Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

Deferred tax assets:

 

(in thousands)

Federal and state net operating losses

 

$

68,552 

 

$

65,012 

Capitalized research and patent costs

 

 

24,876 

 

 

25,567 

Research credits

 

 

19,208 

 

 

22,789 

Biopharma Financing Agreement

 

 

10,423 

 

 

13,296 

Stock-based compensation costs

 

 

6,246 

 

 

6,410 

Other

 

 

4,345 

 

 

2,995 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

133,650 

 

 

136,069 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(133,650)

 

 

(136,069)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

(in thousands)

U.S. federal taxes (benefit) at statutory rate

 

$

(2,178)

 

$

(10,670)

 

$

(15,644)

Unutilized net operating loss

 

 

2,495 

 

 

11,002 

 

 

16,181 

Unutilized research credits

 

 

(445)

 

 

(1,308)

 

 

(1,515)

Non-deductible offset of Orphan Drug Credit

 

 

 —

 

 

249 

 

 

383 

Non-deductible stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

673 

 

 

567 

Other

 

 

122 

 

 

54 

 

 

28 

Total

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Changes in Balance of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 

 

 

2015

Beginning Balance

 

$

 —

Increase in tax positions for prior years

 

 

4,173 

Increase in tax positions for current year

 

 

169 

Ending Balance

 

$

4,342