ICOS CORPORATION MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT

EX-10.52 3 a05-5055_1ex10d52.htm EX-10.52

Exhibit 10.52

 

CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

 

ICOS CORPORATION

MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT

 

THIS MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) between ICOS Corporation, a Washington corporation, having its principal offices at 22021 20th Avenue, Bothell, WA 98021 (“ICOS”), and Protein Design Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal offices at34801 Campus Drive, Fremont, CA 94555 (“PDL”), is effective as of August 29, 2003.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   PDL is engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of new pharmaceutical candidates;

 

B.                                     ICOS is in the business of providing biological development and manufacturing services; and

 

C.                                     PDL has discussed certain of its areas of interest with ICOS and is familiar with ICOS’s facilities and expertise and, as a result, wishes to retain ICOS to provide certain services associated with manufacturing and/or supplying certain quantities of specific product(s) for use in clinical trials, as more fully set forth in various Work and Quality Statements (as defined herein) to be attached to this Agreement, and ICOS is willing to so perform, all in accordance with the applicable Work and Quality Statements and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.                                      Definitions

 

1.1                                 “Acceptance Criteria” means the composition, quality, purity, identity and strength of a Product to be set forth in Work and Quality Statements and which must be met by ICOS in Processing the Product.

 

1.2                                 “Affiliate” means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party.  A corporation or other entity shall be deemed to control a corporation or entity if it directly or indirectly owns or controls at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other ownership interest of that corporation or entity.

 

1.3                                 “CMC” means Chemistry Manufacturing and Control information required by the FDA for the filing of an IND, as set forth in 21 CFR 312.23(a)(7), et. seq., as amended or any successor information.

 

1.4                                 “Confidential Information” means any business or technical information, trade secrets, know-how, techniques, data or other information, disclosed by the disclosing party to the receiving party in writing and marked “confidential” or that is disclosed orally and confirmed in

 



 

writing as confidential within thirty (30) days following such disclosure.  Confidential Information shall not include any information that is: (a) already known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure hereunder (other than from the other party hereto) as demonstrated by its written records; (b) now or hereafter becomes publicly known other than through acts or omissions of the receiving party, or anyone to whom the receiving party disclosed such information; (c) disclosed to the receiving party on a nonconfidential basis by a third party under no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party; or (d) independently developed by the receiving party without reliance on the Confidential Information of the disclosing party as shown by its written records.  All PDL Materials, PDL Trade Secrets, and all results of the services shall be deemed Confidential Information of PDL, except to the extent any such information falls within any of the categories described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

1.5                                 “cGMP” means the current Good Manufacturing Practices and General Biologics Products Standards as promulgated under each of the following as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended or revised after the date of this Agreement:

 

(a)                                  the U.S. Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act (21 U.S.C. Sect. 301 et seq.) and related U.S. regulations, including 21 Code of Federal Regulations (Chapters 210, 211, 600 and 610) and other FDA regulations, policies, or guidelines in effect at a particular time for the manufacture, testing and quality control of investigational drugs; and

 

(b)                                 the ICH guide Q7a, “ICH Good Manufacturing Practice Guide for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” as applied to investigational drugs (Section 19).

 

1.6                                 “PDL Materials” means those materials supplied by PDL to ICOS (if any) pursuant to this Agreement or a particular Work or Quality Statement, except those materials provided by PDL to ICOS that are both (a) not proprietary to PDL and (b) paid for by ICOS.

 

1.7                                 “PDL Patent Rights” means patents and patent applications owned by PDL, and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, and substitutions thereof; all foreign patent applications corresponding to the preceding applications; and all U.S. and foreign patents issuing on any of the preceding applications, including extensions, reissues and re-examinations (including, without limitation, all claims and causes of action for infringement, misappropriation or violation thereof).

 

1.8                                 “PDL Trade Secrets” means unpatented and/or unpatentable trade-secret information and proprietary technology of any kind or nature owned by PDL (including, without limitation, all claims and causes of action for infringement, misappropriation or violation thereof), which is disclosed by or on behalf of PDL for purposes of assisting ICOS in performing the Services.

 

1.9                                 “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or its successor agency, and or its European counterpart(s) (currently, the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, or “EMEA”), as the case may be.

 

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1.10                           “IND” means an Investigational New Drug application to begin studies of a new drug or biologic for humans that is filed with the FDA, as set forth in 21 CFR 312.22, et. seq., as amended, or its European counterpart(s) (currently, EMEA), as the case may be, or any successor application.

 

1.11                           “Intellectual Property Rights” means any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual or industrial property rights or proprietary rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, all claims and causes of action for infringement, misappropriation or violation thereof and all rights in any registrations and renewals).

 

1.12                           “Manufacture and Release Requirements” means those specifications, methodologies, analytical tests, process parameters, acceptance criteria, and cGMP requirements necessary to manufacture and release to PDL the Product in conformity with a particular set of agreed on Acceptance Criteria.  All Manufacture and Release Requirements are set forth in the Work and Quality Statements.

 

1.13                           “Price and Payment Terms” means the amounts, as stated in a Work Statement, that are payable by PDL to ICOS in consideration for ICOS performing the Services pursuant to such Work Statement.

 

1.14                           “Process,” “Processed” or “Processing” means those activities associated with the Product as described in the Work and Quality Statements, which ICOS will perform for and on behalf of PDL in accordance with this Agreement.

 

1.15                           “Product” means the Product defined in the Work and Quality Statements.

 

1.16                           “Quality Statement” means the Quality Statement executed by the parties and attached hereto as Appendix E, and incorporated hereing by this reference, as revised by the written agreement of the parties from time to time, which shall describe the regulatory and compliance roles and responsibilities of both PDL and ICOS.

 

1.17                           “Schedule” means the estimated, target or required timeline for Processing the Product as agreed on by the parties and set forth in a Work Statement.

 

1.18                           “Services” means the services to be provided by ICOS for the benefit of PDL, including Processing specific Product, pursuant to the particular Work and Quality Statements, which services shall be performed subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

1.19                           “Work Statement” means each Work Statement executed by the parties and attached hereto as an Exhibit (including the Quality Statement described above), and incorporated herein by this reference, as revised by the written agreement of the parties from time to time, which shall contain at a minimum (a) a description of all the Services to be performed, (b) a description of the Product, Acceptance Criteria, Process, and the Manufacture and Release Requirements, (c) the Price and Payment Terms, (d) the quantity of Product to be delivered, and (e) an estimated Schedule.

 

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2.                                      Work and Quality Statements

 

Except as provided in Section 3.3, ICOS shall have no obligation to perform any services except in accordance with any Work and Quality Statements.  From time to time with respect to the manufacture, analysis and/or supply of the M200 Product, they will execute and attach to this Agreement Work and Quality Statements describing the Services to be performed and related information.  This Agreement and each specific Work or Quality Statement, as the same shall be completed, shall collectively, independent from any other Work or Quality Statement, constitute the entire agreement for the specific Services identified in such Work or Quality Statement.  No Work or Quality Statement shall be binding unless executed by both parties.

 

Subject to Section 3.2C, by unanimous written decision of the Project Leaders (as defined in Section 3.5), the parties may revise the Work or Quality Statements at any time.

 

With respect to all services provided by ICOS from time to time that are agreed on by the parties but are outside the scope of the Services (“Additional Services”), PDL shall pay to ICOS [*] as described in the Work Statement.  Such Additional Services and PDL’s payment obligations will be governed by the terms of this Agreement.  ICOS will invoice PDL monthly for all Additional Services performed, with each such invoice containing a reference to the services performed and the personnel used.  All such invoices will be payable under the terms described in Section 7.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the terms of this Agreement, ICOS must complete all the tasks necessary to complete the Services that are within the scope of the Work and Quality Statements to ensure that the Product is Processed in compliance with the applicable Manufacturing and Release Requirements in all material respects, and PDL shall compensate ICOS in performing such Services at the rate specified in the Work Statement.

 

Promptly following conclusion of the Services, if PDL reasonably determines that further services are required beyond the Services (as described in the Work and Quality Statements) to permit PDL to complete the CMC section of documents necessary to file an IND or IND Amendment with the FDA with respect to the Product, ICOS shall consider performing any such further services provided that (i) such further services are within ICOS’s then current manufacturing services offerings, and (ii) ICOS has resources available (during normal working hours) to provide such further services.  ICOS reserves the right to request further compensation prior to agreeing to perform such further services, considering other commercial opportunities.  Such written description of supplemental services and compensation shall be an amendment to the pertinent Work and Quality Statements and shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.                                      Scope of Services

 

3.1                               Processing Services

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement and pursuant to each Work or Quality Statement, ICOS will perform the Services as set forth in each Work or Quality Statement and, as applicable, use commercially reasonable best efforts (based on biologics manufacturing industry

 

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standards) to (a) Process the Product in accordance with the related Manufacture and Release Requirements, including without limitation cGMP, so that when released to PDL the Product will conform in all material respects with the applicable Acceptance Criteria, (b) maintain all records regarding the Process and the Product as agreed to from time to time by the parties and in conformity with cGMP, (c) subject to the last paragraph of Section 2, provide suitable CMC support documentation to allow PDL to file an IND or IND Amendment with the FDA and (d) supply the Product to PDL in accordance with the applicable Schedule.

 

The parties agree that the Services, as described in the Work and Quality Statements, may not be changed without both parties’ prior written agreement.  PDL acknowledges that ICOS is given flexibility to conduct such activities, although not expressly stated in the Work and Quality Statements, at the time and in the manner that ICOS deems necessary as an independent contractor to fulfill its obligations in completing the Services.

 

3.2                               Changes to Schedules and Specifications

 

A.                                   Due to the unpredictable nature of the biological processes, 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 Work Statement are best current estimates only.  ICOS [*] shall keep PDL regularly informed of any changes to the Schedules.  ICOS understands that any such changes to the Schedules may have a material impact on PDL’s business and agrees that the effect on the Schedules caused by any changes to the Schedules will be made to the minimum extent reasonably necessary.

 

B.                                     The Acceptance Criteria and the Manufacturing and Release Requirements may be amended from time to time only as described in Section 3.2C or as dictated by the FDA and applicable laws.

 

C.                                     ICOS will not implement any Material Changes relating to any agreed on Acceptance Criteria or Manufacture and Release Requirements without PDL’s prior written approval of such changes.  ICOS may, however, make non-Material Changes without PDL’s prior written approval, but with timely notification to PDL.  For purposes of this Section 3.2C, a “Material Change” is defined as any variation in the written procedures currently in place that (i) impacts the regulatory commitments for the Product, (ii) may affect the quality, purity, identity or strength of the Product, or (iii) would necessarily result in changing, altering or modifying the Acceptance Criteria and/or the Manufacture and Release Requirements.

 

D.                                    With respect to (i) amendments dictated by the FDA or applicable laws and (ii) Material Changes, as described in this Section 3.2, PDL shall be responsible for (a) the costs specific to the Product in making such amendments to the Acceptance Criteria and/or Manufacturing and Release Requirements, including without limitation capital costs specific to the Product (but excluding [*]), (b) the costs in validating the Process after such amendment, and (c) any increases in cost of manufacturing the Product as a result of such amendment.  With respect to amendments dictated by the FDA or applicable laws, the parties will promptly meet to discuss the actions necessary to comply with such amendments and the costs associated

 

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therewith.  ICOS shall invoice PDL in accordance with Section 7.2 for all cost that PDL is responsible to pay pursuant to this Section 3.2.D.

 

3.3                               Technical Difficulties

 

If it becomes apparent to either ICOS or PDL at any stage in the provision of any Services that, as a result of scientific or technical reasons out of the reasonable control of either party, it will not be possible to complete the Services in the manner described in this Agreement or the applicable Work and Quality Statements, the parties shall [*] to resolve such problems in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

3.4                               Safety Procedures

 

ICOS will have responsibility for adopting and enforcing safety procedures for ICOS’s internal handling and production of each Product, which procedures will comply in all material respects with applicable federal, state and local environmental and occupational safety and health requirements.

 

3.5                               Project Leaders

 

Each party will, within ten (10) days of signing this Agreement, select an individual to serve as its Project Leader (collectively, the “Project Leaders”) and inform the other party of such selection.  Each party’s Project Leader will (a) be authorized to manage the relationship of the parties under this Agreement, (b) oversee the performance of the Services, (c) take the actions specifically delegated to them under this Agreement, and (d) be the principal contact of such party for matters relating to this Agreement.  Each party may change its Project Leader at any time on written notice to the other party.  The Project Leaders shall meet on request of either party, but in any event no less frequently than monthly.  Meetings may be held by telephone conference call and may be attended by other representatives of each party, in addition to the Project Leader, as the applicable Project Leader may desire.  Decisions of the Project Leaders must be unanimous.

 

3.6                               Ownership of Products; License to Know-How

 

PDL will own all rights, title and interest to all Products, PDL Materials, PDL Intellectual Property Rights, PDL Patent Rights and PDL Trade Secrets including, without limitation, all in process materials used to produce Products and paid for by PDL, cell lines, cell banks, data, marketing plans, product lines, product plans and records (except to the extent the data or records contain ICOS’s Intellectual Property Rights or Confidential Information) produced pursuant to such Work and Quality Statements and all Intellectual Property Rights in and to all of the foregoing (collectively, “PDL Property”); provided, however, that PDL Property will not include any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property Rights or Confidential Information owned by ICOS, including without limitation [*].  ICOS grants to PDL a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable (except to third parties for purposes of manufacturing as described in the last sentence of this Section 3.6), royalty free license, to use ICOS’s Intellectual Property Rights developed only as a result of performing the Services for PDL under the Work and

 

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Quality Statements, including but not limited to batch records and other such information (the “ICOS Project Related IP”), solely for the purpose of permitting PDL to perform clinical trials and file for an IND or an IND Amendment with the FDA.  PDL shall have the right to sublicense its rights in ICOS Project Related IP granted pursuant to this Section 3.6 for the sole purpose of permitting the third party sublicensees to perform manufacturing services that are substantially similar to the Services and related to such PDL Property, provided that each sublicensee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 10 to the same extent as PDL is bound.  In the event that PDL’s license rights granted under this Section 3.6 are terminated at any time for any reason, all such sublicenses shall terminate.  PDL shall include in all of its sublicense agreements granted hereunder provisions for such termination.

 

3.7                               Assistance with Transfer of PDL Property.

 

ICOS agrees that during or after the term of this Agreement, PDL, at its option, may elect to engage a third party to perform the same services or services substantially similar to the Services at any time during or after the term of this Agreement.  Subject to both (a) the availability of ICOS personnel, which shall not be unreasonably or unduly withheld, and (b) PDL compensating ICOS for its time spent in complying with its obligations under this paragraph [*] in connection with such obligations, ICOS agrees to provide all necessary assistance to PDL in transferring PDL Property to such third parties that PDL engages to perform such services.  In addition, ICOS agrees that in connection with such transfer, PDL may [*] that is directly related to the PDL Property and necessary for such third parties to perform manufacturing services that are substantially similar to the Services and related to such PDL Property and the ICOS Project Related IP licensed to PDL under Section 3.6, on behalf of PDL under a confidentiality agreement containing provisions at least as protective as those of Article 10, provided that PDL [*].

 

4.                                      PDL Supply of Information

 

4.1                               Proprietary Information to Provide Services

 

As soon as practicable after the parties’ execution of Work and Quality Statements, PDL shall supply to ICOS all PDL Materials and shall disclose to ICOS all PDL Trade Secrets necessary for ICOS to perform the Services to be provided under such Work and Quality Statements.  PDL hereby grants ICOS during the term of the applicable Work and Quality Statements the non-exclusive right to use such PDL Patent Rights, PDL Trade Secrets and PDL Materials as are necessary for ICOS to perform the Services for the sole purpose of providing the related Services.  ICOS acknowledges it may not use any such rights, information or materials for any purpose other than as required to perform the Services.

 

4.2                               Information Regarding Hazards

 

PDL shall also provide to ICOS on an ongoing basis throughout the term of this Agreement prompt notice of any information it receives involving the PDL Materials or Product that relates to any hazards to the health or safety of any personnel of ICOS or the possibility of

 

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cross-contamination of any other products being manufactured or stored by ICOS.  ICOS shall promptly notify PDL of any information it receives relating to (a) the safety of the PDL Materials or Product, including any confirmed or unconfirmed information on adverse, serious, or unexpected events, including health or safety risks, associated with the use or toxicity of the Product, or (b) the possibility that cross-contamination has occurred with other Products manufactured or stored by ICOS.

 

5.                                      Shipping

 

ICOS agrees to work with PDL to deliver and transfer title to the Product in such locations and in such a manner as directed by PDL, provided that any such arrangement shall not materially alter ICOS’s obligations, or expose ICOS to any additional liabilities, under or arising out of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding, all Product that ICOS Processes pursuant to this Agreement shall be packaged and shipped FOB ICOS’s facilities and in accordance with PDL’s written instructions and in compliance with all applicable shipping regulations.  The parties acknowledge that, according to the Quality Statement, ICOS may not ship the Product to PDL until PDL has authorized such shipment.  In the event PDL does not grant such shipping authorization within [*] following the date that ICOS has provided notice to PDL that it is prepared to ship the Product, the Product will be deemed to have been delivered to PDL upon the expiration of such [*] period for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, to determine whether ICOS has timely delivered the Product to PDL, to begin the evaluation period of the Product as described in Section 6.1A, and to transfer the title and risk of loss in the Product to PDL).  All risk in and title to the Product shall pass to PDL on delivery by ICOS.  Unless the parties agree otherwise in the applicable Work Statement, PDL shall designate a shipping company, coordinate with such shipping company for the shipment of the Product, and be billed directly by the shipping company for all related shipping costs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, shipment may, on agreement of the parties, be arranged by ICOS and at terms and with a carrier reasonably acceptable to PDL.

 

6.                                      Inspection and Acceptance

 

6.1                               Evaluation Period

 

A.                                   All Product shipped from ICOS to PDL shall comply in all material respects with the applicable Acceptance Criteria and Manufacture and Release Requirements and shall be accompanied by a certificate of analysis in a form to be agreed on by the parties.  PDL shall have[*] from the date the Product is delivered to PDL to evaluate the Product and reject the acceptance thereof; provided, however, that PDL may reject any Product only if (i) ICOS fails to deliver a certificate of analysis, (ii) the Product does not meet the Acceptance Criteria as of the date of delivery in any material respect, (iii) the Product was not Processed according to the Manufacture and Release Specifications in any material respect, or (iv) the Product was not manufactured according to cGMPs in any material respect.  In the absence of PDL notifying ICOS of rejection within the above described [*] period, PDL will be deemed to have accepted the Product as delivered.

 

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B.                                     In the event that the Schedules in a particular Work Statement are estimates only, PDL shall not be entitled to cancel any unfulfilled part of the Services or refuse acceptance of Product related to such Work Statement on grounds of reasonably late performance of the Services or reasonably late delivery of the Product, as described in section 3.2.A.  In such event, and notwithstanding Section 12, ICOS shall not be liable for any loss, damage, costs or expenses of any nature, whether direct or consequential, arising out of any delay in performance or delivery howsoever caused; or arising out of any failure to produce the estimated quantities of Product for delivery on the estimated schedule.

 

6.2                               Rejection of Product

 

A.                                   If PDL rejects any of the Product pursuant to Section 6.1A, PDL shall (i) immediately provide to ICOS written notice of rejection which shall state in reasonable detail the reasons for such rejection and (ii) provide ICOS with the opportunity to conduct its own tests on such rejected Product.  PDL shall return all remaining unused Product to ICOS and require that ICOS replace such rejected Product; provided, however, that PDL may retain only that portion of the rejected Product that is then being used for laboratory testing, and may use such retained portion solely to complete such tests but in no event may PDL use any of the rejected Product for any human clinical testing or trials after becoming aware of the basis for such rejection (and PDL shall indemnify ICOS for all liabilities, costs and damages incurred by ICOS resulting from PDL’s breach of this limitation on use).  ICOS shall replace the Product (as mutually agreed) as soon as practicable.  In no case shall ICOS take more than [*] to replace such Product.

 

B.                                     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if PDL rejects the Product for the reasons stated in Section 6.1A(ii) or (iii) and the parties disagree on whether PDL is entitled to so reject such Product, then (i) analysts from both parties shall promptly meet to determine that the methods of analysis are the same and are being executed in the same manner, (ii) carefully controlled and split samples shall be sent from one site to another for testing in an attempt to reach agreement, and (iii) the parties shall use good faith efforts for a period of [*] after completing such tests to resolve whether PDL is entitled to reject such Product.  In the event that the parties cannot resolve their dispute in the manner described, an independent laboratory acceptable to both parties shall be qualified and shall utilize agreed on test methods to test the Product in dispute (“Disputed Product”).  The costs of such independent laboratory shall be borne by the parties equally; provided, however, that the party that is determined to be incorrect in the dispute shall be responsible for all such costs and shall reimburse the correct party for its share of such costs incurred.  The decision of such independent laboratory shall be in writing and shall be binding on both ICOS and PDL.

 

C.                                     If PDL properly rejects Product pursuant to Section 6.1A and 6.2B, or if ICOS breaches its warranty stated in Section 10.1B subject to the time limitation regarding notice of breach as stated therein, and ICOS cannot replace the Product with conforming Product within the time period set forth in Section 6.2A, then ICOS [*]; provided, however, that ICOS will not wait for the time period in Section 6.2A to expire before [*] if ICOS has earlier knowledge that it will be unable to replace the Product [*].  Nothing in this Section shall permit ICOS to cancel its remaining obligations under the Work and Quality Statements (e.g., obligations regarding

 

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transfer of PDL Property and confidentiality) or terminate this Agreement as it relates to other Work Statements.  The provisions of this Section 6.2 shall be the sole remedies available to PDL with respect to Product that PDL properly rejects.

 

7.                                      Fees and Invoices

 

7.1                               Fees

 

In consideration for ICOS performing the Services, PDL shall pay to ICOS such amounts as described in the Price and Payment Terms section of the applicable Work Statement.  All fees are exclusive of sales tax or of any other applicable taxes, levies, duties and fees of whatever nature imposed by or under the authority of any governmental authority, which shall be paid by PDL (other than taxes based on ICOS’s income).

 

7.2                               Invoices

 

ICOS shall invoice PDL as provided in the Price and Payment Terms section of the applicable Work Statement.  PDL shall pay the total amount of each invoice within [*] of receipt of the invoice.  If ICOS has not received full payment prior to the expiration of such [*] period, ICOS shall provide written notice to PDL of such non-payment.  In the event PDL fails to make payment within [*] of the date of such notice, then (a) all unpaid amounts shall accrue interest from the date of the applicable invoice at a monthly rate equal to the lower of [*] percent ([*]%) or the highest rate permitted by law, and (b) ICOS may terminate this Agreement as set forth in Section 14.2A upon written notice to PDL (unless PDL’s failure to pay is due to its rejection of Product pursuant to Section 6.2A and the parties are within the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 6.2B) provided that such termination will not forgive PDL’s obligation to pay all amounts owing to ICOS.

 

8.                                      Raw Materials

 

ICOS will be responsible for procuring, testing, releasing and maintaining sufficient inventory of all raw materials necessary to Process the Product in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Work and Quality Statements; provided, however, that PDL shall reimburse ICOS for the purchase of unusual or special raw materials, which are to be identified on the applicable Work Statement as the “PDL Raw Materials,” in such amount and in the manner as described in such Work Statement.

 

9.                                      Confidentiality

 

9.1                               Non-disclosure

 

Each party agrees (a) to take all reasonable precautions and to use its commercially reasonable efforts (provided such efforts shall be no less than what such party uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care) to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information that such party (the “Recipient”) obtains in respect to the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) and (b) not to use or disclose to any third

 

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parties Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party other than as permitted by Section 9.2.  The Disclosing Party’s disclosure of Confidential Information to the Recipient shall not constitute a grant of any license or any other rights or generate any business arrangements unless specifically set forth herein or in another written agreement between the parties.

 

9.2                               Permitted Disclosures

 

A Recipient may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party only (a) to its employees solely for purposes of performing the Services, (b) with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party and subject to any non-disclosure agreement that the Disclosing Party wishes to execute with the third party recipient of the Confidential Information, or (c) to appropriate regulatory authorities, attorneys and accountants and pursuant to any order of a court, administrative agency or other governmental authority, provided that the Disclosing Party has been provided with reasonable prior notice so that the Disclosing Party can take actions to prevent such disclosure or mitigate the effect of such disclosure on the Disclosing Party, and (d) to its attorneys, advisors, investors, prospective acquirors and investors, lenders and other financing sources, and to strategic partners or licensees of the Products, provided that such disclosure shall be made under terms of confidentiality at least as protective as those herein.

 

9.3                               Terms of This Agreement

 

Except as required by law and disclosure to each party’s respective accountants and legal counsel, neither party shall disclose to any third party any information about this Agreement other than the existence of this Agreement, without the other party’s prior written consent.  Each party shall give the other at least ten (10) business days advance written notice, unless such number of days must be shortened to comply with a legal request, of a disclosure required by applicable law and will cooperate with the other party to minimize the scope and content of such disclosure.

 

9.4                               Press Release

 

The text and timing of any press release or other communication to be published publicly in any manner by either party concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall require the prior written approval of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

10.                               Representations and Warranties; Disclaimers

 

10.1                       ICOS

 

ICOS represents and warrants to PDL the following:

 

A.                                   As of the date of this Agreement, ICOS has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of ICOS.  As of the date of this Agreement, neither the execution and

 

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delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by ICOS with the provisions hereof, shall (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of ICOS, (ii)  violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to ICOS, or (iii)  conflict with any obligations or agreements of ICOS to any person, contractual or otherwise;

 

B.                                     The Product will have been manufactured in all material respects with the Manufacturing and Release Requirements and cGMP; [*] this [*] is [*] upon [*] giving [*] of [*] within [*] and [*] returning all [*] to [*] (at [*] cost) as soon as [*]; provided, however, that [*] may retain only [*] of the [*] that is then being used [*], and may use such [*] solely to [*], but in no event may [*] use any of the [*] for [*] after it becomes aware of [*] (and [*] shall indemnify [*] for all liabilities, costs and damages incurred by [*] resulting from [*] of this [*]).  Without limitation to the foregoing [*], the parties agree that [*] may not [*] based on [*] of this [*] unless such [*] results directly in [*] being imposed on [*] by a [*] and

 

C.                                     ICOS is not debarred and has not and, in providing the Services, will not knowingly use in any capacity the services of any person debarred under subsections 306(a) or (b) of the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 or any comparable law of any foreign jurisdiction, as each may be amended from time to time;

 

D.                                    EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY WARRANTED IN THIS SECTION 10.1, ICOS MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR PRODUCT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN ANY MANNER AND EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.  Without limiting the foregoing, PDL acknowledges that it has not and is not relying upon any implied warranty of any kind or upon any representation or warranty whatsoever by ICOS as to the commercial exploitability of the Product, the prospects (financial, regulatory or otherwise) or likelihood of commercial success of the Product after the date of this Agreement, or the need for third party licenses to commercialize the Product.

 

10.2                        PDL

 

PDL represents and warrants to ICOS the following:

 

A.                                   As of the date of this Agreement, PDL has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of PDL.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by PDL with the provisions hereof, shall (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of PDL, (ii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to

 

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PDL, or (iii) conflict with any obligations or agreements of PDL to any person, contractual or otherwise;

 

B.                                     PDL is entitled to supply the applicable PDL Patent Rights, PDL Trade-Secrets and PDL Materials to ICOS for the performance of the related Services;

 

C.                                     PDL shall use all Product supplied by ICOS pursuant to this Agreement solely for conducting clinical trials (and research and development activities related thereto) for the purpose of collecting clinical data necessary to meet North American and European regulatory filing requirements; and

 

D.                                    EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY WARRANTED IN THIS SECTION 10.2, PDL MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE PDL PATENT RIGHTS, PDL TRADE-SECRETS, PDL MATERIALS OR THE PRODUCT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN ANY MANNER AND EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.

 

11.                               Limitation on Liability

 

A.                                   EXCEPT FOR BREACHES OF SECTION 9, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS) OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR AMOUNT ARISING OUT OF ITS BREACH OF ANY PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM HEREUNDER) EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN TORT, IN CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.

 

B.                                    ICOS’s sole liability to PDL for delivering Product that PDL is entitled to reject pursuant to Section 6.2 or breaching its warranty made in Section 10.1B, is to perform the obligations in accordance with Section 6.2.

 

C.                                    Without expanding (i) PDL’s liability as described in Section 7.2 for the failure to make timely payments as described therein or (ii) ICOSs’ liability as described in Section 11.B for the happening of the events described therein, each party’s liability to the other for any loss suffered by such other party arising as a direct result of a breach of this Agreement or of any other liability of any kind or nature, including without limitation, misrepresentation and negligence, arising out of this Agreement shall be limited to the payment of damages which shall not exceed in US Dollars an amount equal to [*]; provided, however, if and only to the extent that such damages are caused by the party’s willful or intentional misconduct, then [*].

 

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12.                               Indemnification

 

12.1                        Indemnification of ICOS

 

Except to the extent any of the following Liabilities (defined as follows) are as a result of ICOS’s negligence or willful misconduct, PDL shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless ICOS, its officers, agents, employees and Affiliates from and against any liabilities, damages, losses, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively “Liabilities”) as a result of any third party claims or actions arising out of (a) PDL’s breach, violation or nonfulfillment of any of its covenant, agreements, representations or warranties under this Agreement, (b) PDL’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, (c) the handling, possession, marketing and distribution, sale or use of the Product following delivery by ICOS to PDL, including without limitation any claim alleging breach of warranty or product liability, (d) any claims alleging ICOS’s use of the PDL Patent Rights, PDL Trade-Secrets and PDL Materials infringes any third party’s rights, or (e) any claim of infringement arising out of the composition of matter of the Product, Processing of the Product or use of the Product.

 

12.2                        Indemnification of PDL

 

Except to the extent any of the following Liabilities are as a result of PDL’s negligence or willful misconduct, ICOS shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless PDL, its officers, agents, employees and Affiliates from and against any Liabilities (as defined in Section 12.1) as a result of any third party claims or actions arising out of (a) ICOS’s breach, violation or nonfulfillment of any of its covenant, agreements, representations or warranties under this Agreement, (b) ICOS’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, (c) ICOS’s handling, possession, or use of the Product and PDL Materials (except for claims of infringement based on ICOS’s Processing the Product) in ICOS’s possession and prior to delivery by ICOS to PDL, and (d) claims alleging that ICOS’s operations constitute an infringement of third-party proprietary rights, if infringement arises from technical information and know-how provided by ICOS, unless developed by ICOS on PDL’s behalf.

 

12.3                        Indemnification Procedures

 

Each party agrees it shall give to the party that is obligated to indemnify such party (a) prompt notice of any claim coming within the purview of the indemnities contained in this Section 12, (b) all relevant facts in its possession or control, (c) the right to exclusive control of the defense of any action unless a conflict of interest exists with respect to defending such action, and (d) its cooperation in the defense of any such action.  In addition, each party agrees that the indemnified party will not settle any Liabilities without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party, not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

12.4                        Product Liability and Worker’s Compensation Insurance

 

Each Party shall maintain, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, product liability in an amount not less than [*] per occurrence and aggregate and shall maintain worker’s compensation insurance as required under applicable laws.

 

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13.                               Term and Termination

 

13.1                        Term

 

Unless terminated early according to this Agreement (a) this Agreement shall continue for a period of five (5) years from the date hereof and may be extended by the parties’ mutual written agreement and (b) each Work or Quality Statement shall commence on the date of execution by the parties and shall terminate on the completion of the Services described therein.  The termination of this Agreement for any reason shall automatically terminate any and all Work and Quality Statements, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing.  In any event, each Work or Quality Statement is and shall remain subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

13.2                        Termination

 

PDL is entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason on sixty (60) days prior written notice to ICOS, subject to the Effects of Termination as described in Section 13.3 including, without limitation, the obligation to make such payments to ICOS as described in Section 13.3C.

 

In addition to the termination rights stated in foregoing paragraph and in Section 7.2, either party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other party on the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

A.                                   if the other commits a material breach of this Agreement which (in the case of a breach capable of remedy) is not remedied within sixty (60) 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 non-payment of any amounts owed, following the expiration of any applicable grace period, the breaching party must remedy the breach within ten (10) days after receiving such written notice; or

 

B.                                     a petition is filed against the other party for an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy or other similar law, and (i) such petition has not been dismissed within sixty (60) days of filing; or (ii) a court having jurisdiction has appointed a receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official of such other party for any substantial portion of its property, or ordered the winding up or liquidation of its affairs; or

 

C.                                     the other party commences a voluntary proceeding under applicable bankruptcy or other similar law, has made any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or has failed generally to pay its debts as they become due.

 

D.                                    ICOS may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to PDL if (i) PDL or ICOS is unable to perform or is substantially impaired from performing its respective obligations in a timely manner under this Agreement and the Work and Quality Statements due to court rulings related to third-party claims of intellectual property infringement against PDL covered under Section 12.1(d) and (ii) the parties cannot reach agreement about how to proceed within twenty (20) days of ICOS’s written notice to PDL.

 

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E.                                      PDL may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to ICOS if (i) PDL or ICOS is unable to perform or is substantially impaired from performing its respective obligations in a timely manner under this Agreement and the Work and Quality Statements due to court rulings related to third-party claims of intellectual property infringement against ICOS described under Section 12.2(d) and (ii) the parties cannot reach agreement about how to proceed within twenty (20) days of PDL’s written notice to ICOS.

 

13.3                        Effect of Termination

 

A.                                   On termination of this Agreement for any reason (whether due to breach of either party or otherwise), ICOS will furnish to PDL a complete inventory of all work in progress and an inventory of all Processed Product.

 

B.                                     By no later than the date on which the termination of this Agreement becomes effective, each party will return to the other all Confidential Information that it possesses or controls that belongs to the other, except that each may retain a copy in its law department or with its outside counsel for record-keeping purposes.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the license rights granted to PDL under Sections 3.6 and 3.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the events described in Section 13.3C.

 

C.                                     In the event this Agreement is terminated (i) by PDL for any reason other than pursuant to Section 13.2.A, B, C or E, or Section 15 or (ii) by ICOS pursuant to Section 13.2.A, B, C or D, PDL will pay ICOS a sum equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the full Price of all stage(s) of the scheduled Services less all amounts already paid to ICOS for such Services, the payment for which shall be due to ICOS on or before the date of termination of this Agreement.  With respect to the manufacturing capacity that would have otherwise been used to perform the Services, in the event ICOS (i) resells any such capacity to any third party and/or (ii) uses any such capacity for any internal manufacturing projects, ICOS and PDL shall negotiate in good faith a reasonable refund to PDL.

 

D.                                    If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.E, ICOS shall [*].

 

E.                                      On termination of this Agreement, neither party shall use or exploit in any manner whatsoever any Intellectual Property Rights of any kind or nature of the other party, except for the express rights granted in other Agreements between the parties and in Section 3.6 of this Agreement.  Without limitation to the foregoing, on termination of this Agreement, ICOS shall not use or exploit the PDL Patent Rights, PDL Trade-Secrets, PDL Confidential Information or PDL Materials in any way.

 

F.                                      Termination of this Agreement for any reason will not relieve the parties of any obligation accruing prior thereto.

 

G.                                     The following Sections will survive the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason:  3.6, 3.7, 6.2, 7, 8, 9 through 13, and 17 through 24.

 

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14.                               Facility Inspection

 

PDL has the right on [*] days’ notice and during business hours to visit ICOS (i.e., person in the plant) to observe the Process and the progress of the work and to inspect related records and data for the purpose of making quality control inspections so as to assure compliance with the applicable Work and Quality Statements; provided, however, that if another party’s product is being manufactured during the time that PDL intends to visit, such visit, as mutually agreed, (i) may be reasonably delayed until only PDL’s Product is being manufactured or (ii) take place subject to the provision that PDL’s representatives will not enter areas of any ICOS facility at times when third parties’ products are being manufactured.  The form, participants and procedures of all such inspections shall be subject to ICOS’s reasonable approval.  PDL representatives will follow such security and facility access procedures as are reasonably designated by ICOS.  During all such inspections, PDL shall use good faith efforts to avoid disrupting ICOS’s operations.

 

On no less than [*] days’ notice to ICOS, PDL shall also be entitled to conduct a reasonable annual multi-day quality assurance site audit, the form, participants and procedure of which shall be subject to ICOS’s reasonable approval.  When conducting an inspection or audit as described, each of PDL’s representatives will (a) be subject to a nondisclosure obligation comparable in scope to Section 9, (b) follow such security and facility access procedures as are reasonably designated by ICOS, (c) be accompanied by an ICOS representative, and (d) not enter areas of any ICOS facility at times when third parties’ products are being manufactured to assure protection of ICOS’s or a third party’s Confidential Information.

 

15.                               Force Majeure

 

Neither party hereto shall be liable to the other party for any delay or default in such party’s performance hereunder if such delay or default is caused by conditions beyond such party’s reasonable control including, but not limited to, delays by the FDA or other governmental agency which are not due to serious violations of law by ICOS, acts of God, war, insurrection, civil commotion, destruction of production facilities or materials by earthquake, fire, flood or storm, labor disturbances including strikes or lockouts or epidemic (“Force Majeure”).  Each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party of any event of Force Majeure and to employ all reasonable efforts toward prompt resumption of its performance hereunder when possible if such performance is delayed or interrupted by reason of such event.  If an event of Force Majeure affecting ICOS continues for a period of sixty (60) days, ICOS shall notify PDL as to how long ICOS expects the Force Majeure delay will last.  If ICOS expects that the Force Majeure delay will last six (6) months or more, PDL shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.  If ICOS expects that the Force Majeure delay will last less than six (6) months, and after such six (6) month period ICOS can still not perform under this Agreement, ICOS shall be in material breach of this Agreement and PDL shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.

 

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16.                               Assignment

 

This Agreement will be binding on and will inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the Work and Quality Statements to any third party without the other party’s prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that either party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the other party’s consent to a third party that is acquiring or merging with such party or that is purchasing all or substantially all of such party’s assets that are the subject matter of this Agreement, provided that the assignee assumes all of such party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

17.                               Use of Intellectual Property Rights

 

Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, no Intellectual Property Rights of any kind or nature are conveyed by this Agreement and neither party shall have any right, title or interest in or to the other party’s Intellectual Property Rights for any purpose whatsoever without such other party’s prior written consent.  Neither party shall use or disclose the name of the other in any advertising, sales, marketing or other promotional material, without the prior written consent of the other.

 

18.                               Entire Agreement; Amendments

 

Unless otherwise agreed to in a writing signed by both parties, this Agreement and the applicable Work and Quality Statements represent the entire understanding of the parties.  There are no promises, terms or conditions, oral or written, expressed or implied, other than those contained in this Agreement and/or in a Work or Quality Statement.  The terms of this Agreement shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous agreements between ICOS and PDL relating to the subject matter contained herein.  To the extent any terms of a Work or Quality Statement (or any Appendices attached thereto) conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control unless the parties expressly state in the Work or Quality Statement (or in the Appendices) that specific terms contained therein control over the applicable conflicting terms in this Agreement.  If PDL chooses to issue a purchase order (“PO”) for the delivery of Product, such PO should reference this Agreement and the specific Work and Quality Statements and shall be issued solely for the convenience of PDL and to provide subject matter description.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and each Work or Quality Statement may be modified or amended only by the parties’ written agreement.

 

19.                               Waiver; Severability

 

No delay or waiver (or single or partial exercise) on the part of either party on any one or more occasions in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.  Any such waiver must be made in writing.  If any provision of this Agreement or any Work or Quality Statement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective while this Agreement

 

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remains in effect, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby.

 

20.                               Construction; Headings

 

This Agreement and all Work and Quality Statements will be deemed to have been drafted by both PDL and ICOS and will not be construed against either party as the draftsperson hereof.  All section titles or headings contained in this Agreement and any Work and Quality Statements are for convenience only, will not be deemed a part hereof or thereof and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or the Work and Quality Statements.

 

21.                               Attorneys’ Fees

 

If either party is reasonably required to initiate legal action to enforce its rights and the other party’s obligations under this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonably attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

22.                               Notices

 

Any notices, demand, invoices, payments or statements required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered when personally delivered, when sent by fax or email (with confirmation of delivery), or on the third business day following its mailing by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the parties at their respective addresses stated in the opening paragraph of this Agreement, or to such other address as designated in writing.

 

23.                               Independent Contractor

 

The parties hereto are independent contractors and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to place them in the relationship of partners, principal and agent, employer/employee or joint venturer.  The parties agree that neither shall have power or right to bind or obligate the other, nor shall either hold itself out as having such authority.

 

24.                               Counterparts

 

This Agreement and any Work or Quality Statements may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute a single instrument.

 

 

[signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

PROTEIN DESIGN LABS, INC.

ICOS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

By

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title

 

 

Title

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT

 

WORK STATEMENT

TO MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

ICOS CORPORATION AND PROTEIN DESIGN LABS, INC.

DATED                

 

Date of Work Statement:                            

 

I.                                         Product

 

“Product” means M200.

 

II.                                     Scope of Services

 

Attached as Appendix A

 

III.                                 PDL Materials

 

 

IV.                                Manufacture and Release Requirements

 

A.                                   Manufacturing Procedure and Requirements

 

 

B.                                     QA/QC Tests

 

 

C.                                     Handling and Storage Requirements

 

 

D.                                    Packaging Requirements

 

 

E.                                      Record Keeping Requirements

 

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V.                                    Acceptance Criteria

 

Attached as Appendix B.

 

VI.                                Estimated Timeline

 

Attached as Appendix C.

 

VII.                            Price and Payment Terms

 

Attached as Appendix D.

 

VIII.                        Quality Statement

 

Attached as Appendix E.

 

 

PROTEIN DESIGN LABS, INC.

ICOS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

By

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title

 

 

Title

 

 

Dated:

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

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APPENDIX A

SCOPE OF SERVICE

 

Manufacture of M200, a Recombinant Antibody

 

Scope of Services

 

A. Assumptions

 

1.                                       ICOS has maintained a Master Cell Bank (MCB), produced under prior contract, suitable for manufacturing clinical trial lots of the M200 Product.

2.                                       The cell line will be grown in [*]

3.                                       Six (6) cGMP clinical lots will be manufactured that are suitable for regulatory filings and human clinical trials.

4.                                       ICOS will provide (bulk) Formulated Drug Substance to PDL or designee.

5.                                       ICOS will provide [*]

 

B. Services

 

Manufacturing of Clinical (cGMP) Batches

Objectives

Perform six (6) cGMP production runs (six cell culture and six purification runs). Each run is also referred to as a “lot” herein.

Carry out in-process and Drug Substance testing to confirm that the process is in control and that the Product from each lot meets Product Specifications.

1.                                       Carry out six cGMP (clinical) production runs based on the process developed previously by ICOS for this product.

2.                                       Revise master documents to include process corrections and improvements identified during the previous clinical production lot.

3.                                       Carry out manufacturing processes and testing according to approved, written procedures.  Master documents will be reviewed and approved by ICOS and PDL according to the Quality Statement.

4.                                       Store solutions, process intermediates, and Formulated Drug Substance in controlled access locations under appropriate conditions as specified in the Work Statement.

5.                                       Test each lot of Drug Substance by the methods described in Section D and as specified in the Material Specifications.

6.                                       Save a sample of EOP cells from each cGMP run.

7.                                       Perform Lot Disposition according to the Quality Statement.

8.                                       Prepare for PDL a summary of the results, including items such as key in-process control data, production titers, process step yields, for the cGMP runs.

 

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9.                                       Within [*]of delivery of Product, deliver Product-related Records and Documentation described in Section E needed to support the CMC section for PDL’s regulatory filings.  Additional detailed data will be provided on specific request from PDL.

 

C. Deliverables

 

The following items will be delivered from ICOS Corporation to PDL.

1.                                       Six (6) lots of (bulk) Formulated Drug Substance prepared from six cGMP clinical production runs using the 3000L ICOS bioreactor.

2.                                       Certificates of Analysis that include all ICOS release testing results and a notice of disposition from ICOS Quality Assurance, delivered within [*] following the date of product lot formulation.

3.                                       Documentation as described in Section E and in the Quality Statement.

4.                                       The pre-bank and Master Cell Bank(1).

5.                                       EOP cell samples, if requested by PDL.

 


(1) If desired, ICOS will retain a number of vials in the event that at some future date PDL would like to request additional clinical production runs.

 

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D. In-Process and Drug Substance Testing

 

The test methods in the table below will be performed at the indicated process stages.

The development or performance of any other assays is out-of-scope work.

 

 

 

Production Scale (Clinical)

 

Method

 

Harvest fluid

 

Purification In-
Process

 

Formulated
Drug Substance

 

Mycoplasma(1)

 

X (EOP)

 

 

 

 

 

Sterility(1)

 

X (EOP)

 

 

 

 

 

MMV(1)

 

X (EOP)

 

 

 

 

 

In-vitro viral – 14 day(1)

 

X (EOP)

 

 

 

 

 

Product Titer (Protein A)

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Bioburden

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

Endotoxin

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

Product concentration (A280)

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

Size Exclusion HPLC

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

SDS-PAGE, unreduced

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

SDS-PAGE, reduced

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

Isoelectric Focusing

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

MALDI-MS

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Silver stain, unreduced

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Silver stain, reduced

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Appearance

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Osmolality

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

PH

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Insulin

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Residual Protein A EIA

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Residual Host Cell DNA Content

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Residual Host protein Content

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Binding assay

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Potency assay

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Bovine IgG

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Polysorbate 80 concentration(2)

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 


(1) Contracted to an outside vendor

(2) Protocol and necessary reagents to be transferred from PDL to ICOS

 

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E.                                      Product-related Records and Documentation Provided to PDL

 

Drug History Record – provided for each clinical lot

•                  [*]

•                  Lot disposition notice [*]

•                  Certificate of Analysis [*]

•                  Certificate of Compliance

•                  Indented bill of materials [*]

•                  Process flowchart

 

Satellite Files

Informational copies (on request) of:

•                                    Product specific master manufacturing batch records

•                                    Product specific test methods

•                                    Product specific material specifications

 

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APPENDIX B

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

 

[*]

 

 

 

APPENDIX C

ESTIMATED TIMELINE

 

[*]

 

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APPENDIX D

PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS

 

 

Stage

 

Terms

 

Estimated Date of Payment(1)

 

[*]

 

Reservation Fee

 

[*]

 

9/1/03

 

[*]

 

Run Initiation Fee

 

[*]

 

1/15/04

 

[*]

 

Per Lot Fee(2),(3)

 

[*]

 

TBD

 

[*]

 

Additional Services(5)

 

 

 

 

 

[*]

 

 


(1) The dates listed are estimates only.  The actual payment date is the date on which the applicable event occurs as stated in the “Terms” column.

 

[*]

 

[*]

 

[*]

 

(5) Determined by written agreement of the Project Leaders.

 

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APPENDIX E

QUALITY STATEMENT

 

1. Purpose

 

This Quality Statement has been developed to define the regulatory compliance roles and responsibilities of PDL and ICOS Corporation (ICOS, “Manufacturer”).  The Quality Statement shall constitute part of the agreement between PDL and ICOS and may be revised from time to time when mutually agreed in writing by the Quality Assurance contacts listed in Section 2 or their designees.  In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Manufacturing Agreement and Quality Statement, the provisions of the Manufacturing Agreement shall prevail.

 

2. Quality Assurance Contacts

 

Emergency Quality Assurance contact names and numbers during and outside working hours at each company:

 

PDL Quality Assurance:

[*]

 

ICOS Quality Assurance:

[*]

 

The PDL and ICOS Quality Departments will jointly establish a list of Quality contacts in order to conduct their business.

 

3. Definitions

 

“Agreement” shall mean the Manufacturing Agreement executed between PDL and ICOS on [*]

 

“cGMP” shall mean Current Good Manufacturing Practices as promulgated under the US Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and 21 CFR Sections 210, 211, 600 and 610 and ICH Q7A, cGMPs for APIs

 

“Critical Deviation” shall mean deviations where (i) [*]

 

“Party” means either PDL or ICOS

 

“Parties” means both PDL and ICOS

 

“Products” shall mean PDL drug products and all intermediate precursors

 

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4. Regulatory Activities

 

4.1 Roles of the parties

 

PDL will be the holder the IND or equivalent and the holder of the registration submission and subsequent license.  ICOS will support these submissions as a contract manufacturer under the direction of PDL.

 

4.2 Regulatory submissions

 

PDL will be responsible for the submission of documentation to regulatory authorities in support of the Products.  ICOS will provide PDL with the information necessary to complete regulatory submissions in a timely and effective manner.

 

ICOS and PDL will mutually agree on responses to questions regarding PDL submissions, which PDL will make, to FDA questions and requests regarding facilities, production processes and Product testing relevant to ICOS.

 

4.3 Inspections

 

PDL will inform ICOS in a timely fashion when regulatory agencies are seeking to schedule inspections concerning the Product at ICOS’ facilities.

 

PDL will be permitted to have [*]on site for consultation during a PDL Product inspection but will not participate during the inspection unless requested by ICOS or a regulatory representative.

 

ICOS will [*]PDL will [*]

 

ICOS will hold daily wrap-up discussions with PDL to discuss any potential issues identified and corrective action plans.

 

[*]addressing manufacturing, facility, and compliance observations.  PDL will receive one copy of any FDA 483 appropriately purged.

 

For regulatory observations (e.g. FDA 483 observations) that specifically involve the Product, [*]

 

For regulatory observations (e.g. FDA483 observations) that involve facility and system-related cGMP issues[*]

 

5. Compliance

 

5.1 Roles of the parties

 

ICOS, in its activities under the Agreement, is responsible for compliance with cGMP, other applicable guidelines and ICOS SOPs.

 

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PDL, in its activities under the Agreement, is responsible for compliance with cGMP and applicable guidelines and for confirming ICOS’ compliance with cGMP, other applicable guidelines and ICOS SOPs.

 

5.2 Audits

 

Upon no less than [*]notice to ICOS, PDL shall be entitled to perform one audit of ICOS facilities, laboratories and warehouses each year for the purposes of confirming ICOS compliance with cGMP, applicable guidelines and ICOS SOPs in the manufacture, testing and validation of the Product.  The audit will be limited to [*]to occur on mutually agreed dates.

 

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At the conclusion of each audit, PDL will hold a wrap-up meeting with ICOS and/or its subcontractors to review all significant audit observations.

 

Within[*]of each audit that it performs at ICOS and its subcontractors, PDL will provide ICOS with a written report of its observations and recommendations.  Within [*]of receipt of PDL’s audit report, ICOS and/or its subcontractors will provide a written response to PDL including a response to all PDL observations and details regarding corrective actions.

 

5.3 Documentation

 

ICOS is responsible for generating and maintaining records of equipment usage, calibration, cleaning and maintenance.

 

ICOS is responsible for developing documentation to support the manufacturing, testing and validation of the Product as defined by the Scope of Services.

 

PDL-QA must approve documents and procedures specific to the Product prior to implementation as listed below:

 

•                  Master Batch Records specific for the production of the Product.

 

•                  Test Methods specific for the production and testing of the Product.

 

•                  Product specific Material Specifications for materials produced during the manufacture of the Product, including the Product.

 

ICOS will provide PDL with copies of all Product-specific documents used in the production, testing and validation of the Product, upon request.  Documents that are not specific to the Product are available for onsite review.

 

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Changes to documentation will be implemented according to the Change Control section of this document.

 

ICOS is responsible for maintaining Product batch production and testing records for the period of [*].  Written authorization from PDL-QA is required before the destruction of Product records.  When ICOS is no longer willing or able to store Product records, PDL may have the records destroyed, or transferred to an alternate storage location at PDL’s expense.

 

5.4 Product Release

 

ICOS and PDL will each identify a Quality Assurance representative who will function as the points of contact between the companies for the purposes of communication regarding Product release and regulatory compliance activities.

 

ICOS will source raw materials and components to be used in the manufacture of the Product and will ensure that approved specifications are in place.

 

PDL will determine in-process, release and stability specifications for the Product.  ICOS and PDL will mutually agree on these testing specifications for the Product.  The parties will mutually agree in writing to all changes to specification before implementation.  ICOS may subcontract some or all of the Product testing, subject to prior written approval by PDL.

 

ICOS is responsible for control and monitoring of the Product manufacturing process and production facility.

 

ICOS is responsible for reviewing Product lot records, test results against specifications and determining whether to reject the lot or issue a manufacturer’s release to PDL-QA.  PDL-QA is responsible for the final release of each Product lot.

 

ICOS will issue a Certificate of Analysis and Certification of Compliance to PDL for each lot that receives a manufacturer’s release.  The Certificate of Analysis will contain a summary of the Product test results, specifications, and date of manufacture.  The Certificate of Compliance will contain a statement signed by ICOS’ QA representative stating that the lot has been manufactured and tested in compliance with cGMPs, ICOS procedures and applicable guidelines.

 

PDL may request additional documentation to support its review and release of Product lots, including but not limited to copies of Batch Production Records, raw data from Product testing and in-process test results.  Environmental monitoring data is available for on site review.

 

PDL will make reasonable efforts to release each lot within [*] of receipt of the Certificate of Analysis, Certificate of Compliance and documents listed in the scope of services.

 

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ICOS will store and ship the Product according to written PDL instructions and in compliance with cGMP.  ICOS will ship Product only upon PDL’s approval.

 

PDL is responsible for retaining samples from each lot for testing in accordance with cGMP.  ICOS will provide retain samples to PDL as identified in the production batch records.

 

5.5 Product Complaints and Adverse Drug Events

 

PDL shall notify ICOS of all complaints related to the Products that occur after release and transportation if the complaint is deemed to be directly related to the manufacture of the Product including, but not limited to, Product testing, batch record review, procedure assessment or examination of retention samples. ICOS shall provide the necessary information to assist any investigations required by PDL as a result of a Product complaint or adverse event.

 

5.6 Product Recall

 

PDL is responsible for instituting and facilitating a Product recall.

 

PDL will notify ICOS in a timely fashion when a Product recall may be due to manufacturing of the Products.

 

In the event that a Product recall may be due to manufacture of the Products, ICOS will provide PDL [*]ICOS will provide this information to PDL within [*]of receipt of the request from PDL.

 

At PDL’s request and under PDL’s direction, ICOS will support communication with regulatory authorities.

 

5.7 Change Control

 

ICOS and PDL must mutually approve changes to documents and procedures listed as requiring PDL approval in Section 5.3, prior to implementation.  Administrative changes (i.e. correcting typographical errors) do not require PDL approval.

 

5.8 Validation

 

All validation specific to the Product (as specified in the Scope of Services) must be executed according to protocols approved before execution by PDL.

 

ICOS will provide PDL with copies of all Product specific validation reports.  Validation reports which are Product related but not Product specific are available for on site review.

 

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5.9 Investigations

 

ICOS will notify PDL of all excursions, critical deviations, observations and investigations that could impact past, current or future lots of the Product.

 

Laboratory investigations will be performed when an out of specification (OOS) result is obtained during Product testing.  Resampling and/or retests may be authorized by the ICOS Laboratory Manager during the laboratory investigation phase of an OOS investigation as described in ICOS standard operating procedures.  ICOS will notify PDL of all Product testing failures within [*], and before initiating retesting and/or resampling of any sample where the laboratory investigation did not show laboratory error to be the cause of the OOS result.

 

All critical deviation investigations concerning the Product and conducted at ICOS will be reviewed and approved by ICOS and reviewed by PDL after completion.

 

6. Product Supply

 

6.1 Roles of the parties

 

ICOS will perform manufacture, testing and validation of the Products in its facilities as defined in the Scope of Services.

 

PDL is authorized to have [*] present at ICOS’ manufacturing facilities during Product manufacture, testing and/or validation.  Additional PDL representatives may be permitted when mutually agreed with ICOS.

 

7. Authorization of production

 

Manufacture of the Product at ICOS will be authorized in accordance with the Agreement.

 

7.1 Lot numbers

 

ICOS is responsible for assigning and tracking unique identifier numbers to each lot of raw material, component, product intermediate and Product.  From this information ICOS will develop a trace tree for each lot of Product; ICOS will send to PDL the trace tree for any and all Product lots upon request by PDL.

 

7.2 Dates of production and expiration

 

The dates of manufacture will be determined by the date of sterile filtration, and documented in the Batch Production Records.  PDL will determine the expiration date of the Product.

 

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8. Dispute Resolution

 

Disputes concerning the acceptability of Product lots or general compliance issues will be resolved by the Quality Assurance representatives of the Parties.  If the dispute is not resolved after [*], either Party may upon written notification to the other request that the dispute be resolved according to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

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