Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Leasehold Improvements and Equipment

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Leasehold Improvements and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Leasehold Improvements and Equipment

NOTE F – Leasehold improvements and equipment

 

Leasehold improvements and equipment, summarized by major category, consist of the following ($ in thousands) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016:

 

    September 30, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Lab equipment   $ 472       438  
Furniture and fixtures     20       20  
Equipment under capital lease     81       31  
Leasehold improvements     1,084       7  
Total     1,657       496  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization     196       140  
Leasehold improvements and equipment, net   $ 1,461     $ 356  

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was approximately $31 thousand and $56 thousand, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was approximately $15 thousand and $40 thousand, respectively.

 

On February 12, 2016, the Company entered in a new 36-month capital lease for lab equipment. On May 15, 2017, the Company entered into a second 36-month capital lease for lab equipment. The payments under the leases are accounted for as interest and payments under capital lease using 3-year amortization. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company recognized interest expense of approximately $823 and $2,873, respectively, associated with the lease payments.