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Research and License Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Licensing Agreements [Abstract]  
Research and License Agreements

14.  Research and License Agreements

License Agreements

In December 2013, two of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, AECase, Inc. (“AECase”) and AEMase, Inc. (“AEMase”), entered into license agreements with the University of Texas at Austin (the “University”) under which the University granted to AECase and AEMase exclusive, worldwide, sublicenseable licenses. The University granted the AECase license under a patent application relating to the right to use technology related to the Company’s AEB3103 product candidate. The University granted the AEMase license under a patent relating to the right to use technology related to the Company’s AEB2109 product candidate.

In January 2017, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Patent License Agreement (the “Restated License”) with the University which consolidated the two license agreements, revised certain obligations, and licensed additional patent applications and invention disclosures to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Restated License, the Company may be required to pay the University up to $6.4 million in milestone payments based on the achievement of certain development milestones, including clinical trials and regulatory approvals, the majority of which are due upon the achievement of later development milestones, including a $5.0 million payment due on regulatory approval of a product and a $0.5 million payment payable on final regulatory approval of a product for a second indication. In addition, the Company is required to pay the University a low single-digit royalty on worldwide-net sales of products covered under Restated License, together with a revenue share on non-royalty consideration received from sublicensees. The rate of the revenue share ranges from 6.5% to 25% depending on the date the sublicense agreement is signed.

For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid $50,000, $50,000 and $30,000, respectively, in annual license fees.