Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense (options, and restricted share grants) in its condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows ($ in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2017     2016     2017     2016  
                         
Research and Development   $ 280     $ 212     $ 785     $ 483  
General and Administrative     271       268       1,454       791  
Total   $ 551     $ 480     $ 2,239     $ 1,274  

Schedule of Equity Compensation Plan by Arrangements

    Reserved           Awards  
    for     Awards     Available  
    Issuance     Issued     for Grant  
2013 Equity Compensation Plan     14,155       12,757 *     1,398  
                         

 

* includes both stock grants and option grants

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’ stock option activity and related information for the period from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017 (number of options in thousands):

 

          Weighted  
    Number of     average  
    Options     Exercise Price  
Outstanding at December 31, 2016     8,290     $ 0.93  
Granted     3,235       2.91  
Outstanding at September 30, 2017     11,525     $ 1.43  

Schedule of Share Based Payment Assumptions

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to calculate share based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

    For the Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  
Volatility     67.09%-70.7 %     44.72% - 89.15 %     67.09%-82.26 %     44.72%-89.15 %
Risk-free interest rate     2.015%-2.075 %     1.150%-1.280 %     1.89%-2.22 %     1.14%-1.42 %
Dividend yield     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
Expected life     6.0 years       6.0 years       6.0 years       6.0 years