Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock Based Compensation (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense (options, and restricted share grants) in its condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows ($ in thousands):
 
 
 
Quarter  Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Development
 
$
435
 
$
131
 
General and Administrative
 
 
937
 
 
262
 
Total
 
$
1,372
 
$
393
 
 
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]
The following table contains information about the Company’s stock plan at March 31, 2017:
 
 
 
Reserved
 
 
 
Awards
 
 
 
for
 
Awards
 
Available
 
 
 
Issuance
 
Issued
 
for Grant
 
2013 Equity Compensation Plan
 
 
14,155
 
 
11,645
*
 
2,510
 
 
* includes both stock grants and option grants 
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the Company’ stock option activity and related information for the period from December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (number of options in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
 
 
Number of
 
average
 
 
 
Options
 
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
 
 
8,290
 
$
0.93
 
Granted
 
 
2,036
 
 
3.32
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2017
 
 
10,326
 
$
1.34
 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The following weighted-average assumptions were used to calculate share based compensation:
 
 
 
For the Three months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Volatility
 
 
75.03 % - 82.26
%
 
87.24% - 89.15
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.93 % - 2.22
%
 
1.22% - 1.37
%
Dividend yield
 
 
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
Expected life
 
 
6.0 years
 
 
6.0 years