Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

 

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, goodwill and intangible assets, net consisted of the following: (in thousands):

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Goodwill (1)  $10,672   $10,672 
           
Intangible assets:          
Acquired IPR&D – OPC1 (from the Asterias Merger) (2)  $31,700   $31,700 
Acquired IPR&D – VAC2 (from the Asterias Merger) (2)   14,840    14,840 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:          
Acquired patents   18,953    18,953 
Acquired royalty contracts (3)   650    650 
Total intangible assets   66,143    66,143 
Accumulated amortization (4)   (19,321)   (19,111)
Intangible assets, net  $46,822   $47,032 

 

(1) Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Asterias Merger.
   
(2)

Asterias had two IPR&D intangible assets that were valued at $46.5 million as part of the purchase price allocation that was performed in connection with the Asterias Merger. The fair value of these assets consisted of $31.7 million pertaining to the OPC1 program and $14.8 million pertaining to the VAC2 program.

 

(3)

Asterias had royalty cash flows under certain specific patent families that Asterias previously acquired from Geron Corporation (“Geron”). The Geron patents are expected to continue to generate revenue and are not used in the OPC1 or the VAC platform, these patents are considered to be separate long-lived intangible assets under ASC 805.

 

(4) As of December 31, 2021 the acquired patents were fully amortized and the acquired royalty contracts had a remaining unamortized balance of $282,000.

 

Lineage amortizes its intangible assets over an estimated period of 5 to 10 years on a straight-line basis. Lineage recognized $0.2 million and $1.2 million in amortization expense of intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Amortization of intangible assets for periods subsequent to December 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ended December 31,   Amortization Expense  
2022   $ 130  
2023     130  
2024             22  
Total   $ 282