DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL
MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
This
Development and Clinical Manufacturing Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made as of April 18th, 2005, (the
“Effective Date”) between Advancis Pharmaceutical
Corporation existing under the laws of United States of America and
having an address at 20425 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown,
Maryland 20876 (“Advancis”) and Clonmel Healthcare
Limited existing under the laws of Ireland and having an address at
Waterford Road, Clonmel Co, Tipperary, Ireland
(“Clonmel”), each a “Party” and
collectively, the “Parties.”
A. Clonmel
operates a multi-client manufacturing facility located at Waterford
Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Clonmel, Ireland (the
“Facility”).
B. Advancis
desires to have Clonmel manufacture certain products for certain
clinical trials, site specific stability batches, scale-up, process
development and validation batches and Clonmel desires to
manufacture such products.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, Clonmel and Advancis,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
When used in
this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meanings as
defined below and throughout the Agreement. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, the singular shall include the plural and the
plural shall include the singular.
1.1
“Advancis Approved Suppliers” means those suppliers
approved by Advancis and as listed in Schedule 4 and as
modified from time to time by mutual written agreement of the
Parties.
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1.2
“Advancis Intellectual Property Rights” means
Intellectual Property Rights made, conceived, developed or reduced
to practice during the Term by (a) Advancis or its employees
or agents; or (b) by Clonmel or its employees or agents; or
(c) jointly by Advancis and Clonmel or their employees or
agents; and that relate to Product and/or the manufacture or use
thereof and/or Confidential Information of Advancis.
1.3
“Affiliate” means any person, corporation, company,
partnership, joint venture and / or entity which, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with a party.
1.4
“Applicable Law(s)” means the laws, rules, and
regulations, including any statutes, rules, regulations, or other
requirements, that may be in effect from time to time and that
apply to the development, manufacture, registration, and marketing
of Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and
Validation Batches in the United States and the European Union and
its member states, including any such statutes, rules, regulations,
or other requirements of the FDA and the EMEA and/or to the
manufacture of Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches
and Validation Batches at the Facility.
1.5
“Approved Master Production Record” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1(c).
1.6
“Batch” means a specific quantity of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation Batches
that is intended to have uniform character and quality, within
specified limits, and is produced according to a single
manufacturing order during the same cycle of
manufacture.
1.7
“Batch Record” means the production record pertaining
to a Batch.
1.8
“cGMP” means the current Good Manufacturing Practices
as contained in 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211 and related regulations as
amended from time to time.
1.9
“Clinical Materials” means Product for administration
to patients in clinical trials.
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1.10
“Clonmel Intellectual Property Rights” means any
Intellectual Property Rights made, conceived, developed or reduced
to practice by Clonmel or its employees or agents on, before or
after the Effective Date; and excluding any Advancis Intellectual
Property Rights.
1.11
“Clonmel Operating Documents” means the standard
operating procedures, standard manufacturing procedures, protocols,
validation documentation, and supporting documentation, such as
environmental monitoring, for operation and maintenance of the
Facility and Clonmel equipment used in the process of producing
Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation
Batches, excluding any of the foregoing that are unique to the
manufacture of Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches
and Validation Batches, excluding the Process and the Approved
Master Production Record.
1.12
“Competent Authorities” means any national or local
agency, authority, department, inspectorate, minister official,
parliament or public or statutory person (whether autonomous or
not) of any government of any country having jurisdiction over
either any of the activities contemplated by this Agreement or over
the parties, including the European Commission, The Court of First
Instance and the European Court of Justice, the FDA, EMEA or other
governmental health authority.
1.13
“Control” and the correlative meanings
“controlled by” and “under common control
with” means, for purposes of the definition of Affiliate
only, the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the issued share capital or other comparable equity or
ownership interest with respect to a business entity or the legal
power to direct or cause direction of the general management and
policies of the party in question.
1.14
“Development and Technology Transfer Plan” means the
development and technology transfer plan between the Parties dated
as of the date of this Agreement for developing the Process to
manufacture Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches,
scale-up, process development and Validation Batches attached
hereto as Schedule 1 and any amendments thereto that are
mutually agreed in writing from time to time by the
Parties.
1.15
“EMEA” means the European Agency for the Evaluation of
Medicinal Products or any other successor agency where approval is
necessary to market the Product in Europe.
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1.16
“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and
any successor agency thereof.
1.17
“FCA” has the meaning as such term is defined in the
ICC Incoterms, 2000, International Rules for the Interpretation of
Trade Terms, ICC Publication No. 560.
1.18
“Facility” means Clonmel’s production facility at
Waterford Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary.
1.19
“Facilities Build Out Agreement” shall mean the
Facilities Build Out Agreement entered into between the parties
on.
1.20
“Force Majeure” in relation to any Party means any
event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of
that Party which event or circumstance that Party could not
reasonably be expected to have taken into account at the date of
this Agreement and which results in or causes the failure of that
Party to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement
including act of God, lighting, fire, storm, flood, earthquake,
strike, act of the public enemy, war, terrorist act, blockade,
governmental restraint, act of legislature or requirement of
governmental authority.
1.21
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any Patent Right,
invention, registered design, design right, copyright, database
right, trade mark, service mark, application to register any of the
aforementioned rights, trade secrets, confidential information, and
all rights in Know-How or equivalent rights recognized in any
jurisdiction.
1.22
“Know-How” means any technical and other information
which is not in the public domain, including information comprising
or relating to concepts, discoveries, data, formulae, ideas,
inventions (whether patentable or not), procedures for experiments
and tests and results of research or development, laboratory
records, processes including manufacturing processes,
specifications and techniques, clinical trial data and information
contained in submissions to Competent Authorities.
1.23
“Manufacturing and Supply Agreement” means the
Manufacturing and Supply Agreement to be entered into between the
parties.
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1.24
“Latent Defect” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5.
1.25
“Master Production Record” means the documentation that
contains a detailed description of the Process and any other
instructions to be followed by Clonmel in the production of
Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation
Batches.
1.26
“Material Specifications” means the Materials
specifications set forth in Schedule 3 and as modified from
time to time by mutual written agreement of the Parties.
1.27
“Materials” means all raw materials and supplies
provided by Advancis and / or an Advancis Approved Supplier to
Clonmel to be used in the manufacturing of the Clinical Materials,
Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation Batches.
1.28
“Materials Warranty” means those warranties set forth
in Section 3.2.
1.29
“Patent Rights” means design and utility patent
applications and patents (including provisional patent
applications), author certificates, inventor certificates, utility
certificates, improvement patents and utility models and
certificates of addition and all foreign counterparts of them in
all countries, including any divisional applications and patents,
filings, renewals, continuations, continuations-in-part, patents of
addition, extensions (including patent term extensions), reissues,
substitutions, confirmations, registrations, revalidation and
additions of or to any of them, as well as any supplementary
protection certificates and equivalent protection rights in respect
of any of them.
1.30
“Process” means the manufacturing process for Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation Batches
in accordance with the Approved Master Production
Record.
1.31
“Product” means [***].
1.32
“Product Specifications” means the finished Product
specifications set forth in Schedule 2 and as modified from time to
time by mutual written agreement of the Parties.
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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1.33
“Product Warranties” means those warranties set forth
in Section 3.1.
1.34
“Regulatory Approval” means the approval by the FDA to
market and sell Product in the United States.
1.35
“Site Specific Stability Batches” means site specific
stability batches of the Product and scale up batches of the
Product produced by Clonmel as set out in the Development and
Technology Transfer Plan and subsequently put on a formal stability
program.
1.36
“Shipping Documentation” means the documents, including
but not limited to certificates of analyses, MSDS and packaging
slip summarizing the contents of the shipment as set forth in the
Approved Master Production Record.
1.37
“SOP” means a standard operating procedure.
1.38
“Term” means the period commencing on the Effective
Date and terminating on the date of expiration or termination of
this Agreement as set out in Section 9.
1.39
“Validation Batches” means the validation batches of
the Product as set out in the Development and Technology Transfer
Plan.
1.40
“Third Party” means any party other than Clonmel,
Advancis or their respective Affiliates.
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2.
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Development of Manufacturing
Process
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2.1
(a) Clonmel and Advancis agree to collaborate and cooperate
with each other in developing the Process at the Facility to
manufacture Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches,
scale-up, process development and Validation Batches, all in
accordance with the work outlined in the Development and Technology
Transfer Plan and in accordance with the requirements set forth in
the Development and Technology Transfer Plan.
(b) Clonmel
and Advancis shall cooperate in the preparation of a Master
Production Record. The Master Production Record shall include but
not be limited to (i) manufacturing Batch Records including
SOPs; (ii) quality control tests; and
(iii) Clinical
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Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches and Validation Batches packing and
shipping instructions. The Master Production Record shall be
prepared under the direction of Advancis.
(c) Upon
approval in writing by both Parties of the Master Production
Record, the Master Production Record shall become the Approved
Master Production Record. The Approved Master Production Record may
be modified from time to time by mutual written agreement of the
Parties.
(d) Clonmel
shall provide sufficient space within the facility for use as an
Analytical Laboratory which will contain all analytical equipment
supplied by Advancis. Advancis will supply all analytical equipment
listed on Schedule 6 . It is understood that this is all the
equipment necessary for both development and commercial
operations.
Clonmel
shall provide Advancis and Advancis’ employees and agents
access to the Facility only for the purposes of performing
activities under the Development and Technology Transfer Plan.
Advancis shall have the right to direct and supervise activities of
Clonmel employees at the Facility with respect to activities under
the Development and Technology Transfer Plan. Advancis shall be
provided with an office including telephone and computer
connections at the Facility for use by Advancis during the
Term.
(e) Advancis
employees working at the Facility shall be and remain employees of
Advancis, and shall not become employees or agents of Clonmel at
any time, and Advancis shall be solely responsible for the payment
of compensation for such Advancis employees (including applicable
federal, state and local laws withholding, FICA, pay related social
insurance (P.R.S.I.) or similar contributions to the extent
applicable, and other payroll taxes, workers’ compensation
insurance, health insurance, pension, bonus, and other similar
statutory and fringe benefits (the “Employee
Benefits”)).
(f) Advancis
hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Clonmel against any
claims or demands that may be made by the relevant authorities or
any other Third Party in respect of any such Employee
Benefits.
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(g) The
Process, Product Specifications, Material Specifications, SOPs and
any improvements or modifications thereto developed during the Term
in relation to the Product and / or Advancis Intellectual Property
Rights shall be owned by Advancis and shall be deemed Confidential
Information of Advancis and subject to the provisions set forth in
Section 6. Advancis is permitted to use (itself or through a
third party), the Process and/or the Approved Master Production
Record to manufacture Product or to engage a third party as a
contract manufacturer of Product.
(h) With
respect to work performed under the Development and Technology
Transfer Plan by Clonmel, during each shift during which Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process
development and Validation Batches is being manufactured at the
Facility, each Clonmel employee assigned to such work shall be
dedicated to such work during the entire shift unless otherwise
agreed to in writing by Advancis.
(i) With
respect to the Materials supplied by Advancis to Clonmel, for use
at the Facility pursuant to the Development and Technology Transfer
Plan, title and risk of loss of such Materials shall pass to
Clonmel on delivery of the Materials at the Facility.
(j) For
scale up, process development and Validation Batches, Materials
shall be processed through Clonmel’s commercial purchasing
and release systems in conjunction with specifications and
processes established and/or previously agreed to by
Advancis.
(k) [***] shall
supply to [***], such quantities of Materials as Clonmel requires
for the manufacture and supply of Site Specific Stability Batches
and Clinical Materials [***] and, [***] shall obtain from [***] the
Materials [***] for manufacture and supply of Validation Batches
for Advancis:
a) free from
any liens or encumbrances;
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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b) conforming to Material Specifications and, in
all material respects, to Applicable Laws;
c) in sufficient quantities and on time to
enable Clonmel to meet Advancis’ requirements;
d) labelled in accordance with Clonmel’s
requirements communicated to Advancis and or the Advancis Approved
Suppliers, in particular as required pursuant to any Regulatory
Approval and so as to permit safe storage and transport;
e) with a certificate of analysis in respect of
Material, in a form reasonably acceptable to Clonmel (and Clonmel
shall be entitled to rely upon such certificate of analysis without
the necessity of performing additional testing).
(l) In the
event that there are delays in the supply of any information, data
or Materials by Advancis and / or the Advancis Approved Suppliers,
or delays by any government agency or authority, in each case,
other than those caused by Clonmel, which will [***] affect
Clonmel’s ability to manufacture Clinical Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches and / or Validation Batches, the Parties
shall agree [***] and amend the Development and Technology Transfer
Plan[***].
(m) Subject to Section 2.1(l), Clonmel
agrees to use [***] to complete the work set forth in the
Development and Technology Transfer Plan in accordance with the
Development and Technology Transfer Plan, including the schedules
set forth therein. [***].
(n) Clinical Materials and Site Specific
Stability Batches manufactured pursuant to this Agreement shall be
used by Advancis solely for research and development purposes,
including but not limited to stability studies and clinical
studies, and not for commercial
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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purposes.
Advancis shall have the right to use Validation Batches for any and
all purposes in accordance with the terms of the Manufacturing and
Supply Agreement.
(o) Where
Advancis provides any Materials to Clonmel, or where any Materials
are provided to Clonmel by an Advancis Approved Supplier, in each
case, with respect to Site Specific Stability Batches and/or
Clinical Materials, Advancis shall be responsible for ensuring that
all such Materials are provided on time and in accordance with the
Material Specifications. Clonmel shall be responsible for ensuring
that all Materials for Validation Batches are provided on time and
in accordance with Material Specifications.
(p) Prior
to the receipt by Clonmel of any Materials provided by Advancis or
any Advancis Approved Supplier, in each case, with respect to Site
Specific Stability Batches and/or Clinical Materials, Advancis
shall supply Clonmel with procedures and warnings necessary to help
assure the safe handling and use of the Materials.
(q) In
addition to the payments under Section 2.7(c) Advancis shall
pay Clonmel for (i) the use of the Facility, (ii) the work
performed by or on behalf of Clonmel under the Development and
Technology Transfer Plan; and (iii) the Batches of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process
development and Validation Batches manufactured under the
Development and Technology Transfer Plan, in each case, in the
amounts and at the times set forth in the Development and
Technology Transfer Plan. Except for the specific amounts set forth
in the Development and Technology Transfer Plan, Advancis shall not
be required to make any additional payments unless the amount is
authorized by Advancis in advance in writing.
2.2
Manufacture by Clonmel . Clonmel shall manufacture, package,
ship, handle, and provide quality assurance for Clinical Materials,
Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and
Validation Batches that are manufactured under this Agreement, as
set forth in the Approved Master Production Record and in
accordance with cGMP and in all material respects in accordance
with Applicable Laws, and to deliver to Advancis the quantities of
Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up,
process development and Validation Batches set forth in the
Development and Technology Transfer Plan, in accordance
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with the
schedule set forth therein, or any Additional Materials and Batches
that Clonmel has agreed to manufacture pursuant to
Section 2.7.
2.3
Packaging and Shipping . Clonmel shall package and label
Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation
Batches for shipment in accordance with the Approved Master
Production Record. Clonmel shall deliver Clinical Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and
Validation Batches FCA (having the meaning and importing the rights
and obligations provided in Incoterms 2000) delivered at the
Facility to a common carrier for shipment designated by Advancis to
Clonmel in writing and risk shall pass accordingly. Advancis shall
pay for all shipping costs in connection with each shipment of
Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up,
process development and Validation Batches. Each shipment shall be
accompanied by the Shipping Documentation. Clonmel shall [***] to
deliver each shipment of Clinical Materials, Site Specific
Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and Validation
Batches to Advancis on the delivery date for such shipment
scheduled in the Development and Technology Transfer Plan. Should
Clonmel at any time during the term of this Agreement have reason
to believe that it shall be unable to meet a delivery date, Clonmel
shall promptly notify Advancis.
Advancis
shall be responsible for ensuring that all storage, shipping,
handling and distribution of Product by Advancis and/or any Third
Party on behalf of Advancis, including without limitation any
agents and sub-contractors of Advancis, is in accordance with, in
all material respects, Applicable Laws.
2.4
The title to any consignment of the Clinical Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and
Validity Batches shall pass to Advancis upon delivery to the
carrier.
2.5
Complaints and Clinical Material Recall . Advancis shall
notify Clonmel promptly in writing of any complaints from Third
Parties reported to Advancis involving any adverse reactions
resulting from the use of the Clinical Materials.
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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2.6
Records . Clonmel shall maintain accurate records for the
production of Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches,
scale-up, process development and Validation Batches as required by
Applicable Laws, including cGMP regulations and shall retain such
records for the longer of [***] or the period required by relevant
Applicable Law. Clonmel shall retain ownership of Clonmel Operating
Documents, and shall make copies thereof available to Advancis upon
Advancis’ request. Clonmel Operating Documents shall remain
Clonmel Confidential Information. Advancis shall have the right to
use, read, audit and reference any of the foregoing in connection
with a filing for Regulatory Approval of Clinical Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and
Validation Batches; in connection with the review of manufacturing
activities related to preventive maintenance, calibrations,
equipment validations, testing, housekeeping, or personnel
training, or as otherwise authorized by the Agreement under
Section 6. Advancis shall own the Approved Master Production
Record and all Batch Records. Clonmel shall be entitled to retain
possession of the originals thereof in the files of Clonmel, as
Confidential Information of Advancis.
2.7
Orders for Additional Materials and Batches
(a) In the
event that Advancis desires reasonable quantities of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process
development and Validation Batches in addition to the amount
thereof set forth in the Development and Technology Transfer Plan,
Advancis shall submit orders to Clonmel specifying the amount of
additional Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches,
scale-up, process development and Validation Batches (the
“Additional Materials and Batches”) and the requested
delivery date therefor which shall be mutually agreed to by the
Parties. Clonmel shall supply Additional Materials and Batches in
accordance with the order. It is expressly understood that Advancis
may obtain Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and
Validation Batches from sources other than Clonmel.
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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(b) No term
or provision set forth in any order or similar document submitted
by Advancis for purposes of ordering Additional Materials and
Batches shall be construed to amend or supersede any provision of
this Agreement, and any such terms or provisions of any such order
are hereby expressly rejected.
(c) Advancis
shall pay Clonmel for such Additional Materials and Batches ordered
by Advancis in the amounts set forth in Schedule 5 within
[***] days of invoice therefor, which invoice shall be no earlier
than date of delivery to the carrier.
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3.
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Product Warranties; Materials
Warranty; Acceptance And Rejection of Clinical Materials, Site
Specific Stability Batches, scale-up, process development and
Validation Batches; Acceptance and Rejection of
Materials
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(a) Clonmel
warrants that any Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability
Batches, scale-up, process development and Validation Batches
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be manufactured in
accordance with the Approved Master Production Record shall be
manufactured in accordance with cGMP, and shall conform to the
Product Specifications therefor.
(b) The
warranties set forth in this Section 3.1 shall not apply to
any Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches, scale-up,
process development and Validation Batches which (i) have been
tampered with or altered after delivery to Advancis; (ii) have
been subject to misuse, negligence or accident after delivery to
Advancis; or (iii) have been stored, handled or used after
delivery to Advancis in any manner contrary to Applicable
Laws.
[***] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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(a) Advancis
warrants that any Material delivered pursuant to this Agreement, by
or on behalf of Advancis, for the production of Site Specific
Stability Batches and/or Clinical Material shall conform in all
material respects to the Material Specifications and shall be
manufactured in accordance with cGMP.
(b) Clonmel
warrants that any material used for scale-up, process development
and the production of Validation Batches shall conform in all
material respects to the Material Specifications and shall be
manufactured in accordance with cGMP.
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3.3
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Clonmel General
Warranties
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(a) Clonmel
represents and warrants to Advancis as of the Effective Date, as
follows:
(i) Clonmel
has the right to enter into this Agreement; and
(ii) there
are no agreements between Clonmel and any Third Party that conflict
with this Agreement
(the
“Clonmel General Warranties”).
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3.4
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Advancis General
Warranties
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(a) Advancis
represents and warrants to Clonmel as of the Effective Date, as
follows:
(i) Advancis
has the right to enter in this Agreement; and
(ii) there
are no agreements between Advancis and any Third Party that
conflict with this Agreement
(the
“Advancis General Warranties”).
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3.5
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Approval of Shipment of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and Validation
Batches
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(a) When
a shipment of Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches
and / or Validation Batches is ready for delivery, Clonmel shall
notify Advancis and supply Advancis with the required Shipping
Documentation. Clonmel shall not ship any shipment of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and / or Validation
Batches until the required Shipping Documentation for such shipment
has been approved in writing by Advancis.
(b) Advancis
shall have [***] after receipt of each shipment of Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and / or Validation
Batches (such period, the “Acceptance Period”) to
review such shipment and test Clinical Materials, Site Specific
Stability Batches and / or Validation Batches therein. If Advancis
believes that Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches
and / or Validation Batches do not comply with the Product
Warranties, then Advancis shall deliver to Clonmel written notice
of rejection (the “Rejection Notice”) of such Clinical
Materials, Site Specific Stability Batches and / or Validation
Batches, stating in reasonable detail the basis for such assertion
of non-compliance. Any Clinical Materials, Site Specific Stability
Batches and /or Validation Batches not rejected within such [***]
period shall be deemed to be accepted by Advancis; provided,
however, that Advancis thereafter may send a Rejection Notice for
Clinical Materials and/or Site Specific Stability Batches and/or
Validation Batches promptly following the discovery of any failure
to comply with the Product Warranties if such non-compliance was
not reasonably discoverable within such [***] period (each such
non-compliance a “Latent Defect”). If a Rejection
Notice is received by Clonmel during the Acc
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