Exhibit 10.3
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SEATTLE GENETICS,
INC.
AND
ORGANICHEM
CORPORATION
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MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered
into as of the 4th day of May, 2005 (the “ Effective
Date ”), by and between Seattle Genetics, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ SGI ”), having its
principal place of business at 21823 30 th Drive S.E., Bothell, WA 98021, and
Organichem Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Supplier ”), having its principal place of business at
33 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, NY 12144.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Supplier is in the business
of manufacturing and testing pharmaceutical products;
WHEREAS, SGI is conducting
preclinical development and potentially may conduct clinical
trials, and requires manufacture of auristatin drug-linkers such as
vcMMAE, vcMMAF and mcMMAF (collectively, “ Products
”) to support such pre-clinical development and potential
clinical trials;
WHEREAS, SGI wishes to purchase
Products from Supplier for preclinical development and potential
clinical trials;
WHEREAS, Supplier is willing to
supply SGI with Products; and
WHEREAS, the parties contemplate
that Supplier may continue to supply SGI with commercial quantities
of Products in the event marketing approval is obtained, in which
case the parties shall negotiate appropriate amendments to this
Agreement and/or a new commercial supply agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises and covenants set forth below, SGI and Supplier
mutually agree as follows:
1.1 Purchase and Supply
Agreement . During the term of this Agreement, SGI agrees to
buy, and Supplier agrees to sell, such quantities of Products at
such prices as may be set forth on Project Plans placed by SGI in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1.2 and accepted by
Supplier, which shall be attached hereto in sequential order as
Exhibit A-1 , Exhibit A-2 and so on (“
Project Plans ”).
1.2 Ordering . Any Project
Plans submitted by SGI shall reference this Agreement and shall be
governed exclusively by the terms contained herein. Any term or
condition in any order, confirmation or other document furnished by
SGI or Supplier which is in any way inconsistent with these terms
and conditions is hereby expressly rejected.
1.3 Cancellations . SGI may
cancel any Project Plan by providing Supplier [***]. In the
event that SGI cancels any Project Plan, SGI shall [***] (a)
the [*** ], (b) other [***] up to the time of receipt
of such notice and (c) any [***] as may be required under
this Agreement.
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1.4 Product Specification:
Testing . Products supplied hereunder will conform to the
specifications set forth in the relevant Project Plan (as amended
from time to time by written agreement between the parties) (the
“ Product Specifications ”), and such
conformance will be verified in accordance with the testing
standards and procedures specified therein. Supplier will test each
batch of Product and supply SGI with a certificate of analysis
(“ Certificate of Analysis ”) confirming that
such batch meets all applicable Product Specifications. SGI may
then retest such batch of Product as more fully set forth in
Sections 4.2 and 4.5 to confirm that it meets all applicable
Product Specifications. The parties acknowledge that the Product
Specifications and testing procedures set forth in a Project Plan
may need to be refined and modified as the parties gain experience
with the manufacture, testing and use of a Product. Accordingly,
the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify Project
Plans from time to time as the parties’ experience with the
manufacture, testing and use of a Product warrants; and Supplier
further agrees that it will facilitate changes to Project Plans
that are necessary or appropriate in light of regulatory
requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration, or
its successor agency (the “ FDA ”) or other
regulatory agencies.
1.5 Raw Material
Specifications . Raw materials used in the manufacture of
Products will conform to any raw material specifications set forth
in each Project Plan (as amended from time to time by written
agreement between the parties) and such conformance will be
verified in accordance with the testing standards and procedures
specified therein. The parties acknowledge that the raw material
specifications and testing procedure set forth in a Project Plan
may need to be refined and modified as the parties gain experience
with the manufacture, testing and use of a Product. Accordingly,
the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify Project
Plans from time to time as the parties gain experience with the
manufacture, testing and use of a Product, and Supplier further
agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to
facilitate changes to Project Plans that are necessary or
appropriate in light of FDA or other regulatory requirements.
Supplier shall [*** ].
1.6 Commercial Quantities:
Binding Orders and Forecasts . The parties recognize that the
potential market for Products will depend on a variety of factors
and that SGI is not presently able to provide forecasts of its
future orders. Accordingly, each party [***] .
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2.1 Technology Transfer;
Inventions .
(a) SGI possesses confidential and
proprietary technical information not in the public domain that is
necessary to the process of manufacturing Products (the “
SGI Information ”) and that is the subject of various
patents, patent applications and know-how owned or controlled by
SGI (“the “ SGI Intellectual Property ”,
and collectively with the SGI Information, the “ SGI
Technology ”). Prior to or following the Effective Date,
SGI shall provide the SGI Information to Supplier. SGI hereby
grants Supplier a non-exclusive, non-transferable right under the
SGI Intellectual Property to use the SGI Information solely for the
purpose of manufacturing Products pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement. Supplier (a) acknowledges that SGI and/or its licensors
retain all ownership rights in and to the SGI Technology and (b)
[***] . Supplier agrees to treat all of the SGI Technology
as “Confidential Information” pursuant to Section 7
hereof.
(b) The parties recognize that in
the course of work under this Agreement, either party may jointly
or independently make or otherwise acquire rights to inventions
(including without limitation processes and methods) or know-how
useful in the manufacture of Products (“ Product
Inventions ”). The parties agree that all Product
Inventions shall [*** ]; provided , however ,
that [*** ]. [***] agrees to take any actions and
execute any documents, [*** ], reasonably requested by
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2.2 Manufacture of Products .
For all Products intended for use in humans, Supplier will
manufacture Products in accordance with current Good Manufacturing
Practices as promulgated under the U.S. Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (“ FDCA ”) at 21 C.F.R., Chapters
210, 211, 600 and 610, as well as any other applicable regulations,
policies or guidelines, as then in effect, of the FDA and other
United States, governmental or regulatory agencies with
jurisdiction over the manufacture, use or sale of Products
(collectively, “ cGMP ”). In accordance with
cGMP and during the term of this Agreement, Supplier shall (i) take
all steps necessary to ensure that any Products that may be
produced by it pursuant to this Agreement shall be compliant with
FDA guidelines and Supplier’s policies pertaining to
cross-contamination from any manufacturing activities and (ii) be
responsible for cleaning and changeover procedures prior to
manufacturing any Products for SGI. Both parties shall promptly
notify each other of any new instructions or specifications
required by cGMP, and shall confer with each other with respect to
the best means to comply with such requirements and [***] .
Upon request and at mutually agreeable times, Supplier will permit
representatives of SGI to observe such manufacture and to have
access to any relevant records in connection with such manufacture
as more fully provided in Section 2.4 below provided that such
observation does not interfere with Supplier’s operations and
that representatives comply with all applicable policies of
Supplier pertaining to visitors to its facilities. Upon SGI’s
written request, Supplier shall [***] , for the purposes of
assuring product quality and compliance with agreed-upon
manufacturing procedures.
2.3 FDA and Regulatory
Support . Supplier shall provide SGI, [***] . Supplier
further agrees to use its best efforts to assist SGI, [***
], in obtaining FDA approval of any
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Investigational New Drug application (“
IND ”) or New Drug Application (“ NDA
”) or other applicable regulatory filings with respect to
product candidates utilizing or incorporating Products, as well as
approvals from any other government or agency which may be required
for the conduct of clinical trials or marketing of product
candidates utilizing or incorporating Products in any other
country. Supplier specifically agrees to cooperate with any
inspection by the FDA or other regulatory agency, including but not
limited to any inspection of Supplier’s facilities used in
the manufacture of or records relating to Products prior to
approval of any IND or NDA.
2.4 cGMP Compliance and QA
Audits . Upon reasonable prior written request to Supplier, SGI
shall have the right to have representatives visit Supplier’s
manufacturing facilities during normal business hours to review
Supplier’s manufacturing operations for the purpose of
assessing its compliance with cGMP and applicable quality assurance
standards and to discuss any related issues with Supplier’s
manufacturing and management personnel.
2.5 Change in Manufacturing
Process . Supplier shall obtain SGI’s prior written
approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, before
it implements any change in the materials, equipment, process or
procedures used to manufacture Products that would constitute a
significant deviation under cGMP as described in the Quality
Understanding Document. Supplier shall disclose all proposed
changes in such manufacturing materials, equipment, process or
procedure to SGI at a level sufficient to allow SGI to practice
such changed manufacturing process.
2.6 Compliance with Laws .
Supplier shall comply with all applicable present and future
orders, regulations, requirements and laws of the United States and
any other state, provincial and local authorities and agencies,
including without limitation all laws and regulations of such
territories applicable to the transportation, storage, use,
handling and disposal of hazardous materials. Supplier represents
and warrants to SGI that it has and will maintain during the term
of this Agreement all government permits, including without
limitation, health, safety and environmental permits, necessary for
the conduct of the actions and procedures that it undertakes
pursuant to this Agreement. SGI shall provide Supplier with written
notice of any additional laws and regulatory requirements of
countries other than the United States that relate to the
manufacture of Products for such other countries. Supplier shall
use reasonable commercial efforts to comply with such additional
laws and requirements, and shall provide SGI with prompt written
notice of whether Supplier is able to do so. [***
].
2.7 Documentation . Supplier
shall keep complete, accurate and authentic accounts, notes, data
and records of the work performed under this Agreement. Each party
shall maintain complete and adequate records pertaining to the
methods and facilities used for the manufacture, processing,
testing, packing, labeling, holding and distribution of Products in
accordance with the Quality Understanding Document and any
applicable regulations in the United States so that Products may be
used in the production of a substance to be used in
humans.
2.8 Rework . Supplier shall
not rework any batch of Product without SGI’s prior written
consent which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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2.9 Samples . Supplier shall
retain samples of all Products and isolated intermediates for the
period of time and in quantities set forth in the Quality
Understanding Document and any applicable Project Plans.
3.1 Price . The price of each
batch of Product ordered by SGI shall be set forth on the Project
Plan with respect to such batch submitted by SGI and accepted by
Supplier in accordance with the provisions of Section
1.1.
3.2 Method of Payment . All
payments due hereunder to Supplier shall be paid to Supplier in
United States Dollars not later than [***] following the
later of (i) the date of the [***] or (ii) [***
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DELIVERY AND
ACCEPTANCE .
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4.1 Quality Understanding
Document . As soon as practicable after execution of this
Agreement, and in any event prior to initiating any cGMP
manufacturing of a Product, the parties will develop and agree upon
a Quality Understanding Document, the format and content of which
is to be agreed upon in writing by the parties, which will be
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the “
Quality Understanding Document ”). In the event that
any requirements of the Quality Understanding Document result in a
change in the scope of any Project Plan already in place, the
Parties shall discuss and agree upon any change in the pricing of
such Project Plan.
4.2 Quality Control Sample .
Prior to the delivery of any batch of Product, Supplier shall
provide SGI with: (i) a quality control sample of such batch for
the purpose of confirming that such batch meets the Product
Specifications; (ii) [***] (iii) a Certificate of Analysis.
The size of the quality control sample for each batch of Product
shall be specified in the relevant Project Plan. No delivery of
Product shall be made until SGI accepts or is deemed to have
accepted the quality control sample and associated documentation in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.5.
4.3 Shipping . Supplier will
package and ship Products in accordance with each Project Plan to
the designated destinations identified by SGI. All Products
produced hereunder shall be shipped to SGI [*** ]. SGI shall
be responsible for [***] and [***] associated with
the shipment of Products.
4.4 Late Shipment . Supplier
agrees [***] to ship Products, contingent on availability
and/or receipt of raw materials, hereunder on the scheduled
shipment dates as set forth in the relevant Project
Plans.
4.5 Acceptance and Rejection
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(a) SGI may reject any quality
control sample or batch delivery which does not conform with the
Product Specifications or applicable documentation and process
requirements. Any such notice of rejection shall be in writing and
shall indicate the reasons for such rejection.
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