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Joint Ventures
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Joint Ventures

NOTE 10 - JOINT VENTURE

Institut für Umwelttechnologien GmbH (IUT)

In February 2009, we entered into a Technology Agreement with Institut für Umwelttechnologien GmbH, a German Company (“IUT”) whereunder the parties have agreed that:

 

(a)The Company has granted an exclusive license to a new IUT subsidiary, called “IUTM”, to develop and manufacture products based on the Company’s proprietary information. This proprietary information is not based on the technology that had been subject to the Master License Agreement with the University of Maryland – Baltimore. The Company has also transferred to IUTM a number of items of laboratory equipment and inventory useful in connection with the licensed information.
(b)The Company retains rights to market products based on such information as well as first consideration for marketing rights for other possible IUTM products.
(c)In consideration of the license, the Company has received a 10% equity interest in IUTM, which is organized as a private German limited liability company and IUT has assumed approximately $82,000 of the Company’s indebtedness.
(d)The Company’s marketing rights have been transferred to its subsidiary, Oncologix Corporation and have issued IUTM 10% of the equity ownership of that subsidiary.

 

We have been advised that IUTM is continuing the development of a brachytherapy device generally as described above but based on proprietary technology not developed by the University of Maryland. During recent discussions with IUTM management, the prior understandings were reaffirmed. It is now our expectation that we will receive information on at least two potential product lines under consideration and/or development by IUTM. Upon receipt we plan to determine the extent to which we will be able to market them and to finance a marketing organization. While our Management is optimistic as to the outcome of those discussions and future success in financing, it is not possible to predict the probabilities of success with any degree of certainty. It was determined at August 31, 2010, the value of the investment in IUTM was impaired. Accordingly, we recorded an impairment loss in the amount of $3,186.

On September 23, 2010, the Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Institut für Umwelttechnologien GmbH and IUT Medical GMBH confirming certain understandings among the parties with respect to their future relationships and business activities as originally contemplated in their Technology Agreement of February 27, 2009, which was reaffirmed.

On November 1, 2013, because the development of the brachytherapy device is years off and it cannot be marketed at this time, the Company’s management and Board of Directors have determined to dispose of Oncologix Corporation its Brachytherapy medical device subsidiary. With our acquisition of Dotolo we currently have a viable FDA approved medical device requiring minimal capital investment to bring the Company to cash breakeven. Continued support of Oncologix Corporation would cost the Company millions with no guarantee of FDA approval. Furthermore, as part of the disposal, the Company will be relieved of over $90,000 in debt.