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Collaboration and License Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Collaboration and License Agreements Collaboration and License Agreements
Vertex Agreement - Overview
The Company and Vertex closed the Vertex Agreement in February 2023, as amended in October 2023, pursuant to which the Company granted Vertex an exclusive worldwide license to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize VX-670, as well as any additional EEV-based therapeutic candidates that may be identified by the Company for the potential treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) in the course of the parties’ global research collaboration. In October 2023, the Company and Vertex amended the Strategic Collaboration and License Agreement to clarify a milestone and related payment terms.
The Vertex Agreement provides for a four-year global research collaboration under which Entrada will continue to perform preclinical development of the Company's partnered candidate VX-670 pursuant to the mutually agreed-upon research plan (Research Plan). The Research Plan is overseen by a Joint Research Committee (JRC) as detailed in the Vertex Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Vertex Agreement, the JRC may amend the Research Plan to include additional DM1-related research activities with a goal of identifying other EEV-based therapeutic product candidates for the potential treatment of DM1. Vertex is obligated to reimburse the Company’s research expenses incurred in performing activities under the Research Plan.
Pursuant to the Vertex Agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $223.7 million, and Vertex made an equity investment of $26.3 million by purchasing 1,618,613 shares of the Company's common stock, pursuant to a separate but simultaneously executed stock purchase agreement. Under the terms of the Vertex Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive up to $485.0 million upon the achievement of certain research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones. The Company will also receive tiered royalties, from the mid to high single digits based on potential future net sales of licensed products as set forth in the Vertex Agreement. In October 2023, the Company achieved a milestone pursuant to the Vertex Agreement related to preclinical IND-enabling GLP toxicology studies of VX-670 that triggered a $17.5 million milestone payment, which the Company received in November 2023.
The term of the Vertex Agreement will expire in its entirety upon expiration of the royalty term as set forth in the Vertex Agreement. Vertex may terminate the Vertex Agreement for convenience by providing adequate written notice to the Company. The Company may terminate the Vertex Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including in the event Vertex or any of its affiliates or sublicensees challenges directly or indirectly in a legal or administrative proceeding the patentability, enforceability, or validity of any licensed patent as set forth in the Vertex Agreement. Either party may
terminate the Vertex Agreement for an uncured material breach by the other party or upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of the other party. Neither party may assign the agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except that a party may assign its rights and obligations to an affiliate or third party that acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets to which the Vertex Agreement relates and agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of the Vertex Agreement.
Vertex Agreement - Accounting Analysis
The Company determined that the Vertex Agreement should be accounted for in accordance with ASC 606 as Vertex was deemed to be a customer. The Company assessed the promised goods and services under the Vertex Agreement in accordance with ASC 606. At inception, the Vertex Agreement included one performance obligation which was the combination of the exclusive license and the performance of the research activities for VX-670 (Performance Obligation One). The Company concluded that the license is not distinct from the research and development services for VX-670 during the research collaboration as Vertex cannot fully exploit the value of the license without receipt of such services. The Company also determined, at inception, that Vertex's ability to engage Entrada to perform work on additional EEV-based therapeutic candidates for the potential treatment of DM1 through the JRC represented customer options. The Company concluded that these customer options do not represent a material right as these services will be reimbursed by Vertex at a price that represents standalone selling price for such services.
In the second quarter of 2023, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Vertex amended the Research Plan (The Amended Research Plan) to engage Entrada to perform work on additional EEV-based therapeutic candidates for the potential treatment of DM1 (Performance Obligation Two). Such work is treated as a separate contract for accounting purposes and represents a separate performance obligation as the activities are distinct from the combined license and research activities for VX-670.
Determination of Transaction Price
At the commencement of the arrangement, the Vertex Agreement had a fixed transaction price of $232.0 million, primarily consisting of the $223.7 million upfront fee plus a premium of $6.9 million related to the 1,618,613 shares sold to Vertex under the Stock Purchase Agreement when measured at fair value on the date of issuance. The shares issued to Vertex pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement were unregistered and therefore considered restricted securities at the time of issuance. As a result, the fair value of the shares issued to Vertex of $19.4 million was calculated using the closing price of the Company's unrestricted common shares on February 8, 2023, adjusted to reflect a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) due to the shares issued being unregistered and therefore subject to related sale restrictions.
The Company is also entitled to reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with the delivery of services performed for VX-670 and for additional EEV-based therapeutic candidates under the Amended Research Plan. The Company utilized the most likely amount approach to estimate the expected cost reimbursement. The Company concluded that these amounts do not require a constraint and are included in the transaction price at inception. The Company considers this estimate at each reporting date and updates the estimate based on information available.
In October 2023, the Company achieved a milestone related to preclinical IND-enabling GLP toxicology studies of VX-670, which triggered a $17.5 million payment that was received in November 2023. Upon the achievement of the milestone, the Company recorded a $7.8 million cumulative catch-up entry to collaboration revenue. No additional milestones were deemed probable of being achieved as of December 31, 2023 and, therefore, all remaining milestone payments were fully constrained and excluded from the transaction price as of December 31, 2023. The Company re-evaluates the probability of achievement of development milestones and any related constraint at each period end, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect collaboration revenue in the period of adjustment.
Allocation and Recognition
As of December 31, 2023, the transaction price for the combination of the exclusive license and the performance of the research activities for VX-670 consists of (i) the upfront payment, (ii) the milestone achieved in October 2023 and (iii) reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with the delivery of services under the Amended Research Plan associated with VX-670. The transaction price for the work on additional EEV-based therapeutic candidates consists of the reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with the delivery of services under the Amended Research Plan associated with such work.
The Company recognizes revenue associated with both performance obligations as the related research and development services are provided using an input method, according to the costs incurred as related to the respective
research services and the costs expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligations in accordance with the Amended Research Plan. The transfer of control occurs over this time period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligations. The estimated costs associated with the remaining effort required to complete the performance obligations in accordance with the research plans may change, which may materially impact revenue recognition. The Company regularly evaluates and, when necessary, updates the costs associated with the remaining effort pursuant to the performance obligations under the Vertex Agreement and records any necessary adjustment to revenue for the change in estimate.
The amounts received that have not yet been recognized as revenue are deferred on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and will be recognized over the remaining research and development period until the performance obligation is satisfied. The performance obligations have not been fully satisfied as of December 31, 2023.
The following table summarizes the revenue recognized in connection with the Company's performance under the Vertex Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Year ended December 31,
20232022
Collaboration services revenue
$17,508$
Recognition of upfront and milestone payments
111,505
Total$129,013$

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the Company’s unsatisfied performance obligations and recorded in deferred revenue at December 31, 2023 is $139.0 million. The Company will recognize the deferred revenue related to the research and development services based on a cost input method, over the remaining term of the research plan.
The costs incurred to perform the research activities pursuant to the Vertex Agreement are recorded in research and development expenses.

Pierrepont Agreement
In July 2023, the Company and Pierrepont Therapeutics, Inc. (Pierrepont) entered into a license agreement (the Pierrepont Agreement) to advance the development of ENTR-501, the Company’s intracellular thymidine phosphorylase enzyme replacement therapy in development for the treatment of mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE). The Company recognized no revenue related to this agreement for the year ended December 31, 2023 as the underlying performance obligations had not been delivered as of December 31, 2023.