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	Jun. 25, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2018
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KU Leuven [Member]
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [Member]
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Emory license agreement [Member] \| Emory university [Member]
Non-refundable payment		$ 200,000
Long term purchase commitment additional obligation to be paid		$ 35,000
Research plan expiry period		1 year
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Provision for accruals			$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
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Long term purchase commitment period description					Unless terminated earlier by either party, the agreement shall continue until the expiration of the last to expire royalty term, which is the later of the expiration of the last valid patent claim covering the manufacture, use, sale or importation of the licensed product in a particular country or 10 years after the first commercial sale of a licensed product.
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