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License and Collaboration Agreements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Research And Development [Abstract]  
License and Collaboration Agreements

6. License and Collaboration Agreements

Sanofi

In November 2017, we entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Sanofi, or the Sanofi Agreement, for an exclusive license to PRN2246/SAR442168 and backup molecules for development in multiple sclerosis (“MS”) and other central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases. Under the Sanofi Agreement, we have completed the Phase 1 trials and Sanofi is taking on all further development activities. We and Sanofi each have been responsible for certain early development costs, and Sanofi is responsible for all further development and commercialization costs, subject to our Phase 3 option described below.

Sanofi has an exclusive license for PRN2246/SAR442168 and its backups for the CNS field, which includes indications of the CNS, retina and ophthalmic nerve. We have agreed not to develop other BTK inhibitors within the CNS field, and Sanofi has agreed not to develop PRN2246/SAR442168 or its backups for any indications outside the CNS field. In the event we cease all development and commercialization of our other BTK inhibitors or unilaterally decide to offer Sanofi a field expansion, Sanofi could expand its field upon a field expansion payment to us as well as potential milestone payments and royalties within the expanded field.

In December 2017, we received a $40.0 million upfront payment from Sanofi. In May 2018, we amended the Sanofi Agreement to include additional activities under the early development plan and to modify the definition of one of the milestone payments. Pursuant to the amendment, we received a $10.0 million payment in July 2018 for the completion of a major part of the Phase 1 trial. In August 2018, we received a $5.0 million payment for the successful completion of preclinical toxicology studies. In November 2018, we received $10.0 million in additional payments from Sanofi for successful development activities of PRN2246/SAR442168 related to the early development plan. In June 2019, we received a $30.0 million milestone payment from Sanofi for the initiation of the Phase 2b clinical trial of PRN2246/SAR442168.

Under the amended Sanofi Agreement, we may receive development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $765.0 million, as well as royalties up to the mid-teens. We have an option to fund a portion of Phase 3 development costs in return for, at our option, either a profit and loss sharing arrangement within the United States, or an additional worldwide royalty that would result in royalties up to the high-teens. The additional royalty option would only be available if we develop rilzabrutinib for major enumerated indications overseen by the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Rheumatology Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) or if we experience a change in control involving certain Sanofi competitors. Royalties are subject to specified reductions and are payable, on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis until the later of the date that all of our patent rights that claim a composition of matter of such product expire in such country, the date of expiration of regulatory exclusivity for such product in such country, or the date that is ten years from the first commercial sale of such product in such country.

We identified the following performance obligations under the Sanofi Agreement: (i) granting a license of rights to PRN2246/SAR442168, (ii) transferring of technology (know-how) related to PRN2246/SAR442168, and (iii) providing research and development services related to our responsibilities under the early development plan. We concluded that the delivered license is not distinct at inception of the arrangement due to our proprietary expertise with respect to the licensed compound and related developmental participation under the agreement, which is required for Sanofi to fully realize the value from the delivered license. Therefore, we combined these performance obligations as one unit of accounting and recognized the $40.0 million upfront payment and an aggregate of $25.0 million in milestone payments over the performance period under the Sanofi Agreement, which ended in December 2018.

On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective approach. The transaction price was determined to be $65.0 million, which includes the $40.0 million upfront payment we received from Sanofi in December 2017 and an aggregate of $25.0 million in milestone payments received in 2018. All potential future milestones and other payments were considered constrained at the inception of the Sanofi Agreement since we could not conclude it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount recognized will not occur. Upon adoption of ASC 606, we also determined that variable considerations related to certain milestones not previously recognized were constrained because they were not probable, due to the inherent uncertainty related to the achievement of these milestones. In May 2019, we achieved a clinical development milestone upon Sanofi’s initiation of its Phase 2b clinical trial of PRN2246/SAR442168 and Sanofi was obligated to make a $30.0 million milestone payment to us. As the amount due for the clinical development milestone was no longer constrained, we increased the transaction price under ASC 606 by $30.0 million from inception through June 30, 2019. As of June 30, 2019, we fully recognized the $30.0 million milestone payment to us as revenue as all performance obligations had been completed. We will re-evaluate the transaction price in each reporting period relating to potential future milestones as uncertain circumstances are resolved or other changes in events occur.

We concluded upon analysis that there is no adjustment necessary in revenue recognized through December 31, 2018 under ASC 606 for the Sanofi Agreement. All deliverables under ASC 605 and all performance obligations under ASC 606 had been completed as of December 31, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, no revenue was recognized from the Sanofi Agreement. There was no deferred revenue related to the Sanofi Agreement at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

AbbVie

In June 2017, we entered into a collaboration agreement with AbbVie, or the AbbVie Agreement, to research and develop oral immunoproteasome inhibitors and received an upfront payment of $15.0 million. Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, we concluded under ASC 605 that the $15.0 million received related to a combined unit of accounting and was required to be recognized as revenue ratably over the performance period, which was estimated to continue through the fourth quarter of 2019. On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective approach. Upon adoption, the fixed, non-refundable and non-creditable upfront payment of $15.0 million received in 2017 was determined to be the transaction price. Revenue was recognized based on a measurement of progress toward the completion of the performance obligation of providing research services for two years, subject to an extension for up to six months. Based on this methodology, we concluded that under ASC 606, approximately $9.8 million in revenue should be recognized through December 31, 2018, as compared to $9.4 million under ASC 605. We recorded a cumulative adjustment to decrease accumulated deficit and deferred revenue by $0.4 million as of the adoption date.

In March 2019, we and AbbVie agreed to conclude the collaboration and as of the date of termination, there were no further financial obligations between us. We recognized the remaining balance of the transaction price of $5.2 million in revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019, upon termination of the AbbVie Agreement. No revenue was recognized from the AbbVie Agreement in subsequent periods as the agreement had been terminated.

University of California License Agreements

In November 2009 and September 2011, we entered into license agreements with the Regents of the University of California, or the Regents, which were subsequently amended and restated at various dates (the “UC Agreements”). Under the UC Agreements, the Regents have granted to us exclusive, worldwide licenses, with the right to grant sublicenses, under the Regents’ patent rights in certain patent applications to make, use, sell, offer for sale, and import products and services and practice methods covered by such patent applications in all fields of use.

We have paid the Regents license fees of $40,000 in total under the UC Agreements and are required to pay annual license maintenance fees totaling $40,000 prior to launching any licensed product. We may be obligated to make one-time regulatory and development milestone payments under the UC Agreements for future drug candidates and are obligated to pay tiered royalty payments in the low single digits on net sales of the licensed products. Additionally, we are obligated to pay the Regents payments on non-royalty licensing revenue we receive from our sub-licensees for products covered by UC patents. Pursuant to the UC Agreements, we also made IPO milestone payments to the Regents totaling approximately $140,000 in October 2018.

Under the UC Agreements, we are required to diligently proceed with the development, manufacture, regulatory approval, and sale of licensed products which include obligations to meet certain development-stage milestones within specified periods of time and to market the resulting licensed products in sufficient quantity to meet market demand. We have the right and option to extend the date by which we must meet any milestone in one year extensions by paying an extension fee for second and subsequent extension, provided we can demonstrate we made diligent efforts to meet the milestone.