Research and Development Expenses
We incurred $523,432 of research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $1,309,157 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $785,725. The decrease is attributable to (i) decreased expenditures in EYME amounting to approximately $217,459, associated primarily with a lower number of research and development employees in the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, (ii) a decrease in employee stock based compensation of $258,053, and (iii) in 2022, the President of Production and Development’s time was split and allocated with $300,811 being included in research and development expenses, but no allocation was made for research and development in 2023 due to change in presidents job responsibilities.
We incurred $1,023,641 of research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $1,902,264 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $878,623. The decrease is attributable to (i) decreased expenditures in EYME amounting to approximately $251,862, associated primarily with a lower number of research and development employees in the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, (ii) a decrease in employee stock based compensation of $316,547, and (iii) in 2022, the President of Production and Development’s time was split and allocated with $300,811 being included in research and development expenses, but no allocation was made for research and development in 2023 due to change in presidents job responsibilities. .
General and Administrative Expenses
We incurred $5,725,071 of general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $2,319,977 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $3,405,094. The reason for the increase is due to (i) general and administrative expenses generated by Maestro amounting to $2,638,099 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on November 1, 2022), (ii) an increase in legal and professional fees expenses of $140,482 due to exploration of equity possibilities and additional audit services, and (iii) an increase in Marpai Administrators’ employee cost of approximately $550,000 severance and expanded leadership.
We incurred $10,951,490 of general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $5,222,109 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $5,729,381. The reason for the increase is due to (i) general and administrative expenses generated by Maestro amounting to $4,589,304 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on November 1, 2022), (ii) an increase in legal and professional fees expenses of $256,566 due to exploration of equity possibilities and additional audit services, and (iii) an increase in Marpai Administrators’ employee cost of approximately $1,100,000 severance and expanded leadership.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
We incurred $1,473,311 of sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $2,216,788 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $743,477. This decrease was primarily due to (i) reduction in outside marketing cost of $458,207, (ii) decreased expenditures amounting to approximately $190,000, associated with a lower number of sales and marketing employees, (iii) a decrease in employee stock based compensation of $346,743, all partially offset by sales and marketing expenses generated by Maestro amounting to $329,805 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on November 1, 2022).
We incurred $3,652,428 of sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $3,775,904 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $123,476. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in outside marketing cost of $1,044,329, partially offset by sales and marketing expenses generated by Maestro amounting to $968,563 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on November 1, 2022).
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