Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
by and between
IMMUNOGEN, INC.
and
BIOTEST AG
July 7, 2006
Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLABORATION
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Joint Development Committee
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Joint Marketing Committee
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Objectives of the Research Program
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Conduct of Research Program
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Supply of Proprietary Materials
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DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
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Responsibility; Preparation of Plans
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Commercialization Diligence
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CO-DEVELOPMENT OPTION; CO-PROMOTION OPTION
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Reconciliation and Auditing of Co-Development
Costs
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Commercialization Diligence
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Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan
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Change in Co-Promotion Percentage
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CONSIDERATION AND FUNDING
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Payment of Royalties; Royalty Rates; Payment
of Net Income; Accounting and Records
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TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION;
PUBLICITY; NON-SOLICITATION
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Publications and Presentations
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LICENSE GRANTS; EXCLUSIVITY
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Development and Commercialization Licenses
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Restricted Activities of ImmunoGen
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
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FILING, PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PATENT
RIGHTS
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Patent Filing, Prosecution and Maintenance
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Consequences of Termination of Agreement
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Mutual Representations and Warranties
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Additional Representations of ImmunoGen
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Indemnification of Biotest by ImmunoGen
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Indemnification of ImmunoGen by Biotest
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Conditions to Indemnification
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Assignment and Successors
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Integration; Severability
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Schedule 1
Calculation of
Net Income
Schedule 2
Licensed Patent
Rights
Schedule 3
Material Terms
to be Included in Supply Agreement
ii
Portions of this Exhibit
were omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of
the Commission pursuant to the Company’s application
requesting confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 7, 2006
(the “Effective Date”), by and between ImmunoGen, Inc.,
a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business at
128 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02139
(“ImmunoGen”) and Biotest AG, a corporation organized
under the laws of Germany having an address of
Landsteinerstraße 5, D-63303 Dreieich, Germany
(“Biotest”). Each of Biotest and ImmunoGen is sometimes
referred to individually herein as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, Biotest Controls certain Technology and/or
Proprietary Materials related to its proprietary [***] Antibodies
(as defined below); and
WHEREAS, ImmunoGen Controls certain Technology and/or
Proprietary Materials related to or otherwise useful in the
conjugation of maytansine derivatives to binding proteins;
and
WHEREAS, ImmunoGen and Biotest desire to enter into a
collaboration for the purpose of Developing and Commercializing
Licensed Products derived from the conjugation of Biotest’s
proprietary [***] Antibodies with ImmunoGen’s maytansine
derivatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
Whenever used in this Agreement with an initial
capital letter, the terms defined in this Section 1 shall have the
meanings specified.
1.1 “
Adverse Event ” means any untoward medical
occurrence in a human clinical trial subject or in a patient who is
administered a Licensed Product, whether or not having a causal
relationship with such Licensed Product, including, without
limitation, any unfavorable and unintended sign (including for
example, any abnormal laboratory findings of clinical concern),
symptom or disease temporarily associated with the use of such
Licensed Product.
1.2 “
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Party,
any Person that, directly or through one or more Affiliates,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Party. For purposes of this definition, “control”
means (a) ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares
of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, in the
case of a corporation, or more than fifty percent (50%) of the
equity interests in the case of any other type of legal entity, (b)
status as a general partner in any partnership, or (c) any other
arrangement whereby a Person controls or has the right to control
the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of a
corporation or other entity.
1.3 “
Annual Net Sales ” means the aggregate Net
Sales during a particular Calendar Year.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.4
“ Antibody
” means a
composition comprising a whole antibody or fragment thereof
(whether polyclonal or monoclonal, human, humanized, chimeric or
murine, or derived from another relevant species, multiple or
single chain, recombinant, transgenic animal derived or naturally
occurring, and any constructs thereof) or having been derived from
nucleotide sequences encoding, or amino acid sequences of, such
antibody or fragment.
1.5
“ Anti-[***]
Antibody ” means any Antibody (including without limitation the
BT-062 Antibody) that is Controlled by Biotest and that targets the
[***] Antigen.
1.6
“ Anti-[***]
Antibody-MAY Conjugate ” means any conjugate of an Anti-[***] Antibody with a
MAY Compound.
1.7
“ Applicable Laws
” means all
Federal, state, local, national and supra-national laws, statutes,
rules and regulations, including any rules, regulations, guidelines
or requirements of Regulatory Authorities, national securities
exchanges or securities listing organizations that may be in effect
from time to time during the Term and applicable to a particular
activity hereunder.
1.8
“ Audited Party
” means the Party
that is the subject of an audit by the other Party under Sections
5.1.4, 5.2.2, 6.2.1 or 6.4.3.
1.9
“ Auditing Party
” means the Party
that is conducting an audit of the other Party under Sections
5.1.4, 5.2.2, 6.2.1 or 6.4.3.
1.10 “ Biotest Background
Technology ” means any Technology used by
Biotest, or provided by Biotest for use, in the Research Program
and/or the Development of Licensed Products that is useful in the
Field and that is (a) Controlled by Biotest as of the Effective
Date or (b) developed or conceived or first reduced to practice by
employees of, or consultants to, Biotest after the Effective Date
in the conduct of activities outside the Research Program and/or
the Development of Licensed Products and without the use in any
respect of any ImmunoGen Technology or ImmunoGen Materials or any
Program Inventions. For purposes of clarity, Biotest Background
Technology shall include, without limitation, any know-how and/or
Confidential Information and/or intellectual property relating to
Biotest's BT-062 Antibody.
1.11 “ Biotest Co-Promotion
Percentage ” means fifty percent (50%) of the
Annual Net Income.
1.12
“ Biotest Decision
” means the
following decisions which, in the event of deadlock, will be
decided by a Biotest member of the JSC: (a) with respect to each
Licensed Product that is not a Co-Developed Product, the
determination of the indication(s), other than as defined in the
initial Development Plan, for which such Licensed Product shall be
used, and (b) all decisions with respect to the Development
and Commercialization of Co-Developed Products outside the
Co-Development Territory.
1.13
“ Biotest Materials
” means any
Proprietary Materials Controlled by Biotest and used by Biotest, or
provided by Biotest for use, in the Research Program and/or the
Development of Licensed Products. For purposes of clarity, Biotest
Material shall include, without limitation, the BT-062
Antibody.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.14
“ Biotest Patent
Rights ” means
any Patent Rights containing one or more claims that cover Biotest
Technology. For purposes of clarity, Biotest Patent Rights include
Biotest’s fifty percent (50%) interest in the [***] Conjugate
Patent Rights.
1.15
“ Biotest Product
” means any Licensed Product that is not a
Co-Developed Product .
1.16
“ Biotest Program
Technology ” means any Program Invention conceived or first
reduced to practice by employees of, or consultants to, Biotest,
alone or jointly with Third Parties, without the use in any respect
of any ImmunoGen Technology, ImmunoGen Materials or Joint
Technology.
1.17
“ Biotest Technology
” means,
collectively, Biotest Background Technology and Biotest Program
Technology.
1.18
“ Biotest Territory
” means all
countries of the world other than the Co-Development
Territory.
1.19 “
BT-062 Antibody ” means the chimeric Antibody
targeting the [***] Antigen Controlled by Biotest.
1.20
“ Calendar Quarter
” means the period
beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the last day of the
calendar quarter in which the Effective Date falls, and thereafter
each successive period of three (3) consecutive calendar months
ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December
31.
1.21
“ Calendar Year
” means each
successive period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and
ending on December 31.
1.22
“ [***] Antigen
” means the
transmembrane [***] [***] [***] [***] antigen (aka [***]), having
the Swiss-Prot primary accession number [***].
1.23
“ [***] Conjugate Patent
Rights ” means
the Patent Rights that relate to United States Patent Application
[***] entitled [***].
1.24
“ Clinical
Materials ”
shall mean any MAY Compound or Licensed
Product supplied by ImmunoGen to Biotest pursuant to Section
4.5.2(b)(iii) and/or the terms of a Supply Agreement for any use,
including for use in any Clinical Trials other than Pivotal
Clinical Trials. For the purpose of clarity, Clinical Material
shall not comprise unconjugated Antibody.
1.25
“ Clinical Trial
Notification” or “CTN ”
means the notification submitted to the
Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare prior to the
Initiation of a Clinical Trial in Japan.
1.26
“ Co-Developed
Product ” means
any Licensed Product with respect to which ImmunoGen has exercised
a Co-Development Option as described in Section 5.1.1. For purposes
of clarity, Co-Developed Products include Early Stage Co-Developed
Products and Late Stage Co-Developed Products.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.27
“ Co-Development
Costs ” means
the reasonable Out-of-Pocket Costs and internal costs incurred by a
Party (or for its account by an Affiliate or a Third Party) on and
after the exercise by ImmunoGen of the applicable Co-Development
Option that are generally consistent with the respective activities
allocated to such Party in the Co-Development Plan and/or
Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan and, in any case, are
specifically attributable to the Development of a Co-Developed
Product in the Co-Development Territory. For purposes of this
definition (a) Out-of-Pocket Costs relate to the costs attributable
to specific external Development activities, and/or
Commercialization related to pre-commercial marketing activities,
applicable to a Co-Developed Product, including, without limitation
(i) all filing fees required for, and other costs associated with,
any Regulatory Filings and Drug Approval Applications and (ii) all
Third Party Required Payments; (b) internal costs means all direct
labor costs to the extent attributable to the Development of a
Co-Developed Product in accordance with the Co-Development Plan
and/or Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan, including, without
limitation, any employees of a Party that perform project
management and other activities attributable to such Development,
all as calculated on the basis of an annual rate equal to the
Party’s specific FTE Rate; and (c) the reasonable
Out-of-Pocket Costs and internal costs of manufacturing or
obtaining Co-Developed Products in final dosage form for use in the
activities in clause (a) shall be included in the definition of
Co-Development Costs. For the avoidance of doubt, Co-Development
Costs (a) shall include the costs incurred by either Party in
conducting clinical trials with respect to a Co-Developed Product,
other than costs incurred with respect to Shared Clinical Trials as
defined in 1.128(b), which shall be allocated between the Parties
in accordance with Section 5.1.4 and Pivotal MAY Compound Process
Development Costs, which shall be paid by Biotest in accordance
with Section 5.1.5; and (b) shall not include (i) milestone
payments made by Biotest to ImmunoGen pursuant to Section 6.3.1,
and (ii) any Co-Development Option Exercise Fee to be paid by
ImmunoGen pursuant to Section 5.1.1.
1.28
“ Co-Development
Manufacturing Plan ” means, with respect to each Co-Developed Product, the
written plan for the manufacture of such Co-Developed Product in
the Co-Development Territory prepared by the JDC which shall
include, without limitation, expected manufacturing scale-up,
formulation and filling activities to be conducted by each Party,
as well as a budget and proposed timelines for such activities, as
such plan may be amended or updated.
1.29
“ Co-Development
Marketing and Sales Plan ” means, with respect to each Co-Developed Product, the
written plan for the Commercialization of such Co-Developed Product
in the Co-Development Territory prepared by the JMC which shall
include, without limitation, (a) a regulatory and Commercialization
strategy with proposed timelines and sales forecasts that are, in
each case, applicable to such Co-Developed Product and (b) a
co-promotion plan which shall describe the Co-Promotion activities
to be conducted by each Party in the Co-Development Territory, a
budget and proposed timelines, as such plan may be amended or
updated.
1.30
“ Co-Development Option
Exercise Dates ” means, collectively, the Early Stage Option
Commencement Date and the Late Stage Option Commencement
Date.
1.31
“ Co-Development
Plan ” means,
with respect to each Co-Developed Product, the written plan
describing the joint Development activities to be carried out by
both Parties over each Contract Year commencing with the date of
exercise of the Co-Development Option in
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
accordance with
Section 5.1.1 for each Co-Developed Product, broken down by
Calendar Quarters, and which shall contain, inter
alia , (a) the specific Development objectives, projected
milestones, resource allocation requirements and activities to be
performed over such period; (b) the Party responsible for such
activities; (c) a timeline for such activities; (d) an estimate of
the expected Co-Development Costs to be incurred over such period;
(e) the expected Regulatory Filings to be required and prepared,
and the expected timetable to budget for making such Regulatory
Filings; (f) the manufacturing strategy, budget and proposed
timelines for manufacturing scale-up, formulation, filling and/or
shipping for each such Licensed Product, MAY Compound and Linker;
and (g) a Co-Development clinical development plan. The
Co-Development Plan shall be set forth in a written document
jointly prepared by the Parties and approved by the JDC. Each
amendment and/or update to the Co-Development Plan shall be set
forth in a written document prepared by the Parties and approved by
the JDC, shall specifically state that it is an amendment,
modification or update to the Co-Development Plan and shall be
attached to the minutes of the meeting of the JDC at which such
amendment, modification or updated is approved by the JDC. Without
limiting the nature or frequency of any other amendments or updates
of the Co-Development Plan that may be approved by the JDC, the
Co-Development Plan shall be updated at
least once prior to the end of each Contract Year to describe the
Co-Development activities to be carried out by each Party during
the next Contract Year pursuant to this Agreement.
1.32
“ Co-Development
Territory ” means, with respect to each Co-Developed Product, the
United States of America and its territories and
possessions.
1.33
“ Collaboration
” means the
association of ImmunoGen and Biotest established pursuant to this
Agreement for the purpose of Developing and Commercializing
Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory.
1.34 “ Combination Product
” means any Biotest Product that contains both a
pharmaceutically active agent or ingredient that constitutes a
Biotest Product and one or more other
pharmaceutically active agents or ingredients that do not
constitute a Biotest Product.
1.35
“ Commercialization
” or
“ Commercialize ” means any and
all activities directed to the commercialization of a Licensed
Product, including but not limited to, pre-launch and post-launch
marketing, manufacturing for commercial sale, promoting, Detailing,
distributing, offering to sell, having sold, selling, importing,
having imported, exporting and having exported a Licensed Product
for sale, conducting additional post-approval human clinical
studies in the approved indication (but not pre-clinical studies)
and interacting with Regulatory Authorities regarding the
foregoing. When used as a verb, “Commercializing” means
to engage in Commercialization and “Commercialized” has
a corresponding meaning.
1.36
“ Commercialization
Regulatory Approval ” means, with respect to any Licensed Product, (a) an
NDA or (b) the equivalent of an NDA required by Applicable Laws in
any country or region in the Territory outside of the United States
to sell such Licensed Product for use in the Field in such country
or region.
1.37
“ Commercially
Reasonable Efforts ” means with respect to the Development and
Commercialization of a particular Licensed Product and/or
Co-Developed Product by
5
Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Biotest and/or
ImmunoGen, as applicable, the efforts and resources (i) as provided
by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Research
Plan, the Development Plan, the Manufacturing Plan, the
Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan and the Co-Development
Manufacturing Plan, and (ii) typically used by the respective Party
in the development of its other product candidates or the
commercialization of its other products, which are of similar
commercial potential and at a similar stage in their development or
product life, as applicable, taking into account the
competitiveness of the applicable marketplace, the regulatory
structure involved, the profitability of the applicable products,
the scientific, technical, development and regulatory requirements,
obstacles and risks, and other similar factors. For the avoidance
of doubt, for the purpose of determining Commercially Reasonable
Efforts for a particular Licensed Product and/or Co-Developed
Product, the fact that a Party is entitled to a greater share of
profits with respect to a product other than a Licensed Product
compared to the profit share to which it is entitled according to
this Agreement with respect to such Licensed Product and/or
Co-Developed Product shall not be taken into account.
1.38
“ Completion
” means, with
respect to a clinical trial, the date on which all material data
reasonably expected to be derived therefrom has been generated and
the study report with respect thereto has been finalized and
received by ImmunoGen.
1.39
“ Confidential
Information ” means (a) with respect to ImmunoGen, all tangible
embodiments of ImmunoGen Technology, (b) with respect to Biotest,
all tangible embodiments of Biotest Technology and (c) with respect
to each Party, (i) all tangible embodiments of Joint Technology and
(ii) all information, Technology and Proprietary Materials
disclosed or provided by or on behalf of such Party (the
“disclosing Party”) pursuant to this Agreement or the
Existing Agreements to the other Party (the “receiving
Party”) or to any of the receiving Party’s employees,
consultants, Affiliates or sublicensees; provided that none of the
foregoing shall be Confidential Information if: (A) as of the date
of disclosure, it is known to the receiving Party or its
Affiliates, as demonstrated by credible written documentation,
other than by virtue of a prior confidential disclosure to such
receiving Party or its Affiliates; (B) as of the date of disclosure
it is in the public domain, or it subsequently enters the public
domain through no fault, in relation to the disclosing Party, of
the receiving Party or its Affiliates; (C) it is obtained by the
receiving Party from a Third Party having a lawful right to make
such disclosure free from any obligation of confidentiality to the
disclosing Party; or (D) it is independently developed by or for
the receiving Party without reference to or use of any Confidential
Information of the disclosing Party as demonstrated by credible
written documentation. For purposes of clarity, (i) any scientific,
technical or financial information of a disclosing Party disclosed
at any meeting of any of the committees or teams established
pursuant to the Agreement or disclosed through an audit report
prepared pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute Confidential
Information of the disclosing Party and (ii) the terms of this
Agreement shall constitute Confidential Information of each
Party.
1.40
“ Contract Quarter
” means (a) the
period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the last day
of the third full calendar month after the Effective Date and (b)
each succeeding three (3) month period thereafter.
6
Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.41
“ Contract Year
” means (a) with
respect to the first Contract Year, the period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2006 and (b) with respect
to the second and each subsequent Contract Year, the Calendar
Year.
1.42
“ Control ” or
“ Controlled ” means (a) with respect to Technology (other than
Proprietary Materials) or Patent Rights, the possession by a Party
of the right to grant a license or sublicense to such Technology or
Patent Rights as provided herein without the payment of additional
consideration to, and without violating the terms of any agreement
or arrangement with, any Third Party and (b) with respect to
Proprietary Materials, the possession by a Party of the right to
supply such Proprietary Materials to the other Party as provided
herein without the payment of additional consideration to, and
without violating the terms of any agreement or arrangement with,
any Third Party.
1.43
“ Co-Promotion
” or
“ Co-Promote ” means the
employment by the Parties of sales representatives to jointly
Detail a Co-Developed Product in the Co-Development Territory under
the same Licensed Product Trademark and brand using the same
Advertising, a coordinated Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan
and an integrated sales force consisting of Representatives of both
Biotest and ImmunoGen.
1.44
“ Co-Promotion
Percentage ” means, collectively, the Biotest Co-Promotion
Percentage and the ImmunoGen Co-Promotion Percentage.
1.45 “ Dedicated Equipment
” shall mean any equipment, instrument or machinery used by
ImmunoGen exclusively in the manufacturing of Preclinical Materials
or Clinical Materials.
1.46
“ Derived
” means obtained,
developed, created, synthesized, designed, derived or resulting
from, based upon, containing, incorporating or otherwise generated
from (whether directly or indirectly, or in whole or in
part).
1.47
“ Designated Senior
Officer ” means, with respect to a Party, the senior officer
designated by such Party to have final decision-making authority
over Disputed Matters which, absent unusual circumstances, shall be
the President or Chief Executive Officer of such Party.
1.48
“ Detail
” means, with
respect to a Co-Developed Product, an interactive, live,
face-to-face contact of a Representative within the Co-Development
Territory with a medical professional with prescribing authority or
other individuals or entities that have a significant impact or
influence on prescribing decisions, in an effort to increase
physician prescribing preferences of such Co-Developed Product for
its approved uses within the Co-Development Territory, which shall
involve (a) a primary product presentation (i.e., a Detail in which
the Co-Developed Product is given an important emphasis) or (b) a
secondary product presentation (i.e., a non-primary product
presentation; provided, however, the emphasis is not less than that
placed upon other products presented), in each case as measured by
generally accepted industry standards. When used as a verb,
“Detailing” means performing Details. When used as an
adjective, “Detailing” means of or related to
performing Details.
1.49
“ Development
” or
“ Develop ” means, with respect
to each Licensed Product, all non-clinical and clinical activities
required to obtain Regulatory Approval of such Licensed
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Product in
accordance with this Agreement on and after the Effective Date and
up to the obtaining of Commercialization Regulatory Approval of
such Licensed Product. For purposes of clarity, these activities
include, without limitation, the determination of the indication(s)
for which each Licensed Product shall be used, test method
development and stability testing, regulatory toxicology and
pharmacology, formulation, process development, manufacturing,
manufacturing scale-up, development-stage manufacturing,
statistical analysis and report writing, and clinical trial design
and operations. When used as a verb, “Developing” means
to engage in Development and “Developed” has a
corresponding meaning.
1.50 “ Development Plan
” means the written plan describing the Development
activities to be carried out over each Contract Year to be prepared
jointly by the Parties and approved by the JDC in accordance with
Section 4.1.1 for each Licensed Product, broken down by Calendar
Quarters, and which shall contain, inter alia
, (a) the specific Development objectives, projected milestones,
resource allocation requirements and activities to be performed
over such period; (b) the Party responsible for such activities;
(c) a timeline for such activities; (d) an estimate of the expected
Development costs to be incurred over such period; (e) the expected
Regulatory Filings and Drug Approval Applications to be required
and prepared, and the expected timetable for making such Regulatory
Filing and Drug Approval Applications; and (f) the manufacturing
strategy, budget and proposed timelines for manufacturing scale-up,
formulation, filling and/or shipping for each such Licensed
Product. The initial Development Plan shall contain all activities
until December 31, 2007. Each amendment and/or update to the
Development Plan shall be set forth in a written document jointly
prepared by the Parties and approved by the JDC, shall specifically
state that it is an amendment, modification or update to the
Development Plan and shall be attached to the minutes of the
meeting of the JDC at which such amendment, modification or update
is approved by the JDC. Without limiting the nature or frequency of
any other amendments or updates of the Development Plan that may be
approved by the JDC, the Development Plan shall be updated at least
once prior to the end of each Contract Year to describe the
Development activities to be carried out by each Party during the
next Contract Year pursuant to this Agreement.
1.51
“ Drug Approval
Application ” means, with respect to a Licensed Product in a
particular country or region, an application for Commercialization
Regulatory Approval for such Licensed Product in such country or
region, including without limitation: (a) an NDA or sNDA; (b) a
counterpart of an NDA or sNDA in any country or region in the
Territory; and (c) all supplements and amendments to any of the
foregoing.
1.52
“ Early Stage
Co-Development Licensed Product ”
means any Licensed Product that becomes a
Co-Developed Product pursuant to the exercise by ImmunoGen of the
Early Stage Co-Development Option.
1.53 “
Early Stage Co-Development Option ” means any
Co-Development Option that may be exercised by ImmunoGen during the
Early Stage Option Exercise Period.
1.54
“ Early Stage Option
Commencement Date ” means, with respect to each Licensed Product, the
date of Completion of [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] with
respect to that Licensed Product.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.55 “ ECB ” means the
European Central Bank.
1.56 “ EMEA ” means
the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, or any successor thereto,
which coordinates the scientific review of human pharmaceutical
products under the centralized licensing procedures of the European
Community.
1.57
“ EU
” means the
European Union.
1.58
“ Existing
Agreements ” means the Confidentiality Agreement by and between
the Parties dated as of [***] [***] [***] and the Material Transfer
and Evaluation Agreement by and between the Parties dated as of
[***] [***] [***], and the First Amendment thereto, dated as of
[***] [***] [***].
1.59 “ FDA ” means the
United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency
or authority thereto.
1.60
“ FDCA
” means the United
States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
1.61
“ Field
” means all human
therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic uses.
1.62
“ First Commercial
Sale ” means,
with respect to a Licensed Product in any country in the Territory,
the first sale, transfer or disposition for value, for end use or
for consumption of such Licensed Product to a Third Party in such
country.
1.63
“ First Interim
Analysis ” means, with respect to a clinical trial, the date on
which the data from such clinical trial has undergone an interim
analysis and such interim analysis has been finalized by Biotest
and received by ImmunoGen.
1.64
“ Force Majeure
” means any
occurrence beyond the reasonable control of a Party that (a)
prevents or substantially interferes with the performance by such
Party of any of its obligations hereunder and (b) occurs by reason
of any act of God, flood, fire, explosion, earthquake, strike,
lockout, labor dispute, casualty or accident, or war, revolution,
civil commotion, act of terrorism, blockage or embargo, or any
injunction, law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand
or requirement of any government or of any subdivision, authority
or representative of any such government.
1.65
“ FTE
” means a full time
person dedicated to the Research Program and/or dedicated to the
Development of Licensed Products as described in any Development
Plan, or in the case of less than a full-time dedicated person, a
full-time, equivalent person year pro rata temporis, based on a
total of at least [***] hours or [***] [***] weeks per year of
work, on or directly related to the Research Program and/or
dedicated to the Development of Licensed Products as described in
any Development Plan, measured, with respect to ImmunoGen, in
accordance with ImmunoGen’s time allocation practices from
time to time or, with respect to Biotest’s FTEs (if
applicable), in accordance with Biotest's time allocation practices
from time to time. For purposes of clarity, FTEs shall not include
any sales representatives employed by a Party.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.66
“ FTE Cost
” means, for any
Calendar Quarter, the FTE Rate multiplied by the applicable number
of FTEs used during such Calendar Quarter.
1.67
“ FTE Rate
” means, in each
case pro rata temporis, with respect to any ImmunoGen Activities to
be performed by ImmunoGen prior to its exercise of a Co-Development
Option (a) during the first Contract Year, the portion of [***]
[***] [***] [***] Dollars (US $[***]) corresponding to such part of
the Calendar Year that is covered by the first Contract Year; and,
(b) during each Contract Year thereafter, the result obtained by
multiplying $[***] by the sum of (1+CPI) where CPI is a fraction,
the numerator of which is the difference between the Consumer Price
Index as of the last month of the immediately preceding Contract
Year and the Consumer Price Index as of the month immediately
preceding the Effective Date and the denominator of which is the
Consumer Price Index as of the month immediately preceding the
Effective Date. For purposes of clarity, the FTE rates applicable
to ImmunoGen Activities and applicable to activities undertaken by
Biotest, both conducted after the exercise by ImmunoGen of the
Co-Development Option will be determined by the JFC.
1.68
“ GAAP
” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
1.69
“ GCP
” means the then
current Good Clinical Practice standards promulgated or endorsed by
the FDA or in the case of foreign jurisdictions, comparable
regulatory standards promulgated or endorsed by the applicable
Regulatory Authority, including those procedures expressed or
implied in the Regulatory Filings.
1.70
“ GLP
” means the
then current Good Laboratory Practice standards promulgated or
endorsed by the FDA or in the case of foreign jurisdictions,
comparable regulatory standards promulgated or endorsed by the
applicable Regulatory Authority, e.g., the EMEA, including those
procedures expressed or implied in the Regulatory
Filings.
1.71
“ GMP
” means the then
current Good Manufacturing Practice standards promulgated or
endorsed by the FDA or in the case of foreign jurisdictions,
comparable regulatory standards promulgated or endorsed by the
applicable Regulatory Authority, e.g., the EMEA, including those
procedures expressed or implied in the Regulatory
Filings.
1.72
“ Hatch-Waxman Act
” means the Drug
Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, as
amended.
1.73 “ ICC ” means the
International Chamber of Commerce.
1.74
“ ImmunoGen
Activities ” means those activities associated with the Research
Program and/or associated with the Development of Licensed Products
as described in the Research Plan or any Development Plan that are,
in either case, to be undertaken by ImmunoGen.
1.75
“ ImmunoGen Background
Technology ” means any Technology used by ImmunoGen, or provided
by ImmunoGen for use, in the Research Program and/or the
Development of Licensed Products that is
useful in the Field and that is (a) Controlled by ImmunoGen as of
the Effective Date or (b) developed or conceived or first reduced
to practice
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
by employees of, or
consultants to, ImmunoGen after the Effective Date other than in
the conduct of ImmunoGen Activities and without the use in any
respect of any Biotest Technology or Biotest Materials or any
Program Inventions.
1.76
“ ImmunoGen Co-Promotion
Percentage ” means fifty percent (50%) of the Annual Net
Income.
1.77
“ ImmunoGen Decision
” means the
following decisions which, in the event of deadlock, will be
decided by an ImmunoGen member of the JSC: the selection of Third
Party manufacturers to manufacture Preclinical Materials and
Clinical Materials following the request by Biotest pursuant to
Section 4.5.2(b).
1.78
“ ImmunoGen
Materials ” means any Proprietary Materials Controlled by
ImmunoGen and used by ImmunoGen, or provided by ImmunoGen for use,
in the Research Program and/or the Development of Licensed
Products. For purposes of clarity, ImmunoGen Materials shall
include all MAY Compounds and Linkers.
1.79
“ ImmunoGen Patent
Rights ” means
any Patent Rights that contain one or more claims that cover
ImmunoGen Technology. For purposes of clarity, ImmunoGen Patent
Rights include Licensed Patent Rights and ImmunoGen’s fifty
percent (50%) interest in the [***] Conjugate Patent
Rights.
1.80
“ ImmunoGen Program
Technology ” means any Program Invention conceived or first
reduced to practice by employees of, or consultants to, ImmunoGen,
alone or jointly with any Third Party, without the use in any
respect of any Biotest Technology, Biotest Materials or Joint
Technology.
1.81
“ ImmunoGen
Technology ” means, collectively, ImmunoGen Background Technology
and ImmunoGen Program Technology.
1.82 “ Improvement ”
means any enhancement, improvement or modification to the Licensed
Technology or the Licensed Patent Rights.
1.83
“ IND
” means (a) an
Investigational New Drug Application, as defined in the FDCA and
the regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor
application or procedure required to initiate clinical testing of a
Licensed Product in humans in the United States; (b) a counterpart
of an Investigational New Drug Application that is required in any
other country or region in the Territory before beginning clinical
testing of a Licensed Product in humans in such country or region;
and (c) all supplements and amendments to any of the
foregoing.
1.84
“ Initiation
” means, with
respect to a human clinical trial, the first date that a subject is
dosed in such clinical trial.
1.85
“ Joint Development
Committee ” or
“ JDC ” means the Joint
Development Committee of ImmunoGen and Biotest representatives
established pursuant to Section 2.2 to oversee the conduct and
progress of the Research Program and the Development of Licensed
Products.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.86
“ Joint Finance
Committee ” or
“ JFC ” means the Joint Finance
Committee of ImmunoGen and Biotest representatives established
pursuant to Section 2.4 to oversee the allocation between the
Parties of Co-Development Costs and Net Income Payments with
respect to Co-Developed Products.
1.87
“ Joint Marketing
Committee ” or
“ JMC ” means the committee of
ImmunoGen and Biotest representatives established pursuant to
Section 2.5 to coordinate the Commercialization activities of
Co-Developed Products within the Co-Development
Territory.
1.88
“ Joint Patent
Rights ” means
Patent Rights that contain one or more claims that cover Joint
Technology. For purposes of clarity, Joint Patent Rights
shall not include [***] Conjugate Patent Rights.
1.89
“ Joint Steering
Committee ” or
“ JSC ” means the Joint
Steering Committee of ImmunoGen and Biotest representatives
established pursuant to Section 2.1 to oversee the overall conduct
and progress of the Development and Commercialization of Licensed
Products.
1.90
“ Joint Technology
” means any Program
Invention (a) conceived or first reduced to practice jointly by
employees of, or consultants to, Biotest and employees of, or
consultants to, ImmunoGen or (b) conceived or first reduced to
practice by employees of, or consultants to, one Party with the use
in any respect of any Technology, Patent Rights or Proprietary
Materials of the other Party.
1.91
“ Late Stage
Co-Development Licensed Product ”
means any Licensed Product that becomes a
Co-Developed Product pursuant to the exercise by ImmunoGen of the
Late Stage Co-Development Option.
1.92
“ Late Stage
Co -
Development Option ” means any Co-Development Option that may be exercised
by ImmunoGen during the Late Stage Option Exercise
Period.
1.93
“ Late Stage Option
Commencement Date ” means, with respect to each Licensed Product, the
date of Completion of [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] for the
first indication in the first country where such clinical trials
are performed with respect to that Licensed Product.
1.94 “ Licensed Patent Rights
” means any Patent Rights that are Controlled by
ImmunoGen as of the Effective Date (including ImmunoGen Patent
Rights and ImmunoGen’s interest in Joint Patent Rights) to
the extent necessary to use, Develop, have Developed, make, have
made, Commercialize and have Commercialized any Licensed Product.
For purposes of clarity, (a) all Licensed Patent Rights existing as
of the Effective Date are described on Schedule 2 attached
hereto and (b) any Patent Rights that become Controlled by
ImmunoGen during the Term of this Agreement that ImmunoGen
reasonably believes are necessary and/or useful for the research,
Development and Commercialization of Licensed Products in the Field
(“New Patent Rights”) shall be presented to Biotest by
ImmunoGen and Biotest shall have the right to decide within sixty
(60) days following the presentation whether or not to add the New
Patent Rights to Licensed Patent Rights on Schedule 2
.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.95
“ Licensed Product
” means any product
that contains, is comprised of, or otherwise Derived from, an
Anti-[***] Antibody-MAY Conjugate.
1.96
“ Licensed Product
Trademark ” means (a) any trademark or trade name, whether or not
registered, or any trademark application, renewal, extension or
modification thereto, in the Territory, or any trade dress and
packaging, that is applied to or used with Licensed Products by
Biotest and (b) all goodwill associated therewith, and any
promotional materials relating thereto.
1.97
“ Licensed
Technology ” means any ImmunoGen Technology or Joint Technology
that (a) relates to the MAY Compound and/or Linker portion of any
Licensed Product and (b) is necessary for Biotest to exercise the
licenses granted to it pursuant to Sections 8.1.1 and
8.2.1.
1.98
“ Linker
” means any
chemical entity utilized to attach a MAY Compound to an Anti-[***]
Antibody, including but not limited to SMCC, SPP, SPDB, CPD,
PEG-containing chemical entities.
1.99
“ MAA
” means an
application filed with the EMEA, or through the mutual recognition
procedures in the European Union, for Regulatory Approval to
Commercialize a Licensed Product as a medicinal product in the
European Union, or in any country or territory therein.
1.100
“ Manufacturing Cost
” means, with
respect to any Preclinical Materials or Clinical Materials
manufactured by ImmunoGen, ImmunoGen’s fully-burdened costs
(including the costs associated with product testing and release
activities) of producing and packaging such Preclinical Materials
or Clinical Materials, including the sum of the following
components: (a) direct costs, including (1) materials directly used
in producing and packaging such Preclinical Materials or Clinical
Materials and (2) with respect to any Preclinical Materials or
Clinical Materials obtained by ImmunoGen from a Third Party and
supplied to Biotest without modification, the amount paid by
ImmunoGen to such Third Party for the same; (b) manufacturing
overhead costs attributable to the cost of goods under the
foregoing clause (a) (1), including manufacturing and quality labor
and manufacturing and quality supervisory services, operating and
administrative costs of the manufacturing and quality departments
and occupancy costs which are allocable to company departments
based on space occupied or headcount or another reasonable activity-based method;
for the purpose of clarity, any cost allocation shall be (i) in any
case applied in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) applied consistently
by ImmunoGen in relation to all other Third Parties for which
ImmunoGen manufactures comparable materials; (c) any other
reasonable and customary Out-of-Pocket Costs borne by ImmunoGen for
the testing, transport, customs clearance, duty, insurance and/or
storage of such Preclinical Materials or Clinical Materials; and
(d) ImmunoGen’s general and administrative costs, including
purchasing, human resources, payroll, information system and
accounting, which are directly attributable or reasonably allocable
to company departments based on space occupied or headcount.
Manufacturing overhead costs under the
foregoing clause (b) and general and administrative costs under the
foregoing clause (d) are allocable to each batch of Preclinical
Material and/or Clinical Material produced based upon the [***] of
[***], or any portion of a [***], that a Manufacturing [***] is
[***] for the [***] (including [***] [***] and [***]) of
Preclinical
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Materials or
Clinical Materials, as the use may be, at ImmunoGen’s
facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manufacturing Cost shall
not include the cost of purchasing any Dedicated Equipment pursuant
to Section 4.5.2(c).
1.101
“ Manufacturing Plan
” means, subject to
4.1.3, with respect to each Licensed Product, the written plan for
the manufacture of such Licensed Product in the Territory prepared
by the JDC or the JMC which shall include, without limitation,
expected manufacturing scale-up, formulation, and filling
activities to be conducted for each Licensed Product as well as a
budget and proposed timelines for such activities, as such plan may
be amended or updated.
1.102
“ Material Use
” means, with
respect to Shared Clinical Trial Data, (a) the inclusion of such
Shared Clinical Data in a core report of an NDA filed by a Party
(as evidenced by (i) the use of a bridging study to utilize such
Shared Clinical Data, (ii) the elimination for the need to [***]
such Shared Clinical Data through a clinical trial within such
Party's respective geographic territory, or (iii) such other
reference use of such Shared Clinical Data consistent with clauses
(i)-(ii) above), or (b) the use of such Shared Clinical Data by a
Party in a manner substantially similar to that contained in a full
Clinical Study Report (CSR), as described in ICH Harmonized
Guideline E3 (Structure and Content of Clinical Study Reports), and
including the appendices specified in Section 16 of such guideline
that are applicable to such Party’s NDA. For purposes of
clarity, it shall not be deemed to be a Material Use of clinical
data if such clinical data is used only to support an NDA
filing.
1.103
“ MAY Compound
” means any and all
maytansinoid compounds and any and all derivatives of any such
maytansinoid compounds, to the extent, in any case, Controlled by
ImmunoGen, including without limitation, (a) N 2′
-deacetyl-N 2′ -(c-mercapto-1
oxopropyl)-maytansine (CAS No. 139504-50-0) commonly referred to as
DM1); (b) N 2′ -deacetyl-N 2′-
(4-mercapto-1-oxopentyl)-maytansine (commonly referred as DM3); and
(c) N 2′ -deacetyl-N 2′
-(4-mercapto-4-methyl-1-oxopentyl)-maytansine (commonly referred as
DM4).
1.104
“ NDA
” means a New Drug
Application, as defined in the FDCA and applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any successor application or procedure
required to sell a Licensed Product in the United
States.
1.105
“ Net Sales
” means the gross
amount billed or invoiced by a Party (a “Selling
Party”) or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees to Third
Parties throughout the Territory for sales or other dispositions or
transfers for value of Licensed Products (including, without
limitation, Third Party distributors and wholesalers), less (a)
allowances for normal and customary trade, quantity and cash
discounts actually allowed and taken, (b) transportation, insurance
and postage charges, if prepaid by such Selling Party or any
Affiliate of such Selling Party and included on any such
party’s bill or invoice as a separate item, (c) credits,
rebates, returns (including, without limitation, wholesaler and
retailer returns) pursuant to agreements (including, without
limitation, managed care agreements) or government regulations, to
the extent actually allowed, and (d) sales, use and other
consumption taxes, including VAT, similarly incurred to the extent
stated on the invoice as a separate item. In addition, Net Sales
are subject to the following:
(i) If such Selling Party or any of its Affiliates or
Sublicensees effects a sale, disposition or other transfer of a
Licensed Product to a customer in a particular country
other
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
than on customary
commercial terms or as part of a package of Licensed Products and
services, the Net Sales of such Licensed Product to such customer
shall be deemed to be the “fair market value” of such
Licensed Product. For purposes of this subsection (i), “fair
market value” shall mean the value that would have been
derived had such Licensed Product been sold as a separate Licensed
Product to another customer in the country concerned on customary
commercial terms.
(ii) In the case of pharmacy incentive programs, hospital
performance incentive program chargebacks, disease management
programs, similar programs or discounts on “bundles”
that include Licensed Products, all discounts and the like shall be
allocated among the products in such bundles on the basis on which
such discounts and the like were actually granted or, if such basis
cannot be determined, in proportion to the respective list prices
of such products.
(iii) For purposes of clarity, the use of any Licensed
Product in clinical trials, pre-clinical studies or other research
or development activities, shall not give rise to any Net Sales. In
addition, use of any Licensed Product in a compassionate use
program shall not give rise to any deemed sale for purposes of this
definition unless such Selling Party or its Affiliates or
Sublicensees bills such program for such Licensed Product at a
price which exceeds [***] [***] [***] percent ([***]%) of such
Selling Party’s fully-burdened cost to supply such Licensed
Product.
1.106
“Out-of-Pocket
Costs ” means
the reasonable, direct, documented and specifically
identifiable expenses paid by a Party to any Third
Party.
1.107
“ Patent Rights
” means the rights
and interests in and to issued patents and pending patent
applications (which, for purposes of this Agreement, include
certificates of invention, applications for certificates of
invention and priority rights) in any country or region, including
all provisional applications, substitutions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisions, renewals, all letters patent
granted thereon, and all reissues, reexaminations and extensions
thereof, and all foreign counterparts of any of the
foregoing.
1.108
“ Person
” means an
individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, incorporated
association, joint venture or similar entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision, department or
agency of a government.
1.109
“ Phase I Clinical
Trial ” means a
human clinical trial conducted in a country or countries that
generally provides, with respect to that country, for the first
introduction into humans of a Licensed Product with the purpose of
assessing its safety, tolerability, toxicity, metabolism,
absorption, elimination or other pharmacological action as more
fully defin ed in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(a).
1.110
“ Phase II Clinical
Trial ” means a
human clinical trial conducted in a country or countries in
patients with a particular disease or condition with the purpose of
further assessing safety and tolerability of a Licensed
Product and providing an indication of its efficacy for such
disease or condition, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(b).
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.111
Phase IIb Clinical
Trial ”
means, as to a particular Licensed
Product and indication, the portion of a Phase II Clinical Trial
designed to generate sufficient data (if successful) to commence a
Phase III Clinical Trial of such Licensed Product for such
indication.
1.112
“ Phase III Clinical
Trial ” means a
pivotal human clinical trial conducted in a country or countries in
patients with a particular disease or condition with the purpose of
establishing the safety and tolerability of a Licensed Product and
confirming or establishing its efficacy for such disease or
condition as a basis for obtaining Regulatory Approval of
such Licensed Product, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R.
312.21(c).
1.113
“ Pivotal MAY Compound
Process Development Costs ” means the reasonable costs incurred by ImmunoGen
after the Effective Date (both before and after the exercise of the
Co-Development Option) in the conduct of process development
activities for pivotal MAY Compounds, provided that such costs (i)
are related to activities described in the Pivotal MAY Compound
Process Development Plan, and (ii) have been approved by the
Biotest members on the JDC, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided that
withholding, conditioning or delaying of the approval by Biotest
for cost reasons would not be deemed to be unreasonable.
1.114
“ Pivotal MAY Compound
Process Development Percentage ”
means a portion of the Pivotal MAY
Compound Process Development Costs calculated by dividing the
aggregate amount of Pivotal MAY Compound Process Development Costs
incurred by ImmunoGen by the [***] [***] [***], [***] [***] [***]
[***], at the date the allocation of such Pivotal MAY Compound
Process Development Costs is being determined, [***] [***] [***] or
[***] that [***] [***] [***] that are used in [***] [***] [***] or
[***] [***] and [***] and are [***] using the [***] developed in
the conduct of such pivotal process development activities.
1.115 “ Preclinical Materials
” means any MAY Compound, Linker and/or Licensed Product
supplied by ImmunoGen to Biotest in accordance with Section
4.5.2(b)(ii) for the purpose of conducting preclinical testing with
respect to a Licensed Product. For the purpose of clarity,
Preclinical Material shall not include unconjugated
Antibody.
1.116
“ Program Invention
” means any
Technology (including, without limitation, any new and useful
process, method of manufacture or composition of matter) that is
conceived or first reduced to practice (actively or constructively)
in the conduct of the Research Program and/or the Development of
Licensed Products.
1.117
“ Proprietary
Materials ” means tangible chemical, biological or physical
materials that are furnished by or on behalf of one Party to the
other Party in connection with this Agreement, whether or not
specifically designated as proprietary by the transferring
Party.
1.118
“ Regulatory
Approval ” means, with respect to any country or region in the
Territory, any approval (including, without limitation, any pricing
approval), product and establishment license, registration or
authorization of any Regulatory Authority required for the
manufacture, use, storage, importation, export, transport, clinical
testing or sale of a Licensed Product for use in the Field in such
country or region.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.119 “
Regulatory Authority ” means the FDA or any
counterpart of the FDA outside the United States, or other
national, supra-national, regional, state or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other
governmental entity with authority over the distribution,
importation, exportation, manufacture, production, use, storage,
transport, clinical testing or sale of a Licensed Product.
1.120
“ Regulatory Filings
” means,
collectively, (a) all INDs, NDAs, establishment license
applications, drug master files, applications for designation of a
Licensed Product as an “Orphan Product(s)” under the
Orphan Drug Act, for “Fast Track” status under Section
506 of the FDCA (21 U.S.C. § 356) or for a Special Protocol
Assessment under Section 505(b)(4)(B) and (C) of the FDCA (21
U.S.C. § 355(b)(4)(B)) or all other similar filings
(including, without limitation, any counterparts of any of the
foregoing in any country region in the Territory, e.g. a CTN) as
may be required by any Regulatory Authority for the Development or
Commercialization of a Licensed Product; (b) all supplements and
amendments to any of the foregoing; and (c) all data contained in,
and correspondence relating to, any of the foregoing.
1.121 “ Research Materials
” means any MAY Compound, Linker and/or Licensed Product
supplied by ImmunoGen to Biotest in accordance with Section
3.3(b)(ii) for the purpose of conducting research activities under
the Research Program with respect to a Licensed Product.
1.122
“ Research Plan
” means the written
plan describing the research activities to be carried out by each
Party during each Contract Year during the Research Program term in
conducting the Research Program pursuant to this Agreement, as such
written plan may be amended, modified or updated. Such Research
Plan shall also comprise, inter alia , (a) the
specific objectives, projected milestones, resource allocation
requirements and activities to be performed over such period; (b)
the Party responsible for such activities; (c) a timeline for such
activities; and (d) the estimated FTEs covering ImmunoGen
Activities associated with the Research Program. The initial
Research Plan shall be prepared jointly by the Parties at the
latest fourteen (14) days from the Effective Date and shall
describe the research activities (including basic process
development) to be carried out by each Party during the first
Contract Year and shall, in combination with the initial
Development Plan, contain all activities until December 31st, 2007.
Each amendment, modification and update to the Research Plan shall
be set forth in a written document prepared by, or at the direction
of, the JDC and approved by the JDC, shall specifically state that
it is an amendment, modification or update to the Research Plan and
shall be attached to the minutes of the meeting of the JDC at which
such amendment, modification or update was approved by the JDC.
Without limiting the nature or frequency of any other amendments,
modifications or updates of the Research Plan that may be approved
by the JDC, the Research Plan shall be updated at least once prior
to the end of each Contract Year to describe the research
activities to be carried out by each Party during the next Contract
Year during the Research Program term in conducting the Research
Program pursuant to this Agreement.
1.123
“ Research
Program ” means
the collaborative research program commencing on the Effective Date
and conducted by the Parties pursuant to Section 3 and the Research
Plan.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.124 “
Royalty-Bearing Product ” means (a) any
Biotest Product and (b) any Co-Developed Product to the extent sold
outside of the Co-Development Territory.
1.125
“ Royalty-Bearing
Territory ” means (a) with respect to Co-Developed Products, all
countries within the Biotest Territory and (b) with respect to
Biotest Products, all countries within the Territory.
1.126
“ Royalty Term
” means, with
respect to each Royalty-Bearing Product in each country in the
Royalty-Bearing Territory, the period beginning on the date of
First Commercial Sale of such Royalty-Bearing Product in such
country and continuing on a country-by-country basis until the
later of (a) the expiration of the last to expire Valid Claim
in such country that covers such Royalty-Bearing Product or its
use, method of delivery or manufacture or (b) twelve (12) years
from the date of the First Commercial Sale of such Royalty-Bearing
Product in such country.
1.127 "
Serious Adverse Event " means an Adverse
Event occurring at any dose of a drug that (a) results in death or
poses a threat to life; (b) requires or prolongs hospitalization;
(c) results in a persistent and/or significant disability or
incapacity; (d) is medically significant; or (e) results in a
congenital anomaly or birth defect.
1.128
“ Shared Clinical
Trial ” means
(a) any non-U.S. clinical trial conducted by or on behalf of a
Party outside the Co-Development Territory, the results of which
are included in the Regulatory Filings for a Co-Developed Product
in the Co-Development Territory and therefore [***] conducting a
similar clinical trial for Regulatory Filings for a Co-Developed
Product in the Co-Development Territory; and (b) any clinical trial
conducted by or on behalf of the Parties for a Co-Developed Product
in the Co-Development Territory, the results of which are included
in the Regulatory Filings outside the Co-Development Territory and
therefore [***] conducting a similar clinical trial outside the
Co-Development Territory.
1.129
“ Shared Clinical Trial
Costs ” means
the aggregate amount of Out-of-Pocket Costs and internal costs
incurred by either Party (or for its account by an Affiliate or a
Third Party) that are specifically attributable to the conduct of a
Shared Clinical Trial.
1.130
“ Shared Clinical Trial
Cost-Sharing Percentage ” means, with respect to any Shared Clinical Trial, (a)
if Biotest uses the results of such Shared Clinical Trial according
to 1.128(b), and such Shared Clinical Trial enables Biotest to
[***] conducting a similar clinical trial outside the
Co-Development Territory, [***] percent ([***]%) for Biotest and
[***] percent ([***]%) for ImmunoGen; and (b) if ImmunoGen and
Biotest jointly use the results of such Shared Clinical Trial
according to 1.128(a), and such Shared Clinical Trial enables
ImmunoGen and Biotest to [***] conducting a similar clinical trial
in the Co-Development Territory, [***] percent ([***]%) for
ImmunoGen and [***] percent ([***]%) for Biotest. If data is only
supportive then no adjustment of the 50:50 cost sharing will be
necessary.
1.131
“ Shared Clinical Trial
Data ” means
all data, results and information produced in the conduct of a
Shared Clinical Trial.
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
1.132 “
sNDA ” means a Supplemental New Drug
Application, as defined in the FDCA and applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder.
1.133
“ Sublicensee
” means any Third
Party (other than an Affiliate) to which Biotest grants a
sublicense in accordance with Section 8.3.
1.134
“ Technology
” means,
collectively, all ideas, inventions, discoveries, improvements,
trade secrets and proprietary methods, whether or not patentable,
including without limitation: (a) methods of production or use of,
and structural and functional information pertaining to, chemical
and/or biological compounds and (b) data, formulae, designs,
specifications, formulations, processes, process information,
techniques, know-how and results (including any negative results),
pre-clinical information, clinical information, and any and all
proprietary biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological,
pre-clinical, clinical, assay, control and manufacturing data and
materials.
1.135
“ Territory
” means all
countries of the world.
1.136
“ Third Party
” means any party
other than Biotest and ImmunoGen and their respective
Affiliates.
1.137
“ Third Party Required
Payments ” means all royalty payments paid to any Third Party in
any country in the Co-Development Territory in order to obtain a
license to an issued patent or patents in the absence of which the
portion of the Co-Developed Product consisting of the Licensed
Technology or Licensed Patent Rights would not legally be
developed, manufactured or sold in such country.
1.138
“ Unanimous Decision
” means any of the
following decisions requiring the unanimous approval of all members
of the JSC, the JDC and/or the JMC, as the case may be: (a) any
determination as to whether a milestone has been achieved under
Section 6.3.1 of this Agreement for which a milestone payment is
payable; (b) any decision that relates to the Co-Development or
Co-Promotion of a Co-Developed Product (including without
limitation any decision with respect to the manufacture of such
Co-Developed Product within the Co-Development Territory) in the
Co-Development Territory; (c) any decision that results, or would
reasonably be expected to result, in an increase in the amount of
Co-Development Costs payable by a Party pursuant to Section 5.1 of
more than [***] [***] percent ([***]%) in
any Calendar Year as compared to the amount of Co-Development Costs
forecasted in the then current Co-Development Plan for that
Calendar Year for any reason (including, without limitation, as a
result of a change in the number of patients, number of sites,
duration of the study or the number of studies); (d) the initial
allocation of Detailing responsibilities between the Parties with
respect to a Co-Developed Product; (e) any disputed matter which,
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is referred to the
JSC by the JDC, the JFC or the JMC; and (f) with respect to each
Licensed Product that is a Co-Developed Product, the determination
of the indication(s) for which such Co-Developed Product shall be
used in the Co-Development Territory.
1.139
“ Valid Claim
” means any claim
of an issued unexpired patent or a pending patent application
within the Licensed Patent Rights that (a) has not been
finally cancelled, withdrawn, abandoned or rejected by ImmunoGen
and/or any administrative agency or other
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omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
body of competent
jurisdiction, (b) has not been revoked, held invalid, or declared
unpatentable or unenforceable in a decision of a court or other
body of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed
within the time allowed for appeal, (c) has not been rendered
unenforceable through disclaimer or otherwise, and (d) is not lost
through an interference proceeding; provided, however, that (i) a
claim contained in a pending patent application shall, if and to
the extent such claim is not issued on or before [***] ([***])
years from the date of filing of the subject application, shall
cease to constitute a Valid Claim and (ii) if a claim that ceases
to be a Valid Claim by reason of subsection (i) above subsequently
issues, such claim shall once again be deemed to be a Valid Claim
for purposes of this Agreement.
Additional
Definitions .
In addition, each of the following
definitions shall have the respective meanings set forth in the
section of this Agreement indicated below:
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
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2.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
COLLABORATION
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2.1.1 Establishment
. ImmunoGen and Biotest hereby establish the Joint
Steering Committee. The JSC shall have and perform the
responsibilities set forth in Section 2.1.4.
2.1.2 Membership
. Each of ImmunoGen and Biotest shall designate an equal
(not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the JSC (which
may be employees of, or consultants to, such Party). Unless
otherwise agreed by the Parties, one of Biotest’s
representatives shall be designated as the Chairman of the JSC.
Each Party shall have the right at any time to substitute
individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any of its
previously designated representatives to the JSC by giving written
notice to the other Party.
(a) Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JSC shall establish a schedule of times for
regular meetings, taking into account, without limitation, the
planning needs of the Research Program and the responsibilities of
the JSC. In addition, special meetings may be convened by any
member of the JSC upon thirty (30) days (or, if such meeting is
proposed to be conducted by teleconference, upon ten (10) days)
written notice to the other members; provided that (i) notice of
any such special meeting may be waived at any time, either before
or after such meeting and (ii) attendance of any member at a
special meeting shall constitute a valid waiver of notice from such
member. Regular and special meetings of the JSC may be held in
person or by teleconference or videoconference; provided that
meetings held in person shall alternate between the respective
offices of the Parties in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Dreieich,
Germany or such other locations mutually agreeable to the JSC
members. The Chairman shall have the responsibility for preparing
and circulating to each JSC member an agenda for each JSC meeting
not later than one (1) week prior to such meeting.
(b) Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JSC meeting, (i) the presence in person of
at least one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is present
shall have one vote on all matters before the JSC at such meeting.
All decisions of the JSC, other than Unanimous Decisions, Biotest
Decisions and ImmunoGen Decisions, shall be made by majority vote;
provided, that, any member designated by a Party shall have the
right to cast the votes of any of such Party’s members on the
JSC who are absent
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omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
from the meeting.
Alternatively, the JSC may act by written consent signed by at
least one (1) member designated by each
Party. All decisions of the JSC that involve Unanimous Decisions
shall be made by vote of all members of the JSC. Whenever any
action by the JSC is called for hereunder during a time period in
which the JSC is not scheduled to meet, the Chairman shall cause
the JSC to take the action in the requested time period by calling
a special meeting or by circulating a written consent.
Representatives of each Party or of its Affiliates who are not
members of the JSC (including, without limitation, the Patent
Coordinators) may attend JSC meetings as non-voting observers. In
the event that the JSC is unable to resolve any matter before it,
such matter shall be resolved in accordance with Section
2.1.6.
(c) Minutes . The
JSC shall keep minutes of its meetings that record all decisions
and all actions recommended or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts
of the minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of
the JSC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
ten (10) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JSC shall have the opportunity to
provide comments on the draft minutes. Draft minutes shall be
approved, disapproved and revised as soon as practicable. Upon
approval, final minutes of each meeting shall be circulated to the
members of the JSC by the Chairman.
(d) Expenses .
ImmunoGen and Biotest shall each bear all expenses of their
respective JSC representatives related to their participation on
the JSC and attendance at JSC meetings.
2.1.4
Responsibilities . Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the JSC shall have the following
responsibilities:
(a) overseeing the JDC’s performance of its
responsibilities, the JFC’s performance of its
responsibilities and the JMC’s performance of its
responsibilities;
(b) reviewing data, reports or other information
submitted to it by the JDC, JMC and JFC from time to
time;
(c) resolving all JDC, JMC or JFC matters that are
referred to the JSC for resolution;
(d) making such other decisions as may be delegated to
the JSC pursuant to this Agreement or by mutual written agreement
of the Parties after the Effective Date; and
(e) the JSC will meet in accordance with Section 2.1.3
for the purpose of (i) serving as a forum for Biotest and/or
ImmunoGen, as applicable, to update each other as to Development
and Commercialization progress with respect to Licensed Products,
including monitoring the progress of the Development of each
Licensed Product in accordance with the Development Plan and the
Commercialization of each Co-Developed Product in accordance with
the applicable Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan and
reviewing each annual update to each Co-Development Marketing and
Sales Plan; and (ii) resolving any matters that require a Unanimous
Decision. At each such meeting of the JSC the members of Biotest on
the JSC shall provide an update as to Biotest’s general
strategy for the Development and Commercialization of each Licensed
Product in the Field to the extent applicable. In the event
ImmunoGen exercises a Co-Development Option, the members of Biotest
and ImmunoGen on the JSC shall provide (i) an
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omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
update as to the
Co-Promotion strategy for the Development and Commercialization of
each Co-Developed Product in the Field set forth in the
Co-Development Plan and/or Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan
(ii) an update concerning the anticipated timelines on a
region-by-region basis for the Development of each Co-Developed
Product and Regulatory Filings with respect thereto in the Field in
the Territory, (iii) an update concerning the anticipated timelines
on a region-by-region basis for the commercial launch of each
Co-Developed Product and (iv) sales forecast guidance for each
Co-Developed Product in the Field in the Territory; provided, that,
in proving such update, the members of Biotest on the JSC shall be
entitled to omit discussion of Confidential Information of Biotest
that Biotest reasonably determines to be materially sensitive. If
there is a material change in such timelines or guidance after any
such meeting, Biotest will endeavor to notify ImmunoGen thereof
through the convenience of a special meeting of the JSC.
2.1.5 Interests of the
Parties . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, all decisions made and all actions taken by the JSC
shall be made or taken in the best interest of the
Collaboration.
2.1.6 Dispute
Resolution . The JSC members shall use reasonable
efforts to reach agreement on any and all matters. In the event
that, despite such reasonable efforts, agreement on a particular
matter cannot be reached by the JSC within ten (10) days after the
JSC first meets to consider such matter or such later date as may
be mutually agreed to by the Parties (each such matter, a
“Disputed Matter”), then, if the Disputed Matter does
not involve a Unanimous Decision, a Biotest Decision or an
ImmunoGen Decision, the Chairman of the JSC shall have the right to
make the final decision on such Disputed Matter, but shall only
exercise such right in good faith after full consideration of the
positions of both Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if
the Disputed Matter involves an ImmunoGen Decision, one of the
ImmunoGen members of the JSC shall have the right to make the final
decision on such Disputed Matter, but shall only exercise such
right in good faith after full consideration of the positions of
both Parties, (b) if the Disputed Matter involves a Biotest
Decision, one of the Biotest members of the JSC shall have the
right to make the final decision on such Disputed Matter, but shall
only exercise such right in good faith after full consideration of
the positions of both Parties, and (c) if the Disputed Matter
involves a Unanimous Decision, the Disputed Matter shall be
referred to the Designated Senior Officer of each Party, who shall
promptly initiate discussions in good faith to resolve the Disputed
Matter. If the Disputed Matter is not resolved by such Designated
Senior Officers within the first to occur of (i) ten (10) days
after the date the Designated Senior Officers first met to consider
such Disputed Matter or such later date as may be mutually agreed
to by the Parties or (ii) thirty (30) days after the date the JSC
first met to consider such Disputed Matter or such later date as
may be mutually acceptable to the Parties, the Disputed Matter
shall be resolved in accordance with Section 14.1. In addition, if
the Disputed Matter involves determining whether a patent
application should be filed with respect to a Program Invention
and/or the jurisdictions in which it will be filed, subject to
Section 10.1.4, the Party whose Program Invention is involved shall
have the right to make the final decision on such Disputed
Matter.
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omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the
Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
2.2.1
Establishment . The JDC shall be established as soon as
practicable following the execution of the Agreement by ImmunoGen
and Biotest but in any case within fourteen (14) days following the
Effective Date. The JDC shall have and perform the responsibilities
set forth in Section 2.2.4.
2.2.2 Membership
. Each of ImmunoGen and Biotest shall designate an equal
(not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the JDC (which
may be employees of, or consultants to, such Party). Unless
otherwise agreed by the Parties, one of Biotest’s
representatives shall be designated by Biotest as the Chairman of
the JDC. Each Party shall have the right at any time to substitute
individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any of its
previously designated representatives to the JDC by giving written
notice to the other Party.
(a) Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JDC shall establish a schedule of times for
regular quarterly meetings, taking into account, without
limitation, the planning needs of the Research Program and the
responsibilities of the JDC. In addition, special meetings may be
convened by any member of the JDC upon thirty (30) days (or, if
such meeting is proposed to be conducted by teleconference, upon
ten (10) days) written notice to the other members; provided that
(i) notice of any such special meeting may be waived at any time,
either before or after such meeting and (ii) attendance of any
member at a special meeting shall constitute a valid waiver of
notice from such member. In no event shall the JDC meet less
frequently than four (4) times in each Calendar Year. Regular and
special meetings of the JDC may be held in person or by
teleconference or videoconference; provided that meetings held in
person shall alternate between the respective offices of the
Parties in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Dreieich, Germany or such
other locations mutually agreeable to the JDC members. The Chairman
shall have the responsibility for preparing and circulating to each
JDC member an agenda for each JDC meeting not later than one (1)
week prior to such meeting.
(b) Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JDC meeting, (i) the presence in person of
at least one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is present
shall have one vote on all matters before the JDC at such meeting.
All decisions of the JDC, other than Unanimous Decisions, Biotest
Decisions and ImmunoGen Decisions, shall be made by majority vote;
provided, that, any member designated by a Party shall have the
right to cast the votes of any of such Party’s members on the
JDC who are absent from the meeting. Alternatively, the JDC may act
by written consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each Party. All decisions of
the JDC that involve Unanimous Decisions shall be made by vote of
all members of the JDC. Whenever any action by the JDC is called
for hereunder during a time period in which the JDC is not
scheduled to meet, the Chairman shall cause the JDC to take the
action in the requested time period by calling a special meeting or
by circulating a written consent. Representatives of each Party or
of its Affiliates who are not members of the JDC (including,
without limitation, the Patent Coordinators) may attend JDC
meetings as non-voting observers. In the event that the JDC is
unable to resolve any matter before it, such matter shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 2.2.6.
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
(c) Minutes . The
JDC shall keep minutes of its meetings that record all decisions
and all actions recommended or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts
of the minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of
the JDC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
[***] ([***]) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JDC shall have the opportunity to
provide comments on the draft minutes. Draft minutes shall be
approved, disapproved and revised as necessary at the next JDC
meeting. Upon approval, final minutes of each meeting shall be
circulated to the members of the JDC by the Chairman.
(d) Expenses .
ImmunoGen and Biotest shall each bear all expenses of their
respective JDC representatives related to their participation on
the JDC and attendance at JDC meetings.
2.2.4
Responsibilities . The JDC shall be
responsible for overseeing the conduct and progress of the Research
Program and the Development of Licensed Products. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, during the Research Program term,
the JDC shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) making proposals with respect to and directing the
preparation by the Parties of, the Research Plan, the Development
Plan and the Co-Development Plan; and discussing and determining
whether and which new indications in which territories shall be
pursued under each Development Plan and/or Co-Development
Plan;
(b) in consultation with the Patent Coordinators,
determining the patent applications to be filed with respect to
Program Inventions;
(c) monitoring the progress under the Research Plan, the
Development Plan, the Pivotal MAY Compound Process
Development Plan and the Co-Development
Plan and of each Party’s activities thereunder;
(d) providing a forum for consensual decision making with
respect to the Research Program and the Development Plan and the
Co-Development Plan;
(e) reviewing and circulating to the Parties data,
reports or other information submitted by either Party with respect
to work conducted under the Research Program and the Development
Plan and the Co-Development Plan;
(f) providing a forum for the exchange of ImmunoGen
Technology necessary for a Third Party to manufacture Preclinical
Materials and Clinical Materials under this Agreement;
(g) making such other decisions as may be delegated to
the JDC pursuant to this Agreement or by mutual written agreement
of the Parties after the Effective Date; and
(h) to the extent reasonably necessary, reviewing
invoices issued by ImmunoGen to Biotest for work performed in the
conduct of ImmunoGen Activities, such review may result in an
approval or a credit note, as applicable.
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confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
2.2.5 Interests of the
Parties . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, all decisions made and all actions taken by the JDC
shall be made or taken in the best interest of the
Collaboration.
2.2.6 Dispute
Resolution . The JDC members shall use reasonable
efforts to reach agreement on any and all matters. The JDC shall be
operated by consensus; provided, that, prior to ImmunoGen’s
exercise of a Co-Development Option in the event that, despite such
reasonable efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be
reached by the JDC, the judgment of the Biotest Chairman shall be
determinative. Provided that ImmunoGen has exercised a
Co-Development Option, in the event that, despite such reasonable
efforts, agreement on a particular matter regarding the
Co-Developed Product in the Co-Development Territory cannot be
reached by the JDC within ten (10) days after the JDC first meets
to consider such matter, then the matter shall be referred to the
JSC for resolution pursuant to Section 2.1.6. With respect to the
Development of Biotest Products in the Territory and/or
Co-Developed Products outside the Co-Development Territory, the
judgment of the Biotest Chairman shall be determinative.
2.3.1
Appointment . Each Party shall appoint a
person who shall oversee contact between the Parties for all
matters related to the research and Development of Licensed
Products between meetings of the JDC and the JSC (each, an
“Alliance Manager”). The Alliance Managers shall have
the right to attend all meetings of the JSC, JDC, the JFC and the
JMC, as the case may be, as non-voting participants and may bring
to the attention of the JSC, JDC, the JFC and the JMC, as the case
may be, any matters or issues either of them reasonably believes
should be discussed and shall have such other responsibilities as
the Parties may mutually agree in writing. Each Party may replace
its Alliance Manager at any time by notice in writing to the other
Party.
2.3.2
Responsibilities . The Alliance Managers
shall have the responsibility of creating and maintaining a
constructive work environment within the JSC, JDC, the JFC and the
JMC, as the case may be, and between the Parties for all matters
related to the Collaboration. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, such Alliance Managers shall:
(a) identify and bring to the attention of the JSC, as
applicable, any disputes arising between the Parties related to the
Collaboration in a timely manner, including without limitation any
asserted occurrence of a material breach by a Party, and function
as the point of first referral in the resolution of each
dispute;
(b) provide a single point of communication for seeking
consensus within the Parties’ respective organizations and
between the Parties with respect to the Collaboration;
(c) plan and coordinate cooperative efforts and internal
and external communications between the Parties with respect to the
Collaboration; and
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
(d) take such steps as may be required to ensure that
meetings of the JSC, JDC, the JFC and the JMC, as the case may be,
occur as set forth in the Agreement, that procedures are followed
with respect to such meetings (including, without limitation, the
giving of proper notice and the preparation and approval of
minutes) and that relevant action items resulting from such
meetings are appropriately carried out or otherwise
addressed.
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2.4.1
Establishment . As soon as practicable
following the exercise by ImmunoGen of a Co-Development Option with
respect to a Co-Developed Product in accordance with Section 5.1.1,
ImmunoGen and Biotest will establish the Joint Finance Committee.
The JFC shall have and perform the responsibilities set forth in
Section 2.4.4.
2.4.2
Membership . Each Party shall designate, in
its sole discretion, up to two (2) members to the JFC (which member
may be an employee of, or consultant to, such Party). Each Party
shall have the right at any time to substitute any individual, on a
permanent or temporary basis, for its previously designated
representative to the JFC by giving written notice to the other
Party.
(a)
Schedule of Meetings
. The JFC shall establish a schedule of
times for regular meetings, taking into account, without
limitation, the need to review Co-Development Costs incurred by the
Parties and the Net Income received with respect to Co-Developed
Products. Meetings of the JFC may be held in person or by
teleconference or videoconference; provided that meetings held in
person shall alternate between the respective offices of the
Parties.
(b) Voting; Decisions . At each JFC meeting, (i) the presence in person of
at least one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is present
shall have one vote on all matters before the JFC at such meeting.
All decisions of the JFC related to Co-Developed Products in the
Co-Development Territory shall be made by majority vote; provided,
that, any member designated by a Party shall have the right to cast
the votes of any of such Party’s members on the JFC who are
absent from the meeting. Alternatively, the JFC may act by written
consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each Party. In the event that the JFC is unable to
resolve any matter before it, such matter shall be referred to the
JSC to be resolved in accordance with Section 2.1.6.
(c) Minutes . The
JFC shall keep minutes of its meetings that record all decisions
and all actions recommended or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts
of the minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of
the JFC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
[***] ([***]) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JFC shall have the opportunity to
provide comments on the draft minutes. The minutes shall be
approved, disapproved and revised as necessary at the next JFC
meeting.
(d) Expenses .
ImmunoGen and Biotest shall each bear all expenses of their
respective JFC members related to their participation on the JFC
and attendance at JFC meetings.
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
2.4.4
Responsibilities . The JFC shall be
responsible for (a) monitoring the activities of, and reconciling
issues between, the Parties with respect to the Parties’
respective share of Co-Development Costs, Co-Promotion costs and
Net Income with respect to Co-Developed Products in the
Co-Development Territory and the Co-Promotion Percentage, (b)
preparing ongoing rolling forecasts for each Calendar Quarter with
respect to all Co-Development Costs and Net Income of Co-Developed
Products in the Co-Development Territory, (c) determining the FTE
rate applicable to the performance by
ImmunoGen of ImmunoGen’s activities and by Biotest of
Biotest’s activities after the exercise of a Co-Development
Option and/or with respect to Representatives used by the
Parties in Co-Promoting each Co-Developed Product; and (d) making
such other decisions as may be delegated to the JFC by mutual
agreement of the Parties after the Effective Date.
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2.5.1 Establishment
. As soon as practicable following the exercise by
ImmunoGen of a Co-Development Option with respect to a Co-Developed
Product in accordance with Section 5.1.1, ImmunoGen and Biotest
shall establish the Joint Marketing Committee which shall have and
perform the responsibilities set forth in Section 2.5.4.
2.5.2 Membership
. Each Party shall designate, in its sole discretion, not
less than two (2) members to the JMC (which members may be
employees or consultants of such Party). Unless otherwise agreed by
the Parties, one of Biotest’s designees shall be designated
by Biotest as the Chairman. Each Party shall have the right at any
time to substitute individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis,
for any of its previously designated representatives to the JMC by
giving written notice to the other Party.
(a) Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JMC shall establish a schedule of times for
regular meetings, taking into account, without limitation, the
planning needs for the Co-Developed Products and its
responsibilities. If formed, in no event shall the JMC meet less
frequently than four (4) times per Calendar Year. Regular and
special meetings of the JMC may be held in person or by
teleconference or videoconference; provided, that, meetings held in
person shall alternate between the respective offices of the
Parties. The Chairman shall prepare and circulate to each JMC
member an agenda for each JMC meeting not later than one (1) week
prior to each meeting.
(b) Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JMC meeting, (i) the presence in person of
at least one (1) member designated by each Party shall constitute a
quorum and (ii) each member designated by each Party who is present
shall have one vote on all matters before the JMC at such meeting.
All decisions of the JMC other than Unanimous Decisions, Biotest
Decisions and ImmunoGen Decisions shall be made by majority vote;
provided, that, any member designated by a Party shall have the
right to cast the votes of any of such Party’s members on the
JMC who are absent from the meeting. Alternatively, the JMC may act
by written consent signed by at least one (1) member designated by
each Party. All decisions of the JMC that involve Unanimous
Decisions shall be made by vote of all members of the JMC. Whenever
any action by the JMC is called for hereunder during a time period
in which the JMC is not scheduled to meet, the Chairman shall cause
the JMC to take the action in the requested time period by calling
a special meeting or by circulating a written consent.
Representatives of each Party or of its Affiliates who are not
members of the JMC may attend JMC meetings as non-voting
observers.
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confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
(c) Expenses .
ImmunoGen and Biotest shall bear all the expenses of their
respective JMC members related to their participation on the JMC
and attendance at JMC meetings.
2.5.4
Responsibilities . The JMC shall be
responsible for overseeing the Co-Promotion of Co-Developed
Products in the Co-Development Territory. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the JMC shall have the following
responsibilities:
(a) preparing or directing the preparation of a
Co-Development Marketing and Sales Plan containing a Co-Promotion
Plan and a brand plan for each Co-Developed Product in the
Co-Development Territory, such Plan to include allocation of
responsibilities for Commercialization activities;
(b) reviewing and approving all Additional Co-Promotion
Activities to be conducted by either Party pursuant to Section
5.7;
(c) preparing short-term and long-term sales forecasts
for Co-Developed Products in the Co-Development
Territory;
(d) presenting sales forecasts and the results of all
Co-Promotion efforts in the Co-Development Territory to the JSC as
needed, but no less often than four (4) times per Calendar
Year;
(e) coordinating the Detailing efforts of both Parties in
the Co-Development Territory with respect to Co-Developed
Products;
(f) overseeing all recalls, market withdrawals and any
other corrective actions related to Co-Developed Products in the
Co-Development Territory;
(g) receiving and providing to the Parties sales reports
pertaining to Co-Developed Products in the Co-Development
Territory;
(h) consulting the Parties in the selection of Third
Parties to be engaged by either Party to provide Representatives to
Co-Promote Co-Developed Products in the Co-Development Territory;
and
(i) performing such activities as may be delegated to the
JMC pursuant to this Agreement, or by mutual written agreement of
the Parties after the Effective Date.
2.5.5 Dispute
Resolution . The JMC members shall use reasonable
efforts to reach agreement on any and all matters. In the event
that, despite such reasonable efforts, agreement on a particular
matter cannot be reached by the JMC within ten (10) days after the
JMC first meets to consider such matter, then the matter shall be
referred to the JSC for resolution pursuant to Section
2.1.6.
3. RESEARCH
PROGRAM
3.1
Objectives of the Research
Program .
The objective of the Research Program
shall be the identification of one or more Licensed Products
suitable for further Development and
Commercialization.
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confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
3.2
Research
Plan . The JDC shall
create a Research Plan to, among other things, enable selection of
the best Anti-[***] Antibody-MAY Conjugate for further Development
and to conduct initial research activities with respect to such
conjugate, including basic process development, prior to the
initiation of formal Development activities. For each Contract Year
during the conduct of the Research Program commencing with the
second Contract Year, the Research Plan shall be amended and
updated by the Parties, which amendments and updates shall be
submitted to and approved by the JDC in accordance with Section
2.2.4. Each such amendment shall: (a) set forth (i) the research
objectives and activities to be performed for the Contract Year
covered by the update with reasonable specificity; (ii) the Party
that shall be responsible for performing such activities; (iii) a
timeline for such activities; and (iv) with respect to ImmunoGen
Activities, the number of FTEs estimated to be required to perform
such ImmunoGen Activities; and (b) be consistent with the terms of
this Agreement.
3.3
Conduct of Research
Program . In
consultation with the JDC and in accordance with the objectives of
the Research Program, each Party shall be primarily responsible for
those tasks and obligations in connection with the Research Program
that are assigned to it pursuant to this Section 3.3 and in the
Research Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
(a) Biotest Activities Under Research Program
. Subject to ImmunoGen’s
obligations to conduct ImmunoGen Activities and/or to supply
Research Materials pursuant to Section 3.3(b)(ii) and Preclinical
Materials and Clinical Materials in accordance with Section 4.5.2,
Biotest shall have the sole right and responsibility for all
aspects related to the research and early stage Development of
Licensed Products, including without limitation (i) making all
strategic and tactical decisions with respect thereto; (ii)
assessing alternative product designs; (iii) the selection of the
Antibody, Linker and MAY Compound to be used in each Licensed
Product; (iv) the conduct of, at its sole cost and expense, all
preclinical and IND-enabling studies (including toxicology testing)
with respect to any Licensed Product so selected.
(b) ImmunoGen Activities under the Research
Program .
(i) In General .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.3(a),
ImmunoGen will undertake (A) any ImmunoGen Activities set forth in
the Research Plan, subject to the payment by Biotest of the
consideration set forth in Section 6.2 and (B) any other basic
research activities that ImmunoGen determines, in its sole
discretion and [***] [***] [***] [***], are necessary in order to
successfully apply ImmunoGen Technology to the research of Licensed
Products.
(ii) Supply of Research Materials . Upon Biotest’s written request, ImmunoGen
will supply Biotest with such quantities of Research Materials as
may be reasonably required by Biotest in order to conduct research
relating to Licensed Products. To the extent that Biotest requests
that ImmunoGen provide such Research Materials, Biotest shall order
all
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
amounts of Research
Materials, and ImmunoGen shall deliver all such ordered amounts, in
accordance with advance ordering timeframes and delivery timeframes
and specifications to be agreed upon by the Parties. ImmunoGen
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Biotest
such amounts of Research Materials as are ordered by Biotest in
accordance with the foregoing (including such agreed upon
timeframes) in a timely manner. ImmunoGen’s price to supply
Research Materials to Biotest shall equal ImmunoGen’s cost of
materials plus its manufacturing costs [***] [***] [***] [***]
[***].
3.4
Diligence
. Each Party shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to perform its respective obligations under the
Research Program in accordance with the Research Plan and shall
commit such resources as are specified in the Research Plan as may
be necessary to conduct its activities set forth therein in a
timely fashion. Without limiting the foregoing, Biotest and
ImmunoGen shall commit such scientific resources, including, but
not limited to consultants, facilities, equipment, and Proprietary
Materials, as are necessary and commercially reasonable to achieve
the objectives of the Research Program.
3.5
Compliance
. Each Party shall perform its
obligations under the Research Plan in good scientific manner and
in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws;
provided that, for purposes of clarity, (a) with respect to each
activity performed under the Research Plan that will or could
reasonably be expected to be submitted to a Regulatory Authority in
support of a Regulatory Filing in the United States, the Party
performing such activity shall comply in all material respects with
the regulations and guidance of the FDA that constitute Good
Laboratory Practice or Good Manufacturing Practice , in each
case as applicable; (b) to the
extent Biotest wishes ImmunoGen to comply with the regulations or
guidance of any Regulatory Authority outside the United States
(including any International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)
guidance), Biotest shall provide ImmunoGen with written notice
which shall identify such regulations or guidance, and ImmunoGen
shall confirm in writing whether it agrees to comply with same
within [***] ([***]) business days of its receipt of such notice;
and (c) to the extent Biotest wishes ImmunoGen to comply with the
regulations or guidance of any Regulatory Authority outside the
United States (including any ICH guidance) and ImmunoGen agrees to
comply with such regulations or guidance, ImmunoGen agrees to be
inspected after prior written notice by Biotest and competent
foreign Regulatory Authority to allow for a Regulatory Filing
outside the United States. Each Party shall be solely responsible
for paying the salaries and benefits of its employees and
consultants conducting its activities under the Research
Plan.
3.5.1 Cooperation
. Scientists at ImmunoGen and Biotest shall cooperate in
the performance of the Research Program and, subject to the terms
of this Agreement and any confidentiality obligations to Third
Parties, shall exchange such data, information and materials as is
reasonably necessary for the other Party to perform its obligations
under the Research Plan.
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Act of 1934.
(a) Records . Each
Party shall maintain records of its activities under the Research
Program in sufficient detail, in good scientific manner and
otherwise in a manner that reflects all work done and results
achieved in the performance of the Research Program.
(b) Record Keeping Policies . Without limiting the generality of Section
3.6.1(a), each Party agrees to maintain a policy that requires its
employees and consultants to record and maintain all data and
information developed during the Research Program in a manner
designed to enable the Parties to use such records to establish the
earliest date of invention or reduction to practice. At a minimum,
the policy shall require such individuals to record such data and
information by them in standard laboratory notebooks that are dated
and corroborated by non-inventors on a regular, contemporaneous
basis.
3.7
Reports
. At each meeting of the JDC, the Parties shall update
the JDC as to such Party’s efforts under the Research Program
and shall present to the JDC all data and results generated from
such efforts. The JDC may decide, from time to time, to cause the
Research Plan to be updated to reflect changes in the research
activities performed by each Party under the Research Plan.
3.8
Supply of Proprietary
Materials .
From time to time during the Term, either
Party (the “transferring Party”) may supply the other
Party (the “recipient Party”) with Proprietary
Materials of the transferring Party for use in the Research
Program. In connection therewith, each recipient Party hereby
agrees that (a) it shall not use such Proprietary Materials for any
purpose other than exercising its rights or performing its
obligations hereunder; (b) it shall use such Proprietary Materials
only in compliance with all Applicable Laws; (c) it shall not
transfer any such Proprietary Materials to any Third Party without
the prior written consent of the transferring Party, except as
expressly permitted hereby or as otherwise permitted under the
Existing Agreements; (d) the recipient Party shall not acquire any
right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Materials as a
result of such supply by the transferring Party; (e) the recipient
Party shall, if and as instructed by the Party, either destroy or
return any such Proprietary Materials that are not the subject of
the grant of a continuing license hereunder; and (f) to the extent
ImmunoGen is the transferring Party, upon Biotest’s request,
ImmunoGen shall provide Biotest with supply safety data sheets and
instructions for use, waste management, transportation, packaging
and labeling of ImmunoGen Materials.
4.
DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIALIZATION
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Responsibility; Preparation of Plans
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4.1.1 Development
Plans . Until the exercise of a Co-Development Option
for a Licensed Product, Biotest will be solely responsible for
conducting the Development of Licensed Products. As soon as
practicable after the identification in the Research Program of
each Licensed Product for further Development, the Parties shall
jointly prepare and submit to the
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
JDC for approval a
Development Plan covering the activities to be carried out over
each Contract Year which shall: (a) set forth (i) the Development
objectives and activities to be performed for each Contract Year
period covered by the Development Plan with reasonable specificity,
broken down by Calendar Quarters, (ii) the Party that shall be
responsible for performing such activities, and (iii) a timeline
for such activities; and (b) be consistent with the other terms of
this Agreement. ImmunoGen will undertake the ImmunoGen Activities
set forth in the Development Plan, subject to the payment by
Biotest of the consideration set forth in Section 6.2. The Parties
shall discuss at meetings of the JDC the scope of, and the
expenditures for, any process development activities planned by
either Party after the Effective Date for pivotal MAY Compounds,
which discussions shall be included in the minutes of the
applicable JDC meeting (the portion of such minutes, the
“Pivotal MAY Compound Process Development Plan”),
taking into account Pivotal MAY Compound Process Development
activities of Third Parties, covering the
activities to be carried out over each Contract Year including: (a)
the process development objectives and activities to be performed
for each Contract Year period with reasonable specificity, broken
down by Calendar Quarters, (b) the Party that shall be responsible
for performing such activities, and (c) a timeline for such
activities . The Pivotal MAY Compound Process Development
Plan shall include the Pivotal MAY Compound Process Development
Costs approved by the JDC as provided in Section 1.113.
4.1.2 Marketing and
Sales Plans . Until
such time as ImmunoGen has exercised a Co-Development Option, (a)
Biotest shall be solely responsible for
all activities and associated costs related to the worldwide
marketing and sales of Licensed Products and (b) decisions
regarding marketing and sales will be made solely by
Biotest.
4.1.3 Manufacturing
Plan . Biotest shall be solely responsible for the
manufacture of Biotest Products in the Territory and Co-Developed
Products in the Biotest Territory. The Parties shall prepare and
provide to the JDC for its review and approval a Manufacturing Plan
that specifies which manufacturer of MAY Compounds and Anti-[***]
Antibody-MAY Conjugates are to be used for Biotest Products and/or
Co-Developed Products and/or Preclinical Materials and/or Clinical
Materials, which Manufacturing Plan shall be updated by the Parties
and reviewed and approved by the JDC each Contract Year during the
Term following the JDC’s approval of the initial
Manufacturing Plan. Each update to the Manufacturing Plan shall:
(a) set forth (i) the manufacturing scale-up, formulation and
filling requirements for each Biotest Product and/or Co-Developed
Product to be performed for the Contract Year covered by the
Manufacturing Plan with reasonable specificity, (ii) a timeline and
budget for such activities, (iii) the objectives and activities to
be performed for each Contract Year period covered by the
Manufacturing Plan with reasonable specificity, (iv) the Party that
shall be responsible for performing such activities, (v) the
estimated expenses covering the activities associated with the
Manufacturing Plan; and (b) be consistent with the other terms of
this Agreement. The JDC members shall use reasonable efforts to
reach agreement on manufacturing issues. In the event that, despite
such reasonable efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be
reached by the JDC, the judgment of the Biotest Chairman shall be
determinative. If the JDC requests that ImmunoGen manufacture
Preclinical Materials and/or Clinical Materials, then the judgment
of the ImmunoGen representatives on the JDC shall be
determinative.
4.2
Biotest Products . Subject to Section 5,
Biotest shall have the sole right and
responsibility, at its sole cost and expense, for all aspects of
the Development and Commercialization of Biotest Products in
accordance with the applicable Development Plan in the Field in the
Territory, including, without limitation, the conduct of (a) all
activities relating to the manufacture and supply of Biotest
Products in the Territory, and (b) all marketing, promotion, sales,
distribution, import and export activities (including securing
reimbursement, sales and marketing and conducting any
post-marketing trials or databases and post-marketing safety
surveillance) with respect to Biotest Products in the Territory.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Biotest shall
have the sole right and responsibility, at its sole expense, (a)
for the conduct of: (i) all activities related to human clinical
trials (including, to the extent conducted, Phase IV clinical
trials); (ii) all activities relating to the
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Commission pursuant to the Company’s application requesting
confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
manufacture and supply of Biotest Products
(including all required process development and scale up work with
respect thereto) in the Territory; and (iii) all pre-marketing,
marketing, promotion, sales, distribution, import and export
activities (including securing reimbursement, sales and marketing
and conducting any post-marketing trials or databases and
post-marketing safety surveillance); (b) making all Regulatory
Filings for Biotest Products and filing all Drug Approval
Applications and otherwise seeking all Regulatory Approvals for
Biotest Products in the Territory, as well as all correspondence
and communications with Regulatory Authorities regarding such
matters, and (c) reporting of all Adverse Events to Regulatory
Authorities for Biotest Products within the Territory if and to the
extent required by Applicable Laws.
4.3
Commercialization
Diligence .
Biotest shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts during the Term to Develop and to Commercialize Biotest
Products in the Field and in the Territory. Without limiting the
foregoing, Biotest shall, itself or through one or more
Sublicensees, seek Regulatory Approvals for, and Commercialize,
each Biotest Product in such countries of the Territory that
Biotest, in its commercially reasonable judgment, deems
appropriate. If ImmunoGen at any time reasonably believes that
Biotest is not meeting its diligence obligations pursuant to this
Section 4.3, ImmunoGen may give, in the form of detailed reasons,
written notice to Biotest requesting written justification, in the
form of detailed reasons, that would support the proposition that
Biotest is meeting such diligence obligations. In such event,
Biotest shall provide such written justification to ImmunoGen
within thirty (30) days after such notice is given. In the event
that Biotest does not reasonably justify that it is meeting its
diligence obligations pursuant to this Section 4.3 within such
thirty (30) day period, then, to the extent such failure to meet
its diligence obligations constitutes a material breach of this
Agreement, ImmunoGen shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
to exercise its rights under Section 11.2.1 or any or all other
rights or remedies