RESEARCH COLLABORATION AGREEMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2023 | |||
| Research and Development [Abstract] | |||
| RESEARCH COLLABORATION AGREEMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT |
On
May 16, 2016, the Company entered into a Collaboration Agreement (as amended, the “Collaboration Agreement”) and an Exclusive
License Agreement (as amended, the “License Agreement”) with Harvard. The Collaboration Agreement concluded on March 31, 2022.
Under
the License Agreement, Harvard has granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide royalty-bearing license under certain patents of Harvard
relating to lightweight “soft suit” exoskeleton system technologies for lower limb disabilities, a royalty-free license under
certain related know-how and the option to obtain a license under certain inventions conceived under the joint research collaboration.
The
License Agreement required the Company to pay Harvard an upfront fee, reimbursements for expenses that Harvard incurred in connection
with the licensed patents, royalties on net sales and several milestone payments contingent upon the achievement of certain product development
and commercialization milestones. The Harvard License Agreement will continue in full force and effect until the expiration of the last-to-expire
valid claim of the licensed patents.
As
of December 31, 2023, the Company achieved three of the milestones which represent all development milestones under the License Agreement.
The Company continues to evaluate the likelihood that the other milestones will be achieved on a quarterly basis.
The
Company has recorded expenses in the amount of $29
thousand, $74
thousand, and $293
thousand as research and development expenses related to the License Agreement and to the Collaboration Agreement for the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. No withholding tax was deducted from the Company’s payments to Harvard in respect
of the Collaboration Agreement and the License Agreement since this is not taxable income in Israel in accordance with Section 170 of
the Israel Income Tax Ordinance 1961-5721. |