Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

4. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

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4. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Equity [Abstract]  
Compensation expense associated with stock options

The Company records compensation expense associated with stock options and other forms of equity compensation using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the following assumptions:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2012

Expected Term 6.25 years
Volatility 82-84%
Dividend yield 0.0%
Risk-free interest rate 0.97-1.62%

 

 

Companys option and warrant activity

 

A summary of the Company’s option and warrant activity under the Plan and related information is as follows:

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2012

 
    Shares    

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 
Outstanding at beginning of period     83,378     $ 3.33  
Forfeited     -     $ -  
Granted     506,559     $ 9.60  
Outstanding at end of period and expected to vest     589,937     $ 8.71  
Options exercisable     142,248     $ 6.01  
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the period           $ 6.82  

 

 

Stock-based compensation expenses

 

Stock-based compensation expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was:

 

   

Three months ended

September 30,

 
    2012     2011  
Research and development   $ 43,178     $ 769  
General and administrative     165,017       1,850  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 208,195     $ 2,619  
       
   

Nine months ended

September 30,

 
      2012       2011  
Research and development   $ 49,446     $ 2,283  
General and administrative     359,098       17,340  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 408,544     $ 19,623