CLINICAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5
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This CLINICAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 15th day of
August, 2008 (“Effective Date”), by and between Xxxx Pharmica LLC a Delaware Limited Liability
Company with offices at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (“XXXX”) and
HALOZYME, INC. a California corporation with an office at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX
00000 (“CLIENT”). In this Agreement, XXXX and CLIENT each may be referred to individually as a
“Party” and together as “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, XXXX is in the business of manufacturing and testing biological products; and
WHEREAS, CLIENT is the proprietor of a certain enzyme known as rHuPH20; and
WHEREAS, XXXX has expertise in the production of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant
proteins for therapeutic use using cell lines; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, CLIENT wishes to
have XXXX manufacture for CLIENT a clinical stage biological Product (hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, XXXX wishes to
manufacture Product for CLIENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings set
forth below:
1.1 “Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. The term
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise. The direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent
(50%) or, if smaller, the maximum allowed by applicable law, of the voting securities of a business
entity or of an interest in the assets, profits or earnings of a Person shall be deemed to
constitute “control” of the Person.
1.2 “Applicable Laws” means all ordinances, rules and regulations of any kind whatsoever of
any governmental or regulatory authority, including, without limitation, the FDCA, that are
applicable with respect to the context in which the term is used.
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1.3 “Audit” means an audit pursuant to which CLIENT or their appointed representatives (such
representatives to be reasonably acceptable to XXXX) may (a) review the processes, procedures and
documents of XXXX that are used or maintained by XXXX to provide the Services, (b) assess XXXX’x
compliance with CGMP, Applicable Laws and quality assurance standards associated with performing
the Services, and (c) discuss any related issues with XXXX’ personnel and management involved in
performing the Services.
1.4 “Cell Line” means ***.
1.5 “CGMP” means Current Good Manufacturing Practices and General Biologics Products Standards
as promulgated under the FDCA.
1.6 “CLIENT Information” means all confidential and proprietary technical information not in
the public domain relating to the Cell Line, the Process and the Product, from time to time
supplied by CLIENT to XXXX, or arranged by CLIENT to be supplied by a third party (such as a prior
manufacturer) to XXXX. The CLIENT Information shall be the Confidential Information of CLIENT.
1.7 “CLIENT Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent and other intellectual property
rights owned or controlled by CLIENT, other than those patents and patent applications subject to
Section 9.4, that claim, cover, or are otherwise related to or useful for the Process, a Product or
any other technology provided by CLIENT hereunder.
1.8 “CLIENT Materials” means the materials supplied by CLIENT to XXXX as outlined in the
signed and accepted Project Plan.
1.9 “CLIENT Tests” means the tests to be carried out on the Product immediately following
receipt of the Product by CLIENT as determined by CLIENT in its sole discretion.
1.10 “Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary information of a Party
that the other Party receives or learns under this Agreement. Confidential Information shall
include without limitation the manufacturing processes transferred to, used by or improved by XXXX
under this Agreement.
Confidential Information shall not include any information to the extent that it:
(a) is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the
receiving Party in breach of Article 7, generally known or available;
(b) is known by the receiving Party at the time of receiving such information, as shown by
written records predating such receipt;
(c) is furnished after the Effective Date to the receiving Party by a third party, without
breach of and not subject to any obligation of confidentiality; or
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(d) is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to
Confidential Information of the other Party, as shown by independent written records,
contemporaneous with such development.
The Parties agree that the material financial, commercial, scientific and technical terms of
the Agreement will be considered Confidential Information of both Parties. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, either Party may disclose such terms to bona fide potential corporate partners,
potential investors or merger or acquisition partners, and to financial underwriters and legal and
financial advisors, provided that all such disclosures shall be made only to such Parties under
commercially reasonable obligations of confidentiality equivalent to the obligations set forth in
Article 7.
1.11 “XXXX Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent and other intellectual property
rights owned or controlled by XXXX, including without limitation, XXXX Know-How other than those
patents or patent applications covered by Section 9.4, that claim or cover any method, process,
know-how, trade secret or other technology that XXXX incorporates or uses in the course of
performing the Services (other than a Project Invention) that is necessary or useful to utilize any
method, process or other work product developed or refined in the course of the Services.
1.12 “XXXX Know-How” means unpatented and/or unpatentable technical information, including
ideas, concepts, inventions, discoveries, data, designs, formulas, specifications, procedures for
experiments and tests and other protocols, results of experimentation and testing, cell culture and
purification techniques, and assay protocols owned by XXXX as of the Effective Date which may be
necessary for the performance of the Services. All XXXX Know-How shall be Confidential Information
of XXXX.
1.13 “Damages” means any and all costs, losses, claims, actions, liabilities, fines,
penalties, costs and expenses, court costs, and fees and disbursements of counsel, consultants and
expert witnesses incurred by a Party hereto (including interest which may be imposed in connection
therewith).
1.14 “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, any comparable agency in any
Foreign Jurisdiction, and any successor agency or entity to any of the foregoing that may be
established hereafter.
1.15 “FDCA” means the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (S).301 et seq.).
1.16 “Field” shall mean hyaluronidase enzymes, including without limitation, the Product,
CLIENT Materials, practice of the Process, any improvements, modifications or derivatives thereof,
as well as all uses thereof and/or methods of manufacture therefor.
1.17 “Foreign Jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction, not governed by the United States or any
political subdivision thereof, as agreed upon by the Parties.
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1.18 “IND” means an Investigation New Drug application or any comparable application required
by a Foreign Jurisdiction filed for the Product by CLIENT with the FDA and all subsequent
submissions, supplements or amendments related thereto.
1.19 “Inventions” means all innovations, inventions, improvements, original works of
authorship, developments, concepts, know-how or trade secrets, whether or not patentable, that, are
created or conceived and reduced to practice during the term of this Agreement and that arise out
of the activities contemplated hereunder.
1.20 “Master Batch Records” means the document that contains the instructions for
manufacturing the Product, and the related Product Specifications. Prior to the initiation of the
first CGMP manufacturing run, the Master Batch Record shall be approved by CLIENT in writing.
CLIENT’s written approval of the Master Batch Record is also an acknowledgement that CLIENT adopts
the Master Batch Record as its own specification in accordance with Section 6.7 of this agreement.
Any changes or additions to the Master Batch Record after initial approval by CLIENT shall be made
by the written agreement of XXXX and CLIENT.
1.21 “NDA” means New Drug Application or any comparable application required by a Foreign
Jurisdiction filed for the Product by CLIENT with the FDA and all subsequent submissions,
supplements or amendments related thereto.
1.22 “Person” means a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, a joint venture,
a limited liability company, any governmental authority or any other entity or organization.
1.23 “Price” means the price(s) specified in the signed and accepted Project Plan attached
hereto.
1.24 “Process” means the process for the production of the Product from the Cell Line using
the Master Batch Records, including any improvements thereto from time to time made as a result of
the Services.
1.25 “Process Development Agreement” means that certain Process Development Agreement entered
into between the Parties and dated April 3, 2008.
1.26 “Product” means the rHuPH20 Enzyme derived from the Cell Line manufactured by XXXX
utilizing the Process.
1.27 “Product Specifications” means the product specifications listed under the column
“Acceptance Criteria” as set forth in the Master Batch Records.
1.28 “Project Inventions” means any Invention arising out of or relating to the Services
performed by XXXX under this Agreement and/or the use of CLIENT Materials. For the avoidance of
doubt, a Project Invention shall include Inventions made solely by employees of XXXX, CLIENT or
jointly by such employees.
1.29 “Project Plan” means the binding addendum to this Agreement to be signed by both Parties
setting forth the the proposed scope of work for the manufacture of Product. Any
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changes or additions to the Project Plan shall be made by written agreement of XXXX and
CLIENT.
1.30 “Services” means all or any part of the services, including the manufacture of Product
for sale to CLIENT, to be provided by XXXX (or any permitted subcontractor) for the benefit of
CLIENT pursuant to this Agreement as further described in the signed and accepted Project Plan.
1.31 “Termination Fee” means, with respect to each manufacturing run that is cancelled by
CLIENT, or this Agreement is otherwise terminated, within *** of the scheduled
run date, a sum equal to the total batch price of all such manufacturing runs which were not
produced, as outlined in the Project Plan. With respect to any such cancelled or otherwise
terminated manufacturing runs, Xxxx shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the
applicable manufacturing capacity to its other customers and some portion, or all, of the
Termination Fee may be refunded to CLIENT in the event that Xxxx is able to sell the manufacturing
capacity that corresponds to such manufacturing runs that were cancelled. For the avoidance of
doubt, no Termination Fee accrues with respect to a manufacturing run that is cancelled or
otherwise terminated more than *** prior to the scheduled run date.
1.32 “Terms of Payment” means the terms of payment specified in Section 5.
1.33 “Testing Laboratories” means any third party instructed by XXXX to carry out tests on the
Cell Line or the Product.
1.34 “United States” means the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia and all of the
territories of the United States of America.
1.35 “Quality Agreement” means the written agreement, signed by both Parties, that sets forth
the safety, quality control, and quality assurance aspects of the manufacture and supply of the
Product. The Quality Agreement shall be executed by both Parties prior to the initiation of the
first batch of Product.
2. SUPPLY BY CLIENT.
2.1 Prior to or immediately following the Effective Date of this Agreement CLIENT shall supply
to XXXX, certain CLIENT Information necessary for XXXX to perform the Services, as determined by
CLIENT in its sole discretion, together with full details of any known hazards relating to CLIENT
Materials with respect to their storage and use. XXXX shall not use the CLIENT Materials or CLIENT
Information (or any part thereof) for any other purpose without the prior written consent of
CLIENT. Following review of this CLIENT Information and details, CLIENT shall provide the CLIENT
Materials to XXXX at XXXX’x request when XXXX has satisfactorily determined that CLIENT Materials
do not pose a hazard to XXXX. CLIENT shall render all reasonable assistance to XXXX in making such
determination. All
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property rights in the CLIENT Intellectual Property Rights, CLIENT Information and/or CLIENT
Materials supplied to XXXX shall remain solely vested in CLIENT, except as set forth in Section
9.3(b).
2.2 XXXX shall:
2.2.1 at all times use all reasonable efforts to keep the CLIENT Materials secure and safe
from loss or damage but in no case in a lesser manner than XXXX stores material of similar nature;
2.2.2 not transfer to a third party any part of the CLIENT Materials or the Product, except to
a permitted subcontractor or for the purpose of any tests at the Testing Laboratories, provided,
that, CLIENT is given prior notification or if CLIENT has given prior written consent to such
transfer; and
2.2.3 provide that any such subcontractor and Testing Laboratories are subject to obligations
of confidence, restrictions on use and ownership of resulting intellectual property materially in
the form of, and no less restrictive than, those obligations of confidence, restrictions on use and
ownership of resulting intellectual property imposed on XXXX under this Agreement.
2.3 CLIENT warrants to XXXX that CLIENT is and shall at all times throughout the duration of
this Agreement remain entitled to supply the CLIENT Materials and Client Intellectual Property
Rights to XXXX for the performance of the Services.
2.4 CLIENT warrants that, to CLIENT’s knowledge, the use by XXXX of CLIENT Materials and
Client Intellectual Property Rights for the Services and the Product produced thereby will not
infringe or is not alleged to infringe any rights (including, without limitation, any intellectual
or other proprietary rights) vested in any third party.
2.5 CLIENT shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless XXXX against any loss, damage, costs and
expenses of any nature (including court costs and legal and other fees incurred by XXXX or ordered
as payable by XXXX), whether or not foreseeable or in the contemplation of XXXX or CLIENT, that
XXXX may suffer as a result of any third party claims, suits or actions arising out of or
incidental to (a) any breach of the warranties given in Sections 2.4 and 2.5 above, (b) any breach
of any covenants herein by CLIENT, (c) the distribution or use of the Product by CLIENT, except to
the extent such loss, damage, costs and expenses are caused by XXXX’x xxxxx negligence or willful
misconduct or breach of any term of this Agreement, or (d) any claims by third parties alleging
XXXX’x use of the Cell Line, CLIENT Materials or Client Intellectual Property Rights, in each case
strictly in accordance with the terms of the Project Plan, infringes any rights (including, without
limitation, any intellectual or other proprietary rights) vested in any third party (whether or not
CLIENT knew or should have known about such alleged infringement) except to the extent XXXX
infringes any rights of any third parties by application of its production techniques while
performing the Services unless such application or production technique has been developed as part
of the Services. For the purposes of Sections 2.6 and 2.7, the term, production technique(s), is
limited to all and any physical arrangement and use of plant, equipment and processes in the
provision of Services.
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2.6 XXXX shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CLIENT against any loss, damage, costs and
expenses of any nature (including court costs and legal and other fees incurred by CLIENT or
ordered as payable by CLIENT), whether or not foreseeable or in the contemplation of CLIENT or
XXXX, that CLIENT may suffer as a result of any third party claims, suits or actions arising from
XXXX’x breach of any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement except to the extent
the loss or damage is a result of (a) CLIENT’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or (b) XXXX’x
use of an application or production technique that has been developed as part of the Services for
CLIENT or is supplied by CLIENT. For the avoidance of doubt where XXXX’x application or production
techniques, existed prior to the Effective Date, are not developed as part of the Services hereto
and whether or not included in the Master Batch Records, then they are covered by XXXX’x
undertaking of indemnity and hold harmless.
2.7 A Party (the “Indemnitee”) that intends to claim indemnification under this Section 2 or
under Section 6.6 shall promptly notify the other Party (the “Indemnitor”) of any claim, demand,
action or other proceeding for which the Indemnitee intends to claim such indemnification. The
Indemnitor shall have the right to participate in, and to the extent the Indemnitor so desires, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnitor; provided, however, that the
Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by
the Indemnitor, if representation of the Indemnitee by the counsel retained by the Indemnitor would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between the Indemnitee and any
other Party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The indemnity obligations under this
Section 2 or under Section 6.6 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim, demand,
action or other proceeding if such settlement is effected without the prior express written consent
of the Indemnitor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The failure to
deliver notice to the Indemnitor within a reasonable time after notice of any such claim or demand,
or the commencement of any such action or other proceeding, if prejudicial to its ability to defend
such claim, demand, action or other proceeding, shall relieve such Indemnitor of any liability to
the Indemnitee under this Section 2 or under Section 6.6 with respect thereto, but the omission so
to deliver notice to the Indemnitor shall not relieve it of any liability that it may have to the
Indemnitee otherwise than under this Section 2 or under Section 6.6. The Indemnitor may not settle
or otherwise consent to an adverse judgment in any such claim, demand, action or other proceeding
that diminishes the rights or interests of the Indemnitee without the prior express written consent
of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnitee,
its employees and agents shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor and its legal
representatives in the investigation and defense of any claim, demand, action or other proceeding
covered by this Section 2 or under Section 6.6.
2.8 Notwithstanding the above, XXXX shall be at liberty to use CLIENT Information as it sees
fit in providing the Services subject to nondisclosure pursuant to Article 7.
2.9 The obligations of each Party under this Article 2 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement for whatever reason.
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3. Provision of the Services
3.1 XXXX shall provide sufficient manufacturing capacity and diligently perform the Services
as provided in the signed and accepted Project Plan (Appendix A) and shall use all reasonable
commercial efforts to achieve the estimated schedules and amounts of Product. Furthermore, XXXX
shall keep CLIENT regularly informed of any changes to the estimated schedules for performance of
the Services and provide regular reports, in a form agreed by the Parties.
3.2 XXXX shall manufacture all Product under this Agreement pursuant to the Master Batch
Records, the Product Specifications, and in accordance with CGMP and all applicable laws and
regulations.
3.3 XXXX shall keep and maintain all data, information and records regarding the manufacture
of the Product, including, without limitation, analytical and manufacturing documentation and
quality control information as set forth in the Quality Agreement.
3.4 Except as set forth in Section 8, due to the unpredictable nature of the biological
processes involved in the Services, the schedules set down for the performance of the Services
(including, without limitation, the dates for production and delivery of Product) set out in the
signed and accepted Project Plan are good faith estimates only.
3.5 Unless otherwise agreed, XXXX shall package and label Product for delivery in accordance
with its standard operating procedures, and as authorized and directed by a completed shipment
request form (as defined in the Project Plan). It shall be the responsibility of CLIENT to provide
prior written notice to XXXX of any special packaging and labeling requirements for Product. If
additional costs and expenses would be incurred by XXXX in complying with such special
requirements, a revised proposal would be generated to encompass the change in scope and additional
costs would be borne by CLIENT.
3.6 Joint Communication on Manufacturing: XXXX and CLIENT shall communicate and cooperate on
a regular basis during the provision of Services herein and in the event that the Parties observe
the need for a regular and active committee, such body shall be established and meet regularly to
discuss and communicate the progress of the Services.
3.7 Person in Plant: CLIENT shall be allowed to have, at its cost, a maximum of two (2)
employees of CLIENT at the XXXX facility, escorted by XXXX personnel, with reasonable access to the
facility used for the performance of the Services for the purpose of observing, reporting on, and
consulting as to such Services. XXXX will reasonably cooperate in enabling (e.g., providing
necessary training to allow for compliance with XXXX procedures) such employees of CLIENT to carry
out their responsibilities and will make adequate temporary desk space and other reasonable
resources available to these employees during the periods they are working at the facility.
Notwithstanding the confidentiality provisions of this agreement, CLIENT acknowledges that certain
portions of the facility will not be accessible at times due to the confidential requirements of
XXXX’x other customers. XXXX will try to reasonably accommodate CLIENT’s requests for access to
such areas, but CLIENT acknowledges that XXXX, with respect to granting of requests for such
access, has contractual obligations for the
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protection of other customer’s information. CLIENT will carry adequate workers compensation
insurance for each of its employees at the XXXX facility, and provide a waiver of subrogation to
XXXX for claims made not as a result of XXXX’x gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3.8 XXXX shall provide CLIENT, as outlined in the Project Plan, with all documents CLIENT
reasonably requests regarding XXXX’x performance of the Services and conducting the Process of
manufacturing the Product; provided, however, in the event that CLIENT requests any documentation
beyond that which XXXX is expressly required to maintain pursuant to this Agreement, or which is
otherwise already prepared by XXXX and related to the Products or the Process, a revised proposal
would be generated to encompass the change in scope and additional costs would be borne by CLIENT.
3.9 Once per annum, or more frequently to conduct ‘for cause’ Audits to address Product
quality or safety problems discovered through Product quality issues, or as otherwise needed to
ensure issues identified in a previous Audit have been rectified, and in each case with adequate
notice, CLIENT shall have the right to have CLIENT representatives (including licensees and
collaborators of CLIENT to whom CLIENT is obligated to supply Product) Audit XXXX’x manufacturing
facilities during normal business hours. Notwithstanding the foregoing notice period, for purposes
of confidentiality, safety and to avoid the possibility of contamination, if a third party’s
product is being produced during the time that CLIENT intends to conduct an Audit, such Audit may
be reasonably delayed upon prior written notice to CLIENT. The form, participants and procedures
of the Audit shall be subject to XXXX’x reasonable approval. The number of Audits shall be
reasonable in number and shall in no event unduly interfere with the conduct of Xxxx’x business
operations. The number of Audits shall be reasonable in number and shall in no event unduly
interfere with the conduct of Xxxx’x business operations. When conducting an Audit, CLIENT and as
applicable, each of CLIENT’s representatives will: (a) be subject to a nondisclosure obligation
comparable in scope to Article 7, (b) follow such security and facility access procedures as are
reasonably designated by XXXX, (c) be accompanied by a XXXX representative, (d) not enter areas of
any XXXX facility at times when any third party’s products are being manufactured to assure
protection of XXXX’x or third party confidential information; provided, however, that XXXX will
attempt to reasonably accommodate requests for access to any portion of XXXX’x facility that
relates to the manufacture of Product during the period of a planned Audit, and (e) use good faith
efforts to avoid disrupting XXXX’x operations. In addition to an Audit, XXXX agrees to reasonably
cooperate with all regulatory authorities and shall submit to reasonable Product-specific
inspections by such authorities (“Regulatory Inspection”).
4. CLIENT Tests and Return Procedures
4.1 Except where CLIENT has accepted XXXX Product tests and provided written notice to XXXX of
such acceptance, promptly following delivery of Product (in any event within fifteen (15) days), or
a sample of Product (if such sample is requested by CLIENT), CLIENT shall carry out CLIENT Tests.
If CLIENT Tests show that the Product fails to meet Product Specifications, CLIENT shall give XXXX
written notice thereof as soon as practicable but in no case later than thirty (30) days from the
date CLIENT takes delivery of the Product (or sample of the Product, if applicable) and shall
return such Product (or sample) to XXXX’x premises for further testing. In the absence of such
written notice Product shall be deemed to have been
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accepted by CLIENT as meeting Product Specifications. If XXXX agrees that Product is
Nonconforming Product (as defined below), then it shall at CLIENT’s discretion replace such Product
at its own cost and expense, subject to Section 4.3. “Nonconforming Product” means any Product
that has been delivered to CLIENT but fails to meet Product Specifications, and such failure is not
due (in whole or in part) to (a) material acts or omissions of CLIENT, (b) the inherent nature of
the biological product and processes to the extent outside the reasonable control of XXXX, or (c)
any third party after delivery of such Product to CLIENT.
FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, WHERE THE SPECIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN AGREED BY THE PARTIES HERETO
XXXX SHALL BE OBLIGED ONLY TO USE ITS REASONABLE ENDEAVOURS TO PRODUCE PRODUCT THAT MEETS DRAFT
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.
4.2 If there is any dispute concerning whether Product is Nonconforming Product, such dispute
shall be referred for decision to an independent expert (acting as an expert and not as an
arbitrator) to be appointed by agreement between XXXX and CLIENT.
4.2.1 The costs of such independent expert shall be borne by the Parties equally; provided
that the Party that is determined to be incorrect in the dispute shall be responsible for all such
costs and shall indemnify the correct Party for its share of the costs incurred. The decision of
such independent expert shall be in writing and shall be binding on both XXXX and CLIENT.
4.3 In the event Product is determined to be Nonconforming Product (whether by agreement of
XXXX pursuant to Section 4.1 or by an independent expert pursuant to Section 4.2), XXXX shall
replace the Nonconforming Product with Product that conforms to the Product Specifications at its
own cost and expense and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace such Product as soon
as reasonably practicable given any contractually obligated capacity constraints.
4.4 In the event that the Parties hereto agree that a shipment or batch of Product fails to
meet Product Specifications, the entire shipment or batch of Product that failed to meet Product
Specifications shall either be returned to XXXX or destroyed, at XXXX’x option.
4.5 The provisions of this Article 4 shall be the sole remedies available to CLIENT in respect
of replacement of Product that fails to meet Product Specifications.
5. Price and Terms of Payment/Insurance
5.1 CLIENT shall pay the Price for Services rendered by XXXX in accordance with the signed and
accepted Project Plan.
Each of CLIENT and XXXX shall during the term of this Agreement maintain in full force and
effect insurance coverage adequate in scope for: (a) as to XXXX, the Services performed by it, and
(b) as to CLIENT, the development, marketing and commercialization of Products (including products
liability coverage).
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XXXX shall generate monthly invoices for all fees and cost reimbursements. Xxxxxxxx for
engineering and CGMP production batches will be submitted after the completion and XXXX quality
release of each batch. Invoices for cost reimbursement will include appropriate documentation of
costs incurred. Unless otherwise indicated in writing by XXXX, all prices and charges are
exclusive of any applicable taxes, levies, import duties and fees of whatever nature imposed by or
under the authority of any government or public authority, which shall be paid by CLIENT (other
than taxes on XXXX’x net income). CLIENT shall pay invoices within thirty (30) days of invoice
date. Payment shall be made without deduction, deferment, set-off, lien or counterclaim of any
nature. If any inconsistencies or mistakes are discovered in an invoice, the Parties shall make
immediate adjustment, by reimbursement or credit, as applicable. Invoices that remain unpaid more
than fifteen (15) days beyond the scheduled payment due date may be subject to an interest charge
equal to one and a half percent (1.5%) per month, calculated from the scheduled payment due date
forward; provided that in no event shall such annual rate exceed the maximum interest rate
permitted by law in regard to such payments. Such payments when made shall be accompanied by all
interest so accrued. Payments may either be made by check or wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the following account:
ABA (routing): ***
Account: ***
Account Title: ***
Account: ***
Account Title: ***
Xxxx Pharmica LLC
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Accounting Dept.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Accounting Dept.
6. Warranty and Limitation of Liability
6.1 Each Party represents and warrants that:
6.1.1 It is a corporation (in the case of CLIENT) or a limited liability company (in the case
of XXXX) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state in which
it is incorporated or organized, as applicable and the full corporate or company power and
authority and the legal right to own and operate its property and assets to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted and as contemplated in this Agreement.
6.1.2 As of the date of this Agreement (a) it has the corporate or company power and authority
and the legal right to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; and (b)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party,
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party and is enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms.
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6.2 XXXX warrants that:
6.2.1 the Services shall be performed in accordance with Section 3.1; and
6.2.2 the Product when made available at XXXX’x shipping docks shall meet Product
Specifications, except where the Product Specifications has not been agreed between the Parties
hereto in which case XXXX shall be obliged only to use its reasonable commercial efforts to produce
Product that meets draft Product Specifications; and
6.2.3 the Product delivered to CLIENT pursuant to this Agreement shall conform to the Product
Specifications and that such Product shall (a) be free from defects in material and workmanship,
(b) be manufactured in accordance with CGMP and Applicable Laws and (c) be manufactured in
accordance with the Master Batch Records as agreed and accepted in the Project Plan.
6.3 Section 6.2 is in lieu of all conditions, representations and warranties and statements in
respect of the Services and/or the Product warranties whether expressed or implied by statute,
custom of the trade or otherwise (including but without limitation any such condition, warranty or
statement relating to the description or quality of the Product, its fitness for a particular
purpose or use under any conditions whether or not known to XXXX) and any such condition, warranty
or statement is hereby excluded. XXXX MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT
TO THE PRODUCT AND/OR THE SERVICES. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY XXXX.
6.4 Without prejudice or modification to the terms of Sections 6.1 and 6.2, and specifically
excluding XXXX’x liability arising under Section 2.7, or Articles 7 or 9, the liability of XXXX to
CLIENT, its permitted assigns and successors in interest, for any loss suffered by CLIENT or its
permitted assigns and successors in interest, arising as a direct result of a breach of this
Agreement, or of any other liability, including without limitation, misrepresentation and
negligence (whether active, passive or imputed), arising out of this Agreement and Services
provided thereunder, including without limitation the production and/or supply of the Product,
shall be limited to the payment of damages which shall not exceed in US Dollars THE PRICE FOR
SERVICES PAID BY CLIENT UNDER THE AGREEMENT; provided, however, if and to the extent such damages
are caused by XXXX’x willful or intentional breach of this Agreement or willful or intentional
misconduct in the performance of the Services, then the damage limitation in this Section 6.4 shall
not apply.
6.5 Neither Party shall in any event be liable for the following loss or damage howsoever
caused (even if foreseeable or in the contemplation of XXXX or CLIENT):
6.5.1 loss of profits, business or revenue suffered by the other Party or any other person who
may be subrogated to, or assigned rights in the loss or damage; or
6.5.2 special, indirect or consequential loss, whether suffered by the other Party or any
other person.
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6.6 CLIENT shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless and maintain XXXX indemnified and held
harmless against all Damages in respect of:
6.6.1 any product liability in respect of Product provided to CLIENT hereunder, except for
XXXX’x obligations to indemnify in Section 2.7 above; and
6.6.2 any negligent (active, passive or imputed), gross negligence or intentional act or
omission of CLIENT in relation to the use, processing, storage or sale of the Product provided to
CLIENT hereunder.
CLIENT represents and warrants that unless already expressly agreed in a written and executed
document immediately prior to the initiation of the first CGMP manufacturing run, CLIENT will adopt
the Master Batch Records as its own specification. Any changes or additions to the Master Batch
Records shall be made with the written approval of CLIENT.
The obligations of CLIENT under this Article 6 shall survive the termination for whatever
reason of this Agreement.
7. Confidentiality
7.1 Confidential Information. Except as expressly provided herein, the Parties agree that,
for the term of this Agreement and for fifteen (15) years thereafter, each of them shall keep
completely confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose and shall not use for any
purpose except for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation to
exercise the rights set forth herein) any Confidential Information of the other Party. Any
information developed in the performance of the Services (regardless of whether solely or jointly
developed) that relates solely to the Field and is not reasonably understood or anticipated by the
Parties to have relevance outside the Field, is CLIENT Confidential Information for the purposes of
this Article 7, and is included within the scope of the license grant to CLIENT under Section
9.4(b).
7.2 Permitted Use and Disclosures. The receiving Party may use or disclose Confidential
Information to the extent such use or disclosure is reasonably necessary in complying with any
applicable law, regulation or court order or in conducting clinical trials; provided that if the
receiving Party is required to make any such disclosure of Confidential Information, other than
pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, it will give reasonable advance notice to the disclosing
Party of such disclosure and will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of
such Confidential Information prior to its disclosure (whether through protective orders, requests
for confidential treatment or otherwise).
7.3 Confidential Terms. Except as expressly provided herein, each Party agrees not to
disclose any terms of this Agreement to any third party without the consent of the other Party;
provided that disclosures may be made as required by securities or other applicable laws or
regulations, or court order, or as reasonably necessary to actual or prospective business partners
pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with terms at least as stringent as those in this
Agreement, or to a Party’s accountants, attorneys and other professional advisors owing a
contractual or other duty of confidentiality to such Party. Upon the reasonable written request of
the disclosing Party, the receiving Party shall promptly return or destroy, and certify the same in
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writing, all Confidential Information of the other Party; provided that the receiving Party may
retain one (1) copy of any such Confidential Information in its files for purposes of maintaining
appropriate records of its activities in connection with this Agreement.
7.4 Use of Name. Neither Party shall use the name or trademarks of the other Party, except to
the extent that a Party is permitted to use the Confidential Information of the other Party or
required to do so pursuant to this Article 7, without the prior written consent of such other
Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, provided, however, that CLIENT may use XXXX’x
name and logo when referring to the use of XXXX’x process development or contract manufacturing
services and XXXX may use CLIENT’s name and logo when referring to participants in its process
development or contract manufacturing program.
8. Termination
8.1 If it becomes apparent to either XXXX or CLIENT at any stage in the provision of the
Services that it will not be possible to complete the Services for technical reasons due solely to
the uncertainty of the biological processes involved that are outside the reasonable control of
XXXX and independent from those reasons attributable to the fault or non-performance of either
Party, the Parties will use good faith commercially reasonable efforts for up to a sixty (60) day
period to mutually resolve such problems. If, after using the foregoing level of effort, the
Parties are unable to resolve such problems within the sixty (60) day period, XXXX and CLIENT shall
each have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party. In the
event of such termination, CLIENT will reimburse XXXX for all reasonable and appropriate costs
under this Agreement incurred by XXXX to the effective date of termination for services performed,
for reasonable commitments that cannot be cancelled, for reasonable resources and materials on hand
that cannot be reallocated, the Termination Fee and for all other reasonable costs that XXXX incurs
in transferring the technology to CLIENT as requested by CLIENT in writing.
8.2 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Process Development
Agreement entered into between XXXX and CLIENT is terminated by either party for failure to
successfully complete the process development services described therein for reasons other than a
breach by CLIENT, then no Termination Fee shall be owing by CLIENT under this Agreement.
8.3 CLIENT shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason with
written notice to XXXX at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such termination. For any
termination under this Section 8.2 CLIENT shall be responsible to pay to XXXX the Termination Fee.
In addition, CLIENT will reimburse XXXX for all reasonable and appropriate costs under this
Agreement incurred by XXXX to the effective date of termination for services performed, for
reasonable commitments that cannot be cancelled, and for reasonable resources and materials on hand
that cannot be reallocated, and for all other costs that XXXX incurs in transferring the technology
to CLIENT as requested by CLIENT in writing.
8.4 XXXX and CLIENT may each terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to the other upon
the occurrence of any of the following events:
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8.4.1 if the other commits a breach of this Agreement which (in the case of a breach capable
of remedy) is not remedied within thirty (30) days of the receipt by the other of written notice
identifying the breach with specificity and requiring its remedy; provided, however, if the breach
is as a result of nonpayment of any amounts owing, the breaching Party must remedy the breach
within fifteen (15) days after receiving such written notice; or
8.4.2 if the other ceases for any reason to carry on business or convenes a meeting of its
creditors or has a receiver or manager appointed in respect of all or any part of its assets or is
the subject of an application for an administration order or of any proposal for a voluntary
arrangement or enters into liquidation (whether compulsorily or voluntarily) or undergoes any
analogous act or proceedings under foreign law; provided, however, either Party may merge with or
into another equity pursuant to which the obligations of this Agreement will be assumed or effect
the sale of all its assets or substantially all of its assets pursuant to which the acquiring party
will assume such Party’s obligations under this Agreement without notice to or waiver by the other
Party; and
8.4.3 if the Product meets the specifications of the Master Batch Records but fails clinical
trials, or if the CLIENT abandons the Product for whatever reason. In these cases, in addition to
being responsible to pay XXXX the Termination Fee, CLIENT is responsible to pay for reimbursement
of all reasonable and appropriate costs under this Agreement incurred by XXXX to the effective date
of termination for services performed, for reasonable commitments that cannot be cancelled, and for
reasonable resources and materials on hand that cannot be reallocated, and for all other costs that
XXXX incurs in transferring the technology to CLIENT as requested by CLIENT in writing.
If this Agreement is terminated due to CLIENT’s breach (which CLIENT fails to cure as
described in Section 8.3.1), then CLIENT, in addition to the Termination Fee, shall be responsible
for reimbursement of all reasonable and appropriate costs under this Agreement incurred by XXXX to
the effective date of termination for services performed, for reasonable commitments that cannot be
cancelled, and for reasonable resources and materials on hand that cannot be reallocated, and for
all other costs that XXXX incurs in transferring the technology to CLIENT as requested by CLIENT in
writing.
8.5 Unless terminated earlier pursuant to Sections 8.1 through 8.3, this Agreement shall
terminate upon CLIENT’s completion of the Services as outlined in the Project Plan.
8.6 Upon the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason:
8.6.1 XXXX shall promptly return all CLIENT Information to CLIENT and shall dispose of or
return to CLIENT all CLIENT Materials, and any materials therefrom, as directed by CLIENT;
8.6.2 CLIENT shall promptly return to XXXX all XXXX Know-How it has received from XXXX except
that CLIENT may retain one (1) copy and use such XXXX Know-
How pursuant to the licenses granted under Section 9 of this Agreement and/or under the
Process Development Agreement;
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8.6.3 Except as provided for above, CLIENT shall not have any continuing rights under this
Agreement to use or exploit the XXXX Know-How in any way whatsoever in the case of termination for
non-payment or other breach, or for production by CLIENT or production by a third party. If CLIENT
determines to manufacture or have manufactured by a third party the Products, XXXX will give CLIENT
and/or such third party all reasonably necessary information and cooperation to enable CLIENT to
manufacture Products in connection with the Master Batch Records and in conformance with the
Product Specifications. CLIENT shall pay any and all of XXXX’x reasonable costs and expenses in
connection with such cooperation including compensating XXXX at a XXXX designated hourly rate to
the extent XXXX is required to dedicate time and resources to such cooperation.
8.6.4 Except for the licenses granted under Section 9, XXXX thereafter will not be restricted
under this Agreement from any use or exploitation of the XXXX Intellectual Property Rights in any
way whatsoever; and
8.6.5 XXXX and CLIENT shall do all such acts and things and shall sign and execute all such
deeds and documents as the other may reasonably require to evidence compliance with this Section
8.5.
8.7 Termination of this Agreement for whatever reason shall not affect the accrued rights of
either XXXX or CLIENT arising under or out of this Agreement and Section 3.10, and Articles 2, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and any definitions in Article 1 required to interpret such surviving
provisions, and all provisions which are expressly to survive this Agreement or have a continuing
obligation shall remain in full force and effect.
9. Intellectual Property.
9.1 Disclosure. Each Party shall disclose to the other Party any and all Inventions made
pursuant to the activities undertaken relating to this Agreement at least quarterly or as may
otherwise be agreed to in writing by the Parties.
9.2 XXXX Intellectual Property Rights. XXXX shall solely own all right, title and interest in
and to the XXXX Intellectual Property Rights. XXXX hereby grants to CLIENT under the XXXX
Intellectual Property Rights a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, paid-up, non-exclusive license,
to practice, use and modify the XXXX Intellectual Property Rights as necessary or useful for
CLIENT, directly or through multiple tiers of third parties, to make, use, sell, offer for sale or
import Product (or any modification or derivative of the Product). The grant provided for by this
Section 9.2 shall include the right, as is reasonably necessary for CLIENT to exercise the rights
granted pursuant to this Section 9.2 to grant, on terms and conditions equivalent to those provided
for herein, through multiple tiers of third parties, non-royalty bearing sublicenses. CLIENT has
no rights under and shall not use, without XXXX’x prior written consent, the XXXX Intellectual
Property Rights for any other purpose.
9.3 CLIENT Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) CLIENT shall solely own all right, title and interest in and to the CLIENT Intellectual
Property Rights.
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(b) During the term of this Agreement, CLIENT hereby grants to XXXX a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid-up, non-transferable (except for assignments pursuant to Section
10.1) license, or as applicable sublicense, under the CLIENT Intellectual Property Rights to use
the CLIENT Materials and CLIENT Information solely for the purpose of performing its obligations
under this Agreement. XXXX shall not, without CLIENT’s prior written consent, (i) use the Process
for any purpose other than Services as contemplated herein, or (ii) seek to patent any Project
Invention other than as specifically permitted under Section 9.4 below.
9.4 Project Inventions.
(a) All Project Inventions shall be jointly owned by XXXX and CLIENT. XXXX shall have the
primary responsibility to file, prosecute and maintain any patents or patent applications claiming
or covering any Project Invention directed to subject matter that is primarily outside the Field.
CLIENT shall have the primary responsibility to file, prosecute and maintain any patents or patent
applications claiming any Project Inventions directed to subject matter that is primarily within
the Field. Each Party will use commercially reasonable and diligent efforts to disclose to the
other Party any Inventions as to which this Section 9.4 may apply and will provide prior notice and
an opportunity to comment on any proposed patent application to be filed by such Party. The
Parties will cooperate with each other with respect to the coordination of the filing, prosecution
and maintenance of patent applications or patents in each Party’s respective areas of
responsibility. In the event there is a disagreement with respect to whether a Project Invention
is primarily within or without the Field, the matter shall be referred to a mutually acceptable
neutral and independent patent attorney who shall definitively determine the matter. Each Party
shall bear the expense of activities relating to its own filing, prosecution and maintenance of any
patent or patent applications provided for by this Section 9.4. If either Party elects not to
file, prosecute or continue to maintain any patent application or patent covering a Project
Invention, it shall give thirty (30) days prior notice thereof to the other Party who, subject to
the other provisions of this Agreement and at their own expense, shall be free to undertake the
filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such patent or patent application. Each Party shall
execute all writings or take such acts, at the other Party’s expense, as may be reasonably required
for either Party to fully enjoy the rights and licenses granted pursuant to this Section 9.4.
(b) With respect to its undivided interest in the Project Inventions, XXXX hereby grants to
CLIENT, without any obligation of an accounting, in the Field, a perpetual, worldwide,
royalty-free, paid-up, exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to make, have made,
use, sell, offer for sale or import any composition of matter or article of manufacture. For the
avoidance of doubt, such license shall expressly include the right to bring infringement actions
against any third party and any recoveries, settlements, damages and/or license fees or royalties
arising therefrom shall be the sole and exclusive right and property of CLIENT. For the
avoidance of doubt, the grant of license provided for by Section 9.4(b) shall include any
patent, patent application or other intellectual property right governed by this Section 9.4(b).
(c) With respect to its undivided fifty (50%) percent interest in the Project Inventions and
subject to the license grant provided to XXXX in this Section 9.4(c), CLIENT hereby grants to XXXX,
without any obligation of an accounting, outside the Field, a perpetual,
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worldwide, royalty-free,
paid-up, exclusive license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to make, have made, use, sell,
offer for sale or import any composition of matter or article of manufacture. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, CLIENT shall retain, and XXXX hereby grants to CLIENT, a perpetual, worldwide,
royalty-free, paid-up, license, outside the Field, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or
import any composition of matter or article of manufacture developed and/or sold by or on behalf of
CLIENT. CLIENT shall be permitted to grant sublicenses under the grant and retained right provided
for by the prior sentence of this Section 9.4(c) solely as is reasonably necessary for CLIENT, its
sublicensees and/or development or marketing partners to make or have made any composition of
matter or article of manufacture properly the subject of the grant of the license at a third party
manufacturing site, including, without limitation, a contract manufacturing facility. For the
avoidance of doubt, the grant provided to CLIENT pursuant to this Section 9.4(c) is not intended to
permit CLIENT or its sublicensees and/or development or marketing partners to operate a contract
manufacturing or process development business. Within the scope of each Party’s rights to the
Project Inventions provided for by this Section 9.4(c), each Party shall have the right to bring
infringement actions against any third party for actual or threatened damages suffered by such
Party arising from such infringement and any recoveries, settlements, damages and/or license fees
or royalties arising therefrom shall be the sole and exclusive right and property of the Party
initiating such action.
9.5 No Implied Licenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained
in this Agreement shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any
licenses or rights under any patents or other intellectual property rights. Only licenses and
rights granted expressly herein shall be of legal force and effect.
10. Force Majeure
10.1 Neither Party shall be deemed to be in default nor be liable for loss, damage, or delay
in performance, when and to the extent due to causes beyond its reasonable control including
without limitation from fire, strike, labor difficulties, insurrection or riot, embargo, or
inability to obtain materials from usual sources, or any other/unforeseeable cause or causes beyond
the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of the Party so affected, or from
defects or delays in the performance of its suppliers or subcontractors due to any of the foregoing
enumerated causes (each a “Force Majeure”). If either Party is prevented or delayed in the
performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure and shall give written
notice thereof to the other Party specifying the matters constituting Force Majeure together with
such evidence as the affected Party reasonably can give and specifying the period for which it is
estimated that such prevention or delay will continue, the affected Party shall be excused from the
performance or the punctual performance of such obligations as the case may be from the date of
such notice for so long as such cause of prevention or delay shall continue, provided that within
sixty (60) days from the date of such notice, the affected Party shall provide the other Party with
written notice of the anticipated date of resumption of performance. If an
event of Force Majeure continues and causes the affected Party to delay its performance of its
obligations for more than sixty (60) days, then the other Party shall have the right upon written
notice to terminate this Agreement without any liability to the other Party.
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11. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Enforceability
11.1 This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted, and all rights and obligations of the
Parties shall be determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the United
States of America without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
11.2 No failure or delay on the part of either XXXX or CLIENT to exercise or enforce any
rights conferred on it by this Agreement shall be construed or operate as a waiver thereof nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege or further exercise thereof
operate so as to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any time or times thereafter of any
other right.
12. Miscellaneous
12.1 Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of
the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
either Party may, without the prior consent of the other Party, assign this Agreement to its
parent, affiliate or successor, or to an entity acquiring all or substantially all of the product
line, business operations or assets of the assigning Party to which this Agreement pertains.
12.2 Publicity. The text of any press release or other communication to be published by or in
the media concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall require the prior written approval
of XXXX and CLIENT.
12.3 Notices. Any consent, notice or report required or permitted to be given or made under
this Agreement by one of the Parties hereto to the other shall be in writing, delivered personally
or by facsimile (and promptly confirmed by personal delivery, first class air mail or courier),
first class air mail or courier, postage prepaid (where applicable), addressed to such other Party
at its address indicated below, or to such other address as the addressee shall have last furnished
in writing to the address or in accordance with this Section 9.3 and (except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement) shall be effective upon receipt by the addressee.
If to Xxxx Pharmica LLC:
Xxxx Pharmica LLC
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President of Business Operations, CFO
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President of Business Operations, CFO
If to CLIENT:
Halozyme, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President, Manufacturing and Operations
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President, Manufacturing and Operations
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12.4 Headings. All section headings and numbering contained in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
12.5 Illegality; Unenforceability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be
determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the
minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and
enforceable.
12.6 Waiver. No waiver of any rights shall be effective unless consented to in writing by the
Party to be charged and the waiver of any breach or default shall not constitute a waiver of any
other right hereunder or any subsequent breach or default.
12.7 Independent Contractors. XXXX and CLIENT each acknowledge that they shall be independent
contractors and that the relationship between the two Parties shall not constitute a partnership,
joint venture, agency or any type of fiduciary relationship. Neither Xxxx nor CLIENT shall have
the authority to make any statements, representations or commitments of any kind, or to take any
action, which shall be binding on the other Party, without the prior consent of the other Party to
do so.
12.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
12.9 Severability and Invalidity. Each Party hereby agrees that it does not intend to violate
any public policy, statutory or common laws, rules, regulations, treaty or decision of any
government agency or executive body thereof of any country or community or association of
countries. Should one or more provisions of this Agreement be or become invalid, the Parties
hereto shall substitute, by mutual consent, valid provisions for such invalid provisions which
valid provisions in their economic effect are sufficiently similar to the invalid provisions that
it can be reasonably assumed that the Parties would have entered into this Agreement with such
provisions. In case such provisions cannot be agreed upon, the invalidity of one or several
provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of this Agreement as a whole, unless the
invalid provisions are of such essential importance to this Agreement that it is to be reasonably
assumed that the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement without the invalid provisions.
12.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (manufacture of clinical stage product) and
supersedes and cancels all previous discussions, agreements, representations, commitments and
writing in respect thereof. No amendment or addition to this Agreement shall
be effective unless reduced to writing and executed by the authorized representatives of the
Parties.
12.11 Exporter of Record. CLIENT shall be the exporter of record for any active
pharmaceutical ingredient shipped out of the United States in connection with this Agreement.
CLIENT warrants that all shipments of active pharmaceutical ingredient exported from the
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United
States will be made in compliance with all export laws and regulations and all applicable import
laws and regulations of the country of importation. CLIENT shall be responsible for obtaining any
licenses or government authorization(s) necessary for exportation from the United States.
CLIENT’s designated carrier and freight forwarder shall solely be CLIENT’s agent. CLIENT shall
select and pay the freight forwarder and such designated shall solely be responsible for preparing
and filing any relevant declarations or other documents required for the export. CLIENT shall bear
all costs and expenses associated with this Section 12.11.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
XXXX PHARMICA LLC | HALOZYME, INC. | ||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Title:
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Vice President of Business Operations, CFO | Title: | Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations | ||||
Date:
August 15, 2008 |
Date: August 15, 2008 |
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PROJECT PLAN (APPENDIX A)
TO BE PROVIDED
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