Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

(13)  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Except as set forth below, the significant commitments and contingencies at June 30, 2013 are consistent with those disclosed in Notes 13 and 15 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

On May 1, 2013, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Crown Perryville, LLC., as Landlord, pursuant to which the Company will lease approximately 33,000 square feet of office space in Hampton, New Jersey for use as an office and laboratory.  The Lease has a five-year, five-month term which will commence on the later of November 15, 2013 or the date on which the alterations are substantially complete and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.  The Company’s obligation to pay rent commences five months after the lease commencement date.  The annual rent obligations increase from $0.4 million in the first year to $0.5 million in the fifth year.  The Lease includes two renewal options of five years each.