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Collaboration Agreement
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Collaboration Agreement
10. Collaboration Agreement

In March 2014, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Celgene Corporation (“Celgene”) to develop, seek regulatory approval for, and commercialize a companion diagnostic assay for use in screening patients with diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. The Company received an upfront payment of $5.8 million upon its delivery of certain information to Celgene, and is eligible to receive up to $17.0 million in success-based milestone payments related to development and regulatory milestones. The Company will retain all commercial rights to the diagnostic test developed under this collaboration. Assuming success in the clinical trial process, and subject to regulatory approval, the Company will market and sell the diagnostic assay and Celgene has agreed to make certain potential commercial payments to the Company in the event sales of the assay do not exceed certain pre-specified minimum annual revenues during the first three years following regulatory approval.

The Company uses a proportional performance model to recognize revenue over the Company’s performance period for the related agreement. Costs incurred to date compared to total expected costs are used to determine proportional performance, as this is considered to be representative of the delivery of outputs under the arrangement. Revenue recognized at any point in time is limited to cash received and amounts contractually due. Changes in estimates of total expected costs are accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate. Generally, all amounts received or due are classified as collaboration revenue as they are earned.

The process of successfully developing a product candidate, obtaining regulatory approval and ultimately commercializing a product candidate is highly uncertain and the attainment of any milestones is therefore uncertain and difficult to predict. In addition, certain milestones are outside the Company’s control and are dependent on the performance of Celgene and the outcome of a clinical trial and related regulatory processes. Accordingly, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate when, if at all, any milestone payments may be payable to the Company by Celgene.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recognized collaboration revenue of $0.6 million. No such amounts were recognized in 2013. At June 30, 2014, the Company had recorded $5.1 million of deferred revenue related to the collaboration, of which $2.0 million is expected to be recognized as revenue within one year.