AGREEMENT Between BioCancell Therapeutics Ltd. Beck Science Center, 8 Hartom St. Jerusalem 97775, Israel (Hereinafter: “BioCancell”) And between The Fund for Medical Research, Development of Infrastructure and Health Services (Hereinafter: “the Fund”)...
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AGREEMENT
Between
BioCancell
Therapeutics Ltd.
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Science Center, 0 Xxxxxx Xx.
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(Hereinafter:
“BioCancell”)
And
between
The Fund
for Medical Research, Development of Infrastructure and Health
Services
(Hereinafter:
“the Fund”)
Assaf
Harofeh Fund, Zerifin 70300, Israel
BioCancell
and the Fund shall be hereinafter collectively referred to in this Agreement as
“Parties”; each one of which also referred to as “Party”,
Whereas
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BioCancell
has expressed its interest in carrying out, managing and funding the
clinical trial the subject of which being “Phase
2b, Multicenter Trial of Intravesical DTA-H19/PEI in Patients with
Intermediate-Risk Superficial Bladder Cancer”,
bearing protocol no. BC-07-01, a copy of which is attached as
Appendix A hereto (hereinafter: “the Trial”); and
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Whereas
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The
Fund has declared it holds the proper facilities and staff required to
perform the Trial, and that it is willing to put such facilities and staff
at the disposal of BioCancell, for the purpose of performing the Trial;
and
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Whereas
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The
Parties agree that BioCancell shall maintain any and all management
authorities with regard to the performance of the Trial in all of its
stages; and
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Whereas
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BioCancell
has agreed to pay the Fund the consideration, specified in Appendix C
hereto, for the performance of all the undertakings of the Fund under this
Agreement; all, according to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby
declared and agreed between the parties as follows:
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1.
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General
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1.1.
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The
preface and appendices to this Agreement constitute and integral part
hereof.
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1.2.
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Titles
of the sections in this Agreement shall be used for terms of reference
only, and could not be used for the interpretation of this
Agreement.
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1.3.
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This
Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties and the
Principle Investigator with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes all prior or pre-existing negotiations, declarations,
presentations, commitments and/or agreements, whether written or oral,
whether explicit or implied, between the Parties and the Principle
Investigator, with respect to such subject
matter.
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1.4.
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In
the event of a contradiction between this Agreement and any of the terms
of its appendices, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
prevail.
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1.5.
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Anything
in this Agreement denoting the singular shall also denote the plural, and
anything denoting the feminine gender shall also denote the masculine
gender, and vice versa, insofar as no other meaning is inferred by the
context.
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2.
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Appendices
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The
appendices to the Agreement are:
2.1.
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Appendix
A: The Trial Protocol
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2.2.
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Appendix
B: The Trial Personnel Clearance
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2.3.
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Appendix
C: The Consideration
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2.4.
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Appendix
D: Schedule 4 of the Guidelines.
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2.5.
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Appendix
E: The Trial Documents and Related
Activities.
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3.
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Definitions
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In this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the specific meaning attributed to
them in the table below:
The
Agreement
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This
agreement and its appendices.
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Serious
Adverse
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As
defined in the Trial Protocol and in the Guidelines.
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Event
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Monitors
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Any
body or person/s nominated by, or representing BioCancell and/or any
company of the BioCancell Group to monitor the Trial (i.e., conduct
on-site audits for Good Clinical Practices compliance).
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Completed
CRF
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A
CRF having, according to the sole and absolute discretion of BioCancell
and/or any third party appointed by BioCancell, no discrepancies in its
details and no unanswered queries.
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CRF
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Case
Report Forms containing any and all data of the Subjects, which has been
gathered during the Trial. The CRF shall be in hardcopy
format.
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The
End of the Trial
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The
point in time, in which a Completed CRF has been submitted to BioCancell
by the Principal Investigator, as defined herein, for all the Subjects
participating in the Trial, or the date of termination of the Trial
according to the terms and conditions of the Agreement; the earlier of the
two.
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The
Guidelines
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Ministry
of Health guidelines entitled “Clinical
Trials of Human Subjects”
as may be amended and modified form time to time.
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The
Helsinki Declaration
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The
1964 Declaration of Helsinki regarding the recommendations guiding
physicians in bio-medical research involving human beings, as amended in
Tokyo, 1975.
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ICH-GCP
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Harmonized
Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice as may be amended and
modified from time to time.
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IND
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Investigational
New Drug Application (US code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR Part
312).
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Inspector/s
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Any
inspecting body legally authorized to perform inspections in clinical
trials, including, inter alia, the MOH, FDA or any other state regulated
medical authority.
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Invention
Rights
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Any
and all intellectual property right, relating to the Trial Data or to the
BioCancell Data, including, inter alia, the right to register and/or own
any inventions stemming directly or indirectly from the Trial Data and/or
the BioCancell Data. Without derogating from the generality of the above,
the Invention Rights shall include, inter alia, patents, information data,
know-how, formulas, concepts, tests, drawings, specifications,
applications, designs and trade secrets, methodologies, engineering and
manufacturing processes and research processes, stemming directly or
indirectly from the BioCancell Data and/or the Trial
Data.
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Investigator
Brochure
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A
document, which is submitted along with the Trial Protocol to the relevant
Helsinki Committee and FDA, and the content of which is outlined in the
GCP Guidelines.
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Fund
Helsinki Committee
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A
committee appointed pursuant to the National Health Regulations and whose
role is to approve any and all medical experiments on humans conducted by
the Fund.
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Ministry
of Health Approval
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Approval
from the Director General of the Ministry of Health, or whomever he/she
has delegated the authority to for this purpose, for the performance of
the Trial at the Fund, according to the National Health Regulations and
the Guidelines.
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Ministry
of Health/MOH
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The
Israeli Ministry of Health.
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National
Health Regulations Publications
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Israel
National Health Regulations (Clinical Trials on Human Subjects), 5741-1980
as may be amended form time to time. All publications, manuscripts,
abstracts and papers relating directly or indirectly to the subject matter
of the Trial, and which were initiated or composed directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, by the Principal Investigator and/or by the Fund
and/or by any of the Trial
Personnel.
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The
BioCancell Data
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Any
and all information provided by BioCancell or by the BioCancell Group to
the Fund, Principal Investigator or any member of the Trial Personnel with
regard to the Trial, including, without limitation, the Trial Protocol and
the Investigator Brochure which shall be the sole property of BioCancell
Group.
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The
BioCancell Group
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The
group of companies consisting of BioCancell Therapeutics, Inc and
BioCancell Therapeutics Ltd.
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The
Guidelines
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Ministry
of Health guidelines entitled “Clinical
Trials of Human Subjects”
as may be amended and modified from time to time.
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The
Product(s)
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DTA-H19/PEI
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The
Reports
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Any
and all reports required by BioCancell, by any state regulated medical
authority, or by any applicable laws, rules, regulations or
guidelines.
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The
Subjects
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A
group of persons chosen by the Principal Investigator to participate in
the Trial and who signed a written informed consent for the participation
in the Trial, all according to the criteria established in the Trial
Protocol.
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The
Trial Data
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Any
and all clinical data, technical information, records, files and materials
relating to the Trial, including the Trial Documents, case report forms,
source documents (such as subjects charts and physical notes), as well as
other related data generated during or as a result of the Trial which
shall be the sole property of the BioCancell Group.
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Trial
Documents
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Any
and all documents required by BioCancell, the MOH, the Fund or any
applicable laws, rules, regulations or guidelines, for the initiation,
performance and completion of the Trial; without derogating from the
generality of the above, the Trial Documents shall include any and all
documents specified in Appendix E to this Agreement.
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Trial
Personnel
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The
medical and administrative staff involved in the Trial, including those
who shall be employed by the Fund and cleared according to the undertaking
attached to this Agreement as Appendix B.
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The
Trial Protocol
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A
document that describes the objective(s), design, methodology, statistical
considerations, and organization of the Trial. The Trial Protocol usually
also gives the background and rationale for the trial, but these could be
provided in other protocol referenced documents. Throughout this Agreement
the term Trial Protocol refers to the protocol and its amendments, which
are attached to this Agreement as Appendix
A.
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4.
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Precedent
Condition
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The
Parties hereby agree and undertake that the Agreement shall not enter into
effect before both of following cumulative approvals have been granted
(hereinafter: “the
Approvals”):
4.1.
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The
approval of the Trial Protocol by the Fund Helsinki Committee and the MOH,
if such latter approval is required by the Guidelines;
and
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4.2.
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The
approval of the Agreement in general, its budget and Appendix C in
particular, by the MOH and the committee of engagement with commercial
companies in accordance Section 9 of the Guidelines;
and
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4.3.
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The
approval of the Trial Protocol, Investigator Brochure and related
documents by the FDA
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5.
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The
Principal Investigator
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5.1.
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X. Xxxxxxx MD of the Fund (hereinafter: “the
Principal Investigator”) has
agreed to serve as the principal investigator of the
Trial
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5.2.
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The
Principal Investigator undertakes to perform the Trial in compliance with
the following: (a) the Trial Protocol, (b) the Guidelines, (c) the
instructions and the terms specified in the approval of the Fund Helsinki
Committee, (d) the ICH-GCP, (e) the Helsinki Declaration, (f) the
applicable laws, rules and regulations regulating such studies which are
applicable in Israel, (g) written instructions and prescriptions issued by
BioCancell regarding the Trial and/or the Product; all as may be amended
from time to time, and (h) the requirements in accordance with the FDA
Form 1572 “Statement of Investigator.” Every PI at each site must sign
this form for submission to the FDA
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5.3.
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The
Principal Investigator has declared that he holds the professional ability
and credentials required for performing the Trial in accordance with the
Trial Protocol and any applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines,
all as detailed above.
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5.4.
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In
the event that the Principal Investigator, for any reason whatsoever,
shall be unable to conduct the Trial, or shall cease to be available for
the performance of the undertakings set forth in this Agreement, the Fund
shall use its best efforts to appoint, within 20 days, a successor
investigator whose identity shall be approved in advance by BioCancell
(the “Successor Investigator”). Such Successor Investigator shall
undertake all the duties and responsibilities of the Principle
Investigator as detailed in the Agreement. Should the Fund not be able to
appoint a Successor Investigator, or if the appointed Successor
Investigator is not acceptable by BioCancell, either party shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement forthwith and without further
liability.
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5.5.
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In
the event of the replacement of the Principal Investigator, as described
under this Section 5, the Principal Investigator shall have no claim
towards BioCancell and/or the Fund and/or any third party acting on their
behalf in direct or indirect connection with such
replacement.
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Fund
undertaking
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6.1.
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The
Fund represents that it has the requisite skills, knowledge, experience
and human resources to undertake and conduct the Trial in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement.
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6.2.
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The
Fund undertakes to perform the Trial in compliance with the following: (a)
the Trial Protocol, (b) the Guidelines, (c) the instructions and the terms
specified in the approval of the Fund Helsinki Committee, (d) the ICH-GCP,
(e) the Helsinki Declaration, (f) the applicable laws, rules and
regulations regulating such studies which are applicable in Israel and,
(g) written instructions and prescriptions issued by BioCancell regarding
the Trial and/or the Product; all as may be amended from time to
time.
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6.3.
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The
Fund hereby undertakes to furnish BioCancell, the Principal Investigator
and all of the Trial Personnel with the facilities and personnel necessary
for the adequate performance of the Trial according to the terms and
conditions of the Trial Protocol, and to fully collaborate with the
Principal Investigator, BioCancell, and/or any other third party nominated
by BioCancell, with regard to performing its duties
hereunder.
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7.
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BioCancell
Undertaking
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7.1.
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BioCancell
hereby undertakes to allow the Principal Investigator to use the
BioCancell Data, exclusively for the purpose of performing the Trial,
during the Term of This Agreement and according to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
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The
Principal Investigator shall strictly abide by any and all instructions given to
him by BioCancell with regard to the BioCancell Data, while recognizing that
BioCancell or any other company from the BioCancell Group was and shall remain,
during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter, the sole and exclusive owner
of any and all rights in the BioCancell Data and the Trial Data, and the use
thereof.
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7.2.
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BioCancell
shall remunerate the Fund, the Principal Investigator and the Trial
Personnel, according to the terms of Appendix C hereto, for all services
rendered.
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8.
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Consideration
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In
consideration for the performance of all of the tasks, duties and undertakings
of the Principal Investigator, the Trial Personnel and the Fund under this
Agreement, BioCancell hereby undertakes to pay the Fund the amount specified in
Appendix C hereto, according to the installments, timetable and manner specified
therein.
9.
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Product
Supply
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9.1.
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BioCancell
will, at its own expense, supply to the Fund all necessary quantities of
the drugs to be used in the Trial, and only for the purposes as described
in the Protocol. Any surplus shall be returned to BioCancell without
delay, upon completion of the Trial or termination of this agreement for
any reason whichever is the
earlier.
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The
Fund will ensure that the Product is managed and stored in accordance with
GCP and with any special instructions issued by BioCancell. The Fund will
maintain proper records of receipts, dispensing and returns of the
Product.
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9.3.
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BioCancell
will continue to supply the Product after the termination of the Trial
and/or Agreement to the patients participating in the trial in accordance
with Appendix D.
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10.
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Trial
Personnel Compliance and
Clearance
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10.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to exercise their
best efforts so that the Trial Personnel shall abide by : (a) the Trial
Protocol, (b) the Guidelines, (c) the instructions and the terms specified
in the approval of the Fund Helsinki Committee, (d) the ICH-GCP, (e) the
Helsinki Declaration, (f) the applicable laws, rules and regulations
regulating such studies which are applicable in Israel, and (g) written
instructions and prescriptions issued by BioCancell regarding the Trial
and/or the Product; all as may be amended from time to
time.
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10.2.
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The
Trial will also be conducted in accordance with the “Statement of
Investigator” (FDA form no. 1572).
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10.3.
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Trial
Personal Clearance:
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10.3.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator shall deploy all possible efforts to
see to it that none of the Trial Personnel (including the Principal
Investigator and any other investigators) are debarred by the FDA or by
the MOH in any capacity whatsoever, and that (1) none of the Trial
Personnel appear in the FDA debarment list, detailing all firms or persons
debarred pursuant to Section 306 (a) and (b) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 335 (a) and (b)), as published in the Federal
Registrar from time to time; and (2) none of the Trial Personnel are
debarred according to the terms and conditions of the Israeli Physicians
Ordinance [New Version], 1976 or pursuant to any other applicable
law.
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10.3.2.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator shall provide BioCancell with the
written confirmation thereof, in a form attached as Appendix B
hereto.
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11.
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Compliance
with the Trial Budget and Cooperation with BioCancell
Sub-Contractors
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11.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to perform the Trial
in accordance with the budget of the Trial, as such term is derived from
Appendix C hereto (hereinafter: “the
Trial Budget”) and not to
deviate therefrom without the prior written approval of BioCancell in
relation thereto.
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11.2.
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The
Fund hereby undertakes that any deviation from the Trial Budget without
the prior written consent of BioCancell shall be born by the
Fund.
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11.3.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to fully cooperate
with any and all sub-contractors nominated by BioCancell for the purpose
of the Trial, including, inter alia, clinical research organizations,
logistics companies, laboratories,
etc.
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12.
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Trial
Documents
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12.1.
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The
Principal Investigator shall prepare and submit the Trial
Documents.
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12.2.
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The
Principal Investigator shall perform all the activities specified in
Appendix E hereto.
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12.3.
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Any
and all amendments to the Trial Protocol shall be performed only after
securing the approval of BioCancell and the competent regulatory
authority.
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13.
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Confidentiality
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13.1.
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The
Parties and the Principal Investigator hereby agree and undertake that
they are aware that the BioCancell Data and the Trial Data (hereinafter,
jointly and severally “the Confidential
Information”) are
confidential information, and that BioCancell has disclosed such
Confidential Information to the Fund and Principal Investigator for the
sole purpose of conducting the
Trial.
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13.2.
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The
Parties and the Principal Investigator hereby agree and undertake that
they are aware that the Confidential Information is the sole and exclusive
property of BioCancell and/or any other company from the BioCancell Group.
Accordingly, The Principal Investigator shall retain the Confidential
Information under the strictest safeguarding and not use, disclose or
divulge the Confidential Information in part or in whole, directly or
indirectly, for a period of seven (7)
years.
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13.3.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator shall maintain the confidentiality of
the Confidential Information using the same degree of care used by them in
relation to their own confidential information, and shall, without
limitation, keep the Confidential Information in a safe and separate place
and not make any copies thereof (whether in hardcopy or electronic file)
unless first receiving BioCancell’s
written consent.
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13.4.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby further undertake to limit
access to the Confidential Information to the Trial Personnel and any
third parties on a “need to know basis” only, and cause such Trial
Personnel and third parties to accept, in writing, the undertaking of the
Principal Investigator in relation to the Confidential Information under
this Agreement, as a condition precedent for receipt of any part of the
Confidential Information.
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13.5.
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At
the request of BioCancell, the Fund and the Principal Investigator shall
forthwith return to BioCancell the Confidential Information or any part
thereof.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby state that they are aware of
the fact that any unauthorized disclosure or use of the Confidential
Information shall cause immediate and/or irreparable injury to BioCancell,
and that BioCancell cannot be adequately compensated for such injury in
monetary damages. Thus, in order to safeguard BioCancell from any possible
breach of confidentiality, the Principal Investigator and the Fund hereby
undertake that BioCancell would be permitted to obtain, from any Court or
Tribunal, any temporary or permanent injunction relief, necessary to
prevent such unauthorized disclosure or use or peril thereof, and hereby
renounce filing and/or submitting any objection to any request by
BioCancell or by any company from the BioCancell Group, relating to such
temporary or permanent injuction.
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13.7.
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For
the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that such an
undertaking is supplementary to and will not prejudice any right or
remedy, which is or shall be available to BioCancell under any applicable
law or agreement.
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13.8.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to exercise their
best efforts to see to it that the Trial Personnel shall abide by the
undertakings set forth in this Section
13.
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13.9.
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In
the event that the Fund and the Principal Investigator are required by
law, regulation, rule, act or order of any governmental authority or
agency to disclose Confidential Information, they shall be entitled to do
so provided that it shall first notify BioCancell of any such required
disclosure, so that BioCancell may seek an appropriate protective order,
and limit such disclosure as far as is possible under applicable law. The
Fund and the Principal Investigator will reasonably cooperate with
BioCancell in its efforts to seek such a protective order. Such disclosure
shall, however, not relieve the Fund and the Principal Investigator of
their other obligations contained
herein.
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14.
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Invention
Rights
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14.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby acknowledge that the idea and
initiative for the Trial were exclusively those of BioCancell, and that
the involvement of the Fund and the Principal Investigator in the Trial is
strictly the consequence of their nomination by
BioCancell.
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14.2.
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The
Parties and the Principal Investigator hereby irrevocably agree and
undertake that the Confidential Information, except for medical records of
the Subjects, is the exclusive property of BioCancell, may be freely
utilized by BioCancell in any manner it sees fit. Notwithstanding the
above, BioCancell shall have the right to review Subjects’ medical records
to verify entries in the CRF’s.
BioCancell hereby undertakes full responsibility to ensure the safekeeping
of patients’
confidentiality and personal data and shall be fully responsible for
taking every measure to apply this
commitment.
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14.3.
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The
parties and the Principal Investigator hereby irrevocably agree and
undertake that the Invention Rights shall be the absolute and exclusive
property of BioCancell and that BioCancell shall have unrestricted free
right to use such Invention Rights.
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14.4.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to disclose to
BioCancell any and all applicable information relating to Invention Rights
and exercise their best efforts with regards to registration of the
Inventions Rights on the name of BioCancell and/or a name designated in
writing by BioCancell, if and to the extent requested to do so by
BioCancell.
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If
by operation of law of for any reason, any Invention Rights to be owned by
BioCancell pursuant to this Section 14 are not automatically deemed
proprietary BioCancell upon their creation, the Fund and the Principal
Investigator hereby further undertake to cause the Trial Personnel to,
irrevocably grant and assign all such intellectual property rights to
BioCancell. The Fund warrants that it has and will continue to have
agreements with its personnel, including any Trial Personnel, to
effectuate the terms of this section and it shall enforce such agreements
to provide BioCancell with the benefit of this
section.
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14.
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Inspections
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15.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to allow the Monitors
to perform monitoring visits in all sites related to the Trial, during or
after the Trial, and assist the Monitors in their duties. For the
avoidance of doubt, it is hereby clarified that the Monitors shall be
entitled to monitor and/or inspect among others the Trial Documents and
Trial Data as well as to insure compliance with the Trial
Protocol.
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15.2.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to allow the
inspectors to perform inspections of all sites related to the Trial,
during or after the Trial (and each such inspection shall hereinafter be
referred to as: “an Inspection”), and to assist the Inspectors in their
duties, if and to the extent requested to do so by the
Inspectors.
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15.3.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator shall immediately inform BioCancell in
the event of an Inspection and/or upon gaining knowledge of any intention
to perform an Inspection. The Fund and the Principal Investigator shall
provide BioCancell with copies of any inquiries, correspondence or
communications to or from any such
Inspectors.
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16.
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Publications
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16.1.
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BioCancell
covenants that it will not at any time, without first obtaining the
consent in writing of the Fund (which consent may by refused or granted in
its absolute discretion), use the Fund’s name or the name of the Principal
Investigator or otherwise disclose the fact of their involvement in the
performance of the Trial in any advertising, publicity or publication.
However, BioCancell may use the name of the Fund and/or the Principal
Investigator for listing the Trial on
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Publication
of the Trial and/or its results, in whole or in part, shall be within the
sole and absolute discretion of BioCancell. The Fund, the Principal
Investigator or the Trial Personnel, and any employees and/or officers
and/or representatives of any of the foregoing shall not publish or refer
to the Trial and/or its results, in whole or in part, without obtaining
the prior consent BioCancell in writing. BioCancell reserves the right to
reject any such request, at its sole discretion. For the avoidance of
doubt BioCancell has the right, at all times, to publish any article or
data generated from the services rendered under this
agreement.
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Without
derogating from this Section 16, BioCancell hereby undertakes to abide by
the rules of publications issued by the MOH and set forth in Section 2 of
Appendix D attached hereto.
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17.
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Reports
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17.1.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to submit the Reports
to BioCancell and/or to competent authorities, whether Israeli or
foreign.
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17.2.
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The
Fund and the Principal Investigator hereby undertake to disclose in the
Reports any and all data provided to them by BioCancell, in accordance
with any applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, including,
inter alia, safety data.
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17.3.
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The
Fund will cause the Principal Investigator to provide BioCancell, within
45 (forty five) days of the end of each period of three (3) months during
the period of the Trial, with a written report on the progress of the
Trial in the said period.
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17.4.
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45
(forty five) days following the End of the Trial, the Principal
Investigator shall submit to BioCancell a summary report, which shall
include, in a full and detailed manner, a declaration regarding the
activities performed during the Trial and the results obtained
therein.
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18.
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Serious
Adverse Event
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18.1.
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In
the event one or more of the Subjects sustains any Serious Adverse Event
related to the Trial, the Principal Investigator shall inform BioCancell
and the Fund Helsinki Committee and/or the Fund management and/or the
authorized national health
authorities.
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18.2.
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The
Principal Investigator shall report such Serious Adverse Event in the
timetable and manner prescribed in the Trial Protocol and
Guidelines.
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18.3.
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In
the occurrence of a Serious Adverse Event the Principal Investigator and
the Fund Helsinki Committee shall be entitled to immediately cease the
performance of the Trial, pending a prior notice of at least 24 hours to
BioCancell regarding such decision and its
execution.
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18.4.
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In
the occurrence of a Serious Adverse Event BioCancell will immediately take
all measures at their disposal to evaluate the risk to the other patients
and will instruct the Principal Investigator which measures to take with
regard to that risk.
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18.5.
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BioCancell
has an obligation, as the trial sponsor, to notify each investigator of
any Serious Adverse Events that are reported by any site during the trial
that are submitted to the FDA in a safety report. Each Principal
Investigator is obligated to provide these reports to the appropriate
Helsinki Committee.
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19.
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The
Legal Status of the Fund and the Principal
Investigator
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19.1.
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The
Parties and the Principal Investigator hereby agree that the relationship
between BioCancell, on one hand, and the Fund and the Principal
Investigator, on the other hand, are that of a client and an independent
contractor, with the Fund and the Principal Investigator lacking any
capacity whatsoever to legally bind BioCancell to a relationship of
employer-employee, principal-agent or any other legal relationship
differing from that of a client and an independent
contractor.
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Should
any court of law rule in a manner opposed to Section 19.1 above, the Fund
and the Principal Investigator, jointly and severally, hereby undertake to
indemnify BioCancell with regards to the respective damage caused by each
of them separately due to such a
ruling.
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20.
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Term
and Termination
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20.1.
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This
Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of the latter of either:
(a) the date of its execution by the last Party or (b) the date the
Approvals have been granted; and until the End of the Trial (and the
period in which this Agreement shall be in full force and effect shall be
referred to in this Agreement as “the Term of this
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20.2.
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The
Parties may bring this Agreement to an early end at any time, in writing,
by prior notice of at least 30 (thirty) days, upon the occurrence of one
(or more) of the following events:
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20.2.1.
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The
MOH has voided its approval granted for the performance of the Trial or
has conditioned the approval by conditions which the Fund and/or the
Principal Investigator, as the case may be have notified BioCancell that
they are unable to comply with.
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20.2.2.
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The
FDA has placed the Trial on clinical
hold.
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20.2.3.
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BioCancell
decides upon its sole and absolute discretion to bring the Trial to an
end. For the sake of good order, the Parties and the Principal
Investigator hereby state and undertake that they are aware, and agree,
that BioCancell is entitled to terminate this Agreement, upon its sole and
absolute discretion, at any moment whatsoever, and in this case no party
hereto shall have any claim whatsoever towards BioCancell and/or any other
company from the BioCancell Group with regard to such early
termination.
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20.2.4.
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A
Party and/or the Principal Investigator is found to be in breach of this
Agreement and does not cure such breach within a period of 30 (thirty)
days following receipt of a notice in writing from any of the other
Parties in relation thereto.
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20.2.5.
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A
Party and/or the Principal Investigator enter into bankruptcy or
liquidation proceedings or a receiver is appointed over part or all of
their assets, and such proceedings are not ceased within a period of 45
(forty five) days following receipt by such Party of a written notice in
relation thereto from any or all of the other
Parties.
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20.3.
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In
the event of termination of this agreement the Parties and the Principal
Investigator shall bring the Trial to an end as
follows:
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Any
and all Confidential Information and remaining supply of Product shall be
returned to BioCancell.
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20.3.2.
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The
Parties and the Principal Investigator shall cooperate in swiftly
dispersing the Subjects and Trial Personnel, if the need arises, while
preserving the latest Trial Data and providing as many Completed CRF’S as
possible, and all to the satisfaction of
BioCancell.
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20.4.
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The
obligation of the Parties and the Principal Investigator pursuant to
sections 13, 14, 16,17, and 21 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
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21.
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Insurance
and Indemnification
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21.1.
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BioCancell
has agreed to insure, in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth in Appendix D attached hereto, the Subjects, the Trial Personnel,
the Principal Investigator and the
Fund.
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21.2.
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BioCancell
has agreed to indemnify the Trial Personnel the Principal Investigator and
the Fund according to the terms of Sub-Section 21.3 below (hereinafter
each of them shall also be referred to as: the “Indemnitee”) for
damages arising as a direct result of their involvement in the performance
of the Trial (hereinafter: the “Damages”), provided
that the damages are not as a result of an expected side effect of the
Products and subject to the conditions detailed
herein:
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21.2.1.
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The
Damages are not caused as a result of negligence or misconduct of the
Indemnitee;
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21.2.2.
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The
Indemnitee performed the Trial in accordance with the Trial Protocol and
the additional requirements set in this
Agreement;
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21.3.
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Promptly
after receipt by the Indemnitee of a notice of the commencement of any
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section 21 (hereinafter: the “Claim”), the
Indemnitee shall provide a notice to BioCancell, in writing, describing in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances upon which the asserted
Claim for indemnification is based, and shall thereafter keep BioCancell
reasonably informed with respect thereto. BioCancell shall have the right
to assume the defense of any Claim, at its sole discretion. In any event,
the Indemnitee shall cooperate with BioCancell in the defense of any Claim
for which BioCancell assumes the defense. BioCancell shall not be liable
for the settlement by the Indemnitee of any Claim affected without the
consent of BioCancell. BioCancell shall be entitled to enter into any
settlement of a Claim at its sole
discretion.
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22.
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Notices
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22.1.
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Notices
to be given by one Party to another shall be in the English language, and
shall be deemed properly given if reduced to writing and transmitted to
the Party’s address appearing on the first page of this Agreement, by air
courier or by certified registered mail - all to be effective 3 (three)
days after their sending date, or by facsimile with confirmation receipt -
to be effective at the first business day following the date of
transmission.
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However,
a notice shall be considered properly given, only in case a copy thereof
was communicated as follows:
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Notice
to BioCancell
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Notice
to Fund
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BioCancell
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0 Xxxxxx Xx.
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Xxxxxxxxx,
00000 Xxxxxx
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Attn:
Ran Xxxxxx
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Attn:___________
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Director,
Strategic Alliances
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Telephone:
x000-0-000-0000
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Telephone:
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Facsimile: x000-0-000-0000
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Facsimile:
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22.3.
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The
addresses of the Parties, listed in page 1 of this Agreement, shall be
subject to any change of such address notified in writing by one Party to
the other, according to the procedure stipulated in this
Section.
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23.
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Miscellanies
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23.1.
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Expenses
of the Parties. Each Party and the Principal Investigator shall bear all
its own expenses, including the expenses of its attorneys, in connection
with the negotiation, execution and performance of this
Agreement.
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23.2.
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Waiver
and forbearance. No rights of any Party shall be prejudiced or restricted
by any indulgence or forbearance, to any other person or entity, and no
waiver by any Party in respect of any breach shall operate as a waiver in
respect of any subsequent breach.
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23.3.
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Governing
law and jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by the
Laws of the State of Israel. Any and all disputes arising hereunder shall
be resolved by a competent court having jurisdiction over such matters in
the Tel-Aviv Jaffa District, Israel
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23.4.
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Assignment.
This Agreement shall not be assigned, without the prior written consent of
all of the other Parties, save for an assignment of rights by BioCancell
to any company within the BioCancell
Group.
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23.5.
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Counterparts.
This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original agreement and all
of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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23.6.
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Amendments.
Modification or amendment to this Agreement shall only be valid if
performed by a written instrument, signed by all Parties to this
Agreement.
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23.7.
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Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that determination
shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and each such
other provision shall be construed and enforced as if the invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision were not contained
herein.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and each of the undersigned hereby warrants and represents that he or
she has been and is, on the date of this Agreement, duly authorized by all
necessary and appropriate action to execute this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as at the date first
above written:
BioCancell
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
CEO
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Title:
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By:
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/s/ XX. XXX XXXX |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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VP Clinical Development
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Title:
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DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
ASSAF
HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER
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I the
undersigned, Xxxx. X. Xxxxxxx MD, hereby declare and confirm that I have read
and understood the Agreement. I hereby agree to be appointed as the Principal
Investigator of the Trial on behalf of the Fund, and accept and undertake to
comply with all the terms, conditions, provisions, instructions and stipulations
set forth in the Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions referring
to the Parties.
/s/ X. Xxxxxxx
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The
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Appendix
A
The Trial
Protocol
See attached
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Appendix
B
The Trial Personnel
Clearance
An Undertaking with regard
to a Clinical Trial’s Personnel
We, the
undersigned, hereby warrant and undertake in relation of clinical trial bearing
protocol number BC-07-01, researching “Phase 2b, Multicenter Trial of
Intravesical DTA-H19/PEI in Patients with Intermediate-Risk Superficial Bladder
Cancer”, that we have not, we do not and we will not use nor employ, in any
capacity, the services of any person debarred under Section 306 (a) of (b) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 335 (a) and (b)), or
debarred under the Israeli Physicians Ordinance [New Version], 1976 or pursuant
to any other applicable law.
/s/ X. Xxxxxxx
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Principal Investigator
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Fund
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Date
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DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
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Appendix
C
The
Consideration
1.
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Terms
and Definitions
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In this
Appendix C terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement. The
following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder:
Complete
Screening
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A
Screening of a Subject in which all examinations and/or tests and/or
treatment and/or evaluations included in the Screening process, as
detailed in the Trial Protocol, have been performed and the data collected
and registered in the CRF
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Complete
Evaluation Visit Or Complete Treatment Visit
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A
Visit of a Participating Subject in which all examinations and/or tests
and/or treatment and/or evaluations scheduled for the visit have been
performed, as detailed in the Trial Protocol, and the data collected and
registered in the CRF
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Evaluation Visit |
Any
visit, as defined below, of visits 7, 11, 15, and 19 as these visits are
numbered and defined in the Trial Protocol.
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Participating
Subject
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A
Subject who that has undergone Screening, as defined below, and was
determined to meet the requirements specified in the Trial protocol and
who is participating in the Trial according to the terms and conditions of
the Trial Protocol
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Screening
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A
series of tests and examinations as defined in table 4 of the Trial
Protocol designed to evaluate a Subject’s
suitability for participating in the Trial, as detailed in the Trial
Protocol.
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Treatment
Visit
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Any
Visit, as defined below, of visits 1-6, 8-10, 12-14, and 16-18 as these
visits are numbered and defined in the Trial Protocol.
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Visit
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Any
one of the scheduled nineteen (19) visits of a Participating Subject as
detailed in table 4 and 5 of the Trial
Protocol.
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2.
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The
Consideration
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2.1.
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In
consideration for the performance, in good faith, by the Principal
Investigator and the Fund, of all of their undertakings under this
Agreement, BioCancell hereby undertakes to pay to the Fund the
following amounts:
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Procedure
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Costs
of
procedure (NIS)
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Total costs
per
visit
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Screening
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Urine
cytology
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140
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Video
cystoscopy
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370
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Histology
& Pathology
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180
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|||||
Doctor’s
fee
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1,000
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Study
nurse
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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TUR
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3400
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5,590
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Visit
# 1
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Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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Visit
# 2
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Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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Visit
# 3
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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Visit
# 4
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Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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||||
Visit
# 5
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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Visit
# 6
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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Visit
# 7
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Urine cytology |
140
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Video
cystoscopy
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370
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Histology
& Pathology
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180
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Doctor’s
fee
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500 | |||||
Study
nurse
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250 | |||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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250
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250
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1,250
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# 9
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|||||
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250
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|||||
Study
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250
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1,250
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Doctor’s
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750
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|||||
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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# 11
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||||||
Urine
cytology
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140
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Video
cystoscopy
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370
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|||||
Doctor’s
fee
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500
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|||||
Study
nurse
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,510
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# 12
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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||||
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# 13
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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||||
Visit
# 14
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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||||
Visit
# 15
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||||||
Urine
cytology
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140
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|||||
Video
cystoscopy
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370
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|||||
Doctor’s
fee
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500
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|||||
Study
nurse
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250
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|||||
Study
coordinator
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250
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|||||
1,510
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||||||
Visit
# 16
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||||||
Doctor’s
fee
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750
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|||||
Study
nurse (Drug administration & blood sampling)
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250
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|||||
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Study
coordinator
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250
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1,250
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|||||
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250
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|||||
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1,250
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# 18
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|||||
Study
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250
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|||||
Study
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1,250
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140
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370
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Doctor’s
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500
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Study
nurse
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250
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Study
coordinator
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250
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1,510
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per continued treatment period (if no recurrence)
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Total
per first treatment period & continued treatment
period
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15,740
+
15,780
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31520
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General
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Unscheduled
Histology & Pathology (if applicable)
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180
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180
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General
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Unscheduled
Video cystoscopy
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370
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370
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General
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Unscheduled
TUR
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960
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960
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Pharmacy
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US
$ 500
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$ 500
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* Blood
work and Urine analysis will be perform by an external central Lab (the costs
will be covered by the sponsor).
3.
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Limitation
of Payments
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3.1.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared and agreed that BioCancell
shall not pay any additional payments or any other amounts, which are not
clearly mentioned and specified in section 2
above.
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3.2.
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It
is further clarified that the amounts specified in section 2 above include
payment by BioCancell for all services rendered from the Fund
including but not limited to office services. Trial Personal required for
performing the Trial including the Principal Investigator, physicians,
nurses, receptionists and study coordinator, use of the Fund’s facilities,
and all tests, procedures, examinations and evaluations as detailed in the
Trial protocol.
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xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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3.3.
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The
considerations do not include cost of analysis of hematology and chemistry
samples which will be performed by BioCancell’s
sub-contractor/s.
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4. Terms
of Payment
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4.1.
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The
Fund shall send an invoice at the end of each calendar quarter (31/3,
30/6, 30/9, and 31/12) detailing the Complete Screening, Complete
Treatment Visits and Complete Evaluation Visits (together hereinafter:
“Complete Visits”)
performed as well as on which Subjects or Participating Subjects the
relevant Complete Visit was
performed.
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4.2.
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Payments
detailed in section 2 shall be conditioned upon payment for Complete
Visits and shall be included in the first invoice sent by the
Fund.
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4.3.
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Payment
shall be maid by BioCancell within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of the
Fund’s invoice.
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4.4.
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All
Payments shall be performed in the last day of the calendar year during
which the relevant payment date occurred. (Occurrence of the relevant
payment date shall be at the termination and completion of the stage and
conditions of which entitles the Fund for payment according to this
Appendix C).
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4.5.
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Immediately
upon receiving the payment as per the issued invoice the Fund will provide
BioCancell with a receipt approving the
payment.
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5. Currency
of Payments
All of
the payments subject of this Appendix C shall be performed by BioCancell to the
Fund in NIS (New Israel Shekel).
6. General
Observations and Clarifications
For the
sake of good order it is hereby clarified that, unless otherwise agreed upon in
writing by BioCancell:
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6.1.
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No
payment would be performed for any activities performed by the Principal
Investigator and/or by the Fund, prior to the commencement of the
Trial.
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6.2.
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Without
derogating from any right of BioCancell, in the event that no Completed
CRF’s are provided to BioCancell, regarding a Subject, in relation to
which BioCancell has performed payments to the Fund, BioCancell Shall be
entitled to perform one of the following three, according to its absolute
discretion:
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6.2.1.
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Write-off
the amount paid by BioCancell in relation to Subject(s) for which no
Completed CRFs have been provided (hereinafter: “the Return Amount”) from the amount remaining due
to the Fund by BioCancell according to this Agreement (hereinafter: “the Remaining Amount”).
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6.2.2.
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Order
the Fund, in writing, to pay BioCancell the Return Amount within a period
no longer than 45 (forty-five) days from the End of the Trial. The Fund
hereby undertakes that it shall pay the Return Amount, as specified above,
and renounces any contentions and/or claims whatsoever in relation
thereto.
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6.2.3.
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In
the event that the Return Amount shall exceed the Remaining Amount,
BioCancell shall be entitled to exercise its rights under the above
sub-sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 in concert, to the extent that BioCancell
shall fully collect the Return Amount from the
Fund.
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6.3.
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No
advance payments would be performed by BioCancell to the
Fund.
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Appendix
D
Schedule 4 of the
Guidelines
Title
of the trial: “Phase
2b, Multicenter Trial of Intravesical DTA-H19/PEI in Patients with
Intermediate-Risk Superficial Bladder Cancer”
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The
protocol name and number: BC-07-01
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Name
of the investigational product: DTA-H19/PEI
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Name
of the Principal Investigator:
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Department:
Urology
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Name
of the medical institution:
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The
Sponsor’s name and address: BioCancell Therapeutics Ltd., Xxxx Science
Center, 0 Xxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxx 00000,
Xxxxxx
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1.
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Sponsor
undertaking
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The
Sponsor undertakes to act in accordance with the local and international law for
clinical trials, and in particular with regard to the following
issues:
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1.1.1.
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Responsibility
for the safety and good order of the investigational
product;
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1.1.2.
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Supply
of information regarding the trial;
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1.1.3.
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Notice
to the Ministry of Health regarding the performance of a multicentre
trial in Israel;
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1.1.4.
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Monitoring
the trial process;
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1.1.5.
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Safety
reports;
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1.1.6.
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Accountability
in respect of the investigational
product;
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1.1.7.
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Retention
of documents.
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2.
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The
Sponsor undertakes that if it shall decide to publish the results of the
clinical trial in scientific literature, it shall publish them in full and
without taking matters out of their
context.
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3.
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Insurance:
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3.1.
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The
Sponsor undertakes to insure its legal liability pursuant to the laws of
the State of Israel against claims that, may be filed by subjects in the
clinical trial and/or third party claims - all in connection with the
clinical trial, whether in the period of conducting the clinical trial or
thereafter. The insurance shall be extended to include the legal liability
of the medical institution and/or the clinical trial personnel and/or the
Principal Investigator (hereinafter referred to as “the parties conducting the
trial”) deriving from their
involvement in the conduct of the clinical trial, subject to an exception
of an act committed negligently or an intentional deviation from the
clinical trial protocol.
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3.2.
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The
Sponsor shall be given notice of any claim or any potential claim
immediately after such comes to the knowledge of the medical institution
or the Principal Investigator.
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3.3.
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The
Principal Investigator, the medical institution and its employees shall
give the Sponsor, upon its written request, reasonable support in any
event of a claim that may be filed against it as
aforesaid.
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4.
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The
Sponsor undertakes to supply the medical institution with the
investigational product throughout the period of the clinical trial until
the conclusion thereof, free of charge. Furthermore, the Sponsor
undertakes to pay all additional costs deriving from the conduct of the
clinical trial, provided that such costs do not derive from the regular
medical treatment of the sickness.
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5.
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If
after the termination of the clinical trial it is ascertained and
recommended by the Principal Investigator that the welfare of the patient
participating in the clinical trial necessitates continuation of his
treatment with the investigational product and there is no other
appropriate alternative medical treatment, the Sponsor undertakes to also
continue supplying the investigational product, without charge, after the
termination of the clinical trial for a period of three years, except in
one of the following cases:
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5.1.
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The
investigational product was approved for marketing in the State of Israel
after its registration for its requested scope and it can be obtained from
the sick fund with which the patient is
insured.
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5.2.
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The
development of the product was discontinued or the results of the clinical
trials were unsuccessful.
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5.3.
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The
administration of the investigational product for the said protracted
period is likely to harm the patient’s health, since there is insufficient
information regarding the safety of the product administered over the long
term.
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5.4.
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Where
the investigational product is not a medical preparation, such as:
cosmetic products / food / food additive / herbal
remedy.
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The
decision as to the continuation of administering the investigational product is
given to the medical institution’s Helsinki Committee (“the Helsinki Committee”), that is entitled to re-examine its
determination from time to time. The Principal Investigator and the Sponsor have
a right of appeal against such decision to the Ministry of Health’s
director-general or such person as empowered by him in such regard.
6.
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The
continued administration of the investigational product after termination
of the clinical trial is subject to the following terms and
conditions:
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6.1.
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The
continued treatment shall be given within the context of an orderly
monitoring protocol that shall be written by the Principal Investigator
and approved by the Sponsor and the Helsinki
Committee.
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6.2.
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The
Principal Investigator is responsible for continuing to routinely monitor
the subject’s medical condition and to report to the Helsinki Committee
any exceptional events that occur during the ongoing treatment, as is the
norm in clinical trials.
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The
principal investigator shall report to the Helsinki Committee at least once a
year as to the progress of the subject’s treatment.
The
medical institution in which the ongoing treatment shall be given shall attend
to appropriate insurance cover for the liability of the medical institution and
the Principal Investigator vis-a-vis the patient, in respect of the continuation
of administering the investigational product after the termination of the
clinical trial.
7.
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This
Appendix constitutes an integral part of the agreement between the company
sponsoring the clinical trial and the medical
institution.
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BioCancell
Therapeutics Ltd.
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Assaf
Harofeh Fund
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxx
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By:
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Name: Xxx Xxxxx
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Title:
CEO
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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By:
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/s/ XX. XXX XXXX | |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Print Name:
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Title:
VP Clinical Development
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Title:
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DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
ASSAF
HAROFEH
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I the
undersigned, Xxxx. X. Xxxxxxx MD, hereby declare and confirm that I have read
and understood this Appendix D.
/s/ X. Xxxxxxx
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The
Principal Investigator
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Appendix
E
The Trial Documents and
Related Activities
The Trial
Documents shall include, inter alia, all the documents set forth in the
Guidelines, as well as the documents specified hereunder.
Any and
all terms not specifically defined in this Appendix shall have the meaning
attributed to them in the Agreement.
Prior
to the initiation of the Trial:
1.
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The
executed signature page of the Trial Protocol;
and
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2.
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Investigator
Brochure; and
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3.
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The
current curriculum vitae of the Principal Investigator;
and
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4.
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The
list of all sub-investigators, all of which necessarily being listed on
either the FDA form no. 1572, or on the Principal Investigator’s Statement
Form; and
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5.
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The
written approval of the Fund Helsinki Committee, indicating that it
has reviewed and approved the Trial Protocol;
and
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6.
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The
written approval of the MOH with regards to the content of all publicity
and advertisements, related to the Trial, which are to be performed prior
to the commencement of the Trial;
and
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7.
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A
list of all participants in the Helsinki Committee, convened in relation
to the Trial (hereinafter: “the Helsinki
Committee”); and
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7.1.
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Should
the Principal Investigator be a member of the Helsinki Committee, the
written Statement of the chairman of the Helsinki Committee confirming
that the Principal Investigator did not participate in the voting,
relating to the Trial, during the hearing of the said Helsinki Committee;
and
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7.2.
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A
financial disclosure form, confirming that the Principal Investigator
holds no financial interests in
BioCancell.
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While
conducting the Trial:
1.
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A
review of all the Trial Documents and verification the accuracy and
completeness thereof in relation to the source documents, on which the
above documents were based; and
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2.
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Report
to the Fund Helsinki Committee of any Severe Adverse Events, as such
terms are defined in the Trial Protocol, to the Subject(s), in accordance
with the Guidelines; and
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3.
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Report
to the Fund Helsinki Committee of any deviation from the Trial
Protocol; and
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4.
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Maintain
adequate records of Subjects identification, clinical observations, as
well as study drug receipt and dispensation (hereinafter: “the Records”), in
accordance with any applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, as
amended from time to time. In any event, the Principal Investigator and
BioCancell shall maintain the Records for a period of no less than 15
(fifteen) years following the end of the
Trial.
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5.
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Compare
the data in the CRF with the source documents relating to each subject
participating in the Trial, and confirm the accuracy of the CRF;
and
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6.
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Maintain
a log, documenting the Product(s) provided to each subject during the
Trial; and
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7.
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Report
no later than 7 (seven) days before additional quantities of Product(s)
are required to proceed with the
Trial.
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8.
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Complete
all CRFs
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9.
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Re-validate
the approval of the relevant Helsinki Committee to the Trial, within a
reasonable time prior to its expiration
date.
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10.
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A
written detailed periodic report on the progress of the Trial in the said
period (section 17.3 of the
Agreement).
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At
the end of the Trial:
1.
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All
Completed CRFs;
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2.
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A
summary report, which shall include, in a full and detailed manner, a
declaration regarding the activities performed during the Trial and the
results obtained therein (section 17.4 of the
Agreement).
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