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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

7. Commitments and contingencies

Manufacturing Services Agreement

The Company and Lonza entered into a Manufacturing Services Agreement ("MSA") which became effective on November 15, 2021. The MSA outlines the terms and conditions under which Lonza will develop, manufacture and supply exosome products for development and clinical purposes. The parties will negotiate and execute an amendment to the MSA to address the commercial manufacture of the Company’s exosome products. Each individual project to be completed under the MSA is governed by an associated statement of work which sets forth the activities to be performed, timeline, charges and payment schedule applicable to such project. Pricing is established on a project-by-project basis. Statements of work are executed between the parties on an as-requested basis. Activities had commenced with respect to outstanding statements of work as of June 30, 2022. The Company is subject to certain cancellation fees and/or other charges upon its termination of statements of work and in the event of a suspension or delay in the conduct of statements of work, including with respect to the reimbursement of non-cancelable costs incurred by Lonza. As of June 30, 2022, the Company has not incurred any cancellation fees or other charges relating to a termination, suspension or delay of outstanding statements of work.

Under the terms of the MSA, the Company is obligated to purchase the entirety of its aggregate production needs from Lonza, subject to limited exceptions. The Company was initially scheduled to provide to Lonza rolling forecasts, starting on July 1, 2022, of its anticipated manufacturing time requirements for the next 24 months from the date of the forecast, which will be updated no less frequently than quarterly. The delivery of rolling forecasts has been postponed to September 1, 2022, as agreed to by Lonza and the Company. The first 12 months of each forecast will be a binding commitment, while the remaining 12 months will be non-binding. Commencing on January 1, 2026, the Company is bound by a commitment to purchase from Lonza a minimum of a specified number of weeks of manufacturing time each year at a predetermined price throughout the term of the arrangement. The Company’s minimum purchase commitments under the MSA may be relieved at its option upon the occurrence and during the pendency of certain liquidation events or clinical discontinuations. As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not have any minimum non-cancelable purchase obligations under the MSA.

Pursuant to the terms of the MSA, the Company is entitled to a specified number of weeks of manufacturing time and a defined number of technology transfers from Lonza at no cost, with the exception of any accompanying materials costs, external costs and a handling fee. Additionally, the terms of the MSA provide the Company with a specified number of weeks of manufacturing time from Lonza at a discounted rate, subject to annual adjustment. The Company bears the expense associated with any materials costs, external costs and a handling fee related to the discounted manufacturing time. Manufacturing services in excess of the free and discounted time are priced at a fixed weekly rate, plus materials costs, external costs and a handling fee. The Company’s consumption of the free and discounted manufacturing time, including the associated technology transfer services, is subject to a contractually-specified apportionment by year, which commenced in 2022 and continues through 2025. The Company’s failure to use the free and discounted manufacturing time within the assigned period results in its forfeiture unless such inability is not due to the Company or Lonza permits carryover to a subsequent period. The Company utilized $0.5 million of the manufacturing services for preliminary work as of June 30, 2022.

Unless earlier terminated or extended by the parties, the MSA remains in effect until the earlier of the: (i) fifth anniversary of the first approval of a biologics license application by the FDA for any of the Company’s exosome products or (ii) tenth anniversary of Lonza’s completion of the services associated with the free manufacturing time. The MSA is subject to customary termination provisions. Additionally, Lonza may terminate the MSA with 12 months advance notice for any or no reason at any time after November 15, 2023. To the extent the MSA is terminated on or prior to December 31, 2025, certain aspects of the transactions consummated in connection with the Lonza Transfer Transaction will be reverted, including with respect to assets, properties and rights that transferred to Lonza effective on November 15, 2021.

Lonza has the right to cease manufacturing under the MSA upon either: (i) the Company unreasonably withholding, conditioning or delaying its approval of certain price changes or (ii) the Company enduring certain liquidation events or clinical discontinuations. Any termination of the MSA for any reason will be without prejudice to any rights that will have accrued to the benefit of a party prior to such termination.

Purchase orders

The Company has agreements with third parties for various services, including services related to clinical and preclinical operations and support, for which the Company is not contractually able to terminate for convenience to avoid future obligations to the vendors. Certain agreements provide for termination rights subject to termination fees or wind down costs. Under such agreements, the Company is contractually obligated to make certain payments to vendors, primarily to reimburse them for their unrecoverable outlays incurred prior to cancelation. The actual amounts the Company could pay in the future to the vendors under such agreements may differ from the purchase order amounts due to cancellation provisions.

Indemnification agreements

The Company enters into standard indemnification agreements and/or indemnification sections in other agreements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company indemnifies, holds harmless, and agrees to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, generally the Company’s business partners. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual any time after execution of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any existing claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material impact on its financial statements, and it had not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations as of June 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Legal proceedings

The Company is not currently party to any material legal proceedings. At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. The Company expenses costs related to its legal proceedings as incurred.