Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes to goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:


	Total
Balance – December 31, 2012	$	—
Molecular Profiles acquisition		10,660,296
Translation adjustment		491,629

Balance – December 31, 2013	$	11,151,925

Other intangible assets consist of the following at December 31, 2013:


	Trademark			Developed Technology			Customer Relationships			Total
Cost	$	300,000		$	1,370,000		$	1,240,000		$	2,910,000
Translation adjustment		13,402			61,947			55,733			131,082
Accumulated amortization		(36,093	)		(90,585	)		(85,953	)		(212,631	)

Balance—December 31, 2013	$	277,309		$	1,341,362		$	1,209,780		$	2,828,451

Amortization expense related to the developed technology is classified as a component of cost of service revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense related to trademark and customer relationships is classified as a component of general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized over their estimated useful lives based on either the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed or on a straight-line method. The estimated useful life represents the anticipated term of the acquired intangible assets. The estimated useful lives for the trademark, developed technology and customer relationships are 3 years, 7 years and 7 years, respectively. The weighted average amortization period in total is 5.9 years.

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, was $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2013, amortization expense on existing intangible assets for the next five years and beyond is as follows:


Year	Total
2014	$	512,181
2015		535,450
2016		485,676
2017		385,586
2018 and thereafter		909,558

Total	$	2,828,451

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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