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ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014
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NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS 
 
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
 
MultiCell Technologies, Inc. (“MultiCell”), has two subsidiaries, Xenogenics Corporation (“Xenogenics”) and MultiCell Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (“MCTI”). MultiCell holds 95.3% of the outstanding shares (on an as-if-converted to common stock basis) of Xenogenics. Prior to August 15, 2014, MultiCell held approximately 67% of the outstanding shares (on an as-if-converted to common stock basis) of MCTI. Commencing on August 15, 2014, MultiCell’s ownership of MCTI was increased to 85.1% of the outstanding shares (on an as-if-converted to common stock basis) as a result of the conversion of $1,165,867 of inter-company liabilities into shares of common stock of MCTI.  As used herein, the “Company” refers to MultiCell, together with Xenogenics and MCTI.
 
The Company’s therapeutic development platform includes several patented techniques used to: (i) isolate, characterize and differentiate stem cells from human liver; (ii) control the immune response at transcriptional and translational levels through double-stranded RNA (“dsRNA”)-sensing molecules such as the Toll-like Receptors (“TLRs”), RIG-I-like receptor (“RLR”), and Melanoma Differentiation-Associated protein 5 (“MDA-5”) signaling; (iii) generate specific and potent immunity against key tumor targets through a novel immunoglobulin platform technology; and (iv) modulate the noradrenaline-adrenaline neurotransmitter pathway. The Company’s medical device development platform is based on the design of a next-generation bioabsorbable stent, the Ideal BioStent™, for interventional cardiology and peripheral vessel applications.
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes of MultiCell and its subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2013, previously filed with the SEC. The results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2014. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 30, 2013, has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU 2014-15 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2016 and subsequent interim periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2014-15 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which stipulates that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company retrospectively beginning December 1, 2017, with early adoption not permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.   
 
In July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”) to provide guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits. ASU 2013-11 requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows: to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. ASU 2013-11 is effective January 1, 2015, with earlier adoption permitted. ASU 2013-11 should be applied prospectively with retroactive application permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2013-11 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.