating loss carryforwards and research credit carryforwards that will begin expiring as follows:

Calendar Years
 
Consolidated Operating Loss Carryforwards
   
Research Activities
 Carryforwards
 
  2021
  $ 34,248     $ ---  
  2023
    95,666       ---  
  2024
    910,800       13,584  
  2025
    1,687,528       21,563  
  2026
    11,950,281       60,797  
  2027
    3,431,365       85,052  
  2028
    8,824,940       139,753  
  2029
    6,889,761       81,940  
  2030
    5,113,583       41,096  
  2031
    3,728,626       43,592  
  2032
    3,695,936       8,690  
  Total
  $ 46,362,734     $ 496,067  

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 contains provisions, which limit the amount of NOL and tax credit carryforwards that companies may utilize in any one year in the event of cumulative changes in ownership over a three-year period in excess of 50%.  Since the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Company has completed significant share issuances in 2003 and 2006 which may significantly limit our ability to utilize our NOL and tax credit carryforwards against taxable earnings in future periods.  Ownership changes in future periods may place additional limits on our ability to utilize NOLs and tax credit carryforwards.




 
 
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An analysis of the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Net operating loss carryforwards
  $ 16,549,134     $ 15,257,981  
Intangible assets
    305,552       363,399  
Other
    502,732       489,105  
Total gross deferred tax assets
    17,357,418       16,110,485  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Property and equipment
    77,839       56,589  
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
    77,839       56,589  
                 
Net total of deferred assets and liabilities
    17,279,579       16,053,896  
Valuation allowance
    (17,279,579 )     (16,053,896 )
Net deferred tax assets
  $ ---     $ ---  

The valuation allowance increased by $1,225,683 and $1,398,380 in 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of the expected statutory federal income tax rate to our actual income tax rate for the years ended December 31:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Expected income tax (benefit) at federal statutory tax rate -35%
  $ ( 1,309,975 )   $ ( 1,364,770 )
                 
Permanent differences
    16,500       59,803  
Research tax credits
    (8,690 )     (43,592 )
Amortization of deferred start up costs
    ---       ---  
Valuation allowance
    1,302,165       1,348,559  
Income tax expense
  $ ---     $ ---  

Effective January 1, 2007, we adopted ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.  ASC Topic 740 is a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that we have taken or expects to take on a tax return.  If an income tax position exceeds a more likely than not (greater than 50%) probability of success upon tax audit, we will recognize an income tax benefit in its financial statements.  Additionally, companies are required to accrue interest and related penalties, if applicable, on all tax exposures consistent with jurisdictional tax laws.  We did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on our financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing ASC Topic 740.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal and state of Texas jurisdictions.  We are no longer subject to tax examinations for years before 2009.  We do not believe there will be any material changes in our unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months.  Our policy is that we recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.  As of the date of adoption of ASC 740, we did not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits nor was any interest expense recognized during the period.  The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is zero at December 31, 2012 and 2011.


 
 
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NOTE 20.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

On January 31, 2006, we entered into a lease agreement for office and laboratory space in Addison, Texas.  The lease commenced on April 1, 2006 and continues until April 1, 2013.  The lease required a minimum monthly lease obligation of $9,330, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, until April 1, 2011 and at such time increased to $9,776, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.  As of December 31, 2012 our current monthly lease obligation is $9,872, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.

On December 10, 2010, we entered into a lease agreement for certain office equipment.  The lease, which commenced on February 1, 2011 and continues until February 1, 2015, requires a minimum lease obligation of $744 per month.

The future minimum lease payments under the 2006 office lease and the 2010 equipment lease are as follows as of December 31, 2012:

Calendar Years
 
Future Lease Expense
 
  2013
  $ 38,542  
  2014
    8,926  
  2015
    744  
  2016
    ---  
  2017
    ---  
  Total
  $ 48,212  

Rent expense for our operating leases amounted to $130,065 and $124,772 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, we enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for general indemnifications. Our exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against us in the future, but have not yet been made. To date, we have not paid any claims or been required to defend any action related to our indemnification obligations. However, we may record charges in the future as a result of these indemnification obligations.

In accordance with our restated articles of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, we have indemnification obligations to our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while they are serving at our request in their respective capacities. There have been no claims to date and we have a director and officer insurance policy that enables us to recover a portion of any amounts paid for future potential claims. We have also entered into contractual indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors.

Employment Agreements

As of December 31, 2012, we are party to employment agreements with our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Terrance K. Wallberg, and Daniel G. Moro, Vice President – Polymer Drug Delivery.  The employment agreements with Messrs. Wallberg and Moro each have a term of one year and include an automatic one-year term renewal for each year thereafter.  Each employment agreement provides for a base salary, bonus, stock options, stock grants, and eligibility for Company provided benefit programs.  Under certain circumstances, the employment agreements provide for certain severance benefits in the event of termination or a change in control.  The employment agreements also contain non-solicitation, confidentiality and non-competition covenants, and a requirement for the assignment of certain invention and intellectual property rights to the Company.


 
 
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Separation Agreement

As of December 31, 2012, we continue to be a party to a separation agreement with Kerry P. Gray, dated March 9, 2009.  Mr. Gray currently serves as our Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Board’s Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and President.  Pursuant to the terms of the separation agreement, we provide or have provided, as applicable, certain benefits to Mr. Gray, including: (i) payments totaling $400,000 during the initial 12 month period following March 9, 2009; (ii) commencing March 1, 2010 and continuing for a period of forty-eight (48) months, a payment of $12,500 per month; (iii) full acceleration of all vesting schedules for all outstanding Company stock options and shares of restricted stock of the Company held by Mr. Gray, with all such Company stock options exercisable by Mr. Gray having expired on March 1, 2012, provided that Mr. Gray forfeited 20,000 stock options previously held by him; and (iv) for a period of twenty-four (24) months following March 9, 2009 we were required to maintain and provide coverage under Mr. Gray’s existing health coverage plan.  The separation agreement contains a mutual release of claims, certain stock lock-up provisions, and other standard provisions.

Related Party Obligations

As part of a plan to conserve the Company’s cash and financial resources during 2012 and 2011, our named executive officers and certain key executives temporarily deferred portions of their compensation.

The following table summarizes the compensation temporarily deferred during 2012 and 2011:

Name
 
2012
   
2011
   
Total
 
  Kerry P. Gray
  $ 220,673     $ 140,313     $ 360,986  
  Terrance K. Wallberg
  $ 24,230     $ 36,539     $ 60,769  
  Renaat Van den Hooff (1)
  $ ( 30,769 )   $ 30,769     $ ---  
  Key executives
  $ 27,253     $ 20,986     $ 48,239  

 
(1)
During 2011, Mr. Van den Hooff temporarily deferred compensation of $30,769 earned pursuant to a Separation Agreement with such amount being repaid to Mr. Van den Hooff in 2012.

The Company’s obligation for temporarily deferred compensation was $469,994, of which $310,000 was included in accounts payable and $159,994 was included in accrued liabilities, and $228,607 of which $107,500 was included in accounts payable and $121,107 was included in accrued liabilities, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


 
 
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Contingent Milestone Obligations

We are subject to paying Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Access”) for certain milestones based on our achievement of certain annual net sales, cumulative net sales, and/or our having reached certain defined technology milestones including licensing agreements and advancing products to clinical development.  As of December 31, 2012, the future milestone obligations that we are subject to paying Access, if the milestones related thereto are achieved, total $4,750,000.  Such milestones are based on total annual sales of 20 and 40 million dollars of certain products, annual sales of 20 million dollars of any one certain product, and cumulative sales of such products of 50 and 100 million dollars.

On March 7, 2008, we terminated the license agreement with ProStrakan Ltd. for Amlexanox-related products in the United Kingdom and Ireland.  As part of the termination, we agreed to pay ProStrakan Ltd. a royalty of 30% on any future payments received by us from a new licensee in the United Kingdom and Ireland territories, up to a maximum of $1,400,000.  On November 17, 2008, we entered into a licensing agreement for Amlexanox-related product rights to the United Kingdom and Ireland territories with MEDA AB.


NOTE 21.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in management’s opinion, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations or financial position. There are no material proceedings to which any director, officer or any of our affiliates, any owner of record or beneficially of more than five percent of any class of our voting securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, our affiliates, or security holder, is a party adverse to us or our consolidated subsidiary or has a material interest adverse thereto.

In April 2009, we were served with a complaint in an action in the Supreme Court for New York County, State of New York.  The plaintiff, R.C.C. Ventures, LLC, alleged that it was due a fee for its performance in procuring or arranging a loan for us.  On April 19, 2012, we reached a settlement with R.C.C. Ventures, LLC, of all outstanding litigation between the two companies.  As a result of the settlement, we reported a charge of $24,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012.


 
 
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NOTE 22.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

The following table contains condensed information from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for each quarter of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. We have derived this data from its unaudited quarterly financial statements. We believe that the following information reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period.

                         
   
First Quarter
   
Second Quarter
   
Third Quarter
   
Fourth Quarter
 
2012
                       
Revenues
  $ 60,005     $ 56,211     $ 88,922     $ 165,456  
Costs and expenses
    879,717       884,289       837,149       1,034,259  
Operating (loss)
    (819,712 )     (828,078 )     (748,227 )     (868,803 )
Other income (expense)
    (23,697 )     (30,068 )     (103,498 )     (109,266 )
Net (loss)
  $ (843,409 )   $ (858,146 )   $ (851,725 )   $ (978,069 )
Less preferred stock dividends
    (10,726 )     (12,154 )     (12,288 )     (12,288 )
Net (loss) allocable to common stockholders
  $ (854,135 )   $ (870,300 )   $ (864,013 )   $ (990,357 )
                                 
Basic and diluted net (loss) per common share
  $ (0.11 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.10 )
                                 
                                 
2011
                               
Revenues
  $ 75,171     $ 80,186     $ 73,652     $ 255,527  
Costs and expenses
    1,227,979       1,083,451       1,092,506       1,094,733  
Operating (loss)
    (1,152,808 )     (1,003,265 )     (1,018,854 )     (839,206 )
Other income (expense)
    (8,815 )     (9,851 )     (20,688 )     (16,605 )
Net (loss)
  $ (1,161,623 )   $ (1,013,116 )   $ (1,039,542 )   $ (855,811 )
Less preferred stock dividends
    ---       ---       (462 )     (3,925 )
Net (loss) allocable to common stockholders
  $ (1,161,623 )   $ (1,013,116 )   $ (1,040,004 )   $ (859,736 )
                                 
Basic and diluted net (loss) per common share
  $ (0.20 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.13 )



 
 
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NOTE 23.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Common Stock Transactions

On March 14, 2013, we entered into entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “March SPA”) with Kerry P. Gray, the Company’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer and Terrance K. Wallberg, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Investors”) relating to an equity investment of $440,000 by the Investors for 1,100,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “March Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 660,000 shares of our common stock (the “March Warrants”) (the “March 2013 Offering”).  Under the March SPA, the purchase and sale of the March Shares and March Warrants will take place at four closings over the next twelve months, with $88,000 being funded at the initial closing under the March SPA, $110,000 being funded on the four-month anniversary of the initial closing, $132,000 being funded on the eight-month anniversary of the initial closing, and $110,000 being funded on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  The March Warrants have a fixed exercise price of $0.60 per share, become exercisable in tranches on each of the four funding dates, and expire on the five-year anniversary of the initial closing.

On December 21, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with IPMD GmbH (“IPMD”) relating to an equity investment of $2,000,000 by IPMD for 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrants”) (the “January 2013 Offering”).  Under the SPA, the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants will take place at four closings over the next twelve months, with $400,000 being funded at the initial closing under the SPA, $500,000 being funded on the four-month anniversary of the initial closing, $600,000 being funded on the eight-month anniversary of the initial closing, and $500,000 being funded on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  The Warrants have a fixed exercise price of $0.60 per share, become exercisable in tranches on each of the four funding dates, and expire on the one-year anniversary of the initial closing.  In the SPA, we also agree to appoint up to two directors nominated by IPMD to serve on our Board of Directors.

On January 3, 2013, we closed the January 2013 Offering and received the initial tranche of $400,000.

On January 17, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Helmut Kerschbaumer and Klaus Kuehne to each serve as a director of the Company.  Messrs. Kerschbaumer and Kuehne are the designees of IPMD to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to covenants in the SPA with IPMD.

Operating Lease

On February 22, 2013, we executed an Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Lease Amendment”) that renewed and extended our lease for a period of 24 months so that the lease expires on March 31, 2015.  The Lease Amendment will require a minimum monthly lease obligation of $9,038, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, until March 31, 2014 and at such time, will increase to $9,224, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses.  The Lease Amendment includes an option whereby we may convert the term of our lease renewal from a two year term to a five year term by providing written notice on or before October 1, 2013.  If so elected, the minimum monthly lease obligation for the remainder of the first year shall be reduced to $8,661, which is inclusive of monthly operating expenses, effective on the first day of the month following our election and the minimum monthly lease obligation shall increase annually every April 1st thereafter by $186 per month until March 31, 2018.



 
 
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