The Company's intangible assets consist of intellectual property, principally patents, mainly acquired in the acquisition of ValiBio SA. The patents are being amortized over their remaining lives, which range from 8 to 16 years.

On February 20, 2015, the Company purchased the Nucleosomics® WO2005019826: Detection of Histone Modifications in Cell-Free Nucleosomes patent (i.e. the patent that underlies the NuQ®-M tests) from Chroma Therapeutics Limited for the sum of $55,000. Prior to this date, the Company had held the exclusive licence for the patent.

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, and the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized $64,479 and $95,037 in amortization expense, respectively.

The Company amortizes the long-lived assets on a straight line basis with terms ranging from 8 to 20 years. The annual estimated amortization schedule over the next five years is as follows:

The Company periodically reviews its long lived assets to ensure that their carrying value does not exceed their fair market value. The Company carried out such a review in accordance with ASC 360 as of December 31, 2014. The result of this review confirmed that the fair value of the patents exceeded their carrying value as of December 31, 2014.