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EXHIBIT 10.56
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ASTERISKS DENOTE OMISSIONS.
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
This
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") dated as
of
November 11, 2003 (the "Effective Date") is made by and between
Raylo Chemicals
Inc., a Canadian corporation ("Raylo") and Eyetech Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Eyetech").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Eyetech develops and commercializes new drugs to reduce and
prevent serious vision loss caused by eye disease and to develop
new
technologies to safely deliver drugs to the back of the eye;
WHEREAS,
Raylo is a contract manufacturer of chemical compounds for
human
drugs;
WHEREAS,
Raylo and Eyetech wish to enter into an agreement describing
the
terms and conditions upon which Raylo will manufacture and supply
to Eyetech,
and Eyetech will purchase from Raylo, the active pharmaceutical
ingredient in
Eyetech's Macugen(TM) product;
WHEREAS,
Raylo and Eyetech wish to set forth certain license terms
pursuant to which Raylo will license and sublicense its
intellectual property to
permit Eyetech to manufacture for itself or have manufactured by a
third party
manufacturer the same product;
WHEREAS,
Raylo and Eyetech are parties to a certain Letter of
Understanding dated September 1, 2003 (the "LOU") that, during the
effectiveness
of such LOU, will supersede and/or modify certain terms of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Raylo and Eyetech are parties to a certain Quality Agreement
dated November 11, 2003 (the "Quality Agreement"), which sets forth
certain
agreements of the Parties regarding quality control and quality
assurance;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual
promises, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth the
parties hereto
agree as follows:
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1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "15mM
Process" shall mean the process for manufacturing API
established, validated and documented through the 15mM Process
Validation
Procedures.
1.2 "15mM
Process Validation Procedures" shall mean the procedures for
validation of the 15mM Process set forth in the Quality
Agreement.
1.3
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to a Party, any Person
that
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
Party. For
purposes of this Section 1.3, "control" shall refer to (a) in the
case of a
Person that is a corporate entity, direct or indirect ownership of
fifty percent
(50%) or more of the stock or shares having the right to vote for
the election
of directors of such Person and (b) in the case of a Person that is
an entity,
but is not a corporate entity, the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the
power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management or
policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or
otherwise.
1.4
"Agreement" shall mean this Manufacturing and Supply Agreement
between
Raylo and Eyetech together with the recitals and all exhibits,
schedules and
attachments hereto.
1.5 "Amgen
License Fee" shall mean a fee in the amount of US$[**] payable
by Eyetech to Raylo upon exercise by Eyetech of its option to
license the Amgen
Patents in accordance with Section 2.3(a).
1.6 "Amgen
Patents" shall mean U.S. Patent No. 4,762,779 and Canadian
Patent No. 1,303,526 and all Patent Rights based on such patents,
and all
counterparts of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.7 "API"
shall mean active pharmaceutical ingredient bulk drug substance
manufactured for use in the Eyetech Product, as described in the
Specifications.
1.8
"Applicable Legal Requirements" shall mean: (a) any and all
federal,
national, supranational, state and local laws, regulations,
ordinances, orders
and requirements applicable to the activities under this Agreement;
and (b) any
other specifications, guidelines, procedures and directives
mutually agreed to
by the Parties, applicable to the API or Eyetech Product, or
activities under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, cGMP.
1.9
"Batch" shall mean a batch of API resulting from the 15mM
Process.
1.10
"[**]" shall mean [**].
1.11
"Binding Order" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(b)
hereof.
1.12
"Business Day" shall mean a day on which banks are open for
business
in both New York, New York and Edmonton, Alberta.
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1.13
"Certificates" means, with respect to the API, all necessary
certificates of analysis and/or certificates of compliance.
1.14 "CFR"
shall mean the United States Code of Federal Regulations.
1.15
"cGMP" shall mean applicable current Good Manufacturing Practices
as
described, without limitation, in ICHQ7A as specified in the
Quality Agreement.
1.16
"Confidential Information" shall mean all Know How or other
information (whether or not patentable) regarding a Party's
technology,
products, business information or objectives, and all biological
materials of a
Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information
shall not include
Know-How or other information that:
(a) was known or used by the receiving Party or its Affiliates
prior
to its date of disclosure to the receiving Party; or
(b) either before or after the date of the disclosure to the
receiving Party is lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party or its
Affiliates
by sources other than the disclosing Party rightfully in possession
of such
Know-How or other information and not bound by confidentiality
obligations to
the disclosing Party; or
(c) either before or after the date of the disclosure to the
receiving Party or its Affiliates is or becomes published or
otherwise is or
becomes part of the public domain through no breach hereof on the
part of the
receiving Party or its Affiliates; or
(d) is independently developed by or for the receiving Party or
its
Affiliates without reference to or reliance upon the Confidential
Information of
the disclosing Party as demonstrated by written records.
1.17
"Delivery" and all variations of this term means the delivery
to
Eyetech of API, FCA (Incoterms 2000) the Facility, together with
all applicable
Certificates, that meets the Specifications and has been
manufactured in
accordance with cGMP.
1.18
"Dollars" or "$" shall mean Canadian Dollars unless expressly
provided otherwise.
1.19
"Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
introduction
hereto.
1.20
"Eyetech Intellectual Property" shall mean all Eyetech Know-How
and
Eyetech Patent Rights.
1.21
"Eyetech Know-How" shall mean any Know-How that (a) either (i) is
in
Eyetech's and/or its Affiliates' possession on the Effective Date
or (ii)
Eyetech and/or its Affiliates develop or acquire during the Term
and (b) is
owned or controlled by, or licensed to, Eyetech and/or its
Affiliates and to
which Eyetech and/or its Affiliates have
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the right to grant licenses or sublicenses without violating the
terms of any
agreement with a third party.
1.22
"Eyetech Materials" shall mean the raw materials to be supplied
to
Raylo by Eyetech pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof. A list of all
Eyetech Materials
is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
1.23
"Eyetech Patent Rights" shall mean Patent Rights that (a) cover
Eyetech Know-How and (b) are owned or controlled by, or licensed
to, Eyetech
and/or its Affiliates and to which Eyetech and/or its Affiliates
have the right
to grant licenses or sublicenses without violating the terms of any
agreement
with a third party.
1.24
"Eyetech Product" shall mean Eyetech's product named
"Macugen(TM)"
delivered by intravitreal injection.
1.25
"Facility" shall mean Raylo's facility at 1021 Hayter Road,
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada or such other manufacturing facility of Raylo or
its Affiliates
as may be approved by Eyetech.
1.26
"FD&C Act" shall mean the United States Federal Food, Drug,
and
Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
1.27 "FDA"
shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration.
1.28
"Forecast" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)
hereof.
1.29
"Improvement" shall mean any upgrade, new version, adaptation,
change, redesign, improvement, derivative work, modification or
development of
or to the API, the Specifications, or the method or process of
manufacture,
production or use of the API, conceived or reduced to practice, or
otherwise
created, in the course of the Parties' activities pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.30
"Initial Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.31
"Know-How" shall mean all information, inventions, discoveries,
copyrights, trade secrets, data or materials, whether proprietary
or not, and
all Improvements.
1.32 "LOU"
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
1.33 "LOU
Termination Date" shall mean the date that the interim
provisions of the LOU relating to the processing of API at the
Facility and
responsibility for rejected Batches shall, by agreement of the
Parties in
accordance with Section 4.1(c), terminate.
1.34
"Material Safety Data Sheet" means the material safety data
sheet
used to comply with the United States Occupational Safety and
Health
Administration's Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR Section
1910.120, as
amended from time to time.
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1.35
"Minimums" shall mean the percentages of Eyetech's requirements
for
API used in the Eyetech Product set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
1.36 "mM" shall
mean one-thousandth of a Mole.
1.37
"Negotiated Per Gram Cost" shall mean the cost per gram of API to
be
paid by Eyetech to Raylo set forth on Exhibit D, as adjusted from
time to time
in accordance with Section 4.2.
1.38 "PAI"
shall mean a pre-approval inspection of the Facility to
demonstrate the requirements of Section 505 of the FD&C Act are
met with regard
to the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for,
the
manufacture and processing of a drug.
1.39
"Parties" shall mean Raylo and Eyetech together and "Party"
shall
mean either Raylo or Eyetech individually.
1.40
"Patent Rights" shall mean all patents and patent applications
(including any continuations and continuations-in-part of any such
patent
applications, and any divisionals, provisionals or substitute
applications with
respect to any such patent applications), any patent issued with
respect to any
such patent applications, any reissue, reexamination, renewal or
extension
(including any supplemental patent certificate) of any such patent,
and any
confirmation patent or registration patent or patent of addition
based on any
such patent, and all counterparts of any of the foregoing in any
country.
1.41
"Person" shall mean any natural person or any corporation,
company,
partnership, joint venture, firm or other entity, including without
limitation a
Party.
1.42
"Quality Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals
hereto.
1.43 "Raw
Materials" means ingredients, additives, purification resins,
and reagents, and any other components or in-process materials as
defined in 21
CFR Section 210.3, which are purchased by Raylo for use in the
manufacture of
the API, but not including the Eyetech Materials.
1.44
"Raylo Intellectual Property" shall mean all Raylo Know-How and
Raylo
Patent Rights.
1.45
"Raylo Know-How" shall mean any Know-How that (a) either (i) is
in
Raylo's and/or its Affiliates' possession on the Effective Date or
(ii) Raylo
and/or its Affiliates develop or acquire during the Term and (b) is
owned or
controlled by, or licensed to, Raylo and/or its Affiliates and to
which Raylo
and/or its Affiliates have the right to grant licenses or
sublicenses without
violating the terms of any agreement with a third party.
1.46
"Raylo Patent Rights" shall mean Patent Rights that (a) cover
Raylo
Know-How and (b) are owned or controlled by, or licensed to, Raylo
and/or its
Affiliates
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and to which Raylo and/or its Affiliates have the right to grant
licenses or
sublicenses without violating the terms of any agreement with a
third party.
1.47
"Services" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
1.48
"Specifications" shall mean the initial specifications for the
API
set forth on Exhibit A hereto, and any subsequent changes or
modifications to
the initial specifications as determined by Eyetech from time to
time.
1.49
"Term" shall mean the Initial Term as it may be extended pursuant
to
Section 9.1 hereof.
1.50
"Validation Batches" shall mean Batches of API submitted by Raylo
to
Eyetech for validation of the 15mM Process pursuant to the Quality
Agreement.
2. VALIDATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; LICENSES
2.1 Validation.
Validation of the 15mM Process shall be conducted as set
forth in the Quality Agreement. All post-validation changes to the
15mM Process
shall require the prior written approval of Eyetech.
2.2
Regulatory Compliance and Records.
(a) Regulatory Inspections and Notices. Raylo is responsible
for
passing any required PAI in connection with Eyetech's application
for regulatory
approval of the Eyetech Product. Eyetech shall provide a third
party consultant,
at its cost, to advise Raylo on what steps are necessary for Raylo
to pass any
such PAI with respect to the API in the Facility. Raylo shall
provide Eyetech
with a copy of all inspection results, including a copy of any
inspection report
and/or observations from the regulatory authority (or its designee)
for any
regulatory inspection; provided that Raylo may redact any third
party
confidential information from such inspection results if such third
party
confidential information is not relevant to a complete
understanding of the
impact of the regulatory inspection on Raylo's ability to
manufacture and supply
API in accordance with this Agreement. Raylo shall notify Eyetech
within two (2)
Business Days after receiving formal notice about the initiation of
any
compliance or enforcement action, investigation, inspection, review
or inquiry
by the FDA or other regulatory authority concerning the API,
including any Form
483, recall, seizure, warning letter, or court complaint. In
addition, Eyetech
shall have the right to have, at Eyetech's option, up to two (2)
Eyetech
representatives present at the Facility for any regulatory
inspection that
relates to the manufacture of the API.
(b) Access to Records. Eyetech shall have access to all
records,
documents and materials of Raylo relating to this Agreement and the
manufacture
of the API. Upon Eyetech's request and at Eyetech's cost, Raylo
shall promptly
deliver to Eyetech a single copy of any such records, documents and
materials
that Eyetech may request.
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(c) Regulatory Submissions and Support. Raylo shall cooperate
with
Eyetech and provide Eyetech with any information in Raylo's
possession that
Eyetech requires in order to make submissions to regulatory
authorities relating
to the API and/or the Eyetech Product. Eyetech will advise Raylo
from time to
time of any regulatory submissions relating to the API and/or the
Eyetech
Product requiring responses from Raylo. Raylo shall respond to any
such inquiry
and provide all requested information promptly after Raylo's
receipt of the
inquiry, and Raylo shall provide Eyetech with notice of any inquiry
from a
regulatory authority within two (2) Business Days from Raylo's
receipt of the
inquiry.
2.3
Licenses; Covenants.
(a) License Under Amgen Patents. Raylo hereby grants to Eyetech
an
irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free
license, with the
right to grant sublicenses to Eyetech's Affiliates and to Pfizer
Inc. and Pfizer
Inc.'s affiliates, under the Amgen Patents, solely to make, have
made, use,
sell, offer for sale and import the API and Eyetech Product,
effective upon
written notice from Eyetech to Raylo that it is exercising its
option to license
the Amgen Patents and payment by Eyetech to Raylo of the Amgen
License Fee.
Raylo hereby agrees not to transfer or grant to any third party any
rights in
the Amgen Patents that would prevent or are inconsistent with the
foregoing
license grant to Eyetech.
(b) License Under Eyetech Intellectual Property. Eyetech hereby
grants to Raylo a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-sublicensable,
royalty-free
license under the Eyetech Intellectual Property during the Term
solely to
perform Raylo's obligations under this Agreement.
(c) License Under
Raylo Intellectual Property. In order to ensure
that Eyetech will be free to continue using, or having used, its
manufacturing
processes and other technology relating to the API and the Eyetech
Product both
during the Term and after the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, Raylo
hereby grants to Eyetech an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive,
worldwide,
royalty-free license, with the right to grant sublicenses to
Eyetech's
Affiliates and to Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Inc.'s Affiliates, under
the Raylo
Intellectual Property, solely to make, have made, use, sell, offer
for sale and
import the API and Eyetech Product.
(d) Covenants Regarding [**]. Raylo hereby agrees (i) to [**]
in
full force and effect during the Term and thereafter for a period
of [**], (ii)
agrees not to take any action or omit to take any action, which
action or
omission could result in [**] and (iii) agrees to notify Eyetech
within two (2)
Business Days of receiving any communication from or on behalf of
[**]. Upon
request by Eyetech, and at Eyetech's expense or [**], Raylo shall
exercise its
right under Section 2.02 of the [**] that are [**] those of the
[**] designated
by Eyetech.
2.4
Ownership of and Licenses to Improvements. Each Party shall own
all
Improvements made by it or its employees. Raylo hereby grants to
Eyetech an
irrevocable, perpetual, exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license,
with the
right to grant
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sublicenses, to all Improvements made by Raylo and its employees,
solely to
make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import the API and
Eyetech
Product. Eyetech hereby grants to Raylo an irrevocable,
perpetual,
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to
grant
sublicenses, to manufacturing method or process Improvements made
by Eyetech and
its employees, solely for purposes unrelated to the making, having
made, using,
sale, offer for sale or importation of the API or the Eyetech
Product.
2.5
Upgrade to Manufacturing Process. If Eyetech requests that
Raylo
upgrade its manufacturing process for the API from the 15mM Process
to a higher
volume process (e.g., to a 100mM process), the Parties shall in
good faith
cooperate to make any operational changes necessary to implement
such upgrade
and to amend this Agreement, including without limitation the
validation and
pricing provisions hereof, as reasonably necessary to accommodate
such necessary
changes.
3. SUPPLY OF PRODUCT; EYETECH MATERIALS; SERVICES; ADVERSE
EXPERIENCE REPORTING; FACILITY
3.1 Supply
and Purchase of API. Raylo shall manufacture API exclusively
for and sell API exclusively to Eyetech and its Affiliates and, if
requested by
Eyetech, to Pfizer Inc. and its affiliates, and Eyetech (together
with its
Affiliates, Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Inc.'s affiliates) shall
purchase from Raylo
quantities of the API sufficient to meet Eyetech's Minimum
obligations; provided
that Eyetech shall not be obligated to purchase such Minimums from
Raylo if its
failure to do so is related to Raylo's failure to accept Eyetech's
Binding
orders or to Deliver API to Eyetech by the requested delivery dates
in Eyetech's
Binding Orders. If Eyetech requests that Raylo sell API to Pfizer
Inc. and
Pfizer Inc.'s affiliates, Eyetech hereby guarantees to Raylo
payment by Pfizer
Inc. and Pfizer Inc.'s affiliates for API Delivered by Raylo in
accordance with
written orders placed by Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Inc.'s
affiliates.
3.2
Production Planning; Forecasts.
(a) Forecast. During the Term, Eyetech shall provide to Raylo,
within the first month of each quarter, on a quarterly basis, a
rolling forecast
for orders of API with respect to the following four (4) quarters
(each, a
"Forecast"). Eyetech shall be obligated to purchase at least [**]
of the amount
of API forecast for the first quarter of any Forecast, and shall
execute a
binding purchase order to that effect. The forecast for the
remaining three (3)
quarters of any Forecast shall be non-binding.
(b) Binding Orders. The binding portions of the Forecasts and
Eyetech's purchase orders for quantities in excess of such binding
portions
shall be binding (each, a "Binding Order" and, collectively,
"Binding Orders").
(c) Obligation to Supply
(1) Raylo shall (A) fill all Binding Orders, (B) Deliver API
ordered thereunder, (C) use best efforts to accommodate
Eyetech's requested Delivery dates, and (D) in any case
Deliver such API within the quarter, for up to [**]% of
Eyetech's requirements
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forecasted for the first quarter in the most recent Forecast
preceding such Binding Orders, provided that Eyetech submits
purchase orders for such Binding Orders at least [**] days
preceding the requested Delivery date and provided further
that Eyetech acknowledges that if, despite Raylo's best
efforts to accommodate Eyetech's requested Delivery dates,
Raylo is unable to fully accommodate such requested Delivery
dates due to [**], then Raylo shall not be in breach of its
obligations pursuant to clause (C) above as long as Raylo
continues to use its best efforts to Deliver the API ordered
by Eyetech as close as reasonably practicable to Eyetech's
requested Delivery dates. In addition, Raylo shall use best
efforts to fill all Binding Orders, and Deliver API ordered
thereunder by the requested Delivery date, for quantities in
excess of [**]%
of Eyetech's requirements forecasted for the
first quarter in the most recent Forecast preceding such
Binding Orders, provided that Eyetech submits purchase orders
for such Binding Orders at least [**] days preceding the
beginning of the quarter in which Delivery is requested.
(2) If Raylo is unable to supply the API ordered by Eyetech
hereunder and Raylo is unable to remedy the problem within
[**] days after its initial failure to supply, then thereafter
Eyetech's Minimum obligations hereunder shall no longer apply;
provided that Eyetech shall in good faith discuss with Raylo
alternative minimum commitments to substitute for Eyetech's
Minimum obligations if Raylo's failure to supply is due to
causes that Raylo eliminates and Raylo gives Eyetech
assurances to Eyetech's reasonable satisfaction that Raylo
will reliably satisfy any orders placed by Eyetech to meet
such alternative minimum commitments.
3.3 Supply
and Use of Eyetech Materials. Eyetech shall supply Raylo, at
least [**] days prior to the beginning of the first binding
forecast period.,
with Eyetech Materials in sufficient amounts and adequate quality
to permit
Raylo to meet its obligations above. The Parties acknowledge that
failures by
Eyetech to meet such Eyetech Materials supply obligations may cause
increases in
Raylo's costs of manufacturing API, and therefore the Parties agree
to negotiate
in good faith adjustments to the API purchase price as necessary to
compensate
Raylo for any such cost increases. Eyetech shall be responsible for
shipping and
delivery of Eyetech Materials to Raylo. With respect to all Eyetech
Materials,
Raylo shall: (a) at all times keep the Eyetech Materials secure and
safe from
loss, damage, theft, misuse and unauthorized access in such manner
as Raylo
stores its own proprietary materials of a similar nature, (b)
maintain, store,
and handle the Eyetech Materials according to Eyetech's
specifications and
current good manufacturing practice requirements (cGMP) and (c)
dispose of
Eyetech Materials only in connection with Raylo's responsibilities
under this
Agreement and otherwise follow Eyetech's instructions with regard
to the
handling and disposition
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of the Eyetech Materials. Title in and to the Eyetech Materials
shall at all
times remain with Eyetech.
3.4 Raw
Materials; Annual List from Eyetech. Raylo shall be responsible
for the planning, procurement, testing, storage and release of the
Raw
Materials. All Raw Materials purchased by Raylo shall meet cGMP and
shall
conform to the specifications for such Raw Materials set forth in
the
Specifications.
3.5 cGMP
Manufacture. Raylo will manufacture all API using the 15mM
Process in accordance with cGMP, the Specifications, Applicable
Legal
Requirements, and all terms and conditions contained in the
applicable Binding
Order (to the extent such terms and conditions are not inconsistent
with this
Agreement), at the Facility.
3.6 Raylo
Services. Raylo shall diligently carry out the following
services (the "Services") in a professional and workmanlike
manner:
(a) Prepare, maintain and review all documents and records
relating
to the manufacture of API, including without limitation all
production records,
including master production and control records, and Batch
production and
control records, in each case as required by and consistent with
cGMP and the
Specifications.
(b) Maintain a quality control unit in compliance with the FD&C
Act,
including 21 CFR Section 211.22, and establish a procedure for
communications
and interactions with Eyetech's quality control unit with respect
to the
manufacture of the API.
(c) Operate the Facility, including the supply of utilities,
and
manufacture the API in conformance with the Specifications.
(d) Provide, in accordance with a sampling plan to be established
by
Eyetech and subject to the purchase price provisions of Section
4.1, API samples
and in-process samples for analysis and Batch release by
Eyetech.
(e) Review requirements (if any) for modifications to the 15mM
Process in order to meet the Specifications for manufacture of
subsequent API
and notify Eyetech of such proposed modifications. Any such
modifications to the
15mM Process are subject to approval by Eyetech.
(f) Issue all Certificates.
3.7
Facility.
(a) Interim Cooperation at the Facility. In accorda