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7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company had the following related party transactions during the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The Company owns 14.5% of the equity in SG Austria which is reported on the cost method of accounting. SG Austria has two subsidiaries: (i) Austrianova; and (ii) Austrianova Thailand Co. Ltd. The Company purchased products and services from these subsidiaries in the approximate amounts of $2,400 and $51,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

In April 2014, the Company entered a consulting agreement (“Vin-de-Bona Consulting Agreement”) with Vin-de-Bona Trading Co. Ltd (“Vin-de-Bona”) pursuant to which it agreed to provide consulting services to the Company. Vin-de-Bona is owned by Prof. Walter H. Günzburg (“Prof. Günzburg”) and Brian Salmons, PhD (“Dr. Salmons”), both of whom are involved in numerous aspects of the Company’s scientific endeavors relating to cancer and diabetes. Prof. Günzburg is the Chairman of Austrianova, and Dr. Salmons is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Austrianova. The term of the Vin-de-Bona Consulting Agreement is for 12 months and automatically renews for successive 12-month terms. After the initial term, either party can terminate the Vin-de-Bona Consulting Agreement by giving the other party 30 days’ written notice before the effective date of termination. The amounts incurred for consulting services by Vin-de-Bona for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 were approximately $13,000 and $1,400, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended July 31, 2019 the Company owed 250,000 common shares to Dr. Salmons for being a member of the Company’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. The Company recorded a noncash expense of approximately $2,000 relating to these shares for the three months ended July 31, 2019.