FOURTH AMENDMENT TO COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.24
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
This Fourth Amendment (“Fourth Amendment”) to the Collaboration Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, with an office and place of business at Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070, Basel, Switzerland, and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., with an office and place of business at 150 Clove Road, Suite 8, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424, U.S.A. (together, “Roche”), on the one hand, and Foundation Medicine, Inc., with an office and place of business at 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, U.S.A. (“FMI”), on the other hand (each a “Party,” and collectively, the “Parties”), as such Agreement was amended by the First Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement dated April 6, 2016 (“First Amendment”), the Second Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement dated June 16, 2016 (“Second Amendment”), and the Third Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement, dated July 25, 2016 (“Third Amendment”), is entered into by and between the Parties and shall be considered effective as of the 20th of December, 2016 (the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”). Capitalized terms used in this Fourth Amendment and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
| 1. | Section 1.27. Section 1.27 of the Agreement is hereby replaced with the following: |
“1.27 | Excepted Activities |
The term “Excepted Activities” shall mean […***…].
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed and effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in force and effect.
FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC. | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | |||
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Signed: | /s/Steven J. Kafka |
| Signed: | /s/Stefan Arnold |
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Name: | Steven J. Kafka, Ph.D. | Name: | Stefan Arnold | |
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Title: | President & Chief Operating Officer | Title: | Head Legal Pharma |
F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | |
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Signed: | /s/Urs Schleuniger |
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Name: | Urs Schleuniger |
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Title: | Head Chugai and Basel Alliance & Asset Management |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. | |
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Signed: | /s/John P. Parise |
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Name: | John P. Parise |
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Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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