Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments in Affiliates

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Investments in Affiliates
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Investments in Affiliates [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES.

Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc.

For each of the years ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 the Company had an ownership interest of approximately 34% in Saneron, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. During 2006, the Company ceased recording equity in losses once the investment balance was written down to the total amount of goodwill, as goodwill is not amortized. As of November 30, 2012 and 2011, the net Saneron investment, which consists solely of goodwill, is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets at $684,000. During 2012 and 2011, management reviewed the Saneron investment to determine if there were any indicators that would imply that the investment was impaired. Based on management’s review, there were no indicators of impairment and goodwill was not impaired during 2012 or 2011.

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded equity in losses of Saneron operations of approximately $155,000 and $227,000, respectively. Equity in losses of affiliate for the year ended November 30, 2012 consists of approximately $155,000 related to compensation expense for stock and warrant awards that were granted by Saneron at below fair market value to certain employees, consultants and members of Saneron management who represent owners of Saneron and serve on its board of directors. Equity in losses of affiliate for the year ended November 30, 2011 consists of approximately $133,000 related to compensation expense for stock and warrant awards that were granted by Saneron at below fair market value to certain employees, consultants and members of Saneron management who represent owners of Saneron and serve on its board of directors as well as approximately $94,000 of historical losses from Saneron that have been realized in prior periods and were not material to any periods presented. The Company will continue to record equity in losses of affiliate related to stock compensation expense as this increases additional paid-in capital and does affect not the investment balance.

As of November 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company has classified the Company’s portion of the value of Company stock held by Saneron of approximately $485,000, within stockholders’ equity as treasury stock.

In January 2008, the Company announced that it has formalized a research and development agreement with Saneron to develop regenerative therapies utilizing Cryo-Cell’s menstrual stem cell technology. Cryo-Cell and Saneron will collaborate on research in pre-clinical models for certain neurological diseases and disorders. Under terms of the agreement, the Company will provide Saneron with menstrual stem cells along with proprietary methodology associated with the technology. Saneron will provide study materials and develop research methodology for potential therapeutic applications associated with designated pre-clinical applications. Intellectual property resulting from this research collaboration will be jointly owned by the parties.