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RE: AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO AMGEN/INTERMUNE LICENSE AND COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR INFERGEN

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RE:  AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO AMGEN/INTERMUNE LICENSE AND COMMERCIALIZATION
     AGREEMENT FOR INFERGEN | Document Parties: VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL | InterMune, Inc. You are currently viewing:
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Title: RE: AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO AMGEN/INTERMUNE LICENSE AND COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR INFERGEN
Date: 3/16/2006
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs    

RE:  AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO AMGEN/INTERMUNE LICENSE AND COMMERCIALIZATION
     AGREEMENT FOR INFERGEN, Parties: valeant pharmaceuticals international , intermune  inc.
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.30

                                            ***TEXT OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
                                    WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
                                                 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED
                                           UNDER 17 C.F.R. SECTIONS 200.80(B)(4)
                                                                  AND 240.24B-2.

(INTERMUNE (R) LOGO)

December 31, 2004

Thomas D. Zindrick
Vice President, Law
Amgen Inc.
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799

RE:   AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO AMGEN/INTERMUNE LICENSE AND COMMERCIALIZATION
     AGREEMENT FOR INFERGEN

Dear Mr. Zindrick:

As you know, Amgen Inc. ("Amgen") and InterMune, Inc. ("InterMune") are parties
to that certain License and Commercialization Agreement effective June 15, 2001,
as first amended April 25, 2002 (the "Agreement"). The Parties have now agreed
to amend the Agreement to provide for the transfer of certain Amgen technology
for manufacturing Infergen to InterMune and/or InterMune's contract
manufacturer[***] in accordance with the terms set forth in this letter
amendment (the "Amendment").

Therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement
pursuant to this Amendment as follows:

1.    This Amendment is effective as of the Amendment Effective Date. Capitalized
     terms used herein and not otherwise defined will have the same meaning as
     ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

2.    The following capitalized terms will have the meanings set forth below:

     (a)   "Allowed Activities" means use on and after the Amendment Effective
          Date by InterMune, its Affiliates, its assignees and/or its Authorized
          Sublicensees, in accordance with this Amendment, of the Manufacturing
          Process and any improvements thereto developed by InterMune or [***]
           on InterMune's behalf, to develop, manufacture or have manufactured a
          Licensed Product for development, use or sale in the Territory.

     (b)   "Amendment Effective Date" means the date first set forth above.

                                              ***Confidential Treatment Requested

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     (c)   "Amgen Manufacturing Improvements" means any improvements to the
          Manufacturing Process conceived, created or discovered solely by
          Amgen, its Affiliates or its licensees (other than InterMune) after
          the Amendment Effective Date but prior to the expiration of the Term
          or the earlier termination of the Agreement.

     (d)   "Amgen Manufacturing Patents" means all Patents [***]. Amgen
          Manufacturing Patents will be [***] of [***] for all purposes under
          the Agreement.

     (e)   "Amgen Manufacturing Technology" means: (i) the Manufacturing Process;
          (ii) all data, documentation, know-how and trade secrets owned or
          Controlled by Amgen relating to the Manufacturing Process to the
          extent actually provided by Amgen to InterMune under Section 6 of this
          Amendment; (iii) the Amgen Manufacturing Patents; and (iv) the Amgen
          Materials. Amgen Manufacturing Technology excludes any InterMune
          Manufacturing Improvements.

     (f)   "Amgen Materials" means the materials set forth in Exhibit 2 hereto
          and any other material provided to InterMune and/or [***] by Amgen
          pursuant to Section 6.

     (g)   "Authorized Sublicensee" means a sublicensee of InterMune's rights
          pursuant to Section 3 of this Amendment, the sublicense to whom is
          permitted pursuant to Section 3(a) or 3(d) of this Amendment.

     (h)   "[***] Affiliate" will mean an entity that, directly or indirectly,
          through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is
          under common control with [***]. For the purposes of this definition,
          control will mean the direct, indirect or indirect ownership of
          greater than fifty percent (50%) or, if less than fifty percent (50%),
          the maximum percentage as allowed by applicable law of (i) the stock
          shares entitled to vote for the election of directors or (ii)
          ownership interest.

     (i)   "CDA" means the confidentiality and materials transfer agreement
          substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7 hereto to be
          executed by and among InterMune, Amgen and [***] to enable the
          technology transfer activities described in Section 6 hereof to
          commence.

     (j)   "Contract Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of [***] Licensed Product
          [***] and/or [***] Licensed Product, which manufacturer is [***]
          responsible for such manufacture, although it may [***] to perform
          [***] of the [***] Licensed Products.

     (k)   "GMP" means current Good Manufacturing Practices as defined in the
          United States Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR 210 and 211 et
          seq.).

     (l)   "Infergen BLA" means the BLA for Infergen and any and all updates and
          supplements thereto.

     (m)   "InterMune Manufacturing Improvements" means any improvements to the
          Manufacturing Process conceived, created or discovered solely by
          InterMune, its

                                             ***Confidential Treatment Requested

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          Affiliates or its sublicensees (other than Amgen) after the Amendment
          Effective Date but prior to the expiration of the Term or the earlier
          termination of the Agreement.

     (n)   "Manufacturing Process" means the manufacturing process for Infergen
          described in the Infergen BLA (i) as it exists as of the Amendment
          Effective Date, e.g., in the CMC section of the BLA and updates to the
          BLA existing as of the Amendment Effective Date (such as annual
          reportable information, GMP requirements, etc.), and (ii) as such
          Infergen BLA may be modified by Amgen at any time after the Amendment
          Effective Date until the successful completion of the transfer of the
          Manufacturing Process to [***] (or another Contract Manufacturer, as
          the case may be) as contemplated in this Amendment.

     (o)   "Manufacturing Sublicense" means a sublicense agreement between
          InterMune and [***], or other Contract Manufacturer, pursuant to which
          InterMune grants [***] or such other Contract Manufacturer a
          sublicense under the license set forth in Section 3 below to contract
          manufacture Licensed Products.

     (p)   "Process-Related Technical Issues" means manufacturing process issues
          and analytical testing issues relating solely to the Manufacturing
          Process identified through GMP compliance investigations as required
          by a Regulatory Authority as "Process Related" and does not include
          issues identified as "Equipment Related" or "Human Error Related."

3.    (a)   Pursuant to and subject to that certain Amendment to License and
          Supply Agreement by and between Amgen and [***] dated [***] and the
          License and Supply Agreement by and between Amgen and [***] dated
           [***] as amended [***] Amgen hereby grants to InterMune during the
          Term of the Agreement a non-exclusive license under the Amgen
          Manufacturing Technology solely for the purposes of InterMune granting
          a sublicense to [***], to solely develop and contract manufacture (and
          perform all associated activities relating thereto) Licensed Products,
          including without limitation Infergen and PEG-Infergen Product in
          [***] solely for/to InterMune and its Affiliates and Sublicensees for
          [***] InterMune and its Affiliates and Sublicensees in the Territory
          (which sublicense will include the right for [***] to use [***]
          Affiliates and subcontractors to perform elements of the [***]
           Licensed Products). Upon the prior written consent of [***] Amgen,
          which consent from Amgen [***] will not be unreasonably withheld or
          delayed, InterMune may grant a sublicense under the foregoing license
          to another Contract Manufacturer [***] the identical rights permitted
          to be granted to [***] pursuant to this Section 3(a)).

     (b)   Amgen hereby grants to InterMune a non-exclusive license under the
          Amgen Manufacturing Technology solely to manufacture and have
          manufactured Licensed Products in the Territory, provided, however,
          that InterMune will not manufacture any Licensed Products or grant any
          rights to any Third Party to manufacture Licensed Products for
           InterMune until and unless Amgen has first granted its consent thereto
          pursuant to Section 3(d) below.

                                             ***Confidential Treatment Requested

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     (c)   Amgen hereby grants to InterMune a non-exclusive sublicense under the
          Existing License Patents solely to import, manufacture and have
          manufactured Infergen in the Territory, provided, however, that
          InterMune will not manufacture any Infergen or grant any rights to any
          Third Party to manufacture Infergen for InterMune until and unless
          Amgen has first granted its consent thereto pursuant to Section 3(d)
          below.

     (d)   Prior to manufacturing or engaging any Contract Manufacturer (other
           than [***]) to manufacture any Licensed Product, InterMune shall
          provide to Amgen a written request for such manufacturing along with a
          reasonably detailed description of the manufacturing activities, the
          Contract Manufacturer (if applicable), and upon Amgen's reasonable
          request, any other information that would be helpful to Amgen in
          evaluating the then current capabilities of InterMune or such Contract
          Manufacturer and the extent to which such Contract Manufacturer (if
          applicable) is competitive to Amgen. Within [***] days of receiving
          InterMune's request and such supplemental information as Amgen
          requests pursuant to this Section 3(d), Amgen will review such request
          and provide to InterMune its decision about whether to consent to the
          proposed manufacturing activities, which consent will not be
          unreasonably withheld. Once Amgen has approved a sublicense to a
          particular Contract Manufacturer, Amgen's further consent will not be
          required for such Contract Manufacturer to use its affiliates and
          subcontractors to perform elements of the manufacturing, filling and
          finishing of Licensed Products.

     The licenses set forth in this Section 3 are granted [***] or [***] other
     than as set forth in [***] of the Agreement. Notwithstanding any
     sublicensing of InterMune's rights and obligations hereunder to [***] or
     other Authorized Sublicensees, InterMune will remain responsible for the
     full and complete performance of all of InterMune's obligations and duties
     hereunder and under the Agreement. Nothing herein is intended to alter the
     exclusive rights granted to InterMune by Amgen in Article 2 of the
     Agreement. InterMune's licenses set forth this Section 3 will, upon
     expiration of the Agreement as set forth in Section 13.1 thereof,
     automatically convert to being irrevocable and fully-paid.

4.    Amgen hereby covenants that during the period of InterMune's licenses set
     forth in Section 3 hereof, neither Amgen, nor any Amgen Affiliate or
     assignee (the "Amgen Covenantors") will sue InterMune, its Affiliates, its
     assignees and/or Authorized Sublicensees for infringement of any Patent or
     know-how owned or Controlled by any Amgen Covenantor (but excluding the
     Amgen Manufacturing Technology), or under which any Amgen Covenantor has
     the right to sue infringers, solely to the extent InterMune, its
     Affiliates, its assignees and/or its Authorized Sublicensees are performing
     Allowed Activities. The covenant in this Section 4 is expressly subject to
     InterMune's and its Affiliates', assignees' and/or sublicensees' continuous
     compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the
     Agreement.

     For the avoidance of doubt, nothing set forth in the Agreement or this
     Amendment will preclude Amgen from using the Amgen Manufacturing Technology
     or granting a license to the Amgen Manufacturing Technology to a Third
     Party, in each case for: [***].

                                             ***Confidential Treatment Requested

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5.    Amgen will provide InterMune and [***] with access to the [***] Infergen
     BLA. InterMune will be the license holder for the Infergen BLA and any
     supplements thereto. As between Amgen and InterMune, [***] for interacting
     with Regulatory Authorities and for obtaining all necessary Regulatory
     Approvals for the manufacturing of Infergen by [***] for use or sale in the
     Territory.

6.    Amgen will provide support (not to exceed [***] hours for technical support
     and [***] hours of regulatory support, except as set forth herein below) to
     InterMune as requested by InterMune, as solely limited to the following:

     (a)   assisting InterMune in developing a plan to transfer the Manufacturing
          Process (a preliminary form of transfer plan is attached as Exhibit 4
          hereto);

      (b)   assisting InterMune in the transfer of the Manufacturing Process to
          [***]; and

     (c)   providing relevant manufacturing know-how and documentation set forth
          on Exhibit 5 hereto (which Amgen will complete within [***] days from
          the Amendment Effective Date, except for relevant manufacturing
          know-how and documentation set forth on Exhibit 5 hereto that relates
          to tasks and processes currently performed at [***] which Amgen will
          complete within [***] days after the Amendment Effective Date;
          provided, however, that in the event that InterMune provides written
          notice to Amgen of specific know-how and documentation that relates to
          tasks and processes currently performed at [***] and the reason that
          the same is needed prior to the end of such [***] day [***] period
          then Amgen shall use reasonable efforts to endeavor to provide the
          requested know-how and documentation sooner) and such other know-how
          and documentation necessary to manufacture Infergen as InterMune
          reasonably requests, provided that such know-how and documentation
          exists and Amgen would not have to [***] and that Amgen's obligation
          to deliver such know-how and documentation will be limited to Amgen's
          obligations to provide support under this Section 6, and further
          provided that InterMune hereby acknowledges that [***] may not have
          been [***] Amgen and therefore may [***] to be [***] hereunder.

     InterMune acknowledges that Amgen has already expended, but not yet
     invoiced InterMune for, approximately [***] hours of technical support
     expended in [***], which will be deemed deducted from such [***] hours of
     technical support described above. In its sole discretion, Amgen may
     provide additional support beyond the hour limits stated above upon
     InterMune's reasonable request. InterMune and Amgen will each endeavor to
     manage blocks of time for coordinating technical transfer discussions,
     issues and manufacturing site interactions with Amgen and [***] so as to
     minimize [***], in accordance with the preliminary transfer plan attached
     as Exhibit 4 hereto. Du


 
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