NOTE 4 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS

Disaggregated Research and Development Revenue

Research and Development revenues disaggregated by location were as follows (in thousands):

Impact of Adoption of ASC 606

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606, which provides principles for recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted ASC 606 on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative adjustment to stockholders’ equity.

The cumulative effect of applying the new guidance of ASC 606 to all contracts with customers that were not completed as of January 1, 2018 was recorded as an adjustment to accumulated deficit as of the adoption date. As a result of applying the modified retrospective method to adopt the new revenue guidance, the following adjustments were made to accounts on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2018 (in thousands):

 

The impact of adoption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

 

The impact of adoption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

 

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Changes in our contract assets and liabilities under Topic 606 were as follows (in thousands):

 

The performance obligations are expected to be fulfilled, and revenue fully recognized through June 30, 2019. The aggregate amount of the contract price of the Company’s collaborative agreements, allocated to performance obligations not yet satisfied is $5.1 million.

Related Party Collaboration Agreement - Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Takeda Collaboration Agreement

In October 2016, Private Molecular entered into a collaboration and option agreement (the “Takeda Collaboration Agreement”) with Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda, to discover and develop CD38-targeting engineered toxin bodies (“ETBs”), which includes MT-4019 for evaluation by Takeda. Under the terms of the Takeda Collaboration Agreement, Molecular is responsible for providing to Takeda (i) new ETBs generated using Takeda’s proprietary fully human antibodies targeting CD38 and (ii) MT-4019 for in vitro and in vivo pharmacological and anti-tumor efficacy evaluations. Molecular granted Takeda (1) a background IP license during the term of the Takeda Collaboration Agreement, and (2) an exclusive option during the term of the Takeda Collaboration Agreement and for a period of thirty days thereafter, to negotiate and obtain an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize any ETB that may result from this collaboration, including MT-4019.

Molecular has received payments of $2.0 million in technology access fees and cost reimbursement associated with the Company’s performance obligations under the agreement.

The Company determined that the promised goods and services under the Takeda Collaboration Agreement were the background IP license, as well as the research and development services. The Company determined that there was one performance obligation, since the background IP and manufacturing were not distinct from the research and development services. Revenues are recognized over the period that the research and development services occur.

The Company also concluded that, since the option for the exclusive license is deemed to be at fair value that the option does not provide the customer with a material right, and should be accounted for if and when the option is exercised.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded research and development revenue from Takeda of $11,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, under the Takeda Collaboration Agreement. This revenue is deemed to be revenue from a related party.    

Takeda Multi-Target Agreement

In June 2017, Molecular entered into a Multi-Target Collaboration and License Agreement with Takeda (“Takeda Multi-Target Agreement”) in which Molecular will collaborate with Takeda to identify and generate ETBs, against two targets designated by Takeda. Takeda designated certain targets of interest as the focus of the research. Each party grants to the other nonexclusive rights in its intellectual property for purposes of the conduct of the research, and Molecular agrees to work exclusively with Takeda with respect to the designated targets.

Under the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement, Takeda has an option during an option period to obtain an exclusive license under Molecular’s intellectual property to develop, manufacture, commercialize and otherwise exploit ETBs against the designated targets. The option period for each target ends three months after the completion of the evaluation of such designated target. Under the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement, both parties have the right to cancel the agreement, with a specified notice period.

Molecular received an upfront fee of $1.0 million and was entitled to receive an additional $2.0 million with the designation of each of the two targets. These two targets were designated in December 2017, and as of March 31, 2018, Molecular had a receivable of $4.0 million from Takeda. Molecular may also receive an additional $25.0 million, in aggregate through the exercise of the option to license ETBs. Additionally, Molecular is entitled to receive up to approximately $547.0 million in additional milestone payments through preclinical and clinical development and commercialization. Molecular is also entitled to tiered royalty payments of a mid-single to low-double digit percentage of net sales of any licensed ETBs, subject to certain reductions.  Finally, Molecular is entitled to receive up to $10.0 million in certain contingency fees.

The Takeda Multi-Target Agreement will expire on the expiration of the option period (within three months after the completion of the evaluation of each designated target) for the designated targets if Takeda does not exercise its options, or, following exercise of the option, on the later of the expiration of patent rights claiming the licensed ETB or ten years from first commercial sale of a licensed ETB. The Takeda Multi-Target Agreement may be sooner terminated by Takeda for convenience or upon a Molecular change of control, or by either party for an uncured material breach of the agreement.

The Company evaluated the contract termination clause and concluded that it was a non-substantive termination provision. As such, an initial contract term was defined as the length of the termination notice period, with a deemed renewal option to continue the research and development services over the remainder of the contract term as a material right.

The Company determined that the promised goods and services under the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement were the background IP license, the research and development services, and manufacturing during the initial contract period; and a renewal option to continue the research and development services. The Company determined that there were two performance obligation; research and development services, and the renewal options. Since the background IP and manufacturing were not distinct from the research and development services, they were deemed to be one performance obligation. Transaction consideration was allocated to each of the performance obligation using an estimate of the standalone selling price, and revenues are recognized over the period that the research and development services occur. The Company also concluded that, since the option for the exclusive license is deemed to be at fair value that the option does not provide the customer with a material right, and should be accounted for if and when the option is exercised.

In connection with the execution of the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement. Takeda also entered into a stock purchase agreement with the Company (“Takeda Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Takeda purchased approximately $20.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock following the reverse-merger in the third quarter of 2017. See Note 10, “Stockholders’ Equity” for further details. Since the Takeda Stock Purchase Agreement was dependent on contingent events, the Company determined that the transaction was constraint, and not a performance obligation under the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement. The Company accounted for the stock purchase agreement in August 2017, once the constraints were removed, and recorded the $20.0 million in equity upon the settlement of the stock purchase transaction.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded $152,000 research and development revenue under the Multi-Target Takeda Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded no research and development revenue under the Multi-Target Takeda Agreement, since the agreement had not been entered into.

Other Collaboration Agreements

In September 2016, Private Molecular entered into a collaboration agreement with an undisclosed pharmaceutical company (“Other Collaboration Agreement”) to generate ETBs, for evaluation for consideration of $500,000. Under the terms of the Other Collaboration Agreement, Molecular was responsible for providing to the customer (i) new ETBs generated using the customer’s materials and (ii) ETB study molecules for testing and evaluation.  

The customer also received an option under the Other Collaboration Agreement for the manufacture of additional quantities of ETB molecules, for additional consideration of $250,000, upon delivery and acceptance of the additional materials.

The Company determined that at the inception of the agreement, the promised goods and services under the Other Collaboration Agreement were, the research and development services, and manufacturing. The Company determined that there was one performance obligation, since the manufacturing was not distinct from the research and development services. Revenues are recognized over the period that the research and development services occur using an input method to measure progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation. The option for additional ETB molecules was determined to be at fair value and was accounted for once the option was exercised.

The option for additional materials was exercised in November 2017, and revenues are recognized over the period that the research and development services occur.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded $68,000 and $500,000 in research and development revenue under the Other Collaboration Agreement, respectively.

Grant Agreements

The Company receives funds from a state grant funding program, which is a conditional cost reimbursement grant and revenue is recognized as allowable costs are paid. In November 2011, Private Molecular was awarded a $10.6 million product development grant from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (“CPRIT”) for its CD20-targeting ETB MT-3724. To date, Molecular has received $9.5 million in grant funds.

The Company recognized $251,000 and $125,000 in grant revenue under these awards during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amounts collected in excess of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenue.