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License and Collaboration Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
License And Collaboration Agreements [Abstract]  
License and Collaboration Agreements
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License and Collaboration Agreements

Genrix License Agreement

In June 2025, the Company and Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Genrix”) entered into a license agreement (the “Genrix License Agreement”), pursuant to which Genrix granted Cullinan a global (excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), exclusive license to develop and commercialize velinotamig, a BCMAxCD3 bispecific T cell engager, in all fields of use.

Under the terms of the Genrix License Agreement, Cullinan paid Genrix an upfront license fee of $20.0 million. Genrix will be eligible to receive up to $292.0 million in milestone payments based on the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones. Genrix is also eligible to receive up to an additional $400.0 million in net sales-based milestones as well as tiered royalties ranging from mid-single digit to mid-teens, as a percentage of net sales of licensed products.

Unless earlier terminated, the Genrix License Agreement will continue in effect on a country-by-country basis until the expiration of Cullinan’s royalty obligations in such country. The Genrix License Agreement may be terminated by either party for a material breach by the other party, subject to notice and cure provisions, or in the event of the other party’s insolvency. Additionally, subject to a notice period, Cullinan may terminate the Genrix License Agreement for convenience. In the Genrix License Agreement, each party made customary representations and warranties and agreed to customary covenants, including, without limitation, with respect to indemnification, for transactions of this type.

Cullinan evaluated the Genrix License Agreement and determined that the exclusive license to develop and commercialize velinotamig represented an asset acquisition of in-process research and development. The Company also determined that the asset had no alternative future use at the time of acquisition, and therefore, the upfront license fee of $20.0 million was recorded within research and development expenses in 2025.

Taiho Agreements

Cullinan has a co-development agreement with an affiliate of Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd ("Taiho"), pursuant to which the Company is collaborating to develop zipalertinib for the treatment of a genetically defined subset of patients with NSCLC, and Taiho will commercialize zipalertinib. For the agreed-upon indication, Cullinan and Taiho share development costs equally, and each party will receive 50% of any future pre-tax profits from potential U.S. sales of zipalertinib. For any additional indications that Taiho chooses to develop independently, Taiho will bear all development costs until they have sufficient data from such indication to support a commercial purpose or submission of zipalertinib for such indication. At such time, 50% of Taiho’s independent development costs, subject to certain adjustments, will be deducted from future pre-tax profits for potential U.S. sales of zipalertinib. In November 2025, Taiho independently initiated an ongoing global Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating zipalertinib in an additional indication.

The Company concluded that the co-development agreement with Taiho is a collaborative arrangement because Cullinan is an active participant in the development of zipalertinib, and in the oversight of commercialization for zipalertinib. Amounts due to or from Taiho for zipalertinib development activities after the execution of the co-development agreement are recorded within research and development expenses or general and administrative expenses based on the nature of the activity. The following table summarizes each party’s respective share of costs incurred and paid by the other party for zipalertinib development activities for 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Cullinan's share of zipalertinib research and development costs incurred by Taiho

 

$

28,401

 

 

$

24,909

 

Cullinan’s share of general and administrative costs incurred by Taiho

 

$

3,247

 

 

$

2,051

 

Taiho’s share of research and development costs incurred by Cullinan

 

$

7,640

 

 

$

9,549

 

Under a separate agreement, Cullinan is also eligible to receive up to $130.0 million from Taiho tied to epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 non-small-cell lung cancer U.S. regulatory milestones. As of December 31, 2025, no milestone payments have been received under this agreement.

DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement

The Company has exclusive worldwide rights to CLN-049, its bispecific T cell engager targeting FLT3 and CD3, pursuant to an exclusive license agreement (the "DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement") with Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum ("DKFZ"), Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Faculty of Medicine, and Universitätsmedizin Gesellschaft für Forschung und Entwicklung mbH, Tübingen. Pursuant to the DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement, DKFZ and the University of Tübingen, collectively referred to as the Licensor, granted to Cullinan an exclusive worldwide, milestone- and royalty-bearing license under certain licensed patent rights, applications, technical information and know-how, with the right to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers to research, develop, commercialize or otherwise exploit licensed products within the field.

The Company shall pay certain non-refundable, non-creditable milestone payments to the Licensor upon the occurrence of certain clinical and regulatory events related to a licensed product. Each milestone payment is paid one time only up to a certain payment amount.

Furthermore, Cullinan is required to pay running low to mid-single digit royalty percentage on net sales of each licensed product on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis during the royalty term, subject to certain offsets or reductions. The aggregate, worldwide royalties due to Licensor for net sales of any licensed product in a calendar year shall not be reduced to an amount less than low to mid-single digit percentages. Such royalty obligations will expire on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis upon the later of (a) the expiration of the last valid claim of a patent which covers a product in such country and (b) a low double digit anniversary following the first commercial sale of a product in such country. Under certain conditions upon a first change in control in the Company's CLN-049 development subsidiary, Cullinan shall pay a non-refundable, non-creditable mid-single digit percent of sale proceeds, provided, however, that such payment shall not be required following consummation of an initial public offering of the Company's CLN-049 development subsidiary.

Either party may terminate the agreement upon a material breach by the other party or insolvency of the other party. Cullinan may terminate the DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement for any or no reason after the first filing of an investigational new drug application or clinical trial agreement by providing prior written notice. Licensor may terminate the agreement by providing prior written notice, if the Company or any of its affiliates challenges the validity of certain patent rights. Unless earlier terminated, the DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement continues perpetually. As of December 31, 2025, no milestone obligations have been incurred under the DKFZ/Tübingen License Agreement.

Adimab

Cullinan has a collaboration agreement with Adimab, LLC ("Adimab") (the "Adimab Collaboration Agreement"). Pursuant to the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, the Company selected a single-digit number of biological targets against which Adimab used its proprietary platform technology to discover and/or optimize antibodies, including antibody components that were used to generate CLN-978, based upon mutually agreed-upon research plans. Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, Cullinan has the ability to select additional biological targets against which Adimab will provide additional antibody discovery and optimization services for delivery of binders with a specified range of binding affinities.

During the research term and evaluation term for a given research program with Adimab, the Company has a non-exclusive worldwide license under Adimab’s technology to perform certain research activities and to evaluate the program antibodies to determine whether Cullinan wants to exercise its option to obtain a royalty-free, fully paid, non-exclusive license to exploit such antibodies and sublicense through multiple tiers (the "Adimab Option").

Under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement, Cullinan paid a one-time, non-creditable, non-refundable technology access fee. Cullinan is also required to pay an annual access fee and research funding fees, which are creditable against the annual access fee for Adimab’s performance of its’ research obligations under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement. Cullinan is also obligated to make certain research delivery, clinical and sales milestone payments to Adimab in an aggregate amount of up to $15.8 million for each product, on a product-by-product basis, subject to certain reductions and discounts. As of December 31, 2025, Cullinan has incurred and paid a cumulative $0.5 million of milestone obligations for CLN-978 under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement.

Cullinan is obligated to pay certain royalty payments on a product-by-product basis at a low single-digit percentage of annual aggregate worldwide net sales. Such royalty obligations will expire on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis upon the later of (a) a certain low double-digit number of years after the first commercial sale of such product in such country and (b) the expiration of the last issued and not expired, permanently revoked, or invalid claim within a program patent covering such product.

Cullinan may terminate the Adimab Collaboration Agreement at any time, for any reason, upon a specified period advance written notice. The term of the Adimab Collaboration Agreement expires upon the last research program’s evaluation term in the event no Adimab Option is exercised or in the event an Adimab Option is exercised, after the royalty term expires at the later of a specified period or invalid patent coverage of the relevant product.

During 2025 and 2024, Cullinan did not incur any milestone obligations under the Adimab Collaboration Agreement.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Company had an exclusive patent license agreement (the "MIT License Agreement") for the technology underlying CLN-617 with MIT through its development subsidiary, Cullinan Amber Corp. ("Cullinan Amber"). Under the terms of the MIT License Agreement, Cullinan has incurred and paid $0.7 million of milestone obligations through December 31, 2025. In November 2025, after a review of the emerging clinical data in patients with advanced solid tumors, Cullinan decided not to pursue further development of CLN-617. In connection with the decision not to pursue further development of CLN-617, the Company notified MIT of its decision to terminate the MIT License Agreement. In connection with the termination of the MIT License Agreement, Cullinan returned the licensed patent rights for the technology underlying CLN-617 to MIT.

During 2025 and 2024, Cullinan did not incur any milestone obligations under the MIT License Agreement.

Harbour License Agreement

The Company and Harbour BioMed US Inc. (“Harbour”) were party to a license and collaboration agreement pursuant to which Harbour granted Cullinan an exclusive license for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of HBM7008 (CLN-418) in the U.S. In August 2024, following a review of the data from the Phase 1 clinical trial of CLN-418, the Company notified Harbour of its decision to terminate the license and collaboration agreement, effective November 2024. In connection with the termination, the Company discontinued development of CLN-418 and returned development and commercial rights for CLN-418 to Harbour.