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Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]  
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows: 
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Research and development $ 384,041  $ 176,261  $ 1,156,317  $ 354,347 
General and administrative 971,558  473,905  3,959,156  1,139,241 
Sales and marketing 91,932  57,168  233,955  134,819 
Total stock-based compensation, continuing operations 1,447,531  707,334  5,349,428  1,628,407 
Total stock-based compensation, discontinued operations —  111,459  —  313,789 
Total stock-based compensation $ 1,447,531  $ 818,793  $ 5,349,428  $ 1,942,196 
Summary of option activity A summary of option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:
  Options Outstanding
  Number of shares Weighted average exercise price per share Weighted average grant date fair value per share Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)
Balance at December 31, 2019 4,180,606  $ 4.80  $ 2.67  7.9
Granted 5,630,953  $ 3.44  $ 2.19 
Exercised (50,239) $ 1.84  $ 1.22 
Forfeited (629,300) $ 3.26  $ 1.95 
Expired (583,758) $ 5.42  $ 3.02 
Balance at September 30, 2020 8,548,262  $ 3.99  $ 2.39  7.9
Exercisable at September 30, 2020 2,729,880  $ 4.45  $ 2.49  4.9
The Company has granted options that contain market-based vesting conditions. The following table summarizes the Company's market-based option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
  Options Outstanding
  Number of shares Weighted average exercise price per share Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years) Aggregate intrinsic value (1)
Balance at December 31, 2019 300,000  $ 4.98  9.4
Granted 1,000,000  $ 3.29  9.7
Forfeited (300,000)
Balance at September 30, 2020 1,000,000  $ 3.29  9.7
Exercisable at September 30, 2020 500,000  $ — 
(1) The aggregate intrinsic value in the above table represents the total pre-tax amount that a participant would receive if the option had been exercised on the last day of the respective fiscal period. Options with a market value less than its exercise value are not included in the intrinsic value amount.
Schedule of fair value assumptions for options
The following table shows the assumptions used to compute stock-based compensation expense for stock options with service-based vesting conditions granted to employees and members of the board of directors under the Black-Scholes valuation model for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Service-based options  
Expected dividend yield   —%
Expected volatility  
69.9% - 79.0%
Expected life (in years)  
1.75 - 6.25
Risk-free interest rate  
0.19% - 1.48%
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity The following table summarizes the Company's RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
  RSUs Outstanding
  Number of shares Weighted average grant date fair value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2019 267,500  $ 4.92 
Vested (111,667) $ 4.93 
Unvested RSUs at September 30, 2020 155,833  $ 4.91