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12. SEGMENTS
The Company is engaged in the development and commercialization of human plasma and plasma-derived therapeutics. The Company also operates an FDA-licensed source plasma collection facility located in Norcross, Georgia. The Company defines its segments as those business units whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (CODM) to analyze performance and allocate resources.
The plasma collection center segment includes the Companys operation in Georgia. The research and development segment includes the Companys plasma development operations in New Jersey.
Summarized financial information concerning reportable segments is shown in the following table:
The Corporate column includes general and administrative overhead expenses. The column for Research and Development expense includes the loss on sale of research and development inventory incurred during the year ended December 31, 2011.
Property and equipment, net, included in the Corporate column above includes assets related to corporate and support functions. |