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F. OPERATIONS AND FINANCING
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
F. OPERATIONS AND FINANCING

The Company has incurred significant costs since its inception in connection with the acquisition of certain patented and unpatented proprietary technology and know-how relating to the human immunological defense system, patent applications, research and development, administrative costs, construction of laboratory facilities, and clinical trials.  The Company has funded such costs with proceeds from loans and the public and private sale of its common stock.  The Company will be required to raise additional capital or find additional long-term financing in order to continue with its research efforts.  To date, the Company has not generated any revenue from product sales.  The ability of the Company to complete the necessary clinical trials and obtain US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the sale of products to be developed on a commercial basis is uncertain. Ultimately, the Company must complete the development of its products, obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals and obtain sufficient revenues to support its cost structure.

 

The Company is currently running a large multi-national Phase 3 clinical trial for head and neck cancer with its partners TEVA Pharmaceuticals and Orient Europharma.  During the six months ended March 31, 2016, the Company raised $12.3 million net proceeds from public and private sales of common stock and warrants.   To finance the study for the next twelve months and beyond, the Company plans to raise additional capital in the form of corporate partnerships, as well as debt and/or equity financings.  The Company believes that it will be able to obtain additional financing because it has done so consistently in the past and because Multikine is a product in the Phase 3 clinical trial stage. However, the operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to the Company, and the Company may need additional funds sooner than planned. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising additional funds on a timely basis or that the funds will be available to the Company on acceptable terms or at all.  If the Company does not raise the necessary amounts of money, it will either have to slow the development delay the Phase 3 clinical trial or even significantly curtail its operations until such time as it is able to raise the required funding.

 

Since the Company launched its Phase 3 clinical trial for Multikine, the Company has spent approximately $29.4 million as of March 31, 2016 on direct costs for the Phase 3 clinical trial.

 

The financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, but due to recurring losses from operations and future liquidity needs, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.