Collaboration Hit definition

Collaboration Hit means (a) each Evogene Project Hit, (b) each Special Collaboration Hit or Internal Non-Field Hit that becomes a Collaboration Hit pursuant to Section 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, respectively, (c) each GeneSpec Gene that becomes a Collaboration Hit [* * *].

Collaboration Hit means a macrocycle compound arising from screening the HITCREATE™ Library against a Collaboration Target in the course of the Research Program to have specific and selective binding affinity for a Collaboration Target and meeting the applicable Hit Criteria. Collaboration Hits include the Optimized Collaboration Hits.

Examples of Collaboration Hit in a sentence

• If Monsanto rejects such limitations, then such Encumbered Special Collaboration Hit shall cease to constitute a Special Collaboration Hit hereunder, and neither Monsanto nor Evogene shall have any rights or obligations hereunder with respect to such Encumbered Special Collaboration Hit, except that Evogene’s licensing rights with respect to such Encumbered Special Collaboration Hit shall remain subject to Section 4.1.

• As set forth in the definition of “Special Collaboration Hit,” each such Evogene Non-Project Hit shall, unless and until it has undergone Core Validation or Model Plant Validation in accordance with the terms hereof, constitute a Special Collaboration Hit.

• In addition, at the end of each Collaboration Year each party will provide to the Steering Committee a list of all of its Sublicensees during the past year (and all Sublicensees whose sublicenses expired or terminated during such period), including the Collaboration Hit Homologs, Special Collaboration Hits, Excluded Collaboration Hits and/or Excluded PlaNet Xxxx Xxxxx, as applicable, licensed to such Sublicensees, the territory of such sublicense and the Monsanto Crop(s) covered by such sublicense.

• Monsanto shall provide Evogene with all data reasonably available to Monsanto or its Affiliates that is necessary to continue development work with such Excluded Collaboration Hit or Excluded PlaNet Xxxx Xxxxx (including the results of any field trials).

• Evogene shall not license any Homolog of any Special Collaboration Hit (including any Encumbered Special Collaboration Hit except to the extent subject to any Existing or Future Encumbering Agreement) to any Third Party for use in the Monsanto Crops for the longer of (a) the end of the Exclusivity Period or (b) the Non-Disclosure Period for such Special Collaboration Hit.

• When Monsanto begins regulatory data preparation with respect to a particular Collaboration Hit Homolog, Special Collaboration Hit or PlaNet Gene Homolog, Monsanto will notify Evogene thereof.

• For avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.10.1 shall not apply to any Evogene Hit resulting from an Independent Discovery Round, or any Intellectual Property relating thereto, until such time as such Evogene Hit becomes a Collaboration Hit, a Special Collaboration Hit, or a Homolog of either.

• Once commenced, any RePack Analyses, PlaNet Analyses, GeneSpec Analyses and GeneDex Analyses conducted through an Internal Independent G2P Round on Collaboration Hit Homologs cannot become part of a Third-Party Independent G2P Round and any RePack Analyses, PlaNet Analyses, GeneSpec Analyses and GeneDex Analyses conducted through an Internal Independent G2P Round on Special Collaboration Hits can become part of a Third-Party Independent G2P Round.

• If the Phase Advancement Criteria have been met for a Collaboration Hit (or any Collaboration Hit Homolog thereof) in a Main Monsanto Crop, [* * *].

• Thereafter each Internal Non-Field Hit that has met the [* * *] shall constitute a Collaboration Hit for all purposes of this Agreement, except that it shall not be subject to the Monsanto Diligence Obligations and shall not be included in any determination of Evogene’s compliance with the Evogene Diligence Obligations.