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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
OR
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-17999
IMMUNOGEN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-2726691
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or organization)
128 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 995-2500
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Aggregate market value, based upon the closing sale price of the shares as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market, of voting stock held by non-affiliates
at September 18, 2000: $875,723,223 (excludes shares held by Executive Officers,
Directors, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Company's Common
Stock). Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to
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person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant. Common
Stock outstanding at September 18, 2000: 34,091,415 shares.
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405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
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Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
THE COMPANY
ImmunoGen, Inc. ("ImmunoGen" or the "Company") develops pharmaceuticals,
primarily for the treatment of cancer. Our product candidates are
tumor-activated prodrugs, or "TAPs." They are based on our proprietary
technology platform, which combines monoclonal antibodies that target tumor
cells, and potent drugs. Unlike conventional chemotherapeutic agents, TAPs are
intended to deliver potent chemotherapy specifically to a tumor. Each TAP
comprises a small-molecule drug that we have chemically linked to a monoclonal
antibody. (This kind of combination product is often called an immunoconjugate.)
The small-molecule drugs we use are highly potent cell-killing (cytotoxic)
agents. The monoclonal antibodies identify and bind to tumor cells -- they are
"delivery vehicles" that carry the drugs to the tumor. Once the immunoconjugate
has bound to the tumor cell, it gets ingested by the tumor cell. Inside the
target cell, the drug molecules are released from the monoclonal antibody and
kill the cell. Importantly, TAPs are designed to be inactive and nontoxic until
they bind to the surface of a target cell, after which their full cytotoxicity
is restored.
Together with partners, we are currently developing two TAP product
candidates. We also have initiated a licensing program that allows us to
generate cash flow through granting rights to other companies to use portions of
our TAP technology in their product development programs. We can use this
revenue from technology licenses to support research to identify new targets for
TAPs and fund research and development of internal TAP products, which we may
commercialize on our own or with partners.
We initiated human clinical trials of our first TAP product candidate,
huC242-DM1/SB-408075, in December 1999 at the Institute for Drug Development of
the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio, Texas.
HuC242-DM1/SB-408075 combines our small-molecule drug, DM1 -- one of a group of
compounds called maytansinoids, which are potent inhibitors of cell
division--and the humanized monoclonal antibody, huC242, which delivers DM1 to
colorectal, pancreatic, and non-small-cell lung cancers. We are developing this
product in collaboration with SmithKline Beecham plc ("SB") under a license
agreement executed in February 1999. (See "-- Licenses -- SmithKline Beecham
plc.") The SB agreement was our first TAP product development partnership.
We have also been conducting preclinical testing of a second TAP candidate,
huN901-DM1, for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer. In May 2000, we granted
British Biotech plc ("British Biotech") the exclusive right to develop and
commercialize huN901-DM1 in the European Union ("EU") and Japan in exchange for
royalties. (See "-- Licenses -- British Biotech plc.") We retained rights to the
United States ("US") and other territories and the right to manufacture the
product worldwide. Also under the agreement, British Biotech is responsible for
conducting the clinical trials necessary to achieve regulatory approval in the
US, EU, and Japan. We will give British Biotech a one-time milestone payment
upon US regulatory approval.
As part of our technology licensing program, we also entered into two
agreements with Genentech, Inc. ("Genentech") in May 2000. (See
"-- Licenses -- Genentech, Inc.") The first agreement gives Genentech a license
to use ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP technology with Herceptin(R), its monoclonal
antibody drug approved for the treatment of certain types of breast cancer. The
second agreement with Genentech gives it access to maytansinoid TAP technology
for other antibody product research efforts, along with an option to obtain
exclusive product licenses for a limited number of tumor-cell targets over the
five-year term of the agreement.
ImmunoGen is pursuing a multi-faceted business strategy that includes:
- Developing our first product, huC242-DM1/SB-408075, with SB;
- Supporting commercialization of our second product, huN901-DM1, with
British Biotech. We have retained commercial rights to huN901-DM1 in the
US, at least until the later stages of clinical development, at which
time we will decide whether to sell it ourselves or seek a US marketing
partner;
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- Out-licensing rights to use TAP technology, as we are doing with
Genentech, to generate cash flow to self-fund the development of TAPs
using monoclonal antibodies we will obtain from third parties or targets
against which we make monoclonal antibodies;
- Utilizing chemotherapeutics in addition to DM1, such as DC1, taxane
derivatives, and DNA intercalating agents such as doxorubicin
derivatives, to complement and broaden existing TAP technology; and
- Using our in-house biology expertise, including the know-how of our
subsidiary, Apoptosis Technology Inc. ("ATI"), to discover and validate
new anti-apoptotic drug targets and targets for the development of TAPs.
TUMOR-ACTIVATED PRODRUGS
Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, cures in many forms of
cancer continue to be elusive. Surgery may be used to remove primary masses of
some solid tumors, but it is largely ineffective once the tumor spreads to other
parts of the body, a condition that is called metastatic disease. Treatment with
combination chemotherapy and radiation also may not be capable of eradicating
disease because of inadequate drug potency at the tumor site, the result of
limitations in dosage due to side effects on healthy tissues.
One way in which we address this therapeutic void is through applications
of our tumor cell-specific TAP technology for the targeted delivery of highly
potent chemotherapeutic drugs to tumor cells. Importantly, because TAPs are
inactive until the drug component is released from the antibody component inside
the target cell, they spare normal cells, even those in close proximity to a
tumor. We believe TAPs also may be used in combination with conventional
chemotherapeutics to provide additional tumor-cell killing.
Each of our TAPs comprises a monoclonal antibody coupled to a
small-molecule agent (an effector molecule) with a high degree of cell-killing
ability, or potency. A monoclonal antibody is a protein that detects and binds
to a specific antigen, or marker. Since cancer cells may have unique antigens on
their surface, an antibody with the appropriate specificity for those cells may
be used as a targeting agent. Importantly, some of these markers are found on
several types of tumors. A TAP that uses an antibody to target such markers
therefore may be used in the treatment of different types of tumors.
ImmunoGen has identified several monoclonal antibodies that it believes
possess the requisite characteristics for use in TAPs. Two of these, huC242 and
huN901, are used in our TAP product candidates currently in development for the
treatment of colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancers, and small-cell lung
cancer, respectively. Laboratory experiments using the C242 antibody suggest
that it may also be useful to target non-small-cell tumors of the lung.
In addition to testing antibodies from conventional sources, such as
academic labs, we believe genomics research, which is generating and validating
many new drug targets, will spawn a significant number of new antibodies in the
future, many of which will be useful for creating TAPs for cancer therapy.
We believe the following attributes distinguish TAP products from other
anti-cancer agents, including naked antibodies. All suggest that TAPs may have
enormous potential to improve cancer therapy:
- Targeting, which unlike chemotherapy, directs the cell killing potential
of TAPs specifically to the tumor and allows for the use of more potent
cytotoxic agents;
- A stable linkage and release mechanism, allowing the high potency of the
effector molecule to be released after binding to and internalization by
the tumor cell;
- A high degree of cell killing at the tumor site which, unlike therapy
using naked antibodies, does not depend on the immune system to kill the
tumor; and
- A tolerable side-effect profile and, consequently, a minimal disturbance
of patients' quality of life during treatment.
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Small-Drug Effector Molecules: Our laboratory and animal tests of several
classes of small-molecule drugs have led us to believe that some of these
small-molecule drugs offer great promise for use as effector molecules in TAPs.
We have developed derivatives of these drugs that allow them to be attached to
antibodies to target tumor cells and allow for their release in a fully active
form at the target site.
The first compound, DM1, is the small-molecule drug we use in our first two
product candidates -- huC242-DM1/SB-408075 and huN901-DM1. It is a potent
inhibitor of cell division derived from maytansine, a natural product. The
second small-drug compound, DC1, is one of a class of agents called DNA groove-
binding compounds. After binding to DNA, these agents remain strongly fixed to
it, thereby interfering with cellular function and inducing the death of cells.
Based on our in vitro and animal studies, we believe that TAPs containing
either DM1 or DC1 will be more effective than current anti-cancer drugs at
killing tumor cells. This high degree of killing power is important in shrinking
large tumor masses. In animal studies of mice specially bred to tolerate human
tumors, our TAPs have shown therapeutic efficacy and complete cures at doses
with no detectable toxicity.
In addition, we are conducting research into the use in TAPs of other
classes of chemotherapeutics. We began a research collaboration with the State
University of New York ("SUNY") at Stony Brook in February 2000 to develop novel
derivatives of the well-known chemotherapeutic, docetaxel (Taxotere(R)), for use
in TAPs.
TAP Products
HUC242-DM1/SB-408075. We believe the C242 antibody possesses the
specificity needed for use as a targeting agent in a TAP. It binds to all
colorectal cancers, binding strongly to approximately 70% of colorectal cancers,
and has minimal cross-reactivity with normal human tissues. In addition,
laboratory tests indicate that the marker targeted by C242 is found on all
pancreatic tumors and a majority of non-small-cell lung tumors tested.
According to estimates of the American Cancer Society ("ACS"), there will
be 130,200 new cases of colorectal cancer in the United States in 2000, and
56,300 deaths from the disease. The ACS also estimates that in the US during
2000 there will be 28,300 new cases of pancreatic cancer and 28,200 deaths, as
well as 164,100 new cases and 156,900 deaths from lung cancer.
We have linked huC242 to the small-molecule drug, DM1. Because DM1 is a
small-molecule, nonprotein drug, we do not expect huC242-DM1/SB-408075 to
inspire an immune response against the agent. This lack of immunogenicity should
allow for the administration of repeat courses of therapy. HuC242-DM1/ SB-408075
therefore may be a suitable agent for substantially shrinking or eliminating
large tumor masses, either used alone or in combination with other
chemotherapeutics. In December 1998, we executed an agreement to license use of
huC242 in maytansinoid products for the treatment of cancer from its discoverer,
Pharmacia & Upjohn AB (now part of Pharmacia Corp.). (See "-- Licenses --
Pharmacia Corp.")
We began our first human study of huC242-DM1/SB-408075 -- a single-dose
Phase I trial in colorectal, pancreatic and certain non-small-cell lung cancer
patients--in December 1999. We expect our partner, SB, to initiate a second
study -- a multi-dose Phase I trial -- in the third quarter of 2000. Clinical
development and commercialization of this product is being supported through our
1999 agreement with SB, which may be worth over $40 million, exclusive of
royalties on any product sales. Through June 30, 2000, the Company received
$12.0 million under the SB Agreement -- $9.5 million upon the achievement of
certain collaborative milestones and $2.5 million upon issuance of ImmunoGen
Common Stock to SB. Of the $9.5 million cash received for meeting milestones,
$6.2 million has been recorded as revenue in Fiscal Year 2000 and $3.0 million
in Fiscal Year 1999.
The National Cancer Institute ("NCI") of the National Institutes of Health
also supported preclinical testing of this product candidate. In August 1997, we
announced receipt of a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research
grant from NCI to support preclinical research and development of huC242-
DM1/SB-408075, including final product formulation in advance of the start of
human clinical studies. The award was for $375,000 annually for two years
retroactive to April 1, 1997.
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HUN901-DM1. This product consists of the humanized version of the
antibody, N901, conjugated to DM1. N901 binds to CD56, an antigen found on the
surface of small-cell lung cancer cells. We have established cell lines that
express humanized N901 at sufficiently high levels to be suitable for scale-up.
As with huC242-DM1/SB-408075, huN901-DM1 is not expected to be immunogenic,
which should allow for the administration of repeat courses of therapy.
Of the 164,100 new cases of lung cancer estimated by ACS for 2000,
approximately 20 percent are expected to be small-cell lung cancer.
Through our collaboration with British Biotech, we expect to initiate the
regulatory process to begin human clinical studies in the US and the EU before
January 2001. Preclinical studies in animals using huN901-DM1 did not reveal
significant toxicities or pathological abnormalities at doses that had been
shown to be curative in human tumor models in immunodeficient mice.
APOPTOSIS TECHNOLOGY
In 1993, along with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ("Dana-Farber"), we
established Apoptosis Technology, Inc. to identify targets for drugs based on
the regulation of apoptosis, which is an intrinsic "suicide program" within
cells. Cells that undergo apoptosis do so in order to protect the body against
disease. Based on the belief that regulation of the biochemical pathways leading
to apoptosis offered a promising, novel approach to the treatment of disease, we
established ATI as a majority-owned subsidiary.
In August 1997, ATI and BioChem Pharma Inc. ("BioChem") began a
collaboration focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-cancer
therapeutics based on the use of ATI's proprietary screens for the
identification of compounds that regulate the activity of newly discovered
"anti-death" genes and cellular survival factors. In accordance with the
collaborative research plan, from 1998 to 2000, ATI delivered six
high-throughput screens to BioChem to screen their chemical compound library.
BioChem identified "hits," which it is evaluating to determine their suitability
for compound lead development.
ImmunoGen and BioChem agreed in April 2000 not to extend the agreement
beyond its scheduled conclusion on July 31, 2000. Consequently, under the terms
of the agreement, rights to all the screens and targets delivered to BioChem
reverted to ATI effective August 1, 2000. However, in the event BioChem
identifies leads and develops products based on the work of the collaboration,
ATI will receive milestone payments during development and royalties on any
future product sales.
ATI will continue to work on the targets discovered through the BioChem
collaboration. The results of ATI's research also may help us in target
validation in conjunction with future TAP drug discovery collaborations.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Our goal is to be a leader in the development of TAPs and other novel
pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and other human diseases. To
accomplish this, we are pursuing a multi-faceted business strategy to fund
development of our products including:
- Collaborating with SB for clinical development of our first product
candidate, for colorectal and pancreatic cancers, huC242-DM1/SB-408075.
Following the completion of Phase I/II clinical trials, SB will take over
management of clinical trials and commercialization. We expect this
collaboration, which has provided $12 million in cash to date, will
continue to be a significant source of funding. ImmunoGen will also
receive milestone payments and royalties on any sales of this product;
- Supporting commercialization of huN901-DM1 for the treatment of
small-cell lung cancer with British Biotech. We have retained commercial
rights to huN901-DM1 in the US, at least until the later stages of
clinical development, at which time we will decide whether to sell it
ourselves or seek a US marketing partner. Because we will have generated
data from studies in humans, we expect to be able to retain a greater
share of the value of the compound in the event we decide to seek a
marketing partner;
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- Extending our product portfolio by developing new TAPs in collaboration
with third parties. For example, out-licensing rights to use TAP
technology to third parties for their product development
programs -- such as our May 2000 agreements with Genentech to create new
TAPs that employ maytansinoid TAP technology in combination with
Genentech's antibodies will generate cash flow for us to self-fund the
development of some TAPs internally. These TAPs will use monoclonal
antibodies we obtain from third parties or, via collaborations with
genomics companies, antibodies we make against new anti-cancer targets.
The disposition of commercial rights with regard to any particular
product which we co-develop will depend on market size and access, as
well as the cost of commercial development;
- Utilizing additional chemotherapeutics, such as taxane derivatives, DNA
intercalating agents such as doxorubicin derivatives, and DC1, to
complement and broaden our existing DM1-based TAP technology; and
- Using our in-house biology expertise, including the anti-apoptotic
screens and know-how of ATI, to discover and validate new drug targets
for the development of TAPs.
LICENSES
As part of our business, we enter into license agreements with third
parties. In some cases, we license certain rights to our products to companies
with product development and commercialization capabilities we wish to access,
in exchange for fees, milestones payments, and royalties on product sales. In
other cases, we license certain rights to our technologies in exchange for fees,
milestone payments and royalties on product sales. Our principal licenses and
collaborative agreements are listed below.
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC. In February 1999, we began a collaboration with SB
to jointly develop and commercialize our first TAP, huC242-DM1/SB-408075. Under
the terms of the agreement, SB received exclusive worldwide rights to
commercialize huC242-DM1/SB-408075, except in certain Far East territories. In
addition to royalties, we could receive milestone payments totaling more than
$40.0 million. As of June 30, 2000, we have recognized four milestones under the
SB agreement. We have received a total of $12.0 million in cash under the
agreement, of which we received $9.0 million in fiscal year 2000, including $2.5
million in return for ImmunoGen Common Stock. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and
Capital Resources."
BRITISH BIOTECH PLC. In May 2000, we granted to British Biotech the
exclusive right to develop and commercialize our second TAP, huN901-DM1, in the
EU and Japan, while we retained full rights to sell the drug in the US and other
territories outside the EU and Japan. Under the agreement, British Biotech is
responsible for conducting the clinical trials necessary to achieve regulatory
approval in the US, EU, and Japan, and will reimburse us for the cost of
producing material for clinical trials. We retain full manufacturing rights. As
of June 30, 2000, we received one up-front payment of $1.5 million. We will give
British Biotech a one-time milestone payment upon US regulatory approval, and
will receive royalties on its sales in the EU and Japan.
GENENTECH, INC. In May 2000, we entered into two agreements with
Genentech. The first agreement gives Genentech an exclusive license to use
ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP technology to develop products with certain
antibodies such as Herceptin(R), its monoclonal antibody drug approved for the
treatment of certain types of breast cancer. Genentech will be responsible for
manufacturing, product development and marketing of products resulting from the
license, and we will be reimbursed for any preclinical and clinical materials we
make for them under the agreement. In connection with this agreement, we
received a $2.0 million up-front payment in May 2000. In addition to royalties,
we could receive as much as $40.0 million in milestone payments.
The second agreement with Genentech provides access to our maytansinoid TAP
technology for its antibody product research efforts, along with an option to
obtain exclusive product licenses for a limited number of tumor-cell targets
over the five-year term of the agreement. Genentech paid an up-front technology
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access fee of $3.0 million and could pay milestone payments of up to $40.0
million per target, as well as royalties on sales of resulting products.
BIOCHEM PHARMA INC. In July 1997, ATI and BioChem entered into a
collaboration agreement under which ATI granted BioChem an exclusive worldwide
license to ATI's proprietary screens based on two families of proteins involved
in apoptosis, for use in identifying leads for drug development. As of April
2000, BioChem has fulfilled all of its funding obligations under the agreement
by purchasing a total of $11.125 million in non-voting, non-dividend-bearing
convertible stock of ATI accompanied by warrants to purchase shares of ImmunoGen
Common Stock. ImmunoGen expects that BioChem will use its shares of ATI
preferred stock, in lieu of cash, to exercise the warrants.
In April 2000, BioChem and ImmunoGen agreed not to extend the collaboration
agreement beyond its scheduled July 31, 2000 termination date. Under the terms
of the agreement, rights to all screens delivered to BioChem reverted to ATI
effective August 1, 2000. In the event BioChem identifies leads and develops
products based on the work of the collaboration, ATI will receive milestone
payments and royalties on any future product sales.
PHARMACIA CORP. On June 1, 1998, we executed an agreement with Pharmacia &
Upjohn AB (now Pharmacia Corp.) under which we received rights to commercialize
maytansinoid products that incorporate the C242 antibody for the treatment of
cancer in exchange for a royalty on product sales and other payments.
OTHER LICENSES. We also have licenses with third parties, including other
companies and academic institutions, to gain access to techniques and materials
for drug discovery and product development and the rights to use those
techniques and materials to make our products. These include rights to certain
antibodies, software used in antibody development, and apoptosis technology.
Subsequent Event: Abgenix, Inc. On September 5, 2000, the Company entered into a
collaboration agreement with Abgenix, Inc. of Fremont, California. The agreement
provides Abgenix with access to ImmunoGen's maytansonoid Tumor-Activated Prodrug
(TAP) technology for use with Abgenix's fully human antibodies generated with
XenoMouse technology. Immunogen will receive $5.0 million in technology access
fee payments, as well as potential milestone payments, and royalties on net
sales of any resulting products. In addition, on September 7, 2000 Abgenix
purchased $15.0 million of ImmunoGen Common Stock at $19.00 per share.
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND TRADE SECRETS
We seek patent protection for our proprietary technologies and products,
including those of our subsidiary, ATI, in the US, Europe, Japan and elsewhere.
Among others, we have received patents in the US and Europe claiming the use of
maytansinoids in conjugated form as an invention, US patents claiming use of DC1
and its analogs in immunoconjugates, and patents claiming apoptosis technology.
We have also submitted additional patent applications in the US, Europe,
Japan, and elsewhere covering proprietary small-drug derivatives, TAPs,
apoptosis technology and use of certain of these products and inventions for
indicated diseases. We expect our work will also lead to other patent
applications. In all such cases, ImmunoGen or ATI will either be the assignee or
owner of such patents or have an exclusive license to the technology covered by
the patents. "We cannot assure, however, that the patent applications will issue
as patents or that any patents, if issued, will provide ImmunoGen or ATI with
adequate protection against competitors with respect to the covered products,
technologies or processes.
In addition, many of the processes and much of the know-how of importance
to us are dependent upon the skills, knowledge and experience of certain of our
key scientific and technical personnel, which skills, knowledge and experience
are not patentable. To protect our rights in these areas, we require that all
employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators enter into confidentiality
agreements with us. We cannot assure, however, that these agreements will
provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other
proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure of
such trade secrets, know-
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how or proprietary information. Further, in the absence of patent protection, we
may be exposed to competitors who independently develop substantially equivalent
technology or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets, know-how or other
proprietary information.
COMPETITION
We focus on highly competitive areas of product development. Our
competitors include:
- Major pharmaceutical and chemical companies;
- Specialized biotechnology firms; and
- Universities and research institutions.
Many of the above companies and institutions also compete with us in
recruiting and retaining highly qualified scientific personnel. Many competitors
and potential competitors have substantially greater scientific research and
product development capabilities, as well as greater financial, marketing and
human resources than we do. In addition, many specialized biotechnology firms
have formed collaborations with large, established companies to support
research, development and commercialization of products that may be competitive
with ours.
In particular, competitive factors within the cancer therapeutic market
include:
- The safety and efficacy of products;
- The timing of regulatory approval and commercial introduction;
- Special regulatory designation of products, such as Orphan Drug status;
and
- The effectiveness of marketing and sales efforts.
Our competitive position also depends on our ability to develop effective
proprietary products, implement production and marketing plans, including
collaborations with other companies with greater marketing resources than ours,
obtain patent protection and secure sufficient capital resources.
Continuing development of conventional and targeted chemotherapeutics by
large pharmaceutical companies may result in the identification of new compounds
that may compete with our product candidates. In addition, monoclonal antibodies
developed by certain of these companies have been approved for use as cancer
therapeutics -- although not for the clinical indications we are pursuing. In
the future, however, other monoclonal antibodies may compete with our product
candidates.
Because of the prevalence of combination therapy in cancer and the variety
of genes and targets implicated in cancer progression, we believe that products
resulting from applications of new technologies may be complementary to our own.
Such new technologies include, but are not limited to;
- The use of genomics technology to identify new gene-based targets for the
development of anti-cancer drugs;
- The use of high-throughput screening to identify and optimize lead
compounds;
- The use of gene therapy to deliver genes to regulate gene function, and
- The use of therapeutic vaccines.
ATI's technology also has competition. Over the past several years, many
companies and research institutions, including academic laboratories,
biotechnology companies and large pharmaceutical firms, have dedicated resources
to apoptosis research and the understanding of the genetic basis of certain
diseases, including cancer. We expect to face competition from other
biotechnology approaches as well as more traditional, drug-based approaches to
cancer. ATI will experience competition from fully integrated pharmaceutical
companies with expertise in research and development, manufacturing, and product
commercialization. Such companies have greater resources in these areas than
ATI. We also are aware of numerous development-stage companies that are
exploring new therapies for the same disease targets as ATI.
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REGULATORY
Our products are regulated in the US by the FDA in accordance with the
United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as the Public Health
Service Act. Therapeutic monoclonal antibody products are most often considered
biologicals and therefore subject to regulation by the Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research within the FDA, while new chemical entities are
regulated under the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ("CDER"). We
expect that huC242-DM1/SB-408075, huN901-DM1 and other of our TAPs will be
reviewed by CDER.
The steps required before a new drug may be marketed in the US include:
1) Performance of preclinical laboratory, animal, and formulation studies;
2) The submission to the FDA of an Investigational New Drug Application
("IND"), which must become effective before clinical trials may
commence;
3) The completion of adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials to
establish the safety and efficacy of the drug;
4) The submission of a New Drug Application ("NDA") to the FDA; and
5) FDA approval of the NDA, including approval of all product labeling and
advertising.
Even if we or our partners obtain regulatory approvals for our product
candidates, ImmunoGen, our products, and the facilities in which our products
are manufactured are subject to continual review and periodic inspection. The
FDA will require post-marketing reporting to monitor our products' safety. Each
drug manufacturing establishment in the US must be registered with the FDA.
Manufacturing establishments are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA and
must comply with the FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices ("GMP"). In complying
with GMP, manufacturers must expend funds, time and effort in the areas of
production, quality control and record keeping to ensure full technical
compliance. The FDA stringently applies regulatory standards for manufacturing.
The regulatory issues that have potential impact on the future marketing of
our products are summarized in the following paragraphs.
Clinical Trials Process: Before a new drug may be sold in the US and other
countries, clinical trials of the product must be conducted and the results
submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies for approval.
In the US, these clinical trial programs generally involve a three-phase
process. Typically, Phase I trials are conducted in healthy volunteers to
determine the early side-effect profile and the pattern of drug distribution and
metabolism. In Phase II, trials are conducted in groups of patients afflicted
with the target disease to determine preliminary efficacy and optimal dosages
and to expand the safety profile. In Phase III, large-scale comparative trials
are conducted in patients with the target disease to provide sufficient data for
the proof of efficacy and safety required by federal regulatory agencies. In the
case of drugs for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, Phase I human
testing usually is performed in patients with advanced disease rather than in
healthy volunteers. Because these patients are already afflicted with the target
disease, it is possible for such studies to provide results traditionally
obtained in Phase II trials and they often are referred to as Phase I/II
studies.
We intend to conduct clinical trials not only in accordance with FDA
regulations, but also within guidelines established by the International
Committee on Harmonization. Whether or not FDA approval has been obtained,
approval of a product by the comparable regulatory authorities of foreign
countries must be obtained prior to the commencement of marketing of the product
in those countries. Regulatory approval in Europe is obtained through the
Medicines Control Agency, but regulations governing pharmaceutical sales may
vary from country to country. We intend to rely on foreign licensees to obtain
regulatory approvals to market our products in foreign countries.
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Regulatory approval often takes a number of years and involves the
expenditure of substantial resources. Approval times also depend on a number of
factors including, but not limited to, the severity of the disease in question,
the availability of alternative treatments and the risks and benefits
demonstrated in clinical trials.
Orphan Drug Designation: The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 generally provides
incentives to manufacturers to undertake development and marketing of products
to treat relatively rare diseases or diseases affecting fewer than 200,000
persons in the US at the time of application for Orphan Drug designation.
We may pursue this designation with respect to products intended for
qualifying patient populations. A drug that receives Orphan Drug designation and
is the first product of its kind to receive FDA marketing approval for its
product claim is entitled to a seven-year exclusive marketing period in the US
for that product claim. However, a drug that is considered by the FDA to be
different from a particular Orphan Drug is not barred from sale in the US during
such seven-year exclusive marketing period.
New Drugs for Serious or Life-Threatening Illnesses: The FDA Modernization
Act allows the designation of "Fast Track" status to expedite development of new
drugs, including review and approvals, and is intended to speed the availability
of new therapies to desperately ill patients. "Fast Track" procedures permit
early consultation and commitment from the FDA regarding preclinical and
clinical studies necessary to gain marketing approval. We believe that our
products should be qualified for "Fast Track" status.
"Fast Track" status also incorporates initiatives announced by the
President of the United States and the FDA Commissioner in March 1996, intended
to provide cancer patients with faster access to new cancer therapies. One of
these initiatives states that the initial basis for approval of anti-cancer
agents to treat refractory, hard-to-treat cancer may be objective evidence of
response, rather than statistically improved disease-free and/or overall
survival, as has been common practice. The sponsor of a product approved under
this accelerated mechanism is required to follow up with further studies on
clinical safety and effectiveness in larger groups of patients.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
During each of the three years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, the
Company spent approximately $8.9 million, $6.1 million and $5.7 million,
respectively, on research and development activities. Most of these expenditures
were for Company-sponsored research and development.
EMPLOYEES
As of June 30, 2000, the Company had 60 full-time employees, of whom 41
were engaged in the Company's research and development activities. 27 employees
hold post-graduate degrees, including 15 Ph.D. degrees. The Company considers
its relations with its employees to be good. None of the Company's employees is
covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company has entered into
confidentiality agreements with all of its employees, members of the Scientific
Advisory Board and other consultants.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Apoptosis Technology, Inc.
Walter A. Blattler, Ph.D., Vice President, ATI and Chairman of the ATI
Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Blattler was the founding scientist of ImmunoGen,
Inc. and currently serves as ImmunoGen's Executive Vice President, Science and
Technology.
Gerard I. Evan, Ph.D. FMedSci,. Gerson and Barbara Bass Bakar Distinguished
Professor of Cancer Biology, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer
Research Institute. Dr. Evan is a cancer biologist and an authority on the
control of cellular proliferation and programmed cell death in mammalian cells.
Elliott D. Kieff, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Professor of
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard University Medical School; Director
of Infectious Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital; member of the National
Academy of Sciences; Chairman of Virology at Harvard University and an authority
on herpes viruses.
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Stuart F. Schlossman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Medical School; member of the National Academy of Sciences; Head of the Division
of Tumor Immunology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
As of July 31, 2000, ATI's Scientific Advisory Board was terminated.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
ImmunoGen, Inc.
As of August 1, 2000, ImmunoGen, Inc. formed a Scientific Advisory Board
consisting of the following individuals:
Gerard I. Evan, Ph.D., FMedSci,. Gerson and Barbara Bass Bakar
Distinguished Professor of Cancer Biology, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and
Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Evan is a cancer biologist and an authority on
the control of cellular proliferation and programmed cell death in mammalian
cells.
Stuart F. Schlossman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Medical School; member of the National Academy of Sciences; Head of the Division
of Tumor Immunology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ImmunoGen leases approximately 52,700 square feet of laboratory and office
space at two locations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, through the June 30, 2003 as
a result of the Amended Lease. The Company also leased 27,500 square feet of
space in Norwood, Massachusetts, which served as the Company's pilot
manufacturing facility as well as its corporate offices. Effective July 1, 2000,
as a result of the Amended Lease the Company leases only 17,400 square feet of
this space as its pilot manufacturing facility. The Company believes that the
manufacturing portion of the Norwood facility complies with all applicable FDA
Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ImmunoGen's Common Stock is quoted on The Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol IMGN. The table below sets forth the high and low sale prices for
ImmunoGen Common Stock for each of the quarters indicated during the Company's
last two fiscal years.
HIGH LOW
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Fiscal Year 2000
First Quarter............................................ $ 3 1/16 $1 3/4
Second Quarter........................................... 6 2
Third Quarter............................................ 20 1/2 4 1/2
Fourth Quarter........................................... 14 1/4 6 5/8
Fiscal Year 1999
First Quarter............................................ $ 1 27/32 $1
Second Quarter........................................... 3 1/8 1 3/16
Third Quarter............................................ 3 25/32 1 15/16
Fourth Quarter........................................... 2 29/32 2 5/32
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As of September 18, 2000, there were approximately 675 holders of record of
the Company's Common Stock and, according to the Company's estimates,
approximately 21,500 beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock.
The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock since its
inception and does not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth consolidated financial data with respect to
the Company for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2000. The
information set forth below should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in
this report on Form 10-K.
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------
AND SHARES OUTSTANDING 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Total revenues................... $ 541 $ 630 $ 540 $ 3,652 $ 11,559
Total expenses excluding in-process
research and development
expense........................ 19,492 9,713 7,485 7,884 11,942
In-process research and development
expense........................ -- -- 872 -- --
Non-operating income............. 28 -- 46 55 69
Non-cash dividends and other
expenses....................... -- 3,512 605 918 --
Minority interest................ -- -- 160 101 76
Net loss to common stockholders... (18,923) (12,595) (8,216) (4,993) (238)
Basic and diluted loss per common
share.......................... (1.32) (0.70) (0.34) (0.20) (0.01)
Total assets..................... 8,506 6,350 5,877 7,171 19,344
Long-term debt and capital lease
obligations, less current
portion........................ 5,788 59 35 68 1,508
Stockholders' equity............. 777 4,462 4,311 5,329 15,368
Weighted average common shares
outstanding.................... 14,379,064 17,930,164 24,210,340 25,525,061 29,520,576
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW:
Since inception, ImmunoGen has been principally engaged in the research and
development of immunoconjugate products which the Company believes have
significant commercial potential as human therapeutics. The Company's 97%-owned
subsidiary, Apoptosis Technology, Inc. ("ATI"), focuses its efforts on the
discovery and development of anti-cancer and anti-viral therapeutics based upon
regulation of programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
In February 1999, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement
with SmithKline Beecham plc, London and SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia
(collectively, "SB") to develop and commercialize ImmunoGen's lead
tumor-activated prodrug ("TAP"), huC242-DM1/SB-408075, for the treatment of
colorectal, pancreatic and non-small-cell lung cancers (the "SB Agreement"). In
December 1999, the Company began a Phase I, single-dose human clinical study of
huC242-DM1/SB-408075. The start of this clinical study triggered a $2.5 million
milestone payment to ImmunoGen, which represented the fourth milestone to be
achieved in ImmunoGen's collaboration with SB to date. Through June 30, 2000,
the Company received $12.0 million under the SB Agreement -- $9.5 million upon
the achievement of certain collaborative milestones and $2.5 million upon
issuance of 1,023,039 shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock to SB, of the $9.5
million cash received for meeting milestones, $6.2 million has been recorded as
revenue in Fiscal Year 2000 and $3.0 million in Fiscal Year 1999.
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In May 2000, the Company executed two separate licensing agreements with
Genentech, Inc. ("Genentech") of South San Francisco, California. The first
agreement grants an exclusive license to Genentech for ImmunoGen's maytansinoid
TAP technology for use with antibodies such as Herceptin(R). Under the terms of
this agreement, Genentech will receive exclusive worldwide rights to
commercialize anti-HER2 targeting products using ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP
platform. Genentech will be responsible for manufacturing, product development
and marketing of any products resulting from the agreement; ImmunoGen will be
reimbursed for any preclinical and clinical materials that it makes under the
agreement. In May 2000, ImmunoGen received a $2.0 million non-refundable,
payment for execution of the agreement, for which no further performance is
required. In addition to royalties on net sales, the terms of the agreement
include certain other payments based on Genentech's achievement of milestones,
assuming all benchmarks are met, for potentially up to $40.0 million.
The second Genentech collaboration provides Genentech with broad access to
ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP technology for use with Genentech's proprietary
antibodies. The multi-year agreement provides Genentech with a license to
utilize ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP platform in its antibody product research
efforts and an option to obtain product licenses for a limited number of antigen
targets over the agreement's five-year term. Under this agreement, the Company
received a non-refundable technology access fee of $3.0 million in May 2000.
This agreement also provides for certain other payments based on Genentech's
achievement of milestones, assuming all benchmarks are met for potentially up to
$40.0 million per antigen target, and royalties on net sales of resulting
products. Genentech will be responsible for manufacturing, product development
and marketing of any products developed through this collaboration; ImmunoGen
will be reimbursed for any preclinical materials that it makes under the
agreement. The agreement can be renewed for one subsequent three-year period,
for an additional technology access fee.
Also in May 2000, the Company entered into a development, commercialization
and license agreement with British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited ("British
Biotech"), a biotechnology company located in Oxford, England, to develop and
commercialize the Company's huN901-DM1 TAP for the treatment of small-cell lung
cancer. This agreement grants British Biotech exclusive rights to develop and
commercialize huN901-DM1 in the European Union and Japan. The Company retains
the rights to commercialize huN901-DM1 in the United States and the rest of the
world, as well as the right to manufacture the product worldwide. Under the
terms of the agreement, British Biotech will be responsible for conducting the
clinical trials necessary to achieve marketing approval in the United States,
European Union and Japan. ImmunoGen is responsible for the preclinical
development, and will be reimbursed for manufacturing the product for clinical
trials. In May 2000, British Biotech paid a fee of $1.5 million for its
territorial rights to huN901-DM1 which has been deferred, to be recorded as
revenue as the Company completes its preclinical development obligations. Upon
approval of the product for marketing in the United States, the Company will pay
to British Biotech a one-time milestone payment of $3.0 million. ImmunoGen will
receive royalties on sales of huN901-DM1 in the European Union and Japan.
To date, the Company has not generated revenues from product sales and
expects to incur significant operating losses over the foreseeable future. As of
June 30, 2000, the Company had approximately $17.3 million in cash and short
term investments. No revenues have been generated from product sales and the
Company does not anticipate having a commercially approved product within the
foreseeable future. Research and development expenses are expected to increase
significantly in the near term as the Company continues its development efforts.
Moreover, the Company expects to spend approximately $2.5 million to upgrade its
development and pilot manufacturing facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. It is
anticipated that the increase in total cash expenditures will be offset by
collaboration-derived proceeds. Accordingly, period-to-period operational
results may fluctuate dramatically. The Company believes that its established
collaborative agreements, while subject to specified milestone achievements,
will provide funding sufficient to allow it to meet its obligations under all
collaborative agreements while also allowing the aggressive development of
certain of those product candidates and technologies outside current
collaborative agreements. However, no assurances can be given that such
collaborative agreement funding will, in fact, be realized. Should the Company
not meet some or all of the terms and conditions of its various collaboration
agreements, it may be
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required to pursue additional strategic partners, secure alternative financing
arrangements, and/or defer or limit some or all of its research, development
and/or clinical projects.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues
The Company's total revenues for the year ended June 30, 2000 ("2000") were
$11.6 million, compared with $3.65 million for the year ended June 30, 1999
("1999") and $540,000 for the year ended June 30, 1998 ("1998"). The 218%
increase in revenues from 1999 to 2000 is primarily attributable to multiple
milestone payments and access fees recognized under the SB and Genentech
collaboration agreements. During 2000 the Company recognized collaboration
revenue of $6.2 million from SB and $5.0 million form Genentech. During 1999,
$3.0 million in collaboration revenue was earned under the SB agreement and no
collaboration revenue was earned during 1998. Deferred revenue of $1.8 million
as of June 30, 2000 represents progress payments received from collaborators
pursuant to contract revenues not yet earned.
In all three years ended June 30, revenues ($4,800, $400,000 and $305,000
in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively) were also derived from development fees
received under the Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") program of the
National Cancer Institute. SBIR revenue is recognized when reimbursable expenses
are incurred. As of July 1999, all available funds under currently authorized
SBIR programs had been received by the Company.
Interest income was $379,000 in 2000 compared to $251,000 in 1999 and
$233,000 in 1998. Interest income in all three years included interest earned on
cash balances available for investment and, to a lesser extent, in 1999 and
1998, interest earned on a note receivable from an assignee of one of the
Company's facilities. The increase in total interest income from 1998 to 1999
and then again from 1999 to 2000 is a result of increases in the average daily
invested cash balances offset by the declining average principal balance of the
outstanding note receivable.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses, which constituted the principal
component of the Company's total operational expenditures (74%, 77% and 69% in
2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively), were $8.9 million in 2000 as compared to
$6.1 million in 1999 and $5.7 million in 1998. The $2.8 million, or 46%,
increase from 1999 to 2000 was primarily due to increased costs associated with
supporting the Company's currently ongoing huC242-DM1/SB-408075 human clinical
trial, as well as the continued development of huN901-DM1 and other TAP product
candidates in advance of their respective human clinical studies. The $0.4
million, or 6.2%, increase in research and development expenses between 1998 and
1999 was mostly due to costs associated with the development and manufacturing
of huC242-DM1/SB-408075 components in advance of its Phase I/ II clinical study,
as well as the further pre-clinical development of huN901-DM1. Future research
and development expenses are expected to significantly increase in connection
with the Company's ongoing clinical study of huC242-DM1/SB-408075. The Company
also anticipates additional development costs will result from both the
advancement of huN901-DM1 toward clinical trials as well as the further
development of other TAP product candidates.
In-process Research and Development
In connection with the exercise of a put option held by a founding
researcher of ATI, in January of 1998, the Company acquired 500,000 shares of
ATI common stock in exchange for the equivalent of $871,930 in ImmunoGen Common
Stock. The value of the incremental ATI ownership purchased, as determined by
the value of the ImmunoGen Common Stock issued, was ascribed to in-process
research and development technology and was charged to operations. No such
transaction occurred in either 2000 or 1999.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $3.1 million in 2000 compared to
$1.8 million in 1999 and $1.7 million in 1998. The approximate $1.3 million, or
72%, increase from 1999 to 2000 was primarily due to increased administrative
and business development personnel costs, as well as increased expenditures
associated with investor relations and business development. Future general and
administrative expenses are expected to increase in support of the continued
development of the Company's product candidates and technologies.
Non-operating Income
Net non-operating income was $69,000 in 2000 compared to $55,000 in 1999
and $46,000 in 1998. Non-operating income in 2000, 1999 and 1998 was primarily
comprised of prior-period, retroactive favorable insurance rate adjustments as
well as gains on the sales of idle assets.
Minority Interest
ATI operating losses of $76,000, $101,000 and $160,000 for fiscal 2000,
1999 and 1998, respectively, were allocated to ATI's minority stockholder within
the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Non-cash Dividends
Non-cash dividends were $0 in 2000 compared to approximately $918,000 in
1999 and $605,000 in 1998. Non-cash dividends recorded in both 1999 and 1998
represented the Black-Scholes derived fair value of warrants to purchase shares
of ImmunoGen Common Stock issued in connection with the sale of the Company's
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series E Stock").
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
JUNE 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Cash and short term investments............................. $17,329 $4,226 $1,742
Working capital............................................. 15,324 3,770 2,138
Stockholders' equity........................................ 15,368 5,329 4,311
Since July 1, 1999, the Company has financed its operations from various
sources, including revenues earned under collaboration agreements, issuances of
convertible equity securities, amounts received from the assignment of
facilities and equipment, income earned on invested assets, and proceeds from
exercised stock options. Substantially all cash used in fiscal 2000 was used to
support the Company's various research and development activities.
Cash provided by operations during 2000 was approximately $2.4 million,
compared to the negative $3.5 million in 1999. The significant increase in
operational cash flow in 2000 was primarily due to $13.0 million in
collaboration milestone and up-front access fee payments received in the year
ended June 30, 2000 offset by $11.9 million in operational expenses.
Capital purchases increased in 2000 as compared to 1999 from $120,000 to
$424,000. Current year purchases mainly included acquisitions of additional
scientific equipment needed to further develop the Company's TAP product
candidates.
As a result of the recently signed Genentech and British Biotech
collaborative agreements, the Company expects to expend significant cash
resources to update its existing Norwood, Massachusetts development and pilot
manufacturing facility. The Company anticipates that such capital expenditures
could approximate $2.5 million over the next twelve months. Certain capital
outlays are expected to be reimbursed pursuant to the Company's collaborative
agreements.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $15.6 million in 2000, and
primarily represents purchases of higher-yielding, investment-grade corporate
and U.S. Government debt securities. Net cash provided by investing activities
in 1999 was $844,000 and primarily resulted from payments received on a note
receivable originally issued in connection with the assignment of the Company's
former Canton, Massachusetts facility.
Net cash provided by financing activities increased from $5.2 million in
1999 to $10.5 million in 2000. The increase from 1999 to 2000 is largely due to
the exercise of 3.54 million warrants and options during 2000 as well as the
September 1999 issuance of 1.02 million shares of Common Stock to SB. Total
proceeds from of all ImmunoGen Common Stock issuances occurring within 2000
totaled $7.1 million. In each of 1999 and 2000, $3.4 million was also received
in connection with ATI's issuance of convertible preferred stock to BioChem. The
BioChem research collaboration expired on July 31, 2000; no additional preferred
stock will be issued to Biochem. In both 1999 and 1998, $1.5 million in Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in a private placement. In 2000, all
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 2.82 million shares of
Common Stock. No such issuance of ImmunoGen convertible preferred stock occurred
during fiscal 2000.
As of June 30, 2000, the Company had approximately $17.3 million in cash
and investments. No revenues have been generated from product sales and the
Company does not anticipate having a commercially approved product within the
foreseeable future. Research and development expenses are expected to increase
significantly in the near term as the Company continues its development efforts.
Moreover, the Company expects to spend approximately $2.5 million to upgrade its
development and pilot manufacturing facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. It is
anticipated that the increase in total cash expenditures will be offset by
collaboration-derived proceeds. Accordingly, period-to-period operational
results may fluctuate dramatically. The Company believes that its established
collaborative agreements, while subject to specified milestone achievements,
will provide funding sufficient to allow it to meet its obligations under all
collaborative agreements while also allowing the aggressive development of
certain of those product candidates and technologies outside current
collaborative agreements. However, no assurances can be given that such
collaborative agreement funding will, in fact, be realized. Should the Company
not meet some or all of the terms and conditions of its various collaboration
agreements, it may be required to pursue additional strategic partners, secure
alternative financing arrangements, and/or defer or limit some or all of its
research, development and/or clinical projects.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On September 5, 2000, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement
with Abgenix, Inc. of Fremont, California. The agreement provides Abgenix with
access to ImmunoGen's maytansonoid Tumor-Activated Prodrug (TAP) technology for
use with Abgenix's fully human antibodies generated with XenoMouse technology.
Immunogen will receive $5 million in technology access fee payments, as well as
potential milestone payments, and royalties on net sales of any resulting
products. In addition, on September 7, 2000, Abgenix purchased $15 million of
ImmunoGen Common Stock at $19.00 per share.
CERTAIN FACTS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This report contains certain forward-looking statements as that term is
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of
factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions
investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business
conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not
limited to, the following: the uncertainties associated with preclinical studies
and clinical trials; the early stage of the Company's initial product
development and lack of product revenues; the Company's history of operating
losses and accumulated deficit; the Company's limited financial resources and
uncertainty as to the availability of additional capital to fund its development
on acceptable terms, if at all; the Company's lack of commercial manufacturing
experience and commercial sales, distribution and marketing capabilities;
reliance on suppliers of key materials necessary for production of the products
and technologies; the potential development by competitors of competing products
and technologies; the Company's dependence on existing and potential
collaborative
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partners, and the lack of assurance that the Company will receive any funding
under such relationships to develop and maintain strategic alliances; the lack
of assurance regarding patent and other protection for the Company's proprietary
technology; governmental regulation of the Company's activities, facilities,
products and personnel; the dependence on key personnel; uncertainties as to the
extent of reimbursement for the costs of the Company's potential products and
related treatments by government and private health insurers and other
organizations; the potential adverse impact of government-directed health care
reform; the risk of product liability claims; potential Year 2000 problems; and
economic conditions, both generally and those specifically related to the
biotechnology industry. As a result, the Company's future development efforts
involve a high degree of risk. For further information, refer to the more
specific risks and uncertainties discussed throughout this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". The effective
date of this statement was deferred to fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2000. This statement requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as
either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and the
measurement of those instruments at fair value. The Company does not expect the
adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its financial
statements.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued
Staff Accounting Bulletin 101 ("SAB 101"), which addresses accounting policies
to be applied in the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenues from
contract partnerships, in financial statements filed with the SEC. The net
effect of SAB 101, when applicable could defer revenue recognition for some
milestone payments previously received into future accounting periods. On June
26, 2000, the SEC deferred the implementation of SAB 101 from the second
calendar quarter of 2000 until no later than the fourth calendar quarter of
2000, in order to provide companies with additional time to determine the effect
that a change in accounting policy under SAB 101 will have on their revenue
recognition practices. The implementation of SAB 101 will require companies to
report any changes in accounting principle at the time of implementation in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, "Accounting
Changes". The implementation of SAB 101 could have a material effect on the
reported financial results for the year ended June 30, 2001.
In March 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB
Interpretation No. 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock
Compensation -- an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25" ("FIN 44"). FIN 44
clarifies the application of APB Opinion No. 25 and among other issues clarifies
the following: the definition of an employee for purposes of applying APB
Opinion No. 25; the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a
noncompensatory plan; the accounting consequence of various modifications to the
terms of previously fixed stock options or awards; and the accounting for an
exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. FIN 44 is
effective July 1, 2000, but certain conclusions in FIN 44 cover specific events
that occurred after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000. The Company
does not expect the application of FIN 44 to have a material impact on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE(S)
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Report of Independent Accountants........................... 19
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2000 and
1999................................................... 20
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998........................... 21
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
Years Ended June 30, 1998, 1999 and 2000............... 22-23
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998........................... 24
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................ 26
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of ImmunoGen, Inc.:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
ImmunoGen, Inc. (the "Company") at June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended June 30, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Signature
Boston, Massachusetts
July 28, 2000,
except for Note N as to which the date is September 7, 2000
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2000 AND JUNE 30, 1999
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2000 1999
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 1,408,908 $ 4,225,580
Marketable securities....................................... 15,920,484 --
Due from related party...................................... 47,352 910,108
Current portion of note receivable.......................... -- 350,000
Prepaid and other current assets............................ 415,441 57,915
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Total current assets................................. 17,792,185 5,543,603
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation..... 1,508,396 1,583,350
Other assets................................................ 43,700 43,700
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Total assets...................................... $ 19,344,281 $ 7,170,653
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable............................................ $ 891,419 $ 869,996
Accrued compensation........................................ 204,210 282,390
Other current accrued liabilities........................... 987,475 528,969
Current portion of deferred lease and capital lease
obligations............................................... 60,083 91,911
Current portion of deferred revenue......................... 325,000 --
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Total current liabilities............................ 2,468,187 1,773,266
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Capital lease obligations................................... 8,137 68,220
Deferred revenue............................................ 1,500,000 --
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Total liabilities................................. 3,976,324 1,841,486
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Commitments and contingencies (Note L)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock; $.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 as
of June 30, 2000 and 1999:
Convertible preferred stock, Series E, $.01 par
value; issued and outstanding 0 and 2,400 shares
as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively
(liquidation preference -- stated value).......... -- 24
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares
as of June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999, respectively;
issued and outstanding 33,050,659 and 25,668,797 shares
as of June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999, respectively.... 330,507 256,687
Additional paid-in capital................................ 168,682,991 158,790,821
Accumulated deficit....................................... (153,955,925) (153,718,365)
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................... 310,384 --
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Total stockholders' equity........................... 15,367,957 5,329,167
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........ $ 19,344,281 $ 7,170,653
============= =============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000, 1999 AND 1998
JUNE 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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Revenues:
Revenue earned under collaboration agreements..... $11,175,000 $ 3,000,000 --
Development fees.................................. 4,800 400,105 $ 304,723
Interest.......................................... 378,522 250,995 232,937
Licensing......................................... 705 1,158 2,454
----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenues............................ 11,559,027 3,652,258 540,114
----------- ----------- -----------
Expenses:
Research and development.......................... 8,878,105 6,097,869 5,744,572
Purchase of in-process research and development
technology..................................... -- -- 871,930
General and administrative........................ 3,063,403 1,785,751 1,740,347
----------- ----------- -----------
Total expenses............................ 11,941,508 7,883,620 8,356,849
----------- ----------- -----------
Gain on the sale of assets..................... 19,538 4,200 25,629
Other income................................... 49,513 51,042 20,645
----------- ----------- -----------
Net loss before minority interest................... (313,430) (4,176,120) (7,770,461)
----------- ----------- -----------
Minority interest in net loss of consolidated
subsidiary..................................... 75,870 101,160 159,524
----------- ----------- -----------
Net loss............................................ 237,560) (4,074,960) (7,610,937)
----------- ----------- -----------
Non-cash dividends on convertible preferred
stock.......................................... -- (917,583) (605,479)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net loss to common stockholders..................... $ (237,560) $(4,992,543) $(8,216,416)
=========== =========== ===========
Basic and diluted loss per common share............. $ (0.01) $ (0.20) $ (0.34)
=========== =========== ===========
Shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per
share amounts..................................... 29,520,576 25,525,061 24,210,340
=========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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IMMUNOGEN, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (NOTE K)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998, 1999 AND 2000
ACCUMULATED
COMMON STOCK PREFERRED STOCK ADDITIONAL OTHER
--------------------- ---------------- PAID-IN ACCUMULATED COMPREHENSIVE
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL DEFICIT INCOME
---------- -------- ------- ------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Balance at June 30, 1997......... 21,779,767 $217,797 2,800 $ 28 $144,753,538 $(140,509,406) $ --
Stock options exercised.......... 114,302 1,143 -- -- 101,728 -- --
Issuance of Common Stock in
exchange for shares of
subsidiary..................... 475,425 4,754 -- -- 867,176 -- --
Conversion of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. 1,347,491 13,475 (1,100) (11) 119,947 -- --
Conversion of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. 701,180 7,012 (700) (7) 25,481 -- --
Conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. 1,001,387 10,014 (1,000) (10) 16,195 -- --
Issuance of Series E Convertible
Preferred Stock, net of
financing costs................ -- -- 1,200 12 1,448,376 -- --
Value of Common Stock purchase
warrants issued................ -- -- -- -- 580,056 -- --
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to BioChem, net
of financing costs............. -- -- -- -- 4,870,088 -- --
Non-cash dividends on convertible
preferred stock................ -- -- -- -- -- (605,479) --
Net loss for the year ended
June 30, 1998................ -- -- -- -- -- (7,610,937) --
---------- -------- ------- ---- ------------ ------------- --------
Balance at June 30, 1998......... 25,419,552 254,195 1,200 12 152,782,585 (148,725,822) --
Stock options exercised........ 174,245 1,742 -- -- 313,545 -- --
Issuance of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock,
net of financing costs....... -- -- 1,200 12 1,495,193 -- --
Issuance of Common Stock in
exchange for Series E
Preferred Stock placement
services..................... 75,000 750 -- -- (750) -- --
Value of Common Stock purchase
warrants issued.............. -- -- -- -- 917,583 -- --
Compensation for stock option
vesting acceleration for
retired director............. -- -- -- -- 13,275 -- --
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to BioChem,
net of financing costs....... -- -- -- -- 3,269,390 -- --
Non-cash dividends on
convertible preferred
stock........................ -- -- -- -- -- (917,583) --
Net loss for the year ended June
30, 1999....................... -- -- -- -- -- (4,074,960) --
---------- -------- ------- ---- ------------ ------------- --------
Balance at June 30, 1999......... 25,668,797 256,687 2,400 24 158,790,821 (153,718,365) --
Unrealized gain on marketable
securities..................... -- -- -- -- -- -- 310,384
Net loss for the year ended June
30, 2000....................... -- -- -- -- -- (237,560) --
Comprehensive Income............. -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL
INCOME STOCKHOLDERS'
(LOSS) EQUITY
------------- -------------
Balance at June 30, 1997......... $ -- $ 4,461,957
Stock options exercised.......... -- 102,871
Issuance of Common Stock in
exchange for shares of
subsidiary..................... -- 871,930
Conversion of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. -- 133,411
Conversion of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. -- 32,486
Conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. -- 26,199
Issuance of Series E Convertible
Preferred Stock, net of
financing costs................ -- 1,448,388
Value of Common Stock purchase
warrants issued................ -- 580,056
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to BioChem, net
of financing costs............. -- 4,870,088
Non-cash dividends on convertible
preferred stock................ -- (605,479)
Net loss for the year ended
June 30, 1998................ (7,610,937) (7,610,937)
----------- -----------
Balance at June 30, 1998......... -- 4,310,970
Stock options exercised........ -- 315,287
Issuance of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock,
net of financing costs....... -- 1,495,205
Issuance of Common Stock in
exchange for Series E
Preferred Stock placement
services..................... -- --
Value of Common Stock purchase
warrants issued.............. -- 917,583
Compensation for stock option
vesting acceleration for
retired director............. -- 13,275
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to BioChem,
net of financing costs....... -- 3,269,390
Non-cash dividends on
convertible preferred
stock........................ -- (917,583)
Net loss for the year ended June
30, 1999....................... (4,074,960) (4,074,960)
----------- -----------
Balance at June 30, 1999......... -- 5,329,167
Unrealized gain on marketable
securities..................... 310,384 310,384
Net loss for the year ended June
30, 2000....................... (237,560) (237,560)
-----------
Comprehensive Income............. 72,824 --
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ACCUMULATED
COMMON STOCK PREFERRED STOCK ADDITIONAL OTHER
--------------------- ---------------- PAID-IN ACCUMULATED COMPREHENSIVE
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL DEFICIT INCOME
---------- -------- ------- ------ ------------ ------------- -------------
Stock options exercised.......... 131,567 1,316 -- -- 219,192 -- --
Exercise of put option........... 1,023,039 10,231 -- -- 2,489,769 -- --
Warrants exercised............... 3,403,728 34,037 -- -- 4,408,575 -- --
Conversion of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. 2,823,528 28,236 (2,400) (24) (28,212) -- --
Compensation for stock option
vesting acceleration for
terminated officer............. -- -- -- -- 349,716 -- --
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to Biochem, net
of financing costs............. -- -- -- -- 2,453,130 -- --
---------- -------- ------- ---- ------------ ------------- --------
Balance at June 30, 2000......... 33,050,659 $330,507 -- $ -- $168,682,991 $(153,955,925) $310,384
========== ======== ======= ==== ============ ============= ========
COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL
INCOME STOCKHOLDERS'
(LOSS) EQUITY
------------- -------------
Stock options exercised.......... -- 220,508
Exercise of put option........... -- 2,500,000
Warrants exercised............... -- 4,442,612
Conversion of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.............. -- --
Compensation for stock option
vesting acceleration for
terminated officer............. -- 349,716
Value ascribed to ImmunoGen
warrants issued to Biochem, net
of financing costs............. -- 2,453,130
----------- -----------
Balance at June 30, 2000......... $ -- $15,367,957
=========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000, 1999 AND 1998
JUNE 30,
---------------------------------------
2000 1999 1998
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss to common stockholders....................... $ (237,560) $(4,992,543) $(8,216,416)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.................... 498,619 555,357 1,053,441
Stock issued for in-process research and
development technology........................ -- -- 871,930
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment.... (19,539) (4,200) (25,629)
Interest earned on note receivable............... -- (77,362) (103,722)
Compensation for stock option vesting
acceleration.................................. 349,716 13,275 --
Non-cash dividend on convertible preferred
stock......................................... -- 917,583 605,479
Minority interest in net loss of consolidated
subsidiary.................................... (75,870) (101,160) (159,524)
Amortization of deferred lease................... (35,172) (52,760) (60,664)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Due from related party........................... 19,756 5,365 (72,473)
Prepaid and other current assets................. (357,526) (6,555) 197,131
Accounts payable................................. 21,423 170,578 86,859
Accrued compensation............................. (78,180) 57,264 (23,346)
Other current accrued liabilities................ 458,506 -- --
Deferred revenue................................. 1,825,000 (24,277) (121,319)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash (used for) provided by operating
activities.................................. 2,369,173 (3,539,435) (5,968,253)
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures.................................. (423,921) (120,223) (27,480)
Payments received on note receivable.................. 350,000 960,000 330,000
Purchase of marketable securities..................... (20,521,137) -- --
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities..... 4,950,347 -- --
Prepaid interest from investments..................... (39,310) -- --
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment.......... 19,795 4,200 37,705
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash (used for) provided by investing
activities.................................. (15,664,226) 843,977 340,225
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of put option.................. 2,500,000 -- --
Proceeds from stock warrants exercised................ 4,442,612 -- --
Proceeds from convertible preferred stock, net........ -- 1,495,205 1,429,136
Proceeds from issuance of subsidiary convertible
preferred stock, net............................... 3,372,000 3,370,550 4,205,865
Stock issuances, net.................................. 220,508 315,287 102,870
Principal payments on capital lease obligations....... (56,739) (1,829) (37,068)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities..... 10,478,381 5,179,213 5,700,803
----------- ----------- -----------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents................. (2,816,672) 2,483,755 72,775
----------- ----------- -----------
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JUNE 30,
---------------------------------------
2000 1999 1998
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance............ 4,225,580 1,741,825 1,669,050
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance............... $ 1,408,908 $ 4,225,580 $ 1,741,825
=========== =========== ===========
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:
Capital lease obligations assumed on acquired
equipment.......................................... $ -- $ 126,788 $ --
=========== =========== ===========
Due from related party for quarterly investment
payment............................................ $ -- $ 843,000 $ 843,000
=========== =========== ===========
Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock to Common
Stock.............................................. $ -- $ -- $ 2,089,828
=========== =========== ===========
Conversion of Series C Preferred Stock to Common
Stock.............................................. $ -- $ -- $ 1,101,341
=========== =========== ===========
Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock to Common
Stock.............................................. $ -- $ -- $ 1,287,102
=========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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IMMUNOGEN, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND PLAN OF OPERATION:
The Company anticipates that its existing capital resources will enable it
to maintain its current and planned operations at least through fiscal year
2001. ImmunoGen, Inc. ("ImmunoGen" or the "Company") was incorporated in
Massachusetts in 1981 to develop, produce and market commercial anti-cancer and
other pharmaceuticals based on molecular immunology. The Company continues to
research and develop its various products and technologies, and does not expect
to derive revenue from commercially approved product sales within the
foreseeable future. It is anticipated that the Company's existing capital
resources, enhanced by collaborative agreement funding, will enable current and
planned operations to be maintained through at least the next twelve-month
period. However, if the Company is unable to achieve subsequent milestones under
its collaborative agreements, the Company may be required to pursue additional
strategic partners, secure alternative financing arrangements and/or defer or
limit some or all of its research, development and/or clinical projects.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology
industry including, but not limited to, the safety, efficacy and successful
development of product candidates, fluctuations in operating results, protection
of proprietary technology, limited sales and marketing experience, limited
manufacturing capacity, risk of product liability, compliance with government
regulations and dependence on key personnel and collaborative partners.
B. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ImmunoGen Securities Corp. (established in
December 1989), and Apoptosis Technology, Inc. ("ATI") (established in January
1993). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue on milestone based collaboration agreements
when achievement of the milestone has occurred and collection is probable.
Deferred revenues represent milestone payments received from collaborators where
the performance obligations related to the milestone have not been completed.
Revenues recognized are based on the collaboration agreement milestone value and
the relationship of costs incurred to the Company's estimates of total cost
expected to complete that milestone. The Company's estimates of cost include all
costs expected to be incurred to fulfill performance obligations related to the
milestone.
Development revenues of approximately $4,800, $400,000 and $305,000 in
fiscal years 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively, represent income earned, on a
cost reimbursement basis, under the Small Business Innovation Research Program
of the National Institute of Health and amounts received pursuant to licensing
agreements of the Company and ATI.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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IMMUNOGEN, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the liability method whereby the deferred tax liabilities
and assets are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial
statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using current statutory tax
rates. A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded if,
based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Management evaluates on a quarterly basis the recoverability of the
deferred tax assets and the level of the valuation allowance. At such time as it
is more likely than not that deferred tax assets are realizable, the valuation
allowance will be appropriately reduced.
Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company has no significant off balance sheet concentration of credit
risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign
hedging arrangements. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances
with financial institutions. Financial instruments that potentially subject the
Company to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of the cash and cash
equivalents and short term marketable securities. The Company places its cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities with high credit quality financial
institutions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all investments purchased with maturity dates of
three months or less from the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. Cash
and cash equivalents include, at cost plus accrued interest which approximates
market value, $1,194,000 and $3,910,000 of money market funds and repurchase
agreements at June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Marketable Securities
In accordance with the Company's investment policy, surplus cash is
invested in investment-grade corporate and U.S. Government debt securities
typically with maturity dates of less than one year. The Company determines the
appropriate classification of marketable securities at the time of purchase and
reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. Marketable
securities which meet the criteria for classification as available-for-sale are
carried at fair value based on quoted market prices. Unrealized gains and losses
are reported net, as comprehensive income, within shareholders' equity. The cost
of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of
discounts to maturity with all amortization/accretion included in interest
income.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company provides for
depreciation based upon expected useful lives using the straight-line method
over the following estimated useful lives:
Machinery and equipment..................... 3-5 years
Computer hardware and software.............. 3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures...................... 5 years
Leasehold improvements...................... Shorter of lease term or estimated useful life
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon retirement
or sale, the cost of disposed assets and the related accumulated depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or
charged to non-operating income. Gains recorded under sale/leaseback
arrangements are deferred and amortized to operations over the life of the
lease.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically evaluates the potential impairment of its
long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. At the occurrence of a
certain event or change in circumstances, the Company evaluates the potential
impairment of an asset based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows. In the
event impairment exists, the Company will measure the amount of such impairment
based on the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discount rate
commensurate with the risks involved. Based on management's assessment as of
June 30, 2000, the Company has determined that no impairment of long-lived
assets exists.
Debt and Equity Instruments Issued with Provisions for Conversion Into Common
Stock at a Discount to the market price of Common Stock
The value of discounts inherent in convertible instruments issued with
provisions for conversion into Common Stock at a discount to the market price of
Common Stock or the value of any warrants issued in connection with those
instruments, is calculated as of the date of issuance of the convertible
securities as either dividends to preferred shareholders or as interest to
debtholders. The calculated value of the discount is amortized over the period
in which the discount is earned. In certain instances, the number and/or
exercise prices of warrants to be issued are tied to the market price of the
Common Stock at a future date (the "future price"). Therefore, the number of
warrants to be issued and/or the exercise price of those warrants is not readily
determinable at the date of issuance, when the value is required to be
calculated. In those instances, for warrant valuation purposes, the Company
assumes that the future price is equal to the quoted market price of the Common
Stock on the date of issuance. Accordingly, upon conversion, actual numbers
and/or prices may differ from original estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". The effective
date of this statement was deferred to fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2000. This statement requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as
either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and the
measurement of those instruments at fair value. The Company does not expect the
adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its financial
statements.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued
Staff Accounting Bulletin 101 ("SAB 101"), which addresses accounting policies
to be applied in the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenues from
contract partnerships, in financial statements filed with the SEC. The net
effect of SAB 101, when applicable could defer revenue recognition for some
milestone payments previously received into future accounting periods. On June
26, 2000, the SEC deferred the implementation of SAB 101 from the second
calendar quarter of 2000 until no later than the fourth calendar quarter of
2000, in order to provide companies with additional time to determine the effect
that a change in accounting policy under SAB 101will have on their revenue
recognition practices. The implementation of SAB 101 will require companies to
report any changes in accounting principle at the time of implementation in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, "Accounting
Changes". The implementation of SAB 101 could have a material effect on the
reported financial results for the year ended June 30, 2001.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
In March 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB
Interpretation No. 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock
Compensation -- an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25" ("FIN 44"). FIN 44
clarifies the application of APB Opinion No. 25 and among other issues clarifies
the following: the definition of an employee for purposes of applying APB
Opinion No. 25; the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a
noncompensatory plan; the accounting consequence of various modifications to the
terms of previously fixed stock options or awards; and the accounting for an
exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. FIN 44 is
effective July 1, 2000, but certain conclusions in FIN 44 cover specific events
that occurred after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000. The Company
does not expect the application of FIN 44 to have a material impact on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
C. AGREEMENTS:
SmithKline Beecham Licensing and Stock Purchase Agreements
In February 1999, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement
with SB to develop and commercialize ImmunoGen's lead tumor activated prodrug,
("TAP") huC242-DM1/SB-408075. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company
could receive more than $40.0 million, subject to the achievement by the Company
of certain development milestones. The Company is also entitled to receive
royalty payments on future product sales, if and when they commence. Finally, at
ImmunoGen's option, SB will purchase up to $5.0 million of ImmunoGen Common
Stock over the next two years, subject to certain conditions. As of June 30,
2000 SB purchased $2.5 million worth of ImmunoGen Common Stock.
The SB Agreement is expected to provide the Company with sufficient cash
funding to carry out its responsibilities in developing huC242-DM1/SB-408075. To
that end, the Company will be responsible for the product's initial assessment
in humans, which began in December 1999. All costs subsequent to the initial
assessment will be the responsibility of SB.
As of June 30, 1999, the first two milestone payments totaling $3.0 million
had been received and recorded as collaboration revenue. Pursuant to the SB
Agreement, the payments represented non-refundable, unrestricted milestones
where no future obligation to perform exists. As of June 30, 2000, the Company
received an additional two milestone payments totaling $6.5 million which were
recorded as collaboration revenue, with the exception of $325,000 of the second
payment recorded as deferred revenue until such time as the remaining ongoing
financial commitment associated with the milestone is satisfied.
ImmunoGen/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Company had a long-standing research and license agreement with
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. ("Dana-Farber"), a Massachusetts
not-for-profit corporation. As part of the research and licensing agreement, the
Company agreed to fund certain research and development projects conducted by
Dana-Farber in relation to the development and eventual commercialization of
certain biologicals to be used in the treatment of certain forms of cancer. No
funding of such projects occurred in fiscal 1998, 1999, or 2000 and none is
anticipated in the foreseeable future. To the extent that any invention develops
at Dana-Farber, which derived its principal support and prior funding from the
Company, the Company has the exclusive right to use such invention. Also as part
of the arrangement, the Company is required to pay to Dana-Farber, if and when
product sales commence, certain royalties based on a formula stipulated in the
agreement.
ATI/Dana-Farber Agreements
ATI was established as a joint venture between ImmunoGen and Dana-Farber to
develop therapeutics based on apoptosis technology developed at Dana-Farber. In
January 1993, the Company purchased 7,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock of
ATI. The Class A Preferred Stock is voting stock and carries a
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
liquidation preference over the common stock of ATI. In addition to previous
investments in ATI, ImmunoGen was committed to obtain or furnish another $3.0
million in equity for ATI on such terms and conditions as were mutually agreed
to by ATI and the providers of such additional equity. As of June 30, 1997,
amounts owed by ATI to ImmunoGen approximated $14.2 million. In July 1997, this
balance due ImmunoGen was converted into shares of ATI common stock, thereby
satisfying the agreement to provide an additional $3.0 million in equity and
increasing ImmunoGen's majority ownership from approximately 72% to
approximately 95%.
Under the terms of a stock purchase agreement entered into among the
Company, ATI, Dana-Farber and a founding researcher of ATI, if ATI had not
concluded a public offering of its stock for at least $5.0 million prior to
January 11, 1998, Dana-Farber and the individual stockholder each could require
the Company to purchase (the "put option"), or the Company could require such
stockholders to sell (the "call option"), their shares of ATI common stock at a
predetermined price through January 11, 1999. At the Company's discretion, the
options were exercisable through cash or by the delivery of shares of Common
Stock. In January 1998, the individual stockholder exercised his put option for
500,000 shares of ATI common stock, par value $0.00002 per share, for an
aggregate of $871,930. The value of the Common Stock issued was determined by
the terms of the put agreement and subject to the closing price of the Common
Stock on the date of the exercise of the put option. The Company elected to
issue its Common Stock in lieu of a cash payment and, in March 1998, 475,425
shares of Common Stock were issued to the individual stockholder, thereby
increasing the Company's ownership of ATI from approximately 95% to
approximately 97%. The transaction was accounted for as a step acquisition of a
minority interest in a subsidiary. The incremental 1.5% ATI ownership interest
received by the Company is based upon in-process ATI research and development
technology and, therefore, is not considered a substantiated intangible asset.
Accordingly, the cost of the acquisition, $871,930, or ($0.03) per common share
was charged to operations in 1998.
Genentech Licensing Agreement
In May 2000, the Company executed two separate licensing agreements with
Genentech, Inc. of South San Francisco, California. The first agreement grants
an exclusive license to Genentech for ImmunoGen's TAP for use with antibodies
such as Herceptin(R). Under the terms of the agreement, Genentech will receive
exclusive worldwide rights to commercialize anti-HER2 targeting products using
ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP platform. Genentech will be responsible for
manufacturing, product development and marketing of any products resulting from
the agreement; ImmunoGen will be reimbursed for any preclinical and clinical
materials that it makes under the agreement. ImmunoGen received and recorded as
revenue a $2.0 million non-refundable, payment for execution of the agreement,
for which no further performance is required. In addition to royalties on net
sales, the terms of the agreement include certain other payments based on
Genentech's achievement of milestones, assuming all benchmarks are met, for
potentially up to $40.0 million.
Genentech Heads of Agreement
In addition to the Herceptin(R) agreement described above, the Company
announced in May 2000 that it has entered into an additional agreement with
Genentech. This second collaboration provides Genentech with broad access to
ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP technology for use with Genentech's proprietary
antibodies. The multi-year agreement provides Genentech with a license to
utilize ImmunoGen's maytansinoid TAP platform in its antibody product research
efforts and an option to obtain product licenses for a limited number of antigen
targets over the agreement's five-year term. Under this agreement, the Company
received and recorded as revenue a non-refundable up-front technology access fee
of $3.0 million in May 2000. This agreement also provides for certain other
payments based on Genentech's achievement of milestones, assuming all benchmarks
are met for potentially up to $40.0 million per antigen target, and royalties on
net sales of resulting products. Genentech will be responsible for
manufacturing, product development and marketing of any products developed
through this collaboration; ImmunoGen will be reimbursed for any
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preclinical materials that it makes under the agreement. The agreement can be
renewed for one subsequent three-year period, for an additional technology
access fee.
British Biotech Development, Commercialization and License Agreement
Also in May 2000, the Company entered into a development, commercialization
and license agreement with British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited ("British
Biotech"), a biotechnology company located in Oxford, England, to develop and
commercialize the Company's huN901-DM1 TAP for the treatment of small-cell lung
cancer. The agreement grants British Biotech exclusive rights to develop and
commercialize huN901-DM1 in the European Union and Japan. The Company retains
the rights to commercialize huN901-DM1 in the United States and the rest of the
world, as well as the right to manufacture the product worldwide. Under the
terms of the agreement, British Biotech will be responsible for conducting the
clinical trials necessary to achieve marketing approval in the United States,
European Union and Japan. ImmunoGen is responsible for the remaining preclinical
development, and will be reimbursed for manufacturing the product for clinical
trials. British Biotech paid a fee of $1.5 million for its territorial rights to
huN901-DM1 which has been deferred, to be recorded as revenue as the Company
completes its preclinical development obligations. Upon approval of the product
for marketing in the United States, the Company will pay to British Biotech a
one-time milestone payment of $3.0 million. ImmunoGen will receive royalties on
sales of huN901-DM1 in the European Union and Japan.
D. COMPUTATION OF LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share is calculated based upon the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
earnings per share incorporates the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants
and other convertible securities. As of June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, the total
number of options, warrants and other securities convertible into ImmunoGen
Common Stock equaled 6,964,225, 12,610,917 and 9,779,683 respectively. ImmunoGen
Common Stock equivalents as calculated in accordance with the treasury-stock
accounting method, totaled 4,698,751, 3,666,523 and 1,683,325 as of June 30,
2000, 1999 and 1998 respectively. ImmunoGen Common Stock equivalents have not
been included in the loss per share calculation because their effect is
antidilutive.
E. MARKETABLE SECURITIES:
As of June 30, 1999, $4,225,580 in cash and overnight government repurchase
agreements was classified as cash and cash equivalents. The Company's cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2000 are as follows:
GROSS GROSS
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED ESTIMATED
COST GAINS LOSSES FAIR VALUE
----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents................ $ 1,408,908 $ -- $ -- $ 1,408,908
Commercial paper......................... 7,345,113 301,837 (30) 7,646,920
Government treasury notes................ 8,264,987 10,045 (1,468) 8,273,564
----------- -------- ------- -----------
Total.......................... 17,019,008 311,882 (1,498) 17,329,392
Less amounts classified as cash and cash
equivalents............................ (1,408,908) -- -- (1,408,908)
----------- -------- ------- -----------
Total marketable securities.... $15,610,100 $311,882 $(1,498) $15,920,484
=========== ======== ======= ===========
During the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2000, $310,000 of unrealized
gains on available-for-sale securities were recognized as comprehensive income.
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F. NOTE RECEIVABLE:
Effective January 1, 1996, the Company assigned its leases on its Canton
facility and equipment to another biotechnology company. Under the terms of the
agreements, the assignee assumed all payment obligations under the leases, which
amount to approximately $116,000 per month, and made cash payments to the
Company at various dates through July 1999, which totaled approximately $2.4
million. On July 1, 1999, the final scheduled payment of $350,000 was received
in full, thereby satisfying all obligations under the note.
G. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Property and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2000 and
1999:
JUNE 30,
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2000 1999
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Machinery and equipment..................................... $ 2,085,037 $ 1,976,411
Computer hardware and software.............................. 761,497 531,998
Assets under construction................................... 104,400 113,321
Furniture and fixtures...................................... 67,229 15,401
Leasehold improvements...................................... 8,378,609 8,346,859
----------- -----------
11,396,772 10,983,990
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization.............. 9,888,376 9,400,640
----------- -----------
$ 1,508,396 $ 1,583,350
=========== ===========
Depreciation and amortization expense was $499,000, $555,000 and $1,053,000
for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
As of June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999 capital lease amortization totaled
$59,000 and $2,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999 the cost
of capitalized equipment equaled $140,000 and $29,000, respectively, of which
all is classified under Computer hardware & software.
H. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
The Company presents comprehensive income in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." For the
years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, total comprehensive income (loss)
equaled $72,824, $(4,074,960) and $(7,610,937), respectively. Other
comprehensive income was comprised entirely of unrealized gains recognized on
available-for-sale debt securities.
I. MINORITY INTEREST:
In July 1997, ATI entered into a collaboration agreement with BioChem
Pharma Inc. ("BioChem"), a large Canadian biopharmaceutical company. This
agreement granted BioChem an exclusive worldwide license to ATI's proprietary
screens based on two families of proteins involved in apoptosis, for use in
identifying leads for anti-cancer drug development. As of April 2000, BioChem
fulfilled all of its funding obligations under the agreement by purchasing a
total of $11.125 million in non-voting, non-dividend-bearing convertible
preferred stock of ATI.
In April 2000, BioChem informed ATI of its decision not to extend the
agreement beyond its scheduled July 31, 2000 termination date. Consequently,
under the terms of the agreement, rights to all screens delivered to BioChem
reverted to ATI effective August 1, 2000. However, certain provisions pertaining
to the license of any products resulting from the collaboration will remain in
force. As of August 1, 2000, no compound leads were identified. Until July 31,
2000, all remaining proceeds of the $11.125 million BioChem investment in
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ATI were restricted to support the research and development activities of the
collaboration. After that date, all residual proceeds represent unrestricted
assets of ATI. Of the Company's $17.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities as of June 30, 2000, $1.4 million represents funds
restricted to support ATI's research and development activities under the
BioChem agreement.
The preferred stock issued to BioChem is convertible into ATI common stock
at any time after three years from the date of first issuance, at a conversion
price equal to the then current market price of the ATI common stock, but in any
event at a price that will result in BioChem acquiring at least 15% of the then
outstanding ATI common stock. Through June 2000, 11,125 shares of ATI preferred
stock were issued to BioChem, representing a 15% minority interest (on an
if-converted and fully-diluted basis) in the net equity of ATI. This minority
interest portion of ATI's loss reduced ImmunoGen's net loss in each of
twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 by $75,870, $101,160,
and $159,524, respectively. Based upon an independent appraisal, approximately
3% of the $11.125 million invested to date, or approximately $334,000, has been
allocated to the minority interest in ATI, with the remainder, or approximately
$10.791 million allocated to the Company's equity.
In accordance with the agreement, proceeds received by ATI from BioChem are
restricted to support the research and development activities of the
collaboration through July 2000. ATI also incurred certain fees reimbursable by
Biochem. At June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999, the total outstanding reimbursable
fees equaled $47,352 and $67,108 respectively and were reflected on the
Company's consolidated balance sheet within the asset "due from related
parties". Summarized information for ATI at June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 and for
the years then ended follows:
2000 1999 1998
----------- ----------- -----------
Total assets.................................... $ 1,454,621 $ 2,617,265 $ 2,361,334
Total liabilities............................... 525,847 382,561 250,438
Total revenues.................................. 119,393 123,920 112,423
Total expenses (principally research and
development).................................. (3,960,628) (3,370,661) (3,159,437)
Net loss........................................ (3,841,235) (3,246,741) (3,047,014)
As part of the BioChem agreement, BioChem also received warrants to
purchase shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock equal to the amount invested in ATI
during the three-year research term. Beginning July 31, 2000, these warrants
will be exercisable for a number of shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock determined
by dividing $11.125 million, the amount of BioChem's investment in ATI, by the
market price of ImmunoGen Common Stock on the exercise date, subject to certain
limitations imposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market rules, which limit the sale or
issuance by an issuer of certain securities at a price less than the greater of
book or market value. Consequently, BioChem's ability to convert all of its
ImmunoGen warrants into ImmunoGen Common Stock is limited to a total of 20% of
the number of shares of ImmunoGen's Common Stock outstanding on the date of the
initial transaction to the extent that the conversion price would be less than
the market price of ImmunoGen Common Stock on that date, unless stockholder
approval for such conversion is obtained, if required, or unless the Company has
obtained a waiver of that requirement. The exercise price is payable in cash or
shares of ATI's preferred stock, at BioChem's option. ImmunoGen expects that
BioChem will use its shares of ATI preferred stock, in lieu of cash, to exercise
the warrants.
J. INCOME TAXES:
No income tax provision or benefit has been provided for U.S. federal
income tax purposes as the Company has incurred losses since inception. As of
June 30, 2000, net deferred tax assets totaled approximately $56.4 million,
consisting of federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $128.4
million, state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $21.4 million,
net book to tax timing
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differences of approximately $8.9 million and approximately $7.1 million of
research and experimentation credit carryforwards. These net operating loss and
credit carryforwards will expire at various dates between 2001 and 2015 and may
be subject to limitation when used due to certain changes in ownership of the
Company's capital stock. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of
these favorable tax attributes in future tax returns, the net deferred tax
assets of approximately $56.4 million and $48.4 million at June 30, 2000 and
1999, respectively, have been fully offset by a valuation allowance. Income tax
expense consists primarily of state income taxes levied on the interest income
of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, ImmunoGen Securities Corp., at a rate
of 1.32%, and state minimum excise tax liability.
K. CAPITAL STOCK:
Common and Preferred Stock
In October 1996, the Company's $2.5 million debenture issued in June 1996
was converted into 2,500 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series A Stock"), with a stated value of $1,000 per share. Holders of
the Series A Stock were entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board
of Directors, cumulative dividends in cash, or at the Company's option, shares
of the Company's Common Stock, in arrears on the conversion date. The 2,500
shares of Series A Stock were convertible into the same number of shares of
Common Stock as the $2.5 million debenture. Each share of Series A Stock was
convertible into a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing
$1,000 by the lower of (i) $2.50 (subject to certain restrictions) and (ii) 85%
of the average of the closing bid price of the Common Stock for the five days
prior to conversion. In addition, holders of Series A Stock were entitled to
receive, on conversion of the Series A Stock, a number of warrants equal to 50%
of the number of shares of Common Stock issued on conversion. On January 5,
1998, the remaining 1,100 unconverted shares of the Series A Stock plus accrued
dividends thereon were converted into 1,347,491 shares of the Company's Common
Stock. In connection with the Series A Stock conversions, warrants to purchase
1,338,117 shares of Common Stock were issued. The warrants have an exercise
price of $4 per share and expire at various dates during 2002 and 2003. The
warrants were valued at $623,000 and were accounted for as non-cash dividends on
convertible preferred stock at the time of issuance of the Series A Stock.
Also in October 1996, the Company sold 3,000 shares of its Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Stock"). As of February 4, 1997, all
3,000 shares of Series B Stock plus accrued dividends thereon had been converted
into 1,384,823 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In connection with the
issuance of the Series B Stock, warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock were also issued. Of these, 250,000 warrants are
exercisable at $5.49 per share and expire in October 2001. The remaining 250,000
warrants are exercisable at $3.68 per share and expire in January 2002. These
warrants were valued at $618,900, and were accounted for as non-cash dividends
on convertible preferred stock at the time of issuance of the Series B Stock.
In January 1997, the Company sold $3.0 million of its Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock ("Series C Stock") in connection with the October 1996 Private
Placement (the "October 1996 Private Placement") to an institutional investor.
Each share of Series C Stock was convertible into a number of shares of Common
Stock determined by dividing $1,000 by the lower of (i) $2.61 and (ii) 85% of
the market price of the Company's Common Stock at the time of conversion. On
August 1, 1997, the remaining 700 unconverted shares of the Series C Stock plus
accrued dividends thereon were converted into 701,180 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. In connection with all Series C Stock, warrants to purchase
1,147,754 shares of Common Stock were issued to the investor. These warrants are
exercisable at $2.31 per share and expire in April 2002. The $1.2 million value
of these warrants was accounted for as non-cash dividends on convertible
preferred stock at the time of issuance of the Series C Stock.
In June 1997, the Company sold $1.0 million of its Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock ("Series D Stock") in connection with a financing agreement that
was entered into in October 1996. The Series D Stock
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was convertible at any time into a number of shares of Common Stock determined
by dividing $1,000 by the lower of (i) $1.4375 and (ii) 85% of the market price
of the Company's Common Stock at the time of conversion. As of December 31,
1997, all 1,000 shares of Series D Stock and accumulated dividends thereon had
been converted into 1,001,387 shares of Common Stock. In addition, the investor
received warrants to purchase 454,545 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
These warrants have an exercise price of $1.94 per share and expire in 2002. The
value of these warrants, $278,000, was determined at the time of issuance of the
convertible securities and was accounted for as non-cash dividends on
convertible preferred stock at that time.
Also in June 1997, the Company and ATI satisfied an obligation of ATI to
one of its scientific advisors, totaling $120,000, by paying the advisor a
combination of cash and 41,481 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
In December 1997, the Company entered into an agreement, which was amended
in March 1998, to sell $3.0 million of its non-dividend-bearing Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series E Stock") to an institutional investor. The
investment was completed in three installments: $1.0 million in December 1997;
$500,000 in March 1998; and $1.5 million in July 1998. The issued Series E Stock
became convertible into Common Stock at the end of a two-year holding period at
$1.0625 per share. In addition, as of June 30, 2000, warrants to purchase
2,823,528 shares of Common Stock had been issued. These warrants become
exercisable at the end of a two-year holding period, subject to certain
provisions. The value of the warrants was determined at the time of their
issuance and accounted for as non-cash dividends on convertible preferred stock.
Approximately $580,500 and $918,000 in non-cash dividends were recorded in the
each of fiscal 1998 and 1999, respectively. These warrants have an exercise
price of $2.125 per share, and vest over a period of two years subject to
certain provision. Of the total 2,823,528 warrants issued, 941,176 expire in
2004 and 1,882,352 expire in 2005. Also in relation to this agreement, 75,000
shares of common stock were issued to a third party as a finder's fee. The value
of these issued shares equaled $107,000 based on closing prices on the date of
grant and charged to operations.
In January 2000, holders of the Company's Series E Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series E Stock") exercised their right to convert all 2,400 shares of
Series E Stock into 2,823,528 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In December
1999, six warrant holders exercised their rights to acquire 2,028,019 of shares
of Common Stock at a range of $0.01 to $2.31 per share. In January 2000, two
holders of warrants exercised their rights to acquire 454,600 of shares of
Common Stock at a range of $1.94 to $2.31 per share. In February 2000, five
holders of warrants exercised their rights to acquire 571,670 shares of Common
Stock at a price range of $1.94 to $5.49 per share. In March 2000, two holders
of warrants exercised their rights to acquire 349,439 shares of Common Stock at
a price range of $2.31 to $2.68 per share. During the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2000, holders of options issued through the Company's 1986 Incentive
Stock Option Plan, as amended, exercised their rights to acquire an aggregate of
131,567 shares at prices ranging from $0.84 per share to $4.25 per share. The
total proceeds from these option and warrant exercises, $7.1 million will be
used to fund current operations.
In February 1999, as part of the exclusive license agreement with SB, at
ImmunoGen's option, SB agreed to purchase up to $5 million of ImmunoGen Common
Stock over the next two years, subject to certain conditions. As of June 30,
2000, SB exercised a put option for $2.5 million resulting in the issuance of
1,023,039 shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock in September 1999.
In July 1997, the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, ATI, entered into a
collaboration with BioChem. As part of the agreement, BioChem received warrants
to purchase shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock equal to $11.125 million, the
amount invested in ATI by BioChem during the three-year research term. These
warrants are exercisable at any time on or after July 31, 2000, until and
including July 31, 2002, into a number of shares of ImmunoGen Common Stock
determined by dividing $11.125 million by the market price of the ImmunoGen
Common Stock on the exercise date, subject to certain limitations. In April
2000, the last quarterly investment of $843,000 was received and warrants
corresponding to that amount were issued. Until
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July 31, 2000, proceeds from this investment were restricted to fund the ongoing
ATI research collaboration. After that date, all residual proceeds represented
unrestricted assets of ATI.
Warrants
In addition to the warrants discussed in this footnote, subheading Common
and Preferred Stock, the Company issued warrants to purchase 509,000 and 500,000
shares of Common Stock at exercise prices of $4.00 and $6.00 per share,
respectively, in connection with a private placement of the Company's
convertible debentures in March 1996. These warrants expire in 2001. As a
finder's fee, the Company issued warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock to a third party. The 250,000 warrants have an exercise
price of $3.105 and expire in 2003.
Stock Options
Under the Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), originally
adopted by the Board of Directors on February 13, 1986, and subsequently amended
and restated, employees, consultants and directors may be granted options to
purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company. In July 1999, the Board of
Directors authorized, and the shareholders subsequently approved, amendments to
the Plan to increase the total number of shares reserved for the grant of
options to 4.85 million shares of Common Stock. In addition to options granted
under the Plan, the Board previously approved the granting of other,
non-qualified options. Information related to stock option activity under the
Plan and outside of the Plan during fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000 is as
follows:
NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS
OPTIONS ISSUED UNDER ISSUED
THE PLAN OUTSIDE OF THE PLAN
--------------------------- ------------------------
AVERAGE AVERAGE
SHARES PRICE PER SHARE SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
--------- --------------- ------ ---------------
Outstanding at June 30, 1997........ 1,492,967 $4.40 20,000 $7.69
--------- ----- ------ -----
Granted........................ 1,306,700 0.99 -- --
Exercised...................... 114,302 0.90 -- --
Canceled....................... 193,012 4.00 -- --
--------- ----- ------ -----
Outstanding at June 30, 1998........ 2,492,353 $2.92 20,000 $7.69
--------- ----- ------ -----
Granted........................ 642,700 2.06 -- --
Exercised...................... 174,245 1.81 -- --
Canceled....................... 151,659 5.58 -- --
--------- ----- ------ -----
Outstanding at June 30, 1999........ 2,809,149 $2.65 20,000 $7.69
--------- ----- ------ -----
Granted........................ 596,200 7.27 -- --
Exercised...................... 131,567 1.67 -- --
Canceled....................... 61,774 4.92 -- --
--------- ----- ------ -----
Outstanding at June 30, 2000........ 3,212,008 $3.50 20,000 $7.69
========= ===== ====== =====
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The following table summarizes aggregate information about total stock
options under the Plan and outside the Plan, outstanding at June 30, 2000:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
REMAINING
RANGE OF NUMBER CONTRACTUAL WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICES OUTSTANDING LIFE (YEARS) EXERCISE PRICE EXERCISABLE EXERCISE PRICE
--------------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------- ----------------
$ 0.84 -- 2.50 2,254,458 7.28 $ 1.57 1,483,037 $ 1.59
2.51 -- 5.00 40,650 6.34 3.83 27,775 3.96
5.01 -- 7.50 670,050 8.19 6.58 151,150 5.92
7.51 -- 10.00 3,500 3.34 8.59 3,500 8.59
10.01 -- 12.50 215,050 3.91 11.44 154,050 11.48
12.51 -- 17.00 49,200 1.85 14.75 44,800 14.75
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3,232,008 1,863,312
========== =========
The Company has granted options at the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of such grant. The following options and their respective
average prices per share were outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2000, 1999
and 1998:
AVERAGE AVERAGE
OUTSTANDING PRICE PER SHARE EXERCISABLE PRICE PER SHARE
----------- --------------- ----------- ---------------
June 30, 2000.................. 3,232,008 $3.50 1,863,312 $3.12
June 30, 1999.................. 2,829,149 2.65 1,343,651 3.94
June 30, 1998.................. 2,512,353 2.92 1,196,978 4.95
Options vest at various rates over periods of up to four years and may be
exercised within ten years from the date of grant.
The Company applies the Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretation in
accounting for its Plan. Accordingly, no compensation expense is generally
recognized for its stock-based compensation plans. However, in April of 2000,
52,916 options previously granted to a terminating officer were granted
accelerated vesting and, accordingly, the Company charged $350,000 to
compensation expense representing the difference between the exercise price and
the fair value of the stock at the accelerated date.
Had compensation costs for the Company's stock-based compensation been
determined based on the fair value at the grant dates as calculated in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," the Company's net basic and diluted loss per
common share for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 would have been
adjusted to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
JUNE 30, 2000 JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
------------- ------------- -------------
Net Loss............................. $1,378,740 $5,648,419 $8,681,477
Basic and diluted loss per share..... $ 0.05 $ 0.22 $ 0.36
The above amounts only include grants within the last three years and may
not be indicative of future pro forma net loss or earnings amounts because
expense is recognized over the vesting period, which is greater than the three
years shown.
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The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
2000 1999 1998
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Dividend Yield................................ None None None
Volatility.................................... 107.00% 85.00% 85.00%
Risk-free interest rate....................... 6.72% 4.96% 5.53%
Expected life (years)......................... 5.5 5.5 5.5
Using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the fair value of options
granted during fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $6.00, $1.47 and $0.72,
respectively.
The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating
the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option-pricing models require the use of highly
subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective
assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates, in management's
opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single
measure of the fair value of its employee stock-based compensation.
Common Stock Reserved
Shares of authorized Common Stock have been reserved for the exercise of
all options and warrants outstanding.
L. COMMITMENTS:
Operating Leases
At June 30, 2000, the Company leased facilities in Norwood and Cambridge,
Massachusetts. In fiscal year 1997, the Company amended its lease on the Norwood
facility, extending the lease term to June 30, 2000, with an option to renew
until June 30, 2003. The Cambridge facilities are rented under two separate
lease arrangements. In fiscal year 1997, the Company entered into a three-year
lease renewal for one of these properties, to September 2000. The lease term for
the second Cambridge facility expires in 2003. This facility was subject to a
sublease agreement, which expired in April 2000. Total net receipts under the
sublease agreement, which were credited to rent expense, were approximately $3.4
million through April 2000, of which approximately $707,000, $796,000 and
$774,000 was received by the Company in fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. The Company is required to pay all operating expenses for the
leased premises subject to escalation charges for certain expense increases over
a base amount. Facilities rent expense/(income), net of the above mentioned
subleased income, was approximately $318,000, $146,000 and $140,000 during
fiscal years 2000, 1999 and 1998.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The minimum rental commitments, including real estate taxes and other
expenses, for the next four years under the non-cancelable capital and operating
lease agreements are as follows:
OPERATING CAPITAL
PERIOD LEASES LEASES
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2001.................................................... $ 794,604 $65,632
2002.................................................... 716,051 8,683
2003.................................................... 583,871 --
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Total minimum lease payment............................. 2,094,526 74,315
Total lease commitments................................. $2,094,526 74,315
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Less amount representing interest....................... 6,095
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Present value of net minimum capital lease payments..... $68,220
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M. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS:
Effective September 1, 1990, the Company implemented a deferred
compensation plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "401(k)
Plan"). Under the 401(k) Plan, eligible employees are permitted to contribute,
subject to certain limitations, up to 15% of their gross salary. The Company
makes a matching contribution that currently totals 20% of the employee's
contribution, up to a maximum amount equal to 1% of the employee's gross salary.
In fiscal, 2000, 1999 and 1998, the Company's contributions to the 401(k) Plan
amounted to approximately $41,075, $26,000, and $25,000, respectively.
N. SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
On September 5, 2000, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement
with Abgenix, Inc. of Fremont, California. The agreement provides Abgenix with
access to ImmunoGen's maytansonoid Tumor-Activated Prodrug (TAP) technology for
use with Abgenix's fully human antibodies generated with XenoMouse technology.
Immunogen will receive $5 million in technology access fee payments, as well as
potential milestone payments, and royalties on net sales of any resulting
products. In addition, on September 7, 2000 Abgenix purchased $15 million of
ImmunoGen Common Stock at $19.00 per share.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
DIRECTORS
The section entitled "Election of Directors" in the Company's definitive
proxy statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which the Company
intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before October
27, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following is a list of the executive officers of the Company and their
positions with the Company. Each individual executive officer serves at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
NAME AGE POSITIONS WITH THE COMPANY
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Mitchel Sayare, Ph.D........... 52 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
Officer and President, and Interim Chief Financial
and Accounting Officer
Walter A. Blattler, Ph.D....... 51 Executive Vice President, Science and Technology and
Treasurer
John M. Lambert, Ph.D.......... 49 Vice President, Research and Development
Pauline Jen Ryan............... 33 Vice President, Business Development
The background of each executive officer is as follows:
Mitchel Sayare, Chief Executive Officer since 1986, a Director since 1986
and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1989, joined the Company in 1986.
From 1986 to July 1992 and currently since 1994, Mr. Sayare has served as
President of the Company. From 1982 to 1985, Mr. Sayare was Vice President for
Development at Xenogen, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in monoclonal
antibody-based diagnostic systems for cancer. From 1977 to 1982, Mr. Sayare was
Assistant Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry at the University of
Connecticut. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Temple University School of
Medicine.
Walter A. Blattler, Ph.D., elected a Director in September 1995, served as
Vice President, Research and Development from 1987 to October 1994 and as Senior
Vice President, Research and Development from October 1994 to October 1996.
Since October 1996 Dr. Blattler has served as Executive Vice President, Science
and Technology. Dr. Blattler joined the Company in October 1987. From 1981 to
1987 Dr. Blattler was chief scientist for the ImmunoGen-supported research
program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Blattler received his Ph.D. from
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1978. Dr. Blattler was
named Corporate Treasurer on August 8, 2000. The Company's prior Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer, Kathleen Carroll, resigned effective August 11, 2000.
John M. Lambert, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Development since
November 1996, joined the Company in 1987. Dr. Lambert served as Senior Director
of Research from November 1992 to October 1994 and served as Vice President of
Research from October 1994 to November 1996. Prior to joining ImmunoGen, Dr.
Lambert was Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute, where he worked on the research program supported by ImmunoGen. Dr.
Lambert received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Cambridge University in England.
Pauline Jen Ryan, Vice President, Business Development, joined the Company
in May of 1999, with more than ten years of experience in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries. Most recently, she was
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Vice President at Capital Management Consulting, Inc., where she provided
strategic counsel. Before that, she managed business development at
Organogenesis, Inc. Ms. Ryan holds a Masters degree in Management from
Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
The section entitled "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 1999 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The sections entitled "Executive Compensation" and "Employment Contracts,
Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements" in the Company's
definitive proxy statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are
hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The section entitled "Principal Shareholders" in the Company's definitive
proxy statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is hereby
incorporated by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The section entitled "Certain Transactions" in the Company's definitive
proxy statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is hereby
incorporated by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Financial Statements
(1) and (2) See "Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and
Supplemental Schedules" at Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Schedules
not included herein are omitted because they are not applicable or the required
information appears in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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(3.1) Restated Articles of Organization(1)
(3.2) By-Laws, as amended(2)
(4.1) Article 4 of the Restated Articles of Organization as
amended (See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2)(1)
(4.2) Designation of Series A Preferred Stock(3)
(4.3) Designation of Series B Preferred Stock(4)
(4.4) Designation of Series C Preferred Stock(4)
(4.5) Designation of Series D Preferred Stock(5)
(4.6) Designation of Series E Preferred Stock(6)
(4.7) Form of Common Stock Certificate(7)
(10.1) Research and License Agreement dated as of May 22, 1981 by
and between the Registrant and Sidney Farber Cancer
Institute, Inc. (now Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.)
with addenda dated as of August 13, 1987 and August 22,
1989(7)
(10.2) Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of December 23, 1988 by and among the Registrant and various
beneficial owners of the Registrant's securities(7)
(10.3)x Restated Stock Option Plan(8)
(10.4)x Letter Agreement Regarding Employment dated as of October 1,
1987 between the Registrant and Dr. Walter A. Blattler(7)
(10.5) Lease dated May 15, 1997 by and between Harry F. Stimpson,
III, as trustees, lessor, and the Registrant, lessee(5)
(10.6) Leases dated as of December 1, 1986 and June 21, 1988 by and
between James H. Mitchell, Trustee of New Providence Realty
Trust, lessor, and Charles River Biotechnical Services, Inc.
("Lessee") together with Assignment of Leases dated June 29,
1989 between Lessee and the Registrant(9)
(10.7) First Amendment, dated as of May 9, 1991, to Lease dated as
of June 21, 1988 by and between James A. Mitchell, Trustee
of New Providence Realty Trust, lessor, and the
Registrant(10)
(10.8) Confirmatory Second Amendment to Lease dated June 21, 1988
by and between James A. Mitchell, Trustee of New Providence
Realty Trust, lessor, and the Registrant, Lessee(5)
(10.9)x Letter Agreement Regarding Compensation of Mitchel Sayare,
dated April 29, 1994(11)
(10.10) Lease dated as of December 23, 1992 by and between
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, lessor, and the
Registrant, lessee(8)
(10.11) Option Agreement dated April 5, 1990 by and between the
Registrant and Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.(12)
(10.12) Capital Lease Agreement dated March 31, 1994 by and between
the Registrant and Aberlyn Capital Management Limited
Partnership(11)
(10.13) Sublease dated as of August 31, 1995 by and between the
Registrant, as landlord, and Astra Research Center Boston,
Inc., as tenant(13)
(10.14) Equipment Use and Services Agreement dated as of August 31,
1995 by and between the Registrant, as landlord, and Astra
Research Center Boston, Inc., as tenant(13)
(10.15) Consent to Sublease and Agreement dated as of August 31,
1995 by and between Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
as lessor, the Registrant, as sublessor, and Astra Research
Center Boston, Inc., as sublessee(13)
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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(10.16) Amendment to Lease dated August 31, 1995 between
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as lessor, and the
Registrant, as lessee(14)
(10.17) Securities Purchase Agreement, including the Form of
Convertible Debenture and The Form of Stock Purchase
Warrant, dated as of March 15, 1996 by and among the
Registrant and Capital Ventures International(14)
(10.18) Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 15, 1996 by
and among the Registrant and Capital Ventures
International(14)
(10.19) Letter Agreement dated as of March 21, 1996 by and among the
Registrant and Capital Ventures International regarding the
Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 15, 1996(14)
(10.20) Letter Agreement dated as of June 6, 1996 by and among the
Registrant and Capital Ventures International regarding an
amendment to their agreement dated March 15, 1996(15)
(10.21) First Amendment to Sublease dated August 31, 1995 by and
between the Registrant, as landlord, and Astra Research
Center Boston, Inc., as tenant(16)
(10.22) Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
October 16, 1996 between Southbrook International
Investments, Ltd. and the Registrant, as amended by an
agreement dated October 16, 1996 and attached thereto(3)
(10.23) Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 16, 1996
between Southbrook International Investments, Ltd. and the
Registrant(3)
(10.24) Warrant dated October 16, 1996 issued to Southbrook
International Investments, Ltd.(3)
(10.25) Warrant dated October 16, 1996 issued to Brown Simpson,
LLC(3) (10.26) Warrant dated January 6, 1997 issued to
Southbrook International Investments, Ltd.(4)
(10.27) Convertible Debenture, dated as of June 28, 1996, by and
among the Registrant and The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Inc.(17)
(10.28) Form of Warrant issued by the Registrant to LBC Capital
Resources, Inc.(17)
(10.29) Research Collaboration Agreement dated July 31, 1997 between
Apoptosis Technology, Inc. and BioChem Therapeutic Inc.*(5)
(10.30) License Agreement dated July 31, 1997 between Apoptosis
Technology, Inc., BioChem Pharma Inc., Tanaud Holdings
(Barbados) Ltd. and Tanaud L.L.C.*(5)
(10.31) Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 31, 1997 by and among
Apoptosis Technology, Inc., BioChem Pharma (International)
Inc., and the Registrant*(5)
(10.32) Registration Agreement dated July 31, 1997 between the
Registrant and BioChem Pharma (International) Inc.(5)
(10.33) Registration Agreement dated July 31, 1997 between Apoptosis
Technology, Inc. and the Registrant(5)
(10.34) Form of Warrant issued by the Registrant to BioChem Pharma
(International) Inc.(5)
(10.35) Warrant Certificate dated September 16, 1997 issued to
Southbrook International Investments, Ltd.(18)
(10.36) Warrant Certificate dated July 31, 1997 issued to Capital
Ventures International(18)
(10.37) Warrant Certificate dated August 1, 1997 issued to Capital
Ventures International(18)
(10.38) Warrant Certificate dated August 21, 1997 issued to Capital
Ventures International(18)
(10.39) Warrant Certificate dated October 6, 1997 issued to BioChem
Pharma (International)(18)
(10.40) Series E Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by
and among ImmunoGen, Inc., Biotechnology Venture Partners,
L.P., Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., Biotechnology Value
Fund, Ltd. and Investment 10, L.L.C. dated December 10,
1997*(6)
(10.41) Registration Agreement among ImmunoGen, Inc., Biotechnology
Venture Partners, L.P., Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P.,
Biotechnology Value Fund, Ltd. and Investment 10, L.L.C.
dated December 10, 1997(6)
(10.42) Form of Warrant Certificate issued by the Registrant to
Biotechnology Venture Partners, L.P., Biotechnology Value
Fund, L.P., Biotechnology Value Fund, Ltd. and Investment
10, L.L.C.(6)
(10.43) Warrant Certificate dated December 1,1997 issued to Capital
Ventures International (6)
(10.44) Warrant Certificate dated December 5,1997 issued to Capital
Ventures International (6)
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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(10.45) Warrant Certificate dated January 5,1998 issued to Capital
Ventures International (6)
(10.46) Warrant Certificate dated January 5, 1998 issued to BioChem
Pharma Inc. (6)
(10.47) First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
March 18, 1998 by and among ImmunoGen, Inc., Biotechnology
Venture Partners, L.P., Biotechnology Value Fund, Ltd. and
Investment 10, L.L.C.*(19)
(10.48) License Agreement dated effective June 1, 1998 by and
between the Registrant and Pharmacia & Upjohn AB*(21)
(10.49) License Agreement dated February 1, 1999 between the
Registrant and SmithKline Beecham Corporation*(20)
(10.50) Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 1, 1999 between the
Registrant and SmithKline Beecham plc*(20)
(10.51) License Agreement dated effective May 2, 2000 by and between
the Registrant and Genentech, Inc.*
(10.52) Heads of Agreement dated effective May 2, 2000 by and
between the Registrant and Genentech, Inc.*
(10.53) Development,Commercialization and License Agreement dated
effective May 4, 2000 by and between the Registrant and
British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited*
(21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant
(23) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(27) Financial Data Schedule
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(1) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, File No. 33-38883.
(2) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990.
(3) Previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q,
as amended by Form 10-Q/A, for the quarter ended September 30, 1996.
(4) Previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q,
as amended by Forms 10-Q/A, for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.
(5) Previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended June 30, 1997.
(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 1997.
(7) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, File No. 33-31219.
(8) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 1992.
(9) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit No. 10.10 to, and
incorporated herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-31219.
(10) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit No. 10.10a to, and
incorporated herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-43725, as amended.
(11) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from the registrant's annual report on Form 10-K in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1994.
(12) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit No. 10.15 to, and
incorporated herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-38883.
(13) Previously filed with the Commission as Exhibits to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995.
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(14) Previously filed as exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
for the March 25, 1996 event, and incorporated herein by reference.
(15) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K for the June 6, 1996 event, and incorporated herein by reference.
(16) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1996.
(17) Previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to, and incorporated
herein by reference from, the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-3, File No. 333-07661.
(18) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as amended by Form
10-Q/A, for the quarter ended September 30, 1997.
(19) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31,1998.
(20) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31,1998.
(21) Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference
from, the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1998.
(x) Exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or
arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to Form 10-K.
(*) The Registrant has filed a confidential treatment request with the
Commission with respect to this document.
(b) Form 8-K dated May 4, 2000 -- Item 5: Other Events.
Form 8-K dated May 5, 2000 -- Item 5: Other Events.
Form 8-K dated May 8, 2000 -- Item 5: Other Events.
Form 8-K dated May 16, 2000 -- Item 5: Other Events.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
IMMUNOGEN, INC.
By: /s/ MITCHEL SAYARE
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MITCHEL SAYARE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Dated: September 27, 2000
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ MITCHEL SAYARE Chairman of the Board of September 27, 2000
- --------------------------------------------- Directors, Chief Executive Officer
MITCHEL SAYARE and President (principal executive
and financial officer)
/s/ WALTER A. BLATTLER Executive Vice President, Science September 27, 2000
- --------------------------------------------- and Technology, Treasurer and
WALTER A. BLATTLER Director
/s/ DAVID W. CARTER Director September 27, 2000
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DAVID W. CARTER
/s/ MICHAEL R. EISENSON Director September 27, 2000
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MICHAEL R. EISENSON
/s/ STUART F. FEINER Director September 27, 2000
- ---------------------------------------------
STUART F. FEINER
/s/ MARK S. SKALETSKY Director September 27, 2000
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MARK S. SKALETSKY
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Exhibit 10.51
Redacted Version
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement ("Agreement") is made effective as of May 2, 2000
(the "Effective Date") by and between GENENTECH, INC., a Delaware corporation
having its principal business office at 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco,
California 94080 ("GENENTECH"), and IMMUNOGEN, INC., a Massachusetts corporation
with its principal place of business at 333 Providence Highway, Norwood,
Massachusetts 02062 ("IMMUNOGEN"). GENENTECH and IMMUNOGEN are each hereafter
referred to individually as a "Party" and together as the "Parties".
WHEREAS, GENENTECH is the owner of or otherwise controls certain rights in
proprietary technology and know-how relating to anti-HER2 antibodies and other
HER-2 binding proteins; and
WHEREAS, IMMUNOGEN is the owner of or otherwise controls certain rights in
proprietary technology and know-how relating to or otherwise useful in the
conjugation of maytansine derivatives such as DM1 to binding proteins;
WHEREAS, pursuant to an MTA (as defined below), IMMUNOGEN performed certain
work using a biologic materials of GENENTECH to create a conjugated compound,
which work under the MTA is part of what is covered by this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, GENENTECH desires to
obtain from IMMUNOGEN, and IMMUNOGEN desires to grant to GENENTECH, the rights
set forth herein, including a license under IMMUNOGEN'S technology and/or
intellectual property rights to develop and commercialize one or more Licensed
Products (as defined below).
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, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in the Agreement with an initial capital letter, the terms
defined in this Section 1 shall have the meanings specified.
1.1. "ADVERSE EVENT" shall mean any untoward medical occurrence in a
patient or subject who is administered a Licensed Product, whether or not
considered related to the
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Licensed Product, including, without limitation, any undesirable sign (including
abnormal laboratory findings of clinical concern), symptom or disease temporally
associated with the use of such Licensed Product.
1.2. "AFFILIATE" shall mean any corporation, firm, limited liability
company, partnership or other entity which directly or indirectly controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with a Party to this Agreement. For
purposes of this Section 1.2, "control" means ownership, directly or indirectly
through one or more Affiliates, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of
stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, in the case of a
corporation, or fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity interests in the case
of any other type of legal entity, or status as a general partner in the case of
any partnership, or any other arrangement whereby a Party controls or has the
right to control the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body or
management of a corporation or other entity.
1.3. "AGREEMENT" shall mean this License Agreement between the Parties,
dated as of the Effective Date, including any exhibits, schedules or other
attachments hereto and incorporated herein, as any of the foregoing may be
validly amended from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms of this Agreement and the terms of any exhibits, schedules or other
attachments incorporated herein, the terms of this Agreement shall govern unless
the Parties expressly agree otherwise in writing.
1.4. "ALLOCABLE OVERHEAD" shall mean overhead costs incurred by IMMUNOGEN
attributable to IMMUNOGEN's [*] functions which are allocated to company
departments based on [*] or [*] or another [*] method, and shall include the [*]
as defined hereinbelow. For purposes of any given calculation of "Allocable
Overhead" hereunder, the [*] of the total amount of Allocable Overhead (as
calculated before the inclusion of any such fee). However, "Allocable Overhead"
[*]
1.5. "ANTI-HER2 ANTIBODY" shall mean [*].
1.6. "BLA" shall mean a biologics license application (as defined in Title
21 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to
time) filed with the FDA seeking Regulatory Approval to market and sell any
Licensed Product in the United States for a particular indication within the
Field.
1.7. "CLINICAL MATERIALS" shall mean (a) supplies of ansamitocin P-3,
and/or any other MAY Compound as manufactured in accordance with all applicable
GMPs and other legal requirements and all applicable Specifications for such MAY
Compound for use in human
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clinical testing, and (b) supplies of any Licensed Product as manufactured in
accordance with all applicable GMPs and other legal requirements and all
applicable Specifications for such Licensed Product for use in human clinical
testing of any Licensed Product.
1.8. "COMBINATION PRODUCT" shall mean any Licensed Product that contains,
in addition to any conjugate of any Anti-HER2 Antibody with any MAY Compound,
one or more other ingredients that has biologic activity as a therapeutic agent
when present alone.
1.9. "COMPETING PRODUCT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b).
1.10. "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1.
1.11. "CONTROL" or "CONTROLLED" shall mean, with respect to any Patent
Rights or Technology (including, without limitation, any MAY Compound, Anti-HER2
Antibody or other proprietary biologic material covered under this Agreement),
the possession by a Party of the ability to grant a license or sublicense of
such patent rights, know-how or other intellectual property and the rights
thereto or to supply such compounds or materials as provided for in this
Agreement without violating the terms of any arrangement or agreement between
such Party and any Third Party.
1.12. "DEVELOPMENT" and "DEVELOP" shall mean, with respect to any Licensed
Product, all activities with respect to such Licensed Product relating to
research and development in connection with seeking, obtaining and/or
maintaining any Regulatory Approval for such Licensed Product in the Field in
the Territory, including without limitation, all pre-clinical research and
development activities, all human clinical studies, all activities relating to
developing the ability to manufacture any Licensed Product or any component
thereof (including, without limitation, process development work), and all other
activities relating to seeking, obtaining and/or maintaining any Regulatory
Approvals from the FDA and/or any Foreign Regulatory Authority.
1.13. "DRUG APPROVAL APPLICATION" shall mean any application for Regulatory
Approval (including pricing and reimbursement approvals) required prior to any
commercial sale or use of a Licensed Product in any country or jurisdiction in
the Territory, including, without limitation, (a) any BLA, NDA or MAA filed with
the FDA or any Foreign Regulatory Authority, and (b) any equivalent application
filed with any Foreign Regulatory Authority for Regulatory Approval (including
pricing and reimbursement approvals) required prior to any commercial sale or
use of a Licensed Product in any country or jurisdiction in the Territory.
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
1.14. "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date first written above in the
introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
1.15. "EXTENDED INDICATIONS" shall mean any and all human uses for the
indications of [*]. However, "Extended Indications" shall not include any human
therapeutic use for the indication of metastatic breast cancer.
1.16. "FDA" shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration and
any successor agency or authority thereto.
1.17. "FIELD" shall mean any and all human uses, including, without
limitation, for the indication of metastatic breast cancer and/or any Extended
Indications.
1.18. "FIRST COMMERCIAL SALE" shall mean the date of the first commercial
sale (other than for purposes of obtaining Regulatory Approval) of a Licensed
Product by or on behalf of GENENTECH or any Sublicensee.
1.19. "FOREIGN REGULATORY AUTHORITIES" shall mean any applicable
supranational, national, federal, state or local regulatory agency, department,
bureau or other governmental entity of any country or jurisdiction in the
Territory (other than the FDA in the United States), having responsibility in
such country or jurisdiction for any Regulatory Approvals of any kind in such
country or jurisdiction, and any successor agency or authority thereto.
1.20. "FULLY BURDENED MANUFACTURING COST" shall mean, with respect to any
Preclinical Materials or Clinical Materials produced by IMMUNOGEN for GENENTECH
under this Agreement, the sum of the following components: (a) the costs of
goods produced, as determined by IMMUNOGEN in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, including,
without limitation, direct labor, material and product testing costs of such
Preclinical Materials or Clinical Materials; (b) any Third Party royalty costs
directly allocable to the manufacture or use of such Preclinical Materials or
Clinical Materials; (c) all Allocable Overhead on the cost of goods under clause
(a) above; and (d) any other costs borne by IMMUNOGEN, for the transport,
customs clearance, duty, insurance and/or storage of such Preclinical Materials
or Clinical Materials.
1.21. "GENENTECH" shall mean Genentech, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
its successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement.
1.22. "GENENTECH PRODUCT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b).
1.23. "GLPS" shall mean all good laboratory practices under Title 21 of the
United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
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1.24. "GMPS" shall mean all good manufacturing practices under Title 21 of
the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
1.25. "HER2 PRODUCT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
1.26. "IMMUNOGEN" shall mean ImmunoGen, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation,
and its successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement.
1.27. "IMPROVEMENT" shall mean any enhancement, improvement or modification
created or identified by GENENTECH under this Agreement or by IMMUNOGEN under
this Agreement or otherwise, to the extent covered by or under the Licensed
Patent Rights or the Licensed Technology.
1.28. "IND" shall mean an investigational new drug application (as defined
in Title 21 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from
time to time) filed or to be filed with the FDA with regard to any Licensed
Product.
1.29. "IND ACCEPTANCE" shall mean the expiration of thirty (30) days
following receipt by GENENTECH of a notice from the FDA to GENENTECH (or its
Sublicensee) that the FDA has received an IND for a Licensed Product filed by
GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) for the purpose of obtaining approval or
authority to commence human clinical trials in the United States with such
Licensed Product; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the FDA puts a clinical hold on the
IND during such thirty (30) day period, the term "IND Acceptance" shall mean
that date during the term of this Agreement when GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee)
receives written confirmation from the FDA that the clinical hold has been
removed and that GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) has the approval or authority to
commence human clinical trials of such Licensed Product under such IND in the
United States. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, "IND Acceptance" shall
not be deemed to have occurred in any circumstances where GENENTECH (or its
Sublicensee) withdraws any IND filed with the FDA for a Licensed Product at any
time prior to the commencement of human clinical trials with such Licensed
Product in the United States.
1.30. "INDEMNITEES" and "INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meanings set
forth in Section 9.
1.31. "JOINT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE" or "JPDC" shall mean the
committee with representatives of each Party established as set forth in Section
3.4.
1.32 "LICENSED PATENT RIGHTS" shall mean any and all Patent Rights in the
Field in the Territory which are Controlled by IMMUNOGEN as of the Effective
Date (including
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IMMUNOGEN's interest in any such Patent Rights conceived or reduced to practice
or arising from any work under the MTA) or become Controlled by IMMUNOGEN during
the Term, to the extent that any of the foregoing is necessary or useful for the
Development, manufacture, use, import, export or sale of any Licensed Product
(or any component thereof) or any Improvement in the Field in the Territory. The
Licensed Patent Rights as of the Effective Date include, without limitation, the
patents and patent applications set forth in SCHEDULE I attached hereto and
incorporated herein. SCHEDULE I shall be updated by IMMUNOGEN by written notice
to GENENTECH on a semi-annual basis during the term of this Agreement, beginning
six (6) months after the Effective Date, to include any Licensed Patent Rights
that have arisen in the period since the Effective Date or since the last update
to SCHEDULE I. If IMMUNOGEN fails to update SCHEDULE I on a timely basis as
provided herein, IMMUNOGEN shall update SCHEDULE I within thirty (30) days after
any written request from GENENTECH to do so.
1.33 "LICENSED PRODUCT" shall mean any product containing any conjugate of
any Anti-HER2 Antibody with any MAY Compound, and shall include, without
limitation, any formulation thereof (including, without limitation, any
lyophilized, liquid, sustained release or aerosolized formulation). "Licensed
Product" shall also include any and all Combination Products (if any) and any
HER2 Product.
1.34 "LICENSED TECHNOLOGY" shall mean any and all Technology which relates
to the use of any Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory which is
Controlled by IMMUNOGEN as of the Effective Date (including IMMUNOGEN's interest
in any such Technology conceived or reduced to practice or arising from any work
under the MTA) or becomes Controlled by IMMUNOGEN during the Term, to the extent
that any of the foregoing relates to any Licensed Patent Rights or is necessary
or useful for the Development, manufacture, use, import, export or sale of any
Licensed Product (or any component thereof, including any linker) or any
unpatented Improvement in the Field in the Territory. The Licensed Technology as
of the Effective Date includes, without limitation, the materials, information
and documentation set forth in SCHEDULE II attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
1.35 "MAA" shall mean an application filed with the relevant Foreign
Regulatory Authorities in Europe seeking Regulatory Approval to market and sell
any Licensed Product in Europe or any country or territory therein for a
particular indication within the Field.
1.36 "MAY COMPOUND" shall mean any and all maytansinoid compounds
(including, without limitation, maytansine, ansamitocin P-3 and DM1), whether
produced by a botanical
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source, natural fermentation or chemical synthesis, and shall include, without
limitation, all variants, fragments or derivatives of any of the foregoing, in
each case owned or otherwise Controlled by IMMUNOGEN. MAY shall include, without
limitation, that certain maytansine derivative known as "DM1" whose more
specific chemical name is N2'-deacetyl-N2'-(3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)-maytansine.
1.37 "MTA" shall mean that certain Material Transfer Agreement, dated as of
March 29, 1999, between the Parties.
1.38 "NDA" shall mean a new drug application (as defined in Title 21 of the
United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time) filed
with the FDA seeking Regulatory Approval to market and sell any Licensed Product
in the United States for a particular indication within the Field.
1.39 "NET SALES" shall mean, as to each calendar quarter during the Term,
the gross invoiced sales prices charged for all Licensed Products sold by
GENENTECH or its Sublicensees to Third Parties throughout the Territory during
such calendar quarter, less the following amounts incurred or paid by GENENTECH
or its Sublicensees during such calendar quarter with respect to sales of
Licensed Products regardless of the calendar quarter in which such sales were
made:
(a) trade, cash and quantity discounts or rebates actually allowed or
taken, including discounts or rebates to governmental or managed care
organizations;
(b) credits or allowances actually given or made for rejection of or
return of, and for uncollectible amounts on, previously sold Licensed Products
or for retroactive price reductions (including Medicare and similar types of
rebates);
(c) any charges for insurance, freight, and other transportation costs
directly related to the delivery of Licensed Product to the extent included in
the gross invoiced sales price;
(d) any tax, tariff, duty or governmental charge levied on the sales,
transfer, transportation or delivery of a Licensed Product (including any tax
such as a value added or similar tax or government charge) borne by the seller
thereof, other than franchise or income tax of any kind whatsoever; and
(e) any import or export duties or their equivalent borne by the
seller. "Net Sales" shall not include sales or transfers between GENENTECH and
its Sublicensees, unless the Licensed Product is consumed by the Sublicensee.
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1.40 "PATENT RIGHTS" shall mean the rights and interests in and to any and
all issued patents and pending patent applications (including inventor's
certificates and utility models) in any country or jurisdiction in the
Territory, including any and all provisionals, non-provisionals, substitutions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals and other continuing
applications, supplementary protection certificates, renewals, and all letters
patent on any of the foregoing, and any and all reissues, reexaminations,
extensions, confirmations, registrations and patents of addition on any of the
foregoing.
1.41 "PHASE II CLINICAL STUDY" shall mean, as to a particular Licensed
Product for a particular indication, a controlled and lawful study in humans of
the safety, dose ranging and efficacy of such Licensed Product for such
indication, which is prospectively designed to generate sufficient data (if
successful) to commence a Phase III Clinical Trial of such Licensed Product for
such indication.
1.42 "PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL" shall mean, as to a particular Licensed
Product for a particular indication, a controlled and lawful study in humans of
the safety and efficacy of such Licensed Product for such indication, which is
prospectively designed to demonstrate statistically whether such Licensed
Product is safe and effective for use in such indication in a manner sufficient
to file a BLA or NDA to obtain Regulatory Approval to market and sell that
Licensed Product in the United States for the indication under investigation in
such study.
1.43 "PHASE III EQUIVALENT DECISION" shall mean the date (if any) on which
GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) decides, based on notification and input from the
FDA, that the data and results generated from the Phase II Clinical Studies of a
Licensed Product for a particular indication are sufficient, without any Phase
III Clinical Trial of such Licensed Product for such indication, to support the
filing of a BLA or NDA to obtain Regulatory Approval to market and sell that
Licensed Product in the United States for the indication under investigation.
1.44 "PRECLINICAL MATERIALS" shall mean (a) supplies of ansamitocin P-3,
DM1 and/or any other MAY Compound as manufactured in accordance with all
applicable legal requirements and all applicable Specifications for such MAY
Compound for use in preclinical testing, and (b) supplies of any Licensed
Product as manufactured in accordance with all applicable legal requirements and
all applicable Specifications for such Licensed Product for use in preclinical
testing of any Licensed Product.
1.45 "REGULATORY APPROVAL" shall mean any and all approvals (including
pricing and reimbursement approvals), product and establishment licenses,
registrations or authorizations of
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any kind of the FDA or any Foreign Regulatory Authority necessary for the
development, pre-clinical and/or human clinical testing, manufacture, quality
testing, supply, use, storage, importation, export, transport, marketing and
sale of a Licensed Product (or any component thereof) for use in the Field in
any country or other jurisdiction in the Territory. "Regulatory Approval" shall
include, without limitation, any BLA, NDA, MAA or other Drug Approval
Application.
1.46 "SPECIFICATIONS" shall mean any specifications agreed upon in writing
by the Parties relating to the manufacturing and supply of any MAY Compound
and/or Licensed Product hereunder.
1.47 "SUBLICENSEE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2, and
"MATERIAL SUBLICENSEE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
1.48 "TARGET" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
1.49 "TECHNOLOGY" shall mean and include any and all unpatented proprietary
ideas, inventions, discoveries, Confidential Information, biologic materials,
data, results, formulae, designs, specifications, methods, processes,
formulations, techniques, ideas, know-how, technical information (including,
without limitation, structural and functional information), process information,
pre-clinical information, clinical information, and any and all proprietary
biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, pre-clinical, clinical,
assay, control and manufacturing data and materials.
1.50 "TERM" shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and
continuing until the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance
with the terms hereof (including Section 7).
1.51 "TERRITORY" shall mean all countries and jurisdictions of the world.
1.52 "THIRD PARTY" shall mean any entity other than GENENTECH, IMMUNOGEN
and their respective Affiliates.
1.53 "THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.2.2.
1.54 "VALID CLAIM" shall mean a claim in an issued, unexpired patent within
the Licensed Patent Rights that (i) has not been finally cancelled, withdrawn,
abandoned or rejected by any administrative agency or other body of competent
jurisdiction, and (ii) has not been revoked, held invalid, or declared
unpatentable or unenforceable in a decision of a court or other body of
competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed within the time
allowed for
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
appeal, and (iii) has not been rendered unenforceable through disclaimer or
otherwise, and (iv) is not lost through an interference proceeding.
2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
2.1. LICENSE GRANTS.
(a) LICENSE TO GENENTECH. IMMUNOGEN hereby grants to GENENTECH an
exclusive (even as to IMMUNOGEN) royalty-bearing license within the Territory,
including the right to grant sublicenses as described in Section 2.2 below,
under the Licensed Patent Rights and Licensed Technology and IMMUNOGEN's
interest in any Improvements, to Develop, have Developed, make, have made, use,
have used, sell, have sold, offer for sale, import, have imported, export and
have exported Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory, subject to the
other terms and conditions of this Agreement. IMMUNOGEN and GENENTECH hereby
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes the worldwide exclusive
license relating to Licensed Products as to which IMMUNOGEN afforded GENENTECH
an exclusive option under the MTA.
(b) LICENSE TO IMMUNOGEN. [*]
2.2 SUBLICENSES. GENENTECH shall have the right freely to grant
sublicenses to all or any portion of its rights under the license rights granted
pursuant to Section 2.1(a) hereof to any Affiliate or Third Party (in any case,
a "SUBLICENSEE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that GENENTECH shall remain obligated to
ensure payment of milestone and royalty obligations as set forth in Section 4.
2.3 IMMUNOGEN RETAINED RIGHTS AND COVENANTS; GENENTECH TECHNOLOGY OR
PATENT RIGHTS.
(a) RETAINED RIGHTS. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, Section 2.3 (b) hereof, IMMUNOGEN retains the
right to use the Licensed Technology and practice the Licensed Patent Rights and
to use IMMUNOGEN's interest in all Improvements (i) to perform its work under
Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 hereof relating to the Joint Process Development
Committee and to manufacture and supply of Preclinical Materials and Clinical
Materials for GENENTECH (and its Sublicensees), (ii) to develop, have developed,
make, have made, use, have used, sell have sold, offer for sale, import, have
imported, export and have exported any product that is not a Licensed Product,
subject to Section 2.3(b) below,
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
and (iii) to otherwise exploit such Improvements for any and all uses
outside of the Field, subject to Section 2.3(b) below.
(b) COVENANTS. [*]
(c) NO RIGHTS TO GENENTECH TECHNOLOGY OR PATENT RIGHTS. Nothing in
this Section 2.3 or any other provision of this Agreement shall be construed as
a grant to IMMUNOGEN of any license or other rights with respect to any
Technology (including, without limitation, any Confidential Information) or
Patent Rights owned or Controlled (in whole or in part) by GENENTECH.
3. DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
OF LICENSED PRODUCTS.
3.1 DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION.
(a) RESPONSIBILITY. On and after the Effective Date, GENENTECH shall
have full control and authority over all Development and commercialization of
Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory, including, without limitation,
(i) all pre-clinical Development activities (including any pharmaceutical
development work on formulations or process development relating to any Licensed
Product), (ii) all activities related to human clinical trials (including any
phase I studies, any Phase II Clinical Studies or any Phase III Clinical
Trials), (iii) all activities relating to manufacture and supply of all
Anti-HER2 Antibodies, all MAY Compounds (including ansamitocin P-3 and DM1) and
all Licensed Products, solely to the extent such activities relate to the
development and commercialization of Licensed Products (including all required
process development and scale up work with respect thereto), (iv) all marketing,
promotion, sales, distribution, import and export activities relating to any
Licensed Product (including any post-marketing trials or databases and
post-marketing safety surveillance), and (v) all activities relating to any
regulatory filings, registrations, applications and Regulatory Approvals
relating to any of the foregoing (including any INDs or foreign equivalents, any
manufacturing facility validation and/or licensure, any Drug Approval
Applications and any other Regulatory Approvals). Except as described in the
next sentence, GENENTECH shall own all data, results and all other information
arising from any such activities under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, all regulatory filings, registrations, applications and Regulatory
Approvals relating to Licensed Products (including any INDs or foreign
equivalents, any Drug Approval Applications and any other Regulatory Approvals),
and all of the foregoing
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information, documentation and materials shall be considered Confidential
Information and Technology solely owned by GENENTECH. IMMUNOGEN shall own all
data, results and all other information arising from IMMUNOGEN's activities
relating to the manufacture and supply of MAY Compounds (including ansamitocin
P-3 and DM1) to GENENTECH, and all of the foregoing information, documentation
and materials shall be considered Confidential Information and Technology solely
owned by IMMUNOGEN. All activities relating to Development and commercialization
under this Agreement shall be undertaken at GENENTECH's sole cost and expense,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
(b) DUE DILIGENCE. GENENTECH will exercise its commercially reasonable
efforts and diligence in Developing and commercializing Licensed Products in
accordance with its business, legal, medical and scientific judgment, and in
undertaking investigations and actions required to obtain appropriate Regulatory
Approvals necessary to market Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory,
such reasonable efforts and diligence to be in accordance with the efforts and
resources GENENTECH would use for a compound owned by it or to which it has
rights, which is of similar market potential at a similar stage in development
as the applicable Licensed Product, taking into account the competitiveness of
the marketplace, the proprietary position of the Licensed Product, the relative
potential safety and efficacy of the Licensed Product, the regulatory
requirements involved in its Development, commercialization and Regulatory
Approval, the cost of goods and availability of capacity to manufacture and
supply the Licensed Product at commercial scale, the profitability of the
applicable Licensed Product, and other relevant factors including, without
limitation, technical, legal, scientific or medical factors. In the event that
GENENTECH fails to use due diligence as required hereunder, then on a Licensed
Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis as to the Licensed
Product in the country in which GENENTECH has failed to use due diligence as
required hereunder, IMMUNOGEN's exclusive remedy shall be, in its sole
discretion (i) to terminate the licenses granted under Section 2.1 this
Agreement for breach under Section 7.2(a) below (including the notice and cure
provisions therein) or (ii) to convert the licenses granted under Section 2.1 of
this Agreement from exclusive licenses to non-exclusive licenses, in either case
only as such licenses apply to such Licensed Product in such country, which
termination or conversion, as the case may be, shall be effective upon
expiration of the cure period specified in 7.2(a) below provided that such
failure remains uncured upon such expiration.
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3.2 UPDATES AND REPORTS; EXCHANGES OF ADVERSE EVENT INFORMATION.
(a) UPDATES AND REPORTS. GENENTECH shall keep IMMUNOGEN informed of
the progress of GENENTECH's efforts to Develop and commercialize Licensed
Products in the Field in the Territory as provided in this Section 3.2(a).
GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) shall provide IMMUNOGEN with brief written
reports as provided herein no less frequently than on each anniversary of the
Effective Date during the Term (commencing with the first anniversary of the
Effective Date). Such reports shall summarize GENENTECH's material efforts to
Develop and commercialize all Licensed Products hereunder, identify the Drug
Approval Applications with respect to any Licensed Product that GENENTECH and
its Sublicensees have filed, sought or obtained in the prior twelve (12)-month
period, and any they reasonably expect to make, seek or attempt to obtain in the
following twelve (12)-month period. In addition, GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee)
shall provide IMMUNOGEN with prompt written notice of the occurrence of any
event giving rise to an obligation to make a milestone payment to IMMUNOGEN
under Section 4.1, and shall provide IMMUNOGEN with prompt written notice of the
occurrence of the First Commercial Sale of any particular Licensed Product. All
such reports and notices shall be sent to the attention of IMMUNOGEN's
designated representative, who shall be its Chief Executive Officer unless
IMMUNOGEN otherwise notifies GENENTECH.
(b) ADVERSE EVENTS. In addition to such reports, GENENTECH agrees to
provide IMMUNOGEN with Adverse Event information and product complaint
information relating to Licensed Products (but not relating to any other
products of GENENTECH, including but not limited to Herceptin(R) (trastuzumab))
as compiled and prepared by GENENTECH in the normal course of business in
connection with the Development, commercialization or sale of any Licensed
Product, within time frames consistent with reporting obligations under
applicable laws and regulations. IMMUNOGEN agrees to provide GENENTECH with
Adverse Event and product complaint information relating to any product
containing any MAY Compound that is compiled and prepared by IMMUNOGEN or any
Third Party in the normal course of business in connection with the development,
commercialization or sale of any such product, within time frames consistent
with reporting obligations under applicable laws and regulations; PROVIDED,
however, that the foregoing shall not require IMMUNOGEN to violate any
agreements with or confidentiality obligations owed to any Third Party.
GENENTECH shall provide its Adverse Event and product complaint information
hereunder to IMMUNOGEN's designated
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representative, who shall be its Chief Regulatory Officer unless IMMUNOGEN
otherwise notifies GENENTECH. IMMUNOGEN shall provide its Adverse Event and
product complaint information hereunder to GENENTECH's designated
representative, who shall be the head of its Drug Safety group in GENENTECH'S
Medical Affairs Department unless GENENTECH otherwise notifies IMMUNOGEN.
(c) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. All reports, updates, Adverse Event,
product complaint and other information provided by one Party to the other Party
under this Agreement (including under this Section 3), shall be considered
Confidential Information of the disclosing Party, subject to the terms of
Section 5.
3.3 REASONABLE ASSISTANCE BY IMMUNOGEN. In connection with the exclusive
grant of rights to GENENTECH under Section 2.1 above, and subject to the other
terms of this Agreement, IMMUNOGEN shall provide GENENTECH (and any Sublicensee
of GENENTECH with respect to all of GENENTECH's license rights hereunder to make
or have made all Licensed Products or any particular Licensed Product(s)
throughout the Territory or in a particular geographic region of the Territory,
and/or all of GENENTECH's license rights hereunder to Develop or commercialize
all Licensed Products or any particular Licensed Product(s) throughout the
Territory or in a particular geographic region of the Territory (in any case, a
"MATERIAL SUBLICENSEE") such information and materials comprising the Licensed
Technology and/or Licensed Patent Rights as GENENTECH (or its Material
Sublicensee) may reasonably request. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, IMMUNOGEN shall provide all of such technical assistance within
IMMUNOGEN's area of expertise (or its subcontractors) concerning the Development
and commercialization of Licensed Products as may be reasonably requested by
GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee) from time to time during the Term,
provided that such technical assistance and expertise is within the scope of the
Licensed Technology and/or Licensed Patent Rights covered under this Agreement.
Such technical assistance and expertise shall include, but not be limited to,
visits by IMMUNOGEN personnel to GENENTECH and visits by GENENTECH to IMMUNOGEN
(or its subcontractors), at GENENTECH's expense, at such times and for such
periods of time as may be reasonably acceptable to the Parties. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, within thirty (30) days after the Effective
Date IMMUNOGEN shall deliver to GENENTECH the materials, documentation and other
information set forth on SCHEDULE II.
3.4 JOINT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
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(a) MANDATE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE. Promptly after the
Effective Date, the Parties shall form a "JOINT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE"
or "JPDC" whose mandate shall be to serve as a forum for coordination and
communication between the Parties with respect to Development of manufacturing
processes applicable to any MAY Compound or Licensed Product covered by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all process science and process
development work, formulation work, and quality control/ assurance work
hereunder), to assist GENENTECH in its exercise of its rights to make or have
made Licensed Products under this Agreement. Within thirty (30) days after the
Effective Date, the Parties shall each nominate an equal number of
representatives (which shall be no less than two (2) each) for membership on the
JPDC. Each Party may change its representative(s) as it deems appropriate by
notice to the other Party. The input of the IMMUNOGEN representatives on the
JPDC shall be fully considered by the JPDC; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all
decisions of the JPDC shall be subject to final approval by GENENTECH.
(b) CHAIR OF COMMITTEE; MEETINGS. The chair of the JPDC shall be one
of the GENENTECH representatives on the JPDC, as designated by GENENTECH;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that during the first twelve (12) months after the Effective
Date, the JPDC shall be co-chaired by a GENENTECH representative on the JPDC (as
designated by GENENTECH) and an IMMUNOGEN representative on the JPDC (as
designated by IMMUNOGEN). All decisions of the JPDC shall be subject to the
approval of the GENENTECH chair (including during the period when there is a
co-chair from IMMUNOGEN). The JPDC shall meet on a semi-annual basis or other
schedule agreed upon by the Parties, unless at least thirty (30) days in advance
of any meeting the chair (or co-chairs during the first twelve (12) months) of
the JPDC determine that there is no need for a meeting. In such instance, the
next JPDC meeting shall also be scheduled as agreed upon by the Parties. The
location of meetings of the JPDC shall alternate between IMMUNOGEN's offices in
Massachusetts and GENENTECH's offices in California, unless otherwise agreed by
the Parties. As agreed upon by the Parties, JPDC meetings may be face-to-face or
may be conducted through teleconferences and/or videoconferences. In addition to
its JPDC representatives, each Party shall be entitled to have other employees
attend such meetings to present and participate, though not in a decision-making
capacity. Each Party shall bear all costs and expenses, including travel and
lodging expense, that may be incurred by its JPDC representatives or other of
its attendees at JPDC meetings, as a result of such meetings hereunder. Minutes
of each JPDC meeting will be transcribed and issued to members of the
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
JPDC by the chair (or the GENENTECH co-chair), as the case may be, within thirty
(30) days after each meeting, and such minutes shall be reviewed and modified as
mutually required to obtain approval of such minutes promptly thereafter.
3.5 SUPPLY OF PRECLINICAL MATERIALS. During the Term of this Agreement,
IMMUNOGEN shall supply to GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee) with such
quantities of Preclinical Materials as may be reasonably requested by GENENTECH
(or its Material Sublicensee) in order to conduct all pre-clinical Development
activities relating to Licensed Products. GENENTECH (or its Material
Sublicensee) shall order all amounts of Preclinical Materials, and IMMUNOGEN
shall deliver all such ordered amounts, in accordance with advance ordering
timeframes and delivery timeframes to be agreed upon by the Parties through the
JPDC. IMMUNOGEN shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such
amounts of Preclinical Materials ordered in accordance with the foregoing
(including such agreed upon timeframes) in a timely manner. In connection with
any ordering of Preclinical Materials by GENENTECH (or its Material
Sublicensee), IMMUNOGEN shall provide GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee)
promptly with IMMUNOGEN's good faith estimate of the Fully Burdened
Manufacturing Cost for manufacture and supply of such Preclinical Materials.
IMMUNOGEN's price to supply Preclinical Materials to GENENTECH (or its Material
Sublicensee) shall equal [*] of IMMUNOGEN's Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost
for such Preclinical Materials as approved by GENENTECH (or its Material
Sublicensee). Nothing herein shall preclude GENENTECH from making its own
arrangements for manufacture and supply of Preclinical Materials on its own or
with Third Parties, in exercise of its license rights under Section 2.1.
GENENTECH hereby agrees that (a) it shall not use the Preclinical Materials in
any human subject, (b) it shall use the Preclinical Materials in compliance with
all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and (c) it (as a
matter of contract between itself and IMMUNOGEN) shall assume all liability for
damages that may arise from the use, storage and disposal of any Preclinical
Materials to the extent provided pursuant to Section 9 below. GENENTECH shall be
entitled to transfer Preclinical Materials to any Third Party under terms
obligating such Third Party not to transfer or use such Preclinical Materials
except in compliance with the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 3.5.
3.6 SUPPLY OF CLINICAL MATERIALS. During the Term of this Agreement,
IMMUNOGEN shall supply to GENENTECH (or its Material
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Sublicensee) with such quantities of Clinical Materials as may be reasonably
requested by GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee) in order to conduct all
human clinical trials of Licensed Products through Phase II Clinical Studies.
GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee) shall order all amounts of Clinical
Materials, and IMMUNOGEN shall deliver all such ordered amounts, in accordance
with forecasting parameters, advance ordering timeframes and delivery timeframes
to be agreed upon by the Parties through the JPDC. IMMUNOGEN shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such amounts of Clinical Materials
ordered in accordance with the foregoing (including such agreed upon timeframes)
in a timely manner. In connection with any ordering of Clinical Materials by
GENENTECH (or its Material Sublicensee), IMMUNOGEN shall provide GENENTECH (or
its Material Sublicensee) promptly with IMMUNOGEN's good faith estimate of the
Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost for manufacture and supply of such Clinical
Materials. IMMUNOGEN's price to supply Clinical Materials to GENENTECH (or its
Material Sublicensee) shall equal [*] of IMMUNOGEN'S Fully Burdened
Manufacturing Cost for such Clinical Materials as approved by GENENTECH (or its
Material Sublicensee). Nothing herein shall preclude GENENTECH from making its
own arrangements for manufacture and supply of Clinical Materials on its own or
with Third Parties, in exercise of its license rights under Section 2.1.
GENENTECH hereby agrees that (a) it shall use the Clinical Materials in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, and (b) it (as a
matter of contract between itself and IMMUNOGEN) shall assume all liability for
damages that may arise from the use, storage and disposal of such Clinical
Materials to the extent provided pursuant to Section 9 below. GENENTECH shall be
entitled to transfer Clinical Materials to any Third Party under terms
obligating such Third Party not to transfer or use such Clinical Materials
except in compliance with the foregoing clause (a) of this Section 3.6.
3.7 PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. If, during the Term of this Agreement,
IMMUNOGEN determines in good faith that it is necessary or advisable to purchase
equipment or instruments in order to perform any of its obligations to
manufacture Preclinical Materials and Clinical Materials under Sections 3.5 or
3.6 of this Agreement, then IMMUNOGEN shall provide the JPDC with written notice
of such determination, along with the estimated price for such purchase and
quality parameters for the equipment or instruments, for the JPDC's approval of
such price and features. Promptly after the consummation of such purchase,
assuming that the JPDC has provided its approval hereunder, IMMUNOGEN shall
provide GENENTECH with a copy of the invoice or invoices reflecting such
purchase, and GENENTECH shall reimburse IMMUNOGEN for the purchase of all such
approved equipment hereunder within thirty (30) days of its receipt
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
of such invoice from IMMUNOGEN; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no costs reimbursed by
GENENTECH hereunder (or depreciation of such purchased equipment or instruments)
shall be includible or included within the calculation of any Fully Burdened
Manufacturing Costs under this Agreement.
4. PAYMENTS AND ROYALTIES
4.1 MILESTONE PAYMENTS FOR LICENSED PRODUCTS.
4.1.1 MILESTONES. In consideration of the grant of the license by
IMMUNOGEN hereunder, and subject to the other terms of this Agreement, GENENTECH
will make the following nonrefundable, noncreditable (except as expressly
provided in Section 4.1.2 below) payments to IMMUNOGEN within thirty (30) days
after the first achievement of each of the milestones set forth below:
Milestone Milestone Payment
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Effective Date $2 Million
[*]
It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that any milestone payment shall be
made only once, with respect to the first achievement of the relevant milestone
for the first Licensed Product, regardless of how many times such milestones are
achieved by Licensed Products and regardless of how many times a particular
Licensed Product achieves such milestones. GENENTECH shall notify IMMUNOGEN of
the achievement of milestones hereunder as provided in Section 3.2(a) above.
4.1.2 [*]
4.2 PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES; ROYALTY RATES; ACCOUNTING FOR ROYALTIES AND
RECORDS.
4.2.1 ROYALTY PAYMENTS. In consideration of the grant of the license
by IMMUNOGEN hereunder, and subject to the other terms of this Agreement
(including the remainder of this Section 4), commencing on the first date of
First Commercial Sale of Licensed Products in such country or jurisdiction in
the Territory, GENENTECH shall pay to IMMUNOGEN the following royalties based on
total Net Sales of all Licensed Products sold by GENENTECH and/or its
Sublicensees, on an incremental basis in each calendar year during the Term, at
the following rates [*]:
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FOR NET SALES OF A LICENSED PRODUCT
[*] IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR
DURING THE TERM: ROYALTY RATE (% OF NET SALES)
[*]
FOR NET SALES OF A LICENSED PRODUCT
[*] IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR
DURING THE TERM: ROYALTY RATE (% OF NET SALES)
[*]
[*].
4.2.2 [*]. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, on a
country-by-country basis, the [*] as provided in this Section 4.2.2:
(a) [*].
(b) [*]. If GENENTECH is [*].
(c) [*]. If GENENTECH determines [*].
(d) [*]. The [*] in Section 4.2.2(c) above is [*] under Section
4.2.2(b) above, but each is [*] set forth in this Section 4.2.2(d) as follows.
No [*] under this Section 4.2.2, [*] IMMUNOGEN thereunder,[*].
4.2.3 [*]. In consideration of the grant of the license by IMMUNOGEN
hereunder, and subject to the other terms of this Agreement (including the other
terms of this Section 4):
(a) [*]. Notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 4.2.1 above,
[*] set forth therein shall apply, [*] Subject to the other terms of this
Agreement (except for Section 4.2.2 above, which shall not apply), on a [*]
Section 4.2.1 [*] of this Section 4.2.3(a), GENENTECH [*].
(b) [*]. Notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 4.2.1 above,
the [*] set forth in Section 4.2.1 above [*]. Subject to the other terms of this
Agreement (except for Section 4.2.2, which shall not apply), on a [*] under
Section 4.2.1 [*] this Section 4.2.3(b), [*]; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, [*] this
Section 4.2.3(b) [*].
4.2.4 [*]. In determining [*] of any [*] under this Agreement, [*]
shall first [*] in accordance with the definition of "Net Sales" above, [*].
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
4.3 ONE ROYALTY. Only one royalty, calculated at the highest applicable
royalty rate under this Section 4, shall be payable to IMMUNOGEN hereunder for
each sale of a Licensed Product.
4.4 ROYALTY TERM. GENENTECH shall pay royalties with respect to each
Licensed Product on a country-by-country and Licensed Product-by-Licensed
Product basis until [*], import and have imported such Licensed Product in such
country.
4.5 PAYMENT TERMS.
(a) PAYMENT OF MILESTONES; PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES; ROYALTY REPORTS.
Subject to the other terms of this Agreement (including Section 4.1 above),
GENENTECH shall make any milestone payments owed to IMMUNOGEN hereunder in
United States Dollars, using the wire transfer provisions of this Section 4.4.
Subject to the other terms of this Agreement (including Sections 4.2, 4.3 and
4.4 above), GENENTECH shall make any royalty payments owed to IMMUNOGEN in
United States Dollars, [*] following the end of each calendar quarter for which
such royalties are deemed to occur (as provided in the next sentence), using the
wire transfer provisions of this Section 4.5. For purposes of determining when a
sale of any Licensed Product occurs under this Agreement, the sale shall be
deemed to occur on the earlier of (i) the date the Licensed Product is shipped
or (ii) the date of the invoice to the purchaser of the Licensed Product. Each
royalty payment shall be accompanied by a report for each country in the
Territory in which sales of Licensed Products occurred in the calendar quarter
covered by such statement, specifying: the gross sales (if available) and Net
Sales in each country's currency; the applicable royalty rate under this
Agreement; the royalties payable in each country's currency, including an
accounting of deductions taken in the calculation of Net Sales; the applicable
exchange rate to convert from each country's currency to United States Dollars
under this Section 4.5; and the royalties payable in United States Dollars.
(b) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE. All royalties shall be payable in full
in the United States in United States Dollars, regardless of the countries in
which sales are made. For the purpose of computing Net Sales for Licensed
Products sold in any currency other than United States Dollars, the quarterly
royalty payment will be calculated as follows:
(A/B) x C = United States Dollars royalty payment on foreign current
sales, where
A = foreign current "Net Sales" (as defined above) per quarter;
B = foreign exchange conversion rate, expressed in local currency
per United States Dollar (using as the applicable foreign
exchange rate the average of the rate
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
published in the western edition of the Wall Street Journal, or
any other mutually agreed upon source, for the last business day
of the calendar quarter); and
C = the royalty rate applicable to such Net Sales under this
Agreement.
(c) TAX WITHHOLDING; RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT. All payments hereunder
shall be made free and clear of any taxes, duties, levies, fees or charges,
except for withholding taxes (to the extent applicable). GENENTECH shall make
any applicable withholding payments due on behalf of IMMUNOGEN and shall
promptly provide IMMUNOGEN with written documentation of any such payment
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the United States Internal Revenue
Service relating to an application by IMMUNOGEN for a foreign tax credit for
such payment. If by law, regulations or fiscal policy of a particular country in
the Territory, remittance of royalties in United States Dollars is restricted or
forbidden, written notice thereof shall promptly be given to IMMUNOGEN, and
payment of the royalty shall be made by the deposit thereof in local currency to
the credit of IMMUNOGEN in a recognized banking institution designated by
IMMUNOGEN by written notice to GENENTECH. When in any country in the Territory
the law or regulations prohibit both the transmittal and the deposit of
royalties on sales in such country, royalty payments shall be suspended for as
long a such prohibition is in effect and as soon as such prohibition ceases to
be in effect, all royalties that GENENTECH would have been under an obligation
to transmit or deposit but for the prohibition shall forthwith be deposited or
transmitted, to the extent allowable.
(d) WIRE TRANSFERS. All payments hereunder shall be made to IMMUNOGEN
by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated
by IMMUNOGEN by written notice to GENENTECH from time to time.
4.6 OVERDUE ROYALTIES. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement,
royalties not paid within the time period set forth in this Section 4 shall bear
interest at a rate of one percent (1%) from the due date until paid in full.
4.7 RECORDS RETENTION; REVIEW.
(a) ROYALTIES. Commencing as of the date of First Commercial Sale of
the first Licensed Product, GENENTECH and its Sublicensees shall keep for at
least [*] from the end of the calendar year to which they pertain complete and
accurate records of sales by GENENTECH or its Sublicensees, as the case may be,
of each Licensed Product, in sufficient detail to allow the accuracy of the
royalties to be confirmed.
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(b) FULLY BURDENED MANUFACTURING COSTS. Commencing as of the Effective
Date, IMMUNOGEN shall keep for at least [*] following the end of the calendar
year to which they pertain complete and accurate records of all of IMMUNOGEN's
Fully Burdened Manufacturing Costs for Preclinical Materials and Clinical
Materials supplied to GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) hereunder, in sufficient
detail to allow the accuracy of the Fully Burdened Manufacturing Costs to be
confirmed.
(c) REVIEW. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.7(c), at the
request of either Party, upon at least ten (10) business days' prior written
notice from the requesting Party, and at the expense of the requesting Party
(except as otherwise provided herein), the other Party shall permit an
independent certified public accountant reasonably selected by the requesting
Party and reasonably acceptable to the other Party to inspect (during regular
business hours) the relevant records required to be maintained by the other
Party under this Section 4.7. At IMMUNOGEN's request (which shall not be made
more frequently than once per year during the Term), the accountant shall be
entitled to review the then-preceding three (3) years of GENENTECH's records
under this Section 4.7 for purposes of verifying GENENTECH's royalty
calculations. At GENENTECH's request (which shall not be made more frequently
than once per year during the Term), the accountant shall be entitled to review
the then-preceding [*] of IMMUNOGEN's records under this Section 4.7 for
purposes of verifying IMMUNOGEN's Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost
calculations. In every case the accountant must have previously entered into a
confidentiality agreement with both Parties substantially similar to the
provisions of Section 4 and limiting the disclosure and use of such information
by such accountant to authorized representatives of the Parties and the purposes
germane to this Section 4.7. Results of any such review shall be made available
to both Parties and shall be binding on both Parties. Each Party agrees to treat
the results of any such accountant's review of the other Party's records under
this Section 4.7 as Confidential Information of the other Party subject to the
terms of Section 5. If any review reveals a deficiency in the calculation of
royalties resulting from any underpayment by GENENTECH, GENENTECH shall promptly
pay IMMUNOGEN the amount remaining to be paid (plus interest thereon at the rate
provided in Section 4.6 above), and if such underpayment is by [*] or more,
GENENTECH shall pay all costs and expenses of the review. If any review reveals
a deficiency in the calculation of Fully Burdened Manufacturing Costs resulting
from any overpayment by GENENTECH, IMMUNOGEN shall promptly refund GENENTECH the
amount of any such overpayment (plus interest thereon at the
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
rate provided in Section 4.6 above), and if such overpayment is by [*] or more,
IMMUNOGEN shall pay all costs and expenses of the review.
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5. TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
5.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. During the Term, in the course of
performance of this Agreement, each Party may disclose to the other Party
proprietary technical and business information of the disclosing Party,
including techniques, data, inventions, practices, methods, knowledge, know-how,
test data and results (including from pre-clinical and/or human clinical
testing), analytical and quality control data, cost, sales, manufacturing,
patent data and any other information disclosed hereunder. Such information of
the disclosing Party hereunder, if so identified in writing by the disclosing
Party to the receiving Party either pursuant to this Section 5.1 or otherwise
upon disclosure to the receiving Party, shall be considered "Confidential
Information" of the disclosing Party. Each Party agrees that it will take the
same commercially reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of other
Party's Confidential Information as it takes to protect its own proprietary and
confidential information. For a period of ten (10) years after the receipt of
any such Confidential Information from the disclosing Party hereunder, subject
to the terms of this Section 5, the receiving Party shall keep confidential and
not disclose (by publication or otherwise) such Confidential Information of the
other Party, and shall not use, publish or otherwise disclose Confidential
Information of the other Party for any purpose other than those contemplated by
this Agreement (including as reasonably necessary to exercise any rights or
perform any obligations under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is understood and agreed that the receiving Party's obligations of
confidentiality and non-use herein shall not apply to the extent that it can be
established by competent written records that any such information:
(a) is, at the time of disclosure by the disclosing Party hereunder,
or thereafter becomes, a part of the public domain or publicly known or
available, other than through any act or omission of the receiving Party in
breach of its obligations under this Section 5; or
(b) was known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure to it
by the disclosing Party; or
(c) is, at the time of disclosure by the disclosing Party hereunder,
or thereafter becomes, known to the receiving Party from a source that had a
lawful right to disclose such information to others; or
(d) was independently developed by the receiving Party without use or
reference to any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party.
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5.2 PERMITTED DISCLOSURES; PUBLICATIONS.
(a) PERMITTED DISCLOSURES. Each Party shall be entitled to disclose
Confidential Information of the other Party to employees of the receiving Party,
provided that such employees are already bound by obligations of confidentiality
to their employer, and also to Affiliates, consultants, agents and Third Parties
for any purpose provided for in this Agreement, provided that any such
Affiliate, consultant, agent or other Third Party has first agreed in writing to
confidentiality restrictions and obligations at least as protective as this
Section 5, in each case for any purpose contemplated by this Agreement
(including as reasonably necessary to exercise any rights or perform any
obligations under this Agreement).
(b) REVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS. Each Party shall consult with the other
Party prior to the submission of any manuscript for publication if the
publication will contain any Confidential Information of the other Party, unless
the applicable laws and regulations prohibit such consultation. Such
consultation shall include providing a copy of the proposed manuscript to the
other Party at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of submission
to a publisher, incorporating appropriate changes proposed by the other Party
regarding its Confidential Information into the manuscript submission and
deleting all Confidential Information of the other Party as it may request;
PROVIDED, however, that the other Party's review hereunder shall be deemed
completed at the end of such thirty (30)-day period.
(c) OTHER PERMITTED DISCLOSURES. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Confidential Information of either Party may be disclosed by the other Party to
the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary for filing or prosecuting
patent applications or maintaining patents, prosecuting or defending litigation,
enforcing rights and/or obligations under this Agreement, complying with
applicable laws, regulations or court order or conducting pre-clinical or human
clinical testing of Licensed Products, provided that if a Party is required by
applicable law, regulation or court order to make such disclosure of the other
Party's Confidential Information, it will give reasonable advance notice of the
need for such disclosure and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to
secure confidential treatment (if available) of such other Party's Confidential
Information required to be disclosed.
5.3 USE OF NAMES; PRESS RELEASES.
(a) USE OF NAMES. A Party may not use the name of the other Party (or
any trademarks or tradenames of the other Party) in any press release or any
other publicity or advertising without the prior written consent of the other
Party.
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(b) PRESS RELEASES. Except as provided in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 above,
a Party may not issue a press release or otherwise publicize or disclose any
information related to this Agreement or the terms or conditions hereof, without
the prior written consent of the other Party. The Parties shall mutually agree
on the text of any press release announcing the execution of this Agreement and
on any confidential treatment request(s) to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to this Agreement. Once any written text is
approved for disclosure by both Parties as provided herein, either Party may
make subsequent or repeated public disclosures of the contents thereof without
the further approval of the other Party. Nothing in the foregoing, however,
shall prohibit a Party from making such disclosures regarding this Agreement or
the terms thereof to the extent deemed necessary under applicable federal or
state securities laws or any rule or regulation of any nationally recognized
securities exchange, subject to the terms of Section 5.2 above regarding
disclosures required to comply with applicable laws, regulations or court order.
5.4 INTEGRATION; SURVIVAL. As to the subject matter of this Agreement,
this Section 5 supersedes any confidential disclosure agreements between the
Parties, including, without limitation, the confidentiality provisions of the
MTA, of that certain Confidentiality Agreement effective November 5, 1996, and
of that certain Confidentiality Agreement effective April 8, 1998. Any
confidential information of a Party under any such agreement shall be treated as
Confidential Information of such Party hereunder, subject to the terms of this
Section 4 (including, without limitation, the data and results from the work
under the MTA, which are considered GENENTECH's Confidential Information as
provided under the MTA and under this Agreement). Section 4 shall survive
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
6. PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE FILING, PROSECUTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF PATENT RIGHTS
6.1 OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
(a) SOLE INVENTIONS. IMMUNOGEN shall own all inventions (whether or
not patentable) made during the course of and pursuant to activities carried out
under this Agreement (or under the MTA) solely by employees of or agents or
others obligated to assign inventions to IMMUNOGEN. GENENTECH shall own all
inventions (whether or not patentable) made during the course of and pursuant to
activities carried out under this Agreement (or under the MTA) solely by
employees of or agents or others obligated to assign inventions to GENENTECH.
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Party solely owning any inventions hereunder shall be the sole owner of any
inventorship certificate(s), patent application(s) and patent(s) thereon. All
determinations of inventive contribution shall be as determined by United States
laws of inventorship. Subject to the terms of Section 6.2 below relating to
IMMUNOGEN sole inventions, the Party solely owning an invention hereunder will
be solely responsible, at its own cost and expense and in its sole discretion,
for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any inventorship certificate(s),
patent application(s) and patent(s) thereon.
(b) JOINT INVENTIONS. Inventions made during the course of and
pursuant to activities carried out under this Agreement (or under the MTA)
jointly by employees of or agents of or others obligated to assign inventions to
IMMUNOGEN and GENENTECH shall be jointly owned by IMMUNOGEN and GENENTECH. All
determinations of inventive contribution shall be as determined by United States
laws of inventorship. The Parties shall also jointly own any inventorship
certificate(s), patent application(s) and patent(s) on any joint inventions
hereunder. The terms of Section 6.2 below relating to joint inventions shall
apply to any inventorship certificate(s), patent application(s) and patent(s)
thereon.
(c) DISCLOSURE. As regards any IMMUNOGEN sole or joint invention
hereunder or any GENENTECH joint inventions hereunder, each Party shall provide
to the other Party any invention disclosure made during the course of
performance of this Agreement and relating to activities carried out hereunder
within thirty (30) days after such Party receives such disclosure from its
employees, agents or others obligated to assign inventions to such Party.
6.2 PATENT FILING, PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE.
(a) SOLE IMMUNOGEN INVENTIONS. Subject to the other terms of this
Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b), IMMUNOGEN shall have the right to prepare,
file, prosecute, obtain and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, all Licensed
Patent Rights. IMMUNOGEN agrees that with respect to such Licensed Patent Rights
licensed exclusively to GENENTECH hereunder, (i) any such preparation, filing,
prosecution and maintenance shall be conducted with commercially reasonable
diligence by IMMUNOGEN, using patent counsel selected by IMMUNOGEN and
reasonably acceptable to GENENTECH. In any case IMMUNOGEN (i) will provide
GENENTECH with a copy of any proposed patent application covering any such
Licensed Patent Rights for review and comment reasonably in advance of filing
(which shall under no circumstances be in excess of thirty (30) days), and (ii)
will keep GENENTECH reasonably informed of the status of such filing,
prosecution and maintenance, including, without limitation,
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CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS INDICATED BY "*", HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(A) by providing GENENTECH with copies of all communications received from or
filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filing, and (B) by providing
GENENTECH, a reasonable time prior to taking or failing to take any action that
would affect the scope or validity of any such of any such filing (including the
substantially narrowing, cancellation or abandonment of any claim(s) without
retaining the right to pursue such subject matter in a separate application, or
the failure to file or perfect the filing of any claim(s) in any country), with
prior written notice of such proposed action or inaction so that GENENTECH has a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment. [*] If IMMUNOGEN fails to
undertake the filing(s) of any patent application with respect to any invention
under such Licensed Patent Rights within ninety (90) days after receipt of
written notice from GENENTECH that GENENTECH believes filing of such an
application by IMMUNOGEN is appropriate, GENENTECH may undertake such filing(s)
at its own expense, in which case IMMUNOGEN will assign all of its rights to
such invention to GENENTECH and any subsequently issued patent thereon will be
owned solely by GENENTECH.
(b) JOINT INVENTIONS. As regards any joint invention by the Parties
hereunder, the Party from whom the majority of the data underlying any such
joint invention arose (the "controlling Party") will have the first right, but
not the obligation, to undertake filing(s), prosecution and maintenance of
inventorship certificate(s), patent application(s) and patent(s) thereon. In
connection with any such filing(s), the filing Party will use patent counsel
mutually acceptable to each Party (in its reasonable determination) and the
Parties will, prior to filing of the patent application, agree on mutually
acceptable sharing of the costs and expenses of such filing(s), prosecution and
maintenance. In any case the filing Party (i) will provide the non-controlling
Party with a copy of any such proposed patent application for review and comment
reasonably in advance of filing, and (ii) will keep the non-controlling Party
reasonably informed of the status of such filing, prosecution and maintenance,
including, without limitation, (A) by providing the non-controlling Party with
copies of all communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with
respect to such filing, and (B) by providing the non-controlling Party, a
reasonable time prior to taking or failing to take any action that would affect
the scope or validity of any such filing (including the substantially narrowing,
cancellation or abandonment of any claim(s) without retaining the right to
pursue such subject matter in a separate application, or the failure to file or
perfect the filing of any claim(s) in any country), with prior written notice of
such proposed action or inaction so that the non-controlling Party has a
reasonable opportunity to
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review and comment. If the Party from whom the majority of the data underlying
any such joint invention fails to undertake the filing(s) of any such patent
application with respect to any such invention within ninety (90) days after
receipt of written notice from the other Party that the other Party believes
filing(s) of such an application by such Party is appropriate, such other Party
may undertake such filing(s) at its own expense, in which case the non-filing
Party will assign all of its rights to such joint invention to the filing Party
and any subsequently issued patent thereon will be owned solely by the filing
Party. Either Party may assign its rights hereunder to any jointly owned
invention, inventorship certificate, patent application or patent to the other
Party, who will then have the right, in its discretion, to assume the filing,
prosecution and/or maintenance thereof as the sole owner thereof and at its sole
cost and expense.
6.3 NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT. If, during the Term of this Agreement,
either Party learns of any actual, alleged or threatened infringement by a Third
Party of any Licensed Patent Rights under this Agreement, such Party shall
promptly notify the other Party and shall provide such other Party with
available evidence of such infringement.
6.4 INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
(a) SOLE IMMUNOGEN INVENTIONS. IMMUNOGEN shall have the first right
(but not the obligation), at its own expense, to bring suit (or take other
appropriate legal action) against any actual, alleged or threatened infringement
of the Licensed Patent Rights solely owned by IMMUNOGEN under this Agreement,
with legal counsel of its own choice. GENENTECH shall have the right, at its own
expense, to be represented in any such action by IMMUNOGEN by counsel of
GENENTECH's own choice; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that under no circumstances shall the
foregoing affect the right of IMMUNOGEN to control the suit as described in the
first sentence of this Section 6.4(a). If IMMUNOGEN does not file any action or
proceeding against such infringement within one hundred twenty (120) days after
the later of (i) IMMUNOGEN's notice to GENENTECH under Section 6.3 above, (ii)
GENENTECH's notice to IMMUNOGEN under Section 6.3 above, or (iii) a written
request from GENENTECH to take action with respect to such infringement, then
GENENTECH shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its own expense, to
bring suit (or take other appropriate legal action) against such actual, alleged
or threatened infringement, with legal counsel of its own choice. IMMUNOGEN
shall have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such action
by GENENTECH by counsel of IMMUNOGEN's own choice. Any damages, monetary awards
or other amounts recovered, whether by judgment or settlement, pursuant to any
suit, proceeding or
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other legal action taken under this Section 6.4(a), shall first be applied to
reimburse the costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of the Party
bringing such suit or proceeding or taking such other legal action, then to the
costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees), if any, of the other Party. Any
amounts remaining shall be allocated as follows: (A) if GENENTECH is the Party
bringing such suit or proceeding or taking such other legal action, [*] to
GENENTECH and [*] to IMMUNOGEN, (B) if IMMUNOGEN is the Party bringing such suit
or proceeding or taking such other legal action, [*] to IMMUNOGEN and (C) if the
suit is brought jointly, [*] to each Party. If a Party brings any such action or
proceeding hereunder, the other Party agrees to be joined as party plaintiff if
necessary to prosecute such action or proceeding, and to give the Party bringing
such action or proceeding reasonable assistance and authority to file and
prosecute the suit; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither Party shall be required to
transfer any right, title or interest in or to any property to the other Party
or any Third Party to confer standing on a Party hereunder.
(b) INFRINGEMENT OF JOINT INVENTIONS. As to the any actual, alleged or
threatened infringement of any Patent Rights jointly owned by IMMUNOGEN and
GENENTECH under this Agreement, including actions against any alleged infringer,
the Parties hereto will consult with each other in good faith regarding the best
manner in which to proceed. The Parties agree as a basic principle that in the
case of such actions against infringers, the expenses incurred and damages
awarded shall be for the account of the Party or Parties who take such actions
to the extent of their financial participation therein.
6.5 THIRD PARTY PATENTS. If any Third Party claims that a patent it owns
or controls claims any aspect of a Licensed Product or its manufacture, use or
sale, the Party with notice of such claim shall notify the other Party promptly,
and the Parties shall as soon as practicable thereafter discuss in good faith
regarding the best response.
6.6 TRADEMARKS. All Licensed Products shall be sold under one (1) or more
trademarks and tradenames selected and owned by GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee)
in the Territory. GENENTECH (or its Sublicensee) shall control the preparation,
prosecution and maintenance of applications related to all such trademarks and
tradenames in the Territory, at its sole cost and expense and at its sole
discretion. IMMUNOGEN shall notify GENENTECH promptly upon learning of any
actual, alleged or threatened infringement of a trademark or tradename
applicable to a Licensed Product in the Territory, or of any unfair trade
practices, trade dress imitation, passing off of counterfeit goods, or like
offenses in the Territory. All of the
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costs, expenses and legal fees in bringing, maintaining and prosecuting any
action to maintain, protect or defend any owned by GENENTECH (or its
Sublicensee) hereunder, and any damages or other recovery, shall be GENENTECH's
(or its Sublicensee's) sole responsibility, and taken in its sole discretion.
6.7 INTEGRATION. This Section 6 supersedes any agreement between the
Parties as to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, the
provisions of MTA relating to inventions, patent applications and patents.
Section 6 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION
7.1 TERM; EXPIRATION. The term of this Agreement ("TERM") shall expire
upon the expiration of the final royalty payment obligation under Section 4.4
above. Upon such expiration of the Term of this Agreement, GENENTECH shall have
a fully paid-up, irrevocable, freely transferable and sublicensable license in
the Territory under the Licensed Patent Rights and Licensed Technology, to
Develop, have Developed, make, have made, use, have used, sell, have sold, offer
for sale, import and have imported any and all Licensed Products in the
Territory.
7.2. TERMINATION. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement:
(a) BREACH. A Party may terminate this Agreement and the licenses
granted herein, effective upon written notice to the other Party, upon any
breach by the other Party of any material obligation or condition of this
Agreement, which material breach remains uncured [*] after the non-breaching
Party gives a first written notice to the other Party describing such breach in
reasonable detail; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event of a payment breach by
GENENTECH under this Agreement, the applicable cure period shall be [*] but the
other terms of this Section 7.2(a) shall apply to termination in connection with
any such payment breach. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, if the
asserted material breach is cured or shown to be non-existent within the
applicable cure period, the first notice of breach hereunder shall be deemed
automatically withdrawn and of no effect.
(b) BANKRUPTCY. A Party may terminate this Agreement, effective on
written notice to the other Party, in the event the other Party shall have
become insolvent or bankrupt, or shall have made an assignment for the benefit
of its creditors, or there shall have been appointed a trustee or receiver of
the other Party or for all or a substantial part of its property, or any case or
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proceeding shall have been commenced or other action taken by or against the
other Party in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization, liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up, arrangement, composition or readjustment of its debts or any other
relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar act or
law of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect, or there shall have been
issued a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against
any substantial part of the property of the other Party, and any such foregoing
events shall have continued for sixty (60) days undismissed, unbonded and
undischarged. Furthermore, all rights and licenses granted under this Agreement
are, and shall be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the United
States Bankruptcy Code, licenses of rights to "intellectual property" as defined
under Section 101(56) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Parties agree
that in the event of the commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against
one Party hereunder under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the other Party
shall be entitled to complete access to any such intellectual property, and all
embodiments of such intellectual property, pertaining to the rights granted in
the licenses hereunder of the Party by or against whom a bankruptcy proceeding
has been commenced, subject, however, to payment of the milestone amounts and
royalties set forth in this Agreement through the effective date of any
termination hereunder.
(c) UNILATERAL TERMINATION BY GENENTECH. GENENTECH, in its sole
discretion, at any time may terminate this Agreement, and the rights and
obligations hereunder, or may remove any Licensed Product and the licenses
related thereto from operation of this Agreement, in any case effective [*]
after written notice thereof to IMMUNOGEN. In the event of any termination under
this Section 7.2(c) only as to a Licensed Product, the consequences set forth in
Section 7.3 below relating to termination of the Agreement under this Section
7.2(c) shall apply only with respect to such terminated Licensed Product, and
this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall continue in full
force and effect as to any and all other Licensed Products.
7.3 EFFECTS OF TERMINATION. Upon any termination of this Agreement by
IMMUNOGEN under Section 7.2(a) or by GENENTECH under Section 7.2(c), as of the
effective date of such termination, all relevant licenses and sublicenses
granted by IMMUNOGEN to GENENTECH hereunder shall terminate automatically.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) no such termination of this Agreement shall
be construed as a termination of any valid sublicense of any Sublicensee
hereunder, and thereafter each such Sublicensee shall be considered a direct
licensee of IMMUNOGEN, PROVIDED that (i) such Sublicensee is then in full
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compliance with all terms and conditions of its sublicense, (ii) all accrued
payments obligations to IMMUNOGEN have been paid, and (iii) such sublicensee
agrees at least [*] prior to the effective date of such termination to assume
all obligations of GENENTECH under this Agreement, and (b) Genentech and its
Sublicensees shall have the right, for [*] or such longer time period (if any)
on which the Parties mutually agree in writing, to sell or otherwise dispose of
all Licensed Products then on hand, with royalties to be paid to IMMUNOGEN on
all Net Sales of such Licensed Products as provided for in this Agreement.
Nothing set forth in this Section 7 or any other provision of this Agreement
shall entitle IMMUNOGEN to any ownership interest in, or to any license under or
other rights with respect to (including any rights to use or request any
transfer to IMMUNOGEN or any Third Party), any Confidential Information of
Genentech or any Technology or Patent Rights solely owned by GENENTECH under
this Agreement.
7.4 EFFECTS OF TERMINATION FOR IMMUNOGEN BREACH. Upon any termination of
this Agreement by GENENTECH under Section 7.2(a), as of the effective date of
such termination, GENENTECH thereafter automatically shall have a fully
sublicensable and transferable, fully paid up (subject to the remainder of this
Section 7.4), exclusive license in the Territory under the Licensed Patent
Rights and Licensed Technology, to Develop, have Developed, make, have made,
use, have used, sell, have sold, offer for sale, import and have imported any
and all Licensed Products in the Territory, PROVIDED that GENENTECH shall pay,
for the remainder of the royalty term under Section 4.4 above, in lieu of any
payments including milestones or royalties it would otherwise owe to IMMUNOGEN
under this Agreement, a royalty equal to [*] with respect to the Licensed
Product under Sections 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 of this Agreement.
7.5 REMEDIES. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement,
the termination provisions of this Section 7 are in addition to any other relief
and remedies available to either Party at law.
7.6 SURVIVING PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the rights and obligations of the Parties set forth in Sections 4.7,
5, 6, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 8, 9, 10 and this Section 7.6, as well as any rights or
obligations otherwise accrued hereunder (including any accrued payment
obligations), shall survive the expiration or termination of the Term of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, GENENTECH shall
have no obligation to make any milestone or royalty payment to IMMUNOGEN that
has not accrued
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prior to the effective date of any termination of this Agreement, but shall
remain liable for all such payment obligations accruing prior to the effective
date of such termination.
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
8.1 IMMUNOGEN REPRESENTATIONS. IMMUNOGEN represents and warrants to
GENENTECH that: (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all appropriate IMMUNOGEN corporate action; (b) this Agreement is a legal and
valid obligation binding upon IMMUNOGEN and enforceable in accordance with its
terms, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Parties does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding to
which IMMUNOGEN is a party or by which it is bound; (c) IMMUNOGEN has the full
right and legal capacity to grant the licenses and rights to GENENTECH pursuant
to Section 2 above without violating the rights of any Third Party; and (d) to
IMMUNOGEN's knowledge, no Patent Rights within the Licensed Patent Rights are
invalid or unenforceable or would infringe Patent Rights of Third Parties, and
as of the Effective Date no patents within the Licensed Patent Rights are
expired.
8.2 GENENTECH REPRESENTATIONS. GENENTECH represents and warrants to
IMMUNOGEN that: (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all appropriate GENENTECH corporate action; and (b) this Agreement is a legal
and valid obligation binding upon GENENTECH and enforceable in accordance with
its terms, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Parties does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding to
which GENENTECH is a party or by which it is bound.
8.3 NO WARRANTIES.
(a) Nothing in this Agreement is or shall be construed as:
(i) a warranty or representation by IMMUNOGEN as to the validity or
scope of any patent application or patent within the Licensed
Patent Rights;
(ii) a warranty or representation that anything made, used, sold or
otherwise disposed of under any license granted in this Agreement
is or will be free from infringement of patents, copyrights, and
other rights of third parties.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, NEITHER PARTY MAKES
ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR EXTENDS ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
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EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT ANY LICENSED PRODUCT
WILL BE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED OR MARKETED, OR THAT THE DEVELOPMENT,
MANUFACTURE, SALE, IMPORTATION OR USE OF THE LICENSED PRODUCT(S) WILL NOT
INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHTS, OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
8.4 SURVIVAL. Section 8 shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
9. INDEMNIFICATION; LIABILITY
9.1 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) GENENTECH INDEMNITY. Subject to Section 9.1(b) below and the
remainder of this Section 9, GENENTECH shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
IMMUNOGEN, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees,
and agents and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (the
"Indemnitees"), from and against any liability, damage, loss or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation) incurred by or
imposed upon such Indemnitees, or any of them, in connection with any Third
Party claims, suits, actions, demands or judgments, including, without
limitation, personal injury and product liability matters (but excluding any
patent, trademark or tradename infringement matters, which are governed by
Section 6 above), that arise out of or relate to (i) any actions or omissions of
GENENTECH or any Sublicensee in the development, testing, production,
manufacture, supply, promotion, import, sale or use by any person of any
Licensed Product (or any component thereof) manufactured or sold by GENENTECH or
any Sublicensee under this Agreement, (ii) any material breach of this Agreement
by GENENTECH, or (iii) negligence or willful misconduct on the part of
GENENTECH, in any such case under this Section 9.1(a) except to the extent of
IMMUNOGEN's responsibility therefor under Section 9.1(b) below.
(b) IMMUNOGEN INDEMNITY. Subject to Section 9.1(a) above and the
remainder of this Section 9, IMMUNOGEN shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
GENENTECH, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees,
and agents, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (also the
"INDEMNITEES"), from and against any liability, damage, loss or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation) incurred by or
imposed upon such Indemnitees, or any of them, in connection with any
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Third Party claims, suits, actions, demands or judgments, including, without
limitation, personal injury and product liability matters (but excluding any
patent, trademark or tradename infringement matters, which are governed by
Section 6 above), that arise out of or relate to (i) any actions or omissions of
IMMUNOGEN or subcontractor of IMMUNOGEN in the development, testing, production,
manufacture or supply of any Licensed Product (or any component thereof)
manufactured and supplied by IMMUNOGEN or any subcontractor of IMMUNOGEN under
this Agreement, (ii) any material breach of this Agreement by IMMUNOGEN, or
(iii) negligence or willful misconduct on the part of IMMUNOGEN, in any such
case under this Section 9.1(b) except to the extent of GENENTECH's
responsibility therefor under Section 9.1(a) above.
9.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. In the event that any Indemnitee is
seeking indemnification under Section 9.1 above from a Party (the "INDEMNIFYING
PARTY"), the other Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party of such claim with
respect to such Indemnitee as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Indemnitee receives notice of the claim, and the Party (on behalf of itself and
such Indemnitee) shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume direction and
control of the defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim
solely for monetary consideration) and shall cooperate as requested (at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party) in the defense of the claim.
9.3 [*]
9.4 SURVIVAL. Section 9 shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This is the entire Agreement between the
Parties with respect to the subject matter herein, and supersedes any prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations or correspondence between the Parties
respecting the subject matter hereof, whether written or verbal (including,
without limitation, the MTA, that certain Confidentiality Agreement effective
November 5, 1996, and that certain Confidentiality Agreement effective April 8,
1998). No modification or other amendment of this Agreement shall be effective
unless in writing and signed by a fully authorized representative of each Party.
10.2 WAIVER. The terms or conditions of this Agreement may be waived only
by a written instrument executed by a duly authorized representative of the
Party waiving compliance. The failure of either Party at any time or times to
require performance of any provision hereof
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shall in no manner affect its rights at a later time to enforce the same. No
waiver by either Party of any condition or term shall be deemed as a continuing
waiver of such condition or term or of another condition or term.
10.3 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be construed, interpreted and
applied in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to
contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of
California.
10.4 NOTICES. Any notices, requests, deliveries, approvals or consents
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement to GENENTECH or IMMUNOGEN
shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by telecopy (with
machine confirmation of transmission) or by overnight courier providing evidence
of receipt or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each
case to the respective address specified below (or to such address as may be
specified in writing to the other Party hereto):
If to IMMUNOGEN: ImmunoGen, Inc.
333 Providence Highway
Norwood, MA 02062
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (781) 255-9679
with a copy to Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Jeffrey M. Wiesen, Esq.
(617) 542-2241
If to GENENTECH: Genentech, Inc.
1 DNA Way 94080
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Fax: (650) 952-9881
Such notices shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given on: (a) the
date sent if delivered in person or transmitted by telecopy, (b) the next
business day after dispatch in the case of overnight courier or (c) five (5)
business days after deposit in the U.S. mail in the case of certified mail.
10.5 NO IMPLIED LICENSES. Except as expressly set forth elsewhere in this
Agreement, neither Party grants to the other Party any right or license to any
of its intellectual property.
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10.6 HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings are inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not form part of this Agreement.
10.7 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by either Party without
the consent of the other, except that each Party may, without such consent,
assign this Agreement and the rights, obligations and interests of such Party,
in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, to any purchaser of all or
substantially all of its assets in the line of business to which this Agreement
pertains or to any successor corporation resulting from any merger or
consolidation of such Party with or into such corporations.
10.8 FORCE MAJEURE. Neither Party shall be liable for failure of or delay
in performing obligations set forth in this Agreement, and neither shall be
deemed in breach of its obligations, if such failure or delay is due to natural
disasters or any causes beyond the reasonable control of such Party. In event of
such force majeure, the Party affected thereby shall use reasonable efforts to
cure or overcome the same and resume performance of its obligations hereunder.
10.9 CONSTRUCTION. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that: (a) each
Party and its counsel reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and have contributed to its revision; (b) the rule of construction to
the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting Party shall
not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement; and (c) the terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall be construed fairly as to each Party hereto
and not in a favor of or against any Party, regardless of which Party was
generally responsible for the preparation of this Agreement.
10.10 SEVERABILITY. If any provision(s) of this Agreement are or become
invalid, are ruled illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction or are deemed
unenforceable under then current applicable law from time to time in effect
during the term hereof, it is the intention of the Parties that the remainder of
this Agreement shall not be affected thereby provided that a Party's rights
under this Agreement are not materially affected. The Parties hereto covenant
and agree to renegotiate any such term, covenant or application thereof in good
faith in order to provide a reasonably acceptable alternative to the term,
covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof that is
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it being the intent of the Parties that the
basic purposes of this Agreement are to be effectuated.
10.11 STATUS. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to
constitute a partner, agency, employer-employee, or joint venture relationship
between the Parties.
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10.12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The Parties recognize that a bona fide dispute as
to certain matters may from time to time arise during the term of this Agreement
relating to either Party's rights and/or obligations hereunder or otherwise
relating to the validity, enforceability or performance of this Agreement,
including disputes relating to alleged breach or termination of this Agreement
but excluding any determination of the validity of the Parties' patents
(hereinafter, a "Dispute"). In the event of the occurrence of any such Dispute,
the Parties pledge to attempt to resolve it amicably. Accordingly, if any
Dispute should arise, either Party may, by written notice to the other Party,
have such dispute referred to their respective senior officers designated below
(and to any designated officer of a GENENTECH Sublicensee, if such Dispute
involves such Sublicensee), for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations
commencing promptly after such notice is received; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
the subject matter of such Dispute is within the purview of the Joint Process
Development Committee, the Parties' representatives on the JPDC shall first
attempt to resolve such Dispute before referring it to the Parties' senior
officers hereunder. Said designated senior officials of the Parties are as
follows:
For GENENTECH: Designated officer with settlement authority; and
For IMMUNOGEN: Chief Executive Officer.
In the event the designated senior officials are not able to resolve such
Dispute, the Parties may seek to mediate their Dispute, on terms and with a
mediator mutually agreeable to the Parties, or may seek to arbitrate their
Dispute, on mutually agreed upon terms and conditions, but neither Party shall
be required or obligated to mediate or arbitrate and the dispute resolution
provisions of this Section 10.12 are in addition to any other relief and
remedies available to either Party at law or in equity.
10.13 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and
deliver such further instruments, and to do all other such acts, as may be
necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement.
10.14 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized representative in two (2) originals.
GENENTECH, INC. IMMUNOGEN, INC.
By: ______________________________ By: ______________________________
Title: ___________________________ Title: ___________________________
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SCHEDULE I
LICENSED PATENT RIGHTS
[*]
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SCHEDULE II
CERTAIN LICENSED TECHNOLOGY
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Exhibit 10.52
HEADS OF AGREEMENT:
IMMUNOGEN /GENENTECH COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT
A. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of this Heads of Agreement ("HEADS OF
AGREEMENT") shall be as of May 2, 2000 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE").
B. PARTIES: The parties to this Heads of Agreement are Genentech, Inc., a
Delaware corporation with offices located at 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA
94080 ("GENENTECH") and ImmunoGen, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with
offices located at 333 Providence Highway, Norwood, MA 02062 ("IMMUNOGEN").
Genentech and ImmunoGen are each also referred to herein singly as a "PARTY" and
collectively as the "PARTIES".
C. PREAMBLE:
1. ImmunoGen owns or controls certain proprietary technology (including
patent rights and know-how) relating to the conjugation of maytansine
derivatives such as DM1 to binding proteins;
2. Genentech owns or controls certain proprietary technology (including
patent rights and know-how) relating to antibodies and other binding
proteins;
3. As of the Effective Date, the Parties have entered into an exclusive
license agreement pertaining to the use of ImmunoGen's proprietary
toxin conjugation technology with a particular antibody and related
binding proteins (the "GENENTECH LICENSE");
4. Concurrently with such Genentech License, the Parties have also agreed
upon the terms and conditions for a broader arrangement relating to
the conjugation of a larger array of antibodies and binding proteins
to maytansine derivatives such as DM1; and
5. The Parties desire to enter into this Heads of Agreement to evidence
their agreement to the terms and conditions, set forth hereinbelow,
relating to such broader arrangement.
D. AGREEMENT: The Parties intend shortly to enter into a detailed agreement
(the "AGREEMENT") relating to the above-referenced broader arrangement,
under which Genentech may select and test a number of antibodies and other
binding proteins together with ImmunoGen's conjugation technology, and may
acquire exclusive option rights and/or exclusive license rights from
ImmunoGen. The terms and conditions of the Agreement shall be consistent
with the terms and conditions of this Heads of Agreement, and the Parties
agree to enter into the Agreement as soon as practicable, with its final
terms to be subject to the approval of each Party's senior management.
Pursuant to this Heads of Agreement, Genentech shall be entitled to
exercise its non-exclusive research license rights and its rights to take
Exclusive Target Options and/or Exclusive Licenses, Genentech shall pay
ImmunoGen the signing fee noted below, and Genentech and ImmunoGen shall
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establish and commence the functioning of the Joint Process Development
Committee, all as provided hereinbelow.
E. BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS: In consideration of the mutual covenants
contained herein, the Parties hereby agree to the following terms and
conditions, which shall be binding upon the Parties with respect to this Heads
of Agreement and the Agreement to be entered into:
AB-MAY LICENSED
PRODUCT Any and all antibodies and other binding proteins owned,
controlled or made available to Genentech by any third party
"(THIRD PARTY") under a material transfer agreement
(including any fragments, derivatives, or single-chain
versions of any of the foregoing), are referred to herein
collectively as "ABS". Any maytansine or maytansine
derivative owned or controlled by ImmunoGen, including P-3
and DM1 (and any fragments or derivatives of any of the
foregoing), are referred to herein collectively as "MAY".
The term "AB-MAY LICENSED PRODUCT" means, collectively, any
Abs conjugated with any MAY, provided that each individual
Ab-MAY Licensed Product is distinguished by the Target (as
defined in the next paragraph) bound by the particular Ab
incorporated into such Ab-MAY Licensed Product. ImmunoGen
shall grant Genentech the option and license rights set
forth herein with respect to the development, manufacture,
use and sale of Licensed Products in the Field in the
Territory.
TARGET The term "TARGET" means any particular antigen (whether a
protein, carbohydrate, etc.) that is bound by a particular
Ab used to create an Ab-MAY Licensed Product, and a Target
encompasses all epitopes of a particular antigen, so that a
license (or option) to Genentech to make Ab-MAY Licensed
Product to a given Target is a license to make any Ab-MAY
conjugates that are directed against any and all epitopes of
that Target.
FIELD "FIELD" means the use of Ab-MAY Licensed Product for any
human indication.
TERRITORY The scope of Genentech's option and license rights is every
country and territory in the world (the "TERRITORY").
GNE NON-EXCLUSIVE
RESEARCH LICENSE ImmunoGen hereby grants Genentech a non-exclusive
research license, under the patent rights and know-how owned
or controlled by ImmunoGen, for Genentech (with or without
Third Parties) to conduct safety, toxicity and other
pre-clinical studies in vitro and in
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vivo in any non-human species with any Ab-MAY Licensed
Product to any Target that is not already covered by an
Exclusive Target Option (as defined below), an Exclusive
License (as defined below) to Genentech, or an exclusive
license from ImmunoGen to any Third Party for an
antibody-MAY conjugate to that such Target. [*] Genentech
(with or without Third Parties) will have full
responsibility, at its sole cost and discretion, to conduct
any and all pre-clinical work on any Ab-MAY Licensed
Products under the research license set forth herein, under
any Exclusive Target Option, and/or under any Exclusive
License. The non-exclusive research license hereunder, and
Genentech's Exclusive Target Options and Exclusive Licenses,
shall permit Genentech (with or without Third Parties) to
conjugate any antibodies for use as experimental controls in
connection with the research, development and
commercialization of Ab-MAY Licensed Products.
GNE EXCLUSIVE
TARGET OPTIONS [*] grant to Genentech of an exclusive [*] option to
take an exclusive license to all patent rights and knowhow
owned or controlled by ImmunoGen and necessary or useful for
(i) the manufacture of any Ab-MAY Licensed Product in which
the Ab binds to the Target [*] or (ii) the conduct by
Genentech (with or without Third Parties) of any
pre-clinical research using any Ab-MAY Licensed Product in
which the Ab binds such Target (the "EXCLUSIVE TARGET
OPTION"). [*].
EXCLUSIVITY OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS: [*] for so long as
such Exclusive Target Option is in effect, ImmunoGen may not
undertake (with or without Third Parties) any development,
manufacture or commercialization of, or pursue discussions
with a Third Party regarding, or grant any Third Party any
license or other rights with respect to, any antibody-MAY
conjugates in which the antibody or binding protein
(including any fragments, derivatives, or single-chain
versions of any of the foregoing) binds to the Target
covered by Genentech's Exclusive Target Option.
AVAILABILITY OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS: For so long as
EXCLUSIVE TARGET Genentech has in effect [*] Exclusive Target Options (for
OPTIONS Ab-MAY Licensed Products to [*] separate Targets), or when a
given Exclusive Target Option expires unexercised, or is
exercised for an Exclusive License, or is terminated early
by Genentech (all as provided below), at any such time
Genentech may request from ImmunoGen additional options up
to the limit of [*] such Exclusive Target Options in effect
at any one time, under the
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procedures set forth above for selecting, confirming
availability of and automatically granting such Exclusive
Target Options.
EXERCISE OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS: Genentech in its sole
discretion may exercise any Exclusive Target Option to take
an Exclusive License to the Target covered by such Exclusive
Target Option, at any time prior to the expiration of such
Exclusive Target Option, as provided in the next paragraph.
Any exercise of an Exclusive Target Option by Genentech must
be evidenced by timely written notice of exercise to
ImmunoGen and timely payment of the Exclusive License Opt-in
Fee (as provided below). If Genentech exercises its
Exclusive Target Option prior to expiration, at such time or
thereafter, subject to the limit of [*] such Exclusive
Target Options in effect at any one time, Genentech may
select and be granted another Exclusive Target Option to
replace the one exercised.
EXPIRATION OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS: If an Exclusive
Target Option is not exercised or renewed (as provided in
the next paragraph), such Exclusive Target Option shall
expire on the date that is [*] after the date of automatic
grant of such Exclusive Target Option as part of ImmunoGen's
confirmation in writing to Genentech of the availability of
the requested Target, as provided in "SELECTION AND
CONFIRMATION OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS", above. [*] In
connection with any expiration of an Exclusive Target
Option, with respect to such expired Target Genentech
automatically shall lose the exclusivity set forth above in
"EXCLUSIVITY OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET Options" but shall retain
the following non-exclusive rights. In the event of such
expiration (or early termination, as provided below)
Genentech automatically shall be granted a fully paid up
non-exclusive license under the patent rights and knowhow
owned or controlled by ImmunoGen as necessary or desirable
for (i) the manufacture (with or without Third Parties) of
any Ab-MAY Licensed Product in which the Ab binds the
expired Target, and (ii) the conduct by Genentech (with or
without Third Parties) of pre-clinical research using any
such Ab-MAY Licensed Product, in each case until such time
as ImmunoGen notifies Genentech in writing that ImmunoGen
has (if at all) granted an exclusive Third Party License
that prohibits any further non-exclusive license to
Genentech hereunder.
EARLY TERMINATION OR RENEWAL OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS: As
to a given Exclusive Target Option, at any time after [*]
from the date of automatic grant of any Exclusive Target
Option as provided above, but prior to the date of
expiration of such Exclusive Target
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Option as provided above, Genentech may notify ImmunoGen
that Genentech is terminating such Exclusive Target Option
prior to its expiration, in which event at such time
Genentech automatically shall have the non-exclusive license
rights set forth in the preceding paragraph (subject to
continued availability as provided above), and at such time
or thereafter Genentech may select and be granted another
Exclusive Target Option to replace the one terminated,
subject to the limit of [*] Exclusive Target Options in
effect at any one time. In addition, prior to expiration of
any Exclusive Target Option, Genentech may elect to renew
such Exclusive Target Option for an additional [*] period
from the date of such renewal; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
renewal may be accomplished only if prior to the expiration
of such Exclusive Target Option, Genentech provides written
notice to ImmunoGen of Genentech's election to take a
second, consecutive Exclusive Target Option for such Target,
which shall continue on and after the date of expiration of
the first Exclusive Target Option for such Target.
SIGNING OF SIGNING FEE: In consideration for the rights granted to
AGREEMENT Genentech under this Heads of Agreement and under the
Agreement (including rights to utilize any technology
arising from prior work of ImmunoGen), Genentech will pay
ImmunoGen a non- refundable $3 million signing fee on
execution and delivery of the Heads of Agreement by both
Parties.
EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTION ELECTION TERM: Genentech may elect to take
OPTION TERM Exclusive Target Options as provided herein until the
[*] anniversary of the effective date of the Agreement (the
"OPTION ELECTION TERM"), subject to extension as provided in
the next paragraph. In any event (including any extension of
the Option Election Term) Genentech shall be entitled to
elect to take Exclusive License(s) until the expiration of
the last-to-expire Exclusive Target Option.
EXCLUSIVE TARGET
OPTION TERM EXTENSION OF OPTION ELECTION TERM: Upon payment of a
EXTENSION non- refundable extension fee of [*] to ImmunoGen prior to
the expiration of the Option Election Term, Genentech in its
discretion may extend the Option Election Term for an
additional [*] years.
EXCLUSIVE LICENSES EXCLUSIVE LICENSES: For (a) any Target that is covered by an
unexpired and unexercised Exclusive Target Option, at any
time prior to the expiration of the [*] option period (as
may be renewed as provided above), and (b) any other Target
not then covered by an Exclusive Target Option, provided
that such uncovered Target
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is selected by Genentech by written notice to ImmunoGen and
confirmed by ImmunoGen to be available as provided in the
next paragraph, Genentech in its discretion may elect, on a
Target-by-Target basis, to take an exclusive license (with
rights to sublicense) in the Territory under all patent
rights and know-how owned or controlled by ImmunoGen which
are necessary or useful for the development, manufacture,
use or sale of any Ab-MAY Licensed Products in the Field in
the Territory (an "EXCLUSIVE LICENSE"). The Agreement shall
contain a form of Exclusive License agreement with
provisions substantially identical to the Genentech License.
GRANTING AND AVAILABILITY OF EXCLUSIVE LICENSES: With
respect to any Target covered by an unexpired and
unexercised Exclusive Target Option, the grant of such
Exclusive License shall be deemed to occur automatically on
Genentech's exercise of its Exclusive Target Option as
provided above in "EXERCISE OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET OPTIONS",
and the Parties shall enter into an Exclusive License
agreement as provided above. Genentech may also notify
ImmunoGen in writing of Genentech's selection of a Target
not then covered by an Exclusive Target Option, in which
event ImmunoGen may only deny a request by GNE to take an
Exclusive License to such Target if the circumstances set
forth above in "NON-AVAILABILITY OF EXCLUSIVE TARGET
OPTIONS" apply with respect to such Target. In such event
ImmunoGen shall notify Genentech promptly in writing (and in
any event within [*] business days after Genentech's notice
to ImmunoGen hereunder) of the non-availability of the
Exclusive License to such Target and the reason(s) therefor.
Otherwise the grant of the Exclusive License to the
uncovered Target shall be deemed to occur automatically on
ImmunoGen's written confirmation of its availability, and
the Parties shall enter into an Exclusive License agreement
as provided above. In connection with any Genentech exercise
of an unexpired and unexercised Exclusive Target Option, or
promptly after the written confirmation by ImmunoGen of the
availability of an uncovered Target selected by Genentech as
provided herein, Genentech shall pay ImmunoGen the Exclusive
License Opt-in Fee (as provided below), as well as the
future milestone payments and royalties as outlined below,
if achieved and owed in accordance with the terms of such
Exclusive License.
GENENTECH PROPERTY AND JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY: Under no
circumstances (including a decision by Genentech not to take
an Exclusive License) shall anything set forth herein or in
the Agreement grant ImmunoGen any rights with respect to any
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technology, data, intellectual property, or know-how of
Genentech (including any technology, data, intellectual
property or know-how developed solely by Genentech). As to
any inventions, know-how or other proprietary information
jointly developed by the Parties (under the JPDC or
otherwise) and jointly owned by the Parties, Genentech and
ImmunoGen shall have the same rights with respect thereto as
set forth in the Genentech License as to any such jointly
owned technology thereunder.
DEVELOPMENT AND For any and all Ab-MAY Licensed Products covered by an
COMMERCIALIZATION Exclusive License to Genentech, Genentech (with or without
Third Parties) will have sole responsibility, at its sole
cost and discretion, for all research and development of
Ab-MAY Licensed Products, including any pre-clinical work,
any IND-enabling work, selection of any drug candidate(s),
any clinical trials (including Phase I, II, III and IV
clinical trials), and any other development of such Ab-MAY
Licensed Products. GNE shall also have sole responsibility,
at its sole cost and discretion, for all regulatory filings
relating to any development, manufacture or
commercialization (including sale) of such Ab-MAY Licensed
Products. Except as otherwise provided herein with respect
to jointly owned inventions, know-how or other proprietary
information of the Parties, all data, results, know-how,
inventions, regulatory filings and information relating to
the research, development, manufacture, use, sale or
commercialization of any Ab-MAY Licensed Product shall be
held and owned solely and exclusively by Genentech.
ImmunoGen will transfer to Genentech all licensed technology
necessary or useful for such purposes.
MANUFACTURING For any and all Ab-MAY Licensed Products covered by an
Exclusive License to Genentech, Genentech (with or without
Third Parties) will have sole responsibility, at its sole
cost and discretion, for the manufacture of any and all Abs,
MAY compound(s), and any Ab-MAY Licensed Products for all
pre-clinical, clinical, and commercial use of such
materials, including all process development and scale-up
work. ImmunoGen will transfer to Genentech all licensed
technology necessary or useful for such purposes. For
purposes of Genentech's non-exclusive research license, any
Exclusive Target Option and any Exclusive License, ImmunoGen
agrees to supply Genentech (in accordance with an ordering
process to be agreed upon) with P3, DM1, other MAY
compounds, and conjugated Ab-MAY Licensed Products (and/or
conjugated control antibodies) as requested for pre-clinical
testing, with Genentech to reimburse ImmunoGen's fully
burdened manufacturing costs for any such pre-clinical
materials.
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JOINT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE JPDC: Upon execution of the Genentech License, the Parties
have formed a "Joint Process Development Committee"
("JPDC"). The same JPDC shall be responsible for
coordinating and monitoring of process development efforts
relating to MAY production and/or Ab-MAY conjugation in
connection with the development, manufacture and
commercialization of any Ab-Licensed Products hereunder. The
meetings and functioning of the JPDC shall be as provided in
the Genentech License.
JOINTLY OWNED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: All data, know-how
and other proprietary information developed jointly by the
Parties through the JPDC will be considered joint
confidential information of Genentech and ImmunoGen and will
not be disclosed to any Third Party without prior written
consent of both Parties. All such jointly owned confidential
information shall be included within the scope of any
Exclusive License to Genentech hereunder, and Genentech and
ImmunoGen shall have the same rights with respect thereto as
set forth in the Genentech License as to any such jointly
owned confidential information thereunder.
SALES / MARKETING For any and all Ab-MAY Licensed Products covered by an
Exclusive License to Genentech, Genentech (with or without
Third Parties) will have sole responsibility, at its sole
cost and discretion, for all promotion, sales, marketing,
export, import and distribution of any and all Ab-MAY
Licensed Products covered by an Exclusive License.
MILESTONES Under any Exclusive License, Genentech will pay the
following milestones to ImmunoGen upon successful completion
of the following goals achieved by any Ab-MAY Licensed
Products covered by such Exclusive License to Genentech
(provided that under each such Exclusive License taken, each
milestone shall be paid only once, for the first Ab-MAY
Licensed Product thereunder to achieve such milestone):
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Milestone reached Cash
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[*]
PAYMENTS [*]
[*]
[*]
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ROYALTIES ROYALTIES: Under any Exclusive License, except if the [*]
set forth below apply, Genentech will pay to ImmunoGen a
royalty on worldwide net sales of each Ab-MAY Licensed
Product covered by such Exclusive License equal to the
following [*] figures for such Product in [*]:
[*]
[*]
F. MISCELLANEOUS: This Heads of Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate by
reference the following provisions of the Genentech License as if set out in
full herein, such that such provisions shall also apply with respect to this
Heads of Agreement: Section 5 (confidential information), Section 6 (patent
rights), Section 8 (representations and warranties), Section 9 (indemnification
and liability) and Section 10 (miscellaneous). The Agreement (including the form
of Exclusive License agreement attached thereto) shall contain provisions
substantially identical to the foregoing provisions of the Genentech License.
This Heads of Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the execution and
delivery of the Agreement by the Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Heads of Agreement to be
executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives in
two (2) originals.
GENENTECH, INC. IMMUNOGEN, INC.
By: _________________ By: _________________
Its: ________________ Its: ________________
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DATED: MAY 4, 2000
BRITISH BIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
AND
IMMUNOGEN, INC
DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIALIZATION
AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
RE: huN901-DM1
British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
Watlington Road
Oxford OX4 6LY
Tel: 01865 748747
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INDEX OF CONTENTS
1. Definitions..............................................................
A COMMENCEMENT PROVISIONS
2. Grant and acceptance of rights...........................................
3. Sub-licenses.............................................................
4. Other Countries..........................................................
5. Provision of Technical Information and assistance........................
6. Term.....................................................................
7. Formation of Collaboration Committee.....................................
B ANCILLARY PROVISIONS
8. [*]......................................................................
9. [*]......................................................................
9A [*]......................................................................
C COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
10. Compensation.............................................................
11. Royalties in respect of sales of Licensed Compound and/or Product........
12. Accounting and Payment...................................................
D CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS
12A Preparation and filing of IND............................................
13. Development Plan.........................................................
14. Pre-Clinical Studies and Pharmacokinetic Studies.........................
15. Agreed Clinical Studies..................................................
16. Clinical Development for other indications
17. Investigators' meetings..................................................
18. Adverse Event Reporting..................................................
E MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY PROVISIONS
19. Product Specification....................................................
20. Transfer of Manufacturing Information....................................
21. Development obligations of ImmunoGen.....................................
22. Supply for Clinical Development purposes.................................
23. Non-conforming clinical supplies.........................................
24. Commercial Manufacture and Supply of Product.............................
25. Contract Manufacturing...................................................
26. Retention of records.....................................................
27. ImmunoGen's inability to supply..........................................
28. Regulatory compliance and reporting......................................
29. Audit rights of BB.......................................................
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F COMMERCIALIZATION PROVISIONS
30. BB's Diligence Obligations...............................................
31. Obtaining Regulatory Approval in the Territory...........................
32. Regulatory Approvals outside the Territory...............................
33. Marketing and sale of Product............................................
34. Trade marks..............................................................
G PATENT PROVISIONS
35. Patent Prosecution and Maintenance.......................................
36. Inventions of BB.........................................................
37. Infringement and Invalidity Proceedings..................................
38. Third Party Infringement Proceedings.....................................
39. Miscellaneous Provisions.................................................
40. Effect of Interim or Final Restraining Orders or Injunctions on Agreement
41. Further Third Party Licenses.............................................
42. Compulsory Licenses......................................................
43. Direct Affiliate Licenses................................................
H TERMINATION PROVISIONS
44. BB's Rights to Terminate.................................................
45. ImmunoGen's Rights to Terminate..........................................
46. General rights of termination by either party............................
47. Effect of Termination....................................................
I PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATIONS PROVISIONS
48. Publicity................................................................
49. Publications.............................................................
J DISPUTE PROVISIONS
50. Governing Law and Jurisdiction...........................................
51. Dispute Resolution.......................................................
52. Legal Proceedings........................................................
K CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-SOLICITATION AND STANDSTILL PROVISIONS
53. Confidentiality..........................................................
54. Additional provision of information by ImmunoGen.........................
55. Non-solicitation of Staff................................................
56. Standstill Provisions....................................................
L WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
57. Representations and Warranties of each Party.............................
58. Representations and Warranties of ImmunoGen..............................
59. Non-compete..............................................................
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60. No Inconsistent Agreements...............................................
61. Representation by Legal Counsel..........................................
62. Indemnification..........................................................
M GENERAL PROVISIONS
63. Bankruptcy protection....................................................
64. Notices..................................................................
65. Force Majeure............................................................
66. Assignments..............................................................
67. Severability.............................................................
68. Waiver...................................................................
69. VAT......................................................................
70. Costs of Preparation.....................................................
71. Government Consent.......................................................
72. Independent Discoveries by BB............................................
73. Independent Relationship.................................................
74. Counterparts.............................................................
75. Recording................................................................
76. Further Actions..........................................................
77. Entire Agreement.........................................................
Schedule 1 Part 1 - Chemical Structure of huN901..........................
Part 2 - Chemical Structure of Licensed Compound...............
Schedule 2 Patents........................................................
Schedule 3 Development Plan...............................................
Schedule 4 Principal terms of Commercial Supply Agreement.................
Schedule 5 List of Third Party Licenses...................................
Schedule 6 Registration in the RoW based on an EU/USA Development Plan....
Schedule 7 CMC Development activities for huN901-DM1......................
Schedule 8 Calculation of COGS............................................
Schedule 9 Schedule of costs for bioanalytical work to be conducted by
ImmunoGen under Clause 14.2....................................
Schedule 10 Further Third Party licenses...................................
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THIS AGREEMENT is made the 4th day of May, 2000
BETWEEN
BRITISH BIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED an English company (registered number
1985479) whose registered office is at Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6LY, England
("BB")
and
IMMUNOGEN, INC. a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA and having its principal place of business at
333 Providence Highway, Norwood, Massachusetts, 02062 USA ("ImmunoGen")
WHEREAS
(A) ImmunoGen owns and controls proprietary rights, titles and interest in
the Patents, the Technical Information and the Manufacturing
Information relating to a conjugated antibody known as huN901-DM1 and
the components thereof.
(B) ImmunoGen has conducted a number of pre-clinical studies evaluating
huN901-DM1 as an anti-cancer agent in the treatment of small cell lung
cancer and the results of such studies have shown huN901-DM1 to be
effective in treating models of small cell lung cancer at non-toxic
doses.
(C) The parties wish to enter into a development and commercialization
collaboration whereby, inter alia:
(1) BB shall be responsible for the clinical development of
huN901-DM1 in the treatment of small cell lung cancer in the
Territory and the USA together with the right to develop
huN901-DM1 for other indications within the Field in the
Territory;
(2) ImmunoGen shall retain responsibility for all pre-clinical
activities and the manufacture and supply of huN901-DM1 for
clinical development, registration and commercialization
purposes both inside and outside the Territory;
(3) BB shall be responsible for filing and obtaining Regulatory
Approvals in the Territory and ImmunoGen shall be responsible
for filing and obtaining Regulatory Approvals outside the
Territory; and
(4) BB shall have the right to market and sell products containing
huN901-DM1 in the Territory and ImmunoGen shall have the right
to market and sell products containing huN901-DM1 outside the
Territory.
subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out
below.
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NOW THEREFORE IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Accounting Period" means any period of three (3) months ending on 31st
January, 30th April, 31st July or 31st October (each an "Accounting
Date") in any year. The first Accounting Period in a particular country
in the Territory shall commence on the day of the first Launch in such
country and shall terminate on the next Accounting Date at least three
(3) months thereafter.
1.2 "Affiliate" means any Entity which (directly or indirectly) owns, is
owned by or is under common ownership with a party to this Agreement or
any Entity actually controlled by, controlling or under common control
with a party to this Agreement. For the purposes of this definition
"ownership" or "control" shall mean the possession (directly or
indirectly) of more than fifty per cent (50%) of voting stock and/or
the ability to direct the business affairs of another Entity.
1.3 "Agreed Clinical Study" means any study or studies in humans more
particularly detailed in the Development Plan that will be undertaken
by BB in order to obtain Regulatory Approval to market and sell Product
in the Territory or the USA and to assist in obtaining Regulatory
Approvals in other parts of the world for use in the treatment of the
Primary Indication.
1.4 "BB Improvements" means any inventions, discoveries, improvements or
enhancements relating to Licensed Compound or Product, whether
patented, patentable or non-patentable, conceived or first reduced to
practice by BB during the term of this Agreement by or on behalf of BB
but independent of any patents, patent applications, technical
information or know-how (including ImmunoGen Improvements) of ImmunoGen
and in respect of which BB is free to disclose and grant licenses to
ImmunoGen.
1.5 "BLA" means a Biologics License Application or a New Drug Application
("NDA") (whichever is applicable to Product) or equivalent filed with
the FDA, a Marketing Authorization Application filed with the EMEA or a
Marketing Authorization Application or a Product License Application or
equivalent filed in any one or more of the countries within the
Territory.
1.6 "Clinical Development" means all activities subsequent to the Effective
Date relating to human clinical trials specifically required to support
Regulatory Approvals to market and sell Product in the USA or the
Territory. Clinical Development specifically excludes Manufacture, CMC
Development and any and all activities relating to Pre-Clinical
Studies, which shall be the responsibility of ImmunoGen.
1.7 "Clinical Study" means any study or studies in humans that will be
undertaken in order to obtain or to assist in obtaining Regulatory
Approval (i) to market and sell Product in the Territory or any part
thereof for use in any part of the Field or (ii) to market and sell
Product in any country outside the Territory.
1.8 "CMC Development" means all 'chemical, manufacturing and controls'
development activities relating to Product designed to ensure the
registration of the Product both inside and outside the Territory,
including without limitation, Manufacture, scale-up, quality assurance,
quality control, Product characterization and stability.
1.9 "COGS" means the costs of producing the Product as defined in Schedule
8.
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1.10 "Collaboration Committee" means the committee to be established
pursuant to Clause 7.
1.11 "Commercialization Study" means any or all of the following:
1.11.1 studies required to obtain local opinion leader support ahead
of marketing outside of the Territory;
1.11.2 studies required to further study the use of the drug in
normal practice (for example Phase IV studies) outside the
Territory; or
1.11.3 studies required to support pricing and reimbursement outside
the Territory.
1.12 "Confidential Information" means that information defined as
confidential in Clause 53.1.
1.13 "Development Plan" means the plan, as amended from time to time, which
sets forth:
1.13.1 BB's strategies, plans, activities and estimated time
schedules with regard to Clinical Development in the Primary
Indication in the USA and the Territory; and
1.13.2 BB's strategies, plans, activities and estimated time
schedules for obtaining Regulatory Approvals for Product in
the Territory;
a draft of which is attached as Schedule 3 and which shall be
agreed by the parties pursuant to Clause 13.3 and amended
pursuant to Clauses 13.4 or 13.5.
1.14 "DM1" means that maytansinoid drug whose more specific chemical name is
N2'-deacetyl-N2'-(3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)-maytansine.
1.15 "Effective Date" means 4th May 2000.
1.16 "EMEA" means the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal
Products or its successor in title.
1.17 "Entity" means, and includes, any person, firm or company or group of
persons or unincorporated body.
1.18 "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration or its
successor in title.
1.19 "Field" means the treatment of any and all human therapeutic
indications (including, without limitation, the Primary Indication) by
use of Licensed Compound and/or Product either alone or in combination.
1.20 "Good Manufacturing Practice" or "GMP" means current good manufacturing
practices for the methods to be used in, and the facilities and
controls to be used for the Manufacture and/or holding of Licensed
Compound or Product, all as set forth from time to time by the FDA and
relevant regulatory authorities in such other countries within the
Territory. With respect to the EU Territory, "GMP" means the standards
set out in The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European
Community, Volume IV and Annex to the EC Guide, Manufacture of
Investigational Medicinal Products (111/3004/91-EN) as amended from
time to time.
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1.21 "Gross Profits" means [*]
1.22 "huN901" means a humanized antibody which binds to the same epitope as
N901. One such humanized antibody has the cDNA sequence outlined in
Schedule 1, Part 1.
1.23 "huN901-DM1" means huN901 conjugated to DM1 using proprietary
technology developed by ImmunoGen.
1.24 "ICH Guidelines" means the applicable guidelines recommended by the
International Conference on Harmonization with regard to, amongst other
things, the conduct of laboratory, clinical or manufacturing activities
in respect of pharmaceutical products, as amended from time to time.
1.25 "ImmunoGen Improvements" means any inventions, discoveries,
improvements or enhancements relating to Licensed Compound or Product,
whether patented, patentable or non-patentable, conceived or first
reduced to practice by ImmunoGen during the term of this Agreement by
or on behalf of ImmunoGen, but independent of any patents, patent
applications, technical information, know-how (including BB
Improvements) of BB, and in respect of which ImmunoGen is free to
disclose and grant licenses to BB.
1.26 "IND" means an Investigational New Drug Application filed with the FDA
or any other regulatory approval that may be required to be issued in
order to commence a Clinical Study in any one or more of the countries
within the Territory.
1.27 "Independent Third Party" means any Entity other than ImmunoGen, BB or
their respective Affiliates or any Sub-licensee.
1.28 "Joint Improvements" means any inventions, discoveries, improvements or
enhancements relating to Licensed Compound or Product, whether
patentable or non-patentable, conceived or first reduced to practice
jointly by both BB and ImmunoGen or by either party with the use of any
patents, patent applications, technical information or know-how or
improvements of the other party.
1.29 "Launch" means, in respect of each country within the Territory, the
first commercial sale of Product by BB or Sub-licensees within such
country for the treatment of a particular disease indication within the
Field following Regulatory Approval.
1.30 "Licensed Compound" means huN901-DM1. huN901-DM1 is illustrated by the
structure more particularly set out in Schedule 1, Part 2.
1.31 "Licensed IP" means the Patents, Technical Information, Manufacturing
Information, Third Party Licenses and ImmunoGen's interest in any Joint
Improvements.
1.32 "Major EU Markets" means France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
1.33 "Manufacture" means all such steps and processes to be undertaken to
produce Product in appropriate pharmaceutical form including, without
limitation to the generality of the foregoing, formulation of Licensed
Compound or Product with appropriate excipients for oral use, its
tabletting or encapsulation, its filling into ampoules or vials for
intravenous, subcutaneous or similar administration, all in-process and
final quality control testing, assessment and release, the labeling,
insertion of inserts and packaging, all in compliance with the
applicable specifications and GMP.
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1.34 "Manufacturing Information" means all information and know-how in the
possession and at the free disposal of ImmunoGen in relation to the
methods and processes for the Manufacture of huN901-DM1 or Product,
including all in-process and final release test methods together with
information and know-how relating to the co-formulation of Licensed
Compound or Product with another product or pharmaceutical agent, to
the extent applicable.
1.35 "Market Exclusivity" means, in respect of any country in the Territory
where a Patent subsists, that BB can enforce its rights under the
Patent licenses granted to it pursuant to this Agreement to prevent an
Independent Third Party from commercializing a generic compound
containing Licensed Compound or Product (whether alone or in
combination with other therapeutically active compounds).
1.36 "N901" means any antibody or fragment thereof which has the six
complementarity-determining region sequences as described in Schedule
1, Part 1.
1.37 "Net Sales" means the total gross amounts invoiced in respect of all
sales of Product by or on behalf of BB to an Independent Third Party,
and exclusive of inter-company transfers or inter-company sales, less:
1.37.1 normal and customary trade, cash and quantity discounts,
allowances and credits granted or allowed;
1.37.2 credits or allowances actually granted for damaged goods,
returns or rejections of Product and retroactive price
reductions;
1.37.3 sales taxes, duties or other taxes with respect to such sales
(including duties or other governmental charges levied on,
absorbed or otherwise imposed on the sale of Product
including, without limitation, value added taxes or similar
taxes or other governmental charges otherwise measured by the
billing amount, when included in billing but excluding income
or other taxes levied with respect to gross receipts) actually
collected by BB or Sub-licensees;
1.37.4 insurance, postage, customs duties and transportation costs
incurred in shipping Product to any Independent Third Party by
BB or Sub-licensees to the extent separately itemized and
included in the invoiced amount;
1.37.5 charge back payments and rebates granted to managed health
care organizations or to federal, state and local governments,
their agencies, and purchasers and reimbursers or to trade
customers, including but not limited to, wholesalers and chain
and pharmacy buying groups;
1.37.6 rebates (or equivalents thereof) granted to or charged by
national, state or local governmental authorities in countries
other than the United States.
1.38 "Patents" means the patents and patent applications set out in Schedule
2 and any other patents or patent applications that ImmunoGen has been
granted or has filed in the Territory or any part thereof at the
Effective Date and any further patents or patent applications that
ImmunoGen may be granted or may file in the Territory or any part
thereof with regard to the composition of matter, methods of
administration, processes and/or intermediates for preparing,
formulation or use of Licensed Compound or Product in the Field
(whether alone or in combination with another
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product or pharmaceutical agent) including patent applications made in
respect of ImmunoGen Improvements thereto, and any continuations,
continuations-in-part, patents of addition, revisions, divisions,
substitutions, registrations, confirmations, any other patent
applications claiming priority from any of those patents or patent
applications, re-examinations, reissues, renewals or extensions
(including supplementary protection certificates or their equivalent)
of any such patents and international equivalents thereof.
1.39 "Pre-Clinical Development" means all activities relating to the conduct
of Pre-Clinical Studies specifically required to support Regulatory
Approvals to market and sell Product in the USA or the Territory.
1.40 "Pre-Clinical Study" means any one of those studies, other than a
Clinical Study, carried out, in vivo or in vitro, by or on behalf of
ImmunoGen on Licensed Compound and/or Product including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, drug absorption,
distribution, metabolism and excretion ("ADME"), toxicology,
pharmacokinetics, pathology, pharmaceutical formulation, drug
metabolism, stability and pharmacology studies which are required or
advisable to be carried out in order to obtain the grant of an IND to
develop Licensed Compound and/or Product in any one or more countries
of the Territory and/or required for Regulatory Approval purposes.
1.41 "Primary Indication" means small cell lung cancer.
1.42 "Product" means Licensed Compound in any pharmaceutical form or dosage
in which Licensed Compound is developed, manufactured, packaged,
marketed, used or sold in final form by prescription, over-the-counter
or any other method in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
1.43 "Regulatory Approval" means the technical, medical and scientific
licenses, registrations, authorizations or approvals (including,
without limitation, approvals of BLA's, supplements, amendments,
pre-and post-approvals, pricing and third party reimbursement
approvals; marketing authorizations based upon such approvals,
including any prerequisite manufacturing approvals or authorizations
related thereto and labeling approval(s)), of any national, regional,
state or local regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission,
council or other governmental entity, necessary for the development,
manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, offer for sale, use,
import, export or sale of Licensed Compound and/or Product by BB in the
Territory or any part thereof or by ImmunoGen outside the Territory or
any part thereof.
1.44 "Regulatory Authority" means the EMEA or its equivalent in each part of
the Territory or the FDA in North America or its equivalent in other
countries outside the Territory.
1.45 "Specifications" means the specifications for Licensed Compound and
Product and any raw materials employed in the Manufacture thereof to be
established pursuant to Clause 19.
1.46 "Sub-licensee" means any Entity, not being an Affiliate of BB, which is
authorized directly by BB through express license or consent to
develop, make, have made, import, export, use, keep (whether for
disposal or otherwise), distribute, market, promote, offer for sale and
sell Licensed Compound and/or Product in the Territory or any part
thereof for use in the Field in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
1.47 "Technical Information" means all information, know-how and/or
expertise in relation to the research, development or use of huN901-DM1
in the Field, whether alone or in combination with another product or
pharmaceutical agent, (excluding Manufacturing Information) including,
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without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (1) results of
Pre-Clinical Studies and Clinical Studies, (2) discoveries, practices,
methods, knowledge, processes, ideas, skill, experience, know-how,
technology, trade secrets, purification and isolation techniques,
instructions, formulae, data, assays, drawings and designs, (3)
chemical, pharmacoeconomic, toxicological, pharmacological, analytical,
safety, quality control and testing data, and (4) all applications,
registrations, licenses, authorizations, approvals and correspondence
submitted to or received from any regulatory authorities in the
Territory relating to huN901-DM1 (including, without limitation,
minutes and meeting notes relating to any communications with any
regulatory authority in the Territory relating to huN901-DM1) in the
possession and at the free disposal of ImmunoGen, BB or Sub-licensees.
1.48 "Territory" means:
1.48.1 all countries for the time being of the European Union ("EU")
and the European Economic Area ("EEA") as constituted at the
Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, new member
countries of the EU and/or the EEA will automatically be
included in the definition of Territory provided that
ImmunoGen has not otherwise licensed the Licensed IP to
another party in that country between the Effective Date and
the date the country joins either the EU or the EEA; and
1.48.2 Japan.
1.49 "Third Party Licenses" means the licenses to third party intellectual
property rights, including without limitation, patents, patent
applications, trade secrets, technical information and/or know-how
covering or related to N901, huN901, DM1, huN901-DM1, Licensed
Compound, Product or the manufacture thereof, under which ImmunoGen or
its Affiliates have a right to grant a sublicense to BB. A list of
Third Party Licenses is attached as Schedule 5.
1.50 The singular includes the plural and vice versa, words denoting any
gender include all genders.
1.51 Where the context so admits or requires, references to "ImmunoGen" and
"BB" and "Sub-licensee(s)" shall include their respective employees,
officers, directors and agents.
1.52 Headings to Clauses in this Agreement are included for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction and interpretation of this
Agreement.
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PART A - COMMENCEMENT PROVISIONS
2 GRANT AND ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHTS
2.1 GRANT to BB. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
ImmunoGen grants to BB and its Affiliates an exclusive license,
exclusive even as to ImmunoGen, under the Licensed IP to:
2.1.1 develop Licensed Compound for the Primary Indication in the
USA and the Territory;
2.1.2 develop Licensed Compound for such other indications as may be
agreed pursuant to Clause 16 in the Field in the USA and the
Territory;
2.1.3 file applications for, and obtain, Regulatory Approvals
relating to Licensed Compound in the Field in the Territory;
and
2.1.4 import, export, keep (whether for disposal or otherwise),
market, distribute, use, promote, offer for sale and sell
Licensed Compound or Product in the Territory;
together with the right to grant sub-licenses pursuant to Clauses 3.1
and 3.2.
BB accepts the exclusive rights granted by ImmunoGen pursuant to Clause
2.1 subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2.2 GRANT TO ImmunoGen. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement BB grants to ImmunoGen and its Affiliates an exclusive
license (exclusive even as to BB), under BB Improvements and BB's
interest in Joint Improvements, to:
2.2.1 develop Licensed Compound for such other indications as may be
agreed pursuant to Clause 16 in the Field outside of the
Territory;
2.2.2 file applications for, and obtain, Regulatory Approvals
relating to Licensed Compound in the Field outside the
Territory; and
2.2.3 import, export, keep (whether for disposal or otherwise),
market, distribute, use, promote, offer for sale and sell
Licensed Compound or Product outside the Territory.
together with the right to grant such licenses pursuant to
Clauses 3.1 and 3.2.
2.3 THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY. The parties acknowledge that the licenses
granted to BB in this Agreement include sub-licenses under Third Party
Licenses. [*] BB agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of such
Third Party Licenses applicable to BB as ImmunoGen's sublicensee.
ImmunoGen shall use reasonable commercial efforts to abide by the terms
and conditions of all Third Party Licenses to maintain the Third Party
Licenses for BB as ImmunoGen's sublicensee. ImmunoGen agrees not to
terminate or assign, nor by act or omission permit the termination or
assignment of, any of the Third Party Licenses, nor to amend or by act
or omission permit the amendment of any Third Party Licenses to the
extent such an amendment would adversely affect BB's rights under this
Agreement, without the prior written consent of BB, which consent will
not be unreasonably withheld. Within [*] after entering into any
amendment of a Third Party License, ImmunoGen shall notify BB and
provide BB with a copy of the amendment. To the extent that ImmunoGen
enters into any Further Third Party Licenses (as such term is defined
in Clause 41) the provisions of Clause 41 shall apply.
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2.4 REGISTRATION OF LICENSE. BB and any Sub-licensee shall be entitled to
be registered as a licensee of any Patents in respect of the rights
granted pursuant to Clause 2.1 in the Field in any part of the
Territory where such registration is possible and ImmunoGen shall do
all acts and sign and swear such documents as may be reasonably
required by BB to procure such registration and all fees and expenses
reasonably incurred by ImmunoGen associated with such registration
shall be borne by BB.
3 SUB-LICENSES
3.1 RIGHT TO GRANT. Either party shall have the right to grant sub-licenses
under the license granted by Clause 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, and to
employ Affiliates and Independent Third Parties in connection with the
performance of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, subject
to any limitations imposed upon either party's ability to sub license
by any Third Party License. BB's right to grant sub-licenses under this
Clause shall be exercisable provided that BB shall remain responsible
as primary obligor to ImmunoGen for the performance of its Affiliates
and/or Sub-licensees and provided, further, that BB shall remain
obligated to ensure payment of all compensation and royalty obligations
as set forth in Section C. BB confirms that it shall not grant a
Sub-licensee any greater rights than is reasonably required to enable
such Sub-licensee to fulfill its contractual obligations to BB.
3.2 TERMS OF SUB-LICENSE. The terms and conditions of each sub-license
granted pursuant to Clause 3.1 shall be communicated to the other party
in writing within [*] of the grant thereof (excluding financial terms
or information relating to products which are not covered by this
Agreement) and in order to be validly granted hereunder shall contain
the following provisions:
3.2.1 that the sub-license shall be personal to the Sub-licensee and
shall not be assignable or licensable;
3.2.2 covenants by the Sub-licensee to observe and perform
conditions at least equivalent to those contained in this
Agreement in respect of that part of the Territory to which
the sub-license applies insofar as the same are applicable
and, in addition, such sub-license shall also contain
provisions for ipso facto termination in whole or in part in
the event of, and contemporaneously with, the termination of
this Agreement or termination of this Agreement in respect of
that part of the Territory to which the sub-license applies.
Any sub-license purported to be granted by either party and not
containing the above provisions shall be deemed invalid and of no
effect against the other party until such time as such party remedies
the discrepancies.
4 OTHER COUNTRIES
4.1 RESTRICTIONS ON FUTURE ImmunoGen LICENSEES. Subject to Clause 4.2
below, ImmunoGen retains the right to grant licenses for the sale,
marketing and distribution of the Product in all countries outside the
Territory; provided, however, that ImmunoGen agrees that for each such
license entered into after the Effective Date, it will impose on each
such licensee, to the extent permitted by applicable law, a covenant
prohibiting the licensee from:
4.1.1 seeking approval, directly or indirectly, from the relevant
Regulatory Authorities, to label or re-label the Product in a
manner that would permit it to be marketed or sold inside the
Territory,
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4.1.2 selling or exporting the Product to any Independent Third
Party for use or resale inside the Territory,
4.1.3 selling the Product to any Independent Third Party that
ImmunoGen has reason to believe intends to resell or export
the Product inside the Territory.
4.2 COVENANT. ImmunoGen covenants with BB, [*]:
4.2.1 [*];
4.2.2 [*];
4.2.3 [*];
4.2.4 [*];
4.2.5 [*].
5 PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE
5.1 TIMETABLE FOR PROVISION. Within [*] of the Effective Date, ImmunoGen
shall make available to BB, and shall provide BB with a list of, all
Technical Information in its possession or control which it has not
previously disclosed to BB. BB shall, at its cost, be entitled to
conduct a review of such Technical Information and shall be entitled to
require ImmunoGen to provide BB with copies of such documentation as it
may request. Within [*] following receipt of such request, ImmunoGen
shall, at its cost, provide BB with copies of all such requested
documentation.
5.2 FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION. Any further Technical Information
developed or acquired (whether by license, assignment or otherwise) by
ImmunoGen or which otherwise comes into ImmunoGen's possession during
the term of this Agreement shall be made available to BB at no cost as
soon as reasonably practicable after such development or acquisition by
ImmunoGen, to the extent ImmunoGen has the right to make such Technical
Information available to BB.
5.3 ASSISTANCE. ImmunoGen shall,[*] provide reasonable technical assistance
to enable BB to utilize such Technical Information.
6 TERM
6.1 This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless
otherwise terminated, on a country by country basis, shall expire:
6.1.1 [*];
6.1.2 [*].
6.2 Upon the expiry of this Agreement by passage of time on a country by
country basis (as determined pursuant to Clause 6.1), BB shall not be
precluded from using any Technical Information or Manufacturing
Information without payment of royalties and shall be automatically
granted a fully paid-up, perpetual, transferable, royalty free,
non-exclusive license
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to the Licensed IP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, ImmunoGen
Improvements) to develop, apply for Regulatory Approvals, import,
export, keep (whether for disposal or otherwise), market, distribute,
use, promote, offer for sale and sell Licensed Compound and/ or Product
in the Field in the Territory.
7 FORMATION OF COLLABORATION COMMITTEE
7.1 ESTABLISHMENT. To facilitate the development collaboration between the
parties contemplated by this Agreement, within [*] of the Effective
Date, the parties shall establish the Collaboration Committee
containing, for example, senior scientists, clinical research,
manufacturing, regulatory and/or marketing/sales members from both
parties.
7.2 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. The Collaboration Committee shall consist of
six (6) members, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by BB and three
(3) of whom shall be appointed by ImmunoGen. Each party shall designate
its members to the Collaboration Committee and shall notify the other
party in writing if it substitutes or replaces any of its members,
whether on a permanent basis or due to the unavailability of a
particular member to attend a particular meeting.
7.3 MEETINGS. The Collaboration Committee shall meet at least four (4)
times per year unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Meetings may be
held by telephone or video conference or in person and members may
participate in any of the foregoing ways, it being recognized that it
is the current intention of the parties that the Collaboration
Committee should meet in person at least twice a year. To the extent
that it is necessary for the Collaboration Committee to meet in person,
unless otherwise agreed, such meetings shall alternate between Oxford,
UK and Boston, Massachusetts, USA. All costs relating to participation
by each member in the activities of the Collaboration Committee shall
be borne by the party appointing such member. Furthermore, if the
parties regard it as being necessary, the Collaboration Committee shall
be allowed to constitute sub-committees to deal with specific issues
that may arise and in such event the provisions of this Clause shall
govern the conduct and voting at such sub-committee meetings.
7.4 LANGUAGE. All meetings of the Collaboration Committee shall be held in
the English language and all documentation submitted to, or generated
by, the Collaboration Committee shall be in the English language.
7.5 QUORUM; VOTING. The presence of at least two (2) members, one (1) of
whom shall have been selected by each party, shall constitute a quorum
for the purpose of consideration and action by the Collaboration
Committee. Each party shall have only one (1) vote, irrespective of the
number of attendees at such meeting.
7.6 DEADLOCK. The Collaboration Committee shall strive to make decisions by
unanimous consensus. In the event that consensus cannot be reached on
matters assigned to the Collaboration Committee, then, save as
otherwise provided in this Agreement:
7.6.1 [*];
7.6.2 [*].
7.7 CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY: RESPONSIBILITIES. The Collaboration Committee
shall appoint a Chairman and a Secretary from the members, it being
agreed that the Chairman shall be a member appointed by BB and the
Secretary shall be a member appointed by ImmunoGen. The Chairman shall
be responsible for calling meetings and preparing and circulating
agendas. The
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Secretary shall be required to prepare the minutes of the Collaboration
Committee meetings and to circulate these to the members within [*]
following the conclusion of the meeting. All Collaboration Committee
minutes shall, following review by the parties and agreement of their
contents, be countersigned on behalf of each party as evidence of
acceptance of the correctness of such minutes.
7.8 PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBERS. Additional non-voting representatives or
consultants may be invited by either ImmunoGen or BB to attend and
participate in Collaboration Committee meetings (for example, to
evaluate and advise on business or scientific issues) subject to
compliance with the confidentiality provisions of Clause 53. Each party
shall be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the attendance and participation in Collaboration Committee
meetings of representatives or consultants invited by such party.
7.9 COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES. The Collaboration Committee shall be
responsible, without limitation, for monitoring and coordinating
certain of the parties activities regarding the development and
commercialization of Licensed Compound and/or Product as set out below:
7.9.1 [*];
7.9.2 [*];
7.9.3 [*];
7.9.4 [*];
7.9.5 [*];
7.9.6 [*];
7.9.7 [*];
7.9.8 [*];
7.9.9 [*];
7.9.10 [*];
7.9.11 [*]
7.9.12 [*]
7.9.13 [*]
7.9.14 [*];
7.9.15 [*];
7.9.16 [*];
7.9.17 [*]
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7.10 ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: THIRD PARTY REQUESTS. In addition to its
other responsibilities, the Collaboration Committee shall also be
responsible for considering any requests from Independent Third Parties
relating to potential investigator-held IND studies, compassionate use
of Licensed Compound or extension studies, and to the extent that the
Collaboration Committee unanimously agrees to the commencement of such
activity it shall agree how the costs relating thereto shall be borne
by the parties;
7.11 PERIOD OF EXISTENCE. The Collaboration Committee shall remain in
existence until the termination of the Agreement in all countries
within the Territory or until disbanded by agreement of the parties.
7.12 Save as specifically provided in this Agreement, the Collaboration
Committee shall not be entitled or have the power to vary or amend the
terms of this Agreement or commit either party to any financial
expenditure not contemplated in this Agreement.
PART B - ADDITIONAL GRANT PROVISIONS
8 [*]
8.1 [*]
9 [*]
9.1 In the event that the [*]:
9.1.1 [*];
9.1.2 [*];
9.1.3 [*];
9.1.4 [*];
[*]
9A [*]
9A.1 If during the term of this Agreement, [*]
9A.2 In the event that the parties are unable to reach agreement on terms
following [*]days good faith discussions, such negotiations shall
cease, unless otherwise agreed.
PART C - COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
10 COMPENSATION
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10.1 INITIAL PAYMENT. In consideration of the rights granted to it under
this Agreement, BB shall pay in cash to ImmunoGen the sum of one
million five hundred thousand United States dollars (US$1,500,000)
within ten (10) business days following the Effective Date.
10.2 PAYMENT BY ImmunoGen. In consideration for the performance of those
clinical trials which BB has agreed to conduct under this Agreement,
ImmunoGen agrees to pay to BB the sum of [*] days of the grant to
ImmunoGen of a BLA in the USA.
10.3 MODE OF PAYMENT. Payment of the consideration referred to in Clause
10.1 or 10.2 shall be paid by check or bank wire transfer in
immediately available funds to such bank account as is designated in
writing by the receiving party.
11 ROYALTIES IN RESPECT OF SALES OF LICENSED COMPOUND AND/OR PRODUCT
11.1 As further consideration for the rights granted to BB under this
Agreement, BB shall pay to ImmunoGen a royalty in respect of Gross
Profit for Licensed Compound and/or Product in the Territory made by BB
or Sub-licensees, for the term of this Agreement as provided for in
Clause 6, on the following basis:
11.1.1 BB shall pay a royalty of[*] of Gross Profit to ImmunoGen in
respect of sales of Product in each country in the Territory
where [*].
11.1.2 BB shall pay a royalty of [*] of Gross Profit to ImmunoGen in
respect of sales of Product in each country in the Territory
where:
11.1.2.1 [*]
11.1.2.2 [*].
11.2 INTERNAL TRANSFERS. No royalties shall be due upon the sale or other
transfer of Licensed Compound or Product among BB or Sub-licensees, but
in such cases the royalty shall be due and calculated upon BB's or its
Sub-licensees' sale to the first Independent Third Party.
11.3 SAMPLES AND DONATIONS. No royalties shall accrue on the disposition of
Licensed Compound or Product by BB or Sub-licensees as samples
(promotion or otherwise) or as donations (to non-profit institutions or
government agencies for a non-commercial purpose) or for Clinical
Studies, it being agreed that BB or Sub-licensees shall not in
aggregate dispose of more than [*] of annual sales of Licensed Compound
and Product by way of sample or donation, it being further expressly
agreed that donations of Licensed Compound and Product [*].
11.4 PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES; CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE. Payments to be made by BB
to ImmunoGen under this Agreement, and in accordance with Clause 12.4
and 12.5, shall be paid by check or by bank wire transfer in
immediately available funds to such bank account as is designated in
writing by ImmunoGen from time to time. Royalties shall be deemed
payable from the country in which they are earned in local currency and
subject to foreign exchange regulations then prevailing. Royalty
payments shall be made in United States dollars to the extent that free
conversion to United States dollars is permitted. The rate of exchange
to be used in any such conversion from the currency in the country
where such sales are made shall be the average rate of exchange
applicable for the relevant Accounting Period as determined by the Bank
of New York. If, due to restrictions or prohibitions imposed by any
national or international authority, payments cannot be made as
aforesaid, the parties shall consult with a view to finding a prompt
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and acceptable solution, and BB will deal with such monies as ImmunoGen
may lawfully direct at no additional out-of-pocket expense to BB.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if royalties in any country cannot be
remitted to ImmunoGen for any reason within six (6) months after the
end of the relevant Accounting Period during which they are earned,
then BB shall be obligated to deposit the royalties in a bank account
in such country in the name of ImmunoGen.
12 ACCOUNTING AND PAYMENT
12.1 AUDIT OF RECORDS. BB shall, and shall procure that any Sub-licensee
shall, keep at its usual place of business complete and proper records
and books of account showing the quantity, description and sales of
Licensed Compound and/or Product sold hereunder and in respect of each
country within the Territory. Upon forty-five (45) days prior written
notice from ImmunoGen, BB shall permit an independent certified public
accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by ImmunoGen
and approved by BB (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) at ImmunoGen's expense, to examine pertinent books and records
of BB and Sub-licensees at their respective usual places of business as
may be reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of the royalty
reports hereunder and BB shall procure the cooperation of Sub-licensees
in this regard. BB may designate competitively sensitive information
which such auditor may see and review but which it may not disclose to
ImmunoGen; provided however, that such designation shall not encompass
or restrict the auditor's conclusions. The accounting firm shall be
entitled to report to ImmunoGen on the scope of its audit, any
reservations that it may have resulting from such audit, any other
material information which it determines in its reasonable opinion
should be brought to ImmunoGen's attention and to disclose to ImmunoGen
whether it is of the opinion that the royalty reports are correct or
incorrect and the specific details concerning any discrepancies. No
other information shall be provided to ImmunoGen. ImmunoGen shall
obtain a confidentiality agreement (in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to BB) requiring such auditor to keep any information
gathered from the inspection of such records and books confidential,
for the sole purpose of verifying the accuracy of the payments made by
BB under this Agreement. Such review shall be conducted no more
frequently than once per calendar year and shall be scheduled during
ordinary business hours at such a time as is reasonably acceptable to
BB.
12.2 RETENTION OF RECORDS. Such books and records referred in Clause 12.1
shall be retained by BB or Sub-licensees for two (2) years from the
date of their origin; provided that, if a review is requested during
the third year, each such book and record subject to review shall be
retained for one (1) year beyond the completion of the review. Any
adjustment required as a result of such review to the sums payable by
BB to ImmunoGen shall be made in the next payment by BB to ImmunoGen.
Furthermore, in the event of a dispute between the parties relating to
such books or accounts, BB shall, and shall procure that Sub-licensees
shall, retain such books and accounts until such dispute is settled or
a final unappealable decision has been reached by the competent
judicial authorities.
12.3 BINDING CALCULATION. Upon the expiration of the two (2) year period set
forth above, the calculation of royalties payable under this Agreement
with respect to such year shall be binding and conclusive upon the
parties, and BB and Sub-licensees shall be released from any liability
or accountability with respect to royalties for such calendar year.
12.4 PROVISION OF ROYALTY STATEMENT. Within forty-five (45) days of the end
of each Accounting Period, BB shall submit or cause to be submitted to
ImmunoGen a written statement in respect of BB and Sub-licensees
recording the quantity and description and of Licensed Compound and/or
Product invoiced hereunder in each country in the Territory during the
relevant
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Accounting Period to which the report relates together with a
calculation of Gross Profit. In the event that no invoiced sales of
Licensed Compound and/or Product have been made during any such
Accounting Period, BB shall submit a nil statement.
12.5 SIMULTANEOUS PAYMENT. Simultaneously with the submission of such
written statement, BB shall pay to ImmunoGen a sum equal to the royalty
due for such Accounting Period, calculated in accordance with this
Agreement (reconciled for any previous overpayments or underpayments).
12.6 WITHHOLDING TAXES. If at any time, any jurisdiction within the
Territory requires the withholding of income taxes or other taxes
imposed upon payments set forth in this Agreement, BB shall make such
withholding payments as required and subtract such withholding payments
from the payments set forth in this Clause. BB shall provide ImmunoGen
with documentation of such withholding and payment in a manner that is
satisfactory for purposes of UK tax laws. Any withholdings paid when
due hereunder shall be for the account of ImmunoGen and shall not be
included in any calculation of Gross Profit. To the extent that
payments of withholding taxes made by BB pursuant to this Clause are
based upon financial information to be provided to BB by ImmunoGen and,
to the extent that such information is incorrect or incomplete,
ImmunoGen shall be liable for any fine, assessment or penalty, or any
deficiency, imposed by any taxing authority in the Territory for any
deficiency in the amount of any such withholding or the failure to make
such withholding payment. If BB is required to pay any such deficiency,
or any such fine, assessment or penalty for any such deficiency,
ImmunoGen shall promptly reimburse BB for such payments, which shall
not be included in the calculation of Gross Profit. BB shall and shall
procure that any Sub-licensees shall, at its cost, give ImmunoGen such
reasonable assistance, which shall include the provision of appropriate
certificates of such deductions made together with other supporting
documentation as may be required by the relevant tax authority, to
enable ImmunoGen to claim exemption from such withholding or other tax
imposed or obtain a repayment thereof or reduction thereof and shall
upon request provide such additional documentation from time to time as
is reasonably required to confirm the payment of tax.
PART D - CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS
12A PREPARATION AND FILING OF IND APPLICATION
12A.1 While it is agreed that BB shall be responsible for the preparation and
submission of the application for an IND in its name, it is
acknowledged that ImmunoGen is in possession of, and developed, certain
Technical Information that may form a substantive proportion of the IND
application. In recognition of the foregoing, as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Effective Date, the parties shall meet to
commence the preparation of the IND application and ImmunoGen shall
provide BB with all necessary information, advice, assistance,
documentation and data as may be reasonably requested by BB for and in
connection with the preparation of such IND application.
12A.2 If requested by BB, ImmunoGen shall attend a pre-IND submission meeting
with the relevant Regulatory Authorities and answer such questions as
the Regulatory Authorities may have relating to the data generated by
ImmunoGen and to advise and assist BB as may be reasonably required. To
the extent that a Regulatory Authority requires any amendments to the
IND which require the assistance of ImmunoGen, ImmunoGen shall provide
such assistance. In addition, if
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any further assistance is required following submission, and prior to
approval of the IND approval, ImmunoGen provide such assistance to BB
in accordance with any timetable set by BB for responding to such
Regulatory Authority's requests.
12A.3 If, following the pre-IND meeting, BB reasonably believes that the
Development Plan requires amendment(s) to reflect the views expressed
or comments made by the Regulatory Authority, the Collaboration
Committee shall meet to agree any amendments to be made to such Plan.
13 DEVELOPMENT PLAN
13.1 CONTENTS OF PLAN. The Development Plan will set out, amongst other
things, the details of those Agreed Clinical Studies that BB is
obligated to undertake, a copy of which is attached at Schedule 3. It
is expressly agreed that BB may discharge its responsibilities under
the Development Plan through its Affiliates, Sub-licensees or
Independent Third Parties under contract.
13.2 OBJECTIVE OF PLAN. The initial objective of the Development Plan shall
be the generation of a body of data (in addition to the Technical
Information) that shall be sufficient to support the filing of
applications for Regulatory Approvals to enable (a) BB to commence the
sale of Product in respect of the treatment of the Primary Indication
in the Territory; and (b) ImmunoGen to commence the sale of Product in
respect of the treatment of the Primary Indication in the USA.
13.3 AGREEMENT OF PLAN. The Development Plan shall be agreed by the parties
within [*] of the Effective Date (subject always to any amendments
required pursuant to Clause 12A.3). For this purpose, representatives
of the parties shall meet as frequently as required following the
Effective Date in order to agree the Development Plan. Following
agreement of the Development Plan by the parties, such Plan shall be
submitted to the FDA for review and approval at a pre-IND meeting. Any
amendments required by the FDA shall be incorporated into the
Development Plan. The Development Plan shall be designed on the
assumption that BB shall devote all reasonably necessary resources
(including financial and manpower resources) in the conduct of the
Agreed Clinical Studies in order to meet the timetable stipulated in
the Development Plan.
13.4 ANALYSIS OF DATA; REVISIONS TO PLAN. Following agreement of the
Development Plan, the Collaboration Committee shall regularly review
such Plan in the light of clinical data arising from the reporting of
each of the Agreed Clinical Studies and to changing regulatory
requirements and consider the effect (if any) that such data or
regulatory changes may have on the Development Plan and agree any
appropriate revisions to be made thereto.
13.5 AMENDMENTS TO PLAN. In agreeing the Development Plan the parties
recognize that:
13.5.1 certain reasonable variations (both shortening and
lengthening) of the Development Plan timetable may be required
in which case the parties shall be able to make such
amendments as may be necessary and/or appropriate to the
Development Plan, which revised plan shall thereafter become
the Development Plan;
13.5.2 the Development Plan (or parts thereof) may be unattainable if
unforeseen material technical problems beyond BB's control
arise (which shall not include technical problems arising as a
result of insufficient resource being devoted to the
Development Plan by
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either party or Sub-licensees) and that significant alteration
or amendment may have to be made to the Development Plan (or
parts thereof) as a result of such technical problems. Should
this occur, any amendment that may be necessary to the
Development Plan shall be agreed between the parties and such
amended Development Plan shall thereafter be the Development
Plan.
13.6 COORDINATION OF PLAN. The Development Plan shall be coordinated and
supervised by the Collaboration Committee. In order to enable the
Collaboration Committee to carry out its duties of coordination and
supervision with regard to the Development Plan, BB shall, following
agreement of the Development Plan, be required to report to each
meeting of the Collaboration Committee which shall include the progress
made with the Development Plan since the Effective Date or the last
meeting of the Collaboration Committee (as the case may be).
13.7 ImmunoGen DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
13.7.1 Within [*] of the Effective Date the Collaboration Committee
shall meet to agree a development plan prepared by ImmunoGen
relating to ImmunoGen's strategies, plans, activities and
estimated time schedules for obtaining Regulatory Approval in
the USA.
13.7.2 In due course, following the grant of Regulatory Approval in
the USA, the Collaboration Committee shall meet to agree a
development plan prepared by ImmunoGen relating to ImmunoGen's
plans, activities and estimated time schedules for obtaining
Regulatory Approval in such other of ImmunoGen's retained
territories.
Once such plans have been agreed, the provisions of Clauses 13.4, 13.5
and 13.6 (as adjusted, to the extent necessary, to substitute ImmunoGen
for BB) shall apply in respect of such plans.
14 PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES AND PHARMACOKINETIC STUDIES
14.1 RESPONSIBILITY. ImmunoGen shall be responsible, at its cost, for all
necessary Pre-Clinical Development required to be conducted in respect
of the development of Licensed Compound or Product to enable Regulatory
Approval to be obtained both inside and outside the Territory. The
Collaboration Committee shall be responsible for determining what
Pre-Clinical Studies need to be conducted with regard to development of
the Licensed Compound and in this regard within [*] of the Effective
Date, the Collaboration Committee shall meet to agree upon a formal
Pre-Clinical Development plan. Once such plan has been agreed, the
provisions of Clauses 13.4, 13.5 and 13.6 (as adjusted, to the extent
necessary, to substitute ImmunoGen for BB and references to Development
Plan for Pre-Clinical Development plan) shall apply in respect of such
plan.
14.2 It is further agreed that ImmunoGen shall carry out, on BB's behalf,
all necessary bioanalysis in support of the phase I Clinical
Development programme, including, without limitation, plasma huN901 and
huN901-DM1 (conjugate) pharmacokinetics (PK) by ELISA and human
anti-human antibody (HAHA) and human anti-DM1 antibody (HADA)
responses. Plasma huN901-DM1 bioactivity may also be measured in plasma
samples, as agreed by the Collaboration Committee. Such studies are
required to support applications for Regulatory Approvals in the
Territory and the USA and ImmunoGen shall provide BB with written
reports relating thereto in a form suitable for use in applying for
Regulatory Approvals. BB agrees to reimburse ImmunoGen for its direct
costs in carrying out any of the above agreed studies in accordance
with the provisions of Schedule 9. In addition, ImmunoGen shall provide
all necessary documentation and assistance to support Regulatory
Approvals in the Territory in respect of any such studies so conducted.
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15 AGREED CLINICAL STUDIES
15.1 RESPONSIBILITY. BB shall be responsible for and shall bear all its
costs associated with conducting, and preparing clinical reports on,
the Agreed Clinical Studies. The Agreed Clinical Studies shall be
conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in
force from time to time and in accordance with the Development Plan.
15.2 DATA SHARING. In recognition of the fact that ImmunoGen shall be
responsible for filing applications for Regulatory Approval with the
appropriate regulatory authorities in respect of the Primary Indication
outside the Territory, BB agrees that, following the completion of the
Agreed Clinical Studies and generation of clinical reports, it shall
make available to ImmunoGen all necessary data relating to the Agreed
Clinical Studies with respect thereto to enable ImmunoGen to file
applications for Regulatory Approvals outside the Territory.
16 CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OTHER INDICATIONS
16.1 OTHER INDICATIONS. With regard to the pre-clinical and clinical
development of Licensed Compound for all indications [*] other than the
Primary Indication, the parties shall be responsible for such
activities on equivalent terms as provided in this Agreement. Prior to
the commencement of clinical development of Licensed Compound for other
indications, to the extent that either party wishes to recommend such
development, such party shall make a proposal for development to the
Collaboration Committee outlining the following matters:
16.1.1 the scientific rationale for development;
16.1.2 the commercial viability for Licensed Compound in the
treatment of such indication; and
16.1.3 the proposed development plan;
it being agreed that in the event that the Collaboration Committee is
not able to reach unanimous consensus on development, then development
of the Licensed Compound for such indication shall not proceed.
17 INVESTIGATORS' MEETINGS
17.1 RIGHT TO ATTEND. In respect of any Clinical Studies conducted by one
party, the other party shall, at its own cost, have the right (but not
the obligation) to ensure that one of its senior clinical staff is
present as an observer at any major investigators' meeting taking place
subject to the prior consent of the investigators attending the
meeting. The party conducting the meeting will use its reasonable
efforts to obtain such consent prior to any such meeting.
17.2 LIMITATION OF RIGHT. It is agreed by the parties that to the extent
that a representative is in attendance at a major investigators'
meetings in respect of the other party's Clinical Studies, such
representative shall only be entitled to be present to the extent that
Licensed Compound or Product are being discussed and not other
unrelated independent products, compounds or other confidential
information proprietary to that other party.
18 ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING
18.1 AGREEMENT OF REPORTING PROCEDURE. Within[*]of the Effective Date, the
parties shall meet to agree upon standard operating procedures for the
investigation and reporting of adverse experiences concerning Licensed
Compound or Product. Such written procedures shall be approved by the
parties within[*] of the Effective Date and for the avoidance of doubt
shall
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also relate to BB's Sub-licensees or ImmunoGen's licensees outside the
Territory. Giving due consideration to each parties current standards
pursuant to which they conduct adverse event reporting, the following
matters shall be taken into account when agreeing the standard
operating procedures:
18.1.1 BB shall be responsible for the investigation and reporting of
adverse experiences in respect of the Agreed Clinical Studies;
18.1.2 in respect of Clinical Studies conducted for other indications
within the Field, BB shall be responsible for the
investigation and reporting of adverse experiences in respect
any Clinical Studies it conducts in the Territory and
ImmunoGen shall be responsible for the investigation and
reporting of adverse experiences in respect of any Clinical
Studies it conducts outside the Territory;
18.1.3 each party shall notify the other party at least in accordance
with the time limits laid down in the ICH Guidelines for the
time being in force of the receipt by it (or such other more
stringent standards that the parties may agree) of a report of
a "serious adverse experience" or "unexpected adverse
experience" (as defined below). The notification shall be made
in the format mutually agreed from time to time and shall be
sent by express courier or facsimile transmission or, if none
of these methods is available, notification shall be made by
telephone with written copy to follow by the fastest available
means;
18.1.4 the relevant party shall promptly investigate a serious
adverse experience and shall submit follow-up reports (copies
of which shall be provided to other party) at least in
accordance with the ICH Guidelines' time limits (or such other
more stringent time limits as the parties may agree) of the
receipt of new information;
18.1.5 each party shall notify the other party of any other adverse
experiences, not being serious adverse experiences or
unexpected adverse experiences;
18.1.6 in respect of those Clinical Studies for which it is
responsible, BB shall be responsible for reporting all
relevant adverse experiences relating to Licensed Compound or
Product to the relevant regulatory authorities in the
Territory in accordance with the legal requirements prevailing
from time to time in the Territory with respect to such
reporting. ImmunoGen shall, where reasonably necessary, assist
BB in such reporting; and
18.1.7 in respect of those Clinical Studies for which it is
responsible, ImmunoGen shall be responsible for reporting all
relevant adverse experiences relating to Licensed Compound or
Product to the relevant regulatory authorities in the
Territory in accordance with the legal requirements prevailing
from time to time outside the Territory with respect to such
reporting. BB shall, where reasonably necessary, assist
ImmunoGen in such reporting.
18.2 DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Clause:
"serious adverse experience" shall mean any adverse event associated
with the use of Product in humans (whether or not considered
drug-related) that gives rise at any dose to one or more of the
following: death, threat to life, new or prolonged in-patient
hospitalization, permanent, persistent or significant disability or
incapacitation, overdose, congenital abnormality, a congenital anomaly
or birth defect or any other serious event or laboratory abnormality
which is thought by the reporting physician to be serious or associated
with relevant clinical signs or symptoms; and
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"unexpected adverse experience" shall mean any adverse event that is
not consistent in nature, severity, or frequency with information
contained in the current clinical investigation brochure for Product
not yet marketed or in the approved prescribing information for
marketed Product.
PART E - MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY PROVISIONS
19 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
19.1 AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT. Within [*] of the Effective Date, the parties
shall meet to review and agree upon initial Specifications for Licensed
Compound and/or Product. Such initial Specifications shall be agreed
upon through good faith discussions by the parties within [*] of the
Effective Date, and shall set forth reasonably attainable
specifications based upon data accumulated from historical batches of
Licensed Compound, including without limitation safety and
manufacturing data. Such agreed Specifications shall be designed to
meet all applicable regulatory requirements and shall then be used as
the standard pursuant to which ImmunoGen shall fulfill its
Manufacturing and supply obligations under this Agreement. The
Specifications may be amended from time to time by the parties as
required to reflect the development of Product or as required to obtain
Regulatory Approval for the Product.
19.2 AMENDMENT FOR REGULATORY PURPOSES. Following Regulatory Approval for
Product in the Territory, BB shall have the right to require ImmunoGen
to modify (i) the Specifications and (ii) the facilities, equipment and
quality control procedures applicable to Product, in each case to the
extent required by Regulatory Authorities in the Territory.
20 TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURING INFORMATION
20.1 TIMETABLE FOR PROVISION. Within [*] of the Effective Date, ImmunoGen
shall make available to BB, and shall provide BB with a list of, all
Manufacturing Information. BB shall, at its cost, be entitled to
conduct a review of such Manufacturing Information and shall be
entitled to require ImmunoGen to provide BB with copies of such
documentation as it may request. Within [*] following receipt of such
request, ImmunoGen shall, at its cost, provide BB with copies of all
such requested documentation.
21 DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATIONS OF IMMUNOGEN
21.1 DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCT. ImmunoGen agrees that it shall, [*] be
responsible for the continued development of the Licensed Compound into
the final Product, in a form acceptable to the Regulatory Authorities
in the USA and the Territory, which will be used by both BB and
ImmunoGen in the Clinical Development and commercialization of Licensed
Compound for the treatment of the Primary Indication. ImmunoGen shall
complete all reasonable steps required by the Regulatory Authorities to
obtain Regulatory Approval for Product sale in such dosage form. BB
shall have the right to consult with ImmunoGen with respect to such
development activities. In the event that ImmunoGen does not develop
the Licensed Compound or Product in a manner consistent with and within
the time frame set forth in the Development Plan, the parties shall
meet and discuss a reasonable amendment to the time frame. If the
parties are unable to agree upon such amendment within [*] BB shall
have the right, [*] to either take responsibility for such development
or appoint an Independent Third Party reasonably acceptable to
ImmunoGen to complete such activities.
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21.2 CMC DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. IMMUNOGEN AND BB WILL CONSULT, FROM TIME
to time, on the CMC Development that will be necessary to accumulate
data required for submitting a BLA for the Product in the Territory.
ImmunoGen shall be responsible for providing to BB in writing, all data
and documents necessary to complete the chemistry, manufacturing and
controls sections of applications for Regulatory Approval for Licensed
Compound in accordance with the timetable provided for in the
Development Plan. Such data and documents shall be of a form and
substance as might reasonably be expected to be sufficient to support
an application for Regulatory Approval. By way of example only, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties agree
that such data and documents shall include, but not be limited to, the
method of manufacture, in-process and release specifications, completed
or ongoing stability program data, validated analytical procedures for
release and in support of the stability program, and development of all
appropriate packaging and labeling. Without limitation, certain of
ImmunoGen's CMC Development obligations are set out in Schedule 7 of
this Agreement. Furthermore, within[*] of the Effective Date the
Collaboration Committee shall meet and agree upon a formal CMC
Development Plan. Once such plan has been agreed, the provisions of
Clauses 13.4, 13.5 and 13.6 (as adjusted, to the extent necessary, to
substitute ImmunoGen for BB and references to Development Plan for CMC
Development plan) shall apply in respect of such plan.
21.3 DATA DEFICIENCIES. In the event that BB reasonably determines that the
data and documents provided by ImmunoGen pursuant to Clause 21.2 are
not of a form and substance as might reasonably be expected to be
sufficient for either the filing of an application for Regulatory
Approval or Regulatory Approval of Licensed Compound, then BB shall
submit to ImmunoGen in writing a description of the deficiencies in
such data or documents. Subject to Clause 21.4, ImmunoGen shall,
promptly, and at its own cost and expense, take all steps reasonably
necessary, including conducting additional analyses or manufacturing
additional Licensed Compound, to generate or otherwise obtain
sufficient data or documents necessary to cure the deficiency.
21.4 In the event that ImmunoGen disputes the determination in Clause 21.3
that the data or documents are deficient, then ImmunoGen shall submit
in writing to BB, within [*]of receipt of BB's notice of deficiencies
provided pursuant to Clause 21.3, above, ImmunoGen's bases for
disputing BB's determination. Within [*] of ImmunoGen's notice, the
parties shall either resolve the dispute or agree upon a procedure for
resolving the dispute. The procedure shall include either (a) the
selection of a third-party expert experienced in such matters who shall
review submissions from both parties and make a determination that
shall be binding upon the parties or (b) a process for seeking a
determination from the applicable regulatory authority, which
determination shall be binding upon the parties. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that an applicable regulatory authority rejects
BB's application as deficient with respect any of the matters for which
ImmunoGen is responsible pursuant to Clause 21.2, above, then ImmunoGen
shall not be entitled to dispute whether the data and documents are
deficient.
22 SUPPLY FOR CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES
22.1 ESTIMATES. ImmunoGen and BB shall cooperate, through the Collaboration
Committee, in estimating the volume of Licensed Compound required from
time to time by BB or Sub-licensees during Clinical Development.
22.2 SUPPLY OBLIGATIONS. During the Clinical Development phase, ImmunoGen
shall supply all of BB's required quantities of Licensed Compound for
Clinical Studies within a reasonable period of receipt of an order from
BB provided that such order is in accordance with the estimated volumes
agreed pursuant to Clause 22.1 for Licensed Compound for such Clinical
Study and
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further ImmunoGen shall use reasonable commercial efforts to ensure
continuity of supply of Licensed Compound during the Clinical
Development phase. All such supplies of Licensed Compound during the
Clinical Development phase shall be in conformity with the
Specifications. Following the grant of Regulatory Approval for Product
for the treatment of a particular indication within the Field, the
supply provisions set out in Clause 24 shall apply; provided always
that to the extent that Clinical Development of Licensed Compound is
ongoing for other indications within the Field the provisions of this
Clause shall apply to supply therefor.
22.3 CHANGE TO PRODUCTION PROCEDURE ETC. The parties recognize that in order
to optimize the production procedure for commercial purposes, changes
and modifications are expected to be required during the Clinical
Development phase. It is further acknowledged that it is the parties'
intention that the manufacturing production process for commercial
purposes should be formalized [*]. If ImmunoGen decides that any change
or modification of the production procedure of the Licensed Compound is
necessary during the term for any reason or if any changes to
manufacturing facilities, equipment (except to the extent that changes
are made as a result of routine maintenance) or quality control
procedures are proposed, ImmunoGen shall promptly notify BB in writing
of the need for such change or modification. To the extent that any
change or modification is material, ImmunoGen shall not implement such
change or modification to the actual production procedure without BB's
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld and
shall be deemed given unless ImmunoGen is otherwise notified in writing
by BB within [*] of ImmunoGen's corresponding notice. It is agreed that
it shall be reasonable for BB to withhold its consent to any changes
which may materially impact on BB's ability to apply for Regulatory
Approvals in the Territory or which would result in a material
interruption in the supply of Licensed Compound or Product. To the
extent that any material changes are made to the manufacturing process,
ImmunoGen shall carry out, [*], all necessary pre-clinical work to
minimize the need for clinical comparability studies to be conducted,
provided always that in the event that the Regulatory Authorities
require any such clinical comparability studies to be so conducted,
these shall be conducted [*]t. Furthermore, in the event that any
changes result [*].
22.4 PRICE AND PAYMENT. Those amounts of Licensed Compound required by BB to
carry out Clinical Studies in the Territory and the USA during the
Clinical Development phase shall be supplied by ImmunoGen to BB at [*]
(as defined below). Payment in respect of the supply of any Licensed
Compound shall be made within [*] of receipt of the appropriate invoice
by BB and shall be paid in the currency in which the invoice provides.
For the purposes of this Clause, the [*] shall mean [*]. To the extent
that any [*]
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22.5 IMPORT APPROVALS. BB shall be responsible for ensuring that the
appropriate approval has been obtained for, and to manage, the
importation of Licensed Compound for such Clinical Study within that
part of the Territory into which such Licensed Compound is to be
imported. ImmunoGen shall supply all necessary documentation reasonably
requested by BB to obtain consent to import Licensed Compound required
during the Clinical Development phase and provide all reasonable
assistance required to enable Licensed Compound to be imported into
that part of the Territory in which it is required.
22.6 LABELING. The parties shall, through the Collaboration Committee,
cooperate to ensure that Licensed Compound for any Pre-Clinical Study
or Clinical Study is appropriately labeled.
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22.7 PROVISION OF RECORDS. Each shipment of Licensed Compound shall be
accompanied by certified copies of its batch records, environmental
controls records and a certificate of analysis issued and signed by the
person responsible for the Quality Control Unit (or nominated deputy)of
ImmunoGen confirming or detailing, amongst other things, (i) the
company issuing such certificate; (ii) the product and batch; (iii) a
list of all tests conducted on the Licensed Compound together with the
acceptance limits for each test; and (iv) that such shipment complies
with the Specification. The Collaboration Committee shall agree any
other requirements for the certificate of analysis as soon as
reasonably practicable.
22.8 SHIPMENTS. ImmunoGen shall promptly notify BB of the shipments of
Licensed Compound during the Clinical Development phase. Such shipments
shall be sent at [*] to such place of delivery as BB shall specify to
meet any agreed delivery dates, which expense shall [*].
22.9 SAFETY DATA To the extent that any new safety data is generated by
ImmunoGen it shall promptly notify BB and the Collaboration Committee
shall agree upon the appropriate actions to be taken and the
preparation and circulation of appropriate safety data sheets to
relevant parties.
23 NON-CONFORMING CLINICAL SUPPLIES
23.1 NONCONFORMING CLINICAL SUPPLIES. Within [*] after the delivery of
Licensed Compound and the accompanying certificate of analysis to BB,
BB shall submit to ImmunoGen in writing any claim that such Licensed
Compound does not conform with the Specifications, accompanied by a
report of BB's analysis (which analysis shall be conducted in good
faith) and a sample of the Licensed Compound at issue, explaining in
reasonable detail the basis on which the allegedly nonconforming
Licensed Compound does not meet the Specifications. BB shall not be
obligated to pay for such nonconforming shipment of Licensed Compound.
Only those tests listed in the Specifications may be used to
demonstrate nonconformance of Licensed Compound.
23.2 REPLACEMENT; CANCELLATION; SETTLEMENT. ImmunoGen shall conduct its own
analysis of the sample in good faith within [*] after the receipt by
ImmunoGen of the report and sample from BB, and provide the results to
BB. If after ImmunoGen's own analysis of the sample ImmunoGen agrees
with the claim of nonconformity, BB shall promptly inform ImmunoGen if
BB wishes to have ImmunoGen replace the nonconforming Licensed Compound
with conforming Licensed Compound. If BB wishes to receive such
replacement Licensed Compound, ImmunoGen shall provide such replacement
as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, in which case BB shall be
obligated to pay only for such replacement Licensed Compound. BB shall
not be obligated to pay for the nonconforming Licensed Compound, and
ImmunoGen shall: (i) credit BB for the amount paid by BB for the
nonconforming Licensed Compound if BB has already paid for such
nonconforming Licensed Compound or (ii) cancel its invoice to BB for
such nonconforming Licensed Compound if BB has not yet paid for such
nonconforming Licensed Compound, and BB shall not be obligated to pay
such canceled invoiced amount. If, after its own analysis, ImmunoGen
does not agree with the claim of nonconformity or determines that BB is
responsible for the nonconformity, the Parties shall in good faith
discuss and agree upon a settlement of the issue, and BB shall not be
obligated to pay for such alleged nonconforming Licensed Compound until
such settlement is reached.
23.3 RETURN OR DESTRUCTION OF NON-CONFORMING STOCK. After ImmunoGen has
agreed that the Licensed Compound shipment is nonconforming, and if
ImmunoGen is responsible for the nonconformity, BB shall return or
destroy it at ImmunoGen's request and cost in the most cost effective
and environmentally safe and appropriate manner available, consistent
with all relevant laws and regulations.
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24 COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF PRODUCT
24.1 PRODUCT FOR COMMERCIAL SALE. ImmunoGen shall retain responsibility for
the commercial Manufacture and supply of Licensed Compound and/or
Product to BB until the termination or expiration of this Agreement,
which Manufacture and supply shall be in accordance with all Regulatory
Approvals granted, and all laws and regulations in force, in each
country within the Territory. ImmunoGen shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to manufacture for and supply to BB all of BB's
requirements for Product in accordance with the terms of any agreement
to be agreed between the parties taking in accordance with the terms
attached to this Agreement as Schedule 4 ("Supply Agreement"). The
price to BB for commercial supply of Product shall be [*].
24.2 Subject to Clause 27 below, during the term of this Agreement, BB shall
purchase all its requirements for Product from ImmunoGen. Upon BB's
request, during the[*] period preceding the expiration of the term of
this Agreement, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith for an
extension of supply by ImmunoGen and purchase of the Product by BB.
25 CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
25.1 ImmunoGen may contract with one or more contract manufacturers to
perform any or all of its Manufacture obligations under this Agreement
and the Supply Agreement, provided that (i) ImmunoGen incorporates all
relevant provisions of this Agreement into any arrangements it enters
into with contract manufacturers after the Effective Date (each a
"Contract Manufacturer Agreement"), and (ii) ImmunoGen provides BB with
a true and accurate copy of each such Contract Manufacturer Agreement.
25.2 ImmunoGen agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to include
in each Contract Manufacturer Agreement the following provisions: (i) a
prohibition against sublicensing by such contract manufacturer of
Licensed IP licensed to such Contract Manufacturer by ImmunoGen; (ii) a
prohibition against the sale by such contract manufacturer to any
Independent Third Party of (A) Licensed Compound for use in any product
to be sold or distributed in the Territory or (B) Product for resale
(other than by ImmunoGen to BB, or by BB itself) in the Territory, and
(iii) a right for ImmunoGen to terminate such Contract Manufacturer
Agreement in the event of a breach of the terms set forth in either of
(i) or (ii) above.
25.3 ALTERNATE SUPPLY. ImmunoGen agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause at least one further source of supply of Licensed
Compound (in addition to its primary source of supply) to become and
remain pre-qualified as soon as practicable after the first Regulatory
Approval is granted in the Territory and during the remainder of the
term of this Agreement.
26 RETENTION OF RECORDS
26.1 RECORDS. ImmunoGen shall maintain, and shall cause its Affiliates,
sub-contractors or other agents to maintain, all records necessary to
comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the
manufacture and storage of Licensed Compound and the Product (in bulk
or finished form). All such records shall be maintained for such period
as may be required by law, rule or regulation; provided, however, that
all records relating to the manufacture, stability and quality control
of each batch or partial batch of the Product shall be retained at
least until the first anniversary of the end of the approved shelf life
for all Product from such batch or partial batch; and provided further
that neither party shall destroy such records without first notifying
the other
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party and giving the other party an opportunity to take control of such
records if the party being notified believes that applicable law or its
own written corporate policy requires such records to be maintained.
27 IMMUNOGEN'S INABILITY TO SUPPLY
27.1 INABILITY TO SUPPLY. If ImmunoGen fails for any reason, either during
the term of this Agreement or following its expiry, other than for a
force majeure event described in Clause 65, to deliver Licensed
Compound and/or Product to BB, then BB shall have the right to make or
have made all of its requirements of Licensed Compound and/or Product
and all such licenses as may be required by BB to conduct such
manufacture shall automatically be deemed to be granted to BB by
ImmunoGen; provided that BB shall not have the right to manufacture if,
[*] days after BB first notifies ImmunoGen of its intent to exercise
its rights under this Clause, ImmunoGen provides BB with a plan to cure
the inability to supply within the next [*] and then does so within
such [*] period. In addition to the other remedies provided for with
respect to any failure to supply the Product, the Supply Agreement
shall set forth a mechanism by which ImmunoGen will transfer to BB,
upon request, such Manufacturing Information, technology and know-how
(not already in BB's possession) so as to permit BB to manufacture
Product and/or Licensed Compound, and ImmunoGen agrees to cooperate
with BB to facilitate the transition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
ImmunoGen provides BB with notice of its ability to once again supply
BB with its requirements of Licensed Compound and/or Product, the
parties shall meet to discuss whether BB requires ImmunoGen to
recommence all or any part of supply of Licensed Compound or Product to
it.
28 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING
28.1 GOVERNMENT INSPECTION. ImmunoGen agrees to advise BB by telephone and
facsimile immediately of any proposed or announced visit or inspection,
and as soon as possible but in any case within [*] of any unannounced
visit or inspection, by any Regulatory Authority of any facilities used
by or on behalf ImmunoGen in the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement, including the processes or procedures used at such
facilities in the manufacture of Licensed Compound or Product.
ImmunoGen shall provide BB with a reasonable description of each such
visit or inspection promptly (but in no event later than [*] calendar
[*]) thereafter, and with copies of any letters, reports or other
documents (including Form 483's) issued by any such authorities that
relate to Licensed Compound, Product, or such facilities, processes or
procedures. BB may review ImmunoGen's responses to any such reports and
communications, and if practicable, and, insofar as timely received,
BB's reasonable views and requests shall be taken into account prior to
submission of such reports and communications to the relevant
Regulatory Authority.
28.2 NOTIFICATION AND RECALL. If any Regulatory Authority issues or requests
a recall or takes similar action in connection with Licensed Compound
or the Product, or if either party determines that an event, incident
or circumstance has occurred which may result in the need for a recall
or market withdrawal, the party notified of or wishing to call such
recall or similar action shall, within [*], advise the other party of
notification or its determination by telephone or facsimile, after
which the parties shall promptly discuss and work together to effect an
appropriate course of action; provided, however, that either party may
initiate a recall or market withdrawal thereafter if it deems such
action necessary or appropriate. ImmunoGen shall be responsible for
notification to applicable Regulatory Authorities outside the Territory
and compliance with applicable laws outside the Territory in conducting
such recall. BB shall be responsible for notification to the
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applicable Regulatory Authorities with respect to countries in the
Territory and compliance with applicable laws in the Territory in
conducting such recall.
28.3 RECALL EXPENSE. If a recall results from the breach of a party's
warranties or obligations under this Agreement, the breaching party
shall bear the full expense of both parties incurred in any such
recall. Such expenses of recall shall include, without limitation, the
expenses of notification and destruction or return of the recalled
Product and the sum paid for the recalled Product. In the event,
however, that a recall is partially caused by both parties' actions or
omissions, then each party shall be responsible for its proportionate
share of the recall expenses based on its proportionate share of
causation.
28.4 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. ImmunoGen shall ensure that any Licensed
Compound and/or Product packaging (together with any inserts or
material relating to the sale of Licensed Compound and/or Product)
which is Manufactured by or on its behalf and supplied to BB complies
with all relevant regulatory requirements in the Territory or any part
thereof. Furthermore, to the extent permitted by relevant laws and
regulations, BB shall ensure that Product sold in the Territory shall
contain a clear and prominent statement that Licensed Compound and/or
Product is sold under a license from ImmunoGen.
29 AUDIT RIGHTS OF BB
29.1 AUDIT OF RECORDS. ImmunoGen shall, and shall procure that any
sub-contractors or agents shall, keep at its usual place of business
complete and proper records and books of account showing the quantity
and COGS of Licensed Compound and/or Product Manufactured and supplied
whether inside or outside the Territory. Upon [*] prior written notice
from BB, ImmunoGen shall permit an independent certified public
accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by BB and
approved by ImmunoGen (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) at BB's expense, to examine pertinent books and records of
ImmunoGen, its sub-contractors or agents at their respective usual
places of business as may be reasonably necessary to verify the
accuracy of the price payable for clinical supplies or COGS in respect
of commercial supplies hereunder and ImmunoGen shall procure the
cooperation of its sub-contractors or agents in this regard. The
provisions of Clauses 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 shall equally apply with
regard to the rights and obligations of the parties in connection with
audits under this Clause.
29.2 AUDIT OF FACILITIES. BB, or at BB's choice a third party auditor agreed
with ImmunoGen, shall be entitled to audit ImmunoGen's, or any
authorized sub-contractors', premises and processes for compliance with
the principles of GMP, and to audit the validation of facilities,
equipment, and production and tests to ensure their suitability for the
particular stage of development. ImmunoGen shall procure that BB has
equivalent rights to audit any additional approved sub-contractor(s)
that may be appointed by ImmunoGen. At BB's option, a written
questionnaire may be substituted for an audit. Audits may be made
before commencement of the operations specified in this Agreement,
during their execution and/or upon completion of such activities. Such
audit or audits shall be during normal plant or laboratory working
hours, and shall be on a date or dates agreed between the parties.
Under normal circumstances BB shall not audit ImmunoGen more than once
a year, however additional audits may be requested:
29.2.1 in the event of major process or facility change, to verify
corrective actions for significant deficiencies identified in
prior audits; or
29.2.2 in the event of process failures.
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In all cases BB shall provide a copy of any audit report to ImmunoGen.
ImmunoGen shall provide a response to the report within [*] of receipt
thereof, including a description of agreed corrective actions plus a
timetable for their implementation.
PART F - COMMERCIALIZATION PROVISIONS
30 BB'S DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS
30.1 BB warrants and undertakes that it shall, at BB's expense, use
reasonable commercial efforts to diligently develop Licensed Compound
and obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product in the Territory and to
promote, market and sell Product in the Territory. The parties
acknowledge and agree that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, all
business decisions including, without limitation, decisions relating to
BB's research, development, registration, manufacture, sale,
commercialization, design, price, distribution, marketing and promotion
of Licensed Compound and/or Product covered under this Agreement and
relating to the Territory, shall be within the sole discretion of BB.
ImmunoGen acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as imposing on BB the duty to market and/or sell and exploit
Product for which royalties are payable hereunder to the exclusion of,
or in preference to, any other product of comparable potential, or in
any way other than in accordance with its normal commercial practices.
The parties further acknowledge that the use of Independent Third Party
contractors in connection with obtaining Regulatory Approvals and/or
marketing of Product may facilitate the performance of such activities,
and that BB shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to utilize
Independent Third Party contractors for such purposes and to grant
appropriate sublicenses to such Independent Third Party subcontractors,
provided that BB first complies with the sublicensing obligations set
forth in Clause 3.
30.2 If, in ImmunoGen's reasonable opinion, BB fails to comply with any of
its diligence obligations under Clause 30.1, then, without limiting any
other remedies that may be available to ImmunoGen, ImmunoGen shall have
the right to give BB written notice thereof stating in reasonable
detail the particular failure(s). BB shall have a period of [*] from
the receipt of such notice to correct the failure or, in the event that
the failure cannot be reasonably cured within a [*] period, then BB
shall initiate actions reasonably expected to cure the failure within
[*] days of receiving notice and shall thereafter diligently pursue
such actions to cure the failure, even if requiring longer than the
time period specified in Clause 46. In the event of a dispute as to
whether or not BB has failed to exercise due diligence under Clause
30.1, or whether BB is diligently pursuing actions reasonably expected
to cure such failure under this Clause, such dispute shall be resolved
in accordance with Clause 51.
30.3 In addition to the provisions of Clause 65, the diligence obligations
of BB with respect to Product under this Agreement are expressly
conditioned upon the continuing absence of any adverse condition or
event which warrants a delay in Product commercialization including,
but not limited to, an adverse condition or event relating to Product
safety or efficacy or unfavorable labeling, pricing or pricing
reimbursement approvals, or lack of Regulatory Approval, and the
obligation of BB to develop or market Product shall be delayed or
suspended so long as in BB's reasonable opinion any such condition or
event exists. In the event that the parties disagree as to whether any
such condition or event exists or is continuing, the matter shall be
referred to the Collaboration Committee. If the Collaboration Committee
is unable to resolve the matter within
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[*] of the submission of the matter to it for resolution, the matter
shall be resolved in accordance with Clauses 51 and 52.
31 OBTAINING REGULATORY APPROVAL IN THE TERRITORY
31.1 BB shall be responsible, at its cost, for obtaining Regulatory Approval
for Product in the Field in the Territory where there is adequate
clinical data to support Regulatory Approval from each competent health
authority in the Territory.
31.2 Each Regulatory Approval and each pricing and reimbursement approval in
the Territory shall be placed in BB's name or the name of BB's
Affiliate(s) unless applicable law requires, or ImmunoGen and BB
otherwise agree, that an approval be solely or jointly in the name of
ImmunoGen or a designated ImmunoGen Affiliate. ImmunoGen agrees that
notwithstanding such Regulatory Approval or pricing and reimbursement
approval in its name, BB remains solely responsible for and retains the
exclusive rights to import, export, keep (whether for disposal or
otherwise), market, distribute, use, promote, offer for sale and sell
Licensed Compound and/or Product as granted to BB under the terms of
this Agreement.
31.3 BB agrees that, prior to the commencement of any appropriate pivotal
Agreed Clinical Study(ies) (as set out in the Development Plan), it
shall consult with the EMEA and/or the FDA to determine whether such
regulatory body is of the opinion that should such study(ies) meet its
primary protocol objective, when considered in conjunction with the
clinical data existing at that time, such combined data would be
reasonably sufficient to gain Regulatory Approval.
31.4 ImmunoGen shall provide BB, at BB's expense, with such assistance in
obtaining Regulatory Approval for Product as may be reasonably
requested by BB, including all reasonable assistance in relation to the
preparation and submission of Regulatory Approval dossiers to the
regulatory authorities and the response to questions posed by such
authorities, in respect of any Pre-Clinical Studies conducted by
ImmunoGen, CMC Development, Manufacture or such other data that has
been generated by ImmunoGen. ImmunoGen shall provide all such
assistance to enable BB to respond to the Regulatory Authorities in
accordance with any timetable that BB may set for filing such a
response.
31.5 Each party shall keep the other party fully informed of all its
interactions with Regulatory Authorities including the provision of all
material submissions, minutes of any meetings and all relevant
correspondence from the Regulatory Authorities.
31.6 BB shall take all commercially reasonable steps to maintain, at its
cost, and to comply with all necessary regulatory requirements relating
to the maintenance of, any Regulatory Approval granted for Product in
the Field in the Territory.
32 REGULATORY APPROVALS OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY
32.1 It is acknowledged that with regard to obtaining Regulatory Approvals
in countries outside the Territory, the general expectation is that
such applications will be based upon either upon an application for
Regulatory Approval or a Regulatory Approval filed with either the FDA
or the EMEA ("Primary Dossiers"). Schedule 6 sets out a summary of the
parties' current understanding with regard to ImmunoGen's ability to
rely on Primary Dossiers outside the Territory.
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32.2 In recognition of the fact that ImmunoGen will be relying on data,
Technical Information and/or Primary Dossiers generated by BB, BB shall
provide ImmunoGen, at ImmunoGen's expense, with such assistance in
obtaining Regulatory Approval for Product outside the Territory as may
be reasonably requested by ImmunoGen, including all reasonable
assistance in relation to the preparation and submission of Regulatory
Approval dossiers to the Regulatory Authorities and the response to
questions posed by such authorities, in respect of any Agreed Clinical
Studies, Technical Information, Primary Dossiers or other data that has
been generated by BB. BB shall provide all such assistance to enable
ImmunoGen to respond to the Regulatory Authorities in accordance with
any timetable that ImmunoGen may set for filing such a response.
32.3 It is further agreed that to the extent that any Regulatory Authority
outside the Territory requires ImmunoGen to conduct local Clinical
Studies (with the exception of the USA, where the conduct of Agreed
Clinical Studies shall be the responsibility, and at the cost, of BB)
or Commercialization Studies to support any application for Regulatory
Approval, such studies shall be the responsibility of ImmunoGen at its
cost. It is specifically acknowledged that in the event that ImmunoGen
applies for Regulatory Approval in China, due to the recognized
physiological differences that exist in the Chinese population, local
Clinical Studies and/or Commercialization Studies are likely to be
required.
32.4 In recognition of the fact that payment of the fee by ImmunoGen
pursuant to Clause 10.2 is dependant on the grant of a BLA in the USA,
ImmunoGen agrees that, following the generation of sufficient data from
the Agreed Clinical Studies, it will use reasonable commercial efforts
to apply for and obtain Regulatory Approval for Product in the USA
32.5 To the extent reasonably required, BB will provide ImmunoGen, at
ImmunoGen's cost, with advice and assistance in the design of any local
Clinical Studies or Commercialization Studies that ImmunoGen is
required to conduct outside the Territory.
33 MARKETING AND SALE OF PRODUCT
33.1 AGREEMENT OF MARKETING PLAN. Commencing in the year in which either BB
files an application for Regulatory Approval in any of the Major EU
Markets or ImmunoGen files an application for Regulatory Approval in
the USA, but in any event no earlier than [*] after such filing, the
parties shall, via the Collaboration Committee, meet to agree a
marketing plan to coordinate the worldwide commercialization (to the
extent legally permissible in accordance with applicable anti-trust
legislation in and outside the Territory) for Product which shall
include the following information:
33.1.1 a sales target in respect of the sale of Product;
33.1.2 anticipated or actual pricing of Product, as applicable, on a
country-by-country basis in each geographic market;
33.1.3 the branding and labeling of Product, which it is intended
shall be consistent across all countries in which Product is
marketed by the parties to the extent reasonably practicable
in all the circumstances;
33.1.4 the proposed detailing to be assigned to the sale of Product;
and
33.1.5 the major marketing programs and marketing assumptions;
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33.2 ANNUAL UPDATES. The Marketing Plan shall be updated annually thereafter
in the fourth calendar quarter of each year and in this respect the
parties shall meet, via the Collaboration Committee, to agree any
revisions thereto.
33.3 OTHER AMENDMENTS. It is agreed that:
33.3.1 the Marketing Plan may be subject to amendments, adjustments
and/or revisions by the parties to take into account current
market conditions and/or any events which may occur during the
period to which the Marketing Plan relates provided always
that amending party shall notify the Collaboration Committee
as soon as reasonably practicable in the event that such party
proposes to make any such amendment, adjustment or revision;
and
33.3.2 to the extent that any changes are made to the Marketing Plan
which have not been notified to the Collaboration Committee
pursuant to Clause 33.3.1, they shall be discussed and
explained at the annual meetings to take place between the
parties pursuant to Clause 33.2.
33.4 INTENTION TO OUT-LICENSE. In the event that either party elects to
license an Independent Third Party to conduct the marketing and sale of
Product in the whole of its territorial market it shall notify the
other party. If both parties agree that the Product should be
out-licensed to an Independent Third Party for the relevant indication
on a worldwide basis the parties agree to cooperate, through the
Collaboration Committee, in the identification of a suitable
pharmaceutical entity to conduct such worldwide commercialization on
their behalf. If after [*] (or such longer period as may be agreed by
the Collaboration Committee at the time), the parties have been unable
to interest a suitable pharmaceutical entity, and encourage such entity
to submit preliminary business terms, or if both parties decide that
any terms so submitted are unacceptable to them, each of BB and
ImmunoGen shall be entitled, in their sole discretion, to appoint a
licensee or licensees in respect of their respective territories or
part thereof. If both parties decide that the terms are acceptable, it
is agreed that [*]
33.5 BB's FIRST RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE. In the event that ImmunoGen elects to
appoint a licensee in any country(ies) outside the Territory and BB
intends to commercialize Product in the Territory, ImmunoGen agrees to
grant BB first right to enter discussions with it with regard to BB
being licensed to commercialize Product in such country(ies) outside
the Territory. If after [*] good faith negotiations, ImmunoGen
reasonably determines that BB would not be a suitable licensee, it
shall be entitled to initiate discussions with Independent Third
Parties.
33.6 ImmunoGen's FIRST RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE. In the event that BB elects to
appoint a licensee in any country(ies) of the Territory and ImmunoGen
intends to commercialize Product outside the Territory, BB agrees to
grant ImmunoGen first right to enter discussions with it with regard to
ImmunoGen being licensed to commercialize Product in such country(ies)
in the Territory. If after [*] good faith negotiations, BB reasonably
determines that ImmunoGen would not be a suitable licensee, it shall be
entitled to initiate discussions with Independent Third Parties.
34 TRADE MARKS
34.1 To the extent reasonably practicable and allowable, the parties shall
endeavor to ensure that that marketing and selling of Product shall
occur under the same trade marks and logos both in and outside the
Territory it being agreed that BB shall be the owner of any such trade
marks or logos
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in the Territory and ImmunoGen shall be the owner of any such trade
marks or logos outside the Territory. To the extent that it is not
possible for Product to be marketed and sold under a global trade mark
or logo, BB shall be entitled to select its own trade marks and logos
in the Territory and ImmunoGen shall be entitled to select its own
trade marks outside the Territory.
PART G - PATENT PROVISIONS
35 PATENT PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE
35.1 ImmunoGen, [*], shall file, prosecute and do all such acts and things
as may be reasonably necessary to obtain the grant of the Patents for
their full term. In addition, ImmunoGen, [*] shall file and prosecute
applications for patents covering any ImmunoGen Improvement that it
adjudges in its reasonable opinion has potential commercial application
and that constitutes a ImmunoGen Improvement or a Joint Improvement in
accordance with the following principles:
35.1.1 applications shall be filed expeditiously at the appropriate
time in all countries in which ImmunoGen in its absolute
discretion considers that patent protection for a ImmunoGen
Improvement or a Joint Improvement is necessary or desirable;
35.1.2 ImmunoGen shall notify BB of its proposed filing list at least
[*] prior to the deadline for filing; and
35.1.3 in the event that BB wishes a patent application to be filed
in respect of the said ImmunoGen Improvement or Joint
Improvement in a particular country that does not appear upon
ImmunoGen's filing list it shall request the addition of such
country to ImmunoGen's filing list. If ImmunoGen refuses to
include such country in the said list [*] . ImmunoGen shall
allow BB to apply for patent protection in its own name in
respect of such country and shall allow BB to take the benefit
of ImmunoGen's priority date and, [*] give all reasonable
assistance required by BB.
For purposes of clarity the parties acknowledge and agree that patent
applications claiming ImmunoGen Improvements or Joint Improvements
filed pursuant to this Clause, and any patents issuing therefrom, shall
be included in the definition of Patents.
35.2 At BB's request, ImmunoGen shall,[*] provide BB with copies of:
35.2.1 granted Patents;
35.2.2 pending applications for Patents and amendments thereto; and
35.2.3 such material correspondence to and from patent offices within
the Territory concerning pending applications for Patents to
allow for review by, and consultation with, BB reasonably in
advance of any submission to a patent office which could
materially affect the scope or extent or validity of any
Patent that may result.
35.3 Save as provided in Clause 35.4, ImmunoGen shall during the term of
this Agreement [*] and do all such acts and things as may be reasonably
necessary to maintain any granted Patents for their full term in any
part of the Territory.
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35.4 In the event that ImmunoGen intends to abandon any of the Patents or
allow any of the Patents to lapse in any part of the Territory, it
shall notify BB in writing of such intention at least [*] prior to such
proposed abandonment or lapse and offer BB an opportunity to acquire
such Patents to the extent they apply to such part of the Territory for
nominal consideration. BB shall have a period of[*] days to respond to
such written offer by ImmunoGen. In the event that no response is
received from BB within such thirty [*] period, ImmunoGen shall be
entitled to allow such Patents to become abandoned or lapse without
further notice to BB. In the event that BB does elect to acquire the
Patent(s), ImmunoGen shall, [*] give all reasonable assistance required
by BB to assign all rights relating to any such Patent(s) which shall
thereafter not be considered Patents under this Agreement and ImmunoGen
shall have no further rights or obligations with respect thereto,
provided that in the event that this Agreement is terminated, except
for any termination by BB under Clause 46 for material breach by
ImmunoGen, BB will grant ImmunoGen a royalty-free non-exclusive license
thereunder.
35.5 Unless the term of any Patent has already been extended by ImmunoGen at
the time of the granting of Regulatory Approval in a particular part of
the Territory, ImmunoGen shall be entitled to apply in such part of the
Territory for an extension of the term of any such Patent(s) capable of
extension in such part of the Territory. In this event, BB shall, and
shall use reasonable endeavors to procure that any Sub-licensees shall,
make available to ImmunoGen [*] all relevant documentation and other
materials which may be in the possession or under the control of BB or
Sub-licensees which in ImmunoGen's reasonable opinion are necessary to
procure such extension. If in order to obtain such extension it is in
ImmunoGen's reasonable opinion necessary for BB to join with ImmunoGen
in making the application for extension, BB shall at [*] promptly do so
and shall fully cooperate with ImmunoGen in connection with any such
application.
35.6 ImmunoGen shall provide BB or BB's nominated agent with an annual
status report of patent applications filed by ImmunoGen under this
Clause 35. In addition, ImmunoGen shall promptly notify BB in writing
in the event that ImmunoGen becomes aware of any facts, information or
circumstances that may cause any of the Patents to be deemed invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, and shall thereafter undertake
diligent efforts to defend the validity and enforceability of such
Patents.
36 INVENTIONS OF BB
36.1 BB, [*], shall file and prosecute applications for patents covering any
BB Improvement that it adjudges in its reasonable opinion has potential
commercial application and that constitutes a BB Improvement in
accordance with the following principles:
36.1.1 applications shall be filed expeditiously at the appropriate
time in all countries in which BB in its absolute discretion
considers that patent protection for a BB Improvement is
necessary or desirable;
36.1.2 BB shall notify ImmunoGen of its proposed filing list at least
[*] prior to the deadline for filing;
36.1.3 In the event that ImmunoGen wishes a patent application to be
filed in respect of the said BB Improvement in a particular
country that does not appear upon BB's filing list it shall
request the addition of such country to BB's filing list. If
BB refuses to include such country in the said list then [*]
BB shall allow ImmunoGen to apply for patent protection
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in its own name in respect of such country and shall allow
ImmunoGen to take the benefit of BB's priority date and, [*],
give all reasonable assistance required by ImmunoGen; and
36.1.4 BB shall not abandon any such patent application or permit any
patent issuing therefrom to lapse without first having given
to ImmunoGen at least [*] prior notice in writing of its
intention to permit such application to be abandoned or lapse
and permitting ImmunoGen to continue the prosecution or
maintenance of such application or patent (as appropriate).
ImmunoGen shall have[*] to respond to such written notice from
BB. In the event that no response is received from ImmunoGen
within such [*] period, BB shall be entitled to allow such
patent or patent application to become abandoned or lapse. In
the event that ImmunoGen does elect to acquire the patent or
patent application, BB shall [*] give all reasonable
assistance required by ImmunoGen to assign all rights relating
to any such patent application or patent to ImmunoGen to
enable it to prosecute or maintain the said patent application
or patent (as appropriate) which shall thereafter be
considered Patents under this Agreement and except as
expressly granted under this Agreement BB shall have no
further rights or obligations with respect thereto, provided
that in the event that this Agreement is terminated by BB
under Clause 46 for material breach by ImmunoGen, ImmunoGen
will grant BB a royalty-free non-exclusive license thereunder.
36.2 At ImmunoGen's request, BB shall, [*] furnish ImmunoGen with copies of:
36.2.1 granted patents obtained by BB pursuant to this Clause 36;
36.2.2 pending applications for such patents and amendments thereto;
and
36.2.3 such material correspondence to and from patent offices to
allow for review by, and consultation with, ImmunoGen
reasonably in advance of any submission to a patent office
which could materially affect the scope or extent or validity
of the patent that may result.
36.3 BB shall provide ImmunoGen or ImmunoGen's nominated agent with an
annual status report of patent applications filed by BB under this
Clause 36.
37 INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY PROCEEDINGS
37.1 In the event that either BB or ImmunoGen becomes aware of any third
party infringement within the Territory of any Patents, it will notify
the other party in writing to that effect. Any such notice shall
include any evidence in the notifying party's possession to support an
allegation of infringement by such third party. ImmunoGen shall have a
period of [*] from the date of said notice to obtain a discontinuance
of such infringement and failing the obtaining of such discontinuance,
ImmunoGen shall have the right but not the obligation to bring legal
proceedings against the third party infringer. ImmunoGen shall bear all
the expenses of any suit brought by it (except to the extent otherwise
provided in this Clause 37).
37.2 In the event that ImmunoGen elects to bring suit against the third
party infringer, BB shall have the right, [*], to be represented in an
such action by ImmunoGen by counsel of BB's own choice; provided, that
under no circumstances shall the foregoing affect the right of
ImmunoGen to control the suit as described in Section 37.1.
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37.3 BB will reasonably cooperate with ImmunoGen in any such suit or action
and shall have the right to consult with ImmunoGen and be independently
advised by independent counsel, provided that ImmunoGen shall [*] with
ImmunoGen. ImmunoGen shall indemnify and hold BB harmless for any
monetary judgment or award against or penalty levied upon ImmunoGen or
BB arising out of ImmunoGen's acts in the enforcement of such Patents
except to the extent that any such monetary judgment award or penalty
is caused by the negligent acts or omissions of BB.
37.4 If ImmunoGen does not take any action within [*] after written notice
from BB of such infringement, then BB shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to bring suit against such infringer under the Patents and
to the extent required by law, join ImmunoGen as a party plaintiff,
[*](except to the extent otherwise provided in this Clause). ImmunoGen
will reasonably cooperate with BB in any such suit for infringement of
a Patent brought by BB against a third party, and shall have the right
to consult with BB and be independently advised by independent counsel
in such litigation [*]. [*] in cooperating with BB. BB shall incur no
liability to ImmunoGen as a consequence of such litigation or any
unfavorable decision resulting therefrom, including any decision
holding any of the Patents invalid or unenforceable, except that BB
shall indemnify and hold ImmunoGen harmless for any monetary judgement
or award against or penalty levied upon either ImmunoGen or BB arising
out of BB's acts in the enforcement of such Patents except to the
extent that any such monetary judgment award or penalty is caused by
the negligent acts or omissions of ImmunoGen.
38 THIRD PARTY INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS
38.1 In the event that a third party sues BB alleging that BB's or its
Sub-licensees' importing, exporting, keeping (whether for sale or
otherwise), using, distributing, marketing, promoting, offering for
sale or selling Licensed Compound or Product in one or more countries
in the Territory infringes or will infringe said third party's patent,
the parties shall meet as soon as reasonably practicable to discuss the
future conduct thereof. If following such discussions:
38.1.1 ImmunoGen determines that it wishes to participate in the
conduct of such action, it is hereby agreed that [*].
38.1.2 ImmunoGen determines that it does not wish to participate in
the conduct of such action then [*].
38.2 Upon the institution of an action referred to in Clause 38.1,
[*].
38.3 [*].
38.4 [*]
39 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
39.1 The parties shall keep one another informed of the status of their
respective activities regarding any litigation or settlement thereof
concerning Licensed Compound or Product or any actual or threatened
infringement of the Patents.
39.2 Any damages obtained as a result of the proceedings contemplated by
Clause 37 [*]:
39.2.1 [*];
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39.2.2 [*]:
39.2.2.1 [*]
39.2.2.2 [*].
39.3 ImmunoGen shall promptly notify BB in writing in the event that
ImmunoGen becomes aware of:
39.3.1 any actual or potential claim by a third party alleging an
ownership interest in the Licensed IP or any actual or
potential liens, charges or encumbrances with respect to the
Licensed IP;
39.3.2 any information suggesting that the Licensed IP and the
development, manufacture, use, distribution, marketing,
promotion and sale of Licensed Compound and/or Product may
interfere or infringe on any intellectual property rights
owned or possessed by any Independent Third Party;
39.3.3 any pending or threatened claims or litigation against
ImmunoGen relating to Licensed Compound, Product or the
Licensed IP;
39.3.4 any circumstances that would render BB liable to an
Independent Third Party for patent infringement as a
consequence of BB's sale of the Licensed Compound or Product
or use of the Licensed IP; or
39.3.5 any Patents which have not been properly registered, or for
which applications for registration have not been properly
made, on behalf of and in the name of ImmunoGen as sole
proprietor, or of any grounds for refusing any existing
application for registration of any of the Patents.
Following such notice to BB, ImmunoGen shall provide BB with reasonable
assistance to resolve such situation in a manner reasonably acceptable
to BB and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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40 EFFECT OF INTERIM OR FINAL RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION ON AGREEMENT
40.1 If at any stage an interim or final restraining order or interlocutory
injunction or similar order of the Court is granted whereby BB or
ImmunoGen is restrained from manufacturing, supplying, importing,
exporting, keeping (whether for disposal or otherwise), selling or
otherwise dealing with or in Licensed Compound and/or Product in a
particular part of the Territory then BB's obligations to
commercialize, use, sell, distribute and/or market, and ImmunoGen's
obligations to supply, Licensed Compound or Product in the Field in
such part of the Territory to which the said order or injunction
applies pursuant to this Agreement and to pay any future royalty or
other sums in connection therewith shall be suspended in respect of
such part of the Territory only.
40.2 The provisions of Clause 40.1 shall in no way affect BB's obligations
to pay ImmunoGen any accrued payments which relate to its activities
prior to any such order or injunction being granted or payments in
respect of any part of the Territory unaffected by the order or
injunction. In the event that any temporary restraining order or
injunction is removed, BB's obligations under this Agreement in respect
of such part of the Territory to which the order or injunction related
shall automatically recommence from the date that such removal is
effective.
41 FURTHER THIRD PARTY LICENSES
41.1 In the event that further patent licenses from third parties
(including, without limitation, those set out in Schedule 10) are
reasonably required by either (a) ImmunoGen in order for it to carry
out Pre-Clinical Studies, to fulfil its CMC Development obligations or
to Manufacture Licensed Compound or Product; or (b) BB or its
Sub-licensees in order to develop, import, export, keep (whether for
disposal or otherwise) use, distribute, promote, market, offer for sale
or sell Licensed Compound and/or Product (hereinafter "Further Third
Party Licenses"), [*]. Upon the conclusion of a Further Third Party
License, [*].
42 COMPULSORY LICENSES
42.1 If a compulsory license (as such term is construed pursuant to section
48 of the UK Patents Act 1977 as amended by the Patents and Trademarks
(World Trade Organization) Regulations 1999, or such equivalent
statutory provision in any other country of the Territory) is granted
under the Patents to an Independent Third Party with respect to
Licensed Compound and/or Product in any country in the Territory [*].
43 DIRECT AFFILIATE LICENSES
43.1 Whenever BB shall reasonably demonstrate to ImmunoGen that, in order to
facilitate direct royalty payments by an Affiliate, it is desirable
that a separate license agreement be entered into between ImmunoGen and
such Affiliate, ImmunoGen will grant such licenses directly to such
Affiliate by means of an agreement which shall be consistent with all
of the provisions hereof, provided that BB guarantees the Affiliate's
obligations thereunder.
PART H - TERMINATION PROVISIONS
44 BB'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE
44.1 BB shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate this
Agreement [*]
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44.1.1 [*];
44.1.2 [*]
44.1.2.1 [*]
44.1.2.2 [*]
44.1.2.3 [*].
44.1.3 [*]:
44.1.3.1 [*]
44.1.3.2 [*]
In the event that ImmunoGen disagrees that the opinion formed by BB in
Section 44.1.2 above is reasonable, the matter shall be referred to the
Collaboration Committee. If the Collaboration Committee is unable to
resolve the matter within [*] of the submission of the matter to it for
resolution, BB shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement and all
licensed rights shall return to ImmunoGen pursuant to the provisions of
Clause 47.2.
44.2 If in the reasonable opinion of BB, [*]
45 IMMUNOGEN'S RIGHTS TO TERMINATE
45.1 Save in the circumstances expressly referred to herein, in the event
that [*].
45.2 ImmunoGen shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate
this Agreement [*]:
45.2.1 [*]
45.2.2 [*]
46 GENERAL RIGHTS OF TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY
46.1 INSOLVENCY. If at any time either party shall become insolvent or shall
cease to carry on its business or shall go into liquidation, whether
compulsory or voluntary (other than a voluntary liquidation for the
purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation), or shall have a receiver
appointed over the whole or any part of its assets or shall enter into
any arrangement or composition with its creditors or become bankrupt or
enter into a corporate rehabilitation or corporate reorganization then,
and in any of the foregoing events, the other party shall be entitled
to terminate this Agreement forthwith by notice in writing.
46.2 MATERIAL BREACH. This Agreement may be terminated by either party if
the other party is in breach of its material obligations hereunder and
has not cured such breach within [*] after written notice requesting
cure of the breach with reasonable detail of the particulars of the
alleged breach, or within [*] of receiving notice initiated actions
reasonably expected to cure the cited failure and thereafter diligently
pursued such actions to cure the failure (even if requiring longer than
the ninety [*] set forth in this subsection). To the extent that the
party receiving the notice
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disputes the existence of a material breach, the provisions of Clause
51 shall apply and the notice shall be suspended until the outcome
thereof.
47 EFFECT OF TERMINATION
47.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS. The termination of this Agreement either in whole
or in part shall:
47.1.1 be without prejudice to the accrued obligation of either party
to pay to the other party all sums due and payable either in
whole or in part, which sums shall be paid within forty five
(45) days of the date of termination;
47.1.2 be without prejudice to any right of, or remedy available to,
either party against the other in respect of anything done or
omitted hereunder prior to such termination; and
47.1.3 not release either party from the inability to supply,
confidentiality, non-solicitation, standstill or
indemnification obligations set forth in Clauses 27, 53, 55,
56 and 62 hereof.
47.1.4 not relieve BB or ImmunoGen from complying with the applicable
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
47.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION[*] If this Agreement is terminated [*]:
47.2.1 [*];
47.2.2 [*];
47.2.3 [*];
47.2.4 [*];
47.2.5 [*]
47.2.6 [*].
47.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION BY [*]. If this Agreement is terminated by[*]:
47.3.1 [*];
47.3.2 [*];
47.3.3 [*]
47.3.4 [*]
PART I - PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATION PROVISIONS
48 PUBLICITY
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48.1 Except as provided in Clause 53, a party may not use the name of the
other party in any publicity, advertising or in any other public way
and, may not issue press releases or otherwise publicize or disclose
any information related to the existence of this Agreement, the terms
or conditions of this Agreement, or any information relating to the
subject matter hereof, without the prior written consent of the other
party. The parties may agree upon an initial press release to announce
the execution of this Agreement, together with a corresponding Q&A
outline for use in responding to inquiries about the Agreement.
Following such initial press release, either party may use the specific
information contained therein, or in any subsequent public
announcements or publications made by the other party or by mutual
agreement of the parties, in its investor relations and public
relations activities. Neither party shall make public announcements,
either written, oral or in any medium relating to the safety of
Licensed Compound and/or Product, except for statements in official
correspondence with government patent authorities in support of Patents
as provided for in this Agreement. Nothing in the foregoing, however,
shall prohibit a party from making disclosures to the extent required
under applicable federal or state securities laws or any rule or
regulation of any nationally recognized securities exchange, provided
same is accurate and complete. In such event, however, the disclosing
party shall use good faith efforts to consult with the other party
prior to such disclosure and, where applicable, shall request
confidential treatment to the extent available.
49 PUBLICATIONS
49.1 BB and ImmunoGen each acknowledge the potential benefit in publishing
results of certain studies to obtain recognition within the scientific
community and to advance the state of scientific knowledge. Each party
also recognizes the mutual interest in obtaining valid patent
protection and in protecting business interests and trade secret
information. No publication of Manufacturing Information, Patents or
Technical Information or other Confidential Information (collectively,
"Protected Information") may be made without mutual written consent.
The parties agree that BB, its employees or consultants shall be free
to make any publication which does not disclose any of the Protected
Information. In the event that any proposed publication (as defined
below) discloses Protected Information, the following procedure shall
apply: Either party, its employees or consultants wishing to make a
publication shall deliver to the other party a copy of the proposed
written publication or an outline of an oral disclosure at least [*]
prior to submission for publication or presentation. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term "publication" shall include, without
limitation, abstracts and manuscripts for publication, slides and texts
of oral or other public presentations, and texts of any transmission
through any electronic media, e.g. any computer access system such as
the Internet, including the World Wide Web. The reviewing party shall
have the right (i) to propose modifications to the publication for
patent reasons, trade secret reasons or business reasons or (ii) to
request delay of the publication or presentation in order to protect
patentable information. If the reviewing party requests a delay, the
publishing party shall delay submission or presentation for a period
not less than [*] from the filing date of the first patent application
in the Territory covering the information contained in the proposed
publication or presentation. If the reviewing party requests
modifications to the publication, the publishing party may edit such
publication to prevent disclosure of trade secret or proprietary
business information prior to submission of the publication or
presentation. Following Regulatory Approval, BB shall have the right to
use any clinical data arising out of this Agreement, to the extent that
it relates to the Product(s) in respect of which Regulatory Approval
has been obtained.
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PART J - DISPUTE PROVISIONS
50 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
50.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the United States
without regard to that body of law known as conflicts of law; provided
that issues relating to the validity and enforceability of patents
shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction by which such patent
was granted. Any proceeding between the parties shall be conducted in
the English language.
51 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
51.1 In the event that a dispute arises between the parties as to the
interpretation or performance of any of the provisions of this
Agreement or as to matters related to but not covered by this
Agreement, the parties shall consult initially to try and resolve the
matter amicably. If they shall not be capable of resolving the matter
within [*]of the dispute arising, or such other period as may be
provided by this Agreement, it shall be referred to the respective
Chief Executive Officers or Chief Operating Officers of the parties.
51.2 If the Chief Executive Officers or Chief Operating Officers cannot
resolve the dispute within [*] days of it being referred to them, to
the extent that the parties mutually agree, the matter shall be
referred to binding or non-binding arbitration or mediation. Such
arbitration or mediation proceedings shall be held in Boston,
Massachusetts in the event that the dispute originated from BB and in
London, England in the event that the dispute originated from
ImmunoGen. To the extent that the parties do not mutually agree upon
the matter being referred to arbitration or mediation or to the extent
that the arbitration or mediation proceedings are non-binding and one
of the parties disputes the outcome thereof, the matter shall be dealt
with in accordance with the provisions of Clause 52.
52 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
52.1 In the event that disputes between the parties have not been settled in
accordance with the provisions of Clause 51, the parties shall be
entitled to bring court proceedings in the Courts of New York, which
courts shall have the exclusive jurisdiction in respect thereof.
PART K - CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-SOLICITATION AND STANDSTILL PROVISIONS
53 CONFIDENTIALITY
53.1 During the term of this Agreement and, subject to the provisions of
Clause 4, for [*] thereafter, each party shall hold in confidence any
confidential information (including but not limited to Technical
Information, Manufacturing Information or BB Technical Information)
generated by the other party or received from the other party pursuant
to this Agreement ("Confidential Information") and shall not without
the prior written consent of the other party disclose any part of the
same to any Independent Third Party except such of its employees and
consultants and those of its Sub-licensees and contractors who have a
need to know in order to effect the work of the
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Development Plan or the obtaining of Regulatory Approval or marketing
of Product and who are bound by equivalent obligations of
confidentiality as those contained in this Clause.
53.2 BB and its Sub-licensees shall only use the Confidential Information
obtained from ImmunoGen in pursuit of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement including for the purposes of carrying out the
Development Plan or Marketing Plan in respect of Product.
53.3 ImmunoGen, its licensees and its contractors shall only use the
Confidential Information obtained from BB for the purpose of assisting
it in registering, marketing and selling Product outside the Territory.
53.4 The provisions of this Clause shall not apply to information received
by either ImmunoGen or BB or Sub-licensees hereunder which:
53.4.1 as of the date of receipt is in the public domain or comes
into the public domain through no breach of this Agreement by
the receiving party of any confidentiality obligation; or
53.4.2 is received at any time in good faith from a third party
lawfully in possession of the same and having no restriction
disclosing the same; or
53.4.3 was known to the receiving party prior to its receipt from the
disclosing party as can be demonstrated by the receiving party
through written evidence; or
53.4.4 is developed by the receiving party its Affiliate or
Sub-licensees without aid, application or use of any of the
Confidential Information to which the obligation of
confidentiality applies by employee(s) of the receiving party
who were not given access to the Confidential Information
received hereunder.
53.5 Nothing contained herein shall prevent:
53.5.1 BB from disclosing Confidential Information generated by or on
behalf of ImmunoGen for the purpose of procuring the requisite
Regulatory Approval from the appropriate authority and other
governmental agencies in the Territory for BB or Sub-licensees
to undertake clinical trials upon Product (including any
institutional review board of any Entity conducting clinical
studies) or to market Product in the Territory or any part
thereof; provided however that all reasonable steps are taken
to require the appropriate authority and said other
governmental agencies in the Territory or any part thereof to
treat the Confidential Information as confidential and
proprietary information of ImmunoGen; or
53.5.2 ImmunoGen from disclosing Confidential Information generated
by BB for the purpose of procuring the requisite Regulatory
Approval from the appropriate authority and other governmental
agencies outside the Territory for ImmunoGen to undertake
clinical trials upon Product (including any institutional
review board of any Entity conducting clinical studies) or to
market Product outside the Territory or any part thereof;
provided however that all reasonable steps are taken to
require the appropriate governmental agencies to treat the
Confidential Information as confidential and proprietary
information; or
53.5.3 Confidential Information that is required by law, regulation,
rule, act or order of any governmental authority or agency to
be disclosed by a party, provided that notice is promptly
delivered to the other party in order to provide an
opportunity to seek a
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protective order or other similar order with respect to such
Confidential Information and thereafter the disclosing party
discloses to the requesting entity only the minimum
Confidential Information required to be disclosed in order to
comply with the request, whether or not a protective order or
other similar order is obtained by the other party.
53.6 The parties agree that the commercial and other terms of this Agreement
[*] shall, unless otherwise agreed, be treated as Confidential
Information.
54 ADDITIONAL PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY IMMUNOGEN
54.1 ImmunoGen agrees to provide BB with [*]
55 NON-SOLICITATION OF STAFF
55.1 For a period of [*] from the Effective Date, neither of the parties
shall do or permit any of the following without the prior written
consent of the other party:
55.1.1 solicit or entice away, or endeavor to solicit or entice away,
any key person employed by the other party in a managerial,
supervisory, technical, scientific or sales capacity.
55.1.2 cause or permit any Affiliate, and in the case of BB, any
Sub-licensee, to do any of the acts or things specified in
Clause 55.1.1.
55.2 Whilst the undertaking in Clause 55.1 is considered by the parties to
be reasonable in all the circumstances, if one or more is held invalid
as an unreasonable restraint of trade or for any other reason but would
have been held valid if part of the wording had been deleted, the
period reduced or the range of activities or area dealt with reduced in
scope, the undertakings shall apply with such modifications as may be
necessary to make them valid.
56 STANDSTILL PROVISIONS
56.1 For the duration of this Agreement and for a period of [*] from the
date on which this Agreement terminates for whatever reason neither
ImmunoGen nor BB will:
56.1.1 [*]
56.1.2 [*]
PART L - WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
57 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH PARTY
57.1 Each of ImmunoGen and BB hereby represents, warrants and covenants to
the other party that as at the Effective Date:
57.1.1 it is a corporation or entity duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of
its incorporation or formation;
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57.1.2 the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
such party has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
action;
57.1.3 it has the power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform their obligations hereunder;
57.1.4 the execution, delivery and performance by such party of this
Agreement and its compliance with the terms and provisions
hereof does not and will not conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute a
default under (i) a loan agreement, guaranty, financing
agreement, agreement affecting a product or other agreement or
instrument binding or affecting it, its Affiliates, or their
property; (ii) the provisions of its or its Affiliates'
charter or operative documents or bylaws; or (iii) any order,
writ, claim form, injunction or decree of any court or
governmental authority entered against it or its Affiliates or
by which any of its or their property is bound;
57.1.5 except for the governmental and Regulatory Approvals required
to market Product in the Territory, the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by such party does not
require the consent, approval or authorization of, or notice,
declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental or
regulatory authority and the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement will not violate any law, rule
or regulation applicable to such party;
57.1.6 this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered and constitutes such party's legal, valid and
binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and
to the availability of particular remedies under general
equity principles;
57.1.7 there is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of its knowledge,
threatened against it or any of its Affiliates or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority which:
57.1.7.1 relates to or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement; or
57.1.7.2 could, individually or in aggregate, materially
impair its ability to perform fully on a timely
basis its obligations under this Agreement.
Furthermore, the board of directors of each party does not
have knowledge of any fact or circumstance which is likely to
lead to any such action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding
or investigation; and
57.1.8 the information set out in the Schedules is true and accurate
in all material respects insofar as it is aware there is no
matter which renders any such information untrue, inaccurate,
incomplete or misleading.
57.2 Each of ImmunoGen and BB represents, warrants and covenants to the
other party that during the term of this Agreement it shall comply with
all applicable material laws and regulations relating to its activities
under this Agreement.
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58 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IMMUNOGEN
58.1 ImmunoGen represents, warrants and covenants to BB, except as set forth
in Schedule 10, in respect of the Territory and, where appropriate,
only to the extent that Licensed IP relates to the rights specifically
granted to BB in respect of the Licensed Compound or Product, that:
58.1.1 to the best of its knowledge, to the extent that they have
been granted, the Patents are valid, subsisting and
enforceable, in whole or in part, and there are no facts which
would as a matter of law preclude the issuance of Patents for
which patent applications are pending;
58.1.2 it has the full right, power and authority to grant all of the
right, title and interest in the licenses granted to BB under
Clause 2;
58.1.3 it and its Affiliates have not previously assigned,
transferred, conveyed or otherwise encumbered its right, title
and interest in the Licensed Compound, or the Licensed IP;
58.1.4 to the best of its knowledge, the Patents and the development,
manufacture, importation, exportation, keeping (whether for
disposal or otherwise) marketing, distribution, use,
promotion, offer for sale and sale of Licensed Compound or the
Product do not interfere or infringe on any intellectual
property rights owned or possessed by any Independent Third
Party;
58.1.5 to the best of ImmunoGen's knowledge, there are no claims,
judgements or settlements against or amounts with respect
thereto owed by ImmunoGen or pending or threatened claims or
litigation against ImmunoGen relating to Licensed Compound or
Licensed IP and no grounds exist which may support any such
claims;
58.1.6 it is in compliance in all material respects with any Third
Party Licenses relating to Licensed IP;
58.1.7 to the best of its knowledge, there are no circumstances that
would render BB liable to an Independent Third Party for
patent infringement as a consequence of BB's sale of Product
or use of the Licensed IP and there has been no claim
concerning such infringement made or considered by ImmunoGen;
58.1.8 to the best of its knowledge, all data summaries provided in
writing to BB by ImmunoGen relating to pre-clinical studies of
the Licensed Compound accurately represent the raw data
underlying such summaries;
58.1.9 to the best of ImmunoGen's knowledge, there is no fact
undisclosed by ImmunoGen which materially adversely affects or
would materially adversely affect the rights granted to BB
under this Agreement;
58.1.10 during the term of this Agreement, it and its Affiliates will
use reasonable commercial efforts not to diminish the rights
under the Licensed IP granted to BB hereunder, including
without limitation, by committing or permitting any actions or
omissions which would cause the breach of any agreements
between itself and Independent Third Parties which provide for
intellectual property rights applicable to the development,
manufacture,
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use or sale of Licensed Compound and/or Product(s), and that
it will provide BB promptly with notice of any such breach.
58.2 Nothing in this Agreement or any license granted hereunder is to be
construed as a representation or warranty that Licensed Compound shall
be or is capable of being successfully developed or granted Regulatory
Approval in the Territory or any part thereof for the treatment of any
disease within the Field.
58.3 BB acknowledges that ImmunoGen has not given and BB is not relying on
any warranty, covenant or representation of any kind (other than
ImmunoGen's warranties, covenants and representations under Clauses 57
and 58.1) express or implied, in relation to Licensed Compound or its
use including but not limited to implied warranties for merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. BB further acknowledges that it
has made its own due and careful inquiries before entering this
Agreement.
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60 NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS
60.1 Neither party has in effect and after the Effective Date neither party
shall enter into any oral or written agreement or arrangement that
would be inconsistent with its obligations under this Agreement.
61 REPRESENTATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL
61.1 Each party hereto represents that it has been represented by legal
counsel in connection with this Agreement and acknowledges that it has
participated in the drafting hereof. In interpreting and applying the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, the parties agree that no
presumption shall exist or be implied against the party which drafted
such terms and provisions.
62 INDEMNIFICATION
62.1 BB shall indemnify and hold harmless ImmunoGen, its Affiliates and
their employees, officers, directors and agents (each, a "ImmunoGen
Indemnified Party") from and against any and all claims, demands,
lawsuits, proceedings, settlement amounts, liability, loss, damage,
cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees), but subject to
the limitations in Clause 62.5 (collectively, a "Liability") which may
be asserted against the ImmunoGen Indemnified Party or which the
ImmunoGen Indemnified Party may incur, suffer or be required to pay
resulting from or arising out of (i) the research, discovery,
development, manufacture, importing, exporting, keeping (whether for
disposal or otherwise), promotion, distribution, use, testing,
marketing, sale of Licensed Compound and/or Product(s) by BB or
Sub-licensees (including without limitation any personal injury, death,
or other injuries suffered by users of Product), or (ii) the breach by
BB of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement; or (iii) the successful enforcement by a ImmunoGen
Indemnified Party of its rights under this Clause. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, BB shall have no obligation under this Agreement to
indemnify or hold harmless any ImmunoGen Indemnified Party with respect
to any Liability which results from the willful misconduct or negligent
acts or omissions of ImmunoGen, its Affiliates or any of their
employees, officers, directors or agents.
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62.2 ImmunoGen shall indemnify and hold harmless BB, its Affiliates and
their employees, officers, directors and agents (each, a "BB
Indemnified Party") from and against any Liability which the BB
Indemnified Party may incur, suffer or be required to pay resulting
from or arising out of (i) the development, manufacture, importing,
exporting, keeping (whether for disposal or otherwise), use or testing
of Licensed Compound and/or Product(s) by ImmunoGen (including without
limitation) any personal injury, death or other injuries suffered by
users of Product; (ii) the breach by ImmunoGen of any covenant,
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement; or (iii) the
successful enforcement by a BB Indemnified Party of its rights under
this Clause. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ImmunoGen shall have no
obligation under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any BB
Indemnified Party with respect to any Liability which results from
willful misconduct or negligent acts or omissions of BB, its Affiliates
or their employees, officers, directors or agents.
62.3 Each party agrees to promptly give the other party notice of any claim
for which indemnification may be sought. Failure of an indemnified
party to provide notice of a claim to the indemnifying party shall
affect the indemnified party's right to indemnification only to the
extent that such failure has a material adverse effect on the
indemnifying party's ability to defend or the nature or the amount of
the Liability. Subject to the provisions of Section G (Patent
Provisions) of this Agreement, the indemnifying party shall have the
right to assume the defense of any suit or claim related to the
Liability if it has assumed responsibility for the suit or claim in
writing; provided, however, that if in the reasonable judgement of the
indemnified party, such suit or claim involves an issue or matter which
could have a materially adverse effect on the business operations or
assets of the indemnified party, the indemnified party may waive its
rights to indemnity under this Agreement and control the defense or
settlement thereof, but in no event shall any such waiver be construed
as a waiver of any indemnification rights such party may have at law or
in equity. If the indemnifying party defends the suit or claim, the
indemnified party may participate in (but not control) the defense
thereof at its sole cost and expense.
62.4 Subject to the provisions of Part G (Patent Provisions) of this
Agreement, neither party may settle a claim or action related to a
Liability without the consent of the other party if such settlement
would impose any monetary obligation on the other party or require the
other party to submit to an injunction or otherwise limit the other
party's rights under this Agreement, provided that such consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any payment made by a party to
settle any such claim or action shall be at its own cost and expense.
62.5 With respect to any claim by one party against the other arising out of
the performance or failure of performance of the other party under this
Agreement, the parties expressly agree that the liability of such party
to the other party for such breach shall be limited under this
Agreement or otherwise at law or equity to direct damages only and in
no event shall a party be liable for, punitive, exemplary or
consequential damages suffered or incurred by the other party.
62.6 Each party acknowledges and agrees that during the term of this
Agreement it shall maintain adequate insurance for contractual
liability insurance to cover such party's obligations under this
Agreement (including product liability). The Collaboration Committee
shall review the level of each party's insurance coverage annually to
ensure that it is, in their reasonable opinion, adequate, taking into
account all relevant circumstances. Each party shall provide the other
party with evidence of such insurance upon request.
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PART M - GENERAL PROVISIONS
63 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
63.1 RETENTION OF LICENSE RIGHTS. All licenses and rights granted under or
pursuant to this Agreement by ImmunoGen to BB are, and shall otherwise
be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code, licenses of rights to "intellectual property" as defined under
Section 101(52) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The parties agree that BB,
as a licensee of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may
fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code, subject to performance by BB of its pre-existing
obligations under this Agreement. The parties further agree that, in
the event of the commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against
ImmunoGen under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, BB shall be entitled to a
complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such
intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual
property, and same, if not already in its possession, shall be promptly
delivered to BB (a) upon any such commencement of a bankruptcy
proceeding upon written request therefor by BB, unless ImmunoGen elects
to continue to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, or
(b) if not delivered under (a) above, upon the rejection of this
Agreement by or on behalf of ImmunoGen upon written request therefor by
BB, provided, however, that upon ImmunoGen's (or its successor's)
written notification to BB that it is again willing and able to perform
all of its obligations under this Agreement, BB shall promptly return
all such tangible materials to ImmunoGen, but only to the extent that
BB does not require continued access to such materials to enable BB to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
64 NOTICES
64.1 ADDRESS DETAILS. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement
shall be delivered by hand or sent by courier, by first class postage
prepaid and receipt requested or by facsimile transmission to the
following addresses of the parties:
BB's Address: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
Watlington Road
Oxford OX4 6LY
England
Fax no: +44-1865-781128
For the attention of the Legal Department
ImmunoGen's Address: ImmunoGen Inc.
333 Providence Highway
Norwood, MA 02062
USA
Fax no: (781) 255-9679
For the attention of Chief Executive Officer
With copies to: Mintz. Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
and Popeo, P.C.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Jeffrey M. Wiesen, Esq.
Fax no.: (617) 542-2241
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64.2 TIME OF RECEIPT. Any notice required or permitted to be given
concerning this Agreement shall be deemed to have been received by the
party to whom it is addressed:
64.2.1 if delivered by hand, upon receipt at the premises referred to
above; or
64.2.2 if sent by post or by courier, on the date it was received as
recorded on the return receipt; or
64.2.3 if sent by facsimile (confirmed by letter sent by first class
post), at the time of receipt shown on the transmission
confirmation report.
64.3 LANGUAGE OF NOTICE. Any notice or other document served by one party on
the other in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be in
the English language and shall not be validly served unless this
condition is complied with.
65 FORCE MAJEURE
65.1 Failure of any party to perform its obligations under this Agreement
(except the obligation to make payments when properly due) shall not
subject such party to any liability or place them in breach of any term
or condition of this Agreement to the other party if such failure is
due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of such non-performing
party ("force majeure"), unless conclusive evidence to the contrary is
provided. Causes of non-performance constituting force majeure shall
include, without limitation, acts of God, fire, explosion, flood,
drought, war, riot, sabotage, embargo, strikes or other labor trouble,
failure in whole or in part of suppliers to deliver on schedule
materials, equipment or machinery, interruption of or delay in
transportation, a national health emergency or compliance with any
order or regulation of any government entity acting with color of
right. The party affected shall promptly notify the other party of the
condition constituting force majeure as defined herein and shall exert
reasonable efforts to eliminate, cure and overcome any such causes and
to resume performance of its obligations with all possible speed;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require any
party to settle on terms unsatisfactory to such party any strike,
lock-out or other labor difficulty, any investigation or proceeding by
any public authority, or any litigation by any third party. If a
condition constituting force majeure as defined herein exists for more
than ninety (90) consecutive days, the parties shall meet to negotiate
a mutually satisfactory resolution to the problem, if practicable.
66 ASSIGNMENTS
66.1 Neither this Agreement nor any or all of the rights and obligations of
a party hereunder shall be assigned, delegated, sold, transferred,
sublicensed (except as expressly permitted hereunder) or otherwise
disposed of, by operation of law or otherwise, to any Independent Third
Party (other than an Affiliate of an assigning party under the
condition that the assignor remain responsible to the other party under
this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the other party.
Any attempted assignment, delegation, sale, transfer, sublicense or
other disposition, by operation of law or otherwise, of this Agreement
or of any rights or obligations hereunder contrary to this Clause 66.1
shall be a material breach of this Agreement by the attempting party,
and shall be void and without force or effect; provided, however,
either party may, without such consent, assign the Agreement and its
rights and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate or in connection with
the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of its assets related
to the division or the subject business, or in the event of its merger
or consolidation or change in control or similar transaction.
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66.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each
party and its permitted successors and assigns. Each party shall be
responsible for the compliance by its Affiliates with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
67 SEVERABILITY
67.1 In the event that any Clause or any part of any Clause contained in
this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable by the judgment or
decree by consent or otherwise of a Court of competent jurisdiction not
subject to appeal, all other Clauses or parts of Clauses contained in
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be
affected thereby for the term of this Agreement.
68 WAIVER
68.1 No relaxation, forbearance, delay or indulgence by either party in
enforcing any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the
granting of time by either party to the other shall prejudice, affect
or restrict the rights and powers of that said party hereunder nor
shall any waiver by either party of any breach hereof operate as a
waiver of or in relation to any subsequent or any continuing breach
hereof.
68.2 A waiver by one party of a breach by the other of any term of this
Agreement shall not prevent the subsequent enforcement of that term and
shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.
69 VAT
69.1 Any amount payable under this Agreement shall be deemed to be exclusive
of Value Added Tax.
70 COSTS OF PREPARATION
70.1 The parties hereto shall pay their own respective legal costs incurred
in the preparation of this Agreement.
71 GOVERNMENT CONSENT
71.1 Insofar as this Agreement requires the consent of any official body of
the Government of either the UK or the USA, each party shall use its
reasonable endeavors to obtain the approval of such body in such
country and notify the other thereof promptly.
72 INDEPENDENT DISCOVERIES BY BB
72.1 Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, ImmunoGen acknowledges
that BB has ongoing research programs which may now or in the future
independently discover, develop and/or acquire technologies and/or
products relating to treatment and prevention of any disease, disorder
or condition in humans or animals. ImmunoGen agrees that such
technologies and products, to the extent discovered without use of
Patents or Technical Information, will not be deemed to be BB Technical
Information or Improvements and will fall outside the scope of this
Agreement.
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73 INDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP
73.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create an employment,
agency, joint venture or partnership relationship between the parties
hereto or any of their respective agents or employees, or any other
legal arrangement that would impose liability upon one party for the
act or failure to act of the other party. Neither party shall have any
power to enter into any contracts or commitments or to incur any
liabilities in the name of, or on behalf of, the other party, or to
bind the other party in any respect whatsoever. Further, nothing in
this Agreement shall entitle either party to make any representation or
give a warranty on behalf of the other party.
74 COUNTERPARTS
74.1 This Agreement shall become binding when any one or more counterparts
hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of
each of the parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original as against
either party whose signature appears thereon, but all of which taken
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
75 RECORDING
75.1 Each party shall have the right, at any time, to record register, or
otherwise notify this Agreement in appropriate governmental or
regulatory offices anywhere in the world, and each party shall provide
reasonable assistance to the other in effecting such recording,
registering or notifying. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to
recording, registering, or otherwise notifying this Agreement, the
party desiring to so record, register, or notify shall provide a copy
of all materials to be filed for review, comment and approval by the
other party, such approval not unreasonably to be withheld or delayed.
76 FURTHER ACTIONS
76.1 Each party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further
instruments, and to do all other acts, as may be necessary or
appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement including, without limitation, any filings with any antitrust
agency which may be required.
77 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
77.1 This Agreement (including its Exhibits and Schedules) [*] set forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof, and merge all prior discussions between them and
all prior memoranda of intent or understanding. Neither party shall be
bound by any definition, condition or representation other than as
expressly stated in this Agreement or as subsequently agreed by the
parties in writing, signed by a duly authorized officer of each party.
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SCHEDULE 1
PART 1 - CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF huN901
AMINO ACID SEQUENCES OF CDR-GRAFTED V(L) AND V(H) OF huN901. Numbering follows
the Kabat system. The constant regions are human (kappa) for the light chain and
human (gamma)-1 for the heavy chain.
V(L)
- ----.---10----.---20--- -.--ABCDEF-30---- .---40----.----50----.- --60----.
DVVMTQSPLSLPVTLGQPASISC RSSQIIIHSDGNTY-LE WFQQRPGQSPRRLIY KVSNRFS GVPDRFSGS
----------------- -------
CDR L1 CDR L2
- ---70----.---80----.--- 90----.-- 100----.--
GSGTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYC FQGSHVPHT FGQGTKVEIK
---------
CDR L3
V(H)
- ----.---10----.---20----.---30 ----. ---40----.----50--A--.--- 60--- -- .
QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFS SFGMH WVRQAPGKGLEWVA YISSGSFTIY YADSVKG
----- ----------
CDR H1 CDR H2
- ---70----.---80--ABC--. -- --90---- . -- -100A-- --. -- -110--
RFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAR MRKGYAMDY WGQGTLVTVS
---------
CDR H3
CDR = Complementarity-Determining Regions
V(L) = variable region, light chain
V(H) = variable region, heavy chain
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SCHEDULE 1
PART 2 - CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF LICENSED COMPOUND, huN901-DM1
[2 GRAPHICS OMITTED EACH DEPICTING THE MOLECULAR
STRUCTURE OF THE LICENSED COMPOUND, huN9901-DM1]
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SCHEDULE 2
PATENTS
MAYTANSINOID CONJUGATES
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Attorney Country Appl. No. Filing Date Priority Patent No. Issue Date Exp. Date Next Annuity
Reference No. Date Date
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A-5567 U.S. 07/426,247 10/25/89 Abandoned
A-5567-1 U.S.
Rule 62 07/911,380 07/13/92 10/25/89 5,208,020 05/04/93 05/04/10 11/04/00
Continuation
F89903 Europe* 0 90 311 590.5 10/23/90 10/25/89 0 425 235 B1 09/25/96 10/23/10 10/23/00
*National
Patents in AT,
BE, CH, DE,
DK, ES, FR,
GB, IT, LI,
LU, NL, SE
DE number: G
690 28678.3-08
F89902 Canada 2,026,147-1 09/25/90 10/25/89 Pending 9/25/00
F89904 Japan 2-290,625 10/25/90 10/25/89 Pending
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N901 ANTIBODY
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Attorney Country Appl. No. Filing Date Priority Patent No. Issue Date Exp. Date Next Annuity
Reference No. Date Date
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DFCI #72
00530/028 U.S. 06/603,181 04/23/84 4,772,552 09/20/88 09/20/05 03/17/00
00530/028EP1 Europe* 0 85 302 806.6 04/22/85 04/23/84 160486 01/02/92 04/22/05 04/22/00
*National
Patents in AT,
BE, CH, DE,
FR, GB, IT,
LI, LU, NL,
SE
00530/028CA1 Canada 479685 04/22/85 04/23/84 1271715 07/17/90 04/22/05 07/17/00
00530/028JP1 Japan 87354/85 04/23/85 04/23/84 1875957 10/07/94 04/23/05 12/21/00
00530/028JP2 Japan
(Divisional) 323131/92 04/23/85 04/23/84 1999925 12/08/95 04/23/05 04/19/00
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N901 SYNERGY
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Attorney Country Appl. No. Filing Date Priority Patent No. Issue Date Exp. Date Next Annuity
Reference No. Date Date
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104322.198 U.S.
(Provisional) 60/157,051 10/01/99 Pending
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SCHEDULE 3
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
REGULATORY AND CLINICAL STRATEGY FOR huN901-DM1
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SCHEDULE 4
PRINCIPAL TERMS OF COMMERCIAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
1 PARTIES
1.1 The Agreement shall be between British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
and ImmunoGen Inc.
2 MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY
2.1 British Biotech will appoint ImmunoGen to manufacture and supply, and
ImmunoGen will manufacture and supply to British Biotech, Product for
commercial use in the Territory.
3 WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
3.1 ImmunoGen will warrant, amongst other things, that:
- all Product manufactured will comply with the manufacturer's
licenses, the Regulatory Approvals, the Specifications and all
applicable laws and regulations in force from time to time in
the relevant part of the Territory in respect of which Product
will be sold in;
- it will promptly disclose to British Biotech any comments by
Regulatory Authorities concerning its manufacturer's licenses
and that it will not seek to vary its manufacturer's licenses
without the consent of British Biotech (not to be unreasonably
withheld);
- all Product supplied will have a minimum shelf life, to be
agreed by the parties;
- all Product will be batch marked in accordance with agreed
marking procedures;
- all raw materials and Product will be stored in accordance
with the terms of the manufacturer's licenses and the
Regulatory Approvals pending delivery to British Biotech.
3.2 ImmunoGen will covenant, amongst other things, that:
- it will have and will maintain all necessary manufacturer's
licences in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations to manufacture and supply Product for use in the
Territory;
- it will conduct the manufacture in accordance with the
Technical Agreement to be agreed by the parties;
- any raw materials employed by ImmunoGen in the Manufacture
will comply with the Specifications;
- it will allow, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable notice, authorised representatives of British
Biotech and representatives of any Government or regulatory
bodies to inspect the premises where the manufacture of the
Product is carried out or the Product or raw materials are
stored and to inspect the process of manufacture;
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- it will upon written request supply BB with reasonable
quantities of samples of the Product manufactured by it;
- it shall retain a quantity of samples of each production batch
of the Products equal to twice the amount reasonably required
to conduct relevant analysis;
- it shall retain all manufacturing, analytical and distribution
records and shall retain such samples of the Products as are
required by, and in the manner and for the duration specified
by, all applicable laws and regulations, including GMP. Such
records will be made available to BB upon reasonable notice.
Records and samples shall not be destroyed without notice to
BB;
- it will have in place and will continue to have in place, and
will procure that any approved sub-contractors have in place,
appropriate health and safety procedures in compliance with
all applicable laws in the Territory.
3.3 BB will covenant that it will have and will maintain throughout the
term of this Agreement appropriate Regulatory Approvals for the Product
in the Territory or part(s) thereof for which the Product is to be
marketed distributed sold or used.
4 TECHNICAL AGREEMENT
4.1 The respective responsibilities of ImmunoGen and BB relating to the
manufacture of Product shall be as specified in the Technical Agreement
to be agreed by the parties which agreement shall include, amongst
other things, terms relating to:
- the way in which each batch of Product is to be manufactured
and checked for compliance with and adherence to the
appropriate Specifications and GMP
- the responsibility for purchasing materials
- testing and releasing materials
- undertaking production and quality control including
in-process controls as well as sampling and analysis
5 DURATION
5.1 The Agreement shall continue until the expiry or termination of the
Collaboration, Development and License Agreement subject to the
specific exceptions contained therein. Further, at least [*] prior to
the expiry of the Collaboration, Development and License Agreement, the
parties shall meet to discuss terms for the continued supply of Product
to British Biotech.
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6 FORECASTS
6.1 The parties shall agree upon appropriate provisions regarding the
submission by British Biotech of non-binding and binding estimates for
Product. Procedures relating to the provision by ImmunoGen of the
confirmation of orders shall be agreed, which confirmations shall
specify, amongst other things, quantity to be supplied and delivery
times.
6.2 The parties shall agree upon a suitable amount of Product in respect of
which British Biotech shall be entitled to order on a binding basis in
addition to amount estimated (for example, up to fifty per cent. (50%)
more than the quantity specified in the non-binding forecast for such
month).
6.3 In addition to the above, if so requested, ImmunoGen will use
reasonable efforts but with no obligation in respect of the quantity
thereof, to supply to British Biotech additional Product in excess of
that ordered or contained in the relevant forecast having due regard
for ImmunoGen production capacity and other manufacturing commitments.
7 SUPPLY
7.1 Product shall be supplied by ImmunoGen in final form, fully packaged
and ready for sale and shall be delivered to British Biotech or its
designee [*]. In addition, ImmunoGen shall supply British Biotech with
those documents specified in the Technical Agreement with each batch of
the Product.
7.2 [*] Notwithstanding [*], title to the Product shall be and remain with
ImmunoGen unless and until BB has paid in full for such Product.
7.3 Procedures relating to inspection and/or testing of Product by British
Biotech following delivery shall be agreed, which procedures shall also
regulate the rejection and/or acceptance of Product by British Biotech
together with a dispute resolution procedure in the event of
disagreement. Product inspection and testing shall be to ensure
compliance with the Specifications.
7.4 If ImmunoGen accepts that the Product does not conform to the
Specifications due to the negligence or default of ImmunoGen then
ImmunoGen shall manufacture and deliver to BB (at no additional cost to
British Biotech) a sufficient quantity of the Product to replace the
defective batch or batches. If BB accepts that the relevant batches of
Product were Manufactured in accordance with the Specifications or that
any defect did not arise due to ImmunoGen negligence or default
ImmunoGen shall have no liability or obligation to BB in respect of
such Batches.
7.5 To the extent that [*]
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8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1 Save as specifically provided, neither party shall acquire any rights
in respect of any of the other party's intellectual property in
relation to the Products or the manufacture thereof or of the goodwill
associated therewith.
9 PRICES
9.1 The Agreement shall state a price to be charged for the Product, which
price shall be effective for a stated period (for example twelve (12)
months) subject only to variations due to direct increases or savings
(for example raw material costs, economies of scale etc.) during such
period.
9.2 A mechanism for the review of price of Product shall be agreed which
shall regulate annual price increases/decreases following the initial
period.
In addition, ImmunoGen may review the price to take account of any
increased cost of production and raw material costs provided that such
review [*]
9.3 Invoices will be submitted to BB when the Product has been delivered.
BB will pay such within [*] after the date of receipt of the invoice
unless there is any dispute relating to the conformity of the Product
with the Specifications, in which case payment will be made within [*]
of receipt by British Biotech of conforming Product or agreement that
the original Product was conforming.
9.4 If, as a result of any inspection of the manufacturing premises used by
ImmunoGen, a requirement is imposed by a competent authority which
leads to or requires a change in the cost of production or to the
Specification of the Product then, upon written notification by
ImmunoGen to BB, ImmunoGen and BB will meet to discuss any increase to
the price of the Product, the date upon which such price increase will
take effect and any other consequences arising from such changes.
Failure to reach agreement within an agreed time, shall mean the matter
being subject to the agreed dispute resolution provisions.
9.5 ImmunoGen shall agree that [*]
10 INDEMNITY
10.1 Each party (the "indemnifying party") shall indemnify other party (the
"indemnified party") against legal liability to third parties in
respect of all claims, actions, judgements, damages, lawsuits, costs or
expenses or professional fees incurred or arising out of (a) any breach
of contract by or any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its
employees, sub-contractors or agents; (b) any claim for death or
personal injury incurred by the indemnified party in relation to or
arising out of any breach of contract by the indemnifying party or any
negligent act or omission of the indemnifying party, its employees,
sub-contractors or agents.
10.2 A notification procedure shall be agreed to regulate how an indemnified
party may claim the benefit of any indemnity, to include notification
of any claims, and agreement not to compromise the conduct of any such
claims or take any material steps in relation to such claims without
the prior consent of the indemnifying party and co-operation with the
indemnifying party in the handling of any such claims.
11 CONTRACT MANUFACTURE AND ALTERNATE SUPPLY
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11.1 ImmunoGen shall be entitled to appoint sub-contractors to perform its
obligations under the Supply provided that it complies with the
provisions of Clause 25 of the License Agreement and provided that
British Biotech is entitled to audit such proposed sub-contractor prior
to appointment and, to the extent that any such proposed third party
fails such audit, to require all corrective steps to be taken by such
third party, to British Biotech's reasonable satisfaction, prior to
appointment.
11.2 To the extent that sub-contractors are appointed by ImmunoGen, it shall
ensure that an appropriate technical agreement is put in place
11.3 ImmunoGen shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause at least
two sources of supply to become and remain pre-qualified during the
continuance of the Agreement.
12 INABILITY TO SUPPLY
12.1 The Agreement shall incorporate provisions equivalent to those set out
in Clause 27 of the License Agreement, enabling British Biotech to
assume responsibility for manufacture of Product in the event that
ImmunoGen is unable for whatever reason to deliver British Biotech's
Product requirements. In such event, ImmunoGen shall co-operate with
British Biotech, in terms of transfer of information and provision of
assistance, to enable British Biotech to assume manufacturing
responsibility.
13 STOCK REPORTING
13.1 The parties shall agree upon the timetable for ImmunoGen to report to
British Biotech on stock held and work-in-progress, the form of which
report shall be agreed upon by the parties.
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SCHEDULE 5
LIST OF THIRD PARTY LICENSES
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SCHEDULE 6
REGISTRATION IN THE REST OF THE WORLD,
BASED ON AN EU/USA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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SCHEDULE 7
CMC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR huN901-DM1
1. MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Develop the manufacturing process to:
[*]
2. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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3. ANALYTICAL METHODS
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4. STABILITY STUDIES
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5. COMPATIBILITY TESTING
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6. CLINICAL TRIAL SUPPLIES (CTS)
[*]
7. DOCUMENTATION
[*]
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SCHEDULE 8
COGS CALCULATION
[*]
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SCHEDULE 9
SCHEDULE OF COSTS FOR BIOANALYTICAL WORK
TO BE CONDUCTED BY IMMUNOGEN UNDER CLAUSE 14.2
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SCHEDULE 10
FURTHER THIRD PARTY LICENSES
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IN WITNESS whereof each of the parties intend this Agreement to be a deed and
have caused it to be executed as such by executed by their duly authorized
representatives the day and year first before written.
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Signed and delivered as a deed on behalf of
BRITISH BIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
by:
Name:
Title:
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Signed and delivered as a deed on behalf of
IMMUNOGEN, INC
by:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 21
IMMUNOGEN, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
ImmunoGen Securities Corp
Apoptosis Technology, Inc.
1
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-3 (File Nos. 333-2441, 333-15819, 333-22153, 333-31795,
333-07661 and 333-48385) and on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-41534 and 33-73544) of
ImmunoGen, Inc. (the "Company") of our report dated July 28, 2000, except for
Note N as to which the date is September 7, 2000, relating to the Company's
financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 27, 2000
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