Amendment to Exclusive License Agreement Between Caribou Biosciences, University of Vienna, and Regents of the University of California
Caribou Biosciences, the University of Vienna, and the Regents of the University of California have agreed to amend their existing exclusive license agreement concerning methods and compositions for RNA-directed DNA modification and transcription modulation. The amendment updates specific sections regarding the assignment of invention rights and the authority to negotiate licenses, clarifying that the Regents can negotiate on behalf of the University of Vienna but not for Emmanuelle Charpentier’s interests. The amendment is effective upon execution by all parties’ authorized representatives.
Certain identified information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential. Information that was omitted has been noted in this document with a placeholder identified by the mark [***].
Exhibit 10.22
AMENDMENT
TO THE
EXCLUSIVE LICENSE
BETWEEN
CARIBOU BIOSCIENCES, INC.
AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
AND
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
FOR
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RNA-DIRECTED TARGET DNA MODIFICATION
AND FOR RNA-DIRECTED MODULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION
Amendment Agreement
Caribou Biosciences , Inc. (Caribou), the University of Vienna (University of Vienna) and the Regents of the University of California (Regents) do hereby agree to amend the EXCLUSIVE LICENSE BETWEEN CARIBOU BIOSCIENCES, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA AND THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA relating to [***] (Agreement) in the respects shown below (Amendment Agreement):
1. | Section 1.7 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following: |
1.7 HHMI assigned its rights in the Inventions to REGENTS [***] and accordingly, REGENTS has the authority to negotiate a license on behalf of UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA in the Invention and any patent rights claiming it. REGENTS have no authority to license Emmanuelle Charpentiers interest or rights in the Inventions.
2. | Article 17 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following: |
17. ASSIGNMENT
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[signature page to follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto executed this Amendment Agreement by their duly authorized officers or representatives.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | CARIBOU BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Michael Katz | By: | /s/ Rachel E. Haurwitz | |||||
Michael Katz | Rachel E. Haurwitz | |||||||
Executive Director | President | |||||||
Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances | ||||||||
Date: | April 9, 2013 | Date: | April 17, 2013 | |||||
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik | |||||||
Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik | ||||||||
Vice-Rector for Research and Career Development | ||||||||
DATE | April 16, 2013 |
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