Exhibit 10.1
COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Collaboration and License
Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made and
entered into effective as of May 24, 2007 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and between Micromet AG , having its
principal place of business at Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477, Munich,
Germany (“ Micromet ”), and Altana Pharma AG , a
wholly owned subsidiary of Nycomed A/S, having its principal place
of business at Byk Gulden Str. 2, 78467 Konstanz, Germany (“
Nycomed ”). Micromet and Nycomed each may be referred
to herein individually as a “ Party ,” or
collectively as the “ Parties .”
Recitals
A. Micromet is
developing the MT203 Product, an anti-GM-CSF [***].
B. Nycomed is a
pharmaceutical company with experience in the development and
commercialization of pharmaceutical products.
C. Micromet and Nycomed
desire to exclusively collaborate on the development of one or more
products binding to and inhibiting the activity of GM-CSF in order
to obtain marketing approval of such products for various
indications, and thereafter to have Nycomed commercialize such
products.
In consideration of the foregoing
premises and the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
Agreement
1.
Definitions
When used in this Agreement,
capitalized terms shall have the meanings as defined below and
throughout the Agreement.
1.1 “ Affiliate
” means a legal entity that, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with a Party. For purposes of this definition only,
“control” and, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlled by” and “under common control
with” means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct the management or policies of a legal
entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by
contract relating to voting rights or corporate governance, or
(b) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of
the voting securities or other ownership interest of a legal
entity; provided , however , that if local law
restricts foreign ownership, control shall be established by direct
or indirect ownership of the maximum ownership percentage that may,
under such local law, be owned by foreign interests.
1.2 “ Antibody
” means a molecule or gene encoding such a molecule
comprising or containing at least one immunoglobulin variable
domain or parts of such domain or any existing or future fragments,
variants, modifications or antibody derivatives thereof.
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1.3 “ Applicable
Law ” means the laws, rules, and regulations, including
any statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, or other governmental
requirements that may be in effect from time to time and apply to
the development, manufacture, registration, and marketing of a
Product in the countries of the Territory, including any such
statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, or other requirements of
the FDA or the EMEA or other national or international bodies
relevant for medicinal or medical products, including devices,
materials and services required for application of a pharmaceutical
product.
1.4 “ Bioequivalent
Product ” means, with respect to a particular Product,
any Third Party pharmaceutical product that contains an anti-GM-CSF
[***] or an [***], in each case, with [***] and [***] to the
Product.
1.5 “ BITE
” means a bi-specific Single Chain Antibody wherein one arm
of the Single Chain Antibody binds to T-cells.
1.6 “ BLA
” means a Biologics License Application for submission to the
FDA and the equivalent application in jurisdictions outside the
United States of America, including a Marketing Approval
application for submission to the EMEA, in each case in conformance
with Applicable Law.
1.7 “ Change in
Control ” means (i) a sale, lease, license or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a person
or entity (in one transaction or a series of related transactions),
or (ii) any sale, exchange or other transfer to a Third Party
(or several Third Parties acting together) of shares representing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting
power represented by the issued and outstanding stock of a person
or entity, whether such transfer is made directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record.
1.8 “ Clinical
Failure ” means any of the following: (i) receipt of
a written order by a Regulatory Authority to cease development in a
clinical trial in one or more Indications of the MT203 Product; or
(ii) a determination [***] by [***] or [***] (1) that the
continued development of the MT203 Product would not be ethical or
in the best interest of patient safety or (2) that the MT203
Product has failed to achieve the primary efficacy endpoints [***]
based upon an applicable final or interim study report.
1.9 “ Collaboration
Technology ” means Joint Collaboration Technology,
Micromet Collaboration Technology, and Nycomed Collaboration
Technology.
1.10 “
Commercialization ” means the manufacture, marketing,
promotion, advertising, selling and distribution of a Product in a
country after Marketing Approval has been obtained in such country.
The term “ Commercialize ” has a correlative
meaning.
1.11 “ Commercially
Reasonable Efforts ” means the level of efforts
consistent with the reasonable best practices of the pharmaceutical
industry and the exercise of prudent scientific and business
judgment for the development and commercialization of a
pharmaceutical product having similar market potential, profit
potential or strategic value, based upon conditions then
prevailing. Without limiting the foregoing, Commercially Reasonable
Efforts requires, with respect to such an obligation, that the
Party: (a) within a reasonable time assign responsibility for
such obligation to specific employee(s) who are held accountable
for progress and monitor
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such
progress on an on-going basis, (b) set and consistently seek
to achieve specific, meaningful and measurable objectives for
carrying out such obligation, and (c) consistently make and
implement decisions and allocate resources designed to advance
progress with respect to such objectives.
1.12 “ Control
” and, with correlative meaning, the term “
Controlled ”, means, with respect to a Party and any
Patent, Know-How, or other intellectual property right, the ability
to grant the other Party access, a license, a sublicense or the
right to use (as applicable) such Patent, Know-How, or intellectual
property right as provided in this Agreement without violating the
terms of any agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party
existing at the time such Party would be required under this
Agreement to grant the other Party such access, license, sublicense
or right of use.
1.13 “ Development
Expenses ” means, with respect to a Party, all costs and
expenses incurred by a Party in carrying out any activities to be
performed pursuant to the Development Plan, calculated in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied and such Party’s cost accounting
systems, provided that the cost of a Party’s FTEs performing
such activities shall be calculated at the FTE Rate.
1.14 “ Development
Plan ” has the meaning as defined in
Section 3.2.1.
1.15 “ EMEA
” means the European Medicines Agency, or any successor
agency thereto.
1.16 “ European
Union ” means those countries that during the Term are
member states of the European Union.
1.17 “ FDA
” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or
any successor agency thereto.
1.18 “ Field
” means the treatment of human diseases and conditions.
1.19 “ FTE
” means the full time equivalent of a total of [***] working
hours per year of scientific or technical or managerial work on or
directly related to the execution or implementation of the
Development Plan, or other tasks to be performed under this
Agreement, carried out by a qualified employee or consultant of a
Party. Scientific or technical work may include, but is not limited
to, research, experimental laboratory work, developing
manufacturing processes for a Product, conducting pre-clinical and
clinical development of a Product, recording and writing up
results, reviewing literature and references, holding scientific
discussions, and attending conferences in the relevant field.
1.20 “ FTE Cost
” means the product of (a) the number of FTEs, which are
documented using a reasonably reliable tracking system and
(b) the FTE Rate. The tracking system should include
employee’s function, performed tasks, and corresponding hours
performed by the employee.
1.21 “ FTE Rate
” means [***] per FTE, which amounts include, for each FTE,
laboratory supplies and equipment (excluding items provided for
separately under the applicable
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Development Plan), equipment maintenance costs, utilities, waste
removal, and a pro rata allocation of general and administrative
expenses plus facilities expenses.
1.22 “ GM-CSF
” means the whole or part and natural variants of the
granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
identified by the [***] entry name [***] and accession number [***]
with the amino acid sequence as set out in Exhibit G
.
1.23 “ IND
” means an Investigational New Drug Application for
submission to the FDA, and the equivalent application in
jurisdictions outside the United States of America, including
Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier for submission to a
Regulatory Authority in Europe.
1.24 “
Indication ” means any discrete disease pattern in the
Field for which a BLA, supplemental BLA, Marketing Approval
application or similar Regulatory Filing may be made.
1.25 “ Joint
Collaboration Technology ” means any Patents claiming or
covering a discovery or invention conceived, and any Know-How
generated, jointly by employees, agents or independent contractors
of both Parties during the course of, in furtherance of, and as a
direct result of such employees, agents or independent contractors
performing an activity pursuant to this Agreement.
1.26 “ JSC
” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.2.
1.27 “ Know-How
” means (a) any scientific or technical information,
results and data of any type whatsoever, in any tangible or
intangible form whatsoever, that is not in the public domain or
otherwise publicly known, including databases, practices, methods,
techniques, specifications, formulations, formulae, knowledge,
know-how, skill, experience, test data including pharmacological,
medicinal chemistry, biological, chemical, biochemical,
toxicological and clinical test data, analytical and quality
control data, stability data, studies and procedures, and
manufacturing process and development information, results and
data, and (b) any biological, chemical, or physical materials
that are not in the public domain or otherwise available to the
public; all to the extent not claimed or disclosed in a
Patent.
1.28 “ Licensed
Know-How ” means (a) any Know-How Controlled by
Micromet as of the Effective Date, (b) any Know-How included
in the Micromet Collaboration Technology, or (c) any Know-How
included in the Joint Collaboration Technology (but only with
respect to Micromet’s rights and interest in such Joint
Collaboration Technology), to the extent such Know-How is necessary
or useful for the research, development, use, or Commercialization
of a Product in the Field.
1.29 “ Licensed
Patents ” means (a) any Patents Controlled by
Micromet during the Term that claim any invention or discovery
included within any Know-How Controlled by Micromet as of the
Effective Date, Micromet Collaboration Technology or
Micromet’s interest in Joint Collaboration Technology, to the
extent necessary or useful for the research, development, import,
use or Commercialization of a Product and (b) all of the
Patents listed on Exhibit A .
1.30 “ Licensed
Technology ” means the Licensed Patents, any Sublicensed
Patents, and Sublicensed Know-How and the Licensed Know-How.
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1.31 “ Major
Market ” means each of the United States of America, the
United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.
1.32 “ Marketing
Approval ” means the approval of a BLA, and any pricing
and reimbursement approvals to the extent required by Applicable
Law prior to the sale of pharmaceutical products in a
country.
1.33 “ Micromet
Collaboration Technology ” means any Patents claiming or
covering a discovery or invention conceived, and any Know-How
generated, solely by employees, agents or independent contractors
of Micromet during the course of, in furtherance of, and as a
direct result of such employees, agents or independent contractors
performing an activity pursuant to this Agreement.
1.34 “ MT203
Product ” means any pharmaceutical product comprising the
[***] with the variable domain amino sequence set forth in
Exhibit B .
1.35 “ Net Sales
” means the gross amount invoiced by Nycomed, its Affiliates
or sublicensees for sales of a Product to any Third Party (and in
all cases amounts actually received to the extent not invoiced),
less any (a) [***] and [***] , including [***] ; (b) amounts
allowed for [***] or [***] ; (c) [***] and [***] charges to the
extent included in the invoiced amount; (d) [***] or other [***]
paid in connection with such sales (but excluding [***] ); and
(e) the [***] and [***] [***] including [***] to [***] , but
excluding any [***] or [***] . Any of the deductions listed above
that involve a payment by Nycomed, its Affiliates or sublicensees
shall be taken as a deduction in the calendar quarter in which the
payment is actually made by such entity. Any amounts received on
account of transfers of a Product between Nycomed, its Affiliates
or sublicensees shall be excluded from the calculation of Net
Sales, and Net Sales shall be calculated based on the final sale of
such transferred product by Nycomed, its Affiliates or sublicensees
to any Third Party. If Nycomed or its Affiliates or sublicensees
receive non-cash consideration for Product sold or otherwise
transferred to a Third Party, Net Sales for such sale or transfer
shall be determined based on the average of the gross invoice
prices charged to other Third Parties in respect of cash sales of
Product during the applicable reporting period.
1.36 “ Nycomed
Collaboration Technology ” means any Patents claiming or
covering a discovery or invention conceived, and any Know-How
generated, solely by employees, agents or independent contractors
of Nycomed during the course of, in furtherance of, and as a direct
result of such employees, agents or independent contractors
performing an activity pursuant to this Agreement.
1.37 “ Patents
” means (a) all patents, patent applications, utility
models and design patents in any country or supranational
jurisdiction, and (b) any provisionals, substitutions,
divisions, continuations, continuations in part, reissues,
renewals, registrations, confirmations, reexaminations, extensions,
supplementary protection certificates and the like, of any such
patents or patent applications.
1.38 “ Phase 2
Trial ” means a clinical trial in human patient
population to determine the safe and effective dose range in the
proposed therapeutic indication, as more fully defined in
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C.F.R. § 312.21(b), or its successor regulation, or the
equivalent in any foreign country.
1.39 “ Phase 3
Trial ” means a clinical trial in human patients designed
to (a) establish that a drug is safe and efficacious for its
intended use; (b) define warnings, precautions and adverse
reactions that are associated with the drug in the dosage range to
be prescribed; and (c) support Marketing Approval of such
drug, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(c), or its
successor regulation, or the equivalent in any foreign
country.
1.40 “ Pivotal
Trial ” means (a) Phase 3 Trial or (b) a Phase
2 Trial that is of appropriate size and design to establish that a
pharmaceutical product is safe and effective for its intended use,
to define warnings, precautions and adverse reactions that are
associated with the pharmaceutical product in the dosage range to
be prescribed, and to support a BLA for such pharmaceutical product
or label expansion of such pharmaceutical product. For clarity, the
determination of whether a Phase 2 Trial is a Pivotal Trial for
purposes of this Agreement shall be based upon a determination by
the relevant Regulatory Authority that such trial could be
sufficient, depending on its outcome, to support the filing of a
BLA for such pharmaceutical product or label expansion of such
pharmaceutical product.
1.41 “ Product
” means any (i) MT203 Product; and (ii) any product
comprising any [***] developed pursuant to this Agreement including
any fragment or Single Chain Antibody fragment thereof, in each of
subsections (i) and (ii) that is covered or claimed by,
incorporates, comprises or was developed using the Licensed
Technology. The definition of “ Product ”
shall exclude in all cases any composition or formulation of a
product comprising a BITE molecule or fragment thereof.
1.42 “ Regulatory
Authority ” means, in a particular country or
jurisdiction, any applicable government regulatory authorities or
other bodies involved in granting approval to market or sell a
Product, including any pricing and reimbursement approvals, in such
country or jurisdiction, including, (a) in the United States,
the FDA, and any successor government authority having
substantially the same function, (b) any non-United States
equivalent thereof, and (c) in the European Union, the EMEA
and any national regulatory authority in any member state of the
European Union.
1.43 “ Regulatory
Filing ” means any submission or application made or
filed with a Regulatory Authority, including any IND or BLA.
1.44 “ SCA
Patents ” means those Patents identified on
Exhibit F , and any provisionals, substitutions,
divisions, continuations, continuations in part, reissues,
renewals, registrations, confirmations, reexaminations, extensions,
supplementary protection certificates and the like, of any such
patents or patent applications.
1.45 “ Single Chain
Antibody ” or “ SCA ” means an
Antibody comprising (a) a polypeptide segment having a light
chain variable region, (b) a polypeptide segment having a
heavy chain variable region, and (c) at least one peptide
linker linking those polypeptides into a single chain
polypeptide.
1.46 “ Sublicensed
Know-How ” means the Know-How Controlled by Micromet
pursuant to the Upstream Agreements.
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1.47 “ Sublicensed
Patents ” means the Patents Controlled by Micromet
pursuant to the Upstream Agreements.
1.48 “ Sublicensed
Technology ” means any Sublicensed Patents and
Sublicensed Know-How.
1.49 “ Territory
” means all countries of the world.
1.50 “ Third
Party ” means any entity other than Micromet, Nycomed or
their respective Affiliates.
1.51 “ Upstream
Agreement ” means any of the agreements listed in
Exhibit D and as may be amended in accordance with
Section 7.3.3.
1.52 “ Valid
Claim ” means (a) an issued claim of an issued
Patent that has not (i) expired or been canceled,
(ii) been declared invalid by a decision of a court or other
appropriate body of competent jurisdiction, from which no appeal is
or can be taken, (iii) been admitted to be invalid or
unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, or
(iv) been abandoned or disclaimed; and (b) a claim
included in a pending patent application that is being actively
prosecuted and that has not been (i) canceled,
(ii) withdrawn from consideration, (iii) finally
determined to be unallowable by the applicable governmental
authority (from which no appeal is or can be taken), or
(iv) abandoned or disclaimed, provided , however
, that if a claim of a patent application has been pending for more
than [***] years, such claim shall not constitute a Valid Claim for
the purposes of this Agreement unless and until a Patent issues
with such claim.
2.
Collaboration Governance
2.1 Exclusive co-development
. The Parties shall conduct in good faith the exclusive
collaboration on the terms set out below.
2.2 Establishment of Joint
Steering Committee . Within [***] days following the Effective
Date, the Parties shall establish a joint steering committee (the
“ JSC ”) to oversee the development of the
Products under this Agreement. Each Party shall appoint three
employees to serve as their representatives on the JSC. From time
to time, on written notice to the other Party, Micromet and Nycomed
each may substitute any of its representatives on the JSC. Each
Party shall designate one of its members of the JSC as the
“Co-Chair.” Subject to the provisions of this
Section 2, the JSC shall establish its own procedural rules
for its operation. The JSC shall be disbanded upon the earlier to
occur of (a) anytime following the receipt of the first
Marketing Approval of a Product, at the option of Micromet,
(b) anytime the Parties have ceased development of all
Products under this Agreement, or (c) the [***] anniversary of
the Effective Date. Following any such dissolution of the JSC and
for the remainder of the Term, Nycomed shall provide Micromet with
quarterly written reports regarding the status of and plans for the
development and commercialization of all Products as applicable,
including copies of Nycomed’s then-existing development and
commercialization plans, as applicable, for such Product and other
such information as may be reasonably requested by Micromet
regarding such Product.
2.3 Tasks of the JSC . The
JSC shall: (a) review and approve the Development Plan
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and any
updates or amendments to the Development Plan and any budgets for
such activities; (b) monitor the progress of and coordinate the
activities undertaken pursuant to the Development Plan;
(c) review the product lifecycle plans of the Parties for all
Products, including Indication and label expansions, new dosage
forms, and new formulations or delivery systems; and (d) take
such other actions as are expressly delegated to the JSC in this
Agreement. The JSC shall not have any power to amend this Agreement
and shall have only such powers as are specifically delegated to it
under this Agreement.
2.4 JSC Meetings . The JSC
shall meet not less than once every calendar quarter. Meetings may
be held in person or by means of telecommunication (telephone,
video, or web conferences); provided that at least two meetings per
year shall be held in person. The JSC may meet more frequently by
agreement of the Parties. The Co-Chairs shall be responsible for
organizing the meetings of the JSC and for distributing the agenda
of the meetings. The Co-Chairs shall include on the agenda any item
within the scope of the responsibility of the JSC that is requested
to be included by a Party, and shall distribute the agenda to the
Parties no less than one week before any meeting of the JSC. Each
Party may, in its discretion, invite non-voting employees,
consultants or advisors (which consultants and advisors shall be
under an obligation of confidentiality no less stringent than the
terms set forth in Section 9) to attend any meeting of the
JSC. Each Party shall bear its own costs associated with holding
and attending JSC meetings.
2.5 Meeting Minutes . The
Co-Chairs (or their designee(s)) shall prepare the minutes of each
JSC meeting, and send it to all members of the JSC for review and
approval within [***] days after each meeting. Minutes shall be
deemed approved unless any member of the JSC objects to the
accuracy of such minutes by providing written notice to the other
members of the JSC within [***] days of receipt of the minutes. In
the event of any such objection that is not resolved by mutual
agreement of the Parties, such minutes shall be amended to reflect
such unresolved dispute.
2.6 Decision Making .
2.6.1 The JSC shall take action on matters within its power
by unanimous consent of the Parties, with each Party having a
single vote, irrespective of the number of representatives actually
in attendance at a meeting, or by a written resolution signed by
the designated representative of each Party.
2.6.2 If the JSC is unable to reach unanimous consent on a
particular matter (such matter a “ JSC Dispute
”), then either Party may provide written notice of such
dispute to the other Party’s senior executive management
representative as may be designated by a Party. Such senior
executive management representative shall have appropriate decision
making authority for the Party and not be a member of the JSC. The
senior executive management representatives of each Party shall
meet at least once in person to discuss the dispute and use their
good faith efforts to resolve the JSC dispute within [***] days
after submission of such dispute to such officers.
2.6.3 If the senior executive management representatives (or
their designees) cannot reach agreement with respect to a JSC
dispute within the time period set forth in
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subsection (b) above, the [***] shall have the authority to
finally resolve such dispute.
2.6.4 Notwithstanding the terms of subsections 2.6.2 and
2.6.3 above, if the matter concerns a dispute regarding the
interpretation of this Agreement, the performance or alleged
nonperformance of a Party’s obligations under this Agreement,
or any other alleged breach of this Agreement, such matter shall be
resolved in accordance with the terms of Section 16.4.
2.7
Project Team . The Parties shall establish a joint project team
(the “ JPT ”) consisting of an appropriate
number of representatives of each Party. Each Party shall designate
one of its JPT members as the project team leader who shall be the
primary contact person for the other Party for matters relating to
the development of a Product by such Party. The JPT shall
coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Parties in the
performance of the Development Plan and conduct those activities as
directed by the JSC, including preparation of applicable budget
expense reporting. The JPT shall take action by unanimous consent
of the Parties, with each Party having a single vote, irrespective
of the number of representatives actually in attendance at a
meeting, or by a written resolution signed by the designated
representative of each Party. If the JPT is unable to reach
unanimous consent on a particular matter, such matter shall be
submitted to the JSC for resolution in accordance with
Section 2.6. On a quarterly basis, the JPT shall provide a
written report to the JSC summarizing the Parties’ progress
with respect to the development of the Products and any matters
directed by the JSC. The JPT shall be disbanded upon the earlier to
occur of (a) anytime following the receipt of the first Marketing
Approval of the MT203 Product, at the option of Micromet,
(b) anytime Micromet is no longer actively participating in
the development of the MT203 Product under this Agreement, or
(b) the [***] anniversary of the Effective Date.
3.
Product Development
3.1 General . Without
limiting the Parties’ obligations under this Agreement, the
Parties acknowledge that the ultimate objective of the
collaboration is to develop one or more pharmaceutical products
including formulation, packaging and application systems as an
MT203 Product or Product to be launched and marketed in the Field
in the Territory. The Parties shall take into consideration this
ultimate target when undertaking the development as set out below
and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
3.2 Development Plan .
3.2.1 Promptly following the execution of this Agreement
with respect to the MT203 Product, and the delivery of a written
notice pursuant to Section 3.8.1 with respect to any
Additional Product, and pursuant to Section 3.8.2 with respect
to any Substitute Product, the JPT shall prepare for review by the
JSC a detailed plan of the research, development and manufacturing
activities to be performed by the Parties with respect to the MT203
Product, and any such Additional Product or Substitute Product (the
“ Development Plan ”). The Development Plan
shall include an allocation of the responsibility for the
performance of the development activities to one or the other Party
and an estimated budget for the activities to be conducted by each
Party, with Micromet being assigned those activities relating
primarily to the preclinical development of such Product and
process development and manufacturing of such
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Product
for clinical trials, and Nycomed being assigned those activities
relating primarily to the clinical development of such Product,
including establishment of a commercial manufacturing process and
commercial manufacturing. Notwithstanding the above, the
Development Plan shall in any event include the activities and
allocation of responsibilities described in the outline of the
Development Plan contained in Exhibit C (it being
understood that the estimated budget on Exhibit C is
preliminary and subject to change based upon the Parties’
preparation and review of the Development Plan). The JSC shall
promptly review and approve the initial Development Plan and on a
regular basis review and revise the then-current Development Plan
(including the related budget) to reflect the progress achieved and
the further development activities to be undertaken by the Parties
in the development of the Product. Any material revisions to the
Development Plan must be approved by the JSC in accordance with
Section 2.6, provided that any modifications to the
obligations or expenses of Micromet under the Development Plan
shall require the prior written consent of Micromet not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed regarding any activity for which
Micromet is primarily responsible as described on
Exhibit C or any Development Plan approved by Micromet.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Nycomed shall
control the performance of the activities performed in the
Development Plan, and shall at its discretion designate activities
to be performed by Nycomed or by a Third Party.
3.2.2 The Development Plan shall be designed to accomplish
the filing of INDs, and BLAs and the receipt of Marketing Approval
in order to optimize the economic potential for the Product in the
Territory, including the proposed study designs for clinical trials
and a budget of Development Expenses to be incurred pursuant to the
Development Plan. The Development Plan shall set specific
objectives and timelines for carrying out development activities
sufficient in scope and quality to progress the development of the
Product towards Marketing Approval within timelines and using
standards customary in the biopharmaceutical industry for products
at a similar stage of development and with similar market
potential. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Development Plan shall be designed to develop, and to obtain
Marketing Approval for, such Product in all Major Markets.
3.3 Development Expenses .
Nycomed shall bear all Development Expenses incurred by the Parties
after the Effective Date, and shall pay to Micromet on or before
the first day of each calendar quarter the amount of Development
Expenses budgeted to be incurred by Micromet in such calendar
quarter as set forth in the applicable Development Plan. Nycomed
shall pay all such amounts to an account established by Micromet
which is exclusively used for the coverage of the Development
Expenses. Any interest received from the deposited amount on the
account shall be credited against the Development Expenses.
Micromet shall provide Nycomed with quarterly reports containing a
detailed account of development activities performed and
Micromet’s Development Expenses incurred during the preceding
calendar quarter. The Parties shall work together to reconcile, in
a timely fashion, the Development Expenses set forth in the reports
presented by Micromet with Nycomed’s payments for such
quarter. If the Parties determine that such payments exceed
Micromet’s reported Development Expenses, then the amount of
such excess shall be credited against the next payment of
Development Expenses by Nycomed hereunder (or, if no such payment
is anticipated, refunded by Micromet to Nycomed within [***] days
of such determination). If the Parties determine that
Micromet’s reported Development Expenses exceed the amount
paid by Nycomed, then Nycomed shall pay the excess amount to
Micromet within [***] days of such determination but no later than
the next quarterly advance payment made by Nycomed under this
Section 3.3. All
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Development Expenses shall be paid to the extent made or incurred
in conjunction with an approved budget line item in the Development
Plan as approved and revised from time to time by the JSC as set
forth below. The JSC shall monitor and review on a quarterly basis
the actual expenses incurred by the Parties in conducting
development activities under the Development Plan and each Party
shall promptly notify the JSC if it reasonably expects that its
Development Expenses during any calendar period shall exceed by
[***] percent [***] the then-current budgeted amount for such
period. In such event, the JSC shall in good faith consider and
review a corresponding amendment to either the applicable budget or
the scope of development activities to be performed consistent with
the Parties’ obligations under this Agreement.
3.4 Right of Negotiation for
[***] . At any time prior to the initiation of the [***] with a
Product by Nycomed, upon written request of Micromet, the Parties
shall [***] whether and under what terms Micromet may [***] . Such
[***] may include the [***] for the clinical development, and an
[***] to reflect the [***] borne by the Parties as a result of such
[***] , and such other terms that the Parties may deem appropriate
under the circumstances. For clarity, the Parties agree that
Micromet’s rights with respect to [***] are limited to the
[***] mentioned in this Section 3.4 unless the Parties agree
otherwise in their sole discretion.
3.5 Diligence in Development
.
3.5.1 Micromet shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
perform the activities assigned to it in the Development Plan.
Micromet shall deliver certain data generated by Micromet to be
included in the “CMC Part” of the BLA. All efforts of
Micromet’s Affiliates, sublicensees and Third Party
contractors shall be considered efforts of Micromet for the purpose
of determining Micromet’s compliance with its obligations
under this Section 3.5.1.
3.5.2 Nycomed shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
develop each Product in one or more Indications with the objective
of maximizing the overall commercial potential of such Product and
to perform the activities assigned to it in the Development Plan.
All efforts of Nycomed’s Affiliates, sublicensees and Third
Party contractors shall be considered efforts of Nycomed for the
purpose of determining Nycomed’s compliance with its
obligations under this Section 3.5.2.
3.6 Selection of Indications
. The Parties agree that each Product may be effective for the
treatment of Indications in the field of [***] diseases, but not
limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, COPD, asthma, psoriasis, multiple
sclerosis [***] diseases, and that it is in the best interest of
both Parties to develop such Product broadly in multiple
Indications subject to reasonable commercial and technical
considerations. The Parties further agree to pursue a development
strategy that initially focuses on the clinical development of the
MT203 Product in [***] , and subject to reasonable commercial and
technical considerations to expand the Development Plan to include
additional Indications following the achievement of clinical proof
of principle of such Product in [***] in a clinical trial. To that
end, the Parties agree to include in the Development Plan the
performance of development activities designed to establish in
preclinical models proof of concept of the effectiveness of such
Product in two other Indications. Such development activities shall
be performed in parallel with the development of the MT203 Product
in [***] . If the Parties achieve such preclinical proof of concept
with one or more such additional Indications, the Development Plan
shall be amended to include the development of the
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Product in such additional Indications, subject to reasonable
commercial and technical considerations, promptly after the
achievement of proof of principle of such Product [***] in a
clinical trial.
3.7 Records .
3.7.1 Micromet Records . All research, process development
and preclinical work conducted by or on behalf of Micromet under
the Development Plan shall be completely and accurately recorded,
in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner, in separate
laboratory notebooks in accordance with Applicable Law distinct
from other work being conducted by Micromet.
3.7.2 Nycomed Records . All development work for all
Products performed by or on behalf of Nycomed shall be completely
and accurately recorded, in sufficient detail and in good
scientific manner, in separate laboratory notebooks distinct from
other work being conducted. Nycomed shall also retain all clinical
trial records required by Applicable Law to be maintained in
connection with the development of all Products.
3.8 Additional Products
.
3.8.1 Nycomed shall have the right at any time during the
Term to initiate development of a Product in addition to the MT203
Product as an “ Additional Product ” under this
Agreement upon prior written notice to Micromet other than
Substitute Products described below. For the avoidance of doubt,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Products
(other than those specifically limited to the MT203 Product) shall
apply to such Additional Product. The development of the Product
for an Indication following a Clinical Failure and discontinuance
of development for another Indication shall not be deemed an
Additional Product but rather a Substitute Product as defined
below.
3.8.2 Nycomed shall have the right at any time during the
Term to initiate development of a Product other than the MT203
Product as replacement Product (a “ Substitute Product
”) under this Agreement upon prior written notice to Micromet
in the event of a Clinical Failure of the MT203 Product and
discontinuance of development of such Product by Nycomed. For the
avoidance of doubt, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
applicable to Products (other than those specifically limited to
the MT203 Product) shall apply to such Substitute Product;
provided, however, that Nycomed shall not be obligated to
pay Micromet upon the achievement of any milestone event described
in Exhibit E for such Substitute Product for which
Nycomed previously paid Micromet in respect of the MT203
Product.
3.9 Product Manufacture . As
between the Parties, Micromet shall be responsible for, and shall
use Commercially Reasonable Effort to, manufacture of the MT203
Product for clinical trials other than Phase 3 Trials for the
Territory as described on Exhibit C and to be set forth
in the Development Plan, including manufacturing of the finished
Product, ingredients thereof and delivery systems therefor,
including test method development and stability testing,
formulation, process development, manufacturing scale-up, quality
assurance/quality control development, quality control testing,
packaging, release and regulatory activities related to all of the
foregoing (it being understood that the supply and availability of
a Product shall depend in
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part
upon the selection and availability of Third Party suppliers).
Except as described in the foregoing, Nycomed shall be responsible
for, and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to, manufacture
the Products prior to and following Marketing Approval pursuant to
Article 4, either directly or through Third Parties (it being
understood that the supply and availability of a Product shall
depend in part upon the selection and availability of Third Party
suppliers). In addition, Micromet and Nycomed shall agree and
describe in the Development Plan the appropriate timeframe and
activities that provide for the transfer of the applicable
manufacturing processes for the MT203 Product to a Third Party
manufacturer designated by Nycomed.
4.
Product Commercialization
4.1 General . As between the
Parties, Nycomed shall be solely responsible for the
Commercialization of the Products in the Territory during the Term.
Nycomed shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize
the Products, either directly or through Third Parties (it being
understood that the supply and availability of a Product shall
depend in part upon the selection and availability of Third Party
suppliers).
4.2 Diligence in
Commercialization . Nycomed shall, subject to reasonable
commercial considerations in such country, launch the Products
within [***] months after receiving Marketing Approval in any
country in the Territory, and thereafter shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize the Products in each such
country.
4.3 Branding, Trademarks, Trade
Dress, and Logos . Nycomed shall solely own, and shall be
solely responsible for selecting, the trademark used to identify a
Product that shall be Commercialized in the Territory pursuant to
this Agreement. Nycomed shall oversee the filing, prosecution and
maintenance of all trademark registrations for a Product in the
Territory. Nycomed shall be responsible for the payment of any and
all costs relating to filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the
trademarks for a Product in the Territory. Nycomed shall have sole
responsibility for, and shall be sole owner of, all trade dress,
logos, slogans, and designs used on and in connection with a
Product in the Territory.
5.
Regulatory Matters
5.1 Regulatory Filings;
Inspections . Subject to Nycomed’s obligation to
Commercialize the Products pursuant to Section 4, Nycomed
shall be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution and
maintenance of any Regulatory Filings for the Products. Micromet
shall assist Nycomed, as reasonably necessary, in the preparation
of Regulatory Filings, including providing necessary documents or
other materials required by Applicable Law, all as provided for in
the Development Plan (including any applicable timeframes) and in a
format and standard reasonably agreed by the Parties, in each case
at Nycomed’s expense. Nycomed shall promptly notify Micromet
in writing and in advance of any meeting with or inspection by any
Regulatory Authority relating to a Product. At Micromet’s
option, Micromet may have an employee or Third Party consultant
participate in such meeting or inspection as an observer.
5.2 Regulatory Approvals; Adverse
Drug Experiences . Nycomed shall be the holder of all marketing
authorizations for the Products and shall be responsible for
obtaining and
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maintaining any Marketing Approvals and other regulatory approvals
required for the Commercialization of the Products in the
Territory, including communicating and preparing and filing all
reports (including without limitation adverse drug experience
reports) and the application for Marketing Approval with the
applicable regulatory authorities. Nycomed shall comply with the
standard of care in performing such activities reasonable and
customary to the pharmaceutical industry and in compliance with all
Applicable Law. To the extent either Party receives any information
regarding adverse drug experiences related to the use of a Product,
such Party shall promptly provide the other Party with such
information as is required under Applicable Laws. Prior to the
first commercial launch of a Product, the Parties shall agree on
standard operating procedures implementing the requirements under
Applicable Law regarding adverse event reporting, which procedures,
as may be amended from time to time upon mutual agreement of the
Parties, shall be incorporated in this Agreement by reference. The
Parties acknowledge that the receipt of Marketing Approvals depends
on, in part, the availability and sufficiency of efficacy and
safety data for a Product.
5.3 Communications with
Regulatory Authorities . Nycomed shall be solely responsible
for any communications with the regulatory authorities occurring or
required in connection with obtaining or maintaining any Marketing
Approvals for a Product. Nycomed shall promptly provide Micromet
with copies of all written or electronic correspondence received
from regulatory authorities relating to a Product, and shall
provide Micromet with a reasonable opportunity to provide comments
on any responses by Nycomed to such regulatory authorities. Upon
the reasonable request of Nycomed, Micromet shall assist Nycomed to
address requests from and communications to regulatory authorities
applicable to Micromet’s activities conducted with respect to
a Product, including data and information held by Micromet.
5.4 Regulatory Records . Each
Party shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, for at least [***]
years and for at least [***] years after the termination of this
Agreement, or for such longer period as may be required by
Applicable Law, complete and accurate records of its respective
development activities with respect to a Product in sufficient
detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and
regulatory purposes, which fully and properly reflect all work done
and results achieved in the performance of its respective
development activities. Each Party shall have the right, during
normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to inspect and
copy any such records, except to the extent that a Party reasonably
determines that such records contain Confidential Information that
is not licensed to the other Party, or to which the other Party
does not otherwise have a right hereunder.
6.
Intellectual Property
6.1 License Grants by
Micromet .
6.1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Micromet grants to Nycomed an exclusive, royalty-bearing
license, with the right to grant sublicenses in accordance with
Section 6.2, to the Licensed Technology (other than the
Sublicensed Patents and the Sublicensed Know-How), to conduct
research and development, make, have made, use, Commercialize, and
import the Products in the Field in the Territory.
6.1.2 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the
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applicable Upstream Agreements, Micromet grants to Nycomed an
exclusive, royalty-bearing sublicense, with the right to grant
further sublicenses in accordance with Section 6.2, under the
rights and licenses granted to Micromet in the Upstream Agreements
with respect to the Sublicensed Technology, to research, develop,
Commercialize, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, and
import the Products in the Field in the Territory. Nycomed
acknowledges and agrees that it has received a copy of each
Upstream Agreement, and that the rights, licenses and sublicenses
granted by Micromet to Nycomed in this Agreement are subject to the
terms of the Upstream Agreements. Subject to section 6.8.2, Nycomed
covenants not to take or fail to take any action that violates the
terms of such Upstream Agreements applicable to sublicensees, or
that would cause Micromet to be in breach of any of the terms of
the Upstream Agreements.
6.2 Sublicensing by Nycomed
.
6.2.1 General . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Nycomed shall have the right to sublicense to a Third
Party any rights granted under Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 with
respect to a particular Product, through written sublicense
agreements for (i) [***] to an entity having [***] and [***] at
least [***] to [***] for the [***] or [***] of a Product, as [***]
to the [***] and [***] under the [***] for [***] and
(ii) other [***] in the [***] in its [***]. In connection with
the grant of any such sublicense, Nycomed shall remain responsible
to Micromet for the performance of Nycomed’s obligations
under this Agreement.
6.2.2 SCA Patent Option . If Nycomed desires to initiate the
development of a Product comprising a [***], Nycomed shall provide
written notice thereof to Micromet. Upon receipt of such notice,
the definition of “Licensed Patents” shall be expanded
to include the Patents listed in Exhibit F , by
amending Exhibit A-2 to include such Patents, and
Nycomed shall be granted a license or sublicense, as applicable,
under the SCA Patents pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1.1
or 6.1.2, as applicable, and the other terms of this Agreement. Any
license or sublicense under this Agreement to the [***] shall be
subject to the terms of the applicable Upstream Agreements,
including the exclusion of the research, development, manufacture,
use, or sale of any product described in Exhibit I
.
6.3 License Grant by Nycomed
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Nycomed grants to Micromet a non-exclusive, royalty-free license,
under any applicable Patents or Know-How Controlled by Nycomed, to
conduct those development responsibilities assigned to Micromet
under the Development Plan. Such license shall be sublicensable
solely to subcontractors approved by the JSC, such approval not be
unreasonably withheld.
6.4 Reservation of Rights .
Nycomed hereby covenants and agrees not to use any Licensed
Technology, nor cause or authorize any Affiliate or Third Party to
use any Licensed Technology, other than as expressly permitted in
this Agreement. Except for the rights specifically granted in this
Agreement and subject to Section 6.9, Micromet reserves all
rights to the Licensed Technology and reserves the right to utilize
or allow Third Parties to utilize the Licensed Technology
consistent with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, Micromet
reserves all rights in the Licensed Technology to the extent
necessary for it to conduct those
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development responsibilities assigned to it under the Development
Plan. No implied licenses are granted under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no
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