UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 12, 2017 (September 6, 2017)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WYOMING |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
642 Newtown Yardley Road Suite 100
Newtown, Pennsylvania, 18940
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 944-6100
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Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is designing PoNS™ Therapy with the cooperation of the U.S. Army pursuant to an agreement known as a cooperative research and development agreement. On September 6, 2017, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NeuroHabilitation Corporation, as cooperator, entered into Notice of Modification No. 4 (“Modification No. 4”) of the Amended Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”), with Advanced NeuroRehabilitation, LLC, Yuri Danilov, Mitchell Tyler, Kurt Kaczmarek, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency and the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity. Modification No. 4 extends the expiration date of the CRADA to December 31, 2018 and extends the deadline for commercialization of the PoNS™ Therapy through December 31, 2021.
The preceding summary of the CRADA and the amendments thereto is qualified in its entirety by reference to Modification No. 4 which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, the CRADA (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed July 14, 2014), Modification No. 1 to the CRADA (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed July 14, 2014), Modification No. 2 to the CRADA (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Form 10-12G filed on February 6, 2015) and Modification No. 3 to the CRADA (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2015).
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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Dated: September 12, 2017 |
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/s/ Joyce LaViscount |
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Joyce LaViscount, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
NOTICE OF MODIFICATION No. 4
of
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
between
US Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA)
a subordinate activity of the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), in collaboration with the Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP)
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US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)
(USAMMA and USAMMDA collectively as Laboratory) and
NeuroHabilitation Corporation (Cooperator)
Yuri P. Danilov, Mitchell E. Tyler, Kurt A. Kaczmarek (Background Patent Owners)
Advanced NeuroRehabilitation, LLC (Exclusive Licensee of Background Patent)
The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency, 693 Neiman St, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012, U.S.A.; United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, 1430 Veterans Drive, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012, U.S.A. and NeuroHabilitation Corporation 208 Palmer Alley, Newtown, PA 18940, entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“Agreement”) (U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Control Number W81XWH-13-0145) on 1 February 2013, for research and development on “Collaboration to advance the Portable Neuromodulation
Stimulator (PoNS™) device through FDA approval for assisted physical therapy in the treatment of soldiers and others with balance and gait disorder.”
The Parties agree that a modification is required to the agreement to better align with current objectives of the collaboration.
Now, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Article 14 Section 03 is changed to reflect the following: |
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Renewal: Expiration date will be an additional 1 year, to December 31, 2018 unless revised by written notice and mutual agreement. |
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Section 3 is modified to: |
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Extend from four (4) to six (6) years the time for Cooperator to obtain final regulatory approval or clearance. This clause remains unchanged as it relates to other indications governed by this agreement. |
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Section 3 is modified to extend from four (4) to six (6) years the timeframe for commercialization of the product. This clause remains unchanged as it relates to other indications governed by this agreement. |
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Exhibit 2.1
All other provisions of this Agreement, as previously amended, are unchanged.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this modification to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as follows:
For the Cooperator:
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Philippe Deschamps Chief Operating Officer
NeuroHabilitation Corporation
For Advanced NeuroRehabilitation, LLC and as Background Patent Owners:
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Yuri P. Danilov
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Mitchell E. Tyler
Lynn E. Marm
Colonel, Medical Service Corps
Commander, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency
For the US Government USAMMDA:
Commander, US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity