Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS SUPPLY AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”), made and entered into as of January 26,
2005 (the “Effective Date”) by and among ARIAD
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ARIAD Gene Therapeutics, Inc., both Delaware
corporations with a principal place of business at
26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(collectively, “ARIAD”), and Medinol Ltd., a
corporation with a principal place of business at Kiryat Atidim,
P.O. Box 58165, Tel Aviv, 61581, Israel (“MEDINOL”).
ARIAD and MEDINOL are each hereafter referred to individually as a
“Party” and together as the “Parties.” All
capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall be defined as
set forth in that certain License Agreement, dated as of even date
herewith, between ARIAD and MEDINOL (the “License
Agreement”).
WHEREAS, ARIAD intends to develop,
manufacture and commercialize AP23573 as a therapeutic product for
multiple clinical indications;
WHEREAS, MEDINOL intends to develop,
manufacture and commercialize MEDINOL Licensed Products to deliver
AP23573 for use in the Licensed Field;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the
development, manufacture and commercialization of MEDINOL Licensed
Products, ARIAD and MEDINOL have entered into the License
Agreement;
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the
development, manufacture and commercialization of MEDINOL Licensed
Products pursuant to the License Agreement, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, ARIAD agrees to provide, and
MEDINOL agrees to purchase, the active pharmaceutical ingredient
for AP23573 for use by MEDINOL in the development, manufacture and
commercialization of MEDINOL Licensed Products for use in the
Licensed Field; and
WHEREAS, ARIAD and MEDINOL desire to
enter into this Agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions
under which ARIAD will supply the active pharmaceutical ingredient
for AP23573 to MEDINOL for use in MEDINOL Licensed
Products;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, ARIAD and MEDINOL hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions
. Terms defined in the License Agreement shall have the same
meaning in this Agreement unless otherwise provided. The following
additional terms, shall have the respective meanings set forth
below:
(a) “ Batch
” means a specific quantity of API that is intended to be of
uniform character and quality within limits specified by ARIAD and
is produced during the same cycle of manufacture using defined
amounts of starting materials in a single reaction.
(b) “Calendar
Quarter ” means each quarterly period consisting of
three consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30,
September 30, or December 31, respectively.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
(c) “ Calendar Year ” means each
successive period of twelve months commencing on January 1 and
ending on December 31.
(d) “ Certificate of Analysis ”
means a document signed by an authorized representative of ARIAD or
its licensee or Third Party manufacturer that describes the
tests, specifications and results thereof for a particular Batch of
API.
(e) “ Certificate of Manufacturing
Compliance ” means a document, signed by an authorized
representative of ARIAD or its licensee or Third Party
manufacturer, attesting that a particular Batch of API was
manufactured, filled, packaged, held and shipped in accordance with
applicable cGMPs, and all other applicable laws, rules, regulations
or requirements of the countries listed on Appendix A
.
(f) “ Excess API Cost ” means,
the difference, if any, between (i) the purchase price per gram of
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following expiration of the 24-month notice period of a Refusal to
Supply by ARIAD, minus (ii) ********** amount equal to [*********]
Dollars (U.S. [$*****]), subject to annual adjustment for
inflation, from the Effective Date to the date of purchase by
MEDINOL, using the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
published at www.bls.gov . To calculate the Excess API Cost,
all payments made by MEDINOL for API in foreign currency shall be
converted into United States Dollars at the conversion rate
existing in the United States (as reported in The Wall Street
Journal , Eastern Edition, for purchasing United States
Dollars) on the last business day of the applicable calendar
quarter in which the purchase of API took place.
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“ Firm Order ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
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(h)
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“ Forecast ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
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(i)
“ICH”
shall mean the International
Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for
Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use.
(j)
“ Manufacturing Cost
” shall mean
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(k)
“ Manufacturing
Facility ” means, collectively and individually, the
manufacturing facility or facilities at which ARIAD shall
manufacture, or arrange to have manufactured, API.
(l)
“ Manufacturing Fee
” means a fee for API paid to ARIAD by MEDINOL pursuant to
Section 6.1.
(m) “ Specifications ” means the
written specifications for API in accordance with ICH guidelines
and as described in Appendix C attached hereto, as amended
from time to time by ARIAD based on ARIAD’s manufacturing
experience with AP23573.
ARTICLE II.
ENGAGEMENT OF
ARIAD
2.1 Engagement of Manufacturer
. MEDINOL hereby engages ARIAD to
perform the manufacturing and other services described herein, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and
ARIAD hereby accepts such engagement. ARIAD shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, in accordance with this Agreement, to perform
such services hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
ARTICLE III.
MANUFACTURE OF
API
3.1.
Manufacture and Supply
. ARIAD shall develop Specifications
for and shall manufacture API in accordance with the
Specifications. ARIAD shall supply API to MEDINOL in accordance
with Article IV.
3.2.
Joint Manufacturing
Committee . The Parties
shall establish a joint manufacturing committee (“Joint
Manufacturing Committee”), to meet, unless otherwise mutually
agreed, once each calendar [*******] (or more often as the Parties
may agree) during the Term in such time, place and manner as the
Parties shall agree to review and discuss issues relating to the
Specifications, manufacturing (e.g., scale up, process control,
quality standards) and supply ( e.g., quantity forecast of
API and regulatory information regarding API) of API. Each Party
shall appoint at least one (1) representative to the Joint
Manufacturing Committee, and may invite such other representatives
of each Party to attend such meetings, as appropriate. Each
Party’s initial representative on the Joint Manufacturing
Committee shall be from the research and development and/or
regulatory department of that Party. Each Party may replace its
representative(s) with other representatives with appropriate
expertise and authority upon written notice to the other
Party.
3.3.
Requirements
. Except as otherwise provided
herein, MEDINOL shall purchase all of its requirements for API from
ARIAD during the Term.
3.4.
Manufacturing Facility
. ARIAD shall manufacture or arrange
for the manufacture of API at a Manufacturing Facility that
complies with cGMP and all other applicable laws and Regulatory
Authority requirements of the countries set forth on Appendix
A . MEDINOL understands that ARIAD may use the services of a
duly qualified Third Party manufacturer to
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
manufacture API ordered by MEDINOL
under this Agreement. ARIAD shall notify MEDINOL in writing of the
identity of any Third Party manufacturer and the location of any
Manufacturing Facility at which API will be manufactured. The
Parties shall confer with respect to the implications on any
application for Regulatory Approval in any country listed on
Appendix A for the MEDINOL Licensed Product at least three
(3) months prior to change in the Manufacturing Facility including
the production of API by a Third Party manufacturer designated by
ARIAD.
3.5.
Changes in Manufacturing Process;
Specifications . ARIAD
shall be responsible for performing, or causing its Third Party
manufacturer to perform, all validation testing of the
Manufacturing Facility and for validating all manufacturing
processes in accordance with cGMPs and all other applicable
Regulatory Authority requirements for the countries listed on
Appendix A as appropriate for the phase of product
development. ARIAD may amend or supplement the manufacturing
process for API, the CMC Data for API and/or the Specifications for
API in its sole discretion and with notice to MEDINOL. The written
notice shall be in reasonable detail and provided as soon as
practicable after the decision by ARIAD to make such alteration is
made to allow MEDINOL, together with the Joint Manufacturing
Committee, to evaluate any impact such alteration may have with
respect to MEDINOL’s use of API in its development or
manufacture of MEDINOL Licensed Products.
3.6.
Excipients and Packaging
Components . ARIAD shall
purchase, at its own expense, all excipients, packaging components,
and other items of any nature whatsoever that ARIAD may use in
manufacturing API for supply to MEDINOL hereunder. All right, title
and interest in and to such items, and in and to all
work-in-process incorporating such items, shall remain the sole
property of ARIAD.
3.7.
Nondisclosure of Manufacturing
Information . All
information relating to the manufacture and the supply of API under
this Agreement, including without limitation, the CMC Data,
Specifications, assay methods for validating manufacturing
processes, the identity of ARIAD’s Third Party manufacturer,
the location of any Manufacturing Facility at which API will be
manufactured and all discussions, proceedings, notes and documents
produced by or for the Joint Manufacturing Committee (collectively,
“Manufacturing Information”) shall be (i) treated as
Confidential Information of ARIAD, (ii) maintained in a secure file
with access limited to MEDINOL’s personnel responsible for
manufacturing and regulatory affairs for the MEDINOL Licensed
Products (and shall maintain a log tracking personnel access to
such data), (iii) used by MEDINOL solely for internal purposes in
performing its obligations under this Agreement and the License
Agreement, and (iv) shall not be disclosed by MEDINOL to any Third
Party except as permitted under Article 5 of the License
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV.
FORECASTS, ORDERS AND
DELIVERY
4.1.
Forecasting
. Attached as Appendix B
hereto is an estimate of the quantities of API that MEDINOL expects
to purchase from ARIAD during the Calendar Quarter that begins
soonest after the Effective Date (the “Initial Calendar
Quarter”), and the succeeding [*****(*)] Calendar Quarters,
on a quarterly basis. Thereafter, on or before the first day of
each Calendar Quarter following the Initial Calendar Quarter,
MEDINOL shall submit to ARIAD an updated forecast of its quarterly
requirements of API (the initial forecast and each updated
forecast, a “Forecast”) for such Calendar Quarter and
the succeeding three (3) Calendar Quarters. Except as provided in
Section 4.2, these forecasts shall be non-binding and shall be used
by ARIAD for planning purposes only.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
4.2.
Firm Orders
. Notwithstanding the forecasts set
forth on Appendix B , as of the Effective Date, MEDINOL
shall submit to ARIAD a purchase order for such quantities of API
as MEDINOL commits to purchase from ARIAD during the Initial
Calendar Quarter, with a statement of the dates on which delivery
is requested and shipping instructions (a “Firm
Order”). Thereafter, at least forty-five (45) days before the
beginning of each succeeding Calendar Quarter, MEDINOL shall submit
to ARIAD a Firm Order for the quantities of API to be delivered to
MEDINOL during such Calendar Quarter; provided, however, that the
quantity of API specified in any Firm Order for delivery in a
Calendar Quarter shall not be less than [***********] percent
[(*%)] nor more than [*****************************] percent [(*%)]
of the quantity of API specified in the then-current Forecast for
API for such Calendar Quarter delivered on or before the first day
of the Calendar Quarter preceding the Calendar Quarter for which
the Firm Order is placed (the “then-current Forecast”)
(For example, the Firm Order for the third Calendar Quarter of any
year must be delivered at least forty-five (45) days before July 1
of such year and cannot be less than [*%] nor more than [*%] of the
Forecast for such third Calendar Quarter delivered on or before
April 1 of such year ) ; provided that MEDINOL may request
excess quantities (i.e., in excess of [**************************]
percent [(*%)] of the quantity of API specified in the then-current
Forecast). ARIAD shall not be obligated to supply such excess
quantities but shall use good faith efforts to do so. ARIAD shall
notify MEDINOL, within five (5) days after receipt by ARIAD of each
Firm Order submitted in accordance with this Section 4.2 and shall
be obligated to manufacture and deliver the specified quantity of
API in accordance with the delivery schedule set forth in such Firm
Order. Each Firm Order shall specify the stage of development or
commercialization of MEDINOL Licensed Products in which that Batch
of API shall be used. ANY ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY PURCHASE ORDER, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR SIMILAR
STANDARDIZED FORM GIVEN OR RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL HAVE NO EFFECT AND SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE HEREBY
EXCLUDED.
4.3.
Changes in Orders
. ARIAD shall use good faith
efforts to comply with increases to Firm Orders that MEDINOL may
request after receipt thereof by ARIAD, but shall not be obligated
to do so.
4.4.
Delivery and Risk of
Loss . ARIAD shall
deliver the quantities of API in conformity with each Firm Order
(as amended pursuant to Section 4.3), on the delivery date
specified therein, to a destination designated in writing by
MEDINOL. Delivery terms shall be F.O.B, freight and insurance
prepaid, at ARIAD’s designated point of shipping. ARIAD shall
arrange for (i) transportation of each shipment by common carrier
designated by ARIAD and reasonably acceptable to MEDINOL and (ii)
insurance for each such shipment which shall be reasonably
acceptable to MEDINOL; the cost of such transportation and
insurance being borne by and chargeable to MEDINOL. ARIAD shall
deliver all API to MEDINOL in accordance with all applicable laws
and regulations of the countries listed on Appendix A
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4.5.
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Delay and Failure to Supply
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