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EXHIBIT 10.56
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DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS,
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THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE
24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
THIS COLLABORATION AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT"), effective as of December
31, 2004 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"), is by and between CELLADON CORPORATION, a
California corporation ("CELLADON"), with its principal place of business at
2223 Avenida de la Playa, Suite 300, c/o Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, La
Jolla, CA 92037, and TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION, a Washington corporation
("TGC"), with its principal place of business at 1100 Olive Way, Suite 100,
Seattle, WA 98101.
WHEREAS, TGC has developed substantial proprietary technology and is
engaged in the discovery, development and manufacture of viral and non-viral
gene-based product candidates and operates a cGMP-compliant production facility
for the manufacture of such candidates;
WHEREAS, Celladon is engaged in the development of gene vector-delivered
therapeutic products based on phospholamban and/or SERCA2a for the treatment or
prevention of congestive heart failure;
WHEREAS, the parties wish to establish a collaborative relationship
pursuant to which, among other things, TGC will assist Celladon in: (a)
designing a cardiac gene therapy product based in part on Celladon's proprietary
technology for clinical development by Celladon, (b) assessing the intellectual
landscape associated with such product, and (c) the development of a
manufacturing process and supplying such gene therapy product; and
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the parties have entered into a
manufacturing and supply agreement pursuant to which TGC will be responsible for
the manufacture and supply of cardiac gene therapy products developed pursuant
to this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein (the
"MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
and covenants hereinafter set forth, Celladon and TGC, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings provided in the Manufacturing Agreement. In addition, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
1.1 "AAV VECTOR" shall mean an adeno-associated virus gene vector composed
of a viral capsid comprising three proteins known as VP1, VP2 and VP3, wherein
the genome is a single-strand DNA molecule flanked by inverted terminal repeats
("ITRs").
1.2 "AFFILIATE" shall mean any company or entity controlled by,
controlling, or under common control with a party hereto and shall include any
company more than 50% of whose voting stock or participating profit interest is
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a party, and any
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company which owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the
voting stock of a party.
1.3 "ALLOCABLE OVERHEAD" shall mean the costs incurred by a party or for
its account which are attributable to a party's supervisory services, occupancy
costs, payroll and its payroll, information systems, human relations or
purchasing functions and which are allocated to company departments based on
space occupied or headcount or other activity-based method consistently applied
by a party, or a standard rate if agreed to by the parties. Allocable Overhead
shall not include any costs attributable to general corporate activities,
including, by way of example, executive management, investor relations, business
development, legal affairs and finance.
1.4 "APPROVAL APPLICATION" means any application necessary and appropriate
to obtain a Regulatory Approval, together with all required documents, data and
information concerning a Selected Product that is the subject of such
application.
1.5 "BUDGET" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1.
1.6 "CELLADON COST OF GOODS" shall mean, with respect to any Selected
Product in final form that is sold by Celladon or its Affiliates hereunder:
(A) in the case of Selected Product in final form that is
manufactured in whole or in part by Celladon or its Affiliate(s), the actual
fully allocated cost of manufacturing such Selected Product (in accordance with
cGMP) determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the
organization of Celladon and its Affiliate(s), which includes the direct and
indirect cost of any raw materials, packaging materials and labor (including
benefits) utilized in such manufacturing (including formulation, fill/finish,
quality assurance, quality control and stability testing, labeling and
packaging, as applicable), plus an appropriate share of all factory overhead,
both fixed and variable, allocated to the Selected Product being manufactured,
in accordance with the normal accounting practices for all other products
manufactured in the applicable facility; provided, however, that "Cost of Goods"
shall exclude any allocation of cost related to idle capacity, unless such
excess capacity is specifically reserved for Selected Product; and
(B) in the case of Selected Product in final form that is
manufactured entirely by a Third Party, the actual price paid by Celladon or its
Affiliate(s) to such Third Party for such Selected Product.
1.7 "CELLADON-ASSIGNED JOINT INVENTION" shall mean a Joint Invention that
is not a TGC-Assigned Joint Invention.
1.8 "CELLADON PATENTS" shall mean, to the extent necessary or useful for
the development, manufacture, use or sale of any Gene Therapy Product, all
Patents that Celladon or any of its Affiliates Controls as of the Effective Date
or during the Term.
1.9 "CELLADON TECHNOLOGY" shall mean: (a) the Celladon Patents; and (b)
Information not included in the Celladon Patents that Celladon or any of its
Affiliates Controls on the Effective Date or during the Term, including, without
limitation, all such Information that is conceived or developed by Celladon or
any of its Affiliates in the course and as part of the Collaboration.
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1.10 "cGMP" shall mean current good manufacturing practices for medicinal
products established by U.S. laws, rules and regulations (including 21 CFR Parts
210 and 211, as amended, and any successor regulations thereto, each as in
effect from time to time).
1.11 "CMC" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(b).
1.12 "COLLABORATION" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1.
1.13 "COLLABORATION TERM" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.11.
1.14 "COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS" means, with respect to the efforts
to be expended by any entity with respect to any objective, reasonable,
diligent, good faith efforts to accomplish such objective as such entity would
normally use to accomplish a similar objective under similar circumstances. With
respect to any objective relating to the commercialization of a product by any
entity, "Commercially Reasonable Efforts" means efforts and resources normally
used by such entity with respect to a product owned by such entity or to which
such entity has similar rights which is of similar market potential at a similar
stage in the development or life of such product, taking into account issues of
safety, efficacy, product profile, the competitiveness of the marketplace, the
proprietary position of the product, the regulatory structure involved,
profitability of the product and other relevant commercial factors.
1.15 "COMMITTEE" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.2.
1.16 "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall have the meaning provided in Section
8.1.
1.17 "CONTROL" shall mean, with respect to any Information, Patent or
other intellectual property right, possession by a party of the ability (whether
by ownership, license or otherwise) to grant access, a license or a sublicense
to such Information or intellectual property right without violating the terms
of any agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party.
1.18 "DEVELOPMENT COSTS" shall mean costs actually incurred by Celladon or
for its account that are specifically attributable to the development of
Selected Products. Development Costs will include, but not be limited to: (a)
costs of research and development of Selected Products, including costs of
studies on the toxicological, pharmacokinetic, metabolic or clinical aspects of
Selected Products conducted internally or by Third Parties; (b) Cost of Goods
for Selected Product for use in preclinical studies or clinical trials; (c)
costs of preparing and reviewing data or information for the purpose of
submission to the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities for the purpose of
obtaining Regulatory Approvals of Selected Products; (d) fees associated with
regulatory filings or other governmental requirements related to Selected
Products; and (e) applicable Allocable Overhead, including expenses for data
management, statistical designs and studies, document preparation, and other
administration expenses associated with clinical testing programs.
1.19 "DEVELOPMENT PLAN" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1.
1.20 "DMF" shall mean a drug master file (as such term is defined in 21
C.F.R. Part 314.420, as it may be amended from time to time), or any foreign
equivalent thereof, for a Selected Product.
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1.21 "FDA" shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or
any successor agency thereto.
1.22 "FIELD" shall mean the Therapeutic Field and/or the Pathway Field.
1.23 "FINANCING" shall mean the purchase by Enterprise Partners and
Venrock (and/or their respective affiliated entities) of shares of the common
stock of TGC having an aggregate fair market value of US$6,000,000 pursuant to
that certain Stock Purchase Agreement by and among TGC and such entities dated
of even date herewith.
1.24 "FIRST COMMERCIAL SALE" shall mean, with respect to any Product, the
first sale for end use or consumption of such Product in a country after the
governing health regulatory authority of such country has granted Regulatory
Approval. Sale to an Affiliate or Licensee shall not constitute a First
Commercial Sale unless the Affiliate or Licensee is the end user of the Product.
1.25 "GAAP" shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
1.26 "GCP" means, to the extent applicable, the then-current good clinical
practices (under the regulations set forth in 21 C.F.R. Subchapter A and the
requirement imposed thereunder by the FDA) and in effect from time to time
during the Term, together with the then-current equivalent or corresponding
regulations and requirements in jurisdictions outside the United States.
1.27 "GENE THERAPY PRODUCT" shall mean an AAV Vector-delivered therapeutic
product for the treatment or prevention of congestive heart failure based on one
or more of the following: (a) phospholamban mutant gene (S16EPLN) to inhibit
phospholamban-mediated events; (b) sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase
("SERCA2a"); (c) [*]; and/or (d) [*].
1.28 "GROSS PROFIT" shall mean Gross Revenues, less the following:
(A) (i) trade discounts, credits or allowances; (ii) credits or
allowances additionally granted upon returns, rejections or recalls; (iii)
freight, shipping and insurance charges; (iv) taxes, duties or other
governmental tariffs (other than income taxes); and (v) government mandated
rebates; all of the foregoing to the extent actually included in the calculation
of gross revenues;
(B) the Celladon Cost of Goods of Selected Products sold by Celladon
and its Affiliates;
(C) all royalties paid by Celladon or its Affiliates to Third
Parties and all royalties paid by TGC or its Affiliates to Third Parties with
respect to Patents and/or Information of such Third Parties that Celladon and
TGC (in the case of TGC Licensed Technology), deem necessary or useful for the
manufacture, use or sale of Selected Products (excluding any such royalties paid
with respect to delivery devices, such as catheters); and
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(D) all marketing and sales costs and revenue sharing (including for
example, royalties on product sales and/or sales milestones payments) incurred
by Celladon or its Affiliates with respect to marketing and sales of Selected
Products in jurisdictions where one or more Third Parties markets and sells
Selected Products on behalf of Celladon.
1.29 "GROSS REVENUES" shall mean the gross revenues (including for
example, royalties on product sales and sales milestones) actually received by
Celladon and its Affiliates from the commercial sale of Selected Products after
Regulatory Approval thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
1.30 "IND" shall mean an Investigational New Drug Application filed with
the FDA, or the equivalent application or filing filed with any equivalent
agency or governmental authority outside the United States of America (including
any supra-national agency such as in the European Union) necessary to commence
human clinical trials in such jurisdiction.
1.31 "INFORMATION" shall mean all tangible and intangible (a) techniques,
technology, practices, trade secrets, inventions (whether patentable or not),
methods, knowledge, know-how, skill, experience, test data and results
(including pharmacological, toxicological and clinical test data and results),
analytical and quality control data, results or descriptions, software and
algorithms and (b) compositions of matter, cells, cell lines, assays, animal
models and physical, biological or chemical material.
1.32 "JOINT INVENTION" shall mean any invention, whether patentable or
not, which is conceived or reduced to practice, either as part of the
Collaboration or under the Manufacturing Agreement, jointly by one or more
employees or contractors of Celladon and one or more employees or contractors of
TGC.
1.33 "LEAD PARTY" shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.2(c).
1.34 "LICENSEE" shall mean a Third Party to whom Celladon or any of its
Affiliates has granted a license or sublicense of the right to develop, make,
have made, use, distribute for sale, promote, market, offer for sale, sell, have
sold, import or export Products, beyond the mere right to purchase Products from
Celladon or its Affiliates.
1.35 "MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT" shall mean the Manufacturing Agreement
between the parties dated the Effective Date and, as defined therein, the
"Commercial Agreement" to be entered into by the parties in the future.
1.36 "MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.2(b).
1.37 "MANUFACTURING PROCESS" shall mean the manufacturing process for a
Selected Product developed by TGC pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and
used by TGC, its Affiliates or Third Party subcontractors in producing such
Selected Product under this Agreement.
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1.38 "NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application (as more fully defined in 21
C.F.R. 314.5 et seq.) and all amendments and supplements thereto filed with the
FDA, or the equivalent application filed with any equivalent agency or
governmental authority outside the United States of America (including any
supra-national agency such as in the European Union), including all documents,
data, and other information concerning a pharmaceutical product which are
necessary for gaining Regulatory Approval to market and sell such pharmaceutical
product.
1.39 "PATENTS" shall mean (a) United States patents, re-examinations,
reissues, renewals, extensions and term restorations, and foreign counterparts
thereof, and (b) pending applications for United States patents, including,
without limitation, provisional applications, continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisional and substitute applications, including,
without limitation, inventors' certificates, and foreign counterparts thereof.
1.40 "PATHWAY FIELD" shall mean modulation of the phospholamban/SERCA
biological pathway [*].
1.41 "PHASE 1/2 CLINICAL TRIAL" shall mean a human clinical trial that
would satisfy the requirements for a Phase 1 study as defined in 21 C.F.R.
312.21(a) (or its successor regulation) and/or the requirements for a Phase 2
study as defined in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(b) (or its successor regulation).
1.42 "PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL" shall mean a human clinical trial that would
satisfy the requirements for a Phase 3 study as defined in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(c)
(or its successor regulation).
1.43 "PRE-COMMERCIAL NET REVENUES" shall mean the amount (if any) by which
Pre-Commercial Payments received by Celladon exceed Development Costs paid by
Celladon.
1.44 "PRE-COMMERCIAL PAYMENTS" shall mean all amounts actually received by
Celladon or an Affiliate of Celladon from any and all Licensees prior to the
First Commercial Sale of a Selected Product arising from the license or
sublicense of the right to develop, make, have made, use, distribute for sale,
promote, market, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import or export Selected
Products. Pre-Commercial Payments shall include up-front or license fees,
milestone payments, premiums above the fair market value on sales of securities,
annual maintenance fees and any other payments in respect of the grant to such
Licensee of a license or sublicense of the right to develop, make, have made,
use, distribute for sale, promote, market, offer for sale, sell, have sold,
import or export Selected Products (with any of the foregoing consideration
received by Celladon or its Affiliates other than in the form of cash to be
valued at its fair market value as of the date of receipt); provided, however,
that Pre-Commercial Payments shall not include any payments tied directly to the
provision of goods and services by Celladon or its Affiliate to such Licensee
(including research and development and manufacturing) to compensate Celladon or
its Affiliate for the fair market value of the provision of such goods and
services, or payments for securities (other than premiums above the fair market
value of such securities).
1.45 "PROJECT LEADER" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.2(d)
1.46 "REGULATORY APPROVAL" shall mean any and all approvals (including
price and reimbursement approvals, if required), licenses, registrations, or
authorizations of any country, federal, supranational, state or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau or other government
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entity that are necessary for the manufacture, use, storage, import, transport
and/or sale of a Selected Product in such jurisdiction.
1.47 "ROYALTY TERM" shall mean, in the case of any Selected Product, in
any country, the period of time commencing on the [*] of such Selected Product
in such country and ending upon the later of (a) [*] after the date of [*] of
such Selected Product in such country, and (b) the expiration of the last to
expire of the [*] claiming the manufacture, use or sale of such Selected Product
in such country.
1.48 "SELECTED PRODUCT" shall mean a Gene Therapy Product selected by
Celladon, in its sole discretion, by written notice thereof to TGC, as a
candidate for clinical development and commercialization by Celladon in the
Field. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selected Products shall exclude TGC
Candidates.
1.49 "SELECTED PRODUCT PATENTS" shall have the meaning provided in Section
6.1(b).
1.50 "TERM" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1.
1.51 "TGC ACCOUNTING METHOD" shall mean the method by which TGC accounting
and budgeting under this Agreement will be conducted. The details of such
accounting are set forth in Exhibit B. Exhibit B shall be revised in advance of
each twelve (12) month period of the Collaboration.
1.52 "TGC-ASSIGNED JOINT INVENTION" shall mean a Joint Invention directed
to the [*].
1.53 "TGC CANDIDATES" shall mean the adeno-associated virus-delivered gene
therapy candidates Controlled by TGC as of the Effective Date with potential
utility in the Field.
1.54 "TGC LICENSED PATENTS" shall mean, to the extent necessary or useful
for the development, manufacture, use or sale of any Gene Therapy Product, all
Patents that TGC or any of its Affiliates Controlled (but not owned) as of the
Effective Date or during the Term, as a result of being licensed to TGC by a
Third Party.
1.55 "TGC LICENSED TECHNOLOGY" shall mean: (a) the TGC Licensed Patents;
and (b) to the extent necessary or useful for the development, manufacture, use
or sale of any Gene Therapy Product, Information not included in the TGC
Licensed Patents, TGC Patents, TGC Technology or Joint Inventions that TGC or
any of its Affiliates Controls (but does not own) on the Effective Date or
during the Term, including, without limitation, all such Information that is
conceived or developed by TGC or any of its Affiliates, as a result of being
licensed to TGC by a Third Party, in the course and as part of the Collaboration
or in performing its obligations under the Manufacturing Agreement.
1.56 "TGC PATENTS" shall mean, to the extent necessary or useful for the
development, manufacture, use or sale of any Gene Therapy Product, all Patents
that TGC or any of its Affiliates owns as of the Effective Date or during the
Term.
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1.57 "TGC TECHNOLOGY" shall mean: (a) the TGC Patents; and (b) to the
extent necessary or useful for the development, manufacture, use or sale of any
Gene Therapy Product, Information not included in the TGC Patents that TGC or
any of its Affiliates owns on the Effective Date or during the Term, including,
without limitation, all such Information that is conceived or developed by TGC
or any of its Affiliates in the course and as part of the Collaboration or in
performing its obligations under the Manufacturing Agreement.
1.58 "THERAPEUTIC FIELD" shall mean the treatment or prevention of
congestive heart failure.
1.59 "THIRD PARTY" shall mean any entity other than Celladon or TGC or an
Affiliate of Celladon or TGC.
1.60 "TRANSFER PRICE" shall mean:
(A) with respect to bulk Selected Product commercialized hereunder
that is supplied by TGC pursuant to the Manufacturing Agreement or by a Third
Party, the price actually paid by Celladon, its Affiliate or a Licensee for such
bulk Selected Product; and
(B) with respect to bulk Selected Product commercialized hereunder
that is manufactured by Celladon or its Affiliate, Celladon's or its Affiliate's
actual fully allocated cost of manufacturing bulk Selected Product (in
accordance with cGMP) determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the organization of Celladon and its Affiliate(s), which includes the
direct and indirect cost of any raw materials, packaging materials and labor
(including benefits) utilized in such manufacturing (including formulation,
quality assurance, quality control and stability testing, labeling and
packaging, as applicable), plus an appropriate share of all factory overhead,
both fixed and variable, allocated to the Selected Product being manufactured,
in accordance with the normal accounting practices for all other products
manufactured in the applicable facility, provided that such cost of manufacture
shall exclude any allocation of cost related to idle capacity, unless such
excess capacity is specifically reserved for Selected Product.
1.61 "VALID CLAIM" shall mean an unexpired claim of an issued patent
within the Celladon Patents or TGC Patents which has not been found to be
unpatentable, invalid or unenforceable by a court or other authority in the
subject country, from which decision no appeal is taken or can be taken.
2. COLLABORATION
2.1 COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the parties shall conduct a collaborative development program
to design one or more Gene Therapy Products suitable for clinical development
and commercialization by Celladon in the Therapeutic Field, as more fully
described below in this Article 2 (collectively, the "COLLABORATION"). The
parties shall conduct the Collaboration during the Collaboration Term in
accordance with a written development plan to be mutually agreed upon within 60
days after the Effective Date and attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "DEVELOPMENT
Plan"). A Development Plan shall be created and mutually agreed upon by the
parties for each 12 month period of the Collaboration. The Development Plan
shall set forth the activities to be performed by TGC, the estimated timeline
for conduct of such activities and an estimated budget for the Development Plan
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activities (the "BUDGET"). The parties shall report on the progress made
pursuant to the goals of the Development Plan, revise and update such
activities, Budget, and timeline as necessary, on a quarterly basis during the
Collaboration Term. If modifications in the activities or timeline of activities
conducted under the Development Plan are requested by Celladon, TGC shall make
good faith efforts to accommodate such requests within the parameters of
conducting its other programs, and taking into account its facility, capacity
and resource constraints. If activities contemplated by the Development Plan are
cancelled by Celladon less than [*] from their initiation, Celladon shall be
responsible for non-cancelable costs incurred by TGC in preparation for such
activities and shall be responsible for the hours or manufacturing facility time
allocated to such activities [*]. At any time, and from time to time, during the
Term or during any period when Celladon's license under Section 4.2(b) is in
effect, Celladon may, in its sole discretion, designate any Selected Product by
written notice thereof to TGC.
2.2 COLLABORATION COMMITTEE. As promptly as practicable (but no later than
30 days) following the Effective Date, the parties shall establish a committee
(the "COMMITTEE") in accordance with this Section 2.2. The Committee shall be
responsible for execution of the Development Plan within the budget established
by the parties, and, in connection therewith, shall manage and monitor the
progress and results of the Collaboration, allocate resources (including,
without limitation, FTEs) among the various Development Plan activities and
encourage and facilitate ongoing cooperation between the parties.
(A) COMPOSITION OF THE COLLABORATION COMMITTEE. The Committee shall
be composed of two named representatives of Celladon and two named
representatives of TGC. Each party shall appoint its respective representatives
to the Committee from time to time, and may substitute one or more of its
representatives, in its sole discretion, effective upon notice to the other
party of such change. These representatives shall have appropriate technical
credentials, experience and knowledge, and ongoing familiarity with the
Collaboration. Additional representatives or consultants may from time to time,
by mutual consent of the parties, be invited to attend Committee meetings,
subject to such representative's or consultant's written agreement to comply
with confidentiality and non-use obligations equivalent to those set forth in
Article 8. Each party shall bear its own expenses related to the attendance of
such meetings by its representatives. The Committee shall be chaired by a
representative of Celladon. Decisions of the Committee shall be made by
unanimous vote, with each party's representatives on the Committee collectively
having one vote. In the event that the Committee cannot or does not, after good
faith efforts, reach agreement on an issue, such issue shall be referred to the
Chief Executive Officers of Celladon and TGC. Such officers of the parties shall
meet promptly thereafter and shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such
issue.
(B) MEETINGS. The Committee shall meet in accordance with a schedule
established by mutual written agreement of the parties, but no less frequently
than once per calendar quarter, with the location for such meetings alternating
between TGC and Celladon facilities (or such other locations as is mutually
agreed by the parties). Alternatively, the Committee may meet by means of
teleconference, videoconference or other similar communications equipment or by
a signed unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting, but not by proxy. No
Committee meeting may be conducted unless both representatives of each party are
participating.
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(C) MINUTES. The hosting party shall have responsibility for
preparing definitive minutes of each Committee meeting, a draft of which shall
be circulated for comment to all members of the Committee within 10 days after
the relevant meeting. Such minutes shall provide a description, in reasonable
detail, of the Collaboration progress to date and of the discussions at the
meeting, a list of any actions or determination approved by the Committee and
any disagreements not resolved by the Committee. The Project Leaders for the
parties shall discuss any comments on such minutes and finalize the minutes by
no later than 30 days after the meeting. Any disagreement on the minutes shall
be resolved in accordance with Section 2.2(a).
(D) PROJECT LEADERS. Celladon and TGC each shall appoint a person
from the Committee or another representative of Celladon and TGC not on the
Committee, but agreed upon by both parties to lead the project, to coordinate
its part of the Collaboration and to be the primary contact between the parties
with respect to the Collaboration ("PROJECT LEADERS"). Each party shall notify
the other party as soon as practicable upon changing this appointment.
2.3 CONDUCT OF THE COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for managing
and controlling its respective obligations under the Development Plan. Each
party shall proceed diligently and in a timely manner with the work set out in
the Development Plan by using its good faith efforts to allocate sufficient
time, effort, equipment and facilities to the Collaboration and to use personnel
with sufficient skills and experience as are required to accomplish the
objectives of the Collaboration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Each party shall be entitled to utilize the service of Third Parties to perform
its Collaboration responsibilities only upon the prior written consent of the
other party (not to be unreasonably withheld) or as specifically set forth in
the Development Plan or the Manufacturing Agreement. Notwithstanding any such
consent, each party shall remain at all times responsible for the performance of
its respective responsibilities under the Collaboration and shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain the written agreement of each such
Third Party, prior to the time such Third Party initiates work, to assign
ownership of Inventions made in the course of Collaboration activities to such
party.
2.4 FUNDING OF COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(A) FUNDING. Celladon shall be responsible for funding its own
Collaboration activities. TGC hereby covenants to contribute to the
Collaboration, up to US $2,000,000 ([*] through the performance of activities
pursuant to the Development Plan. Such $2,000,000 contribution of efforts shall
include payments to Third Parties contracted by TGC (raw material purchases,
release testing etc.), with the remainder comprised of internal research and
development and manufacturing efforts. Any Third Party costs incurred in
accordance with the Development Plan that exceed $300,000 in the aggregate shall
be borne by Celladon. For purposes of accounting for the $2,000,000 contribution
of efforts, TGC shall utilize the TGC Accounting Method set forth in Exhibit B.
If performance of TGC's obligations under the Development Plan reasonably
requires funding in excess of US$2,000,000, Celladon shall be responsible for
funding such excess expenses (in each case, to the extent of [*]. TGC's
obligation to contribute up to $2,000,000 through the contribution of efforts
under the Development Plan shall end on the second anniversary of the Effective
Date of this Agreement. If TGC's performance of activities under the Development
Plan does not reach $2,000,000 over the first 24 months of the Collaboration,
TGC shall have no further obligation to perform activities pursuant to the
Development Plan without compensation for
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such activities by Celladon. All activities performed by TGC pursuant to the
Collaboration shall be paid for at the then applicable FTE Rate and
Manufacturing Rate specified in Exhibit B.
(B) REPORTING OF COSTS. Within 45 days of the end of each quarter
during the Collaboration Term, TGC shall provide to Celladon a reasonably
detailed written report of the costs incurred by TGC in performing its
obligations under the Development Plan, including, without limitation, the
number of hours dedicated to specific activities and an itemized list of
out-of-pocket costs for materials, supplies and Third Party services used in the
performance of the Development Plan. From and after such time (if ever) as TGC
has applied US$2,000,000 to the performance of its obligations under the
Development Plan in accordance with Section 2.4(a), TGC shall provide an invoice
prior to the start of the quarter or partial quarter and Celladon shall pay [*]
of the following partial quarter and/or whole quarter's Development Plan
estimated budget within [*] days of the start of the next whole quarter. Upon
receipt by Celladon of the written report of the costs incurred by TGC in
performance of its obligations under the Development Plan during the quarter,
Celladon shall pay TGC the amount remaining, calculated by subtracting the
payment received by TGC for the estimated budget from the costs incurred by TGC.
Each quarterly report of TGC under this Section 2.4(b) shall be accompanied by
an itemized invoice for costs incurred by TGC in performance of the Development
Plan that are in excess of US$2,000,000 in the aggregate. Each such invoice
shall be due and payable upon receipt by Celladon. Failure to make payments to
TGC within [*] business days of receipt by Celladon shall result in the
obligation of Celladon to prepay the entire quarter estimated budget in advance
of the start of each quarter.
(C) AUDIT OF COSTS. For a period of one year after each Development
Plan year, TGC shall keep complete and accurate records of the hours of
non-manufacturing time, the weeks of cGMP manufacturing facility time (both
determined in accordance with Exhibit B) and the Third Party costs utilized in
the performance of its obligations under the Development Plan, in sufficient
detail to permit Celladon to verify the accuracy of TGC's reports to Celladon
under Section 2.4(b). Such audit shall be limited to the computation of the FTE
Rate and the Manufacturing Rate specified in Exhibit B, and the compilation of
time, effort, and outside costs incurred by TGC in performance of the
Development Plan. For a period of one (1) year following the completion of each
calendar year, Celladon shall have the right to cause an independent, certified
public accountant reasonably acceptable to TGC to audit such records to confirm
such costs for a period covering not more than the preceding year. Such audits
may be exercised during normal business hours upon reasonable prior written
notice to TGC. Prompt adjustments shall be made by the parties to reflect the
results of such audit. Celladon shall bear the full cost of such audit unless
such audit discloses that TGC has overstated its costs in any report delivered
by it with respect to the period audited by [*] or more, in which case, TGC
shall bear the full cost of such audit and shall promptly reimburse to Celladon
the amount of any overpayment.
2.5 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. Promptly following the Effective Date and
from time to time as necessary thereafter during the Collaboration Term, TGC
shall disclose to Celladon such TGC Technology as may be necessary or useful for
the performance by Celladon of its responsibilities under the Development Plan.
Promptly following the Effective Date and from time to time as necessary
thereafter during the Collaboration Term, Celladon shall disclose to TGC such
Celladon Technology as may be necessary or useful for the performance by TGC of
its responsibilities under the Development Plan or the Manufacturing Agreement.
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2.6 RECORDS AND REPORTS.
(A) RECORDS. TGC and Celladon shall each maintain, and shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause any of their Third Party contractors to
maintain, accurate and complete records that reflect all work done and results
achieved in the performance of the Collaboration and all results of any trials,
studies and other investigations conducted under this Agreement by or on behalf
of TGC and Celladon, their Affiliates and Third Party contractors, as
applicable.
(B) INSPECTION OF RECORDS. No more frequently than once per calendar
year, a party shall have the right, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable notice without undue interruption to normal business operations and
provided such requests for visits are not otherwise unreasonable, to inspect all
records of the other party referred to in Section 2.6(a) and their Third Party
contractors (provided it is permitted under the agreement with the Third Party
contractor); provided, however, that such party shall not have the right to
review records to the extent that such records contain information that does not
relate to the subject matter of this Agreement and/or the Manufacturing
Agreement and access to such records shall be limited to the narrowest
practicable group of other party's personnel who have a strict need to know the
same for the purposes of such quality assurance inspections, audits and
investigations. TGC shall permit representatives of Celladon to enter TGC's
manufacturing facilities upon reasonable prior notice and at intervals of no
more than once per year, during normal business hours for the purpose of making
quality assurance audits of the facilities and of the procedures and processes
used by TGC in storing, manufacturing and shipping any Selected Product and to
inspect all related records. To the extent any such inspections, notices,
responses, filings, audits and investigations could lead to the disclosure of
any Confidential Information of TGC to Celladon: (i) access to such Confidential
Information shall be limited to the narrowest practicable group of Celladon's
quality assurance personnel who have a strict need to know the same for the
purposes of such quality assurance inspections, audits and investigations; and
(ii) any and all such Confidential Information and shall be protected by
Celladon under Article 8. Each party shall maintain such records and the
information disclosed therein in confidence in accordance with Article 8.
(C) PROGRESS REPORTS. Within 45 days following the end of each
calendar quarter during the Collaboration Term, each party shall provide to the
other party a written progress report, or shall communicate by some other
mechanism agreed to by both parties, including circulation of the minutes of the
Committee, which shall describe the work performed by such party to date on the
Collaboration, evaluate the work performed in relation to the goals of the
Collaboration and provide such other information required by the Collaboration
or reasonably requested by the other party relating to the progress of the goals
or performance of the Collaboration. Such progress reports shall include the
progress and results of activities conducted outside of the Collaboration, by
Celladon or Third Parties on behalf of Celladon, on the Gene Therapy Products
that are part of the Collaboration. Such activities would include by example
preclinical, clinical and regulatory activities of the Gene Therapy Products or
Selected Products.
2.7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ANALYSIS AND LICENSING. Celladon and TGC, [*],
shall conduct [*] analysis under Third Party intellectual property rights with
respect to all elements of any Gene Therapy Product [*]. Third Party Patents may
be identified as necessary for Celladon to develop, make, have made, use, have
used, commercialize, offer for license, lease, sale or transfer a Selected
Product. The parties agree to consult with, inform, and collaborate on
identifying such
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Third Party Patents and Information during the Term. Upon identification of any
Third Party Patents, the parties will mutually agree to [*] to obtain such
rights subject to the following conditions:
(A) Celladon shall be responsible for securing rights or licenses to
Third Party Patents and Information directed to: (i) [*]; (ii) [*]; (iii) [*];
and (iv) [*]. In the event Celladon determines it requires such Third Party
Patent Rights and TGC makes a good faith determination that such Third Party
Patent Rights are not necessary for TGC, Celladon will not [*]. Celladon will
involve TGC in the process of obtaining the Third Party Patent Rights to the
extent necessary for TGC to ensure no such obligations are created.
(B) TGC shall be responsible for securing rights or licenses to
Third Party Patents and Information directed to: (i) [*], (ii) [*], (iii) [*];
and (iv) [*].
All costs of [*] under Third Party intellectual property rights, licensing,
complying with or obtaining other rights to any such Third Party technology
shall be borne by [*] unless [*] in which case, Celladon and TGC shall determine
the appropriate [*]. Royalty obligations associated with obtaining such rights
shall be [*]. Each Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to secure
rights or licenses identified in Sections 2.7(a) and 2.7(b), and shall determine
a mutually agreeable solution if either Party is not able to secure the licenses
or rights identified by the Parties.
2.8 COMPLIANCE. Each Party shall conduct the Collaboration in good
scientific manner and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, including, without limitation, and to the extent applicable, all
current governmental regulatory requirements concerning cGMP. Each party shall
notify the other party in writing of any material deviations from applicable
regulatory or legal requirements. Celladon shall permit representatives of TGC
to enter clinical trial sites upon reasonable prior notice at reasonable
intervals, but no more frequently than once per year per site unless a
significant adverse event has been reported to TGC, and with the approval, such
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, of the appropriate
Celladon medical director, during normal business hours for the purpose of
making quality assurance audits of the clinical trial sites and of the
implementation of the clinical trial protocol according to the appropriate
regulatory documents. Each party hereby certifies that it will not and has not
employed or otherwise used in any capacity the services of any person debarred
under Section 21 USC 335a in performing any activities under this Agreement, the
Manufacturing Agreement or in performing activities, outside of this Agreement,
that will be utilized in regulatory documents to support the conduct of human
clinical trials of any Selected Product.
2.9 MATERIALS. In order to facilitate the Collaboration, each party may
provide the other party with other chemical or biological materials as necessary
for the conduct of the Collaboration. Each party shall use materials supplied by
the other party solely: (a) for the purposes of carrying out its respective
activities under the Collaboration in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement during the Collaboration Term; (b) in the case of Celladon, of
developing, commercializing and, if applicable, manufacturing Selected Products
in accordance with this Agreement during the Term; and (c) in the case of TGC,
manufacturing Selected Products in accordance with the Manufacturing Agreement
during the Manufacturing Term. Neither party shall transfer, deliver or disclose
any such materials of the other party, or any derivatives, modifications or
components thereof, to any Third Party without the prior written approval of the
providing party, except that: (A) TGC may transfer materials provided by
Celladon (i) to TGC's subcontractors of its Collaboration activities as
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permitted in accordance with Section 2.3 for the sole purpose of performing such
Collaboration activities or (ii) to TGC's Affiliates and Third Party
subcontractors under the Manufacturing Agreement for the sole purpose of
performing TGC's obligations thereunder; and (B) Celladon may transfer Materials
provided by TGC (i) to Celladon's permitted subcontractors of Collaboration
activities as permitted in accordance with Section 2.3 for the sole purpose of
performing such Collaboration activities or (ii) to Celladon's Affiliates,
licensees and agents without TGC's prior written consent for the sole purpose of
developing, commercializing and, if applicable, manufacturing Selected Products
in the Field; subject in each case to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Manufacturing Agreement. Neither party shall use any materials provided
by the other party in humans, except as contemplated by this Agreement and
permitted by applicable law. Materials supplied by a party hereunder shall be
deemed to constitute Confidential Information of the supplying party.
2.10 ACCESS TO OTHER TGC CAPABILITIES. Should Celladon wish to have TGC
perform preclinical, regulatory and/or clinical development or other services
not expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
EXHIBIT A hereto), TGC shall, in its sole discretion and determination, provide
access to such capabilities, if and when available, at the rate specified in
Exhibit B or, in light of the services that would be provided, at a commercially
reasonable rate to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
2.11 COLLABORATION TERM. The term of the Collaboration (the "COLLABORATION
TERM") shall begin on the Effective Date and continue until the earlier of (i)
completion of all activities under the Development Plan, or (ii) the termination
of this Agreement by either party in accordance with Article 9. Celladon may
terminate the Collaboration prior to its expiration upon written notice to TGC;
provided, however, that Celladon shall pay to TGC within 30 days of such
termination a termination fee in an amount equal to [*] as set forth in the most
recently-approved budget included in a Development Plan. For the avoidance of
doubt, in the event that Celladon terminates the Collaboration under this
Section 2.11, then Article 2 shall terminate (subject to Celladon's compliance
with any obligation incurred prior to such termination), TGC's obligation
pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall terminate, but this Agreement shall otherwise
remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms related to
termination contained in Article 9.
3. DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF SELECTED PRODUCTS.
3.1 DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF SELECTED PRODUCTS. Except as
otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Manufacturing Agreement,
Celladon shall be solely responsible for the worldwide development and
commercialization of Selected Products. Celladon agrees to use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval of Selected Products in the
United States and in such other countries as Celladon deems appropriate and,
following Regulatory Approval, to commercialize Selected Products. Celladon
shall provide quarterly updates to TGC of the progress of clinical development
of Selected Products, the filing of any IND or NDA with respect to a Selected
Product, and the Regulatory Approval of a Selected Product in any jurisdiction.
Celladon shall, on a timely basis, provide TGC with information in Celladon's
possession or control relevant to its or its Affiliates' or Third Party
subcontractors' role as the holder of the INDs and NDAs and the manager of the
clinical trials of Selected Products that is reasonably necessary for and
relevant to TGC's obligations hereunder in complying with such regulatory
requirements.
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3.2 REGULATORY FILINGS AND APPROVALS.
(A) CELLADON RESPONSIBILITIES. Except as set forth in Section
3.2(b) below or in the Manufacturing Agreement, Celladon or its designee shall
be solely responsible for filing, obtaining and maintaining all INDs, NDAs,
Regulatory Approvals and other licenses, registrations, listings,
authorizations and approvals that may be required for the manufacture,
development or commercialization of the Selected Products throughout the world
(collectively, "REGULATORY DOCUMENTS"). Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)
below or in the Manufacturing Agreement, Celladon shall be the sole and
exclusive owner of all Regulatory Documents. At Celladon's request, TGC shall
take all actions necessary to assist Celladon in filing, obtaining and
maintaining the Regulatory Documents. Celladon or its designee shall serve as
the point of contact with the FDA and other regulatory agencies concerning any
and all Regulatory Documents but may, as appropriate, request TGC's assistance
with such matters. Celladon, with appropriate assistance from TGC as and to the
extent provided under the appropriate Development Plan, will use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to assemble all Approval Applications needed to conduct
clinical trials with any Selected Product developed or to be developed under
the Agreement or supplied or to be supplied to Celladon under the Manufacturing
Agreement. In connection with any Approval Application, Celladon will have the
right to reference any relevant regulatory documents of TGC.
(B) TGC RESPONSIBILITIES. TGC shall use its Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to prepare, file and permit Celladon, at Celladon's request, to cross
reference the Selected Product chemistry, manufacture and control ("CMC")
information in any Regulatory Document for a Selected Product. For the
avoidance of doubt, TGC shall own all right, title and interest in all TGC
regulatory documents and all Approval Applications filed by TGC which are
necessary to obtain Regulatory Approvals required for manufacture of Selected
Product by TGC, including the documents provided as part of the CMC. With
respect to INDs and NDAs to be filed in the United States with respect to
Selected Products, CMC information shall follow the format and content set
forth in 21 C.F.R. Parts 312 and 314, respectively, and all applicable rules,
regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder. TGC shall also be
responsible for obtaining and maintaining any filings, permits and approvals
necessary for the manufacture of clinical and commercial supply of Selected
Products, including, without limitation, DMFs for each Selected Product and all
applicable permits and approvals required to operate TGC's manufacturing
facilities (collectively, "MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS"). Celladon shall have, and
TGC hereby grants to Celladon, the right to reference the Manufacturing
Documents for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining Regulatory Approvals
with respect to Selected Products, and TGC shall, promptly upon request by
Celladon, provide Celladon or any regulatory agency specified by Celladon with
appropriate letters of access or reference to the Manufacturing Documents. TGC
specifically agrees to cooperate with any inspection by the FDA or ot






