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An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should give careful consideration to the following risk factors, in addition to the other information included in this annual report, including our financial statements and related notes, before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. The occurrence of any of the adverse developments described in the following risk factors could materially and adversely harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment .
We have a limited operational history.
We have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our prospects and future performance can be made. Our operations are subject to all business risks associated with new enterprises. Our proposed operations are subject to all business risks associated with new enterprises. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in connection with the expansion of a business operation in an emerging industry, and the continued development of advertising, promotions, and a corresponding customer base. There is a possibility that we could sustain losses in the future, and there are no assurances that we will ever operate profitably.
Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
As of July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, we had minimal cash or cash equivalents and an accumulated deficit of $120,978,899 and $120,900,882, respectively. Our audited financial statements for the years ended July 31, 2023 and 2022 were prepared using the assumption that we will continue our operations as a going concern. Our independent accountants in their audit report have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our operations are dependent on our ability to raise sufficient capital or complete a business combination as a result of which we become profitable. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
There is not enough cash on hand to fund our administrative expenses and operating expenses for the next twelve months. Therefore, we may be unable to continue operations in the future as a going concern. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, our stockholders may lose some or all of their investment in our common stock.
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Our operational strategy is changing to be refocused on the Life Sciences space.
We expect our business growth to be generated through the development of our EZ Saliva business . No assurances can be made that we will be successful in developing our EZ Saliva business.
If we do not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, we may not be able to fund our product development efforts and acquisitions or fulfill our future obligations.
Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund our operations and business development efforts, including the potential payment of cash consideration in acquisitions and the payment of our other obligations, depends on a range of economic, competitive and business factors, many of which are outside of our control. We cannot assure you that our business will ever generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or that we will be able to raise equity or debt financings when needed or desirable. An inability to fund our operations would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For further information, please refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
Our Acquisition presents many risks, and we may not realize the financial and strategic goals we anticipate at the time of the Acquisition.
Our growth is dependent upon our ability to develop and successfully commercialize our acquired EZ Saliva business on a timely basis. Acquisitions, including those of high-technology companies, are inherently risky. We cannot provide any assurance our Acquisition will be successful in helping us reach our financial and strategic goals. We cannot provide any assurance that any future acquisitions, if completed, will be successful in helping us reach our financial and strategic goals. The risks we commonly encounter in undertaking, managing and integrating acquisitions are:
● | an uncertain revenue and earnings stream from the acquired company; |
● | difficulties and delays integrating the personnel, operations, technologies, products and systems of the acquired companies; |
● | the need to implement controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a public company at companies that prior to acquisition had lacked such controls, procedures and policies; |
● | difficulties managing or integrating an acquired company’s technologies or lines of business; |
● | potential difficulties in completing projects associated with purchased in-process research and development; |
● | entry into markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors have stronger market positions and which are highly competitive; |
● | the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company; |
● | potential difficulties integrating acquired products and services into our operational framework; |
● | assuming pre-existing contractual relationships of an acquired company that we would not have otherwise entered into, the termination or modification of which may be costly or disruptive to our business; |
● | being subject to unfavorable revenue recognition or other accounting treatment as a result of an acquired company’s practices; and |
● | intellectual property claims or disputes. |
Our failure to manage growth effectively and successfully integrate our acquired assets due to these or other factors could have a material adverse effect on our future business, results of operations and financial condition. We expect that other companies in our industry will compete with us with products similar to our EZ Saliva test kits. We expect that other companies in our industry will compete with us to acquire compatible assets or businesses. Our competitors may have greater resources than we do to compete in this sector.
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We will require substantial funding which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise the necessary capital, we may be unable to successfully implement our business plans.
We intend to expand our EZ Saliva business. We will require capital for operating expenses and capital expenditures. We will require capital for any such acquisitions and for operating expenses and capital expenditures.
We cannot be certain that funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development or our business, The inability to raise the required funds would significantly harm our business, financial condition and prospects.
The life-sciences industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological changes. As a result, we may be unable to compete successfully, which would harm our business.
The life-sciences industry is highly competitive and characterized by rapid technological change. We expect to face intense competition from other companies which have resources substantially greater than ours. This competitive disadvantage may make it extremely difficult for us to acquire commercially viable life science assets.
If our EZ Saliva products are unable to compete effectively with marketed tests targeting similar indications as our EZ Saliva products, our commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated.
We face competition generally from established pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as from academic institutions, government agencies and private and public research institutions. Many of our competitors have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we do. Small or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large, established companies. Our commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop and commercialize any testing products that are more effective or are less expensive than our EZ Saliva products. These potential competitors compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel as well as in acquiring technologies and technology licenses complementary to our programs or advantageous to our business.
We expect that our ability to compete effectively will depend upon our ability to:
· | successfully identify and develop key points of product differentiations from currently available tests; |
· | successfully and rapidly complete trials and submit for and obtain all requisite regulatory approvals in a cost-effective manner; |
· | maintain a proprietary position for our products and manufacturing processes and other related product technology; |
· | attract and retain key personnel; |
· | develop relationships with law enforcement, forensic and hospital testing organizations to market and sell these products; and |
· | build an adequate sales and marketing infrastructure for our product candidates. |
Because we will be competing against significantly larger companies with established track records, we will have to demonstrate that, based on experience, data, test effectiveness profiles and other factors, our products, if approved, are competitive with other products. If we are unable to compete effectively and differentiate our products from other marketed tests, we may never generate meaningful revenue.
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We currently have no sales and marketing organization. If we are unable to establish a direct sales force in the United States to promote our EZ Saliva products, the commercial opportunity for our products may be diminished.
We currently have no sales and marketing organization. We will incur significant additional expenses and commit significant additional management resources to establish our sales force. We may not be able to establish these capabilities despite these additional expenditures. We will also have to compete with other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to recruit, hire and train sales and marketing personnel. If we elect to rely on third parties to sell our EZ Saliva products in the United States, we may receive less revenue than if we sold our products directly. In addition, although we would intend to use due diligence in monitoring their activities, we may have little or no control over the sales efforts of those third parties. In the event we are unable to develop our own sales force or collaborate with a third party to sell our EZ Saliva products, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our EZ Saliva products which would negatively impact our ability to generate revenue.
Materials necessary to manufacture our EZ Saliva products may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, which may delay the development and commercialization of our EZ Saliva products.
We will rely on the third-party manufacturers of our EZ Saliva products to purchase from third-party suppliers the materials necessary to produce test kits for sales or future trials with commercial organizations and government organizations and we will rely on such manufacturers to purchase such materials to produce the finished products for any commercial distribution of our EZ Saliva products. Suppliers may not sell these materials to our manufacturers at the time they need them to meet our required delivery schedule or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. We do not have any control over the process or timing of the acquisition of these materials by our manufacturers. Moreover, we currently do not have any agreements for the production of these materials. If our future manufacturers are unable to obtain these materials for our test kits would be delayed, which may significantly impact our ability to generate revenue. If we or our future manufacturers are unable to purchase these materials after regulatory approval has been obtained for one of our products, the commercial launch or delivery of such product would be delayed or there would be a shortage in supply of such product, which would harm our ability to generate revenues from such product and achieve or sustain profitability.
If we are unable to adequately protect or expand our intellectual property related to our current or future products, our business prospects could be harmed.
Our success, competitive position and future revenues will depend in part on our ability to obtain and maintain trademark or patent protection, as the case may be, for our products, methods, processes and other technologies, to preserve our trade secrets, to prevent third parties from infringing on our proprietary rights and to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties.
We will be able to protect our proprietary intellectual property rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary rights are covered by valid and enforceable trademarks or patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. The patent position of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies involves complex legal and factual questions, and, therefore, we cannot predict with certainty whether we will be able to ultimately enforce our patents or proprietary rights. Therefore, any issued patents that we own or otherwise have intellectual property rights to may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, and may not provide us with the protection against competitors that we anticipate. The degree of future protection for our proprietary intellectual property rights is uncertain because issued patents and other legal means afford only limited protection and may not adequately protect our rights or permit us to gain or keep our competitive advantage.
General Economic Risks
Our current and future business objectives and plan of operation are likely dependent, in large part, on the state of the general economy. Adverse changes in economic conditions may adversely affect our business objective and plan of operation. Adverse changes in economic conditions may adversely affect the Company’s business objective and plan of operation. These conditions and other factors beyond our control include also, but are not limited to regulatory changes. These conditions and other factors beyond the Company’s control include also, but are not limited to regulatory changes.
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Risks Related to Our common stock
Our shares of common stock are traded from time to time on the OTC Markets, Inc. Expert Market.
Our common stock currently trades on the OTC Markets, Inc. Expert Market and is not currently eligible for proprietary broker-dealer quotations. Any quotes in our stock reflect unsolicited customer orders and are restricted from public viewing. In order for brokers to once again publish competing quotes and provide continuous market making in our stock, we will need to have our publicly available information reviewed by a broker-dealer under SEC rule 15c2-11 and approved by OTC Markets, Inc. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully complete this relisting process or that there will ever be a liquid trading market for our common stock. In the event that a liquid trading market commences, there can be no assurance as to the market price of our common stock, whether any trading market will provide liquidity to investors, or whether any trading market will be sustained.
The application of the “penny stock” rules could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and increase your transaction costs to sell those shares.
The SEC adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. If the trading price of our common stock falls below $5.00 per share, the open-market trading of our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors.” The term accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Stockholders should have no expectation of any dividends.
The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefore. To date, we have not declared or paid any cash dividends. Our board of directors does not intend to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future, but instead intends to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations.
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Our President and CEO and our two majority stockholders are in a position to control all actions requiring stockholder vote.
After completion of the Acquisition, our two new stockholders and directors control a majority of our outstanding voting common stock. This ownership interest gives these stockholders controlling influence over our business, including decisions regarding mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a future change of control. Additionally, we have no present intention to call for an annual meeting of stockholders to elect new directors. Additionally, we have no present intention to call for an annual meeting of stockholders to elect new directors prior to the consummation of an asset acquisition. As a result, our current directors will continue in office for the indefinite future. As a result, our current sole officer and director will continue in office for the indefinite future. If there is an annual meeting of stockholders for any reason, our management has broad discretion regarding proposals submitted to a vote by shareholders as a consequence of management’s controlling equity interest. If there is an annual meeting of stockholders for any reason, the Company’s management has broad discretion regarding proposals submitted to a vote by shareholders as a consequence of management’s controlling equity interest. Accordingly, our current board of directors and management will continue to exert control indefinitely.
Management has broad discretion in decision making.
Any person who invests in our common stock will do so without an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any prospective asset acquisition or business combination. As a result, investors will be entirely dependent on the broad discretion and judgment of our management in connection with the selection of a prospective business opportunity. There can be no assurance that determinations made by our management will permit us to achieve our business objectives.
Certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws, and of Nevada law, may prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and Nevada law contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the raider and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include, among others:
● | the inability of our stockholders to call a special meeting; |
● | rules regarding how stockholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at stockholder meetings; |
● | the right of our board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval; |
● | the ability of our directors, and not stockholders, to fill vacancies on our board of directors. |
Future sales and issuances of our common stock or could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause our share price to fall.
We expect that significant additional capital will be needed in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent we raise capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in more than one transaction, investors may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights superior to our existing stockholders.
We may be at risk of securities class action litigation.
We may be at risk of securities class action litigation. In the past, life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies have experienced significant stock price volatility, particularly when associated with binary events such as clinical trials and product approvals. If we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm our business and results in a decline in the market price of our common stock.
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Management identified material weaknesses in our internal controls, and failure to remediate it or any future ineffectiveness of internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business and the price of its common stock.
Our management determined that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls were ineffective as of July 31, 2023 and 2022 and if they continue to be ineffective could result in material misstatements in our financial statements.
Management continues to review our internal control systems, processes and procedures for compliance with the requirements of a smaller reporting company under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such a review resulted in identification of material weaknesses in our internal controls and a conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) were ineffective as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in ICFR, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We plan to take measures to remediate these deficiencies, such as providing additional training to our accounting staff in US GAAP. However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the control deficiencies in our ICFR. Our failure to address any control deficiency could result in inaccuracies in our financial statements and could also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis. Moreover, effective ICFR is important to prevent fraud. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares, may be negatively impacted by a failure to accurately report financial results.
The material weaknesses and other matters impacting our internal controls may cause it to be unable to report its financial information on a timely basis and thereby subject it to adverse regulatory consequences, including sanctions by the SEC or violations of applicable stock exchange or quotation service listing rules. There could also be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in the Company and the reliability of its financial statements. Confidence in the reliability of our financial statements may suffer due to our reporting of material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting. Confidence in the reliability of the Company’s financial statements may suffer due to the Company’s reporting of material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting. This could materially adversely affect the Company and lead to a decline in the price of its common stock.
If we fail to comply with the rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 related to disclosure controls and procedures, or, if we discover material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedures, our stock price could decline significantly and raising capital could be more difficult.
If we fail to comply with the rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 related to disclosure controls and procedures, or, if we discover additional material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedures, our stock price could decline significantly and raising capital could be more difficult. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock could drop significantly. In addition, we cannot be certain that additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls will not be discovered in the future.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
The Company, whether at the board of directors or management level, does not currently have any processes in place for assessing, identifying, and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats.
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