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Research and Development Agreements |
NOTE 3 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS Disaggregated Research and Development Revenue Research and Development revenue is attributable to regions based on the location of our collaboration partner's parent company headquarters. Research and Development revenues disaggregated by location were as follows (in thousands):
Related Party Collaboration Agreements - Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Research and development revenue from related party relates to revenue from research and development agreements with Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda and were as follows (in thousands):
At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had deferred revenue, other liabilities for co-share payments and accounts receivable balances from the research and development agreements with Takeda, who is a related party. These amounts were as follows (in thousands):
Takeda Development and License Agreement On September 18, 2018, the Company entered into a Development and License Agreement with Takeda (“Takeda Development and License Agreement”) for the development and commercialization of products incorporating or comprised of one or more CD38 SLT-A fusion proteins (“Licensed Products”) for the treatment of patients with diseases such as multiple myeloma. The Company, at its discretion, exercised the co-development option in July 2019 and as a result is eligible to receive pre-clinical and clinical development milestone payments of up to $307.5 million upon the achievement of certain development milestones and regulatory approvals, and sales milestone payments of up to $325.0 million upon the achievement of certain sales milestone events. The Company may elect to end its co-development by providing Takeda with written notice of termination of the co-development. In the event the Company elects to end the co-development, the Company will be subject to reduced payments and royalty rates as set forth more specifically in the Takeda Development and License Agreement. The Company will also be entitled to receive tiered royalties, subject to certain reductions, as percentages of annual aggregate net sales, if any, of Licensed Products. The royalty percentages would range from low double-digits to low twenties if the Company continues its option to co-develop, and from high-single digits to low teens if the Company does not continue its option to co-develop. The Company identified one performance obligation at the inception of the Takeda Development and License Agreement, the research and development services for the CD38 ETBs, including manufacturing. The Company determined that research, development and commercialization license and the participation in the committee meetings are not distinct from the research and development services and therefore those promised services were combined into one combined performance obligation.
The total transaction price of $29.8 million consists of (1) the $30.0 million upfront payment, (2) a $10.0 million development milestone payment which was achieved in the first quarter of 2020, (3) minus $10.2 million in expected co-share payments payable to Takeda during Early-Stage Development, as defined in the Takeda Development and License Agreement. The expected co-share payment is considered variable consideration, and the Company applied a constraint using the expected value method. Significant judgement was involved in determining transaction consideration, including the determination of the variable consideration, including the constraint on consideration. At December 31, 2020, the other potential development milestones and sales milestones are not currently deemed probable of being achieved, as they are dependent on factors outside the Company’s control. Therefore, these future development milestones and sales-based milestone payments have been fully constrained and are not included in the transaction price. The Company recognizes revenue using a cost-based input measure. In applying the cost-based input method of revenue recognition, the Company used actual costs incurred relative to budgeted costs expected to be incurred for the combined performance obligation. These costs consist primarily of internal employee efforts and third-party contract costs. Revenue is recognized based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total budgeted costs as the Company completes its performance obligation over the estimated service period. In July 2019, the Company exercised its co-development option and the agreed upon collaboration budget was increased to cover additional research and development activities whereby both parties will continue to cost share. The Company evaluated the additional research and development services and concluded these services were distinct from services currently being provided and represented a cost sharing arrangement between the Company and Takeda. As such, research and development expenses for this performance obligation will be expensed as incurred. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, total deferred revenue related to the performance obligation was $1.3 million and $6.1 million, respectively. Takeda Multi-Target Agreement In June 2017, The Company entered into a Multi-Target Collaboration and License Agreement with Takeda (the “Takeda Multi-Target Agreement”) in which the Company agreed to 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 granted to the other nonexclusive rights in its intellectual property for purposes of the conduct of the research, and the Company agreed 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 the Company’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. As of December 31, 2020 , the Company received cumulative payments of $5.0 million from Takeda pursuant to the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement. The Company may receive payments from the following:
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 terminated sooner by Takeda for convenience or upon a material change of control, or by either party for an uncured material breach of the agreement. Under the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement, both parties have the right to terminate the agreement, with a specified notice period. 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, 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 obligations: 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 obligations 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, the option does not provide the customer with a material right and should be accounted for if and when the option is exercised. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, deferred revenue related to the performance obligation was $2.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Vertex Collaboration Agreement In November 2019, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with (the “Vertex Collaboration Agreement”) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Vertex”), to perform strategic research leveraging the Company’s engineered toxin body (“ETB”) technology platform to discover and develop novel targeted biologic therapies for applications outside of oncology. Pursuant to the terms of the Vertex Collaboration Agreement, the Company granted Vertex an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive license under the Company’s licensed technology to exploit one or more ETB products that are discovered by the Company against up to two designated targets. Vertex has selected an initial target and has the option to designate one additional target within specified time limits. Vertex paid the Company an upfront payment of $38.0 million, consisting of $23.0 million in cash and a $15.0 million equity investment pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”). In addition to the upfront payments, the Company may also receive an additional $22.0 million through the exercise of the options to license ETB products or to add an additional target. Additionally, Vertex will reimburse the Company for certain mutually agreed manufacturing technology transfer activities. The Company may, for each target under the Vertex Collaboration Agreement, receive up to an additional $180.0 million in milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development and regulatory milestone events and up to an additional $70.0 million in milestone payments upon the achievement of certain sales milestone events. The Company will also be entitled to receive, subject to certain reductions, tiered mid-single digit royalties as percentages of calendar year net sales, if any, on any licensed product. The Company will be responsible for conducting the research activities through the designation, if any, of one or more development candidates. Upon the exercise by Vertex of its option for a development candidate, Vertex will be responsible for all development, manufacturing, regulatory and commercialization activities with respect to that development candidate. Unless earlier terminated, the Vertex Collaboration Agreement will expire (i) on a country-by-country basis and licensed product-by-licensed product basis on the date of expiration of all payment obligations under the Collaboration Agreement with respect to such licensed product in such country and (ii) in its entirety upon the expiration of all payment obligations thereunder with respect to all licensed products in all countries or upon Vertex’s decision not to exercise any option on or prior to the applicable deadlines. Vertex has the right to terminate the Vertex Collaboration Agreement for convenience upon prior written notice to the Company. Either party has the right to terminate the Vertex Collaboration Agreement (a) for the insolvency of the other party or (b) subject to specified cure periods, in the event of the other party’s uncured material breach. The Company identified one performance obligation at the inception of the Vertex Collaboration Agreement consisting of research and development services. The Company recognizes revenue under the Vertex Collaboration Agreement using a cost-based input measure. In applying the cost-based input method of revenue recognition, the Company will use actual costs incurred relative to budgeted costs expected to be incurred. These costs consist primarily of internal employee efforts and third-party contract costs. Revenue is recognized based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total budgeted costs as the Company completes its performance obligation over the estimated service period. In connection with the Vertex Collaboration Agreement, the Company and Vertex entered into a SPA pursuant to which Vertex agreed to purchase 1,666,666 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price per share of $9.00. As the price per share was in excess of the fair value of the Company’s common stock, the Company allocated $4.5 million of this consideration to the Collaboration Agreement. The issuance of these shares was pursuant to a private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. In addition to the SPA, the Vertex Collaboration Agreement contemplates that the Company may enter into certain other ancillary arrangements with Vertex. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, deferred revenue related to the Vertex Collaboration Agreement was $18.4 million and $27.5 million, respectively. Grant Agreements In September 2018, the Company entered into a Cancer Research Agreement (the “CD38 CPRIT Agreement”) with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (“CPRIT”). The CD38 CPRIT Agreement was extended in October 2020, under which CPRIT awarded a $15.2 million product development grant to fund research of a cancer therapy involving a CD38 targeting ETB. Pursuant to the CD38 CPRIT Agreement, the Company may also use such funds to develop a replacement CD38 targeting ETB, with or without a partner. In 2011, the Company entered into a Cancer Research Agreement (the “CPRIT Agreement”) with CPRIT under which CPRIT awarded a $10.6 million product development grant for the CD20-targeting ETB MT-3724, this grant ended in November 2019. At December 31, 2020 the Company had received $20.0 million and has a remaining receivable of $0.0 million. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, in grant revenue under these awards. Qualified expenditures submitted for reimbursement in excess of amounts received are recorded as receivables in Grant revenue receivable. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $0.0 million and $7.1 million, respectively, recorded in Grants revenue receivable. |