Research Funding Genocea shall pay to Isconova in total [* * *] payable as follows: (i) $[* * *] in equal monthly installments for each remaining month in 2009 following the Effective Date and (ii) $[* * *] in equal monthly installments during the period from January 1, 2010 until March 31, 2012. The Research Funding shall be used solely for the performance of activities under the Research and Phase 1 Supply Plan and the Development and Scale-Up Plan and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely to fund Development and research activities for human (and not veterinary) applications in accordance with such Research and Phase 1 Supply Plan and Development and Scale-Up Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Parties agree that this restriction shall only apply to the allocation and use of the Research Funding as such, and shall not be construed as limiting or affecting the ownership of any Isconova Technology and Joint Technology created, conceived, reduced to practice or Invented hereunder. Isconova’s ownership and/or rights to the Isconova Technology and Joint Technology shall exclusively be governed by the provisions in Section 3.3. and Isconova’s use of the Isconova Technology and Joint Technology shall be subject only to the licenses granted to Genocea in Sections 3.1.1 through 3.1.3. Isconova shall during the Research Term allocate not less than two (2) dedicated FTEs for Isconova’s research work for Genocea hereunder and each such dedicated FTE shall be paid through Research Funding. During the Research Term, Isconova shall, within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, deliver to Genocea a report setting forth the number of Isconova FTEs that worked on activities under the Development and Scale-Up Plan and the Research and Phase 1 Supply Plan, as well as other costs and expenses of Isconova evidencing recourses spent on Isconova’s research work hereunder. Researching Funding THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS MARKED WITH [* * *] AND HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. payments shall be made within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month.
Research Matters By entering into this Agreement, the Placement Agent does not provide any promise, either explicitly or implicitly, of favorable or continued research coverage of the Company and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s selection as a placement agent for the Offering was in no way conditioned, explicitly or implicitly, on the Placement Agent providing favorable or any research coverage of the Company. In accordance with FINRA Rule 2711(e), the parties acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agent has not directly or indirectly offered favorable research, a specific rating or a specific price target, or threatened to change research, a rating or a price target, to the Company or inducement for the receipt of business or compensation.
Collaboration Management Promptly after the Effective Date, each Party will appoint a person who will oversee day-to-day contact between the Parties for all matters related to the management of the Collaboration Activities in between meetings of the JSC and will have such other responsibilities as the Parties may agree in writing after the Effective Date. One person will be designated by Merck (the “Merck Program Director”) and one person will be designated by Moderna (the “Moderna Program Director,”) together will be the “Program Directors”. Each Party may replace its Program Director at any time by notice in writing to the other Party. Any Program Director may designate a substitute to temporarily perform the functions of that Program Director by written notice to the other Party. The initial Program Directors will be: For Moderna: [***] For Merck: [***]
Manufacturing Technology Transfer With respect to each Technology Transfer Product, upon AbbVie’s written request after the Inclusion Date for the Included Target to which such Technology Transfer Product is Directed, Morphic shall effect a full transfer to AbbVie or its designee (which designee may be an Affiliate or a Third Party manufacturer) of all Morphic Know-How and Joint Know-How relating to the then-current process for the Manufacture of such Technology Transfer Product (the “Manufacturing Process”) and to implement the Manufacturing Process at facilities designated by AbbVie (such transfer and implementation, as more fully described in this Section 5.3, the “Manufacturing Technology Transfer”). To assist with the Manufacturing Technology Transfer, Morphic will make its personnel reasonably available to AbbVie during normal business hours for up to [***] FTE hours with respect to each Included Target (in each case, free of charge to AbbVie) to transfer and implement the Manufacturing Process under this Section 5.3. Thereafter, if requested by AbbVie, Morphic shall continue to perform such obligations; provided, that AbbVie will reimburse Morphic for its full-time equivalent (FTE) costs (for clarity, in excess of [***] FTE hours) and any reasonable and verifiable out-of-pocket costs incurred in providing such assistance. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
Research Independence The Company acknowledges that each Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments, if any, are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriter’s research analysts may hold and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of its investment bankers. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against such Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Representative is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short position in debt or equity securities of the Company.
Research and Development (i) Advice and assistance in relation to research and development of Party B;
Information Technology The Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted. The Company, and the Subsidiaries maintain commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”) processed and stored thereon, and to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, incidents, violations, outages, compromises or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all applicable judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except for any such noncompliance that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Research Program Funding 3.1.1 Pfizer will fund the research to be performed by Rigel, pursuant to the Agreement, according to the following schedule: COMMITMENT YEAR ANNUAL COMMITMENT 1 $2,350,000.00 2 $2,350,000.00 The funding payments of two million three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($2,350,000.00) shall support the work of the equivalent of ten (10) full time employees ("FTEs") of Rigel.
Business Development Company Status The Company, during a period of at least 12 months from the Closing Time, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its status as a business development company; provided, however, the Company may cease to be, or withdraw its election as, a business development company, with the approval of the board of directors and a vote of stockholders as required by Section 58 of the 1940 Act or any successor provision.
Initial Development Plan Not later than the Effective Date, Licensee shall have provided Merck with an initial Development plan for the Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory, which shall be incorporated as part of this Agreement as Attachment 3.02(a) (as may be amended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Development Plan”). **CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
