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Rebus Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)

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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark one)
 
x
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2009
Or
 
¨
Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Commission File Number 333-153829

GENSPERA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
20-0438951
State or other jurisdiction of
 incorporation or organization
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
     
2511 N Loop 1604 W, Suite 204
San Antonio, TX
 
 
78258
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (210) 479-8112 

9901 IH 10 West, Suite 800, San Antonio, TX 78230
(Former address)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x Yes  ¨     No 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ¨  Yes    ¨  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer  ¨
   
Non-accelerated filer  ¨  (Do not check if a small reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)  ¨ Yes     x  No      
 
The number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value at November 13, 2009 was 15,292,281. 

 

 

GenSpera, Inc.
 
Table of Contents
     
Page
PART I -
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
       
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements
4
       
   
Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
4
       
   
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
5
   
Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the period from November 21, 2003 (inception) to September 30, 2009
 
       
   
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)
6
   
For the period from November 21, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2009
 
   
            
 
   
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
7
   
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the period from November 21, 2003 (inception) to September 30, 2009
 
       
   
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
8
       
Item 2.
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
       
Item 3.
 
 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
24
       
Item 4.
 
Controls and Procedures
24
       
PART II -
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
       
Item 1.
 
Legal Proceedings
25
       
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
25
       
Item 2.
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
31
       
Item 3.
 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
33
       
Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
33
       
Item 5.
 
Other Information
33
       
Item 6.
 
Exhibits
33

 
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ADVISEMENT

We urge you to read this entire Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the” Risk Factors” section, the financial statements, and related notes included herein.  As used in this Quarterly Report, unless the context otherwise requires, the words “we,” “us,”“our,” “the Company,” and “GenSpera” refer to GenSpera, Inc.  Also, any reference to “common shares” or “common stock” refers to our $.0001 par value common stock.   The information contained herein is current as of the date of this Quarterly Report (September 30, 2009), unless another date is specified.  

We prepare our interim financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.  Our financials and results of operation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of our prospective financial condition and results of operations for the pending full fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The interim financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report as well as other information relating to our company contained herein should be read in conjunction with the reports, statements and information filed by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements included in this Report, including those related to our cash, liquidity, resources and our anticipated cash expenditures, as well as any statements other than statements of historical fact, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are derived, in part, from various assumptions and analyses we have made in the context of our current business plan and information currently available to us and in light of our experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. You can generally identify forward looking statements through words and phrases such as  “believe”, “expect”, “seek”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “budget”, “project”, “may likely result”, “may be”, “may continue”   and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the risks described in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or strategic investments. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our expectation only as of the day this Report was first filed with the SEC and should not be relied on as representing our expectations as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our expectations change.

When reading any forward-looking statement you should remain mindful that actual results or developments may vary substantially from those expected as expressed in or implied by such statement for a number of reasons or factors, including but not limited to:
 
·
the success of our research and development activities, the development of a viable commercial product, and the speed with which regulatory authorizations and product launches may be achieved;
   
·
whether or not a market for our product develops and, if a market develops, the rate at which it develops;
   
·
our ability to successfully sell our products if a market develops;
   
·
our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel to implement our growth strategies;
   
·
our ability to develop sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities;
   
·
the accuracy of our estimates and projections;
   
·
our ability to fund our short-term and long-term financing needs;
   
·
changes in our business plan and corporate growth strategies; and
   
·
other risks and uncertainties discussed in greater detail in the section captioned “Risk Factors”
 
Each forward-looking statement should be read in context with and in understanding of the various other disclosures concerning our company and our business made elsewhere in this Quarterly Report as well as our public filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of actual results or developments. We are not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report or any other filing to reflect new events or circumstances unless and to the extent required by applicable law. 

 
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
GENSPERA INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
       
Assets 
           
             
Current assets:
           
Cash
  $ 2,742,219     $ 534,290  
                 
Total current assets
    2,742,219       534,290  
                 
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $156 and $0
    6,090       -  
                 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $23,021 and $11,511
    161,146       172,657  
                 
Total assets
  $ 2,909,455     $ 706,947  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 183,915     $ 238,817  
Accrued interest - stockholder
    9,216       5,399  
Convertible note payable - stockholder, current portion
    35,000       50,000  
                 
Total current liabilities
    228,131       294,216  
                 
Convertible note payable, net of discount of $0 and $11,046
    163,600       152,554  
Convertible notes payable - stockholder, long term portion
    105,000       105,000  
Derivative liabilities
    1,920,218       -  
                 
Total liabilities
    2,416,949       551,770  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
                 
Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, par value $.0001 per share; 80,000,000 shares authorized, 15,292,281 and 12,486,718 shares issued and outstanding
    1,529       1,249  
Additional paid-in capital
    9,705,941       4,922,174  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage
    (9,214,964 )     (4,768,246 )
                 
Total stockholders' equity
    492,506       155,177  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,909,455     $ 706,947  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
 
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GENSPERA, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF LOSSES
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (NOVEMBER 21, 2003) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

                           
Cumulative Period
 
                            
from November 21, 2003
 
                            
(date of inception) to
 
    
Three Months ended September 30,
   
Nine Months ended September 30,
   
September 30,
 
    
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                             
General and administrative expenses
  $ 659,699     $ 90,337     $ 1,090,671     $ 603,873     $ 2,380,213  
Research and development
    878,371       829,374       1,812,862       1,348,369       5,237,269  
                                         
Total operating expenses
    1,538,070       919,711       2,903,533       1,952,242       7,617,482  
                                         
Loss from operations
    (1,538,070 )     (919,711 )     (2,903,533 )     (1,952,242 )     (7,617,482 )
                                         
Finance cost
    (793 )     (39,218 )     (478,886 )     (39,218 )     (518,675 )
Change in fair value of derivative liability
    (86,514 )     -       (769,625 )     -       (1,060,081 )
Interest income (expense), net
    1,257       3,742       (4,218 )     531       (18,726 )
                                         
Loss before provision for income taxes
    (1,624,120 )     (955,187 )     (4,156,262 )     (1,990,929 )     (9,214,964 )
                                         
Provision for income taxes
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Net loss
  $ (1,624,120 )   $ (955,187 )   $ (4,156,262 )   $ (1,990,929 )   $ (9,214,964 )
                                         
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.11 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (0.19 )        
                                         
Weighted average shares outstanding
    14,971,487       12,030,359       13,574,247       10,541,760          

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 
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GENSPERA, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FROM DATE OF INCEPTION (NOVEMBER 21, 2003) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

                     
Deficit
       
                     
Accumulated
       
               
Additional
   
During the
       
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in
   
Development
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Stage
   
Equity
 
                               
Balance, November 21, 2003
    -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                         
Sale of common stock to founders at $0.0001 per share in November, 2003
    6,100,000       610       (510 )     -       100  
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       120,000       -       120,000  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (125,127 )     (125,127 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2003
    6,100,000       610       119,490       (125,127 )     (5,027 )
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       192,000       -       192,000  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       24,102       -       24,102  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (253,621 )     (253,621 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2004
    6,100,000       610       335,592       (378,748 )     (42,546 )
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       48,000       -       48,000  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       24,100       -       24,100  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (126,968 )     (126,968 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2005
    6,100,000       610       407,692       (505,716 )     (97,414 )
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       144,000       -       144,000  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       42,162       -       42,162  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (245,070 )     (245,070 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2006
    6,100,000       610       593,854       (750,786 )     (156,322 )
                                         
Shares sold for cash at $0.50 per share in November, 2007
    1,300,000       130       649,870       -       650,000  
                                         
Shares issued for services
    735,000       74       367,426       -       367,500  
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       220,000       -       220,000  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       24,082       -       24,082  
                                         
Exercise of options for cash at $0.003 per share in March and June, 2007
    900,000       90       2,610       -       2,700  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (691,199 )     (691,199 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2007
    9,035,000       904       1,857,842       (1,441,985 )     416,761  
                                         
Exercise of options for cash at $0.50 per share on March 7,2008
    1,000,000       100       499,900       -       500,000  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.00 per share - July and August 2008
    2,320,000       232       2,319,768       -       2,320,000  
                                         
Cost of sale of common stock and warrants
    -       -       (205,600 )     -       (205,600 )
                                         
Shares issued for accrued interest
    31,718       3       15,856       -       15,859  
                                         
Shares issued for services
    100,000       10       49,990       -       50,000  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       313,743       -       313,743  
                                         
Contributed services
    -       -       50,000       -       50,000  
                                         
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt
    -       -       20,675       -       20,675  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (3,326,261 )     (3,326,261 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2008
    12,486,718       1,249       4,922,174       (4,768,246 )     155,177  
                                         
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    -       -       (444,161 )     (290,456 )     (734,617 )
                                         
Warrants issued for extension of debt maturities
    -       -       51,864       -       51,864  
                                         
Stock based compensation
    -       -       1,242,388       -       1,242,388  
                                         
Common stock issued for services
    86,875       10       104,109       -       104,119  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.50 per share - February 2009
    466,674       46       699,939       -       699,985  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.50 per share - April 2009
    33,334       3       49,997       -       50,000  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.50 per share - June 2009
    1,420,895       142       2,038,726       -       2,038,868  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.50 per share - July 2009
    604,449       60       838,024       -       838,084  
                                         
Sale of common stock and warrants at $1.50 per share - September 2009
    140,002       14       202,886       -       202,900  
                                         
Common stock and warrants issued as payment of placement fees
    53,334       5       (5 )     -       -  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (4,156,262 )     (4,156,262 )
                                         
Balance, September 30, 2009
    15,292,281     $ 1,529     $ 9,705,941     $ (9,214,964 )   $ 492,506  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 
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GENSPERA, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (NOVEMBER 21, 2003) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

               
Cumulative Period
 
               
from November 21, 2003
 
               
(date of inception) to
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
 
                   
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net loss
  $ (4,156,262 )   $ (1,990,929 )   $ (9,214,964 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    11,667       7,674       23,178  
Stock based compensation
    1,346,507       315,310       2,192,196  
Warrants issued for financing costs
    467,840       -       467,840  
Change in fair value of derivative liability
    769,625       -       1,060,081  
Contributed services
    -       50,000       774,000  
Amortization of debt discount
    11,046       4,418       20,675  
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (51,085 )     126,909       208,990  
                         
Cash used in operating activities
    (1,600,662 )     (1,486,618 )     (4,468,004 )
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Acquisition of property and equipment
    (6,246 )     -       (6,246 )
Acquisition of intangibles
    -       (184,168 )     (184,168 )
                         
Cash used in investing activities
    (6,246 )     (184,168 )     (190,414 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants
    3,829,837       2,778,000       7,260,637  
Proceeds from convertible notes - stockholder
    -               155,000  
Repayments of convertible notes - stockholder
    (15,000 )     -       (15,000 )
                         
Cash provided by financing activities
    3,814,837       2,778,000       7,400,637  
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    2,207,929       1,107,214       2,742,219  
Cash, beginning of period
    534,290       590,435       -  
Cash, end of period
  $ 2,742,219     $ 1,697,649     $ 2,742,219  
                         
Supplemental cash flow information:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 1,075     $ -          
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ -     $ -          
                         
Non-cash financial activities:
                       
Common stock units issued as payment of placement fees
  $ 80,000     $ -          
Warrants issued as payment for due diligence expenses
    120,266       -          
Warrants issued as payment of placement fees
    78,503       -          
Accrued interest paid with common stock
    -       15,859          
Convertible note issued as payment of placement fees
    -       163,600          
Fair value of warrants issued with convertible debt recorded as debt discount
    -       20,675          

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
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GENSPERA, INC.  
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A summary of the significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows.

Business and Basis of Presentation

GenSpera Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our company “, “our”,   “GenSpera” or the “Company” ) was formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2003. We are a development stage entity, as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 915. GenSpera, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of targeted cancer therapeutics for the treatment of cancerous tumors, including breast, prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. Our operations are based in San Antonio, Texas.

To date, we have generated no sales revenues, have incurred significant expenses and have sustained losses. Consequently, our operations are subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise. For the period from inception on November 21, 2003 through September 30, 2009, we have accumulated losses of $9,214,964.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and from date of inception as a development stage enterprise (November 21, 2003) to September 30, 2009 have been prepared by GenSpera pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The company believes that the disclosures provided are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and explanatory notes for the year ended December 31, 2008 as disclosed in the company's 10-K for that year as filed with the SEC, as it may be amended.
 
The results of the nine months ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the pending full year ending December 31, 2009.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from those estimates.

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

Research and Development

Research and development costs include expenses incurred by the Company for research and development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and are charged to operations as incurred. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of expenditures for toxicology and other studies, manufacturing, and compensation and consulting costs.    

GenSpera incurred research and development expenses of $878,371 and $829,374 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $1,812,862 and $1,348,369 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $5,237,269 from November 21, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2009.

Loss Per Share

We use ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” for calculating the basic and diluted loss per share. We compute basic loss per share by dividing net loss and net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic and diluted loss per share are the same, in that any potential common stock equivalents would have the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of net loss per share. There were 7,884,502 common share equivalents at September 30, 2009 and 3,481,752 at September 30, 2008. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, these potential shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would reduce net loss per share.

Fair value of financial instruments
 
In April 2009, we adopted new accounting guidance for our interim period ended June 30, 2009 which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements.

Our short-term financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and other liabilities, consist primarily of instruments without extended maturities, the fair value of which, based on management’s estimates, reasonably approximate their book value. The fair value of long term convertible notes is based on management estimates and reasonably approximates their book value after comparison to obligations with similar interest rates and maturities. The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments is determined using option pricing models.

Fair value measurements
 
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted new accounting guidance pursuant to ASC 820 which established a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The Company did not elect fair value accounting for any assets and liabilities allowed by previous guidance. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions accounting guidance that relate to non-financial assets and liabilities that are not required or permitted to be recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC 820, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. The adoptions of the provisions of ASC 820 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 
ASC 820 defines fair value as the amount that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes the following three levels of inputs that may be used:

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
 
Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs when there is little or no market data available, thereby requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
 
The table below summarizes the fair values of our financial liabilities as of September 30, 2009:
 
   
Fair Value at
   
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
   
September 30,
2009
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
                                 
Convertible notes payable   $ 303,600     $
    $
    $ 303,600  
Warrant derivative liability
 
  
1,920,218
   
 
   
 
   
 
1,920,218
 
                                 
   
$
2,223,818
   
$
 —
   
$
 —
   
$
2,223,818
 
 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for these items:
 
Warrant derivative liability — these instruments consist of certain of our warrants with anti-dilution provisions. These instruments were valued using pricing models which incorporate the Company’s stock price, volatility, U.S. risk free rate, dividend rate and estimated life.

Change in Accounting Principle

In June 2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires entities to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock by assessing the instrument’s contingent exercise provisions and settlement provisions. Instruments not indexed to their own stock fail to meet the scope exception of ASC 815 and should be classified as a liability and marked-to-market. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied to outstanding instruments upon adoption with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company has assessed its outstanding equity-linked financial instruments and has concluded that effective January 1, 2009, warrants issued during 2008 with a fair value of $734,617 on January 1, 2009 will need to be reclassified from equity to a liability. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle on January 1, 2009 is an increase in our derivative liability related to the fair value of the warrants of $734,617, a decrease in additional paid-in capital of $444,161, based on the fair value of the warrants at date of issue, and a $290,456 increase to the deficit accumulated during development stage to reflect the change in fair value of the derivative liability from date of issue to January 1, 2009.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires that non-controlling (or minority) interests in subsidiaries be reported in the equity section of the company’s balance sheet, rather than in a mezzanine section of the balance sheet between liabilities and equity. This guidance also changes the manner in which the net income of the subsidiary is reported and disclosed in the controlling company’s income statement. The guidance also establishes guidelines for accounting or changes in ownership percentages and for deconsolidation. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

In March 2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which requires that all unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends should be included in the basic earnings per share calculation.  The adoption of this guidance did not affect the financial position or results of operations.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to be utilized in determining whether impairments in debt securities are other than temporary, and modifies the presentation and disclosures surrounding such instruments. The guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to be utilized in determining whether the market for a financial asset is not active and a transaction is not distressed for fair value measurement purposes. The guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. This guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The guidance is effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance during the three months ended June 30, 2009 and has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance date of these financial statements. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which will require more information about the transfer of financial assets where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. This guidance is effective at the start of a company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, or January 1, 2010 for companies reporting earnings on a calendar-year basis.

In June 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which will change how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. Under this guidance, determining whether a company is required to consolidate an entity will be based on, among other things, an entity's purpose and design and a company's ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. This guidance is effective at the start of a company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, or January 1, 2010 for companies reporting earnings on a calendar-year basis.

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principals – a replacement of FAS No.162” (“SFAS No. 168”). This statement establishes the Codification as the source of authoritative U.S. accounting and reporting standards recognized by the FASB for use in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification was the result of a project of FASB to organize and simplify all authoritative GAAP literature into one source. This statement is effective for interim reporting and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Accordingly, the Company has adopted SFAS No. 168 during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of this standard during the third quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

NOTE 2 - CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

We are authorized to issue 80,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $.0001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.0001 per share.
 
On February 17, 2009, we entered into a modification with Dr. Dionne with regard to our 4% Convertible Promissory Note issued to Dionne in the amount of $35,000 (“Note”).  Pursuant to the modification, Dr. Dionne agreed to extend the maturity date of the Note from December 2, 2008 to December 2, 2009. As consideration for the modification, the Company issued Dr. Dionne a common stock purchase warrant entitling him to purchase 11,000 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase price of $1.50.  The warrant has a five year term. The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions. We have recorded a financing expense of $9,353 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 related to the fair value of the warrants, using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 156%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.
 
 On February 17, 2009, we entered into a modification with TR Winston & Company, LLC (“TRW”) with regard to the Company’s 5% Convertible Debenture issued to TRW in the amount of $163,600.  Pursuant to the modification, TRW agreed to extend the maturity date of the debenture from July 14, 2009 to July 14, 2010.  As consideration for the modification, the we issued TRW a common stock purchase warrant entitling TRW to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase price of $1.50.  The warrant has a five year term. The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions. We have recorded a financing expense of $42,511 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 related to the fair value of the warrants, using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 156%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.

 
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NOTE 2 - CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (cont’d)

On February 19, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, during February and April we sold the investors units aggregating approximately $750,000 (“Offering”).  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s common stock; and (ii) one half Common Stock Purchase Warrant.  The Warrants have a term of five years and allow the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions.

As a result of this offering, the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants issued during the July and August 2008 financing were triggered.  These anti-dilution provisions resulted in the exercise price of these warrants being reduced from $2.00 from $1.50.  Additionally, we are obligated to issue holders of these warrants an additional 506,754 warrants, and we are obligated to file a registration statement for the common stock underlying such warrants pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the July and August 2008 financing. We have recorded a financing expense of $415,976 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 related to the fair value of the additional warrants, using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 149%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years. Because these additional warrants are subject to the same anti-dilution provisions as the original 2008 warrants we have recorded the fair value of the warrants as a derivative liability.

On June 29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, we sold the investors units aggregating approximately $2,131,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s common stock; and (ii) one half Common Stock Purchase Warrant.  The Warrants have a term of five years and allow the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions. We incurred a total of $142,467 in fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction.  Of this amount, $50,000 has been paid through the issuance of 33,334 units. We also issued a total of 43,894 additional common stock purchase warrants as compensation to certain finders.  The warrants have the same terms as the investor warrants.  

On July 10, 2009, we issued a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 150,000 common shares as reimbursement of due diligence expenses related to the June transaction. The warrants have a term of five years and entitle the holder to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.

On July 29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, we sold the investors units aggregating approximately $907,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s common stock; and (ii) one half Common Stock Purchase Warrant.  The Warrants have a term of five years and allow the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions. We incurred a total of $79,583 in fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction. Of this amount, $14,000 has been paid through the issuance of 9,333 units. We also issued a total of 40,001 additional common stock purchase warrants as compensation to certain finders.  The warrants have the same terms as the investor warrants.  

On September 2, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, we sold the investors units aggregating approximately $210,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s common stock; and (ii) one half Common Stock Purchase Warrant.  The Warrants have a term of five years and allow the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions. We incurred a total of $23,100 in fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction. Of this amount, $16,000 has been paid through the issuance of 10,667 units. We also issued a total of 12,267 additional common stock purchase warrants as compensation to certain finders.  The warrants have the same terms as the investor warrants.  

 
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NOTE 2 - CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (cont’d)

On September 2, 2009, we granted a total of 125,000 common stock options for professional, legal and consulting services. The options have an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The options vested upon grant and lapse if unexercised on September 2, 2014. We have recorded an expense of $116,196 related to the fair value of the options, using the Black-Scholes method based on the following weighted average assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 188%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years.

On September 2, 2009, we granted a total of 120,000 common stock warrants for consulting services. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The warrants vested upon grant and lapse if unexercised on September 2, 2014. We have recorded an expense of $111,548 related to the fair value of the warrants, using the Black-Scholes method based on the following weighted average assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 188%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years.

On September 2, 2009, we granted a total of 1,000,000 common stock options to our chief executive officer. The options have an exercise price of $1.65 per share. Of these options, 500,000 options vested upon grant and 500,000 options will vest upon the attainment of various milestones. The options lapse if unexercised on September 2, 2016. The options have an aggregate grant date fair value of $918,413, determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following weighted average assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 188%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 we have recorded an expense of $512,378 related to the fair value of the options that vested or are expected to vest.

On September 2, 2009, we granted a total of 775,000 common stock options to our chief operating officer. The options have an exercise price of $1.50 per share. Of these options, 400,000 options vested upon grant and 375,000 options will vest upon the attainment of various milestones. The options lapse if unexercised on September 2, 2016.  The options have an aggregate grant date fair value of $720,415, determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following weighted average assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 188%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 we have recorded an expense of $412,190 related to the fair value of the options that vested or are expected to vest.

During May 2009 we issued 61,875 shares of common stock, valued at $74,869, for services.

During September 2009 we issued 25,000 shares of common stock, valued at $29,250, for services.

NOTE 3 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

In June 2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires entities to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock by assessing the instrument’s contingent exercise provisions and settlement provisions. Instruments not indexed to their own stock fail to meet the scope exception of ASC 815 “Derivative and Hedgingand should be classified as a liability and marked-to-market. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied to outstanding instruments upon adoption with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company has assessed its outstanding equity-linked financial instruments and has concluded that effective January 1, 2009, warrants issued during 2008 with a fair value of $734,617 on January 1, 2009 will need to be reclassified from equity to a liability. Fair value at January 1, 2009 was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 144%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.

 
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NOTE 3 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY (cont’d)

As a result of our February offering described in Note 2, the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants issued during the July and August 2008 financing were triggered.  These anti-dilution provisions resulted in the exercise price of these warrants being reduced from $2.00 from $1.50.  Additionally, we are obligated to issue holders of these warrants an additional 506,754 warrants, and we are obligated to file a registration statement for the common stock underlying such warrants pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the July and August 2008 financing. We have recorded the fair value of the additional warrants as a derivative liability upon issue. The fair value of the warrants of $415,976 was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 149%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.

At September 30, 2009 we recalculated the fair value of our warrants subject to derivative accounting and have determined that their fair value at September 30, 2009 is $1,920,218. The value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 194%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years. We have recorded an expense of $86,514 and $769,625 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, related to the change in fair value during those periods.
 
NOTE 4 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In accordance with FASB ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing (November 13, 2009).

 
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is provided in addition to the accompanying financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

 
Overview —  Discussion of our business and plan of operations, overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting our business in order to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.

 
Significant Accounting Policies — Accounting policies that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.

 
Results of Operations — Analysis of our financial results comparing: (i) the third quarter of 2009 to the comparable period in 2008; and (ii) the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 to the comparable period in 2008.

 
Liquidity and Capital Resources — A discussion of our financial condition and potential sources of liquidity.
 
The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this filing and particularly in the Risk Factors section of this Prospectus. Our actual results may differ materially.

Overview

We are a development stage company focused on the development of targeted cancer therapeutics for the treatment of cancerous tumors, including breast, prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer. Our operations are based in San Antonio, TX.

Management's Plan of Operation

We are pursuing a business plan related to the development of targeted cancer therapeutics for the treatment of cancerous tumors, including breast, prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer.  We are considered to be in the development stage as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 915 “Development Stage Entities”.
 
Business Strategy

Our business strategy is to develop a series of therapeutics based on our target-activated pro-drug technology platform and bring them through Phase I/II clinical trials. At that point, we plan to license the rights to further development of the drug candidates to major pharmaceutical companies. We believe that major pharmaceutical companies see significant value in drug candidates that have passed one or more phases of clinical trials, and these organizations have the resources and expertise to finalize drug development and market the drugs.

 
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Plan of Operation

We have made significant progress in key areas such as drug manufacture, toxicology, and pre-clinical activities for our lead compound G-202.

For the manufacture of G-202, we have secured a stable supply of source material (Thapsia garganica seeds) from which thapsigargin is isolated, have a sole source agreement with a European supplier, Thapsibiza, SL, and have obtained the proper import permits from the USDA for these materials. We have also identified a clinically and commercially viable formulation for G-202 and have manufactured sufficient G-202 to supply our Phase I clinical needs.
 
On June 23, 2009, we submitted our first Investigational New Drug application (“IND”) for G-202 to the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).  On September 4, 2009, we received approval from the FDA for our IND in order to commence clinical trials.  Although we have received approval from the FDA to commence trials, the outcome of the trials is uncertain and, if we are unable to satisfactorily complete such trials, or if such trials yield unsatisfactory results, we will be unable to commercialize our proposed products. Over the next twelve months we plan to focus on clinical trials of G-202 in cancer patients.

Additionally, we will continue to protect our intellectual property position particularly with regard to the outstanding claims contained within the core PSMA-pro-drug patent application in the United States. We will also continue to prosecute the claims contained in our other patent applications in the United States.

We anticipate that during the fourth quarter of 2009, and much of 2010, we will be engaged in conducting the Phase I clinical trial of G-202, and, if appropriate, extension into a Phase II clinical trial of G-202. The purpose of a Phase I study of G-202 is to evaluate safety, understand the pharmacokinetics (the process by which a compound is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body) of the drug candidate in humans, and to determine an appropriate dosing regime for the subsequent clinical studies. We currently plan to conduct the Phase I study in refractory cancer patients (those who have relapsed after former treatments) with any type of solid tumors. This strategy is intended to facilitate enrollment and perhaps give us a glimpse of safety across a wider variety of patients. We expect to enroll up to 30 patients in this Phase I study at: (i) Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins (Michael Carducci, MD as Principal Investigator); and (ii) University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (George Wilding, MD as Principal Investigator). We are currently negotiating contracts for conduct of the Phase I studies.  The final terms of the contracts have not yet been determined.

Assuming successful completion of the Phase I clinical trial, we expect to conduct a Phase II clinical trial to determine the therapeutic efficacy of G-202 in cancer patients. Although we believe that G-202 will be useful across a wide variety of cancer types, it is usually most efficient and medically prudent to evaluate a drug candidate in a single tumor type within a single trial. It is currently too early in the pre-clinical development process to determine which single tumor type will be evaluated, but we expect that over 40 patients will be required for an appropriate evaluation over a total time span of 18 months.

We have identified 4 pro-drug candidates: G-202, G-114, G-115 and Ac-GKAFRR-L12ADT. At this time, we are engaged solely in the development of G-202. It is anticipated that the development of the remaining candidates will not commence until we have sufficient resources to devote to their development and in all likelihood this will not occur until after the development of G-202.

From inception through September 30, 2009, the vast majority of costs incurred have been devoted to G-202. We estimate that we have incurred costs of approximately $235,000 related to G-114, G-115 and Ac-GKAFRR-L12ADT. All of these costs were incurred prior to December 2007, at which time we began focusing solely on G-202. The balance of our costs, aggregating approximately $5,002,000, was incurred in the development of G-202. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, approximately $1,813,000 and $1,348,000, respectively, was incurred in the development of G-202.

It is estimated that the development of G-202 will occur as follows:

It is estimated that the Phase I clinical trial will cost approximately $2,000,000 and will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Phase II clinical studies will cost an additional $4,200,000 and will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

We anticipate that we will license G-202 to a third party during Phase I/II.  In the event we are not able to license G-202, we will proceed with Phase III Clinical trials.  We estimate that Phase III Clinical trials will cost approximately $25,000,000 and will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014. If all goes as planned, we may expect marketing approval in the second half of 2015 with an additional $3,000,000 spent to get the NDA approved. We do not expect material net cash inflows before late 2015.  The Phase III estimated costs are subject to major revision simply because we have not yet entered clinical testing of our drug in patients. The estimates will become more refined as we obtain clinical data.

At this time, we have suspended the development of our other drug candidates, G-114, G-115 and Ac-GKAFRR-L12ADT. As a result we are unable to reasonably estimate the nature, timing and estimated costs and completion dates of those projects at this time.

 
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We currently have budgeted $2,395,000 in cash expenditures for the twelve month period following the date of this report, including (1) $1,095,000 to cover our projected general and administrative expense during this period; and (2) $1,300,000 for research and development activities. Our cash on hand as of September 30, 2009 is sufficient to fund our operations for the next thirteen months after which time we will need to undertake additional financings.
 
The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly from our expectations depending upon numerous factors, including our results of operation, financial condition and capital requirements. Accordingly, we will retain the discretion to allocate the available funds among the identified uses described above, and we reserve the right to change the allocation of available funds among the uses described above.

Significant Accounting Policies
 
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements describes the significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the financial statements. Certain of these significant accounting policies are considered to be critical accounting policies, as defined below. We do not believe that there have been significant changes to our accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to those policies disclosed in the December 31, 2008 financial statements except as disclosed in the notes to financial statements.

A critical accounting policy is defined as one that is both material to the presentation of our financial statements and requires management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Specifically, critical accounting estimates have the following attributes: 1) we are required to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time of the estimate; and 2) different estimates we could reasonably have used, or changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur, would have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
 
Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be applicable and reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. These changes have historically been minor and have been included in the financial statements as soon as they became known. Based on a critical assessment of our accounting policies and the underlying judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, management believes that our financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and present a meaningful presentation of our financial condition and results of operations. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our financial statements:

Use of Estimates — These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, accordingly, require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Specifically, our management has estimated the expected economic life and value of our licensed technology, our net operating loss for tax purposes and our stock, option and warrant expenses related to compensation to employees and directors and consultants. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments — For certain of our financial instruments, including accounts payable, accrued expenses and notes payable, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities.

Cash and Equivalents — Cash equivalents are comprised of certain highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased. We maintain our cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times, may exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts.
 
Intangible and Long-Lived Assets — We follow Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment ", which established a "primary asset" approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. We have not recognized any impairment losses.

Research and Development Costs — Research and development costs include expenses incurred by the Company for research and development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and are charged to operations as incurred.

Stock Based Compensation — We account for our share-based compensation under the provisions of ASC Topic 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”.

 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments  Our short-term financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and other liabilities, consist primarily of instruments without extended maturities, the fair value of which, based on management’s estimates, reasonably approximate their book value. The fair value of long term convertible notes is based on management estimates and reasonably approximates their book value after comparison to obligations with similar interest rates and maturities. The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments is determined using option pricing models.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires that non-controlling (or minority) interests in subsidiaries be reported in the equity section of the company’s balance sheet, rather than in a mezzanine section of the balance sheet between liabilities and equity. This guidance also changes the manner in which the net income of the subsidiary is reported and disclosed in the controlling company’s income statement. The guidance also establishes guidelines for accounting or changes in ownership percentages and for deconsolidation. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which requires that all unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends should be included in the basic earnings per share calculation.  The adoption of this guidance did not affect the financial position or results of operations.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to be utilized in determining whether impairments in debt securities are other than temporary, and modifies the presentation and disclosures surrounding such instruments. The guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to be utilized in determining whether the market for a financial asset is not active and a transaction is not distressed for fair value measurement purposes. The guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. This guidance is effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, but early adoption is permitted for interim periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance during the second quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The guidance is effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance during the three months ended June 30, 2009 and has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance date of these financial statements. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which will require more information about the transfer of financial assets where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. This guidance is effective at the start of a company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, or January 1, 2010 for companies reporting earnings on a calendar-year basis.

In June 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which will change how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. Under this guidance, determining whether a company is required to consolidate an entity will be based on, among other things, an entity's purpose and design and a company's ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. This guidance is effective at the start of a company’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, or January 1, 2010 for companies reporting earnings on a calendar-year basis.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principals – a replacement of FAS No.162” (“SFAS No. 168”). This statement establishes the Codification as the source of authoritative U.S. accounting and reporting standards recognized by the FASB for use in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification was the result of a project of FASB to organize and simplify all authoritative GAAP literature into one source. This statement is effective for interim reporting and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Accordingly, the Company has adopted SFAS No. 168 during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of this standard during the third quarter of 2009 had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 
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Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

Result of Operations

Our results of operations have varied significantly from year to year and quarter to quarter and may vary significantly in the future.

Third Quarter of 2009 Compared to Third Quarter of 2008

Revenue
 
The company did not have revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We do not anticipate any revenues for 2009.

Operating Expenses
 
Operating expense totaled $1,538,070 and $919,711 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The increase in operating expenses is the result of the following factors.
 
   
Three Months 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating expenses
               
General and administrative expenses
 
$
659,699
   
$
90,337
 
Research and development
   
878,371
     
829,374
 
Total expense
 
$
1,538,070
   
$
919,711
 
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
G&A expenses totaled $659,699 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $90,337 for the same period of 2008.  The increase of $569,362 or 630% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was primarily attributable to increases of approximately $367,000 in compensation and consulting expense (including stock based compensation of approximately $365,000), $18,000 in insurance expense and $152,000 in professional fees (including stock based cost of approximately $88,000).

Research and Development Expenses
 
Research and development expenses totaled $878,371 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $829,374 for the same period of 2008.  The increase of $48,997 or 6% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was attributable to an increase of approximately $710,000 in stock based compensation expense partially offset by a decrease of approximately $661,000 in costs associated with manufacture and other expenses related to our lead drug.

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of expenditures for toxicology and other studies, manufacturing, and compensation and consulting costs.

Under the planning and direction of key personnel, we expect to outsource all of our Good Laboratory Practices (“GLP”) preclinical development activities (e.g., toxicology) and Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) manufacturing and clinical development activities to Contract Research Organizations (“CRO”) and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (“CMO”).  Manufacturing will be outsourced to organizations with approved facilities and manufacturing practices. 

Other Expenses
 
Other expenses totaled $86,050 and $35,476 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

   
Three Months 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Other expense:
               
Finance Cost
 
$
(793
 
$
(39,218
)
Change in fair value of derivative liability
   
(86,514
)
   
-
 
Interest income (expense)
   
1,257
     
3,742
 
Total other expenses
 
$
(86,050
)
 
$
(35,476
 
 
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Finance Cost
 
Finance Cost totaled $793 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $39,218 for the same period of 2008. This cost consists of the amortization of debt discount of $793 and $4,418 during 2009 and 2008, respectively, and a  2008 charge of $34,800 related to a penalty for the late filing of our registration statement.
  
Change in fair value of derivative liability

Change in fair value of derivative liability totaled $86,514 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $0 for the same period of 2008. The increase of $86,514 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was the result of a change to the accounting treatment of our issued and outstanding warrants which contain certain anti-dilution provisions.

At September 30, 2009 we recalculated the fair value of our warrants subject to derivative accounting and have determined that their fair value at September 30, 2009 is $1,920,218. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 194%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years. We have recorded an expense of $86,514 during the three months ended September 30, 2009 related to the change in fair value during that period.

Interest expense

Net interest income totaled $1,257 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $3,742 for the same period of 2008. The decrease of $2,485 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was attributable to a decrease in interest earned on deposits.
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Nine months ended September 30, 2008

Revenue
 
The company did not have revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We do not anticipate any revenues for 2009.

Operating Expenses
 
Operating expense totaled $2,903,533 and $1,952,242 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The increase in operating expenses is the result of the following factors.
 
   
Nine Months 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating expenses
               
General and administrative expenses
 
$
1,090,671
   
$
603,873
 
Research and development
   
1,812,862
     
1,348,369
 
Total expense
 
$
2,903,533
   
$
1,952,242
 
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
G&A expenses totaled $1,090,671 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $603,873 for the same period of 2008.  The increase of $486,798 or 81% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $167,000 in compensation and consulting expense (including stock based compensation of approximately $98,000), and increases of approximately $239,000 in professional fees (including stock based cost of approximately $88,000), $23,000 in insurance expense and $12,000 in travel and entertainment expense.
 
 
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Research and Development Expenses
 
Research and development expenses totaled $1,812,862 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1,348,369 for the same period of 2008.  The increase of $464,493 or 34% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was attributable an increase of approximately $798,000 in compensation expense (including stock based compensation of approximately $740,000) partially offset by a decrease of approximately $334,000 in costs associated with manufacture and other expenses related to our lead drug.

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of expenditures for toxicology and other studies, manufacturing, and compensation and consulting costs.

Under the planning and direction of key personnel, we expect to outsource all of our GLP preclinical development activities (e.g., toxicology) and GMP manufacturing and clinical development activities to CROs and CMOs.  Manufacturing will be outsourced to organizations with approved facilities and manufacturing practices. 
 
Other Expenses
 
Other expenses totaled $1,252,729 and $38,687 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

   
Nine Months 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Other expense:
               
Finance Cost
 
$
(478,886
 
$
(39,218
Change in fair value of derivative liability
   
(769,625
)
   
-
 
Interest income (expense)
   
(4,218
)
   
531
 
Total other expenses
 
$
(1,252,729
)
 
$
(38,687

Finance Cost
 
Finance Cost totaled $478,886 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $39,218 for the same period of 2008. The increase of $439,668 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was primarily attributable to a $415,976 charge for the fair value of additional warrants issued when the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants issued during the July and August 2008 financing were triggered plus a $51,864 charge for the fair value of additional warrants issued as consideration for the extension of the maturity dates of notes payable. The balance of the cost consists of the amortization of debt discount of $11,046 and $4,418 during 2009 and 2008, respectively, and a 2008 charge of $34,800 related to a penalty for the late filing of our registration statement.
   
Change in fair value of derivative liability

Change in fair value of derivative liability totaled $769,625 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $0 for the same period of 2008. The increase of $769,625 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was the result of a change to the accounting treatment of our issued and outstanding warrants which contain certain anti-dilution provisions.

In June 2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which requires entities to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock by assessing the instrument’s contingent exercise provisions and settlement provisions. Instruments not indexed to their own stock fail to meet the scope exception of ASC 815 and should be classified as a liability and marked-to-market. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied to outstanding instruments upon adoption with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company has assessed its outstanding equity-linked financial instruments and has concluded that effective January 1, 2009, warrants issued during 2008 with a fair value of $734,617 on January 1, 2009 will need to be reclassified from equity to a liability. Fair value at January 1, 2009 was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 144%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.

As a result of our February offering described in Note 2 to our financials statements contained in this Report, the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants issued during the July and August 2008 financing were triggered.  These anti-dilution provisions resulted in the exercise price of these warrants being reduced from $2.00 from $1.50.  Additionally, we are obligated to issue holders of these warrants an additional 506,754 warrants, and we are obligated to file a registration statement for the common stock underlying such warrants pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the July and August 2008 financing. We have recorded the fair value of the additional warrants as a derivative liability upon issue. The fair value of the warrants of $415,976 was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 0.875%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 149%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years.

 
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At September 30, 2009 we recalculated the fair value of our warrants subject to derivative accounting and have determined that their fair value at September 30, 2009 is $1,920,218. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes method based on the following assumptions:  (1) risk free interest rate of 1%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 194%; and (4) an expected life of the warrants of 2 years. We have recorded an expense of $769,625 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 related to the change in fair value during that period.

Interest expense

Interest expense totaled $4,218  for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to interest income of $531 for the same period of 2008. The increase of $4,749 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was attributable to an increase in debt outstanding in 2009, partially offset by interest earned on deposits. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Since our inception, we have financed our operations through the private placement of our securities and loans from Craig Dionne, our Chief Executive Officer. At September 30, 2009 we have cash on hand of approximately $2,742,000. Our currently average monthly cash burn rate is approximately $195,000. We anticipate that our available cash will be sufficient to finance most of our current activities for at least the next thirteen months from September 30, 2009, assuming we do not engage in an extraordinary transaction or otherwise face unexpected events or contingencies.  
   
Nine Months 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
                 
Cash & Cash Equivalents
 
$
2,742,219
   
$
1,697,649
 
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
 
$
(1,600,662
)
 
$
(1,486,618
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(6,246
)
   
(184,168
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
3,814,837
     
2,778,000
 
 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
 
In our operating activities we used $1,600,662 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1,486,618 for the same period of 2008. An increase in net loss of approximately $2,165,000 was offset by increases in noncash expenses of approximately $2,229,000. We also had a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately $178,000.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
 
In our investment activities we used $6,246  for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $184,168 for the same period of 2008. The decrease in investment activities of $177,922 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008 was attributable to the $184,168 cost associated with acquisition of key intellectual property in 2008, with $6,246 expended on fixed assets in 2009.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 we raised approximately $3,830,000 through the sale of common stock units. During the comparable period of 2008 we received proceeds of $2,778,000 through the sale of common stock units and upon the exercise of warrants.

Listed below are key financing transactions we have entered into.  
 
 
• 
During November of 2007, we sold an aggregate of 1,300,000 common shares resulting in gross proceeds of $650,000.

 
• 
During March of 2008, we issued 1,000,000 common shares upon the exercise of outstanding warrants which resulted in gross proceeds to us of $500,000.

 
• 
During July and August of 2008, we sold an aggregate of 2,320,000 units resulting in gross proceeds of $2,320,000.

 
• 
In February and April of 2009, we sold 500,000 units resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $750,000.

 
• 
In June and July of 2009, we sold 2,025,344 units resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $3,038,000.
 
 
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• 
In September of 2009, we sold 160,002 units resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $240,000.

We have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows since inception. We have not achieved profitability and may not be able to realize sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability in the future. We do not expect to be profitable in the next several years, but rather expect to incur additional operating losses. We have limited liquidity and capital resources and must obtain significant additional capital resources in order to sustain our product development efforts, for acquisition of technologies and intellectual property rights, for preclinical and clinical testing of our anticipated products, pursuit of regulatory approvals, acquisition of capital equipment, laboratory and office facilities, establishment of production capabilities, for general and administrative expenses and other working capital requirements. We rely on cash balances and the proceeds from the offering of our securities, exercise of outstanding warrants and grants to fund our operations.

The source, timing and availability of any future financing will depend principally upon market conditions, interest rates and, more specifically, on our progress in our exploratory, preclinical and future clinical development programs. Funding may not be available when needed, if at all, or on terms acceptable to us. Lack of necessary funds may require us, among other things, to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and product development programs, planned clinical trials, and/or our capital expenditures or to license our potential products or technologies to third parties.
 
ITEM 3.              QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are not required to provide the information required by this items as we are considered a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).

ITEM 4.              CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to be effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC”), and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial (and principal accounting) Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009.  Based upon that evaluation and the identification of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described below the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

The Company has limited resources and a limited number of employees. As a result, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of legal and accounting professionals. As we grow, we expect to increase our number of employees, which will enable us to implement adequate segregation of duties within the internal control framework.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include, but are not limited to, the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.              LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of the date of this Report, there are no material pending legal or governmental proceedings relating to our company or properties to which we are a party, and to our knowledge there are no material proceedings to which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates are a party adverse to us or which have a material interest adverse to us.

ITEM 1A.           RISK FACTORS

We have described below a number of uncertainties and risks which, in addition to uncertainties and risks presented elsewhere in this Report, may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.  The uncertainties and risks enumerated below as well as those presented elsewhere in this Report should be considered carefully in evaluating us and our business and the value of our securities. The following important factors, among others, could cause our actual business, financial condition and future results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report or presented elsewhere by management from time to time.

Risks Relating to Our Stage of Development

As a result of our limited operating history, you cannot rely upon our historical performance to make an investment decision.  
 
Since inception in 2003 and through September 30, 2009 we have raised approximately $7,261,000 in capital.  During this same period, we have recorded accumulated losses totaling $9,214,964. As of September 30, 2009, we had working capital of $2,514,088 and stockholders’ equity of $492,506. Our net losses for the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 have been $691,199 and $3,326,261, respectively. Since inception, we have generated no revenue.
 
Our limited operating history means that there is a high degree of uncertainty in our ability to: (i) develop and commercialize our technologies and proposed products; (ii) obtain approval from the FDA; (iii) achieve market acceptance of our proposed product, if developed; (iv) respond to competition; or (v) operate the business, as management has not previously undertaken such actions as a company. No assurances can be given as to exactly when, if at all, we will be able to fully develop, commercialize, market, sell and derive material revenues from our proposed products in development.
 
We will need to raise additional capital to continue operations.

We currently generate no cash. We have relied entirely on external financing to fund operations. Such financing has historically come from the sale of common stock to third parties, loans from our Chief Executive Officer and the exercise of warrants/options. We have expended and will continue to expend substantial amounts of cash in the development, pre-clinical and clinical testing of our proposed products. We will require additional cash to conduct drug development, establish and conduct pre-clinical and clinical trials, support commercial-scale manufacturing arrangements and provide for the marketing and distribution of our products if developed. We anticipate that we will require an additional $7 million to take our lead drug through Phase II clinical evaluation, which is currently anticipated to occur in the fourth quarter of 2011.

We anticipate that our cash as of September 30, 2009, and will be sufficient to satisfy contemplated cash requirements through October of 2010, assuming we do not engage in an extraordinary transaction or otherwise face unexpected events or contingencies, any of which could affect cash requirements. As of September 30, 2009, we had cash on hand of approximately $2,742,000.  Presently, the Company has an average monthly cash burn rate of approximately $195,000.  We expect this average monthly cash burn rate to remain constant over the next thirteen months, assuming we do not engage in an extraordinary transaction or otherwise face unexpected events or contingencies.  Accordingly, we will need to raise additional capital to fund anticipated operating expenses after October of 2010. In the event we are not able to secure financing, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research, development or commercialization programs or product launches or marketing efforts.  Any such change may materially harm our business, financial condition and operations.

 
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Our long term capital requirements are expected to depend on many factors, including:

 
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our development programs;

 
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the progress and costs of pre-clinical studies and clinical trials;

 
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the time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory clearance;

 
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the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims;

 
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the costs of developing sales, marketing and distribution channels and our ability to sell our products;

 
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competing technological and market developments;

 
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market acceptance of our proposed products, if developed;

 
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the costs for recruiting and retaining employees, consultants and professionals; and

 
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the costs for educating and training physicians about our products.

We cannot assure you that financing whether from external sources or related parties, will be available if needed or on favorable terms. If additional financing is not available when required or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund operations and planned growth, develop or enhance our technologies, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive market pressures.

Raising needed capital may be difficult as a result of our limited operating history.

When making investment decisions, investors typically look at a company’s historical performance in evaluating the risks and operations of the business and the business’s future prospects. Our limited operating history makes such evaluation and an estimation of our future performance substantially more difficult. As a result, investors may be unwilling to invest in us or such investment may be on terms or conditions which are not acceptable. If we are unable to secure such additional finance, we may need to cease operations.

Our independent auditors have issued a qualified report for the year ended December 31, 2008 with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, our independent auditor issued a report relating to our audited financial statements which contains a qualification with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern because, among other things, our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to develop a product and generate profits from operations in the future or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities when they come due. However, during 2009 we have raised approximately $3,830,000 through our private placements and we expect that our cash on hand at September 30, 2009 will be sufficient to fund operations through October of 2010.

We may not be able to commercially develop our technologies.

We have concentrated our research and development on our drug technologies.  Our ability to generate revenue and operate profitably will depend on our being able to develop these technologies for human applications. Our technologies are primarily directed toward the development of cancer therapeutic agents. We cannot guarantee that the results obtained in pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of our therapeutic agents will be sufficient to warrant approval by the FDA. Even if our therapeutic agents are approved for use by the FDA, there is no guarantee that they will exhibit an enhanced efficacy relative to competing therapeutic modalities such that they will be adopted by the medical community. Without significant adoption by the medical community, our agents will have limited commercial potential which will likely result in the loss of your entire investment.

Inability to complete pre-clinical and clinical testing and trials will impair our viability.

On September 4, 2009, we received approval from the FDA for our first IND in order to commence clinical trials.  Although we have received approval from the FDA to commence trials, the outcome of the trials is uncertain and, if we are unable to satisfactorily complete such trials, or if such trials yield unsatisfactory results, we will be unable to commercialize our proposed products. No assurances can be given that the clinical trials will be successful. The failure of such trials could delay or prevent regulatory approval and could harm our ability to generate revenues, operate profitably or remain a viable business.
 
 
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Future financing will result in dilution to existing stockholders.

We will require additional financing in the future. We are authorized to issue 80 million shares of common stock and 10 million shares of preferred stock. Such securities may be issued without the approval or consent of our stockholders. The issuance of our equity securities in connection with a future financing will result in a decrease of our current stockholders’ percentage ownership.
   
Risks Relating to Intellectual Property and Government Regulation

We may not be able to withstand challenges to our intellectual property rights.

We rely on our intellectual property, including our issued and applied for patents, as the foundation of our business. Our intellectual property rights may come under challenge.  No assurances can be given that, even if issued, our patents will survive claims alleging invalidity or infringement on other patents. The viability of our business will suffer if such patent protection becomes limited or is eliminated.

 We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property.

Considerable research with regard to our technologies has been performed in countries outside of the United States. The laws protecting intellectual property in some of those countries may not provide protection for our trade secrets and intellectual property.  If our trade secrets or intellectual property are misappropriated in those countries, we may be without adequate remedies to address the issue. At present, we are not aware of any infringement of our intellectual property. In addition to our patents, we rely on confidentiality and assignment of invention agreements to protect our intellectual property. These agreements provide for contractual remedies in the event of misappropriation.  We do not know to what extent, if any, these agreements and any remedies for their breach will be enforced by a court. In the event our intellectual property is misappropriated or infringed upon and an adequate remedy is not available, our future prospects will greatly diminish.

Our proposed products may not receive FDA approval.

The FDA and comparable government agencies in foreign countries impose substantial regulations on the manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products through lengthy and detailed laboratory, pre-clinical and clinical testing procedures, sampling activities and other costly and time-consuming procedures. Satisfaction of these regulations typically takes several years or more and varies substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the proposed product.  On September 4, 2009, we received approval from the FDA for our first IND in order to commence clinical trials.   We cannot assure you that we will successfully complete any clinical trials in connection with any such IND application.  Further, we cannot yet accurately predict when we might first submit any product license application for FDA approval or whether any such product license application would be granted on a timely basis, if at all.   Any delay in obtaining, or failure to obtain, such approvals could have a materially adverse effect on the commercialization of our products and the viability of the company.

Risks Relating to Competition

Our competitors have significantly greater experience and financial resources.

We compete against numerous companies, many of which have substantially greater financial and other resources than us. Several such enterprises have research programs and/or efforts to treat the same diseases we target. Companies such as Merck, Ipsen and Diatos, as well as others, have substantially greater resources and experience than we do and are situated to compete with us effectively.  As a result, our competitors may bring competing products to market that would result in a decrease in demand for our product, if developed, which could have a materially adverse effect on the viability of the company.
 
Risks Relating to Reliance on Third Parties

We intend to rely exclusively upon the third-party FDA-approved manufacturers and suppliers for our products.

We currently have no internal manufacturing capability, and will rely exclusively on FDA-approved licensees, strategic partners or third party contract manufacturers or suppliers. Should we be forced to manufacture our products, we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to develop internal manufacturing capabilities or procure third party suppliers. In the event we seek third party suppliers, they may require us to purchase a minimum amount of materials or could require other unfavorable terms. Any such event would materially impact our prospects and could delay the development and sale of our products. Moreover, we cannot give you any assurance that any contract manufacturers or suppliers that we select will be able to supply our products in a timely or cost effective manner or in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or our specifications.

 
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General Risks Relating to Our Business

We depend on Craig A. Dionne, PhD, our Chief Executive Officer, and Russell Richerson PhD, our Chief Operating Officer, for our continued operations.

The loss of Craig A. Dionne, PhD, our Chief Executive Officer, or Russell Richerson, PhD, our Chief Operating Officer, would be detrimental to us. Although we have entered into employment agreements with Messrs Dionne and Richerson, there can be no assurance that these individuals will continue to provide services to us. A voluntary or involuntary termination of employment by Messrs. Dionne or Richerson could have a material adverse effect on our business operations and negatively impact the price of our common stock.  Further, as part of their employment agreements, Messrs Dionne and Richerson agreed to not compete with us for a certain amount of time following the termination of their employment.  Once the applicable time of these provisions expires, Messrs Dionne and Richerson may be employed by a competitor of ours in the future.

We currently maintain a one million dollar “key person” life insurance policy on the life of Dr. Dionne but do not maintain a policy on Dr. Richerson. Our prospects and operations will be significantly hindered upon the death or incapacity of either of these key individuals.

We may be required to make significant payments to members of our management in the event their employment with us is terminated or if we experience a change of control.
 
We are a party to employment agreements with each of Craig Dionne, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Russell Richerson, our Chief Operating Officer.  In the event we terminate the employment of any of these executives, we experience a change in control, or in certain cases, if such executives terminate their employment with us, such executives will be entitled to receive certain severance and related payments.  Additionally, in such instance, certain securities held by Messrs. Dionne and Richerson will become immediately vested and exercisable.  Upon the occurrence of any such event, our obligation to make such payments could significantly impact our working capital and accordingly, our ability to execute our business plan which could have a materially detrimental effect to our business.  Also, these provisions may discourage potential takeover attempts.

We will require additional personnel to execute our business plan.

Our anticipated growth and expansion into areas and activities requiring additional expertise, such as clinical testing, regulatory compliance, manufacturing and marketing, will require the addition of new management personnel and the development of additional expertise by existing management. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in such areas.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the development of our business.

Our business is dependent upon securing sufficient quantities of a natural product that currently grows in very specific locations outside of the United States.

The therapeutic component of our products, including our lead compound G-202, is referred to as 12ADT. 12ADT functions by dramatically raising the levels of calcium inside cells, which leads to cell death. 12ADT is derived from a material called thapsigargin. Thapsigargin is derived from the seeds of a plant referred to as Thapsia garganica which grows along the coastal regions of the Mediterranean. We currently secure the seeds from Thapsibiza, SL, a third party supplier. There can be no assurances that the countries from which we can secure Thapsia garganica will continue to allow Thapsibiza, SL to collect such seeds and/or to do so and export the seeds derived from Thapsia garganica   to the United States. In the event we are no longer able to import these seeds, we will not be able to produce our proposed drug and our business will be adversely affected.
 
The current manufacturing process of G-202 requires acetonitrile.

The current manufacturing process for G-202 requires the common solvent acetonitrile. Beginning in late 2008, there has been a worldwide shortage of acetonitrile for a variety of reasons, and this shortage is predicted to last at least until the end of 2009 and possibly into future years. We have also observed that the available supply of acetonitrile is of variable quality, some of which is not suitable for our purposes.  If we are unable to successfully change our manufacturing methods to avoid the reliance upon acetonitrile, we may incur prolonged production timelines and increased production costs. In an extreme case this situation could adversely affect our ability to manufacture G-202 altogether, thus significantly impacting our future operations.

In order to secure market share and generate revenues, our proposed products must be accepted by the health care community.

Our proposed products, if approved for marketing, may not achieve market acceptance since hospitals, physicians, patients or the medical community in general may decide not to accept and utilize them. We are attempting to develop products that will likely be first approved for marketing in late stage cancer where there is no truly effective standard of care. If approved for use in late stage, the drugs will then be evaluated in earlier stage where they would represent substantial departures from established treatment methods and will compete with a number of more conventional drugs and therapies manufactured and marketed by major pharmaceutical companies. It is too early in the development cycle of the drugs for us to accurately predict our major competitors.  Nonetheless, the degree of market acceptance of any of our developed products will depend on a number of factors, including:

 
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our demonstration to the medical community of the clinical efficacy and safety of our proposed products;
 
 
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our ability to create products that are superior to alternatives currently on the market;

 
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our ability to establish in the medical community the potential advantage of our treatments over alternative treatment methods; and

 
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the reimbursement policies of government and third-party payors.

If the health care community does not accept our products for any of the foregoing reasons, or for any other reason, our business will be materially harmed.

We may be required to secure land for cultivation and harvesting of Thapsia garganica.

We believe that we can satisfy our needs for clinical development of G-202 through completion of Phase III clinical studies from Thapsia garganica that grows naturally in the wild.  In the event G-202 is approved for commercial marketing, our current supply of Thapsia garganica may not be sufficient for the anticipated demand.  We estimate that in order to secure sufficient quantities of Thapsia garganica for the commercialization of a product comprising G-202, we will need to secure approximately 100 acres of land to cultivate and grow Thapsia garganica.   We anticipate the cost to lease such land would be $40,000 per year but have not yet fully assessed what other costs would be associated with a full-scale farming operation. There can be no assurances that we can secure such acreage, or that even if we are able to do so, that we could adequately grow sufficient quantities of Thapsia garganica to satisfy any commercial objectives that involve G-202. Our inability to secure adequate seeds will result in us not being able to develop and manufacture our proposed drug and will adversely impact our business.
 
Thapsia garganica and Thapsigargin can cause severe skin irritation.

It has been known for centuries that the plant Thapsia garganica can cause severe skin irritation when contact is made between the plant and the skin.  In 1978, thapsigargin was determined to be the skin-irritating component of the plant Thapsia garganica. The therapeutic component of our products, including our lead product G-202, is derived from thapsigargin. We obtain thapsigargin from the above-ground seeds of Thapsia garganica. These seeds are harvested by hand and those conducting the harvesting must wear protective clothing and gloves to avoid skin contact. Although we obtain the seeds from a third-party contractor located in Spain, and although the contractor has contractually waived any and all liability associated with collecting the seeds, it is possible that the contractor or those employed by the contractor may suffer medical issues related to the harvesting and subsequently seek compensation from us via, for example, litigation.  No assurances can be given, despite our contractual relationship with the third party contractor, that we will not be the subject of litigation related to the harvesting.

The synthesis of 12ADT must be conducted in special facilities.

There are a limited number of manufacturing facilities qualified to handle and manufacture using toxic agents for therapeutic compounds. This limits the potential number of possible manufacturing sites for our therapeutic compounds derived from Thapsia garganica.   No assurances can be provided that these facilities will be available for the manufacture of our therapeutic compounds under our time schedules or within the parameters of our manufacturing budget. In the event facilities are not available for manufacturing our therapeutic compounds, our business and future prospects will be adversely affected.

Our lead therapeutic compound, G-202, has not been subjected to large scale manufacturing procedures.

To date, G-202 has only been manufactured at a scale adequate to supply early stage clinical trials. There can be no assurances that the current procedure for manufacturing G-202 will work at a larger scale adequate for commercial needs.  In the event G-202 cannot be manufactured in sufficient quantities, our future prospects could be significantly impacted.

We do not have product liability insurance.

The testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of human therapeutic products entail an inherent risk of product liability claims.  We cannot assure you that substantial product liability claims will not be asserted against us.  In the event we are forced to expend significant funds on defending product liability actions beyond our current coverage, and in the event those funds come from operating capital, we will be required to reduce our business activities, which could lead to significant losses.

We cannot assure you that adequate insurance coverage will be available in the future on acceptable terms.

Insurance availability, coverage terms and pricing continue to vary with market conditions. We will endeavor to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for insurable risks that we identify.  We may not be able to obtain appropriate insurance coverage.  The occurrence of any claim may have an adverse material effect on our business.

 
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Provisions in Delaware law and executive employment agreements may prevent or delay a change of control

We are subject to the Delaware anti-takeover laws regulating corporate takeovers.  These anti-takeover laws prevent Delaware corporations from engaging in a merger or sale of more than 10% of its assets with any stockholder, including all affiliates and associates of the stockholder, who owns 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, for three years following the date that the stockholder acquired 15% or more of the corporation’s assets unless:

 
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the Board of Directors approved the transaction in which the stockholder acquired 15% or more of the corporation’s assets;

 
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after the transaction in which the stockholder acquired 15% or more of the corporation’s assets, the stockholder owned at least 85% of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, excluding shares owned by directors, officers and employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held under the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 
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on or after this date, the merger or sale is approved by the Board of Directors and the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the stockholder.

A Delaware corporation may opt out of the Delaware anti-takeover laws if its certificate of incorporation or bylaws so provide. We have not opted out of the provisions of the anti-takeover laws. As such, these laws could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change of control of GenSpera and may discourage attempts by other companies to acquire us.

In addition, employment agreements with certain executive officers provide for the payment of severance and acceleration of the vesting of options and restricted stock in the event of termination of the executive officer following a change of control of GenSpera.  These provisions could have the effect of discouraging potential takeover attempts.
 
Risks Relating To Our Common Stock

There is no public market for our securities.

On September 18, 2009, our common shares began quotation on the OTCBB.  Notwithstanding, there has been little or no trading in our common shares.  Accordingly, there is no public market for our securities.  An investment in our common stock should be considered totally illiquid.  No assurances can be given that a public market for our securities will ever materialize. Additionally, even if a public market for our securities develops and our securities become traded, the trading volume may be limited, making it difficult for an investor to sell shares.

We face risks related to compliance with corporate governance laws and financial reporting standards.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as related new rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, require changes in the corporate governance practices and financial reporting standards for public companies. These new laws, rules and regulations, including compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 relating to internal control over financial reporting (“Section 404”), will materially increase the Company's legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and more burdensome. As a result, management will be required to devote more time to compliance which could result in a reduced focus on the development thereby adversely affecting the Company’s development activities. Also, the increased costs will require the Company to seek financing sooner that it may otherwise have had to.

Starting in 2007, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that our  management assess the company’s internal control over financial reporting annually and include a report on such assessment in our annual report filed with the SEC. Effective December 15, 2010 for a smaller reporting company, our independent registered public accounting firm is required to audit both the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls and management's assessment of the design and the operating effectiveness of such internal controls.

Because of our limited resources, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting may not be effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

To mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of legal and accounting professionals. As we grow, we expect to increase our number of employees, which will enable us to implement adequate segregation of duties within the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission internal control framework.
 
 
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We do not intend to pay cash dividends.

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, any gains on your investment will need to come through an increase in the price of our common stock.  The lack of a market for our common stock makes such gains highly unlikely.

Our board of directors has broad discretion to issue additional securities.

We are entitled under our certificate of incorporation to issue up to 80,000,000 common and 10,000,000 “blank check” preferred shares. Blank check preferred shares provide the board of directors broad authority to determine voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights. As of September 30, 2009, we have issued and outstanding 15,292,281 common shares and we have 7,884,502 common shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of current outstanding options, warrants and convertible securities. Accordingly, we will be entitled to issue up to 56,823,217 additional common shares and 10,000,000 additional preferred shares. Our board may generally issue those common and preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, without further approval by our shareholders.  Any preferred shares we may issue will have such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as may be designated from time-to-time by our board, including preferential dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption rights and liquidation provisions. It is likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to raise capital to further our development and marketing plans. It is also likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to directors, officers, employees and consultants as compensatory grants in connection with their services, both in the form of stand-alone grants or under our various stock plans. The issuance of additional securities may cause substantial dilution to our shareholders.

Our Officers and Scientific Advisors beneficially own approximately 43% of our outstanding common shares.

Our Officers and Scientific Advisors own approximately 43% of our issued and outstanding common shares. As a consequence of their level of stock ownership, the group will substantially retain the ability to elect or remove members of our board of directors, and thereby control our management. This group of shareholders has the ability to significantly control the outcome of corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including mergers and other changes of corporate control, going private transactions, and other extraordinary transactions any of which may be in opposition to the best interest of the other shareholders and may negatively impact the value of your investment. 

ITEM 2.              UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We incorporate by reference the information pertaining to unregistered sales of equity securities as disclosed in our annual report file on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008.  The following information is given with regard to unregistered securities sold.

 
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On February 17, 2009, we entered into a modification with TRW with regard to our 5% Convertible Debenture issued to TRW in the amount of $163,600.  Pursuant to the modification, TRW agreed to extend the maturity date of the debenture from July 14, 2009 to July 14, 2010.  As consideration for the modification, we issued TRW a common stock purchase warrant entitling TRW to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase price of $1.50.  The warrant has a five year term and contains certain anti-dilution provisions requiring us to adjust the exercise price and number of shares upon the occurrence of a stock split, stock dividends or stock consolidation.

 
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On February 17, 2009, we entered into a modification with Craig Dionne, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman with regard to our 4% Convertible Promissory Note issued to Mr. Dionne in the amount of $35,000.  Pursuant to the modification, Mr. Dionne agreed to extend the maturity date of the Note from December 2, 2008 to December 2, 2009.  Mr. Dionne had previously deferred repayment of the note.  As consideration for the modification, we issued Mr. Dionne a common stock purchase warrant entitling Mr. Dionne to purchase 11,000 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase price of $1.50.  The warrant has a five year term and contains certain anti-dilution provisions requiring us to adjust the exercise price and number of shares upon the occurrence of a stock split, stock dividends or stock consolidation.
 
 
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On February 19, 2009, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the securities purchase agreement, we sold the investors 500,000 units in the aggregate amount of approximately $750,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of common stock; and (ii) one-half common stock purchase warrant.  The warrants have a term of five years and allow the holder to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain anti-dilution protection in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions.   The provisions do not provide for any adjustment in the event of subsequent equity sales or transactions.  The warrants are also callable by the Company in the event the Company’s shares are publically traded in the future and certain price and volume conditions are met.

As a result of offering, the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants issued during the July and August 2008 financing were triggered.  These anti-dilution provisions resulted in the exercise price of these warrants being reduced from $2.00 to $1.50.  Additionally, we issued holders of these warrants an additional 506,754 additional warrants.  We were obligated to file a registration statement for the common stock underlying such warrants pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the July and August 2008 financing.

We also entered into registration rights agreements with the investors granting certain registration rights with regard to the shares and the shares underlying the warrants.  The registration rights Agreement provides for penalties to be paid in restricted shares in the event the Company: (i) fails to file a registration statement or have such registration statement declared effective within a certain period of time; or (ii) fails to maintain the registration statement effective until all the securities registered therein are sold or are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without manner of sale or volume restrictions.  Subsequent to the issuance, a majority of the investors agreed to waive the date by which the registration statement needed to be filed.  As a result of the waiver, a registration statement covering the shares and shares underlying the warrants was filed.

 
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On May 8, 2009, we issued 61,875 common shares to Lyophilization Services of New England, Inc. as payment for services valued at $74,869 provided in connection with manufacturing of our first drug compound.   The shares were valued at $1.50 per share.

 
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In June and July of 2009 we entered into a series of securities purchase agreements with a number of accredited and institutional investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, we offered and sold an aggregate of 2,025,344 units resulting in gross proceeds to us of approximately $3,038,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of common stock; and (ii) one half common stock purchase warrant.  The warrants have a term of five years and entitle the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain provisions providing for an adjustment in the underlying number of shares and exercise price in the event of stock splits or stock dividends and fundamental transactions.  The provisions do not provide for any adjustment in the event of subsequent equity sales or transactions.  The warrants are also callable in the event our common stock becomes publically traded and certain other conditions, as described in the warrants, are met.  The Company incurred a total of $222,050 in fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions.  Of this amount, $64,000 was paid through the issuance of 42,667 units. We also issued a total of 83,895 additional common stock purchase warrants as compensation to certain finders.  The warrants have the same terms as the investor warrants.  The securities purchase agreements are substantially similar other than the agreement entered into on June 29, 2009 extended the expiration of most favored nation treatment from 90 days until December 31, 2009.

The Company also entered into two Registration Rights Agreements with the investors granting the Investors certain registration rights with regard to the Shares and the shares underlying the Warrants.  The Company has fulfilled all of its requirements pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements.

 
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·
On July 10, 2009, we issued Kemmerer Resources Corp. a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 150,000 common shares as reimbursement of due diligence expenses. The warrants have a term of five years and entitle the investors to purchase our common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain provisions providing for an adjustment in the underlying number of shares and exercise price in the event of stock splits or stock dividends and fundamental transactions.  The provisions do not provide for any adjustment in the event of subsequent equity sales or transactions.

 
·
On September 2, 2009 we entered a securities purchase agreement with a number of accredited investors.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company sold units in the aggregate of 160,000 units resulting in gross proceeds of $240,000.  The price per unit was $1.50.  Each unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s common stock; and (ii) one half common stock purchase warrant.  The warrants have a term of five years and entitle the Investors to purchase the Company’s common shares at a price per share of $3.00.  The warrants also contain provisions providing for an adjustment in the underlying number of shares and exercise price in the event of stock splits or stock dividends and fundamental transactions.  The provisions do not provide for any adjustment in the event of subsequent equity sales or transactions.  The warrants are also callable in the event the our common stock becomes publically traded and certain other conditions, as described in the warrants, are met.  In connection with the offering, we incurred a total of $23,100 in fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction.  Of this amount, $16,000 has been paid through the issuance of 10,667 units. We also issued warrants to purchase 12,267, common shares, with identical terms to the warrant, as a partial finder’s fee in connection with the offering.

 
The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors granting the Investors certain registration rights with regard to the Shares and the shares underlying the Warrants.  The Company has fulfilled all of its requirements pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements.

 
·
On September 2, 2009, we issued Messrs Dionne and Richerson common stock purchase options to purchase an aggregate of 1,775,000 common shares.

 
·
On September 2, 2009, we issued certain consultants options to purchase an aggregate of 125,000 common shares.  The options were granted pursuant to our 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and are fully vested at the grant date.  The options have a term of 5 years and can be exercisable at any time during their term.

 
·
On September 2, 2009, we issued a consultant a warrant to purchase 20,000 common shares.  The warrant was issued as compensation for services related to our clinical trials.  The warrant has an exercise price of $1.50 per share and is fully vested at the grant date.  The warrant has a term of 5 years.

 
·
On September 2, 2009, we issued a consultant a warrant to purchase 100,000 common shares.  The warrant was issued as compensation for investor relations services.  The warrant has an exercise price of $1.50 per share and is fully vested at the grant date.  The warrant has a term of 5 years.

 
·
On September 2, 2009, we issued one of our service providers 25,000 common shares as compensation for services relating to the coordination of clinical trial sites and CROs services.  The shares were valued at $1.50 per share or an aggregate consideration of $37,500.
 
ITEM 3.             DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None 

ITEM 4.             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None 

ITEM 5.             OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6.             EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Form 10-Q.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
GENSPERA, INC.
   
Date: November 13, 2009
  
/s/ Craig Dionne
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
 
/s/ Craig Dionne
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
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EXHIBITS LIST
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
       
  
 
Incorporated by Reference  
Exhibit
No.
 
  
Description
 
 Filed
Herewith
 
Form
 
Exhibit
No. 
 
    File No.    
 
Filing Date 
                         
4.01**
 
GenSpera Form of 2007 Equity Compensation Plan Grant and 2009 Executive Compensation Plan
     
8-K
 
4.02
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
4.02
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated  6/29/09
     
8-K
 
10.01
 
333-153829
 
7/06/09
                         
4.03
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated  6/30/09
     
8-K
 
10.02
 
333-153829
 
7/06/09
                         
4.04
 
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated June of 2009
     
8-K
 
10.03
 
333-153829
 
7/06/09
                         
4.05
 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated  6/29/09
     
8-K
 
10.04
 
333-153829
 
7/06/09
                         
4.06
 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated  6/30/09
     
8-K
 
10.05
 
333-153829
 
7/06/09
                         
4.07**
 
2009 Executive Compensation Plan
     
8-K
 
4.01
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
4.08
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement – September 2, 2009
     
8-K
 
10.01
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
4.09
 
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant – September 2, 2009
     
8-K
 
10.02
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
4.10
 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement—September 2, 2009
     
8-K
 
10.03
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
10.01**
 
Craig Dionne Employment Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.04
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
10.02**
 
Craig Dionne Severance Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.05
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
10.03**
 
Craig Dionne Proprietary Information, Inventions And Competition Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.06
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
10.04**
 
Form of Indemnification Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.07
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
 
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10.05**
 
Russell Richerson Employment Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.08
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
10.06**
 
Russell Richerson Proprietary Information, Inventions And Competition Agreement
     
8-K
 
10.09
 
333-153829
 
9/09/09
                         
31.1
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*
               
                         
31.2
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*
               
                         
32.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350.
 
*
               
                         
32.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350.
 
*
               
 
**Management contracts or compensation plans or arrangements in which directors or executive officers are eligible to participate.

 
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