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License and Development Agreements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
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License and Development Agreements
6. License and Development Agreements:

The Company has periodically entered into license and development agreements to develop and commercialize certain of its products. The arrangements typically are multi-deliverable arrangements that are funded through upfront payments, milestone payments, royalties and other forms of payment to the Company.

Meda License, Development and Supply Agreements

On January 27, 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into an assignment and revenue sharing agreement with Meda to return to the Company the marketing authorization for ONSOLIS® in the U.S. and the right to seek marketing authorizations for ONSOLIS® in Canada and Mexico. Following the return of the U.S. marketing authorization from Meda, the Company submitted a prior approval supplement for the new formulation to the FDA in March 2015, which was approved in August 2016. In connection with the return of the U.S. marketing authorization by Meda to the Company in January 2015, the remaining U.S.-related deferred revenue of $1.0 million was recorded as contract revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. There was no remaining U.S.-related contract revenue to record during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. On February 27, 2016, the Company entered into an extension of the assignment and revenue sharing agreement to extend the period until December 31, 2016.

Efforts to extend the Company’s supply agreement with its ONSOLIS® manufacturer, Aveva, which is now a subsidiary of Apotex, Inc., were unsuccessful and the agreement expired. However, the Company identified an alternate supplier and requested guidance from the FDA on the specific requirements for obtaining approval to supply product from this new vendor. Based on the Company’s current estimates, the Company will submit the necessary documentation to the FDA for qualification of the new manufacturer in early 2017, thus allowing for the reintroduction of ONSOLIS® by mid-2017.

On May 11, 2016, the Company and Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Collegium”) executed a definitive License and Development Agreement (the “License Agreement”) under which the Company has granted the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize ONSOLIS® in the U.S. to Collegium. See “Collegium License and Development Agreement” below.

Collegium License and Development Agreement

On May 11, 2016, the Company and Collegium executed a License Agreement under which the Company granted Collegium the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize ONSOLIS® in the U.S.

Under the terms of the License Agreement, Collegium will be responsible for the manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales of ONSOLIS® in the U.S. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the transfer of manufacturing to the anticipated manufacturer for ONSOLIS® and to submit a corresponding Prior Approval Supplement (the “Supplement”) to the FDA with respect to the current NDA for ONSOLIS®. Following approval of the Supplement, the NDA and manufacturing responsibility for ONSOLIS® (including the manufacturing relationship with the Company’s manufacturer, subject to the Company entering into an appropriate agreement with such manufacturer that is acceptable and assignable to Collegium) will be transferred to Collegium.

Financial terms of the License Agreement include:

 

    a $2.5 million upfront non-refundable payment, payable to the Company within 30 days of execution of the License Agreement (received June 2016);

 

    reimbursement to the Company for a pre-determined amount of the remaining expenses associated with the ongoing transfer of the manufacturing of ONSOLIS®;

 

    $4 million payable to the Company upon first commercial sale of ONSOLIS® in the U.S;

 

    up to $17 million in potential payments to the Company based on achievement of certain performance and sales milestones; and

 

    upper-teen percent royalties payable by Collegium to the Company based on various annual U.S. net sales thresholds, subject to customary adjustments and the royalty sharing arrangements described below.

The License Agreement also contains customary termination provisions that include a right by either party to terminate upon the other party’s uncured material breach, insolvency or bankruptcy, as well as in the event a certain commercial milestone is not met.

ONSOLIS® was originally licensed to, and launched in the U.S. by, Meda. In January 2015, the Company entered into an assignment and revenue sharing agreement (the “ARS Agreement”) with Meda pursuant to which Meda transferred the marketing authorizations for ONSOLIS® in the United States back to the Company. Under the ARS Agreement, financial terms were established that enable Meda to share a significant portion of the proceeds of milestone and royalty payments received by the Company from any new North American partnership for ONSOLIS® that may be executed by the Company. The execution of the License Agreement between the Company and Collegium also required the execution of a definitive termination agreement between the Company and Meda embodying those royalty-sharing terms, returning ONSOLIS®-related assets and rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to the Company, and including certain other provisions. In addition, the Company’s royalty obligations to CDC IV, LLC (“CDC”) and its assignees will remain in effect. CDC provided funding for the development of ONSOLIS® in the past.

Endo License and Development Agreement

In January 2012, the Company entered into a License and Development Agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Endo”) pursuant to which the Company granted Endo an exclusive commercial world-wide license to develop, manufacture, market and sell the Company’s BELBUCA product and to complete U.S. development of such product candidate for purposes of seeking FDA approval (the “Endo Agreement”). BELBUCA is used for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

The remaining milestone payments owed pursuant to the Endo Agreement are expected to be recognized as revenue as they are achieved, except that $20 of the $50 million regulatory approval milestone received in November 2015. Such amount is associated with the Patent Life Extension and is contingently refundable from 2020 to 2027. The $20 million will be earned over the extended 84 month patent period as it is contingently refundable pending a generic product commercially launched in the U.S. during the patent extension period. Sales threshold payments and sales-based royalties will be recognized as they accrue under the terms of the Endo Agreement.

The Company is reimbursed by Endo for certain contractor costs when these costs go beyond set thresholds as outlined in the Endo Agreement. Endo reimburses the Company for this spending at cost and the Company receives no mark-up or profit. The gross amount of these reimbursed research and development costs are reported as research and development reimbursement revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company acts as a principal, has discretion to choose suppliers, bears credit risk and may perform part of the services required in the transactions. Therefore, these reimbursements are treated as revenue to the Company. The actual expenses creating the reimbursements are reflected as research and development expense.

Beginning in March 2014, total reimbursable contractor costs exceeded a set threshold, at which point all such expenses have been borne at a rate of 50% by Endo and 50% by the Company. Endo has continued to reimburse the Company for 100% of such costs, with 50% thereof to be taken by Endo as a credit against potential future milestones associated with achievement of certain regulatory events. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $0.01 and $0.09 million, respectively, of reimbursable expenses related to the Endo Agreement, which is recorded as research and development reimbursement revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $0.01 and $0.06 million, respectively, of reimbursable expenses related to the Endo Agreement, which is recorded as research and development reimbursement revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

On December 23, 2014, the Company and Endo announced the submission of an NDA for BELBUCA to the FDA, which was accepted February 23, 2015. On October 26, 2015, the Company and Endo announced that on October 23, 2015, the FDA approved BELBUCA. The FDA approval of BELBUCA triggered a milestone payment to the Company from Endo of $50 million pursuant to the Endo Agreement, less approximately $6 million of cumulative pre-payments. The Company received payment of such milestone in November 2015. The Company has deferred the aforementioned $20 million of the $50 million milestone payment.

On February 22, 2016, the Company and Endo announced the commercial availability of BELBUCA buccal film. BELBUCA, distributed and promoted by Endo, is now available nationwide.