EXHIBIT 10.20
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Confidential Treatment Requested
under 17 C.F.R. §§200.80 (b)(4) and
240.24b-2
Drug Product Development and
Clinical Supply Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT is effective as of the 1st day of April, 2005
(the “Effective Date”).
BY AND BETWEEN:
NEUROBIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES
, INC. , a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, with its
principal offices located at 3260 Blume Drive, Suite 500, Richmond,
California 94806 (hereinafter referred to as
“NTI”)
AND:
BAXTER PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
, a Delaware limited liability
company, with a place of business located at 927 South Curry Pike
in Bloomington, Indiana 47403 (hereinafter referred to as
“BPS”);
WHEREAS , NTI is the owner of patents, formulations and
know-how related to each Drug Product, as defined below;
WHEREAS , BPS has the expertise and the manufacturing
facility suitable for the Production (as defined below) of Drug
Product;
WHEREAS , NTI wishes to have BPS Produce Drug Product,
and BPS wishes to Produce Drug Product for NTI;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
undertakings, terms, conditions and covenants set forth below, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Article 1, DEFINITIONS.
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AFFILIATE of a party hereto shall mean any entity that
controls or is controlled by such party, or is under common control
with such party. For purposes of this definition, an entity shall
be deemed to control another entity if it owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting
equity of another entity (or other comparable interest for an
entity other than a corporation).
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BATCH shall mean a specific quantity of a Drug Product
comprising a number of units mutually agreed upon between NTI and
BPS, and that (a) is intended to have uniform character and quality
within specified limits, and (b) is Produced according to a single
manufacturing order during the same cycle of
manufacture.
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BILL OF
MATERIALS may refer to
either a manufacturing bill of materials or packaging bill of
materials and in each case shall mean the document specifying the
Components, excipients and other materials required for Production
of Drug Product, which in each instance required shall be developed
by BPS and agreed to in writing by NTI. In each instance so
required, BPS shall deliver the Bill of Materials to NTI.
NTI
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Certain
confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of
blackout of the text (the “Mark”). This Exhibit has
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission without
the Mark pursuant to the Company’s Application Requesting
Confidential Treatment under Rule 24b-2 under the 1934
Act.
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shall review and approve or modify
said Bill of Materials. If approved, NTI shall execute and return
one (1) fully executed original or copy to BPS. If NTI proposes
modifications to said Bill of Materials, NTI shall submit said
changes to BPS for review. Said Bill of Materials shall continue to
be exchanged in such manner until the parties are in agreement, at
which time BPS shall submit the Bill of Materials to NTI for final
approval, and NTI shall execute and return one (1) fully executed
original or copy to BPS.
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BPS
SOPs shall mean
BPS’ Standard Operating Procedures which shall be deemed
reviewed and approved by NTI prior to entering into each Project
Plan, and Drug Product-Specific SOPs; provided, however, if BPS
proposes to modify any Drug Product-Specific SOPs after
commencement of a Project Plan, then such modification to such Drug
Product-Specific SOP shall not be implemented unless and until NTI
has reviewed and confirmed approval of such
modification.
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BULK DRUG
SUBSTANCE shall mean the
active compound, as set forth in the Development Plan or Project
Plan, to be supplied by NTI for use in Production of Drug
Product.
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cGMP shall mean current Good Manufacturing Practices
as defined in the FDA rules and regulations, or as defined in
another Regulatory Authority’s rules and regulations as
explicitly set forth in a Project Plan, including, without
limitation, the United States regulations set forth at 21 CFR Parts
210-211 and 600-610, as appropriate.
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CANCELLATION
FEES shall mean the fees
set forth in Section 3.3 that are payable by NTI in the event that
NTI cancels the Production of any Batch of Drug Product set forth
in the Project Plan, except as otherwise provided
herein.
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COMPONENTS shall mean all components used by BPS in
Production of Drug Product under this Agreement. Components are
listed in the Bill of Materials and/or the Project Plan, and such
Components are identified as Components supplied by NTI (“NTI
Supplied Components”) and Components supplied by BPS
(“BPS Supplied Components”).
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CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION shall mean
all information and data provided by the disclosing party to the
receiving party (“Recipient”), subject to Section 10.7,
except any portion of such information and data which:
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is known to the
Recipient as evidenced by its written records before receipt
thereof from the disclosing party;
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(b)
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is lawfully
disclosed to the Recipient on a non-confidential basis by a third
person who has the right to make such disclosure;
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is or becomes
part of the public domain through no fault of the Recipient;
or
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the Recipient
can reasonably establish is independently developed by Recipient
without use of the information disclosed by the disclosing
party.
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DEVELOPMENT shall mean studies or activities conducted by
BPS to develop, to optimize or to transfer from NTI to BPS a
process to Produce Drug Product, in accordance with the
Specifications and cGMP. Development activities shall be identified
in the Development Plan.
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DEVELOPMENT
PLAN shall mean the
written plan(s) containing the parameters for Development of Drug
Product that shall be developed by BPS and agreed to in writing by
NTI for each Drug Product under this Agreement, as it may be
amended from time to time by written mutual agreement of the
parties. Prior to commencing Development for any Drug Product, BPS
shall deliver two (2) signed originals of the Development Plan to
NTI. NTI shall review the Development Plan, and if acceptable,
shall sign both originals of the Development Plan and return one
(1) fully executed original to BPS. Each fully executed Development
Plan shall be incorporated herein by reference and made a part of
this Agreement. BPS shall have no obligation to commence
Development for a Drug Product until NTI has executed and returned
the Development Plan for such Drug Product to BPS. In the event of
a conflict between any of the provisions of this Agreement and the
Development Plan, the provisions of this Agreement shall
govern.
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DRUG
PRODUCT shall mean each
pharmaceutical product set forth in a Development Plan, or set
forth in a Project Plan that is to be Produced by BPS in finished
dosage form for development and/or clinical use only.
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DRUG
PRODUCT-SPECIFIC SOPs shall mean the standard operating procedures
(SOPs) that are specific to Drug Product.
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FDA shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration or any successor entity thereto.
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FD&C
ACT shall mean the United
States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as it may be amended
from time to time.
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LABELING shall mean all labels and other written,
printed, or graphic matter upon: (a) Drug Product or any container,
carton, or wrapper utilized with Drug Product, or (b) any written
material accompanying Drug Product.
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MASTER BATCH
RECORD (MBR) shall mean
the formal set of instructions for Production of Drug Product. The
MBR shall be developed and maintained in BPS’ standard format
by BPS, using NTI’s master formula and technical
support.
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PRODUCTION
or PRODUCE shall mean all
or a portion of the process of formulating, filling, packaging,
inspecting, labeling, and testing of Drug Product by BPS (or by a
BPS subcontractor on behalf of BPS).
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PROJECT PLAN
shall mean the written plan(s)
containing the parameters for Production of Drug Product, which
shall be developed by BPS and agreed to in writing by NTI for each
Drug Product under this Agreement, as it may be amended from time
to time by written mutual agreement of the parties. Prior to
commencing Production of any Drug Product, BPS shall deliver two
(2) signed originals of the Project Plan to NTI. NTI shall review
the Project Plan, and if acceptable, shall sign both originals of
the Project Plan and return one (1) fully executed original to BPS.
Each fully executed Project Plan shall be incorporated herein by
reference and made a part of this Agreement. BPS shall
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have no obligation to commence
Production of a Drug Product until NTI has executed and returned
the Project Plan for such Drug Product to BPS. In the event of a
conflict between any of the provisions of this Agreement and the
Project Plan, the provisions of this Agreement shall
govern.
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PURCHASE
PRICE shall mean the
amount to be paid by NTI, as specified in each Development Plan and
Project Plan.
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QUALITY
AGREEMENT shall mean a
written agreement that sets forth the responsibilities of BPS and
NTI with respect to Production activities and quality assurance
activities in connection with the Development Plans, Project Plans
and this Agreement. Each Quality Agreement shall be incorporated
herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement. In the event
of a conflict between any of the provisions of this Agreement and
the Quality Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
govern.
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QUALITY
CONTROL MASTER DOCUMENT (“QCMD”)
shall mean a listing of the
analytical testing and corresponding specifications (including
Specifications, as set forth in Section 1.26 below) to be performed
on the Bulk Drug Substance, raw materials, and Drug
Product.
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REGULATORY
AUTHORITY shall mean
those governmental agencies or authorities responsible for
regulation of Drug Product in the United States or outside of the
United States. BPS shall have no obligation to Produce Drug Product
in compliance with the requirements of a Regulatory Authority not
specified in the applicable Project Plan.
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REGULATORY
PLAN shall mean the
written plan(s) containing the parameters for regulatory services
and support services provided by BPS in connection with NTI’s
development and maintenance of regulatory submissions and
supporting documentation, as it may be amended from time to time by
written mutual agreement of the parties. Upon the written request
of NTI (in its sole discretion), a Regulatory Plan will be
developed by BPS, and if acceptable to NTI, BPS shall deliver two
(2) signed originals of the Regulatory Plan to NTI. NTI shall
review the Regulatory Plan, and if acceptable, shall sign both
originals of the Regulatory Plan and return one (1) fully executed
original to BPS. Upon full execution, the Regulatory Plan shall be
incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.
BPS shall have no obligation to perform regulatory services or
provide support services for a Drug Product until NTI has executed
and returned the Regulatory Plan for such Drug Product to BPS. For
the avoidance of doubt, BPS acknowledges and agrees that NTI
manages, and shall continue to manage, regulatory affairs for all
NTI products, including Drug Products. In the event of a conflict
between any of the provisions of this Agreement and the Regulatory
Plan, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.
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RELEASED
EXECUTED BATCH RECORD shall mean the completed Batch record, and
associated exception reports and QCMD that are created for each
Batch of Drug Product.
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SPECIFICATIONS shall mean the specifications for the Drug
Product that are set forth in the QCMD and in the Master Batch
Record for that Drug Product, and to the extent that BPS is
required to test the Bulk Drug Substance, the specifications for
the Bulk Drug Substance.
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Article 2, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF DRUG
PRODUCT.
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Initiation: NTI hereby engages BPS, and BPS hereby agrees,
to Develop and Produce Drug Product(s) and to perform services in
compliance with the Development Plan(s), Project Plan(s) and/or the
Regulatory Plan(s) and the Quality Agreement (as applicable). Each
such executed Quality Agreement, Development Plan, Project Plan and
Regulatory Plan constitutes an integral part of this Agreement, and
is incorporated herein by reference. Upon execution of a Project
Plan for each Drug Product, BPS shall commence Production of such
Drug Product pursuant to the Project Plan. Upon execution of a
Regulatory Plan for each Drug Product, BPS shall commence providing
services pursuant to the Regulatory Plan.
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Documentation: Drug Product-specific Master Batch Records shall
be reviewed and approved by BPS and by NTI prior to commencement of
Production of such Drug Product. Any material change to an approved
Drug Product-specific Master Batch Record will be reviewed and
approved by BPS and by NTI prior to said change being implemented.
For purposes of clarification, “material” changes
include (without limitation) changes that may or would affect the
strength, identity, safety, purity or quality or the Drug Product,
or changes in any process described in the Master Batch Record. For
each Batch of Drug Product Produced hereunder, BPS shall use a copy
of the Master Batch Record. Each such copy of the Master Batch
Record that is used for such Batch of Drug Product Produced
hereunder shall be assigned a unique batch number by BPS. NTI may,
in its sole discretion, assign and add an additional unique lot
number. Any deviation from the manufacturing process that is
specified in the Master Batch Record shall be documented in the
copy of the Master Batch Record for that Batch, and shall be
investigated in accordance with approved BPS policies for such
investigations and the Quality Agreement. BPS shall provide NTI
with complete copies of all such Master Batch Record copies that
are assigned a unique batch number, as well as complete copies of
all supporting Development and Production documentation in a form
reasonably suitable for NTI’s submission to the FDA and other
Regulatory Authorities as specified in a Project Plan. Also, BPS
shall provide NTI with complete copies of each Released Executed
Batch Record.
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Bulk Drug
Substance and Components Supply: NTI, at its sole cost and expense (including,
without limitation, shipping costs), shall supply to BPS, in a
timely manner, all amounts of Bulk Drug Substance required to
satisfy the terms of this Agreement and all NTI Supplied
Components. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the
Development Plan or the Project Plan, on receipt of the Bulk Drug
Substance, BPS’ sole obligations with respect to evaluation
of the Bulk Drug Substance shall be to review the accompanying
certificate of analysis to confirm that the Bulk Drug Substance
conforms with the specifications for the Bulk Drug
Substance.
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Bulk Drug
Substance and Component Delivery Delays:
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BPS shall have
no responsibility for delays in delivery of Drug Product caused by
delays in receipt of Bulk Drug Substance or NTI Supplied
Components.
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BPS shall have no responsibility
for delays in delivery of Drug Product caused by delays in receipt
of BPS Supplied Components, provided that BPS complied with the
applicable BPS Supplied Component vendor’s ordering lead
times. If
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NTI places an order that provides
both parties with reasonable opportunity to comply with their
respective Component vendor’s lead times, and the following
conditions are met, *** shall be entitled to ***: (a) NTI complies
with NTI Supplied Component vendor’s lead times, (b) BPS does
not comply with a BPS Supplied Component vendor’s lead times,
and (c) such failure by BPS to comply with BPS Supplied Component
vendor’s lead time will cause a delay in Production of Drug
Product of more than *** days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event that NTI places an order with a requested delivery date
that does not allow sufficient opportunity for BPS to comply with a
BPS Supplied Component vendor’s ordering lead times, BPS will
have no responsibility for resulting delays in delivery caused by
delays in receipt of such BPS Supplied Components.
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Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, in the event that BPS receives the Bulk
Drug Substance and/or NTI Supplied Components needed for Production
of Drug Product from NTI with less time than requested in the
applicable Project Plan, BPS may ***, which shall be *** promptly
to BPS prior to such commencement of Production of Drug Product,
and BPS shall Produce such Drug Product as per the original
schedule set forth in the applicable Project Plan; provided,
however, that this sentence shall not be applicable ***.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the
event that BPS receives the Bulk Drug Substance and/or NTI Supplied
Components needed for Production of Drug Product from NTI with less
time than requested in the applicable Project Plan prior to the
scheduled date of Production of such Drug Product, and without
sufficient time to complete Production of such Drug Product on or
before the scheduled completion date (as determined by BPS in its
sole discretion), BPS shall reschedule Production of such Drug
Product *** as described above in this Section 2.4).
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Importer of
Record: In the event that
any material or equipment to be supplied by or on behalf of NTI
hereunder, including, without limitation, NTI Supplied Components
and Bulk Drug Substance, is imported into the United States for
delivery to BPS (“Imported Goods”), such Imported Goods
shall be imported DDP Bloomington, IN (Incoterms 2000). NTI shall
bear all costs and risk of loss associated with delivery of
Imported Goods to BPS. NTI shall be the “Importer of
Record” of such Imported Goods. As the Importer of Record,
NTI shall be responsible for all aspects of the Imported Goods,
including, without limitation, (a) customs and other applicable
regulatory clearance of Imported Goods, (b) payment of all tariffs,
duties, customs, fees, expenses and charges payable in connection
with the importation and delivery of the Imported Goods to BPS, and
(c) all records, documents, correspondence and tracking information
required by applicable laws, rules and regulations arising out of
or in connection with the importation or delivery of the Imported
Goods.
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Material
Safety Data Sheet: NTI
shall provide BPS a Material Safety Data Sheet for Bulk Drug
Substance and for each Drug Product. BPS shall immediately notify
NTI of any unusual health or environmental occurrence relating to
Drug Product, including, but not limited to, any claim or complaint
by any employee of BPS (or an employee of any of its Affiliates or
a third party acting on behalf of BPS in connection with this
Agreement) that the operations of BPS pursuant to this Agreement
have resulted in any unusual health or safety effect on such
employee. BPS shall advise NTI immediately of any safety
or
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toxicity problem of which it becomes
aware regarding the Bulk Drug Substance or any Drug
Product.
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Vendor and
Supplier Audit and Certification: NTI shall be responsible for certifying and
auditing all Drug Product-related vendors and suppliers. Upon ***
request, *** will provide *** from any audits previously conducted
by *** with respect to vendors and suppliers of *** Supplied
Components *** that will be used in the Production of Drug Product
under a Project Plan. *** may redact such summary as necessary to
comply with *** confidentiality obligations to a third
party.
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Storage: During the term of this Agreement, BPS shall not
be required to store Bulk Drug Substance for more than *** days
prior to commencement of Production of Drug Product; provided,
however, upon NTI’s request, BPS may agree to store such Bulk
Drug Substance for a period longer than *** days by its prior
written agreement, and NTI shall reimburse BPS for all reasonable
costs incurred by BPS in connection with such storage of Bulk Drug
Substance as specified in a Project Plan. In no event shall BPS be
required to store a shipment of Drug Product for more than *** days
after BPS’ release of the Released Executed Batch Record for
such the Drug Product; provided, however, that BPS may agree to
store such Batch of Drug Product for a period longer than *** days
by its prior written agreement, and further provided that NTI may
agree to reimburse BPS for all reasonable costs incurred by BPS in
connection with such extended storage period as specified in a
Project Plan. All storage fees imposed by BPS pursuant to this
Section 2.8 shall be specified in writing by BPS in
advance.
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Delivery
Terms: BPS shall ship all
accepted and released Drug Product to NTI (or to a third party
designated by NTI in writing). All shipments shall be shipped EXW
(Incoterms 2000) Bloomington, Indiana, freight collect, by a common
carrier designated by NTI, at NTI’s expense; provided,
however, that BPS shall be responsible for loading of the Drug
Product on departure, and BPS shall bear all costs of such loading.
NTI shall procure, at its cost, insurance covering damage or loss
of Drug Product after loading and during shipping to NTI or its
designee. All shipping instructions of NTI shall be accompanied by
the name and address of the recipient and NTI’s desired
shipping date.
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Subsequent
Export: NTI is and shall
remain the owner of all goods and materials that are transferred by
NTI to BPS in connection with this Agreement, and that are Produced
by BPS for NTI hereunder. At no time shall BPS assume ownership in
or title to such goods and materials of NTI. In the event that Drug
Product is destined for subsequent export or re-export by NTI, then
NTI, as owner of the Drug Product, is responsible for such
subsequent export or re-export, and will comply with all applicable
U.S. laws and regulations relating to such subsequent export or
re-export.
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act: NTI acknowledges that it is not an agent of BPS
in connection with the sale or resale of Drug Product. To the
extent applicable to any Drug Product, NTI shall be responsible for
compliance with The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as set forth in
Title 15 of the United States Code (as it may be amended from time
to time).
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Deposits and
Payment for Drug Product and Development: Promptly after execution of each Development
Plan and Project Plan, NTI shall pay to BPS the deposit, if any,
set
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forth therein. After completion of
each phase of Development as set forth in the applicable
Development Plan or Project Plan, BPS shall invoice NTI for the
Development costs for such phase, as set forth in the applicable
Development Plan or Project Plan. NTI shall pay such Development
costs within *** days of each such invoice date. Upon completion of
the filling of a Batch of Drug Product, BPS shall invoice NTI for
the Purchase Price for such Batch, as set forth in the Project
Plan. NTI shall make payment within *** days of such invoice date
for such Batch of Drug Product. Any payment due under this
Agreement that is not made by NTI within the time periods noted
above shall bear interest at the lesser of (a) the maximum rate
permitted by law, and (b) *** per *** on the outstanding
balance.
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Default in
Payment Obligations: In
addition to all other remedies available to BPS in the event of an
NTI default (except in the event of a reasonable, good faith
dispute regarding a payment), if NTI fails to make payments as
required hereunder, BPS may refuse all further purchase orders,
refuse to Produce any Drug Product until NTI’s undisputed
account is paid in full, place the account on a letter of credit
basis, require full or partial payment in advance, and/or suspend
deliveries of Drug Product until NTI provides assurance of payment
reasonably satisfactory to BPS.
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Returns: Any Drug Product returned by third parties shall
be the responsibility of NTI; provided, however, that NTI may seek
damages and/or reimbursement from BPS with respect to such returned
Drug Product pursuant to the provisions of Articles 5, 6, 11 and
13, as applicable.
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Article 3, TERM AND TERMINATION.
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3.1
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Term: This Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date and will continue until the Development and Production of all
Drug Products, as described in the corresponding Development Plans
and Project Plans, have been completed, unless this Agreement is
earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3.2 herein (the
“Term”).
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Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time
upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
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3.2.1
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Termination
At Will by NTI: NTI, in
its sole discretion, may terminate this Agreement upon ***
days’ prior written notice to BPS, subject to the
Cancellation Fee set forth in Section 3.3.
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Termination
for Breach: Either party
may terminate this Agreement upon the material breach of any
provision of this Agreement by the other party, if such material
breach is not cured by the breaching party (a) within ten (10)
business days for monetary defaults, and (b) for non-monetary
defaults, within thirty (30) calendar days (or within such
additional time as may be reasonably necessary to cure such
non-monetary default, provided the breaching party has commenced a
cure within the 30-day period set forth herein, and is diligently
pursuing completion of such cure) after receipt by the breaching
party of the non-breaching party’s written notice identifying
such monetary or non-monetary default and requiring its cure. At
the option of the non-breaching party, such
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termination may be with respect to
the entire Agreement, or only with respect to the Drug Product that
is the subject of a particular material breach.
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Termination
for Financial Matters: This Agreement may be terminated immediately by
either party upon delivery to the other party of written notice of
termination in the event such other party makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if proceedings are
commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction by or against such
party seeking (a) such party’s reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution, arrangement or winding up, or the composition or
readjustment of its debts, (b) the appointment of a receiver or
trustee for or over such party’s property, or (c) similar
relief in respect of such party under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition
or adjustment of debt; provided that such termination shall not be
effective unless and until such proceedings continue undismissed,
or an order with respect to the foregoing is entered and continues
unstated, for a period of more than sixty (60) days.
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3.2.4
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Cooperation: In the event of termination of this Agreement
under Section 3.2.1, 3.2.2 or 3.2.3 above, BPS shall, upon
reasonable notice and as reasonably requested by NTI, copy the
documentation that is necessary for NTI’s Drug Product
regulatory filings ***. BPS shall invoice NTI and NTI shall pay for
all reasonable expenses and charges incurred during this process.
NTI and BPS shall agree on the reasonable and appropriate amount of
time and effort to be expended by BPS pursuant to this Section
3.2.4. BPS shall not be liable for NTI’s loss of use or
profits or other collateral, special, consequential or other
damages, losses, or expenses, whether such claims are founded in
tort or contract, to the extent any such damages, losses, costs, or
expenses result directly or indirectly from NTI’s use,
interpretation and/or extrapolation of the data, information and
records provided by BPS pursuant to this Section 3.2.4.
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3.3
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Payment on
Termination: In the event
of early termination of this Agreement by BPS pursuant to Section
3.2 or by NTI pursuant to Section 3.2.1, NTI shall reimburse BPS
for (a) all Components ordered prior to termination that are not
cancelable or returnable at no cost to BPS, (b) all work-in-process
commenced by BPS prior to delivery of the notice of termination,
and (c) all finished Drug Product; provided, however, that BPS
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the costs
incurred by NTI pursuant to this sentence. In the event of a
cancellation by NTI of the Production of any Batch set forth in an
executed Project Plan, NTI shall pay the Cancellation Fees as
hereinafter set forth: (x) NTI shall be subject to a charge of ***
percent (***%) of the Purchase Price if a Batch is canceled less
than nine (9) weeks from the scheduled fill date; (y) NTI shall be
subject to a charge of *** percent (***%) of the Purchase Price if
a Batch is canceled less than six (6) weeks from the scheduled fill
date; and (z) NTI shall be subject to a charge of *** percent
(***%) of the Purchase Price if a Batch is canceled less than three
(3) weeks from the scheduled fill date. In addition, NTI shall
compensate BPS for any materials ordered pursuant to the Project
Plan that cannot be canceled or returned, and for any Batch-related
testing that has been completed prior to the date of cancellation.
For purposes of this Section 3.3, one (1) week is equivalent to
seven (7) calendar days. Following expiration or termination of
this Agreement, or following NTI’s cancellation
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Portions of
this page have been omitted pursuant to a request for Confidential
Treatment filed separately with the Commission.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED
of the Production of any Batch, upon
NTI’s request BPS shall ship to NTI (at NTI’s cost and
per NTI’s instructions) all such materials for which NTI has
paid BPS. NTI shall make payment for all amounts described in this
Section 3.3 within *** days after the date *** of a corresponding
invoice.
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Survival: Termination or expiration of this Agreement
through any means or for any reason shall be without prejudice to
the rights and remedies of either party with respect to any
antecedent breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The
provisions of Articles 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 and
Sections 3.2.4, 3.3 and 5.2(b) hereof shall survive expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
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Article 4, CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS AND
MANUFACTURING COMPLIANCE.
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4.1
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Certificates
of Analysis: At
NTI’s cost and expense, BPS shall test, or shall cause to be
tested by a third party(ies), in accordance with the
Specifications, each Batch of Drug Product Produced pursuant to
this Agreement before delivery to NTI. A QCMD containing the
certificate of analysis for each Batch so Produced shall set forth
the items tested, Specifications, and test results. BPS shall also
indicate on the final page of the Released Executed Batch Record
that all Batch Production and control records have been reviewed
and approved by the appropriate quality unit. BPS shall send, or
shall cause to be sent, such certificates of analysis to NTI prior
to BPS’ shipment of Drug Product (unless Drug Product is
shipped under quarantine). Any testing performed by BPS (including
tests to confirm that such Batch meets the Specifications) may be
used by NTI for final release of each Batch of Drug Product without
additional testing by NTI. However, as required by the FDA, NTI
shall assume full responsibility for final release of each Batch of
Drug Product.
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Manufacturing Compliance:
BPS shall advise NTI as soon as
practicable (but in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) if an
authorized agent of any Regulatory Authority or any regulatory body
visits BPS’ manufacturing facility and makes an inquiry
regarding BPS’ Production of Drug Product for NTI, and shall
provide to NTI copies of any Form 483s or equivalent documents
delivered by such Regulatory Authority or regulatory body as a
result of such visit as they specifically relate to the Drug
Product (including Production of Drug Product), provided however
that BPS reserves the right to appropriately redact non-Drug
Product-specific information to comply with its obligations of
confidentiality to third parties. NTI shall advise BPS as soon as
practicable (but in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) if an
authorized agent of any Regulatory Authority or any regulatory body
plans to visit or accompany NTI on a visit to BPS’
manufacturing facility. Manufacturing exceptions which occur during
Production of Drug Product shall not in and of th
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