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UBC Collaborative Research Agreement

In April 2016, the Company entered into a three-year, collaborative research agreement (“CRA”) with the University of British Columbia (“UBC”) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in the amount of C$787,500, with the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer, as principal investigator at the UBC. In March 2018, the CRA was amended and funding was increased to C$892,500 over three years. In July 2018, the total funding commitment to UBC increased to C$1,130,000 over the period of the agreement. In February 2019, the CRA was amended, and funding was increased to C$2,130,000 for an additional two-year period. In September 2019, the CRA was amended, and funding was increased to C$2,630,000 for an additional one-year period. In November 2021, the CRA was amended for an additional grant of C$800,000 effective January 1, 2022, for the 2022 calendar year for total funding of C$3,430,000. In January 2022, the UBC CRA was amended, and funding was increased to C$5,030,000 for an additional two years. This amendment, along with the November 2021 amendment extends the project for an additional three years, effective January 1, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company made cash payments of $147,828 and $0 and incurred costs of $147,828 and $98,690, respectively, which are included in research and development expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.