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Organization and Description of Business
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Organization and Description of Business [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

ABVC BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”), formerly known as American BriVision (Holding) Corporation, a Nevada corporation, through the Company’s operating entity, American BriVision Corporation (“BriVision”), which was incorporated in July 2015 in the State of Delaware, engages in biotechnology to fulfill unmet medical needs and focuses on the development of new drugs and medical devices derived from plants. BriVision develops its pipeline by carefully tracking new medical discoveries or medical device technologies in research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Pre-clinical, disease animal model and Phase I safety studies are examined closely by the Company to identify drugs that BriVision believes demonstrate efficacy and safety. Once a drug appears to be a good candidate for development and ultimately commercialization, BriVision licenses the drug or medical device from the original researchers and begins to introduce the drugs clinical plan to highly respected principal investigators in the United States, Australia and Taiwan to conduct a Phase II clinical trial. At present, clinical trials for the Company’s drugs and medical devices are being conducted at such world-famous institutions including Stanford University, University of California San Fransisco (UCSF) and Cedar Sinai Medical Centre (CSMC).

 

The Company has four wholly-owned subsidiaries, BriVision, BioLite Holding Inc. (“BioLite Holding”), BioKey Inc. (“BioKey”), BioKey (Cayman), Inc (“BioKey Cayman”), and a majority-owned subsidiary, AiBtl BioPharma Inc. (“AiBtl”).

 

BioLite Holding was incorporated in the State of Nevada with wholly owned subsidiary BioLite BVI, Inc. (“BioLite BVI”) that was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. BioLite BVI holds 73% ownership of BioLite Inc. (“BioLite Taiwan”), a Taiwanese corporation that was founded in February 2006. BioLite Taiwan has been in the business of developing new drugs since it was incorporated.

 

Yunzhiyi, a Taiwanese corporation, was incorporated in August 2024, with 90% owned by BioLite Taiwan and 10% owned by Shuling Jiang, the Company’s director. This entity is set up for holding the land that AiBtl is working to acquire in Puli, Taiwan for developing health related business in Taiwan.

 

Incorporated in California on November 20, 2000, BioKey has chosen to initially focus on developing generic drugs to ride the opportunity of the booming industry.

 

BioKey Cayman was incorporated in Cayman Islands in July 2023, which is 100% owned by ABVC. This subsidiary has no activities since inception.

 

AiBtl BioPharma, Inc. was acquired by the Company with the transaction of the collaborative licensing agreements. On November 12, 2023, the Company and BioLite Taiwan each entered into a multi-year, global licensing agreement with AiBtl for the Company and BioLite Taiwan’s CNS drugs with the indications of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (collectively, the “Licensed Products”). The potential license will cover the Licensed Products’ clinical trial, registration, manufacturing, supply, and distribution rights. The parties are determined to collaborate on the global development of the Licensed Products. The parties are also working to strengthen new drug development and business collaboration, including technology, interoperability, and standards development. As per each of the respective agreements, each of ABVC and BioLite Taiwan received 23 million shares of AiBtl stock and as a result, the Company has a controlling interest over AiBtl. If certain milestones are met, the Company and BioLite Taiwan are each eligible to receive $3,500,000 and royalties equaling 5% of net sales, up to $100 million. The financial statements of AiBtl are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As a result of these transactions, the Company became a controlling parent of AiBtl, with 58.85% of group ownership over AiBtl.