2nd AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.11
2nd AMENDMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
Pierre and Xxxxx Xxxxx University (Paris 6), a French public, scientific, cultural and professional establishment located at 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx Cedex 05
Hereinafter referred to as UPMC
Represented by Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx XXXXXXX, President,
And
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), a French public, scientific and technical research establishment located at 000 xxx xx Xxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx
Hereinafter referred to as Inserm
Represented by Xxxx XXXX, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
And
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), a French public scientific and technical research establishment located at 0-0 xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, 00000 Xxxxx Cedex 16
Hereinafter referred to as the CNRS
Represented by its Director General, Xxxxx XXXXX
UPMC, the CNRS and Inserm acting both in their own name and in the name and on behalf of the Research Center Institut de la Vision (Vision Institute), a joint research unit (UM 80) (UMRS 968 INSERM UPMC- UMR 7210 CNRS UPMC), directed by Professor Xxxx SAHEL.
UPMC, the CNRS and Inserm being hereinafter jointly referred to as ESTABLISHMENTS.
UPMC has been mandated by the CNRS and INSERM to sign this Cooperation Agreement in its name and on its behalf.
OF THE FIRST PART,
AND
GenSight Biologics, a French Société Anonyme (Corporation), whose registered office is located at 00 xxx xx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, 00000 XXXXX
Hereinafter referred to as Gensight
Represented by Xxxxxxx XXXXX, Chairman and CEO,
OF THE SECOND PART,
Inserm, UPMC, the CNRS and GENSIGHT shall hereinafter be referred to separately as the “Party” and jointly as the “Parties”.
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RECITALS:
On December 19, 2013, GENSIGHT and UPMC signed a cooperation agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) on behalf of the ESTABLISHMENTS enabling the implementation of a preferred partnership between GENSIGHT and Institut de la Vision for the performance of research work concerning the targeting of mitochondria and treatment by gene therapy of Xxxxx’x hereditary optic neuropathy as well as the vision restoration strategy using optogenetics in patients suffering from retinitus pigmentosa or AMD.
The Parties consulted each other within the scope of this amendment (the “2ND AMENDMENT”) in order to extend the term of the Cooperation Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS.
ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE
The purpose of the 2ND AMENDMENT is to extend the term of the Cooperation Agreement.
ARTICLE 2 - TERM
The 2ND AMENDMENT shall enter into effect as of the date of signature thereof by the Parties and shall extend the term of the Initial Agreement until September 1, 2017.
ARTICLE 3 - OTHER
All of the provisions of the Cooperation Agreement that are not modified by the 2ND AMENDMENT shall remain unchanged and fully in force.
Executed in Paris, on December 4, 2014
In two (2) original counterparts
For UPMC | For GENSIGHT | |||||||
For the President of | ||||||||
Pierre et Xxxxx Xxxxx University | ||||||||
Director General for | ||||||||
Research and Technology Transfer | ||||||||
Signature: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | Signature: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxx XXXXXXX | Name: | Xxxxxxx XXXXX | |||||
Title: | President | Title: | Chairman and CEO |
Visa of the Laboratory Director | ||
Professor Xxxx SAHEL | ||
Signature: | /s/ Xxxx Sahel |
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