At December 31, 2024 and 2023, property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   Useful Life  December 31, 2024   December 31, 2023 
Laboratory equipment  5 Years  $
-
   $100,548 
Office equipment and furniture  3 – 10 Years   54,499    54,797 
       54,499    155,345 
Less: accumulated depreciation      (41,587)   (117,262)
      $12,912   $38,083 

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.