EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1577445
Filing Year: 2023
Filename: 1577445_10-K_2023_0001493152-23-009276.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
Overview
Our Mission
We are a pioneer in the development, production, and marketing of innovative Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) technologies, providing visual sensing and AI-based video analytics solutions for critical systems in the aviation, maritime, industrial non-destructing-testing industries, transportation, and energy industries. Some of our products utilize our unique micro visualization technology in medical devices for complex and minimally invasive medical procedures. Our technology includes proven video technologies and products amalgamated into a first-of-its-kind, FDA-cleared minimally invasive surgical device. At the present time, we derive a substantial portion of our revenue from applications of our micro visualization technology within the medical field.
Our Business Model
Our unique video-based sensors, embedded software, and AI algorithms are being deployed in hard-to-reach locations and harsh environments across a variety of PdM and CBM use cases. Our solution allows maintenance and operations teams visibility into areas which are inaccessible under normal circumstances, or where the operating ambience otherwise is not suitable for continuous real-time monitoring, and has various applications which have relevancy in a wide range of industry segments that utilize complicated mechanics requiring ongoing monitoring and predictive maintenance applications. Our current business model is a business-to-business (B2B) approach in which we seek to identify target businesses interested in integrating our micro visualization technology or commissioning individual projects using our technology. We have several successful proof of concepts in airborne platforms of various OEM’s in aerospace and have completed a successful demonstration project for a top global elevator systems manufacturer. As provided above, we are developing additional applications for our visual solutions portfolio (composed of image acquisition, data collection, and storage and image processing), including PdM and CBM (we refer to these applications and sectors as Industry 4.0, or I4.0), which generate a number of potential benefits for our customers.
The following graphic demonstrates ScoutCam’s value proposition, starting with increased safety and reduced down time due to our ability to visually analyze any failure occurrence in real time, and including more sophisticated benefits like big data analytics that provide predictive insights regarding to an entire system life cycle, spare parts management and smart prediction regrading system performance.
Who we are: History and Background
We were incorporated as a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 22, 2013, under the name Intellisense Solutions Inc. We were initially engaged in the business of developing web portals to allow companies and individuals to engage in the purchase and sale of vegetarian food products over the Internet. However, we were unable to execute our original business plan, develop significant operations or achieve commercial sales.
We received initial funding in March 2014 in the aggregate amount of $19,980 through the sale of common stock to two of our former officers and directors, who purchased in the aggregate 1,998,000 shares of our common stock at $0.01 per share.
On January 10, 2019, we formed Canna Patch Ltd., or Canna Patch, an Israeli corporation, of which 90% was initially owned by our Company, and the remaining 10% owned by Rafael Ezra, Canna Patch’s Chief Technology Officer. Canna Patch did not have any operations and on December 4, 2019, we sold 100% of our holdings in Canna Patch.
On September 16, 2019, Intellisense and Medigus Ltd., an Israeli company traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, entered into an Exchange Agreement (as defined herein).
On December 30, 2019, we acquired ScoutCam Ltd. As a result of our acquisition of ScoutCam Ltd., we now own all of ScoutCam Ltd.’s issued and outstanding share capital and have integrated and adopted ScoutCam Ltd.’s business into our Company as our primary business activity.
ScoutCam Ltd. was formed in the State of Israel on January 3, 2019, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medigus and commenced operations on March 1, 2019. ScoutCam Ltd. was incorporated as part of a reorganization of Medigus, which was designed to distinguish ScoutCam Ltd.’s miniaturized imaging business, or the micro ScoutCam™ portfolio, from Medigus’ other operations and to enable Medigus to form a separate business unit with dedicated resources focused on the promotion of such technology. On December 1, 2019, Medigus and ScoutCam Ltd. consummated a certain Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, which transferred and assigned certain assets and intellectual property rights related to its miniaturized imaging business. On May 18, 2020, in connection with the Arkin Transaction (as defined below), the Company and Medigus entered into a certain Side Letter Agreement (the “Letter Agreement”), whereby the parties agreed to amend certain terms of the Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement and the License Agreement.
On April 20, 2020, ScoutCam Ltd. entered into an Amended and Restated Intercompany Services Agreement with Medigus (the “Intercompany Services Agreement”), which effectively amended and restated an intercompany services agreement dated May 30, 2019.
For additional information about the Exchange Agreement, the Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, the Letter Agreement and the Intercompany Services Agreement, refer to - “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE” below.
Sales and Marketing
ScoutCam’s vision is to become a leading provider of video analytics based, PdM solutions for the aerospace, other industry and medical critical system markets.
We engage companies seeking to add video visualization to their existing or new product(s) or considering the development of new products that include micro video visualization. Our approach to the medical market is ordinarily conducted in two phases. During the first phase, we conduct the research and development that is required in order to specify, design, develop, and produce the designated visualization apparatus, for an agreed-upon compensation amount (e.g., a non-recurrent engineering fee). During the second phase, we manufacture the apparatus and offer it to the customer for an agreed-upon transfer price.
In the I4.0 domain, which target PdM and CBM applications, we engage with companies that wish to increase the monitoring capabilities of different elements of a device using our visual monitoring solutions (these include build of image acquisition, data collection and storage, and image processing capabilities based on AI, ML, cloud, and additional algorithm concepts). Based on our product portfolio with customized solutions as needed, this will allow our customers to receive real time alerts on anomalies and failures of monitored components, analyze and track trends and development of the anomaly, and predict any impending failure of the component as a result of such anomaly over time and usage. As a result, we expect customers to benefit from a reduction in downtime, lower maintenance expenses, and increased safety of their monitored equipment, using the prediction capabilities of the platform to efficiently plan maintenance work on future faulty components. Another outcome we expect is more cost effective management of resources, since components will only need to be replaced as a result of their actual condition rather than a strict maintenance schedule.
The use of an image based platform in the fields of PdM and CBM provides richer and more informative data and insights than traditional sensing methods. Together with the AI and ML models customized for the relevant use cases, we expect this will provide customers with a clearer view of the status of their equipment, increasing revenues by saving on direct expenses, and increasing the uptime of their equipment.
On February 6, 2023, we announced the completion of a major development stage in equipping Elbit Systems Ltd.’s leading defense UAS aerial platforms with our real time video monitoring system. Through the program, our unique video-based sensors, embedded software, machine vision and algorithms support a variety of predictive maintenance and condition-based monitoring use cases for unmanned aerial vehicles in harsh environments and hard-to-reach locations, as it features a modular open system architecture, enabling seamless integration with advanced unmanned aerial platforms.
In order to engage new customers, we employ various marketing strategies. We employ several professional experienced managers in relevant fields of expertise, in addition to a team of consultants who analyze global trends and designated geographical territories to assist us in targeting potential customers.
Our marketing efforts include, but are not limited to, the following:
● engaging third party companies and local consultants as territorial representatives in key markets and leading companies in relevant industries;
● initiating business engagements based on leads received through our marketing efforts, through active interaction with key industry influencers, providing financed proof of concept in order to generate tailored product orders, or via other methods or means;
● conducting proof of concept demonstrations in order to evaluate the feasibility of integration for monitoring their systems and to demonstrate the significant value proposition of our technology to customers;
● networking through personal contacts in the aerospace, critical industry, transportation, maritime, medical, and defense industries; and
● participating in major aerospace, maritime, and vision technology exhibitions as well as industry 4.0 specific events.
In addition to our business development efforts that are mainly based on currently existing or future customer needs, we aim to identify new market opportunities. These efforts include systematic analysis of various industrial and medical fields and procedures to identify where visualization solutions, including image analysis, might add value. When a potential opportunity is identified, we seek to protect our rights by establishing relevant intellectual property safeguards, developing prototypes for the required application. In the medical domain, we currently sell our system to a fortune 500 corporation; in this respect, we seek to partner with additional relevant companies to progress our technology into prototypes which, in turn, will be developed into market-ready products.
In January 2022, we entered into a patent cross-licensing arrangement with Japan-based Sumita Optical Glass, Inc. (Sumita), a specialty optical fiber technology company, pursuant to which we granted a non-exclusive license to Sumita to our patents related to “Small Diameter Video Camera Heads and Medical Devices and Visualization Probes containing them” in return for payment of royalties and a grant-back license to ScoutCam of Sumita’s patent and patent applications related to fiber optics illumination. For additional information on our patent portfolio, refer to - “PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY” below.
Our Customers
Currently, we have one major customer, a leading Fortune 500 multinational healthcare corporation, that is expected to generate most of our forecasted revenue in the near term. In June 2022, we announced that we completed the verification and validation stage of our miniature camera solution with this client and, on January 26, 2023, we announced that we had received an order from this client for $1.45 million.
In addition, we derive a substantial portion of our revenue from applications of our micro visualization technology within the medical field.
In addition, we announced the completion of a major development stage to equip Elbit Systems Ltd.’s leading defense UAS aerial platforms with our real time video monitoring system.
Competition
There are currently several companies that develop and provide monitoring solutions for PdM and CBM. These monitoring solutions can be the sensor itself, data collection and storage, AI processing, or a combination of these capabilities. The CBM and PdM solutions are usually based on traditional sensing solutions such as vibration, temperature, and acoustic sensors. Based on our research and discussions with customers, we believe these traditional sensing methods are limited in their ability to provide an in depth view of the condition of the monitored components and usually alert on the occurrence of an anomaly when component failure has already occurred, which is too late in some cases. From the AI perspective, there are several vendors providing off-the-shelf AI capabilities which then require customization per market, use case, and/or data source. We believe that our more holistic approach and reliance on image-based solutions creates richer and more informative data, leveraged by AI and ML algorithms, enabling our customers to deploy predictive maintenance programs.
Proprietary Rights and Technology
Our solution for the market is based on our core intellectual property which we seek to review and patent on a regular basis, where applicable. We are heavily invested in creating patents for our core technology.
Our patent portfolio currently contains patent families which we consider material to our business and operating success. Our intellectual property rights include patents and patent applications that were transferred to us by Medigus as part of the Addendum No. 1 to Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement (the “Addendum”), the License Agreement and the Letter Agreement, and additional patent assets developed by ScoutCam. For additional information about the License Agreement refer to - “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE” below. Under the Addendum, and subject to certain limitations as further set forth therein, Medigus transferred to us the following material patent families in exchange for a license in connection with the marketing and sale of the Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler:
● Patent family related to Integrated Endoscope Irrigation: this patent family relates to our ability to develop visualization components and endoscopes, which include irrigation with a smaller outer diameter by saving the space of the tube that is required to lead the fluids in a conventional manner. This patent has been granted in Canada, Europe (validated in Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain and Italy), Israel, Japan (original and divisional), and the United States (two patents), and has two pending continuations in the United States. The expiration dates for the two patents in the United States are November 28, 2033 and February 28, 2033;
● Patent family related to Small Diameter Video Camera Heads and Medical Devices and Visualization Probes containing them: this patent family relates to our ability to develop cameras, visualization components, and medical devices with a small diameter, thus enabling the insertion of the camera into smaller cavities or leaving more space in the device for the use and application of other functions, such as a working channel. This patent has been granted in Japan, Korea, Israel, the United States (2 patents, original and continuation in part), and Europe (3 patents, original and 2 divisionals, currently under appeal after opposition proceedings, validated in Germany, France, Great Britain, and Italy). The expiration dates for these patents are March 16, 2031 (for the patents in the United States), and September 16, 2030 (for patents in each of the other aforementioned jurisdictions).
As a result of oppositional proceedings initiated by a third party in 2018, the Opposition Division of the EU Patent Office decided in 2019 to revoke two of the three European patents (EP 2.478.693 and EP 2.621.159) and in 2021 to maintain the third patent (EP 2.621.158). Following appeals by Company and the third party of the 2019 and 2021 decisions, respectively, the Opposition Division of the EU Patent Office is expected to hear and decide these matters in early 2024;
As a result of a supplemental examination filed by the Company regarding one of the U.S. Patents (10,188,275), the U.S. Patent Office decided to open reexamination proceedings for 23 of the 24 granted claims. The U.S. Patent Office is expected to conduct the reexamination proceedings during the course of 2024; and
In addition, our intellectual property rights further include the following material patent applications filed by ScoutCam:
● Patent family related to Miniature Precision Medical Device: these pending patent applications relate to our ability to develop a miniature precision medical device comprising an endoscope with at least one camera, where at least one sensor of one camera is distally located at a tip of a shaft of the endoscope. Surrounding or next to the sensor, such shaft has sufficient space to accommodate at least one accessory such as, for example, illumination source, irrigation tool, or suctioning tool. This patent family has pending patent application in the United States and its expected expiry dates, if issued, will be in 2039-2040.
● Patent family related to Medical Ophthalmic Device: this patent family is related to a tool comprising a hand piece having a flattened cannulated tip that is adapted to receive flow from a pumping unit, in order to generate a jet of fluid suitable for procedures such as “hydro-dissecting” cells in the eye. According to a representation of the invention, the tool comprises a visualization probe with at least one camera, wherein the sensor of the camera is distally located at the tip of the tool to be inserted into the eye for imaging from within the eye. This patent family is pending in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and the United States. The patent application’s expected expiry dates, if issued, will be in 2039-2040.
● Patent family related to Systems and Methods for Monitoring Potential Failure in a Machine or a Component Thereof. This patent family relates to system and methods for monitoring potential failure in a machine or a component thereof using at least one optical sensor. Such sensors can be used in conjunction with diagnostic software/hardware tools to display and analyze changes in critical images that could not have been displayed or analyzed using existing systems. This patent family includes a pending Patent Cooperation Treaty patent application and national phase applications filed in Israel and the U.S. If ultimately issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such patent would be expected to expire in early 2042. Additional national phase patent application can be filed in other jurisdictions by the end of July 2023.
We have also applied for provisional applications relating to our predictive maintenance innovative technology and developments. All of these applications are expected to have a lifetime of 20 years from filing.
Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property, unauthorized parties may still copy or otherwise obtain and use our technology. For additional information, refer to - “WE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN ENFORCING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES” below.
Employment
We currently have approximately 45 full-time (or near full-time) employees. This number is expected to grow. We may recruit additional employees to the R&D team.
Research and Development
Our R&D organization is responsible for the design, development, testing, and delivery of new technologies, features, products, and integrations of our component parts. Research and development employees are located primarily in our principal corporate office on Omer, Israel. We currently have approximately 21 employees in our research and development organization. We intend to continue to invest in our research and development capabilities.
Our R&D efforts are focused on the following areas: (i) maturing our multi camera solution based on advanced visualization sensor technologies focusing on sensing, computing, and prediction, cooperating with customers for mutual development projects that demonstrate our technology by reaching customer KPIs and (ii) our industrial cloud-based product, which leverages our already in place cloud environment to develop mutual proof of concept and minimal valuable product for our customers that enable cloud base solutions for customer KPIs.
Regulation
Our approach to regulation is generally determined based on a given project. In our engagements with customers operating in the biomedical sector, we comply with the medical device standards in that corresponding territory, such as the FDA or International Organization for Standardization (ISO), among others. Compliance with these regulations is achieved through our QA department and the support we receive from highly experienced quality assurance and regulatory affairs consultants. In addition, we are being audited annually by MEDCERT GmbH, a German Notified Body.
For instance, ISO 13485:2016 is a regulatory benchmark that we comply with while working on our medical device projects. ISO 13845:2016 is similar to ISO 9001 in terms of its quality management system (QMS) requirements, however, ISO 13485:2016 is generally considered more rigorous and comprehensive.
Given that we do not manufacture or distribute end-user products to the medical sector, and instead service businesses pursuant to a B2B model, we are subject to fewer regulatory standards commonly associated with medical device manufacturers or distributors. We develop and manufacture components for other companies, and therefore our involvement in the regulatory submission demands comparatively less responsibility. This notwithstanding, we communicate with business customers in order to identify certain regulatory dimensions inherent to a project, to which we should pay additional attention. For example, when a component of ours is integrated into a business’s end-user product, such as for the purpose of touching human tissue, we develop and manufacture our parts and components while taking into account certain applicable regulatory standards. These standards might include, inter alia, relevant FDA regulations (e.g. CFR 21 part 820, the medical device reporting requirements (MDR), among others) as well as ISO regulations (e.g. ISO 14644-1, specifically in connection with cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, among other items, or ISO 10993, in connection with the biological evaluation of medical devices). Furthermore, we prioritize our team’s compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directives (RoHS) and REACH (EC 1907/2006).
Similarly, if a component part of ours is incorporated into an electronic device for the purpose of being used inside a human body, we comply with certain FDA requirements as well as IEC 60601 for safety and electrostatic discharge, including the heating of parts at more than 42 degrees Celsius and a variety of additional technical standards designed for the safety and essential performance of electronic medical equipment. Moreover, we perform risk management assessments in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2019 and ISO/TR 24971:2020.
In certain instances, our customers prefer that we conduct the testing of its products in internationally certified labs in order to further guarantee that our component parts satisfy applicable regulatory standards. In this scenario, we perform the required tests as a service to the customer and provide the customer with the official test results, specifically in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, which the customer can later use in order to apply for the required marketing clearance of its end-user product.
Since we are seeking to sell our products to customers in the aviation sector, we have completed the process of implementing the AS9100D Standard to comply with aerospace industry requirements.
As a U.S. company with foreign offices, we are subject to a variety of foreign laws governing our foreign operations, as well as U.S. laws that restrict trade and certain practices, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Israeli Government Programs
As a result of certain agreements between Medigus and ScoutCam Ltd. (for additional information about these agreements refer to - “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE” below) the Israel Innovation Authority, or the IIA, approved a transfer of IIA know-how developed by Medigus in the framework of the Bio Medical Photonic Consortium, or the Medigus Consortium, to ScoutCam Ltd.
Accordingly, all rights and obligations with regard to the IIA under the Encouragement of Research, Development and Technological Innovation in the Industry Law, 5744-1984, or the Innovation Law, in connection with such know-how now apply to ScoutCam Ltd.
The following are details regarding the rights and obligations within the framework of ScoutCam Ltd.’s activity in the Medigus Consortium, which continue to apply to ScoutCam Ltd. notwithstanding the termination of the Medigus Consortium:
(i) The property rights to information which has been developed belongs to the Medigus Consortium member that developed it. However, the developing entity is obligated to provide the other members in the Medigus Consortium a license for the use of the new information, without consideration, provided that the other members do not transfer such information to any entity which is not a member of the Medigus Consortium. The provision of a license or of the right to use the new information to a third party is subject to approval by the administration of the MAGNET Program at the IIA;
(ii) The Medigus Consortium member is entitled to register a patent for the new information which has been developed by it within the framework of its activity in the Medigus Consortium. The foregoing registration does not require approval from the administration of the MAGNET Program at the IIA; and
(iii) The know-how and technology developed under the program is subject to the restrictions set forth under the Innovation Law, including restrictions on the transfer of such know-how and any manufacturing rights with respect thereto, without first obtaining the approval of the IIA. Such approval may entail additional payments to the IIA, as determined under the Innovation Law and regulations.
Obligations relevant to us under the Innovation Law include the following:
● Local Manufacturing Obligation. The terms of the grants under the Innovation Law require that we manufacture the products developed with these grants in Israel. Under the regulations promulgated under the Innovation Law, the products may be manufactured outside Israel by us or by another entity only if prior approval is received from the IIA (such approval is not required for the transfer of less than 10% of the manufacturing capacity in the aggregate, in which case a notice should be provided to the IIA). In general, due to manufacturing outside Israel, with respect to royalties bearing grants we would be required to pay royalties at an increased rate, usually 1% in addition to the standard rate and increased royalties cap (between 120% and 300% of the grants, depending on the manufacturing volume that is performed outside Israel).
● Know-How Transfer Limitation. The Innovation Law restricts the ability to transfer, in any manner, know-how funded directly or indirectly by the IIA (sale of products is not prohibited), unless the IIA approves doing so and subject to the terms of the Innovation Law and of the IIA’s approval.
Among other things, transfer of IIA funded know-how outside of Israel requires prior approval of IIA and in certain circumstances is subject to certain payments to the IIA, calculated according to a formula provided under the Innovation Law. If we wish to transfer IIA funded know-how outside of Israel, the terms for approval will be determined according to the character of the transaction and the consideration paid to us for such transfer. The IIA approval to transfer know-how created, in whole or in part, in connection with a IIA-funded project to third party outside Israel where the transferring company remains an operating Israeli entity is subject to payment of a redemption fee to the IIA calculated according to a formula provided under the Innovation Law that is based, in general, on the ratio between the aggregate IIA grants to the company’s aggregate investments in the project that was funded by these IIA grants, multiplied by the transaction consideration, considering statutory depreciation and less royalties already paid to the IIA. The transfer of such know-how to a party outside Israel where the transferring company ceases to exist as an Israeli entity is subject to a redemption fee formula that is based, in general, on the ratio between aggregate IIA grants received by the company and the company’s aggregate research and development expenses, multiplied by the transaction consideration considering statutory depreciation and less royalties already paid to the IIA.
The regulations promulgated under the Innovation Law establish a maximum payment of the redemption fee paid to the IIA under the above mentioned formulas and differentiates between two situations: (i) in the event that the company transfers its IIA funded know-how, in whole or in part, or is sold as part of an M&A transaction, and subsequently ceases to conduct business in Israel, the maximum redemption fee under the above mentioned formulas will be no more than six times the amount received (plus annual interest) for the applicable know-how being transferred, or the entire amount received from the IIA, as applicable; (ii) in the event that following the transactions described above (e.g. asset sale of IIA funded know-how or transfer as part of an M&A transaction) the company continues to conduct its research and development activity in Israel (for at least three years following such transfer and maintain staff of at least 75% of the number of research and development employees it had for the six months before the know-how was transferred and keeps the same scope of employment for such research and development staff), then the company is eligible for a reduced cap of the redemption fee of no more than three times the amounts received (plus annual interest) for the applicable know-how being transferred. In addition, special rules and payment formulas apply for certain kinds of transfers of know-how outside of Israel, such as R&D licenses. Transfer of IIA-funded know-how outside of Israel not according to the R&D Law may give rise to financial exposure as well as criminal liability.
● Approval of the transfer of IIA funded technology to another Israeli company may be granted only if the recipient assumes and abides by the provisions of the Innovation Law and related regulations, including the restrictions on the transfer of know-how and manufacturing rights outside of Israel (in addition, there will be an obligation to pay royalties to the IIA from the income of such sale transaction as part of the royalty payment obligation).
● Approval to manufacture products outside of Israel or consent to the transfer of technology, if requested, might not be granted. Furthermore, the IIA may impose certain conditions on any arrangement under which it permits ScoutCam Ltd. to transfer technology or development out of Israel.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
item 1a. risk factors
Risk Factor Summary
Below is a summary of the principal factors that make an investment in the Company speculative or risky. This summary does not address all of the risks that we face. Additional discussion of the risks summarized in this risk factor summary, and other risks that we face, can be found below, after this summary, and should be carefully considered.
Risks Related to Our Business, Operations and Financial Condition
● We have had a limited operating history and may not be able to successfully operate our business or execute our business plan.
● If we are unable to establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into successful relationships with business targets and third parties to perform these services, we may not be successful in commercializing our products and technology.
● We may require substantial additional funding, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
● Our failure to effectively manage growth could impair our business.
● Our commercial success depends upon the degree of market acceptance by prospective markets and industries.
● Weakened global economic conditions may harm our industry, business and results of operations.
● The continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are highly unpredictable and could be significant, and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain.
Risk Related to Third Parties
● Our reliance on third-party suppliers for most of the components of our products, including miniature video sensors could harm our ability to meet demand for our products in a timely and cost-effective manner.
● We may not be able to manage our strategic partners.
● We may not have sufficient manufacturing capabilities to satisfy any growing demand for our products. We may be unable to control the availability or cost of producing such products.
Risks Related to Competition
● We expect to face some competition possibly from our customer. If we cannot successfully compete there might be adverse effect on the company.
● Failure to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property
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We may not be able to obtain all possible patents or other intellectual property rights necessary to protect our proprietary technology and business.
● We may not be successful in enforcing our intellectual property rights against third parties.
● We may be subject to infringement claims and other litigation, which could adversely affect our business.
● Governmental regulation of non-practicing patent holders may adversely affect our business.
General Risk Factors Related to Our Business
● Our business and operations would suffer in the event of computer system failures, cyber-attacks, or deficiencies in our cyber-security.
● We may be subject to product liability claims, product actions, including product recalls, and other field or regulatory actions that could be expensive, divert management’s attention, and harm our business.
● Testing of our technologies potential applications for our products will be required and there is no assurance of regulatory approval.
● We rely on highly skilled personnel, and, if we are unable to attract, retain, or motivate qualified personnel, we may not be able to operate our business effectively.
Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Stock
● Although we have filed an application to list our securities on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that our securities will be so listed or, if listed, that we will be able to comply with the continued listing standards.
● Trading on the OTC Markets is volatile, sporadic and often thin, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their common stock.
● Nevada law and provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could make a merger, tender offer or proxy contest difficult, thereby depressing the market price of our common stock.
● The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and such volatility could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
● Because our common stock may be deemed a “penny stock,” it may be more difficult for investors to sell shares of our common stock, and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected.
● Compliance with the reporting requirements of federal securities laws can be expensive.
● Our investors’ ownership in the Company may be diluted in the future.
● Directors, executive officers, principal stockholders, and affiliated entities own a significant percentage of our capital stock, and they may make decisions that our stockholders do not consider to be in their best interests.
● We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Risks Related to our Operations in Israel
● We are subject to the risks of political, economic, health, and military instability in countries outside the United States in which we operate.
● Political, economic and military instability in Israel may impede our ability to operate and harm our financial results.
● It may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce any judgments obtained against us or some of our directors or officers.
● Exchange rate fluctuations between foreign currencies and the U.S. Dollar may negatively affect our earnings.
● Certain technology developed and used by us received Israeli government grants for certain research and development activities. The terms of those grants require us to satisfy specified conditions in addition to repayment of the grants upon certain events.
● We may become subject to claims for remuneration or royalties for assigned service invention rights by our employees, which could result in litigation and adversely affect our business.
Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. You should carefully consider the following risks, together with all of the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the sections titled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, strategies, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. In such case, the market price of our common stock could decline. Our business, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material.
Risks Related to Our Business, Operations and Financial Condition
We have had a limited operating history and may not be able to successfully operate our business or execute our business plan.
Given our limited operating history, it is hard to evaluate our proposed business and prospects. Our proposed business operations will be subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties associated with early-stage enterprises. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
● the absence of a lengthy operating history;
● potential for ongoing operating losses;
● operating in multiple currencies;
● our ability to anticipate and adapt to a developing market(s);
● acceptance of our products by the medical and industrial (I4.0) markets and consumers;
● introducing innovation to conservative industries;
● development risks and implementation of new software and algorithm for AI and cloud utilization;
● insufficient capital to fully realize our operating plan;
● a competitive environment;
● the ability to identify, attract, and retain qualified personnel; and
● operating in an environment that is highly regulated by a number of agencies.
Because we are subject to these risks, evaluating our business may be difficult, our business strategy may be unsuccessful and we may be unable to address such risks in a cost-effective manner, if at all. We have not earned a profit in any full fiscal year since our inception, and we cannot be certain as to when or if we will achieve or maintain profitability. If we are unable to successfully address these risks our business could be harmed.
If we are unable to establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into successful relationships with business targets and third parties to perform these services, we may not be successful in commercializing our products and technology.
Given that we are currently as a B2B company, our business is reliant on our ability to successfully attract potential business targets. Furthermore, we have a limited sales and marketing infrastructure and have limited experience in the sale, marketing, or distribution of our technologies beyond the B2B model. To achieve commercial success for our technologies or any future developed product, we will need to establish a sales and marketing infrastructure or to out-license such future products.
In the future, we may consider building a focused sales and marketing infrastructure to market any developed products and potentially other products in the United States or elsewhere in the world. There are risks involved with establishing our own sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities. For example, recruiting and training a sales force could be expensive and time consuming and could delay any product launch. This may be costly, and our investment would be lost if we cannot retain or reposition our sales and marketing personnel.
Factors that may inhibit our efforts to commercialize any future products on our own include:
● we have not recruited adequate numbers of effective sales and marketing personnel;
● the challenge of sales personnel to obtain access to potential customers;
● the lack of complementary products to be offered by sales personnel or lack of product-market fit, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies with more extensive product lines; and
● unforeseen costs and expenses associated with creating an independent sales and marketing organization.
If we are unable to establish our own sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities or enter into successful arrangements with third parties to perform these services, we will not be successful in commercializing our technologies or any future products we may develop and our revenues and profitability may be materially adversely affected.
We may require substantial additional funding, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
Our cash and short-term deposit balance as of December 31, 2022 was $13.1 million. We may require additional funding to fund and grow our operations and to develop certain products. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. In the event we required additional capital, the inability to obtain such capital will restrict our ability to grow and may reduce our ability to continue to conduct business operations. If we require and are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail our development plans. In that event, current stockholders would likely experience a loss of most or all of their investment. Additional funding that we do obtain may be dilutive to the interests of existing stockholders.
Our failure to effectively manage growth could impair our business.
Our business strategy contemplates a period of rapid growth which may put a strain on our administrative and operational resources, and our funding requirements. Our ability to effectively manage growth will require us to successfully expand the capabilities of our operational and management systems, and to attract, train, manage, and retain qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to do so, particularly if losses continue and we are unable to obtain sufficient financing. If we are unable to appropriately manage growth, our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our commercial success depends upon the degree of market acceptance by such prospective markets and industries as defense and aviation, as well as by the medical community.
Our current business model is that of a B2B approach in which we seek to identify target businesses interested in integrating our technology or commissioning individual projects using our technology. Any product that we commission or that is brought to the market may or may not gain market acceptance by prospective customers. The commercial success of our technologies, commissioned products, and any future product that we may develop depends in part on the medical community as well as other industries for various use cases, depending on the acceptance by such industries of our commissioned products as a useful and cost-effective solution compared to current technologies. During 2022, we commenced proactive market penetration into industries other than the biomedical sector, such as the defense and aviation industries. If our technology or any future product that we may develop does not achieve an adequate level of acceptance, or does not garner significant commercial appeal, we may not generate significant revenue and may not become profitable. The degree of market acceptance will depend on a number of factors, including:
● the cost, safety, efficacy/performance, perceived value and convenience of our technology and any commissioned product and any future product that we may develop in relation to alternative products;
● the ability of third parties to enter into relationships with us;
● the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts;
● the strength of marketing and distribution support for, and timing of market introduction of, competing technology and products; and
● publicity concerning our technology or commissioned products or competing technology and products.
Our efforts to penetrate industries and educate the marketplace on the benefits of our technology, and reasons to seek the commissioning of products based on our technology, may require significant resources and may never be successful. Such efforts to educate the marketplace may require more resources than are required by conventional technologies.
Weakened global economic conditions may harm our industry, business and results of operations.
Our overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic conditions. Global financial developments and downturns seemingly unrelated to us or may harm us. The United States and other key international economies have been affected from time to time by falling demand for a variety of goods and services, restricted credit, reduced liquidity, reduced corporate profitability, volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets, bankruptcies, inflation and overall uncertainty with respect to the economy, including with respect to tariff and trade issues. Weak economic conditions or the perception thereof, or significant uncertainty regarding the stability of financial markets related to stock market volatility, inflation, recession, changes in tariffs, trade agreements, or governmental fiscal, monetary and tax policies, among others, could adversely impact our business, financial condition and operating results.
More recently, inflation rates in the U.S. have been higher than in previous years, which may result in decreased demand for our products and services, increases in our operating costs including our labor costs, constrained credit and liquidity, reduced government spending and volatility in financial markets. The Federal Reserve has raised, and may again raise, interest rates in response to concerns over inflation risk. Increases in interest rates on credit and debt that would increase the cost of any borrowing that we may make from time to time and could impact our ability to access the capital markets. Increases in interest rates, especially if coupled with reduced government spending and volatility in financial markets, may have the effect of further increasing economic uncertainty and heightening these risks. In an inflationary environment, we may be unable to raise the sales prices of our products at or above the rate at which our costs increase, which could reduce our profit margins and have a material adverse effect on our financial results and net income. We also may experience lower than expected sales and potential adverse impacts on our competitive position if there is a decrease in consumer spending or a negative reaction to our pricing. A reduction in our revenue would be detrimental to our profitability and financial condition and could also have an adverse impact on our future growth.
The continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are highly unpredictable and could be significant, and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately impacts our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, such as the duration of future outbreaks, including current and subsequent variants of COVID-19, travel restrictions and social distancing in Israel, the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions, and the effectiveness of actions taken in Israel, the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease and to address its impact, including on financial markets or otherwise. These measures have impacted, and may further impact, our suppliers and other business partners from conducting business activities as usual (including, without limitation, the availability and pricing of materials, manufacturing and delivery efforts, clinical trials and other aspects that may affect our business) for an unknown period of time. In addition, we, our suppliers and other business partners may experience significant impairments of business activities due to operational shutdowns or suspensions that may be requested or mandated by national or local governmental authorities or self-imposed by us, our suppliers or other business partners.
Risk Related to Third Parties
Our reliance on third-party suppliers for most of the components of our products could harm our ability to meet demand for our products in a timely and cost-effective manner.
We rely on our third-party suppliers to obtain an adequate supply of quality components on a timely basis with favorable terms to manufacture our commissioned products. Some of those components that we sell are provided to us by a limited number of suppliers. We will be subject to disruptions in our operations if our sole or limited supply contract manufacturers decrease or stop production of components or do not produce components and products of sufficient quantity or quality. Alternative sources for our components will not always be available.
Though we attempt to ensure the availability of more than one supplier for each important component in any product that we commission, the number of suppliers engaged in the provision of miniature video sensors which are suitable for our CMOS technology mainly in the medical domain is very limited, and therefore in some cases we engage with a single supplier, which may result in our dependency on such supplier. This is the case regarding sensors for the CMOS type technology that are produced by a single supplier in the United States. As we do not have a direct general contract in place with this supplier, there is no contractual commitment on the part of such supplier for any set quantity of such sensors. The loss of our sole supplier in providing us with miniature sensors for our CMOS technology products mainly in the medical domain, and our inability or delay in finding a suitable replacement supplier, could negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and reputation.
We are also subject to other risks inherent in the manufacturing of our products and their supply chain, including industrial accidents, natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), environmental events, strikes, and other labor disputes, capacity constraints, disruptions in material or packaging supplies, as well as global shortages, disruptions in supply chain or information technology, loss or impairment of key manufacturing sites or suppliers, product quality control, safety, increase in commodity prices and energy costs, licensing requirements and other regulatory issues, as well as other external factors over which we have no control. If such an event were to occur, it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, if we cannot supply commissioned products or future potentially developed products due to a lack of components or are unable to utilize other components in a timely manner, our business will be significantly harmed. If inventory shortages occur, they could be expected to have a material and adverse effect on our future revenues and ability to effectively project future sales and operating results.
We may not be able to manage our strategic partners effectively.
We have entered into, and we may continue to enter into, strategic alliances with third parties to gain access to new and innovative technologies and markets. These parties are often large, established companies. Negotiating and performing under these arrangements involves significant time and expense, and we may not have sufficient resources to devote to our strategic alliances, particularly those with companies that have significantly greater financial and other resources than we do. The anticipated benefits of these arrangements may never materialize and performing under these arrangements may adversely affect our results of operations.
Failure to manage our current partners effectively or enter into new strategic alliances may affect our success in executing our business plan and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operation. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of any or all partnerships or may not realize them in the time frame expected.
We may not have sufficient manufacturing capabilities to satisfy any growing demand for our commissioned products. We may be unable to control the availability or cost of producing such products.
Our current manufacturing capabilities may not reach the required production levels necessary in order to meet growing demands for any products we may commission or future products we may develop. There can be no assurance that our commissioned products can be manufactured at our desired commercial quantities, in compliance with our requirements, and at an acceptable cost. Any such failure could delay or prevent us from shipping said products and marketing our technologies in accordance with our target growth strategies.
Risks Related to Competition
We expect to face competition. If we cannot successfully compete with new or existing technologies or future developed products, our marketing and sales will suffer and we may never be profitable.
We expect to compete against existing technologies and proven products in different industries. In addition, some of these competitors, either alone or together with their collaborative partners, operate larger research and development programs than we do, and may have substantially greater financial resources than we do, as well as significantly greater experience in obtaining regulatory approvals applicable to the commercialization of relevant competitive technologies and future products.
Failure to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, Chapter 9 (sub-chapter 5) of the Israeli Penal Law, 5737-1977, and the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760-2000, collectively, the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws, and the UK Bribery Act 2010, or UK Bribery Act, and other anticorruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in the jurisdictions in which we do business, both domestic and abroad. These laws generally prohibit us and our employees from improperly influencing government officials or commercial parties in order to obtain or retain business, direct business to any person or gain any advantage. The FCPA, the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws, the UK Bribery Act, and other applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws also may hold us liable for acts of corruption and bribery committed by our third-party business partners, representatives and agents. In addition, we leverage third parties to sell our products and conduct our business abroad. We and our third-party business partners, representatives and agents may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities and we may be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party business partners and intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, channel partners and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. These laws also require that we keep accurate books and records and maintain internal controls and compliance procedures designed to prevent any such actions. While we have policies and procedures to address compliance with such laws, we cannot assure you that our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of our policies or applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible and our exposure for violating these laws increases as our international presence is established and as we increase sales and operations in foreign jurisdictions. Any violation of the FCPA, the Israeli Anti-Corruption Laws, the UK Bribery Act, or other applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption laws and anti-money laundering laws could result in whistleblower complaints, adverse media coverage, investigations, imposition of significant legal fees, loss of export privileges, severe criminal or civil sanctions or suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracts, substantial diversion of management’s attention, a decline in the market price of our common stock or overall adverse consequences to our reputation and business, all of which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property
We may not be able to obtain patents or other intellectual property rights necessary to protect our proprietary technology and business.
We may seek to patent concepts, components, processes, designs and methods, and other inventions and technologies that we consider to have commercial value or that will likely give us a technological advantage. Despite devoting resources to the research and development of proprietary technology, we may not be able to develop technology that is patentable or protectable. Patents may not be issued in connection with pending patent applications, and claims allowed may not be sufficient to allow them to use the inventions that they create exclusively. Furthermore, any patents issued could be challenged, re-examined, held invalid or unenforceable, or circumvented and may not provide sufficient protection or a competitive advantage. In addition, despite efforts to protect and maintain patents, competitors and other third parties may be able to design around their patents or develop products similar to our work products that are not within the scope of their patents. Finally, patents provide certain statutory protection only for a limited period of time that varies depending on the jurisdiction and type of patent.
Prosecution and protection of the rights sought in patent applications and patents can be costly, lengthy, and uncertain, often involve complex legal and factual issues, and consume significant time and resources. In addition, the breadth of claims allowed in our patents, their enforceability, and our ability to protect and maintain them cannot be predicted with any certainty. The laws of certain countries may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Even if our patents are held to be valid and enforceable in a certain jurisdiction, any legal proceedings that we may initiate against third parties to enforce such patents will likely be expensive, take significant time, and divert management’s attention from other business matters. We cannot assure that any of our issued patents or pending patent applications provide any protectable, maintainable, or enforceable rights or competitive advantages to us.
In addition to patents, we plan to rely on a combination of copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other related laws and confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect, maintain, and enforce our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights in the United States and other countries. However, our ability to protect our brands by registering certain trademarks may be limited. In addition, while we will generally enter into confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with our employees, consultants, contract manufacturers, distributors and resellers, and with others to attempt to limit access to and distribution of our proprietary and confidential information, it is possible that:
● misappropriation of our proprietary and confidential information, including technology, will nevertheless occur;
● our confidentiality agreements will not be honored or may be rendered unenforceable;
● third parties will independently develop equivalent, superior, or competitive technology or products;
● disputes will arise with our current or future strategic licensees, customers, or others concerning the ownership, validity, enforceability, use, patentability, or registrability of intellectual property; or
● unauthorized disclosure of our know-how, trade secrets, or other proprietary or confidential information will occur.
We may not be successful in enforcing our intellectual property rights against third parties.
Unlicensed copying and use of our intellectual property or infringement of our intellectual property rights may result in the loss of revenue to us and cause us other harm. We seek diligently to enforce our intellectual property rights. Although we devote significant resources to developing and protecting our technologies, and evaluating potential competitors of our technologies for infringement of our intellectual property rights, these infringements may nonetheless go undetected or may arise in the future. In the ordinary course of business, we encounter companies that we suspect are infringing on our intellectual property rights. When we encounter a company that we suspect is infringing our intellectual property rights, we may try to analyze their products and/or try to negotiate a license arrangement with such party. If we try and are unable to negotiate a license or secure the agreement of such alleged infringing party to cease its activities, we must make decisions as to how best to enforce our intellectual property rights.
The process of negotiating a license with a third party can be lengthy, and may take months or even years in some circumstances. Even if we are successful in securing a license agreement, there can be no assurance that our technologies will be used in a product that is ultimately brought to market, achieves commercial acceptance or results in significant royalties to us. We generally incur expense prior to entering into our license agreements, generating a license fee, and establishing a royalty stream from each customer. We may incur costs in any particular period before any associated revenue stream begins, if at all. Further, it is possible that third parties who we believe are infringing our intellectual property rights are unwilling to license our intellectual property from us on terms we can accept, or at all.
If we cannot persuade a third party who we believe is infringing our technology to enter into a license with us, we may be required to consider other alternatives to enforce our rights, including commencing litigation. The decision to commence litigation over infringement of a patent is complex and may lead to several risks to us, including the following, among others:
● the time, significant expense and distraction to management of managing such litigation;
● the uncertainty of litigation and its potential outcomes;
● the possibility that in the course of such litigation, the defendant may challenge the validity of our patents, which could result in a re-examination or post grant review of our patents and the possibility that our patents may be limited in scope or invalidated altogether;
● the potential that the defendant may successfully persuade a court that their technology or products do not infringe our intellectual property rights;
● the impact of such litigation on other licensing relationships we have or seek to establish, including the timing of renewing or entering into such relationships, as applicable, as well as the terms of such relationships; and
● adverse publicity to us or harm to relationships we have with customers or others.
Also, enforcement of patent protection throughout the world is generally established on a country-by-country basis and we may not have as much success enforcing our patents in foreign jurisdictions as in the United States. Further, in some instances, certain foreign governmental entities that might infringe our intellectual property rights may enjoy sovereign immunity from such claims. Consequently, effective protection of our intellectual property rights may be unavailable or limited.
Defendants in any litigation we consider commencing may have substantially greater financial and management resources necessary to manage litigation than we have. Further, such potential defendants may also have their own substantial patent portfolio. Patent litigation can endure for years and result in millions of dollars of expenses. If our counterparties in such litigation have substantially greater resources than we have, we may not be able to withstand the time, expense, or distraction of the litigation, even though we may have a better litigation position than such counterparties. In such instances we may not recover the expenses of litigation, and we may be required to enter into settlement agreements that would be adverse to us or our intellectual property portfolio.
The foregoing and other factors may cause us not to file or continue litigation against alleged infringers of our intellectual property rights, or may cause us not to file for, or pursue, patent protection for our inventive technology, in certain jurisdictions. Our failure to seek to enforce our intellectual property rights may weaken our ability to enforce our intellectual property in the future or make our efforts to license our intellectual property rights more difficult.
If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, if there are adverse changes in applicable laws, or if we become involved in litigation relating to our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others, our business could be seriously harmed. In such cases, the value ascribed to our intellectual property could diminish, we may incur significant legal expenses that could harm our results of operations, and our patents or other intellectual property rights may be limited or invalidated. Any of the foregoing could have a negative effect on the value of our common stock.
We may be subject to infringement claims and other litigation, which could adversely affect our business.
As more companies engage in business activities relating to predictive maintenance solutions, and develop corresponding intellectual property rights, it is increasingly likely that claims may arise which assert that some of our products or services infringe upon other parties’ intellectual property rights. These claims could subject us to costly litigation and divert management resources. These claims may require us to pay significant damages, cease production of infringing products, terminate our use of infringing technology, or develop non-infringing technologies. In these circumstances, continued use of our technology may require that we acquire licenses to the intellectual property that is the subject of the alleged infringement, and we might not be able to obtain these licenses on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Our use of protected technology may result in liability that could threaten our continued operation.
Some of the contracts with our customers include indemnity and similar provisions regarding our non-infringement of third-party intellectual property rights. As deployment of our technology increases, and more companies enter our markets, the likelihood of a third party lawsuit resulting from these provisions increases. If an infringement arose in a context governed by such a contract, we may have to refund to our customer amounts already paid to us or pay significant damages, or we may be sued by the party whose intellectual property has allegedly been infringed upon.
Governmental regulation of non-practicing patent holders may adversely affect our business.
Governmental policymakers and commercial participants have proposed reforming U.S. patent laws and regulations in a manner that may limit a patent-holder’s ability to enforce its patents against others to the extent that the holder is not practicing the subject matter of the patent at issue. The U.S. International Trade Commission has also recently taken certain actions that have been viewed as unfavorable to patentees seeking recourse in this forum. While we cannot predict what form any new patent reform laws or regulations may ultimately take, or what impact they may have on our business, any laws or regulations that restrict our ability to enforce our patent rights against third parties could have a material adverse effect on our business.
General Risk Factors Related to Our Business
Our business and operations would suffer in the event of computer system failures, cyber-attacks, or deficiencies in our cyber-security.
Security incidents involving our information technology systems and those of third parties on which we rely have occurred in the past, such as phishing attacks, although none of these incidents have been material to our business. Such security incidents may occur in the future. Despite the implementation of security measures, our internal computer systems, and those of third parties on which we rely, are vulnerable to damage from computer viruses, malware, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication and electrical failures, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions over the Internet, attachments to emails, persons inside our organization, or persons with access to systems inside our organization. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion, including by computer hackers, foreign governments, and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. If such an event were to occur and cause interruptions in our operations, it could result in a material disruption of our product development programs. To the extent that any disruption or security breach was to result in a loss of or damage to our data or applications, or inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information, we could incur material legal claims and liability, and damage to our reputation, and the further development of our product candidates could be delayed. We face an increasingly difficult challenge to attract and retain highly qualified security personnel to assist us in combatting these security threats.
We may be subject to product liability claims, product actions, including product recalls, and other field or regulatory actions that could be expensive, divert management’s attention, and harm our business.
Our business exposes us to potential liability risks, product actions, and other field or regulatory actions that are inherent in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of medical device, or any other products that we may have commissioned for a target business. We may be held liable if such products cause injury or death or are found otherwise unsuitable or defective during usage. Our products incorporate mechanical and electrical parts, complex computer software, and other sophisticated components, any of which can contain errors or failures. Complex computer software is particularly vulnerable to errors and failures, especially when first introduced. In addition, new products or enhancements to our existing products may contain undetected errors or performance problems that, despite testing, are discovered only after installation.
If any of our commissioned products are defective, whether due to design or manufacturing defects, improper use of the product, or other reasons, we may voluntarily or involuntarily undertake an action to remove, repair, or replace the product at our expense. In some circumstances we will be required to notify regulatory authorities of an action pursuant to a product failure.
Testing of our technologies potential applications for our products will be required and there is no assurance of regulatory approval.
The effect of government regulation and the need for compliance may delay marketing of our technologies and future potentially developed products for a considerable period of time, impose costly procedures upon our activities, and provide an advantage to larger companies that compete with us. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve regulatory compliance for any of our products. Any such delay in achieving such regulatory compliance would materially and adversely affect the marketing of any contemplated products and the ability to earn product revenue. Further, regulation of manufacturing facilities by state, local, and other authorities is subject to change. Any additional regulation could result in limitations or restrictions on our ability to utilize any of our technologies, thereby adversely affecting our operations. Various federal and foreign statutes and regulations also govern or influence the manufacturing, safety, labeling, storage, record keeping, and marketing of our products. The process of compliance with relevant U.S. and foreign statutes and regulations are time-consuming and require the expenditure of substantial resources. In addition, these requirements and processes vary widely from country to country.
We rely on highly skilled personnel as a result of the high-tech applications we utilize, and if we are unable to attract, retain, or motivate qualified personnel, we may not be able to operate our business effectively.
Our success depends in large part on continued employment of senior management and key personnel who can effectively operate our business, as well as our ability to attract and retain skilled employees. Competition for highly skilled management, technical, research and development, and other employees is intense and we may not be able to attract or retain highly qualified personnel in the future. Our long-term incentive programs may not be attractive enough or perform sufficiently to attract or retain qualified personnel.
If a significant portion of our employees leaves us, we might fail to effectively manage a transition to new personnel, or if we fail to attract and retain qualified and experienced professionals on acceptable terms, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Further, the volatility of our stock price may make our equity compensation less attractive to current and potential employees.
Our success also depends on our having highly trained financial, technical, R&D, sales, and marketing personnel. We will need to continue to hire additional personnel as our business grows. A shortage in the number of people with these skills or our failure to attract them to our company could impede our ability to increase revenues from our existing technology and services, ensure full compliance with international and federal regulations, or launch new product offerings and would have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.
We may be unable to keep pace with changes in technology as our business and market strategy evolves.
We will need to respond to technological advances in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to remain competitive. The need to respond to technological changes may require us to make substantial, unanticipated expenditures. There can be no assurance that we will be able to respond successfully to technological change.
Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Stock
Although we have filed an application to list our securities on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that our securities will be so listed or, if listed, that we will be able to comply with the continued listing standards.
In June 2021 we filed a comprehensive listing application package with The Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, to request an uplisting of the Company’s common stock. Nasdaq has not approved our application, and there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will approve us for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and, even if our securities are listed, we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain such listing. In addition, if after listing, Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange for failure to meet the continued listing standards, we and our shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences including a limited availability of market quotations for our common stock, confirmation that our stock is “penny stock” and subject to increased regulations, and a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
Trading on the OTC Markets is volatile, sporadic and often thin, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their common stock.
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets. Trading in securities quoted on the OTC Markets is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors, some of which may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the OTC Markets is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTC Markets is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a stock exchange like NASDAQ or the NYSE. Our common stock has a history of thin trading. During the 52-week period ended December 31, 2022, trades were only reported on 37 trading days. These factors may result in investors having difficulty reselling any shares of our common stock.
Anti-takeover provisions contained in our articles and bylaws, as well as provisions of Nevada law, could impair a takeover attempt.
Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws currently contain provisions that, together with Nevada law, could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition deemed undesirable by our board of directors. Our corporate governance documents presently include provisions such as providing for a “staggered” board of directors in which only one-third (1/3) of the directors can be elected in any year, and limiting the liability of, and providing indemnifications to, our directors and officers. These provisions, alone or together, could delay hostile takeovers and changes in control of our company or changes in our management.
As a Nevada corporation, we may also become subject to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.378 through 78.3793, which prohibit an acquirer, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a corporation’s stock after crossing specific threshold ownership percentages, unless the acquirer obtains the approval of the stockholders of the issuer corporation. The first such threshold is the acquisition of at least one-fifth, but less than one-third of the outstanding voting power of the issuer. We may become subject to the above referenced Statutes if we have 200 or more stockholders of record, at least 100 of whom are residents of the State of Nevada and do business in the State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation.
Any provision of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our bylaws or Nevada law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control of our company could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and such volatility could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as:
● the announcement of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;
● developments concerning intellectual property rights;
● changes in legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks impacting our technology or the application of our technology;
● variations in our and our competitors’ results of operations;
● fluctuations in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts, if our common stock is covered by analysts;
● the results of product liability or intellectual property lawsuits;
● future issuances of common stock or other securities;
● the addition or departure of key personnel;
● announcements by us or our competitors of acquisitions, investments or strategic alliances;
● current or anticipated impact of military conflict, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, terrorism or other geopolitical events;
● sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries in response to such conflicts, including the one in Ukraine, may also adversely impact the financial markets and the global economy, and any economic countermeasures by affected countries and others could exacerbate market and economic instability; and
● general market conditions and other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.
In addition, the stock market has experienced significant volatility, particularly with respect to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life sciences company stocks. The volatility of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life sciences company stocks often does not relate to the operating performance of the companies represented by the stock. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, and could also require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation.
Because our common stock may be deemed a “penny stock,” it may be more difficult for investors to sell shares of our common stock, and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected.
Our common stock may be a “penny stock” if, among other things, the stock price is below $5.00 per share, it is not listed on a national securities exchange, or it has not met certain net tangible asset or average revenue requirements. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks must provide purchasers of these stocks with a standardized risk-disclosure document prepared by the SEC. This risk-disclosure document provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks involved in investing in the penny-stock market. A broker must also give a purchaser, orally or in writing, bid and offer quotations and information regarding broker and salesperson compensation, make a written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and obtain the purchaser’s written agreement to the purchase. Broker-dealers must also provide customers that hold penny stock in their accounts with such broker-dealer a monthly statement containing price and market information relating to the penny stock. If a penny stock is sold to an investor in violation of the penny stock rules, the investor may be able to cancel its purchase and get their money back.
If applicable, the penny stock rules may make it difficult for stockholders to sell their shares of our common stock. Because of the rules and restrictions applicable to a penny stock, there is less trading in penny stocks and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected. Also, many brokers choose not to participate in penny stock transactions. Accordingly, stockholders may not always be able to resell their shares of our common stock publicly at times and prices that they feel are appropriate.
Compliance with the reporting requirements of federal securities laws can be expensive.
We are a public reporting company in the United States, and accordingly, subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other federal securities laws. The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders are substantial. Failure to comply with the applicable securities laws could result in private or governmental legal action against us or our officers and directors, which could have a detrimental impact on our business and financials, the value of our stock, and the ability of stockholders to resell their stock.
Our investors’ ownership in the Company may be diluted in the future.
In the future, we may issue additional authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of ownership interests of our present stockholders. We have in the past and may continue to issue a substantial number of shares of common stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock in connection with capital raising activity, hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, raising additional capital in the future to fund our operations, and other business purposes. We expect to authorize in the future a substantial number of shares of our common stock for issuance under a stock option or similar plan, and may issue equity awards to management, employees and other eligible persons. Additional shares of common stock issued by us in the future will dilute an investor’s investment in the Company. In addition, we may seek stockholder approval to increase the amount of the Company’s authorized stock, which would create the potential for further dilution of current investors.
Directors, executive officers, principal stockholders, and affiliated entities own a significant percentage of our capital stock, and they may make decisions that our stockholders do not consider to be in their best interests.
As of March 28, 2023, our directors, executive officers, principal stockholders, and affiliated entities may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 84.40% of our outstanding voting securities. As a result, if some or all of such parties acted together, they would have the ability to exert substantial influence over the election of our board of directors and the outcome of issues requiring approval by our stockholders. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company that may be favored by other stockholders. This could prevent transactions in which stockholders might otherwise recover a premium for their shares over current market prices. This concentration of ownership and influence in management and board decision-making could also harm the price of our capital stock by, among other things, discouraging a potential acquirer from seeking to acquire shares of our capital stock (whether by making a tender offer or otherwise) or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our Company.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends, and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in our common stock as a source for any future dividend income. Our board of directors has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends. Even if our board of directors decides to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount, and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiary, our financial condition, contractual restrictions, and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
Risks Related to our Operations in Israel
We are subject to the risks of political, economic, health, and military instability in countries outside the United States in which we operate.
Some of our products are produced in Israel, India, China, and other countries which are particularly subject to risks of political, economic, health, and military instability. This instability could result in wars, riots, nationalization of industry, currency fluctuations, and labor unrest or unavailability. These conditions could have an adverse impact on our ability to manufacture, ship, and operate in these regions and, depending on the extent and severity of these conditions, could result in a reduction in customer orders and sales to certain regions and end-markets and materially and adversely affect our overall financial condition and operating results. We have principal manufacturing facilities and operations located in Israel. Accordingly, our business will be directly influenced by the political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel at any given time.
Political, economic and military instability in Israel may impede our ability to operate and harm our financial results.
Our offices and management team are located in Israel. Accordingly, political, economic, and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business and operations. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have occurred between Israel and its neighboring countries. We have never experienced any material interruption in our operations attributable to these factors, in spite of several Middle East crises, including wars. A change in the security and political situation in Israel and in the economy could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
In recent years, Israel has been subject to certain political instability and increased number of elections were held. Actual or perceived political instability in Israel or any negative changes in the political environment, may individually or in the aggregate adversely affect the Israeli economy and, in turn, our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. Israel is still engaged in sporadic armed conflicts with Hamas, an Islamist terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip, with Hezbollah, an Islamist terrorist group that controls large portions of southern Lebanon, and with Iranian-backed military forces in Syria. In addition, Iran has threatened to attack Israel and may be developing nuclear weapons. Some of these hostilities were accompanied by missiles being fired from the Gaza Strip against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants are located, and negatively affected business conditions in Israel. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of operations.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business conditions and could harm our results of operations.
Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial condition, or the expansion of our business. A campaign of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions has been undertaken against Israel, which could also adversely impact our business.
In addition, many Israeli citizens are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40 (or older, for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations) and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by such call-ups, which may include the call-up of members of our management. Such disruption could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
In the beginning of 2023, the newly formed government commenced a legislative process to effect changes in the Israeli legal system. Certain financial, legal, and commercial organizations and entities have claimed that such changes will weaken the Israeli legal system and, as a result, could lead to negative impact on the economic and financial conditions of the State of Israel. At this stage, where the proposed legislation has not become effective, and its scope is not fully determined, we cannot assess the possible impacts of these changes and their likelihood. Changes in the Israeli economy could make it more difficult for us to operate our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operation, and cash flow.
It may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce any judgments obtained against us or some of our directors or officers.
It may be difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce liabilities against any of our officers and directors who are based in Israel. It may not be possible for United States investors to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties of our directors and officers under federal securities laws. Moreover, we have been advised that Israel does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts with the United States. Further, it is unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United States and Israel would permit effective enforcement of criminal penalties of the federal securities laws. Even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that the Israeli law, and not U.S. law, is applicable to the claim. Further, if U.S. law is found to be applicable, certain content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process, and certain matters of procedure would still be governed by the Israeli law. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal and state securities laws against us or any of our non-U.S. directors or officers.
Exchange rate fluctuations between foreign currencies and the U.S. Dollar may negatively affect our earnings.
Our reporting and functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Our revenues are currently primarily payable in U.S. dollars and we expect our future revenues to be denominated primarily in U.S. dollars. However, some of our expenses are in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) and as a result, we are exposed to the currency fluctuation risks relating to the recording of our expenses in U.S. dollars. We may, in the future, decide to enter into currency hedging transactions. These measures, however, may not adequately protect us from material adverse effects.
Exchange rate movements have impacted and may continue to impact our consolidated revenues and operating results. It is particularly difficult to forecast exchange rate movements and unanticipated currency fluctuations have affected and could continue to affect our financial results and cause our results to differ from investor expectations or our own guidance in any future periods. Volatility in exchange rates and global financial markets is expected to continue due to political and economic uncertainty globally
Certain technology developed and used by us received Israeli government grants for certain research and development activities. The terms of those grants require us to satisfy specified conditions in addition to repayment of the grants upon certain events.
The research and development efforts that contributed to certain technology used by us was financed in part through grants from the IIA to Medigus, which was subsequently transferred to ScoutCam Ltd. (for more information about such agreements, refer to - “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE” below”). The terms of such grants require ScoutCam Ltd. to comply with the requirements of the Innovation Law. When a company develops know-how, technology or products using IIA grants, the terms of these grants and the Innovation Law restrict the transfer outside of Israel of such know-how, and the manufacturing or manufacturing rights of such products, technologies or know-how, without the prior approval of the IIA. Therefore, if aspects of our technologies are deemed to have been developed with IIA funding, the discretionary approval of an IIA committee would be required for any transfer to third parties outside of Israel of know-how or manufacturing or manufacturing rights related to those aspects of such technologies. We may not receive those approvals. Furthermore, the IIA may impose certain conditions on any arrangement under which it permits us to transfer technology or development out of Israel.
The transfer of IIA-supported technology or know-how or manufacturing or manufacturing rights related to aspects of such technologies outside of Israel may involve the payment of significant penalties and other amounts, depending upon the value of the transferred technology or know-how, the amount of IIA support, the time of completion of the IIA-supported research project and other factors. These restrictions and requirements for payment may impair our ability to sell our technology assets outside of Israel or to outsource or transfer development or manufacturing activities with respect to any product or technology outside of Israel. Furthermore, the consideration available to our shareholders in a transaction involving the transfer outside of Israel of technology or know-how developed with IIA funding (such as a merger or similar transaction) may be reduced by any amounts that we are required to pay to the IIA.
We may become subject to claims for remuneration or royalties for assigned service invention rights by our employees, which could result in litigation and adversely affect our business.
A significant portion of our intellectual property has been developed by our employees in the course of their employment for us. Under the Israeli Patent Law, 5727-1967, or the Patent Law, inventions conceived by an employee in the course and as a result of or arising from his or her employment with a company are regarded as “service inventions,” which belong to the employer, absent a specific agreement between the employee and employer giving the employee service invention rights. The Patent Law also provides that if there is no such agreement between an employer and an employee, the Israeli Compensation and Royalties Committee, or the Committee, a body constituted under the Patent Law, will determine whether the employee is entitled to remuneration for his inventions. Recent case law clarifies that the right to receive consideration for “service inventions” can be waived by the employee and that in certain circumstances, such waiver does not necessarily have to be explicit. The Committee will examine, on a case-by-case basis, the general contractual framework between the parties, using interpretation rules of the general Israeli contract laws. Further, the Committee has not yet determined one specific formula for calculating this remuneration (but rather uses the criteria specified in the Patent Law). Although we generally enter into assignment-of-invention agreements with our employees pursuant to which such individuals assign to us all rights to any inventions created in the scope of their employment or engagement with us, we may face claims demanding remuneration in consideration for assigned inventions. As a consequence of such claims, we could be required to pay additional remuneration or royalties to our current and/or former employees, or be forced to litigate such claims, which could negatively affect our business.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1b. unresolved staff comments
Not applicable.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. properties
We do not own property and currently lease our principal corporate office and corporate headquarters, which is also our registered office, and is located at Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3030, Omer, Israel 8496500. Our Omer facility, part of which we sublease to a third party, include approximately 1,356 square meters of office and laboratory space. In addition, we lease offices in Raman Gan, Israel and Haifa, Israel.
We believe our leased office is sufficient to meet our current needs.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
item 3. legal proceedings
Three of our European patents in our patent family related to Small Diameter Video Camera Heads and Medical Devices and Visualization Probes are currently in oppositional proceedings before the Opposition Division of the EP Patent Office. One U.S. patent of the same family is currently under reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. For additional information about these proceedings refer to - “PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY” above. Other than the above, we are not aware of any pending legal proceedings to which we are a party, or to which any director, officer or affiliate of our Company, or any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
item 4. mine safety disclosures.
Not applicable.
part II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
item 5. market for registrant’s common equity, related stockholder matters and issuer purchases
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “SCTC”. Trading in stocks quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may be unrelated to a company’s operations or business prospects. We cannot assure you that there will be a market in the future for our common stock.
OTCQB securities are not listed or traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTCQB securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and computer network connecting dealers in stocks. OTCQB issuers are traditionally smaller companies that do not meet the financial and other listing requirements of a regional or national stock exchange.
Holders
As of December 31, 2022, there were 35 stockholders of record of our common stock and 7,121,737 shares of our common stock outstanding. The number of stockholders of record does not include beneficial owners of our common stock, whose shares are held in “street name” in the names of various brokers, dealers, clearing agencies, banks, and other fiduciaries.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to increase our working capital and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Share Incentive Plan
We have adopted the 2020 Share Incentive Plan, or the 2020 Plan, under which we may grant equity-based incentive awards to attract, motivate, and retain the talent for which we compete.
Authorized Shares. The maximum number of ordinary shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan is equal to the sum of 1,824,717 shares, or such number as our board of directors may determine from time to time.
Administration. Our board of directors, or a duly authorized committee of our board of directors, will administer the 2020 Plan. Under the 2020 Plan, the administrator has the authority, subject to applicable law, to interpret the terms of the 2020 Plan and any award agreements or awards granted thereunder, designate recipients of awards, determine and amend the terms of awards, including the exercise price of an option award, the fair market value of an ordinary share, the time and vesting schedule applicable to an award or the method of payment for an award, accelerate or amend the vesting schedule applicable to an award, prescribe the forms of agreement for use under the 2020 Plan, and take all other actions and make all other determinations necessary for the administration of the 2020 Plan.
The administrator also has the authority to amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the 2020 Plan or terminate the 2020 Plan at any time before the date of expiration of its ten year term.
Eligibility. The 2020 Plan provides for granting awards under various tax regimes, including, without limitation, in compliance with Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961 (the “Ordinance”), and Section 3(i) of the Ordinance and for awards granted to our United States employees or service providers, including those who are deemed to be residents of the United States for tax purposes, Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and Section 409A of the Code.
Section 102 of the Ordinance allows employees, directors, and officers who are not controlling shareholders and are considered Israeli residents to receive favorable tax treatment for compensation in the form of shares or options. Our non-employee service providers and controlling shareholders may only be granted options under section 3(i) of the Ordinance, which does not provide for similar tax benefits.
Grant. All awards granted pursuant to the 2020 Plan will be evidenced by an award agreement, in a form approved, from time to time, by the administrator in its sole discretion. The award agreement will set forth the terms and conditions of the award, including the type of award, number of shares subject to such award, vesting schedule and conditions (including performance goals or measures), and the exercise price, if applicable. Certain awards under the 2020 Plan may constitute or provide for a deferral of compensation, subject to Section 409A of the Code, which may impose additional requirements on the terms and conditions of such awards.
Each award will expire seven years from the date of the grant thereof, unless such shorter term of expiration is otherwise designated by the administrator.
Awards. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), shares of common stock, restricted shares, restricted share units, and other share-based awards.
Options granted under the 2020 Plan to our employees who are U.S. residents may qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or may be non-qualified stock options. The exercise price of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the date of grant (or 110% in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant stockholders).
Exercise. An award under the 2020 Plan may be exercised by providing the company with a written or electronic notice of exercise and full payment of the exercise price for such shares underlying the award, if applicable, in such form and method as may be determined by the administrator and permitted by applicable law. An award may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. With regard to tax withholding, exercise price, and purchase price obligations arising in connection with awards under the 2020 Plan, the administrator may, in its discretion, accept cash, provide for net withholding of shares in a cashless exercise mechanism, or direct a securities broker to sell shares and deliver all or a part of the proceeds to the Company or the trustee.
Transferability. Other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or as otherwise provided under the 2020 Plan, neither the options nor any right in connection with such options are assignable or transferable.
Termination of Employment. For grantees who terminated their employment with the Company or any of its affiliates prior to July 5, 2022, all vested and exercisable awards held by such grantees as of the date of termination may be exercised within three months, unless otherwise determined by the administrator. For grantees who terminated their employment with the Company or any of its affiliates after July 5, 2022, all vested and exercisable awards held by such grantees as of the date of termination may be exercised within three years, unless otherwise determined by the administrator. After such three month or three year period, as applicable, all such unexercised awards will terminate, and the shares covered by such awards shall again be available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.
In the event of termination of a grantee’s employment or service with the company or any of its affiliates due to such grantee’s death, permanent disability, or retirement, all vested and exercisable awards held by such grantee as of the date of termination may be exercised by the grantee or the grantee’s legal guardian, estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the award by bequest or inheritance, as applicable, within twelve months after such date of termination, unless otherwise provided by the administrator. Any awards which are unvested as of the date of such termination or which are vested but not then exercised within the twelve month period following such date, will terminate and the shares covered by such awards shall again be available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if a grantee’s employment or services with the company or any of its affiliates is terminated for “cause” (as defined in the 2020 Plan), all outstanding awards held by such grantee (whether vested or unvested) will terminate on the date of such termination and the shares covered by such awards shall again be available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.
Transactions. In the event of a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, recapitalization, combination, or reclassification of our shares, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares effected without receipt of consideration by the company (but not including the conversion of any convertible securities of the company), the administrator in its sole discretion shall make an appropriate adjustment in the number of shares related to each outstanding award and to the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan, to the class and kind of shares subject to the 2020 Plan, as well as the exercise price per share of each outstanding award, as applicable, the terms and conditions concerning vesting and exercisability, and the term and duration of outstanding awards, or any other terms that the administrator adjusts in its discretion, or the type or class of security, asset, or right underlying the award (which need not be only that of the Company, and may be that of the surviving corporation or any affiliate thereof or such other entity party to any of the above transactions); provided that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share unless otherwise determined by the administrator. In the event of a distribution of a cash dividend to all shareholders, the administrator may determine, without the consent of any holder of an award, that the exercise price of an outstanding and unexercised award shall be reduced by an amount equal to the per share gross dividend amount distributed by the Company, subject to applicable law.
In the event of a merger or consolidation of our company, or a sale of all, or substantially all, of the Company’s shares or assets, or other transaction having a similar effect on the Company, or change in the composition of the board of directors, or liquidation or dissolution, or such other transaction or circumstances that the board of directors determines to be a relevant transaction, then without the consent of the grantee, the administrator may but is not required to (i) cause any outstanding award to be assumed or substituted by such successor corporation, or (ii) regardless of whether or not the successor corporation assumes or substitutes the award (a) provide the grantee with the option to exercise the award as to all or part of the shares, and may provide for an acceleration of vesting of unvested awards, or (b) cancel the award and pay in cash, shares of the company, the acquirer, or other corporation which is a party to such transaction, or other property as determined by the administrator as fair in the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the administrator may upon such event amend, modify, or terminate the terms of any award as it shall deem, in good faith, appropriate.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On March 27, 2023, the Company issued 3,294,117 units to certain investors in consideration of $14 million. Each such unit consisted of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $5.50 per share. Each warrant is exercisable for three years from the date of issuance. The shares of common stock and warrants were issued in a private placement pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, we did not purchase any of our equity securities.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
item 7. management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Forward-looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 22, 2013, under the name Intellisense Solutions Inc. We were initially engaged in the business of developing web portals to allow companies and individuals to engage in the purchase and sale of vegetarian food products over the Internet. However, were not able to execute our original business plan, develop significant operations, or achieve commercial sales.
On December 30, 2019, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding share capital of ScoutCam Ltd. Following this transaction, we integrated and fully adopted ScoutCam Ltd.’s business into our Company as our primary business activity. On December 31, 2019, we changed our name to ScoutCam Inc.
Through ScoutCam Ltd., we are a pioneer in the development, production, and marketing of innovative Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) technologies, providing visual sensing and AI-based video analytics solutions for critical systems in the aviation, maritime, industrial non-destructing-testing industries, transportation, and energy industries. Some of our products utilize our unique micro visualization technology in medical devices for complex and minimally invasive medical procedures. Our technology includes proven video technologies and products amalgamated into a first-of-its-kind, FDA-cleared minimally invasive surgical device. At the present time, we derive a substantial portion of our revenue from applications of our micro visualization technology within the medical field.
Our unique video-based sensors, embedded software, and AI algorithms are being deployed in hard-to-reach locations and harsh environments across a variety of PdM and CBM use cases. Our solution allows maintenance and operations teams visibility into areas which are inaccessible under normal circumstances, or where the operating ambience otherwise is not suitable for continuous real-time monitoring, and has various applications which have relevancy in a wide range of industry segments that utilize complicated mechanics requiring ongoing monitoring and predictive maintenance applications. Our current business model is a business-to-business (B2B) approach in which we seek to identify target businesses interested in integrating our micro visualization technology or commissioning individual projects using our technology.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K, we believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical for fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.
Development Services Revenue and Contract Liabilities
We determine at contract inception whether development services are distinct from the performance obligation to manufacture the product under development. Revenues from development services that we determine as distinct from our performance obligation to manufacture the product under development are recognized over the period of the applicable service contract. Revenues from development services that we determine as not distinct from our performance obligation to manufacture the product under development are deferred until commencement of manufacturing and are recognized over the manufacturing term. As a result, during the year 2021, we have deferred all service revenues billed by us and the respective service costs.
Stock-Based Compensation
We apply the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, or ASC 718, for stock-based awards granted to employees, directors, and other providers for their services. Determining the amount of stock-based compensation to be recorded requires us to develop estimates of the fair value of stock options as of their grant date. We estimate the fair value of each stock option grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Calculating the fair value of stock-based awards requires that we make subjective assumptions.
Pursuant to ASC 718, we measure stock-based awards granted to employees, members of the board of directors and other providers at fair value on the date of grant and recognize the corresponding stock-based compensation expense of those awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the stock price volatility and the expected option term. Our expected dividend rate is zero since we do not currently pay cash dividends and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. Each of the above factors requires us to use judgment and make estimates in determining the percentages and time periods used for the calculation. If we were to use different percentages or time periods, the fair value of option awards could be materially different. We recognize stock-based compensation cost for option awards on an accelerated basis over the employee’s requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures.
Volatility is derived from the historical volatility of publicly traded set of peer companies. The risk-free interest rates used in the Black-Scholes calculations are based on the prevailing U.S. Treasury yield as determined by the U.S. Federal Reserve. We have not paid dividends and does not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, no dividend yield was assumed for purposes of estimating the fair value of our stock-based compensation. The weighted average expected life of options was estimated individually in respect of each grant.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2022 and the Year Ended December 31, 2021
Overview
The Company’s primary business activities during 2022 were:
● During the second quarter of 2022, the Company completed the development of a product relating to a customer-specific project for a Fortune 500 multinational healthcare corporation, and moved from the development phase of the project to its production phase. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized development services revenues and related development costs that had been previously deferred. The amounts were recognized based on the expected manufacturing term of the product, which the Company estimates at seven years.
● enlarging focus on R&D activities in the domain of I4.0 (including PdM and CBM in sectors such as aerospace, maritime energy and other heavy machinery, engines and complicated mechanics which have a need for monitoring and predictive maintenance applications). The main effect of this activity was an increase in the number of employees to enable the Company to manage the anticipated increased workload and solution development.
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, together with the changes in those items in dollars and as a percentage:
% Change
Revenues 665,000 387,000 72 %
Cost of Revenues 1,631,000 1,108,000 47 %
Gross Loss (966,000 ) (721,000 ) 34 %
Research and development expenses 4,197,000 2,002,000 110 %
Sales and marketing expense 699,000 908,000 (23 )%
General and administrative expenses 3,577,000 5,481,000 (35 )%
Operating Loss (9,439,000 ) (9,112,000 ) 4 %
Revenues
As a result of the nature of our target market and the current stage of our development, a substantial portion of our revenue comes from a limited number of customers.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we generated revenues of $665,000, an increase of $278,000, or 72%, from 2021 revenues. The increase in revenues was primarily due to the completion of development of the product relating to our miniature camera solution with a Fortune 500 company and moving to production stage. Total revenues recorded from our miniature camera solution with the Fortune 500 company during 2022, amounted to approximately $538,000. We did not record any revenue from our miniature camera solution with the Fortune 500 company during 2021.
This increase in revenues was partly offset by the following:
- Total revenues recorded from A.M. Surgical during 2021 amounted to approximately $199,000. We did not record any revenue from A.M. Surgical during 2022.
- A decrease of $61,000 due to an overall decrease in sales of the Company’s component products to occasional customers.
Remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) represents contracted revenue that have not yet been recognized, which include deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. As of December 31, 2022, the total RPO amounted to $3.6 million, which we expect to recognize over the expected manufacturing term of the product under development.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022, were $1,631,000, an increase of $523,000, or 47%, compared to cost of revenues of $1,108,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to:
- An increase in payroll expenses due to additional employee recruitments (such as in the areas of procurement, production planning and control, engineering, and quality inspectors) to support the transition to serial production for the Fortune 500 customer.
- In the second quarter of 2022, the Company completed the development service stage of its miniature camera solution and moved to the production stage. As a result, the Company recognized expenses of $180,000 during the year ended December 31, 2022, based on the expected manufacturing term of the product.
Gross Loss
Gross loss for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $966,000, an increase of $245,000, or 34%, compared to a gross loss of $721,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increase in cost of revenues partially offset by an increase in revenue as described above.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development efforts are focused on new product development and on developing additional functionality for our new and existing products. These expenses primarily consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for personnel engaged in research and development functions, consulting, and professional fees related to research and development activities, prototype materials, facility costs, and other allocated expenses, which include expenses for rent and maintenance of our facility, utilities, depreciation, and other supplies. We expense research and development costs as incurred.
Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022, were $4,197,000, an increase of $2,195,000, or 110%, compared to $2,002,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in payroll expenses (including stock-based compensation) due to additional employee recruitments, materials and subcontractors, rent and maintenance expenses due to enlarging focus on R&D activities in the domain of I4.0.
We expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our products and service and recruit additional research and development employees to the I4.0 domain.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, consulting services, promotional materials, demonstration equipment, and certain allocated facilities infrastructure costs.
Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022, were $699,000, a decrease of $209,000, or 23%, compared to $908,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to reductions in sales and marketing costs in the medical field.
We expect that our selling and marketing expenses will increase as we increase our selling and marketing efforts in the I4.0 domain.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in executive, finance, and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include direct and allocated facility-related costs as well as professional fees for legal, patent, consulting, investor, public relations, accounting, auditing, tax services, and insurance costs.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022, were $3,577,000, a decrease of $1,904,000, or 35%, compared to $5,481,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The decrease was primarily due to:
- A decrease in IP expenses of $506,000.
- A decrease in stock-based compensation of $580,000.
- A decrease in professional services of $334,000, mainly due to expenses of $206,000 in expenses incurred in 2021 related to our efforts to uplist to Nasdaq.
- Cancellation of a provision of $129,000 related to additional taxes due following entrance into an agreement with the Israeli Tax Authority. In September 2021, the Company accrued an amount of approximately NIS 740,000 ($229,000) for additional taxes due following a VAT audit by the Israeli Tax Authority for the years 2019-2021. In July 2022, the Company reached an agreement with the Israeli Tax Authority, according to which the amount due in additional taxes was reduced to approximately NIS 340,000 ($100,000).
Operating loss
We incurred an operating loss of $9,439,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $327,000, or 4%, compared to operating loss of $9,112,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in operating loss was primarily due to increases in gross loss and expenses related to research and development, partially offset by decrease in general and administrative expenses and sales and marketing expenses.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Overview
The Company’s primary business activities during 2021 were:
● completion of R&D and transition to the serial production in connection with a customer-specific project for a Fortune 500 multinational healthcare corporation; and
● enlarging its focus on R&D activities in the domain of I4.0 (including PdM and CBM in sectors such as the aviation, energy and automotive). The main effect of this activity was an increase in the number of employees to enable the Company to manage the anticipated increased workload and solution development.
Other major activities were the following:
- Expanding marketing activities, including the recruitment of VP Business Development for Industry 4.0, and launching a multi-platform digital marketing campaign;
- Extensive activity in connection with the Company’s IP, including submissions of new patent applications as well as maintenance, defense, and commercialization efforts of existing patents;
- Increased operation expenses in order to improve the current Company’s R&D capabilities;
- Increase in research and development activities, including the development of new products and the improvement of existing technology, and the examination of additional applications for our visualization solutions, including in the domains of PdM and CBM, as well as additional industries outside of the medical, defense, and aerospace fields, including sectors such as automotive, industrial non-destructing-testing industries, automotive and energy; and
- Investment in capital expenses to provide the necessary facilities, IT, and lab tools for our newly recruited employees and to upgrade the Company’s production and quality control capabilities.
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, together with the changes in those items in dollars and as a percentage:
% Change
Revenues 387,000 491,000 (21 )%
Cost of Revenues 1,108,000 994,000 11 %
Gross Loss (721,000 ) (503,000 ) 43 %
Research and development expenses 2,002,000 725,000 176 %
Sales and marketing expense 908,000 443,000 105 %
General and administrative expenses 5,481,000 3,035,000 81 %
Operating Loss (9,112,000 ) (4,706,000 ) 94 %
Revenues
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we generated revenues of $387,000, a decrease of $104,000, or 21%, from 2020 revenues. The decrease in revenues was primarily due to sales of products to A.M. Surgical. Total sales to A.M. Surgical during year ended December 31, 2021 amounted to approximately $199,000, a decrease from approximately $383,000 in 2020. This decrease was partially offset by increase in the sales of our products to other customers.
Remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. As of December 31, 2021, the total RPO amounted to $3.2 million, which we expect to recognize over the expected manufacturing term of the product under development.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $1,108,000, an increase of $114,000, or 11%, compared to cost of revenues of $994,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in payroll expenses (including stock-based compensation) as a result of hiring additional employees as part of the transition to the production stage with respect to the contract with a Fortune 500 multinational healthcare corporation, partially offset by decrease in materials as a result of a decrease in revenues.
Gross Loss
Gross loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $721,000, an increase of $218,000, or 43%, compared to a gross loss of $503,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in revenues and an increase in cost of revenues as described above.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $2,002,000, an increase of $1,277,000, or 176%, compared to $725,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in payroll expenses (including stock-based compensation) due to additional employee recruitments, materials and subcontractors, and because we have recently begun examining additional applications for our micro ScoutCam™ portfolio outside of the medical, defense and aerospace fields, including in sectors such as automotive, industrial non-destructing-testing industries, automotive, and energy.
In addition, there was an increase in R&D payroll expenses in 2021 due to the fact that during 2020 a substantial part of the payroll expenses was capitalized to contract fulfillment asset and was not recognized as expenses in profit and loss.
We expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our products and service and recruit additional research and development employees to the I4.0 domain.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $908,000, an increase of $465,000, or 105%, compared to $443,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The increase was primarily due to expanding marketing activity, including the recruitment of a VP Business Development in Industry 4.0, hiring consultants and launching a multi-platform digital marketing campaign.
We expect that our selling and marketing expenses will increase as we continue to increase our selling and marketing efforts.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $5,481,000, an increase of $2,446,000, or 81%, compared to $3,035,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The increase was primarily due to:
● an increase of $675,000 in IP expenses due to maintenance, defense, and commercialization efforts of existing patents;
● the provision of $229,000 due to a VAT audit by the Israeli Tax Authority;
● an increase of $528,000 in stock-based compensation due to new option grants;
● expenses of approx. $206,000 related to our efforts to uplist to Nasdaq;
● an increase in in payroll expenses due to the hiring of additional employees, including a new CEO and controller, and a shift in the position of the CFO from part-time to full-time; and
● an increase in professional services expenses due to the hiring of a financial consultant, HR consultant, the appointment of new directors and additional hires.
Operating loss
We incurred an operating loss of $9,112,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $4,406,000, or 94%, compared to operating loss of $4,706,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in operating loss was primarily due to increases in expenses related to general and administrative, research and development, and sales and marketing, as described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $10.1 million and short-term deposits of $3 million compared to cash and cash equivalents of $8.6 million and short-term deposits of $11 million as of December 31, 2021. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, we incurred an accumulated deficit of $24.8 million compared to $15.3 million as of December 31, 2021.
Our primary sources of liquidity to date have been from fund raising and warrant exercises.
Additional Cash Requirements
We plan to continue to invest for long-term growth, and therefore we expect that our expenses will increase. We currently believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits will allow our to fund ours operating plan through at least the next 12 months. We expect our expenses will increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue the research and development and the scale up process of our I4.0 solutions. We expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution. Furthermore, we will continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. We may raise these funds through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our common stock. There is no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for investors to obtain a return on their investment in our common stock, or that we will be able to raise sufficient capital required to implement our business plan on acceptable terms, if at all. Even if we are successful in raising sufficient capital to implement our business plan, we will, most likely, continue to be unprofitable for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.
Cash Flows
Our primary uses of cash from operating activities have been for headcount-related expenditures, research and development costs, manufacturing costs, marketing and promotional expenses, professional services cost, and costs related to our facilities. Our cash flows from operating activities will continue to be affected due to the expected increase of spending on our business and our working capital requirements.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2022 and the Year Ended December 31, 2021
The following table sets forth the significant sources and uses of cash for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in dollars):
Cash used in Operating Activities (6,095,000 ) (5,886,000 )
Cash provided by (used in) Investing Activities 7,882,000 (11,595,000 )
Cash provided by Financing Activities - 22,559,000
Operating Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $6.1 million, consisting of net loss of $9.5 million, partially offset by a non-cash benefit of $2.1 million and a favorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.3 million. Our non-cash benefit consisted primarily of non-cash charges of $1.6 million for stock-based compensation. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash inflows from changes in contract liability of $1.2 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $5.9 million, consisting of net loss of $9 million, partially offset by a non-cash benefit of $2 million and a favorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.1 million. Our non-cash benefit consisted primarily of non-cash charges of $2 million for stock-based compensation. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash inflows from changes in contract liability of $1.6 million partially offset by cash outflows from changes in contract fulfillment assets of $0.5 million.
Investing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2022, cash provided by investing activities was $7.9 million, consisting mainly of withdrawal, net of short-term deposits.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in investing activities was $11.6 million, consisting of investment in short-term deposits of $11 million and purchases of property and equipment of $0.6 million.
Financing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash provided by financing activities was $22.6 million, consisting primarily of $19.1 million from cash proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants in a private placement and $3.5 million proceeds from exercise of outstanding warrants.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and the Year Ended December 31, 2020
The following table sets forth the significant sources and uses of cash for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in dollars):
Cash used in Operating Activities (5,886,000 ) (4,187,000 )
Cash used in Investing Activities (11,595,000 ) (276,000 )
Cash provided by Financing Activities 22,559,000 4,506,000
Operating Activities
Our primary uses of cash from operating activities have been for headcount-related expenditures, research and development costs, manufacturing costs, marketing and promotional expenses, professional services cost and costs related to our facilities. Our cash flows from operating activities will continue to be affected due to the expected increase of spending on our business and our working capital requirements.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $5.9 million, consisting of net loss of $9 million, partially offset by a non-cash benefit of $2 million and an favorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.1 million. Our non-cash benefit consisted primarily of non-cash charges of $2 million for stock-based compensation. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash inflows from changes in contract liability of $1.6 million partially offset by cash outflows from changes in contract fulfillment assets of $0.5 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, cash used in operating activities was $4.2 million, consisting of net loss of $4.7 million, non-cash charges of $1.1 million and a unfavorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $0.6 million. Our non-cash charges consisted primarily of stock-based compensation expense of $1.1 million. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash outflows from the changes in contract fulfillment assets of $1.1 million, accrued expenses and other of $0.4 million and other assets of $0.3 million, partially offset by cash inflows from changes in inventory of $0.7 million and change in contract liability of $0.3 million.
Investing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in investing activities was $11.6 million, consisting of investment in short-term deposits of $11 million and purchases of property and equipment of $0.6 million.
During the year ended December 31, 200, cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million, consisting of purchases of property and equipment.
Financing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash provided by financing activities was $22.6 million, consisting primarily of $19.1 million from cash proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants in a private placement and $3.5 million proceeds from exercise of outstanding warrants.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, cash provided by financing activities was $4.5 million, consisting primarily of $2.9 million from cash proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants and $1.8 million proceeds from exercise of warrants.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
item 7a. quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
item 8. financial statements and supplementary data
The information called for by Item 8 is included following the “Index to Financial Statements” on page of this Annual Report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
item 9a. controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting has been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 2013 framework, in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on that assessment under those criteria, management has determined that, as of December 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Attestation Independent Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2022 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9b. Other information
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and corporate governance
Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors and executive officers:
Name
Age
Position
Prof. Benad Goldwasser†
Chairman of the Board
Shmuel Donnerstein†
Director
Ronen Rosenbloom
Director
Lior Amit†
Director
Moshe (Mori) Arkin
Director
Inbal Kreiss†
Director
Zeev Vurembrand†
Director
Yehu Ofer*
Chief Executive Officer
Tanya Yosef*
Chief Financial Officer
Amir Govrin*
Chief Technology Officer
Katrin Dlugach*
VP of Research and Development
Jacob Avinu*
Senior VP of Product Portfolio
Arik Priel*
Chief SW Architect
* Executive Officer
† Independent Director
Directors
Prof. Benad Goldwasser has served as chairman of our board of directors since December 26, 2019, and has served as chairman of ScoutCam Ltd.’s board of directors since its inception. Prof. Goldwasser is a serial entrepreneur and retired urology medical doctor. In 2016, Prof. Goldwasser launched a venture capital fund partnered with SAIL, a Shanghai Government investment company. Prof. Goldwasser has served as a member of the board of directors of Innoventric Ltd. since 2017 and Inspira Technologies Ltd. since January 2021. From 2013-2016 Prof. Goldwasser served as an external director of BioCanCell Ltd. (TASE: BICL). Prof. Goldwasser was the co-founder of Vidamed Inc., Medinol Ltd., Rita Medical Inc., Optonol Ltd. and GI View Ltd. Prof. Goldwasser served as managing director of Biomedical Investments Ltd., an Israeli Venture Capital firm. During his medical career, he served as Chairman of Urology at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Professor of Surgery at Tel-Aviv University. Prof. Goldwasser holds an MD and MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
Shmuel Donnerstein has served on our board of directors since December 26, 2019. Mr. Donnerstein has been an entrepreneur for over 40 years and is an industry veteran. Mr. Donnerstein’s experience includes establishing businesses in multiple industries in Europe and Israel. Most notably, in 2008 he established Rav Bariach 08 Industries Ltd (TASE: BRIH) after buying the assets of its predecessor in receivership and led its turnaround to become a leading security door manufacturer worldwide. Mr. Donnerstein currently serves as the Executive Chairman and majority shareholder of Rav Bariach. In addition, Mr. Donnerstein is the Chairman of Rail Vision Ltd and, in 2014, received the Israeli Industry Award from Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry for his lifelong contribution to the Israeli Industrial sector.
Ronen Rosenbloom has served as a member of our board since December 26, 2019. Mr. Rosenbloom is an independent lawyer working out of a self-owned law firm specializing in white collar offences. Mr. Rosenbloom serves as chairman of the Israeli Money Laundering Prohibition committee and the Prohibition of Money Laundering Committee of the Tel Aviv District, both of the Israel Bar Association. Mr. Rosenbloom serves on the board of directors of Medigus Ltd. and Save Foods, Inc. Mr. Rosenbloom previously served as a police prosecutor in the Tel Aviv District. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Medigus Ltd. since August 2018. Mr. Rosenbloom holds an LLB from the Ono Academic College, an Israeli branch of University of Manchester.
Lior Amit has served on our board of directors since December 26, 2019. Since 2014, Mr. Amit has served as a financial consultant to multiple companies on matters related to, inter alia, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Amit currently serves as a member of the board of directors for multiple Israeli public and private companies, including in the role of an external or independent director. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Inspira Technologies Ltd. since June 2021. Mr. Amit holds both a BA in economics and accounting and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University. Mr. Amit is a certified public accountant in Israel.
Moshe (Mori) Arkin has served on our board of directors since February 15, 2021. Mr. Arkin is a leading life science and pharmaceutical entrepreneur and serves as the chairman of Arkin Holdings, which he founded in 2009. Mr. Arkin has served as chairman of the board of directors of Sol Gel Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLGL) since 2014 and sits on the board of directors of several private pharmaceutical and medical device companies, including Digma Medical, a company developing systems to treat insulin resistance present in type 2 diabetes and other metabolic syndrome diseases, and Valcare Medical, a company developing heart valve devices. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Arkin served as the head of generics at Perrigo Company, and from 2005 until 2011, as a member of its board of directors. Prior to joining Sol Gel Technologies Ltd., Mr. Arkin served as a director of cCAM Biotherapeutics Ltd., a company focused on the discovery and development of novel immunotherapies to treat cancer from 2012 until its acquisition in 2015 by Merck & Co., Inc. Mr. Arkin served as chairman of Agis Industries Ltd. from 1972 until its acquisition by Perrigo Company in 2005. Mr. Arkin holds a B.A. in psychology from the Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Inbal Kreiss has served on our board of directors since April 9, 2021. Ms. Kreiss is currently the Head of Innovation at the Systems, Missiles and Space Division of the Israeli Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) and Chairwoman of RAKIA, Israel’s 2nd Scientific and Technological Mission to the International Space Station. Since 2013, Ms. Kreiss has served as Deputy Director of the Space Division at IAI, leading the development, construction, launch and operation of observation and communication satellites for both Israeli and foreign users. Prior to that, Ms. Kreiss held various leadership positions within IAI, including chief engineer of Israel’s Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile defense system from 2000 to 2006, and project manager of the Arrow 3 exo-atmospheric interceptor from 2007 to 2013. Ms. Kreiss serves on the board of directors or Rail Vision Ltd. Ms. Kreiss holds a B.Sc in chemical engineering from the Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology, an Executive Masters in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University, and completed a visiting research fellowship at the Aeronautics & Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Zeev Vurembrand has served on our board of directors since May 13, 2021. Mr. Vurembrand is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Vurembrand Management & Innovation Ltd. and a member of the board of Bezeq the Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) since 2017. Mr. Vurembrand has also served as chairman of the board of Lageen Ltd. since 2019. From 2013 until 2019, Mr. Vurembrand was the Chief Executive Officer of Kupat Holim Meuhedet, Israel’s third largest health care organization. From 2008 until 2013, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Alon Holding Blue Square - Israel Ltd., and prior to that, from 2007 until 2008, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Investments and Finance Ltd. Earlier in his career, from 2002 until 2007, Mr. Vurembrand was the Chief Executive Officer of Clalit Health Services Group, Israel’s largest health care organization. Mr. Vurembrand has served on numerous boards of directors, including Africa Israel Resedence LTD. (TASE: AFRE) from 2014 until 2016, Discount Bank (TASE:DSCT) 2006 until 2007, U-Bank from 2005 until 2006, Blue Square Israel (TASE: BSI) from 2001 until 2006, and Dikla Medical Insurance Ltd. from 1995 until 2002. Mr. Vurembrand has also served on the board of trustees of Bar Ilan University since 2019. Mr. Vurembrand holds a B.Sc in industrial engineering and management from the Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology.
Executive Officers
Yehu Ofer has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 18, 2022. Mr. Ofer served as a colonel (now retired) in the IAF, commanding two operational squadrons before commanding “Wing 15”, the optic and electronic intelligence wing of the IAF. In his last position, Mr. Ofer served as Israel Defense Attaché to Italy, Greece, Serbia, and Croatia, where he oversaw the largest ever government-to-government transaction between Israel and Italy. Upon his retirement from the Israel Defense Forces in 2013, Mr. Ofer joined Elbit Systems Ltd. in its electro-optics unit as a technology development and program manager in airborne optic and laser solutions. Mr. Ofer also managed Elbit System’s aerospace division as VP of large-scale development programs and VP of the Brazil business unit. In his last position at Elbit Systems, Mr. Ofer served as VP of Global Business Development, Marketing and Sales, a position he held since 2020. Mr. Ofer holds an MBA from the University of Haifa, a Bachelor of Economics and Logistics (cum laude) from Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv, and a degree from the National Security College in Tel Aviv.
Tanya Yosef has served as our Chief Financial Officer since December 27, 2019. Ms. Yosef is a certified public accountant with many years of experience, and held various positions with Medigus Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDGS) since December of 2009, including most recently as chief financial officer and prior thereto as financial controller. During 2008-2009 Ms. Yosef worked in the audit department at Kesselman & Kesselman, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Ms. Yosef holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from the Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
Amir Govrin has served as our Chief Technology Officer since May 1, 2019. Prior to his position with ScoutCam, Mr. Govrin held various positions at Medigus Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDGS) beginning in 2003, including VP R&D, R&D manager and GERD project manager. Prior to his tenure at Medigus, Mr. Govrin was project manager at Aran R&D from 1997 until 2003, and an R&D engineer at Netafim Ltd. from 1992 until 1997. Mr. Govrin holds a B.Sc in mechanical engineering from Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Katrin Dlugach has served as our VP of Research and Development since July 1, 2019. Prior to her position with ScoutCam, Ms. Dlugach was a system engineer and project manager at Nanofabrica Ltd. from August 2018 to June 2019. Before that, Ms. Dlugach served in a number of roles, including chief of development and chief executive officer, at Nitinotes Ltd. from 2014 until 2018. Earlier in her career, Ms. Dlugach held a variety of R&D positions at Medigus Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDGS). Ms. Dlugach holds a B.Sc., M.Sc. and MBA from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
Jacob Avinu has served as our Senior VP of Product Portfolio since November 15, 2022. Mr. Avinu has more than 15 years of experience in development, operations, and leadership in a variety of industries, including aviation and aerospace. He joined ScoutCam from Elbit Systems, where since 2018 he led the advanced capabilities R&D group in helmet-mounted displays and sensors, a key segment within the company’s aerospace division. Before joining Elbit Systems, Mr. Avinu served for six years in the Israeli Air Force as a computer vision system engineer and commander of the electronic systems development group. Mr. Avinu holds a Master of Science degree from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel with a focus on electro-optical engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Ort Braude College of Engineering in Karmiel Israel. Mr. Avinu also studied practical engineering and electronics at the Israeli Air Force Academy.
Arik Priel has served as our Chief SW Architect since November 1, 2021. Mr. Priel has over 20 years of experience in leading multidisciplinary R&D and engineering teams in defining and navigating product development from concept to deployment, with a focus on cloud-based architectures and AI-based technologies. Prior to joining ScoutCam, Mr. Priel held several senior technology positions, most recently as CTO of Octopol from June 2019 to August 2021, where he combined state-of-the-art AI models together with cutting-edge software technology. Prior to Octopol, Mr. Priel served as Director of Technology at Green & Gold Analytics from March 2017 to June 2019, where he established partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Mr. Priel also previously served as VP R&D and established the Israeli Innovation Center of Landesk (currently named Ivanti). Mr. Priel earned both his BSc in Computer Science and Economics and MBA from Bar-Ilan University.
Staggered Board
Our board of directors is divided into three classes. Ronen Rosenbloom and Zeev Vurembrand are our Class I directors, with their terms of office to expire at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Lior Amit, Shmuel Donnerstein and Inbal Kreiss are our Class II directors, with their terms of office to expire at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Professor Benad Goldwasser and Moshe (Mori) Arkin are our Class III directors, with their terms of office to expire at our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
Our board of directors may consider a broad range of factors relating to the qualifications and background of nominees to serve as director, which may include various diversity factors. We have no formal policy regarding board diversity.
Our officers hold office until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal by our board of directors or until their successors have been selected. They serve at the pleasure of our board of directors.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between or among any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
c) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
d) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
e) being subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
f) being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Our common stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, our directors, officers and principal stockholders are not subject to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers, and employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions). We have made the code of business conduct and ethics available on our website at www.scoutcam.com. We will disclose promptly by posting such disclosure on our website any amendment to or waiver from the code of business conduct and ethics for our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, as required by law or SEC regulations. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report.
Board Committees
We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange, which generally require the creation of an audit committee, compensation committee or process, and nominations committee or process, and that each of these committees or processes be comprised of independent directors and tasked with performing certain responsibilities for the board of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have voluntarily created an audit committee and compensation committee with responsibilities consistent with those required under SEC and Nasdaq rules.
Audit Committee. The members of the audit committee are Ms. Kreiss, Mr. Amit, and Mr. Vurembrand, with Mr. Vurembrand as its designated chairperson. The audit committee is governed by a written charter approved by the board of directors and available on our website at www.scoutcam.com. The board of directors has determined that all current audit committee members are financially literate under the Nasdaq listing requirements and that Mr. Vurembrand qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC rules adopted pursuant to the Exchange Act. The Nasdaq listing requirements require that audit committees have at least three directors and that all directors be independent, as defined in the Nasdaq listing requirements and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. The Board has determined that Ms. Kreiss, Mr. Amit, and Mr. Vurembrand meet the independence criteria established in the Nasdaq listing requirements and the Exchange Act.
The audit committee assists the board of directors in its oversight of financial reporting practices and the quality and integrity of the financial reports of ScoutCam including compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and the performance of ScoutCam’s internal control function. The audit committee is responsible for the appointment of ScoutCam’s independent auditors. The audit committee oversees our internal controls and risk assessment and management policies and meets with our independent auditor and management regarding our internal controls and other matters. The audit committee is responsible for periodically reviewing ScoutCam’s code of business conduct and ethics and has established procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by ScoutCam regarding accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by ScoutCam employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. The audit committee is also responsible for approving or ratifying related person transactions pursuant to ScoutCam’s related person transaction approval policy contained in the audit committee charter.
Compensation Committee. The members of the compensation committee are Ms. Kreiss, Mr. Amit, and Mr. Vurembrand, with Ms. Kreiss as its designated chairperson., all of whom meet the independence criteria established by the Nasdaq listing requirements. The compensation committee is governed by a written charter approved by the board of directors and available on our website at www.scoutcam.com. The compensation committee is charged with the responsibility for setting executive compensation, reviewing certain compensation programs, administering our equity incentive plans, reviewing and discussing with management the compensation discussion and analysis required in proxy statements (if and when applicable), preparing a report on executive compensation required by SEC rules to be included in proxy statements (if and when applicable), and making other recommendations to the board of directors.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following sets forth information about the compensation paid to or accrued by the company’s principal executive officer and its two other most highly compensated persons serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2022. These executives are referred to as the “named executive officers.”
Name and Principal Position Year Base Salary (5) Bonus (6) Stock Awards (7) Option Awards (7) (8) All Other Compensation Total
$ in thousands
Yovav Sameah, $ 265 $ - $ 432 $ - $ 35 $ 732
Former Chief Executive Officer (1) $ 232 $ 50 $ - $ 1,284 $ 24 $ 1,590
Yehu Ofer,
Chief Executive Officer (2) $ 68 $ 21 $ - $ 774 $ 8 $ 871
Jacob Avinu,
Senior VP Product (3) $ 38 $ 14 $ - $ 258 $ 1 $ 311
Amir Govrin $ 194 $ - $ 108 $ - $ 23 $ 325
Chief Technology Officer (4) $ 184 $ - $ - $ 187 $ 22 $ 393
(1) Consists of Mr. Sameah’s s compensation earned in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of wholly-owned subsidiary, ScoutCam Ltd. Mr. Sameah did not earn any compensation in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of ScoutCam Inc. Mr. Sameah’s employment terminated on October 18, 2022.
(2) Consists of Mr. Ofer’s compensation earned in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of our wholly-owned subsidiary, ScoutCam Ltd. Mr. Ofer did not earn any compensation in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of ScoutCam Inc. Mr. Ofer’s employment commenced on October 18, 2022.
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Ofer as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ofer that provides for the terms and conditions of his employment as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides for a monthly base salary of NIS 70,000, subject to adjustments for inflation as announced from time to time in accordance with Israeli law. The agreement also provides that Mr. Ofer is entitled to receive an equity grant of options to purchase a total of 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at an exercise price of $4.50 per share, which shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 33.33% of the shares covered by Mr. Ofer’s options on the first anniversary of his service as CEO, and 8.33% of the shares covered by Mr. Ofer’s options at the end of each subsequent three-month period thereafter over the course of the subsequent two years. Furthermore, Mr. Ofer’s options will immediately vest upon the occurrence of the following (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) the sale of more than 50% of the common stock of the Company in a non-public sale, (iii) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or (iv) any merger, share exchange, consolidation or other reorganization or business combination if immediately after such transaction either (A) the persons who were directors of the Company immediately prior to such transaction do not constitute at least a majority of the directors of the surviving entity or (B) the persons who hold a majority of the voting capital stock of the surviving entity are not the persons who held a majority of the voting capital stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Ofer both (i) a signing bonus in the aggregate amount of NIS 70,000 and (ii) an annual bonus pursuant to certain pre-determined measurable objectives agreed to with Mr. Ofer and approved by the board of directors by January 31 with respect to each calendar year, with the Company agreeing to recommend to the board of directors a grant of restricted stock in lieu of Mr. Ofer’s bonus through such time the Company is profitable and subject to meeting applicable objectives. In accordance with the terms of Mr. Ofer’s employment agreement, he will also receive additional benefits customary for an executive officer of his experience and for companies of similar stature and standing to that of the Company.
(3) Consists of Mr. Avinu’s compensation earned in his capacity as the Senior VP Product of our wholly-owned subsidiary, ScoutCam Ltd. Mr. Avinu’s employment commenced on November 15, 2022.
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Avinu as the Company’s Senior VP Product, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Avinu that provides for the terms and conditions of his employment as the Company’s Senior VP Product. The agreement provides for a monthly salary of NIS 60,000. The agreement also provides that Mr. Avinu is entitled to receive an equity grant of options to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at an exercise price of $4.50 per share, which shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 33.33% of the shares covered by Mr. Avinu’s options on the first anniversary of his service as SVP Product, and 8.33% of the shares covered by Mr. Avinu’s options at the end of each subsequent three-month period thereafter over the course of the subsequent two years. Additionally, the agreement provides to Mr. Avinu: (i) a signing bonus in the aggregate amount of NIS 50,000 (ii) a performance bonus in the aggregate amount of NIS 120,000 pursuant to certain objectives and (iii) the Company will consider, at to its sole discretion, after the first and second years following his employment, granting Mr. Avinu additional options / RSUs pursuant to certain objectives, subject to the approval of such grant by the CEO and board of directors of the Company. In accordance with the terms of Mr. Avinu’s employment agreement, he will also receive additional benefits customary for an executive officer of his experience and for companies of similar stature and standing to that of the Company.
(4) Consists of Mr. Govrin’s compensation earned in his capacity as the Chief Technology Officer of our wholly-owned subsidiary, ScoutCam Ltd. Mr. Govrin did not earn any compensation in his capacity as the Chief Technology Officer of ScoutCam Inc.
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Govrin as the Company’s Senior VP Product in May 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Govrin that provides for a monthly base salary of NIS 37,000. In accordance with the terms of Mr. Govrin’s employment agreement, he will also receive additional benefits customary for an executive officer of his experience and for companies of similar stature and standing to that of the Company. Effective April 1, 2022, Mr. Govrin received an increase in his monthly base salary to NIS 41,000.
(5) Base salaries are intended to provide a level of compensation sufficient to attract and retain an effective management team, when considered in combination with the other components of our executive compensation program. The relative levels of base salary for our named executive officers are designed to reflect each named executive officer’s scope of responsibility and accountability. Base salary amounts include management insurance (which includes pension, disability insurance and severance pay) and payments towards such employee’s education fund, and Israeli social security. Each named executive officer also receives gross-up payments for the taxes on these benefits. The amounts included here are the U.S. dollar equivalent from NIS. The conversion rate used was the average of the 2021 and 2022 rates between the U.S. dollar and NIS, as published by the Bank of Israel.
(6) Represents a signing bonus.
(7) The amount shown in the “Option Awards” and “Stock Awards” columns represents the aggregate grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with ASC 718, not the actual amounts paid to or realized by the Named Executive Officer during 2022 and 2021. The ASC 718 fair value amount as of the grant date for stock options generally is spread over the number of months of service required for the grant to vest..
(8) The fair value of each stock option award is estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Additional information regarding the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of all stock option awards is included in Note 9b-c to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Employment Agreements
We, and through our Israeli subsidiary, have entered into written employment agreements with each of our executive officers. All of these agreements contain customary provisions regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information, and assignment of inventions. However, the enforceability of the noncompetition provisions may be limited under applicable law. In addition, we have entered into agreements with each executive officer and director pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each of them to the fullest extent permitted by law to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance.
Equity-based compensation
Outstanding Equity Awards
The following table provides information regarding equity awards for each of our named executive officers, as that term is defined in Item 402(m)(2) of Regulation S-K as of our fiscal year end of December 31, 2022.
Options Award Restricted Stock Awards
Name and Position No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable Option
Exercise Price ($) Vesting
Schedule Option
Expiration Date Number of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#) Market Value of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)(1)
Yovav Sameah, 100,487 - 3.60 (3 ) October 18, 2025 - -
Former Chief Executive Officer
Yehu Ofer,
- -
Chief Executive Officer - 300,000 4.50 (3 ) November 14, 2029
Jacob Avinu,
- -
Senior VP Product Portfolio - 100,000 4.50 (3 ) November 14, 2029
Amir Govrin 55,516 3,702 2.61 (2 ) February 12, 2027 15,000 75,000
Chief Technology Officer 13,055 13,057 4.50 (3 ) May 13, 2028
(1) Based on the fair market value of our Common Stock on December 31, 2022 ($5.00 per share).
(2) 25% of the options granted will vest on the first anniversary date of the option grant, and 6.25% of the options will vest at the end of each subsequent three-month period thereafter over the course of the following three (3) years. Pursuant to an acceleration mechanism, any outstanding and unvested options shall immediately accelerate and vest upon the occurrence of certain events, including, inter alia, a merger or sale of all assets of the Company.
(3) 33.33% of the options granted will vest on the first anniversary date of the option grant, and 8.33% of the options will vest at the end of each subsequent three-month period thereafter over the course of the following two (2) years. Pursuant to an acceleration mechanism, any outstanding and unvested options shall immediately accelerate and vest upon the occurrence of certain events, including, inter alia, a merger or sale of all assets of the Company.
Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
We do not have any arrangements or plans that provide for the payment of retirement or similar benefits to our directors or executive officers.
Resignation, Retirement, Other Termination, or Change in Control Arrangements
We have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments to our directors or executive officers at, following, or in connection with the resignation, retirement or other termination of our directors or executive officers, or a change in control of our Company or a change in our directors’ or executive officers’ responsibilities following a change in control.
Director Compensation
The following table sets out the compensation paid to directors for services rendered during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Name Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash Stock Awards (*) Option Awards (*) All Other
Compensation Total
$ in thousands
Prof. Benad Goldwasser $ 120 $ - $ 189 $ - $ 309
Shmuel Donnerstein $ 16 $ - $ - $ - $ 16
Ronen Rosenbloom $ 16 $ - $ - $ - $ 16
Lior Amit $ 26 $ - $ - $ - $ 26
Moshe (Mori) Arkin $ 16 $ - $ - $ - $ 16
Inbal Kreiss $ 26 $ - $ - $ - $ 26
Zeev Vurembrand $ 26 $ - $ - $ - $ 26
(*) The amount shown in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns represents the aggregate grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with ASC 718, not the actual amounts paid to or realized by the directors during fiscal 2021. The fair value of each stock option award is estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Additional information regarding the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of all stock option awards is included in Note 9b-c Consolidated Financial Statements.
On March 15, 2020, our board of directors approved a quarterly fee of $4,000 payable to each of our currently serving directors, excluding Professor Benad Goldwasser. On each of April, 9, 2021 and August 12, 2021, our board of directors approved the same terms for directors appointed subsequent to March 15, 2020. On May 15, 2022, the board of directors approved a quarterly fee in the amount of $2,000 payable to a director for each committee on which such director serves, if any, with such fee in addition to any other fees to which such director is entitled as a member of the board of directors or any other committee.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder matters
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The table below provides information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 28, 2023, of (i) each of our current directors, (ii) each of the Named Executive Officers, (iii) all of our current directors and officers as a group, and (iv) each person or entity known to us who owns more than 5% of our common stock.
The percentage of common stock beneficially owned is based on 10,432,518 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2023. The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned by a person or entity also include shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023. However, these shares are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of shares beneficially owned of any other person or entity.
Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o ScoutCam Inc., Suite 7A and 3B, Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3030, Omer, Israel 8496500.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership(1)
Percent of Class
Prof. Benad Goldwasser(2)
430,633
3.98 %
Shmuel Donnerstein(3)
120,654
1.15 %
Ronen Rosenbloom(4)
19,728
*
Lior Amit(5)
33,082
*
Inbal Kreiss(6)
10,683
*
Moshe (Mori) Arkin(7)
5,854,754
44.96 %
Zeev Vurembrand(8)
9,347
*
Yehu Ofer
-
-
Tanya Yosef(9)
41,460
*
Amir Govrin(10)
82,874
*
Katrin Dlugach(11)
51,414
*
Jacob Avinu
-
-
Arik Priel(12)
19,999
*
Directors and officers as a group (13 individuals)
6,674,628
48.61 %
Medigus Ltd.
1,924,575
18.45 %
The More Group (13)
1,000,355
9.16 %
The Phoenix Holdings (14)
3,240,378
26.89 %
The Meitav Dash Group (15)
910,136
8.36 %
* Less than 1%.
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners named in the table have, to our knowledge, direct ownership of and sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.
(2) Includes options to purchase 386,692 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(3) Includes options to purchase 51,717 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(4) Includes options to purchase 19,728 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(5) Includes options to purchase 33,082 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(6) Includes options to purchase 10,683 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(7) Securities included herein are held directly by Mr. Moshe Arkin, Mr. Arkin through his individual retirement account, or by M. Arkin (1999) Ltd, a company wholly-owned by Mr. Arkin. These securities include warrants to purchase 2,575,164 shares of common stock and options to purchase 15,721 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(8) Includes options to purchase 9,347 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(9) Includes options to purchase 41,460 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(10) Includes options to purchase 82,874 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(11) Includes options to purchase 51,414 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(12) Includes options to purchase 19,999 shares of common stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(13) Based on information provided to or available to the Company, consists of warrants to purchase 485,343 shares of common stock. The business address of the More Group is BSR Tower 1, 2 Ben Gurion Street, Ramat Gan, Israel.
(14) Based on information provided to or available to the Company and on the Schedule 13G/A filed by The Phoenix Holdings with the SEC on February 14, 2023, which provides that the securities are beneficially owned by various direct or indirect, majority or wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (the “Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiaries manage their own funds and/or the funds of others, including for holders of exchange-traded notes or various insurance policies, members of pension or provident funds, unit holders of mutual funds, and portfolio management clients. Each of the Subsidiaries operates under independent management and makes its own independent voting and investment decisions. These securities include 1,620,189 warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023. The business address of the Phoenix Holdings Ltd. is Derech Hashalom 53, Givataim 53454, Israel.
(15) Based on information provided to or available to the Company, consists of warrants to purchase 455,068 shares of common stock.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence
Related Party Transactions
On April 20, 2020, Medigus and ScoutCam Ltd. entered into an Intercompany Services Agreement, which amended and restated the intercompany services agreement executed between the parties on May 30, 2019. The agreement has an initial term of one year, and renews automatically for additional one-year periods, unless either party provides 60 (sixty) days written notice of non-renewal. Either Medigus or ScoutCam Ltd. may terminate the agreement for convenience upon providing 60 days prior written notice. The services to be provided by ScoutCam Ltd. include the provision of office space, utilities, car services, insurance, and chief financial officer services. In consideration for the foregoing services, ScoutCam Ltd. is entitled to arm’s length service fees based on the most recent transfer pricing analysis as performed by an external expert, which may be adjusted from time to time. On March 22, 2022, ScoutCam Ltd. provided prior written notice to Medigus of termination of the Intercompany Services Agreement effective May 21, 2022.
On May 18, 2020, we entered into and consummated a securities purchase agreement with M. Arkin (1999) Ltd. (“Arkin Ltd.”), a company wholly-owned by Moshe Arkin, a major shareholder of our Company and member of our board of directors, in connection with the sale and issuance of 229,569 units (“Arkin Units”), at a purchase price of $8.712 per Arkin Unit, and for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000 (the “Arkin Transaction”). Each Arkin Unit consists of: (i) two shares of common stock and (ii) (a) one warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $5.355 (“Warrant A”) and (b) two warrants, each to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $8.037 (“Warrant B”, and together with Warrant A, the “Arkin Warrants”). The shares of common stock and Arkin Warrants were issued to Arkin Ltd. pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Also on May 18, 2020, and in connection with the Arkin Transaction, we, Medigus and Arkin Ltd. entered into a Voting Agreement, pursuant to which Arkin Ltd. and Medigus each agreed to vote their respective shares of common stock in favor of the election of the opposite party’s designated representative(s), as applicable, to our board of directors. Each of Arkin Ltd.’s and Medigus’ rights under the Voting Agreement are contingent upon, inter alia, such party maintaining certain beneficial ownership thresholds in our company.
Also on May 18, 2020, in connection with the Arkin Transaction, we, Medigus and Arkin, entered into the Letter Agreement, whereby, provided that we obtain certain regulatory approvals described therein, we and Medigus agreed to amend certain terms of the Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement and the License Agreement, thereby transferring outright certain patent assets from Medigus to us; provided, however, that in the event that we neglect the foregoing patent assets, we must transfer back ownership of the patent assets to Medigus for no additional consideration and absent any additional contingencies. On July 27, 2020, Medigus and ScoutCam Ltd. entered into each of the Addendum No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, or the Addendum, and the Patent License Agreement Termination, in order to reflect and effect the amendments agreed upon in the Letter Agreement.
Beginning on January 1, 2021 and as of the date hereof, our board of directors authorized the allotment of options to purchase 128,334 shares of common stock to Prof. Benad Goldwasser and an aggregate of 901,842 options and RSUs to purchase shares of common stock to additional directors and certain officers of our company.
On March 29, 2021, we issued to certain investors, including M. Arkin (1999) Ltd., 2,469,156 units in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million. Each such unit consists of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $10.35 per share. Each such warrant is exercisable until the close of business on March 31, 2026. Pursuant to the terms of the foregoing warrants, following April 1, 2024, if the closing price of our the common stock equal or exceeds 135% of the aforementioned exercise price (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions after the issue date of the warrants) for any thirty (30) consecutive trading days, we may force the exercise of the warrants, in whole or in part, by delivering to these investors a notice of forced exercise. The shares of common stock and the warrants were issued to such investors pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities issued in connection with the foregoing investment were registered by us for resale under a registration statement on Form S-1 declared effective on May 10, 2021.
On March 16, 2023, we entered into and consummated securities purchase agreements with (i) Moshe Arkin through his individual retirement account and (ii) The Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd. (“Phoenix Insurance”) and Shotfut Menayot Israel - Phoenix Amitim (“Phoenix Amitim”), in connection with the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 3,294,117 units, at a purchase price of $4.25 per unit, and for an aggregate purchase price of $14,000,000. Each unit consists of: (i) one share of common stock and (ii) one warrant to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $5.50. As with Mr. Arkin, Phoenix Insurance and Phoenix Amitim are existing shareholders of the Company. The shares of common stock and warrants were issued pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
The audit committee is responsible for approving or ratifying related person transactions pursuant to ScoutCam’s related person transaction approval policy contained in the audit committee charter. In reviewing and approving any such related person transactions, the audit committee shall consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in an arm’s length transaction and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. The audit committee shall have the authority to establish guidelines for related person transactions and intercompany arrangements where it deems it to be appropriate.
Director Independence
Our board of directors has determined that Professor Benad Goldwasser, Mr. Shmuel Donnerstein, Ms. Inbal Kreiss, Mr. Lior Amit and Mr. Zeev Vurembrand do not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent”. We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange, which generally stipulate certain requirements that a majority of a company’s board of directors be classified as “independent”. As a result, we are not at this time required to have our board of directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we have voluntarily adopted the definition of “independent” as defined under Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2), and believe Professor Goldwasser, Mr. Donnerstein, Ms. Kreiss, Mr. Amit and Mr. Vurembrand qualify accordingly.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal accounting fees and services
Audit and Accounting Fees
The following table sets forth the fees billed to our Company for professional services rendered by Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a firm in the Deloitte global network, and Kesselman & Kesselman, a member of PricwaterhouseCoopers International Limited, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022:
Services Year Ended
December 31, 2022 Year Ended
December 31, 2021
$ in thousands
Audit fees(1) $ 85 (3) $ 240 (4)
Tax fees(2)
Total fees $ 106 $ 256
(1) Audit fees consist of audit and review services, consents and review of documents filed with the SEC.
(2) Tax fees consist of services related to representing the Company before the Israel Tax Authority in a VAT assessment.
(3) Audit Fees in 2022 were for services rendered by Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a firm in the Deloitte global network.
(4) Audit Fees in 2021 consist of $123,000 in connection with the services rendered by Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a firm in the Deloitte global network, and $117,000in connection with the services rendered by Kesselman & Kesselman, a member of PricwaterhouseCoopers International Limited.
Audit Committee Administration of Engagement
The audit committee maintains a pre-approval policy that provides guidelines for the audit, audit-related, tax, and other permissible non-audit services that may be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm (the independent auditors) in order to ensure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. Under this policy, the audit committee annually pre-approves the audit fee and terms of the engagement, as set forth in the engagement letter, along with a specified list of audit-related and tax services. If any service to be provided by the independent auditors has not received pre-approval during this annual process, it will require specific pre-approval by the audit committee.
Part IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. exhibits AND financial statement schedules
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
3.1.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 12, 2021)
3.2.1*
Amended and Restated Bylaws
4.1*
Description of the Registrant’s Securities
10.1
Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Medigus Ltd., dated December 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2019)
10.2+
Consulting Agreement by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Prof. Benad Goldwasser, dated July 31, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2019)
10.3*
2020 Share Incentive Plan
10.4*
Form of Notice of Option Grant and Option Agreement
10.5*
Form of Notice of RSU Grant and RSU Agreement
10.6+
Employment Agreement, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Amir Govrin, dated May 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to our Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2020)
10.7+
Employment Agreement, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Tanya Yosef, dated January 14, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021)
10.8+
Employment Agreement, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Katrin Dlugach, dated July 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021)
10.9
Voting Agreement, dated May 18, 2020, by and among ScoutCam Inc. Medigus Ltd. and M. Arkin (1999) Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2020)
10.10**
Addendum No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, dated July 27, 2020, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Medigus Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October 19, 2021)
10.11
Purchase Order Form, between ScoutCam Inc. and the Investors in the March 2021 Private Placement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 4, 2021)
10.12
Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2021)
10.13+
Employment Agreement, dated October 26 , 2021, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Arik Priel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022)
10.14+
Employment Agreement, dated July 13, 2022, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Yehu Ofer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2022)
10.15+*
Employment Agreement dated September 20, 2022, by and between ScoutCam Ltd. and Jacob Avinu.
10.24
Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023)
10.25
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2023 by and between ScoutCam Inc. and the Investors defined therein . (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023)
10.26
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 2023 by and between ScoutCam Inc. and the Investors defined therein. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023)
10.27
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2023, among ScoutCam Inc. and the Investor defined therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023)
10.28
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2023, among ScoutCam Inc. and the Investor defined therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023)
21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 31, 2019)
31.1*
Section 302 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
32.1*
Section 906 Certification under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* Filed herewith
** Certain confidential information contained in this exhibit, marked by brackets, was omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed. “[***]” indicates where the information has been omitted from this exhibit
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set out therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.