Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and intangible assets

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Goodwill and intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2 - Goodwill and intangible assets


Goodwill


The Company’s net carrying amount of goodwill is in the Clinical Labs segment and is $7,452 as of July 31, 2017 and 2016.


Intangible assets


The Company’s change in the net carrying amount of intangible assets, all in the Life Sciences segment is as follows:


    Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  
July 31, 2015   $ 27,838     $ (21,683 )   $ 6,155  
Amortization expense           (1,677 )     (1,677 )
Foreign currency translation     (188 )     132       (56 )
July 31, 2016   $ 27,650     $ (23,228 )   $ 4,422  
Amortization expense           (1,520 )     (1,520 )
Foreign currency translation     (214 )     207       (7 )
July 31, 2017   $ 27,436     $ (24,541 )   $ 2,895  

Intangible assets, all finite-lived, consist of the following:


      July 31, 2017     July 31, 2016  
    Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net     Gross     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net    
Patents   $ 11,027     $ (10,951)     $ 76     $ 11,027     $ (10,905)     $ 122    
Customer relationships     11,881       (9,083)       2,798       12,122       (8,331)       3,791    
Website and acquired content     1,011       (1,011)             1,011       (1,011)          
Licensed technology and other     484       (463)       21       485       (437)       48    
Trademarks     3,033       (3,033)             3,005       (2,544)       461    
Total   $ 27,436     $ (24,541)     $ 2,895     $ 27,650     $ (23,228)     $ 4,422    

At July 31, 2017 information with respect to the intangibles acquired is as follows:


      Useful life
assigned
    Weighted average
remaining useful life
 
Customer relationships     8-15 years     3 years  
Trademarks     5 years      
Other intangibles     10 years     2 years  

At July 31, 2017, the weighted average remaining useful life of intangible assets was approximately two years.


Estimated amortization expense related to these finite-lived intangible assets for the five succeeding fiscal years ending July 31 is as follows:


2018   $ 980  
2019 829  
2020 501  
2021 266  
2022 229  

Amortization expense for the years ended July 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $1,520, $1,677, and $1,770, respectively.