Compliance with Healthcare Laws and Regulations. (i) Except as described in the SEC Documents, the preclinical and clinical studies conducted by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have participated, that are described in the SEC Documents, or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, were, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and comparable regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject, including the European Medicines Agency (collectively, the "Regulatory Authorities") and Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; (ii) the descriptions in the SEC Documents of the results of such studies are accurate and complete descriptions in all material respects and fairly present the data derived therefrom; (iii) the Company has no knowledge of any other studies not described in SEC Documents, the results of which are inconsistent with or call into question the results described or referred to in the SEC Documents; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have operated at all times and are currently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the Regulatory Authorities, except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, to the Company's knowledge, have received any written notices, correspondence or other communications from the Regulatory Authorities or any other governmental agency requiring or threatening the termination, material modification or suspension of any preclinical or clinical studies that are described in the SEC Documents or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such studies, and, to the Company's knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. The Company has not failed to file with the Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission with respect to the Company's product candidates that are described or referred to in the SEC Documents, except where such failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; all such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed; and no deficiencies regarding compliance with applicable law have been asserted by any applicable regulatory authority with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Applied Therapeutics Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Applied Therapeutics Inc.)
Compliance with Healthcare Laws and Regulations. (ia) Except as described in the SEC Documents, the preclinical and clinical studies conducted by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have participated, that are described in the SEC Documents, or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, were, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and comparable regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject, including the European Medicines Agency (collectively, the "Regulatory Authorities") and Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; (ii) the descriptions in the SEC Documents of the results of such studies are accurate and complete descriptions in all material respects and fairly present the data derived therefrom; (iii) the Company has no knowledge of any other studies not described in SEC Documents, the results of which are inconsistent with or call into question the results described or referred to in the SEC Documents; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have operated at all times and are currently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the Regulatory Authorities, except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its subsidiaries is conducting and has conducted its business and operations in compliance with, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective officers, directors or employees, has engaged in any activities that would constitute a violation of any Healthcare Laws.
(b) The Company and each of its subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Healthcare Laws relating to the operation of its businesses, and are not subject to any sanction or other adverse action by any Governmental Entity with respect to such matters, except for such failures to comply or such sanctions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Other than as would not, individually and in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) as of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice, citation, suspension, revocation or communication from any Governmental Entity, including any subpoena or investigative demand, alleging noncompliance with any Healthcare Laws; and (ii) as of the date hereof, the Company is not in receipt of any civil, criminal or administrative subpoena, request for information, action, suit, complaint, notice, letter, hearing, or investigation related to noncompliance with any Healthcare Laws pending against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) as of the date hereof, there has not been any violation of any Healthcare Laws by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in its submissions or reports to any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to require investigation, corrective action, self-reporting, or enforcement action; (iv) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, as of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company any of their respective directors, officers, employees or contractors has been (A) suspended, debarred or excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state healthcare program or is subject to an action or investigation that is reasonably likely to result in such a suspension, debarment or exclusion nor is any such suspension, debarment or exclusion threatened or pending, (B) assessed a civil money penalty under Section 1128A of the Social Security Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder, (C) convicted of any criminal offense relating to the delivery of any item or service under a federal health care program relating to the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of a prescription drug or a controlled substance or (D) listed on the General Services Administration Excluded Parties List System; (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiariessubsidiaries (A) is party to or subject to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, consent order, consent decree or other settlement agreement with any Governmental Entity relating to any alleged violation of Healthcare Laws, (B) since the Applicable Date, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of any Governmental Entity, in each case relating to Healthcare Laws or restricting the conduct of its business or that impacts upon the management or operation of its business in any material adverse manner (collectively, “Company Regulatory Agreements”) or (C) since the Applicable Date, has received written notice from any Governmental Entity that such Governmental Entity is considering issuing or requesting or investigating the possible issuance or request for any Company Regulatory Agreement; (vi) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any order, judgment, injunction, award, or decree adopted or imposed by any Governmental Entity relating to any alleged violation of Healthcare Laws; and (vii) all reports, documents, applications, and notices required to be filed, maintained or furnished to any Governmental Entity or any private or government payment program, in each case that are material to the Company's knowledgeCompany and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, have received any written noticesbeen so filed, correspondence maintained or other communications from furnished and all such reports, documents, applications and notices were true, complete and correct in all material respects on the Regulatory Authorities date filed (or any other governmental agency requiring were corrected or threatening supplemented by a subsequent filing).
(d) The Company and each of its subsidiaries meets all of the terminationapplicable requirements of participation, material modification or suspension of any preclinical or clinical studies coverage, and enrollment for, in each case that are described in the SEC Documents or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such studies, and, material to the Company's knowledgeCompany and its subsidiaries, there are no reasonable grounds for taken as a whole, and where applicable, is a party to valid supplier or participation agreements related to all government and private payment programs in which the same. The Company has not failed to file with the Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission with respect to the Company's product candidates that are described or referred to in the SEC Documentsand of its subsidiaries participates (“Company Payment Programs”), except where such failure as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; . As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened investigation or civil or administrative proceeding relating to the participation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any Company Payment Program, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notices of any action pending by any Company Payment Program, to revoke, limit or terminate the participation for cause of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any Company Payment Program, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute grounds for termination or reduction for cause in the participation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in (i) any government Company Payment Program or (ii) any other Company Payment Program, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all supplier or participation agreements necessary for participation in the Company Payment Programs to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party constitute valid and binding obligations, enforceable against the Company or such filingssubsidiary in accordance with their respective terms and, declarationsto the knowledge of the Company, listingsare in full force and effect, registrationsneither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of default of any material provision under any Company Payment Program and the Company and its subsidiaries and, reports to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto are not in default of any material provision thereunder.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, each employee of the Company and any of its subsidiaries providing services to patients is duly licensed, certified, registered and qualified as required by applicable Law, except as would not, individually or submissions were in material the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, no (i) suspension, cancellation, revocation, withdrawal, modification, restriction, probation or non-renewal of any such employee license or qualification is pending or threatened as of the date hereof, (ii) event has occurred and no circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, cancellation, revocation, withdrawal, modification, restriction, probation or non-renewal of any such employee license, certification, registration or qualification, and (iii) employee of Company and any of its subsidiaries is not in compliance with applicable laws when filed; the terms of any such employee license or qualification, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no inquiries, investigations or monitoring of activities, in each case for cause, pending relating to any employee license or qualification, except for routine audits or reviews and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) To the knowledge of the Company, no deficiencies regarding Person (terminated employee, contractor or otherwise) has raised allegations relative to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim under the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733), including allegations of non-compliance with applicable law any state or federal anti-kickback, beneficiary inducement, physician self-referral or billing or coding requirements.
(g) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have been asserted by any applicable regulatory authority a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, appeals, adjustments, challenges, investigations, litigation, audits, or written notices of intent to audit with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissionsxxxxxxxx, or claims for refunds, recoupments, overpayments, discounts or adjustments, in each case relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any alleged violation of Healthcare Laws, other than such routine audits or reviews as would be expected in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has implemented a corporate compliance program in compliance with the guidelines for healthcare organizations published by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(h) As of the date hereof, the Company has received no formal notification directly from a Governmental Entity that it or any of its subsidiaries is (A) the subject or target of a criminal investigation related to Healthcare Laws or (B) indicted in any criminal proceeding related to Healthcare Laws.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Rite Aid Corp), Merger Agreement (Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.)
Compliance with Healthcare Laws and Regulations. (ia) Except as described in the SEC Documents, the Any preclinical and clinical studies subject to regulatory oversight by a Governmental Authority and conducted by or, to the knowledge of the Company, or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have participated, that are described in the SEC Documentswere (and, or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, were, and if still pending arepending, being are being) conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) and comparable regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject, including the European Medicines Agency (collectively, the "Regulatory “Healthcare Authorities"”) and Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; (ii) the descriptions in the SEC Documents of the results of such studies are accurate and complete descriptions in all material respects and fairly present the data derived therefrom; (iii) the Company has no knowledge of any other studies not described in SEC Documents, the results of which are inconsistent with or call into question the results described or referred to in the SEC Documents; (iv) the . The Company and its Subsidiaries have operated at all times and are currently in compliance in all material respects with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the ownership, testing, development, marketing, promotion, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, storage, import, export or disposal of any product manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Product”), including all statutes, rules and regulations of the Regulatory Healthcare Authorities, except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) neither be material. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, to the Company's knowledge, Subsidiaries have received any written notices, correspondence or other communications from the Regulatory Healthcare Authorities or any other governmental agency requiring or threatening the termination, material modification termination or suspension of any preclinical or clinical studies that are described in the SEC Documents or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such studies, and, to the Company's knowledge’s activities.
(b) Since January 1, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. The Company 2019, except as has not failed had, and would not reasonably be expected to file with the Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission with respect to the Company's product candidates that are described or referred to in the SEC Documents, except where such failure would nothave, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect; all such filings, declarationsneither the Company nor any Subsidiary has voluntarily or involuntarily initiated, listingsconducted or issued, registrationscaused to be initiated, reports conducted or submissions were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed; and no deficiencies regarding compliance with applicable law have been asserted by issued, any applicable regulatory authority with respect recall, field corrective action, market withdrawal, seizure, suspension, safety alert, written warning, “dear doctor” letter, investigator notice to healthcare wholesalers, healthcare distributors, healthcare retailers, healthcare professionals or patients (including any action required to be reported or for which records must be maintained under 21 C.F.R. Part 806) relating to any Company Product (collectively, a “Recall”) or, as of the date hereof, currently intends to initiate, conduct or issue any Recall of any Company Product. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from the FDA or any other Healthcare Authority regarding (i) any Recall of any Company Product, (ii) a change in the marketing status or classification, or a material change in the labeling, of any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports Company Product or submissions(iii) a notice of non-coverage from a Healthcare Authority in the reimbursement status of a Company Product (not including any routine adjustments made to the amount of reimbursement).
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Samples: Series B 2 Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Fluidigm Corp), Series B 1 Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Fluidigm Corp)
Compliance with Healthcare Laws and Regulations. (i) Except as described in the SEC Documents, the preclinical and clinical studies conducted by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiariessubsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries subsidiaries have participated, that are described in the SEC Documents, or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, were, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and comparable regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject, including the European Medicines Agency (collectively, the "“Regulatory Authorities"”) and Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; (ii) the descriptions in the SEC Documents of the results of such studies are accurate and complete descriptions in all material respects and fairly present the data derived therefromthere-from; (iii) the Company has no knowledge of any other studies not described in SEC Documents, the results of which are inconsistent with or call into question the results described or referred to in the SEC Documents; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries subsidiaries have operated at all times and are currently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the Regulatory Authorities, except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiariessubsidiaries, to the Company's ’s knowledge, have received any written notices, correspondence or other communications from the Regulatory Authorities or any other governmental agency requiring or threatening the termination, material modification or suspension of any preclinical or clinical studies that are described in the SEC Documents or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such studies, and, to the Company's ’s knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. The Company has not failed to file with the Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission with respect to the Company's ’s product candidates that are described or referred to in the SEC Documents, except where such failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; all such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed; and no deficiencies regarding compliance with applicable law have been asserted by any applicable regulatory authority with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Applied Therapeutics Inc.)
Compliance with Healthcare Laws and Regulations. (ia) Except as described set forth in the SEC Documents, the preclinical and clinical studies conducted by or, to the knowledge 2.31(a) of the Company, on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have participated, that are described in the SEC Documents, or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, wereDisclosure Schedule, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by without limiting the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and comparable regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject, including the European Medicines Agency (collectively, the "Regulatory Authorities") and Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; (ii) the descriptions in the SEC Documents of the results of such studies are accurate and complete descriptions in all material respects and fairly present the data derived therefrom; (iii) the Company has no knowledge generality of any other studies not described in SEC Documentsrepresentation or warranty made by any Seller herein, each Seller is conducting and has conducted the results of which are inconsistent with or call into question Business and held the results described or referred to in the SEC Documents; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have operated at all times and are currently Acquired Assets in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statuteswith, rules and regulations of the Regulatory Authoritiesno Seller, except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiariestheir respective officers, to the Company's knowledge, have received directors or employees has engaged in any written notices, correspondence or other communications from the Regulatory Authorities or any other governmental agency requiring or threatening the termination, material modification or suspension of any preclinical or clinical studies that are described in the SEC Documents or the results of which are referred to in the SEC Documents, other than ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such studies, and, to the Company's knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. The Company has not failed to file with the Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration, listing, registration, report or submission activities with respect to the Company's product candidates Business or the Acquired Assets that are described or referred to in the SEC Documents, except where such failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, have constitute a Material Adverse Effect; all such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissions were in material compliance with applicable laws when filed; and no deficiencies regarding compliance with applicable law have been asserted by violation of any applicable regulatory authority Healthcare Law.
(b) Except as set forth in 2.31(b) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) no Seller has received any written notice or communication from any Governmental Entity alleging noncompliance of the Business with any Healthcare Laws;
(ii) there is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, notice, demand letter, warning letter, proceeding or request for information related to noncompliance with, or otherwise involving, any Healthcare Laws pending against any Seller with respect to the Business or the Acquired Assets; no Seller has any material Liability with respect to the Business and the Acquired Assets (whether actual or contingent) for failure to comply with any Healthcare Laws;
(iii) there has not been any material violation of any Healthcare Laws with respect to the Business or the Acquired Assets by any Seller in its respective submissions or reports to any Governmental Entity that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, corrective action or enforcement action;
(iv) no Seller has been debarred or excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal or state healthcare program; and
(v) each Seller has maintained, in all material respects, all records required under any Healthcare Laws with respect to the Business and the Acquired Assets.
(c) Any remuneration with respect to the Business or the Acquired Assets (including, without limitation, a “discount or reduction in price,” as referenced in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)(3)(A)) exchanged between any Seller and its customers, contractors, or other entities with which they has a business relationship (together, “Trading Partners”) has at all times been commercially reasonable and represents the fair market value for rendered services or purchased items. No remuneration with respect to the Business or the Acquired Assets exchanged between any Seller and its Trading Partners has taken into account, either directly or indirectly, the volume or value of any referrals or any other federal health care program business generated between such filings, declarations, listings, registrations, reports or submissionsSeller and such Trading Partners.
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