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of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer , evaluated,
−Removed: as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
−Removed: Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act).
−Removed: Based on that evaluation, and as a result of the material weakness described
−Removed: below, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2022, our disclosure controls and
−Removed: procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level.
−Removed: Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
−Removed: material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is
−Removed: a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected
−Removed: on a timely basis.
−Removed: connection with the audits of our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we identified
−Removed: a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: The previously identified material weakness pertains to our oversight
−Removed: of work being performed for the Company by third-party service providers;
−Removed: as the Company’s management review control over information
−Removed: produced by third-party service providers was not sufficiently precise to identify errors.
−Removed: Specifically, as part of the valuation of
−Removed: an intangible asset in connection with the acquisition of Cutanea, we failed to identify a computational error within the valuation model
−Removed: for the Xepi ® intangible asset.
−Removed: In addition, in 2021 an error in the valuation of the same intangible asset was identified
−Removed: relating to insufficient information being provided to the third-party consultant in connection with an impairment assessment.
−Removed: to the previously identified deficiency pertaining to management’s review of work performed by specialists, management has implemented
−Removed: measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting including formalized reviews of transactions handled by the
−Removed: However, in light of the prior year control deficiency, the remediation is still considered to be in process.
−Removed: We will monitor
−Removed: the effectiveness of our remediation plan and will continue to make changes we determine to be appropriate.
−Removed: As a result, management has
−Removed: concluded that the material weakness was not fully remediated as of September 30, 2022.
−Removed: will continue its remediation work by adding steps to the engagement of third-party specialists for assistance with complex or judgmental
−Removed: accounting areas, including checks and balances over the proper flow of information to the specialist to allow for an adequate understanding
−Removed: of the transaction.
−Removed: previously noted, we are still in process of remediating this material weakness as of September 30, 2022.
−Removed: If we are unable to remediate
−Removed: this material weakness, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system
−Removed: of internal control, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely
−Removed: affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, our stock price.
+Added: management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period
+Added: covered by this Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
+Added: the Exchange Act).
+Added: Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31,
+Added: 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
−Removed: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 that
−Removed: materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
−Removed: 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act).
+Added: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 that materially
+Added: affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under
+Added: the Exchange Act).
OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
−Removed: information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved, see Note 23 - Commitments and Contingencies under the subsection
−Removed: titled “Legal Proceedings” in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report
−Removed: on Form 10-Q.
+Added: information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved, see Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies under the subsection titled
+Added: “Legal Proceedings” in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form
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