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Exhibit 10.9 |
FEASIBILITY, DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT
This Feasibility, Development
and Commercialization Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
made as of July 22, 2002, by and between Voyager Pharmaceutical
Corporation, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of
business at 8540 Colonnade Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615
(“Voyager”), and Southern Biosystems, Inc., an Alabama
corporation with its principal place of business at 756 Tom Martin
Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35211 (“SBS”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Voyager is the owner
of United States Patent No. 6,242,421, covering the treatment and
prevention of Alzheimer’s disease;
WHEREAS, SBS is in the
business of developing, commercializing and manufacturing
biodegradable polymers, biomedical devices and controlled-release
products for biomedical and nonbiomedical applications including
products based on the DURIN(TM) System;
WHEREAS, Voyager desires to
develop and commercialize a pharmaceutical product that implements
Voyager’s patented Alzheimer’s Disease treatment
methodology;
WHEREAS, Voyager desires to
obtain certain rights to use SBS’s proprietary drug delivery
technology in connection with the development and commercialization
of such a pharmaceutical product, and SBS desires to grant Voyager
such rights, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, Voyager desires that
SBS assist it in the development and commercialization of such a
pharmaceutical product by performing certain feasibility,
development, regulatory and manufacturing activities relating to
such a product, and SBS desires to perform such activities, all on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the recitals and the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 “Active
Agent” shall mean leuprolide acetate.
Section 1.2
“Affiliate” of a Person shall mean any other Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
first Person. “Control” and, with correlative meanings,
the terms “controlled by” and “under common
control with” shall mean ownership of shares of stock having
at least
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50% of the voting power entitled to vote
for the election of directors in the case of a corporation and at
least 50% of the interest in profits in the case of a business
entity other than a corporation.
Section 1.3
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.
Section 1.4 “Applicable
Law” shall mean the applicable laws, rules, regulations,
including any rules, regulations, guidelines, or other requirements
of the Regulatory Authorities, that may be in effect from time to
time in the Territory.
Section 1.5
“Chair” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
Section 1.6 “Clinical
Milestone Target Date” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.2(a).
Section 1.7 “Clinical
Trial Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.2(a).
Section 1.8 “Clinical
Trials” shall mean Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and such
other tests and studies in human subjects or patients that are
required by the Regulatory Authorities from time to time in
connection with the Product pursuant to Applicable Law or
otherwise.
Section 1.9 “CMC
Data” shall mean any and all information contained in, as
well as data supporting, the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control
section of an IND or NDA for the Product, and any similar
information or data required with respect to any other Regulatory
Approval.
Section 1.10
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” shall mean, with
respect to the research, development, Manufacture or
commercialization of the Product, efforts and resources commonly
used in the research-based pharmaceutical industry for a product of
similar commercial potential at a similar stage in its lifecycle,
taking into consideration its safety and efficacy, its cost to
develop, the competitiveness of alternative products, its
proprietary position, the likelihood of regulatory approval, its
profitability, and all other relevant factors. Commercially
Reasonable Efforts shall be determined on a market-by-market basis
in the Territory. Commercially Reasonable Efforts with respect to
Voyager’s diligence in conducting Clinical Trials and
pursuing Marketing Authorization with respect to the Product in the
United States will be evaluated in view of, among other factors,
Voyager’s timely achievement of Clinical Milestone Target
Dates (as changed from time to time in accordance with Section
4.2(a)) and Voyager and SBS’s timely satisfaction of their
respective obligations hereunder.
Section 1.11
“Confidential Information” shall mean (a) any and all
information or material that, at any time before or after the date
hereof, has been or is provided or communicated to the Receiving
Party by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or any discussions or negotiations with respect thereto; any
data, ideas, concepts or techniques contained therein; and any
modifications thereof or derivations therefrom and (b) the
existence and terms of this Agreement. Confidential Information may
be disclosed either orally, visually, in writing, by delivery of
materials containing Confidential Information or in any other form
now known or hereafter invented.
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Section 1.12
“Deposit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
Section 1.13
“Development Activities” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2.
Section 1.14
“Development Costs” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1.
Section 1.15
“Development Evaluation Materials” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
Section 1.16
“Development Formulations” shall mean the various
Product prototypes developed by SBS in connection with performing
the Development Activities and provided to Voyager for evaluation
in accordance with the Development Plan.
Section 1.17
“Development Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.
Section 1.18
“Disclosing Party” shall mean the party disclosing
Confidential Information.
Section 1.19 “Effective
Date” shall mean the date first above written.
Section 1.20
“Exploit” shall mean to make, have made, import, use,
sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of a product or process,
including the research, development, registration, modification,
enhancement, improvement, Manufacture, storage, formulation,
optimization, export, transport, distribution, promotion or
marketing of a product or process.
Section 1.21
“FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration and any successor agency thereto.
Section 1.22
“Feasibility Activities” shall mean all tests, studies
and other activities that are performed in connection with the
Feasibility Program, including the preparation of the Final
Report.
Section 1.23
“Feasibility Evaluation Materials” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Section 1.24
“Feasibility Plan” shall mean the detailed program set
forth in Exhibit 1.24 for developing a formulation of the Product
that meets the Product Specifications and evaluating the
feasibility of such formulation, as the same shall be amended from
time to time in accordance with Section 6.1.
Section 1.25
“Feasibility Program” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.1.
Section 1.26
“FFDCA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.4.
Section 1.27 “Final
Report” shall mean the detailed analysis and evaluation of
the Feasibility Program which shall (a) describe the methodology
employed and the results achieved by SBS in conducting the
Feasibility Program, (b) provide recommendations for
additional
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development of the Product, and (c) be
in such form and include such other information as set forth in the
Feasibility Plan.
Section 1.28 “Firm
Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.2.
Section 1.29 “First
Commercial Sale” shall mean the first sale for use or
consumption by the general public of the Product in a country in
the Territory after Regulatory Approval for the marketing and sale
of the Product has been obtained in such country.
Section 1.30
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied.
Section 1.31
“GLP” shall mean the current good laboratory practices
applicable from time to time pursuant to Applicable Law.
Section 1.32
“GMP” shall mean the current good manufacturing
practices applicable from time to time to the Manufacturing of the
Product or any intermediate thereof pursuant to Applicable
Law.
Section 1.33
“IND” shall mean an investigational new drug
application filed with the FDA for authorization to commence human
clinical trials, and its equivalent in other countries or
regulatory jurisdictions in the Territory.
Section 1.34
“Indemnification Claim Notice” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 12.3.
Section 1.35
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3.
Section 1.36
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 12.3.
Section 1.37
“Invention” shall mean any discovery, improvement,
process, formula, data, invention, know-how, trade secret,
procedure, device, marketing study or other intellectual property,
whether or not patentable, including any enhancement in the
manufacture, formulation, ingredients, preparation, presentation,
means of delivery, dosage or packaging of a product or any
discovery or development of a new indication for a
product.
Section 1.38 “Joint
Development Team” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
Section 1.39 “Joint
Inventions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.1.
Section 1.40
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
12.1.
Section 1.41 “Major
Market” shall mean each of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Section 1.42
“Manufacture” and “Manufacturing” shall
mean, with respect to the Product, the manufacturing, processing,
formulating, packaging, labeling, holding and quality control
testing of such Product.
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Section 1.43
“Manufacturing Cost” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 5.3.
Section 1.44
“Manufacturing Process” shall mean any process or step
thereof that is necessary or useful for Manufacturing the Product
or any intermediate thereof.
Section 1.45 “Marketing
Authorization” shall mean an approved New Drug Application as
defined in the FFDCA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or
any corresponding foreign application, registration or
certification, necessary or reasonably useful to market the Product
in countries or regulatory jurisdictions in the Territory other
than the United States, including applicable pricing and
reimbursement approvals.
Section 1.46 “Minimum
Royalty” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3.
Section 1.47 “Net
Sales” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period,
the gross amount invoiced by such Person and its Affiliates and
sublicensees for the sale of the Product to unrelated third Persons
in bona fide arms’ length transactions, less deductions, in
their normal and customary amounts for: (a) normal and customary
trade, quantity and cash discounts and sales returns and
allowances, including (i) those granted on account of price
adjustments, billing errors, rejected goods, damaged goods, returns
and rebates, (ii) administrative and other fees and reimbursements
and similar payments to wholesalers and other distributors, buying
groups, pharmacy benefit management organizations, health care
insurance carriers and other institutions, (iii) allowances,
rebates and fees paid to distributors and (iv) chargebacks; (b)
freight, postage, shipping and insurance expenses to the extent
that such items are included in the gross amount invoiced; (c)
customs and excise duties and other duties related to the sales to
the extent that such items are included in the gross amount
invoiced; (d) rebates and similar payments made with respect to
sales paid for by any governmental or regulatory authority such as,
by way of illustration and not in limitation of the parties’
rights hereunder, federal or state Medicaid, Medicare or similar
state programs or any equivalent programs of a country other than
the United States; (e) sales and other taxes and duties directly
related to the sale or delivery of the Product (but not including
taxes assessed against the income derived from such sale); (f)
distribution expenses to the extent that such items are included in
the gross amount invoiced; and (g) any such invoiced amounts that
are not collected by such Person or its Affiliates or sublicensees.
Any of the deductions listed above that involves a payment by such
Person or its Affiliates or its sublicensees shall be taken as a
deduction in the calendar quarter in which the payment is accrued
by such entity. Deductions pursuant to subsection (g) above shall
be taken in the calendar quarter in which such sales are no longer
recorded as a receivable. For purposes of determining Net Sales,
(x) the Product shall be deemed to be sold when invoiced and a
“sale” shall not include transfers or dispositions for
charitable, promotional, pre-clinical, clinical, regulatory or
governmental purposes, (y) sales between or among such Person, its
Affiliates and sublicensees shall be excluded from the computation
of Net Sales and (z) Net Sales shall include the portion of the
price charged for separate products sold along with or for use in
connection with the Product which is in excess of the fair market
value of such products if they were not sold along with or in
connection with the Product as reasonably determined by such
Person. Net Sales shall include any amounts received by such
Person, its Affiliates or sublicensees in connection with the
transfer of Product to an unrelated third Person to the extent any
such amounts are prepayments of, or can be offset or credited
against, Product sales to such unrelated third Person. If the
Product is transferred or delivered by or for such Person to a
third Person but
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no invoice is delivered, Net Sales shall
be determined based on the average gross selling price invoiced by
such Person for the Product during the three (3) month period
immediately preceding such transfer or delivery.
Section 1.48
“Person” shall mean an individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
similar entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision, department or agency of a government.
Section 1.49 “Phase
I” shall mean all tests and studies in subjects that are
required by the Regulatory Authorities from time to time pursuant
to Applicable Law or otherwise to obtain sufficient data of safety,
metabolism and pharmacokinetic properties and clinical pharmacology
to permit initiation of Phase II for the Product, including the
trials referred to in 21 C.F.R. ss. 312.21(a), as
amended.
Section 1.50 “Phase
II” shall mean all tests and studies in subjects that are
required by the Regulatory Authorities from time to time pursuant
to Applicable Law or otherwise, in addition to Phase I, to obtain
sufficient data as to efficacy and dosing to permit initiation of
Phase III for the Product, including the trials referred to in 21
C.F.R. ss. 312.21(b), as amended.
Section 1.51 “Phase
III” shall mean all tests and studies using an extensive
patient base (other than Phase I and Phase II) that are intended to
provide substantial evidence of efficacy and safety in support of
Marketing Authorization for the Product, including all tests and
studies that are required by the FDA from time to time, pursuant to
Applicable Law or otherwise, as Phase III tests and studies for the
Product.
Section 1.52
“Product” shall mean a biodegradable polymeric implant
[**] for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in humans that
utilizes the SBS Technology or the SBS Improvements and contains
the Active Agent.
Section 1.53 “Product
Specifications” shall mean the written specifications and
quality control testing procedures for the Product determined by
Voyager and amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with Section 5.8.
Section 1.54 “Project
Information and Inventions” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 8.1.
Section 1.55 “Receiving
Party” shall mean the party receiving Confidential
Information.
Section 1.56
“Recipients” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1.
Section 1.57
“Regulatory Approval” shall mean any and all approvals
(including pricing and reimbursement approvals), licenses,
registrations or authorizations of any Regulatory Authority,
necessary for the Exploitation of the Product in a country in the
Territory, including any (a) approval of the Product, including any
IND, Marketing Authorization and supplements and amendments
thereto; (b) pre- and post-approval marketing authorizations
(including any
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prerequisite Manufacturing approval or
authorization related thereto); (c) labeling approval; and (d)
technical, medical and scientific licenses.
Section 1.58
“Regulatory Authority” shall mean any applicable
supra-national, federal, national, regional, state, provincial or
local regulatory agencies, departments, bureaus, commissions,
councils or other government entities regulating or otherwise
exercising authority with respect to the Exploitation of the
Product in the Territory.
Section 1.59
“SBS” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
Section 1.60 “SBS
Improvements” shall mean any and all Inventions created,
developed or acquired as a result of or in connection with the
Agreement, including the Feasibility Activities, the Development
Activities or SBS’s Manufacturing of the Product hereunder
that relate (i) solely to the SBS Technology including implant and
accessory devices used in connection therewith or (ii) the
application of the SBS Technology to or the combination of the SBS
Technology with agents, features or processes.
Section 1.61 “SBS
Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.2.
Section 1.62 “SBS
Technology” shall mean any and all proprietary technical
information, formulations, processes, know-how, data,
specifications, methods of manufacture or use, characterization
methods, characterization results, and other proprietary
information to the extent not generally known, whether or not
patentable, owned by SBS relating to its proprietary bioerodable
polymeric implant technology (DURIN(TM) Biodegradable Implants) for
imparting controlled release or other performance-enhancing
qualities to products, including any patents (issued, pending, or
subsequently filed and including all divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part or other related United States and foreign
applications).
Section 1.63
“Terminated Country” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.2.
Section 1.64
“Territory” shall mean all countries of the entire
world except any Terminated Countries.
Section 1.65 “Test
Formulations” shall mean the various Product prototypes
developed by SBS in connection with performing the Feasibility
Activities and provided to Voyager for evaluation in accordance
with the Feasibility Plan.
Section 1.66 “Testing
Laboratory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.6.
Section 1.67 “Third
Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
12.3.
Section 1.68 “Unique
Dose Product” shall mean a controlled release pharmaceutical
product that delivers the Active Agent and with respect to which
[**].
Section 1.69
“Voyager” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.
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Section 1.70 “Voyager
Patents” shall mean any and all patents, patent applications,
and other intellectual property owned or controlled by Voyager
related to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s
disease, including United States Patent No. 6,242,421.
Section 1.71 “Voyager
Development Recommendations” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.6.
Section 1.72 “Voyager
Feasibility Recommendations” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.3.
Section 1.73 “Voyager
Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.1.
ARTICLE II. FEASIBILITY
PROGRAM
Section 2.1 Conduct of
Feasibility Program. SBS shall conduct and complete all tests,
studies and other activities set forth in, or required in order to
obtain the information set forth in, the Feasibility Plan (the
“Feasibility Program”); provided that SBS may, at its
sole discretion, elect to have selected Feasibility Activities be
performed by its Affiliates and further may subcontract standard
tasks and services to third Person providers of such services;
provided that SBS shall be responsible for ensuring that the
performance of all Feasibility Activities by its Affiliates or
third Persons complies with the terms of this Agreement and in no
event shall any such delegation or subcontract release SBS from any
of its obligations under this Agreement. SBS shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to complete the Feasibility Program in
accordance with the timeline set forth in the Feasibility Plan. SBS
represents, warrants and covenants that it shall perform the
Feasibility Program in good scientific manner and in compliance in
all material respects with all Applicable Laws and good,
professional clinical and laboratory practices (but not under GLP),
and shall endeavor to achieve the objectives of the Feasibility
Program efficiently and expeditiously. Moreover, SBS shall proceed
diligently with the Feasibility Program by allocating sufficient
time, effort, equipment, and skilled personnel to complete the
Feasibility Program successfully and promptly. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that there can be no
assurances that the objectives of the Feasibility Program can be
achieved, or that they can be achieved in the time set forth in the
Feasibility Plan.
Section 2.2 Costs and
Expenses.
(a) Subject to Section 7.1
and except as provided in Section 2.2(b), SBS shall be solely
responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of the Feasibility Activities, including costs and
expenses of personnel, laboratory facilities and equipment,
chemicals (other than the Active Agent) and other
supplies.
(b) SBS shall obtain, from a
vendor approved by Voyager and at Voyager’s expense, all
Active Agent necessary to complete the Feasibility Activities. SBS
estimates that approximately [**] of Active Agent will be required
for the completion of the Feasibility Activities.
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Section 2.3 Test
Formulations. SBS shall from time to time provide Voyager with (a)
sufficient quantities of the various Test Formulations of the
Product as the same are developed during the performance of the
Feasibility Program and (b) such technical and other information
regarding such Test Formulations as Voyager may reasonably require,
in each case to enable Voyager to evaluate the scientific and
commercial viability of such Test Formulations (collectively, the
“Feasibility Evaluation Materials”). Voyager may
evaluate the Test Formulations received from SBS and provide
recommendations to the Joint Development Team for changes to the
Feasibility Program (the “Voyager Feasibility
Recommendations”), including the development of the Product.
Any Test Formulations provided by SBS will be used by Voyager for
research purposes only and shall not be used in humans.
Section 2.4 Reporting
Requirements.
(a) At approximately the
midpoint of the completion of the Feasibility Program, SBS shall
provide Voyager with a written progress report which shall describe
the Feasibility Activities that SBS has performed to date and
evaluate the work performed in relation to the goals of the
Feasibility Plan
(b) Within forty-five (45)
days after completion of the Feasibility Program, SBS shall provide
Voyager with the Final Report. Within thirty (30) days of
Voyager’s receipt of the Final Report, the parties shall
meet, at such time and place as the parties may agree, to review
the Final Report, including the results of the Feasibility Program
contained therein.
(c) In addition to the
written reports specified in clauses (a) and (b) above, SBS shall
provide such other information as may be reasonably requested by
Voyager relating to the Feasibility Program from time to
time.
Section 2.5 Rights and
Remedies. If SBS defaults in the performance of any of its material
obligations under this Article II, which default has not been cured
by SBS within sixty (60) days after receiving written notice
thereof from Voyager, then Voyager may, in its sole discretion,
terminate (a) the rights and obligations of the parties under
Article II, Article III, Article V or Article VI on an
Article-by-Article basis, or under all such Articles (in which
event the license granted pursuant to Section 8.2(a) shall also
terminate) or (b) the rights and obligations of the parties under
Section 4.2(c) (in which event the license granted pursuant to
Section 8.2(c) shall also terminate), in each case by providing
immediate written notice to SBS, in which event Voyager shall have
the right to perform or have performed by a third Person all
feasibility, development, regulatory or Manufacturing activities
related to the Product previously allocated to SBS under the
terminated provisions. The rights and remedies provided in this
Section 2.5 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights
or remedies that may be available to Voyager.
Section 2.6 [**] Technology.
The parties acknowledge and agree that Voyager is currently in
discussions with [**] regarding the use or acquisition of certain
data and technology that may be relevant to the Product and that
may accelerate, or eliminate the necessity for, the performance of
certain Feasibility Activities and Development Activities. In the
event that Voyager acquires the right to use such data and
technology, the parties shall negotiate in good faith amendments to
the terms of this Agreement that provide for the acceleration or
elimination
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of such Feasibility Activities and
Development Activities; provided that in no event shall the method
for calculating Development Costs or manufacturing Costs, the
royalties payable by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.3, or, except as
expressly set forth in the succeeding proviso, the milestone
payments payable by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.2 be amended or
changed as a result of the use of such data and technology;
provided further, however, that in the event that the use of such
data and technology obviates the need for performance of Phase I
trials for the Product, Voyager shall pay the $[**] milestone
otherwise payable pursuant to Section 7.2(a) within [**] days after
receipt by Voyager of written notification from FDA that Phase I
trials for the Product are not required.
ARTICLE III. DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
Section 3.1 Election to
Proceed. Voyager shall notify SBS in writing, within [**] days
after SBS’s submission to Voyager of the Final Report,
whether Voyager elects to proceed with further development of the
Product. If Voyager notifies SBS that it does not wish to proceed
with further development, or if Voyager does not deliver notice
within such [**] day period, then this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been terminated pursuant to Section 11.2(a) as of the time of
delivery of such notice or the end of such [**] day period, as the
case may be.
Section 3.2 Development
Plan.
(a) Upon the election by
Voyager to proceed with development of the Product pursuant to
Section 3.1, the parties shall consult to develop as soon as
reasonably practicable a written plan (the “Development
Plan”) that sets forth (i) further development activities
with respect to the Product that are necessary or desirable to
enable Voyager to commence Clinical Trials for the Product
(including Manufacturing Process development as required and the
production by SBS of Product formulations for preclinical,
toxicology and other studies) (the “Development
Activities”), (ii) the party responsible for performing each
Development Activity, and (iii) an estimated timeline for
completion of critical development milestones in accordance with
Section 3.3(b). In the event of any dispute between the parties
with respect to the contents of the Development Plan, such dispute
will be submitted to the Joint Development Team and resolved by the
Joint Development Team in accordance with Section 6.1. The
Development Plan may be amended from time to time by the Joint
Development Team in accordance with Section 6.1.
(b) Prior to commencing any
Development Activities, SBS shall provide Voyager with a good
faith, non-binding estimate of the total amount of Development
Costs required to complete the Development Activities.
Section 3.3 Conduct of
Development Activities.
(a) Each of SBS and Voyager
shall provide funding, conduct and complete all tests, studies and
other activities set forth in, or required in order to obtain the
information set forth in, the Development Plan for which it is
assigned responsibility; provided that SBS may, at its sole
discretion, elect to have selected Development Activities allocated
to it under the Development Plan be performed by its Affiliates and
further may subcontract standard tasks and services to third Person
providers of such services; provided that SBS shall be responsible
for
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ensuring that the performance
of all Development Activities by its Affiliates or third Persons
complies with the terms of this Agreement and in no event shall any
such delegation or subcontract release SBS from any of its
obligations under this Agreement. Each of SBS and Voyager
represents, warrants and covenants that it shall perform the
Development Activities for which it is assigned responsibility in
good scientific manner and in compliance in all material respects
with all requirements of Applicable Laws and good clinical and
laboratory practices and under such regulatory standards (for
example GLP or GMP) as shall be specified in the Development Plan,
and shall endeavor to achieve the objectives of the Development
Plan efficiently and expeditiously. Moreover, each of SBS and
Voyager shall proceed diligently with the Development Plan by
allocating sufficient time, effort, equipment, and skilled
personnel to complete the Development Activities for which it is
assigned responsibility successfully and promptly.
(b) The Development Plan will
include good faith estimates for critical development milestones,
such as completion of a GLP toxicity study, package development,
trocar development, manufacturing of an initial batch of clinical
materials under GMP, and preparation of documentation for
submission an IND (toxicity, CMC, and initial
stability).
Section 3.4 Costs and
Expenses.
(a) Subject to Section 7.1
and except as provided in Section 3.4(b), SBS shall be solely
responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of the Development Activities for which it is
assigned responsibility, including costs and expenses of personnel,
laboratory facilities and equipment, chemicals (other than the
Active Agent) and other supplies.
(b) SBS shall obtain, from a
vendor approved by Voyager and at Voyager’s expense all
Active Agent necessary to complete the Development Activities for
which SBS is assigned responsibility.
Section 3.5 Reporting
Requirements.
(a) Within thirty (30) days
after the end of each calendar quarter in which Development
Activities are performed, SBS shall provide to Voyager a written
progress report, which shall describe the Development Activities it
has performed during such calendar quarter, evaluate the work
performed in relation to the goals of the Development Plan, and
provide such other information as may be reasonably requested by
Voyager with respect to the Development Activities.
(b) In addition to the
written reports specified in subsection (a) above, SBS shall
provide such other information as may be reasonably requested by
Voyager relating to the Development Activities from time to
time.
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Section 3.6 Development
Formulations. SBS shall from time to time provide Voyager with (a)
sufficient quantities of the various Development Formulations as
the same are developed during the performance of the Development
Activities and (b) such technical and other information regarding
such Development Formulations as Voyager may reasonably require, in
each case to enable Voyager to evaluate the scientific and
commercial viability of such Development Formulations
(collectively, the “Development Evaluation Materials”).
Voyager may evaluate the Development Formulations received from SBS
and provide recommendations to the Joint Development Team for
changes to the Development Plan (the “Voyager Development
Recommendations”).
Section 3.7 Regulatory
Records. SBS shall maintain records of all Feasibility Activities
and Development Activities conducted by it in sufficient detail and
in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and regulatory
purposes, which shall be substantially complete and materially
accurate and shall reflect all work done and results achieved in
the performance of the Feasibility Activities and Development
Activities, and which shall be retained by SBS for at least five
(5) years after the termination of this Agreement, or for such
longer period as may be required by Applicable Law. Voyager shall
have the right, during normal business hours and upon reasonable
notice, to inspect and copy any such records.
Section 3.8 Rights and
Remedies. If SBS defaults in the performance of any of its material
obligations under this Article III, which default has not been
cured by SBS within sixty (60) days after receiving written notice
thereof from Voyager, then Voyager may, in its sole discretion,
terminate (a) the rights and obligations of the parties under
Article III, Article V or Article VI on an Article-by-Article basis
or under all such Articles (in which event the license granted
pursuant to Section 8.2 (a) shall also terminate) or (b) Section
4.2(c) (in which event the license granted pursuant to Section
8.2(c) shall also terminate), in each case by providing immediate
written notice to SBS, in which event Voyager shall have the right
to perform or have performed by a third Person all development,
regulatory and Manufacturing activities related to the Product
previously allocated to SBS under the terminated provisions. The
rights and remedies provided in this Section 3.8 shall be
cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies that may
be available to Voyager.
ARTICLE IV. REGULATORY
APPROVALS
Section 4.1 Regulatory
Approvals. Within ninety (90) days following the completion of the
Development Activities, Voyager shall notify SBS in writing in the
event that Voyager elects to commence Clinical Trials with respect
to the Product. If Voyager notifies SBS that it does not wish to
proceed with Clinical Trials, or if Voyager does not deliver notice
within such ninety (90) day period, then this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been terminated pursuant to Section 11.2(a) as of
the time of delivery of such notice or the end of such ninety (90)
day period, as the case may be. Voyager shall have the sole right
to develop the appropriate strategy for obtaining and maintaining
Regulatory Approvals in the Territory. All INDs, Marketing
Authorizations and other filings, applications or requests pursuant
to or in connection with the Regulatory Approvals shall be made in
the name of, and shall be owned solely by, Voyager or its designee.
Voyager shall have the sole right to conduct all communications
with the Regulatory Authorities with regard to the
Product.
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Section 4.2 Voyager
Diligence.
(a) If Voyager elects to
proceed with Clinical Trials for the Product, Voyager shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct all required Clinical
Trials and obtain the Regulatory Approvals necessary to Exploit the
Product in the United States as soon as reasonably practicable.
Voyager shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to commercialize
the Product in the United States during the term of this Agreement
commencing as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of
required Regulatory Approvals. At the same time as Voyager provides
SBS with written notice of its intent to conduct Clinical Trials
pursuant to Section 4.1, Voyager shall provide SBS with a written
outline of its Clinical Trial strategy and timeline to support
Regulatory Approval in the United States (the “Clinical Trial
Plan”). The Clinical Trial Plan will include Voyager’s
good faith estimate as to the target dates for (i) IND filing, (ii)
start of Phase III and (iii) NDA filing to support Regulatory
Approval in the United States (each, a “Clinical Milestone
Target Date”). Voyager shall review the Clinical Trial Plan
at least on a quarterly basis and may in its reasonable discretion
change such plan and any Clinical Milestone Target Date therein at
any time. Voyager promptly shall notify SBS in writing in the event
of any material change to the Clinical Trial Plan or in the event
that any Clinical Milestone Target Date is delayed by one calendar
quarter or more. At SBS’s request, Voyager shall provide SBS
the reasons for such change. If Voyager defaults in the performance
of any of its material obligations under this Section 4.2(a), which
default has not been cured by Voyager within sixty (60) days after
receiving written notice thereof from SBS, then SBS may, in its
sole discretion, terminate this Agreement by providing immediate
written notice to Voyager.
(b) If Voyager has not
applied for Regulatory Approval in (i) each other Major Market
within [**] after obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product in
the United States or (ii) in each country in the Territory other
than a Major Market within [**] after obtaining Regulatory Approval
for the Product in the United States, or has not made the First
Commercial Sale in any country [**] after receipt of Regulatory
Approval in such country, then SBS may, upon [**] days prior
written notice to Voyager (unless Voyager applies for such
Regulatory Approval or makes such First Commercial Sale within such
[**] day period), terminate the rights granted to Voyager under
Section 8.2 with respect to such country (each, a “Terminated
Country”).
(c) SBS may elect, at its
sole discretion, to Exploit the Product in any Terminated Country
by providing [**] days prior written notice to Voyager.
(d) The remedies set forth in
this Section 4.2 shall be exclusive and in lieu of any other
remedies that may be available to SBS pursuant to any statutory or
common law or equity with respect to any Losses of any kind or
nature suffered by SBS directly or indirectly resulting from or
arising out of any failure by Voyager to perform its obligations
under this Section 4.2 .
Section 4.3 Cooperation of
SBS. SBS shall cooperate with any and all reasonable requests for
assistance from Voyager with respect to the development and
commercialization of the Product and obtaining and maintaining
Regulatory Approvals for the Product, including by:
(a) making its employees,
consultants and other scientific staff available upon reasonable
notice during normal business hours at their respective places of
employment to consult with Voyager on issues arising during such
development and commercialization;
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(b) making its employees,
consultants and other scientific staff available upon reasonable
notice during normal business hours to attend meetings with
Regulatory Authorities concerning the Product;
(c) disclosing and making
available to Voyager, in whatever form Voyager may reasonably
request, all biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological,
pharmaceutical, physical and analytical, clinical, safety,
Manufacturing and quality control data and other information
related to the Product, the Manufacturing Process and the SBS
Technology owned or controlled by SBS as is necessary or desirable
to prepare, file, obtain and maintain any Regulatory Approval;
and
(d) SBS shall prepare and
provide to Voyager all CMC Data with respect to the Product
necessary to obtain and maintain Regulatory Approvals and in a form
suitable for filing by Voyager with Regulatory
Authorities.
Section 4.4 Review of
Filings. Voyager shall provide SBS with the opportunity for a
timely review and comment on all regulatory filings proposed to be
made with respect to the Product prior to their submission to a
Regulatory Authority and will promptly provide SBS with copies of
all communications to or from any Regulatory Authority with respect
to the Product. SBS shall perform such review promptly after such
filings are provided by Voyager.
Section 4.5 Rights and
Remedies. If SBS defaults in the performance of any of its material
obligations under this Article IV, which default has not been cured
by SBS within [**] days after receiving written notice thereof from
Voyager, then Voyager may, in its sole discretion, terminate (a)
the rights and obligations of the parties under Section 4.3, 4.4 or
Article V on a case-by-case basis or under all such provisions (in
which event the license granted pursuant to Section 8.2(a) shall
also terminate) or (b) the rights and obligations of the parties
under Section 4.2(c) (in which event the license granted pursuant
to Section 8.2(c) shall also terminate), in each case by providing
immediate written notice to SBS, in which event Voyager shall have
the right to perform or have performed by a third Person all
regulatory and Manufacturing activities related to the Product
previously allocated to SBS under the terminated provisions. The
rights and remedies provided in this Section 4.5 shall be
cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies that may
be available to Voyager.
ARTICLE V.
MANUFACTURING
Section 5.1 Supply
Obligations. SBS shall supply Voyager with, and Voyager shall
purchase from SBS, (a) all of Voyager’s clinical requirements
of the Product and placebos necessary in connection with Clinical
Trials and (b) all of Voyager’s commercial requirements of
the Product; provided that SBS shall not be required to supply a
number of units of Product in any calendar quarter that exceeds the
reasonable maximum quarterly manufacturing capacity of SBS’s
manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama on the date of this
Agreement unless SBS otherwise agrees. These supply and purchase
obligations shall continue until the earlier to occur
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of (i) the effective date of SBS’s
election to discontinue supply of Voyager’s commercial
requirements of Product, which effective date shall be specified in
a written notice delivered by SBS to Voyager not less than [**]
prior to such effective date; provided that in no event may SBS
elect to terminate its supply obligations prior to the second
anniversary of the First Commercial Sale of the Product in the
Territory, (ii) the termination of this Agreement and (iii) the
termination of these supply and purchase obligations with respect
to the Product in accordance with Sections 2.5, 3.8, 4.5 and 5.6.
SBS may, in its sole discretion, subcontract with a qualified
contract manufacturer in order to fulfill SBS’s supply
obligations to Voyager hereunder; provided that in no event shall
any such subcontract release SBS from any of its obligations under
this Agreement, including its obligation to deliver Product that
complies with the warranty set forth in Section 5.4.
Section 5.2 Forecasting,
Order and Delivery of Products.
(a) Forecasting. Within
ninety (90) days of Voyager’s election to commence Clinical
Trials with respect to the Product, Voyager shall submit an
estimate of the quantities of the Product (and placebos, if any)
that Voyager expects to purchase from SBS during the succeeding
[**] calendar quarters. Thereafter, on or before the thirtieth
(30th) day of each following calendar quarter, Voyager shall submit
an updated forecast of its requirements of the Product from SBS for
the succeeding [**] calendar quarters. These forecasts shall be
non-binding and shall be used by SBS for planning purposes
only.
(b) Firm Orders. Not later
than ninety (90) days prior to commencement of each calendar
quarter, Voyager shall submit to SBS a purchase order for such
quantities of the Product (and placebos, if any) as Voyager commits
to purchase from SBS during such calendar quarter, with a statement
of the dates on which delivery shall be required and shipping
instructions therefore (a “Firm Order”). SBS shall
confirm to Voyager in writing, within five (5) days after receipt
thereof, the receipt by SBS of each Firm Order submitted in
accordance with this Section 5.2, and shall be obligated to deliver
the specified quantity of the Product (and placebos) in accordance
with the delivery schedule set forth in such Firm Order. SBS shall
exercise its best efforts to comply with changes to a Firm Order
that Voyager may request after receipt by SBS of such Firm order
but shall not be liable for its inability to do so. Firm Orders may
be amended by mutual agreement of the parties. In the event that
the terms of any Firm Order are not consistent with this Agreement,
the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
(c) Delivery and Risk of
Loss. SBS shall deliver the quantities of the Product (and
placebos) set forth in each Firm order on the delivery date
specified therein, to a location designated in writing by Voyager,
FOB (as defined in the UCC) SBS’s facility in Birmingham,
Alabama. Title to the Products shall pass to Voyager at the time of
delivery.
(d) Invoice and Payment. SBS
shall promptly invoice Voyager for all quantities of the Product
delivered in accordance herewith. Invoices shall be accompanied by
a certificate of analysis and a certificate of compliance with the
warranty set forth in Section 5.4 for each invoiced batch of the
Product, in such form as is reasonably acceptable to Voyager.
Subject to Section 5.6, payment with respect to a shipment shall be
due thirty (30) days after receipt by Voyager of such shipment of
the Product and the invoice and certificates with respect thereto;
provided, however, that if Voyager rejects such shipment pursuant
to Section 5.6, then payment shall be due within sixty (60) days
after receipt by Voyager of notice from the Testing
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Laboratory that the invoiced
Product is conforming or, subject to Section 5.6, receipt by
Voyager of replacement Product, as the case may be. In the event of
any inconsistency between an invoice and this Agreement, the terms
of this Agreement shall control. All payments shall be made in
accordance with Section 7.4.
Section 5.3 Price. The
parties hereby agree that the price (the “Manufacturing
Cost”) for Voyager’s requirements of:
(a) clinical supplies of the
Product (and placebos) shall be equal to [**] in accordance with
all Applicable Laws calculated in accordance with Exhibit
5.3.
(b) commercial supplies of
the Product shall be equal to [**].
SBS shall notify Voyager in advance of
any material increase in Manufacturing Cost.
Section 5.4 Warranty. SBS
warrants that, at the time of delivery of the Product to Voyager:
(a) such Product will have been Manufactured, held and shipped in
accordance with the Regulatory Approvals for the Product,
applicable GMP and all other Applicable Law; (b) such Product will
have been Manufactured in accordance, and be in conformity, with
the Product Specifications and will conform with the certificate of
analysis provided pursuant to Section 5.2; (c) such Product will
not be adulterated or misbranded under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, as amended (the “FFDCA”), and similar
provisions of the laws of other countries as to which Regulatory
Approvals have been granted with respect to the Product; (d) title
to such Product will pass to Voyager as provided herein free and
clear of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance; (e) such
Product will have been Manufactured in facilities that are in
material compliance all Applicable Laws at the time of such
Manufacture (including applicable inspection requirements of FDA
and other Regulatory Authorities); and (f) such Product may be
introduced into interstate commerce pursuant to the
FFDCA.
Section 5.5 Non-Conforming
Product. SBS shall not deliver to Voyager any Product that fails to
conform in any respect to the warranty set forth in Section 5.4. In
the event that any Product shall fail to pass the quality control
testing conducted by SBS, (i) SBS shall notify Voyager thereof
within one (1) business day, (ii) SBS shall not release the batch
from which such Product was taken, and (iii) the parties shall
agree upon appropriate corrective steps to be taken. Voyager, at
its option, may investigate the cause of such failure, or require
SBS to do so, in which case SBS shall provide Voyager with a
written report summarizing the results of the SBS’s
investigation, all at the expense of SBS.
Section 5.6 Failure or
Inability to Supply Product.
(a) Notification of Inability
to Supply. In the event that SBS, at any time during the term of
this Agreement, shall have reason to believe that it will be unable
to supply Voyager with the full quantity of the Product forecasted
to be ordered or actually ordered by Voyager in a timely manner and
in conformity with the warranty set forth in Section 5.4 (whether
by reason of force majeure or otherwise), SBS shall promptly notify
Voyager thereof. Promptly thereafter, the parties shall meet to
discuss how Voyager shall obtain such full quantity of conforming
Product. Compliance by SBS with this Section 5.6 shall not relieve
SBS of any
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other obligation or liability
under this Agreement, including any obligation or liability under
clause (b) or (c) below.
(b) Failure to Supply
Conforming Product. In the event that Voyager reasonably
determines, within thirty (30) days after delivery thereof by SBS,
that any Product supplied by SBS does not conform to the warranty
set forth in Section 5.4, Voyager shall give SBS notice thereof
(including a sample of such Product). SBS shall undertake
appropriate testing of such sample and shall notify Voyager whether
it has confirmed such non-conformity within thirty (30) days after
receipt of such notice from Voyager. If SBS notifies Voyager that
it has not confirmed such non-conformity, the parties shall submit
the disputed batch to an independent testing laboratory mutually
acceptable to the parties (the “Testing Laboratory”)
for testing. The findings of the Testing Laboratory shall be
binding on the parties, absent manifest error. The expenses of the
Testing Laboratory shall be borne by SBS if the testing confirms
the non-conformity and otherwise by Voyager. If the Testing
Laboratory or SBS confirms that a batch of Product does not conform
to the warranty set forth in Section 5.4, SBS shall promptly (i)
supply Voyager with a conforming quantity of the Product at
SBS’s expense or (ii) reimburse Voyager for all reasonable
costs Voyager may have directly incurred with respect to such
non-conforming Product, including any Manufacturing Cost paid by
Voyager with respect to such Product, which costs Voyager shall
have the right to offset against any payments owed by Voyager to
SBS under this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided in this
clause shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or
remedies that may be available to Voyager.
(c) Rights and
Remedies.
(i) If SBS fails [**] or more
times within any [**] consecutive month period to supply the full
quantity of Product specified in a Firm Order by the delivery date
specified therein and in conformity with the warranty set forth in
Section 5.4, Voyager may, in its sole discretion, terminate (A) the
rights and obligations of the parties under Article V (in which
event the license granted Section 8.2(a) shall also terminate) or
(B) the rights and obligations of the parties under Section 4.2(c)
(in which event the license granted pursuant to Section 8.2(c)
shall also terminate), in each case by providing immediate written
notice to SBS, and thereafter Voyager may Manufacture Product
itself or purchase its requirements for Product from a third
Person. The rights and remedies provided in this Section 5.6 shall
be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies that
may be available to Voyager.
Section 5.7 Costs and
Expenses. SBS shall be solely responsible for all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the Manufacture of supplies of
the Product pursuant to this Article V, including costs and
expenses of personnel, testing, including quality control and
stability, Manufacturing facilities and equipment, the Active
Agent, raw materials, excipients, labeling, packaging materials and
all other supplies of any kind used in connection with
Manufacturing the Product (and placebos), which costs shall be
included in the calculation of Manufacturing Costs in accordance
with Section 5.3; provided, however, that Voyager (i) shall
reimburse to SBS, within 30 days after receipt of an invoice and
reasonable supporting documentation therefor, the cost of any piece
of Manufacturing equipment or other fixed asset procured by SBS
after the date hereof and required to manufacture the Product
hereunder; provided that the cost of such equipment or asset is
[**] or less, and (ii) may, if it so determines in its sole and
absolute discretion, purchase (and retain title to) and make
available for use by
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SBS any other piece of Manufacturing
equipment or other fixed asset that SBS requests for use in
connection with the Manufacture of the Product; provided further,
that Voyager, in its sole discretion but upon reasonable advance
notice to SBS, may from time to time, at its cost, supply to SBS
materials (including the Active Agent) to be used in the
Manufacture of the Product, in which event the cost of such
materials shall not be included in calculating Manufacturing Cost
for the Products for which they were used.
Section 5.8 Amendment of
Product Specifications and Manufacturing Process.
(a) Rights and Limitations.
Voyager reserves the right to amend, modify or supplement the
Product Specifications or the Manufacturing Process unilaterally
and in its sole discretion for the purpose of complying with the
Regulatory Approvals, GMP, other Applicable Law, or, upon ninety
(90) days prior notice, for any other reasonable business purpose.
Voyager shall promptly supply SBS with appropriate documentation
relating to any such changes to the Product Specifications or
Manufacturing Process to the extent that such changes affect
SBS’s Manufacturing of the Product hereunder. In the event
that SBS cannot reasonably implement or comply with such changes to
Product Specifications (it being acknowledged and agreed by SBS
that increase in Manufacturing Cost shall not constitute a valid
justification for failure to implement or comply with such
changes), then SBS shall not be required to implement or comply
with such changes. SBS may not amend, modify or supplement the
Product Specifications or the Manufacturing Process for the Product
in any respect without the prior written consent of Voyager, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b) Amendment to Regulatory
Approvals; Costs and Expenses. In the event that Voyager amends,
modifies or supplements the Product Specifications or the
Manufacturing Process for the Product, or consents to any such
amendment, modification or supplement by SBS, SBS shall provide to
Voyager any such documentation or other information with respect
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