Exhibit 10.2
** CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUEST.
Manufacturing and Clinical Supply
Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT
is effective as of the 17th day of
January, 2006 (“Effective Date”).
BY AND BETWEEN:
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC. , a Delaware
corporation, with its principal offices located at 40 Valley Stream
Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 (hereinafter referred to as
“CLIENT”)
AND:
ALTHEA TECHNOLOGIES,
INC. , a Delaware
corporation, with a place of business located at 11040 Roselle
Street, San Diego, CA 92121 (hereinafter referred to as
“ALTHEA”);
WHEREAS CLIENT has formulations and/or know-how related
to each Drug Product, as defined below;
WHEREAS ALTHEA has the expertise and the manufacturing
facility suitable for the Production of Drug Product;
WHEREAS , CLIENT wishes to have ALTHEA Produce Drug
Product and ALTHEA wishes to Produce Drug Product for
CLIENT;
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
and the undertakings, terms, conditions and covenants set forth
below, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article 1,
DEFINITIONS.
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1.1
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AFFILIATE of a party hereto shall mean any entity that
controls or is controlled by such party, or is under common control
with such party. For purposes of this definition, an entity shall
be deemed to control another entity if it owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the
voting equity of another entity (or other comparable interest for
an entity other than a corporation).
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1.2
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BATCH shall mean a specific quantity of a Drug Product
comprising a number of units mutually agreed upon between CLIENT
and ALTHEA, and that (a) is intended to have uniform character
and quality within specified limits, and (b) is produced
according to a single manufacturing order during the same cycle of
manufacture.
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1.3
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BULK DRUG
SUBSTANCE shall mean the
active compound, as set forth in the Project Plan, to be supplied
by CLIENT for use in Production of Drug Product.
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1.4
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cGMP shall mean current Good Manufacturing Practices
as defined in the FDA rules and regulations, 21 CFR Parts
210-211.
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1.5
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CANCELLATION
FEES shall mean the fees
payable by CLIENT in the event that CLIENT cancels the Production
of any Batch of Drug Product set forth in the Project Plan, except
in the event of a default by ALTHEA as set forth in
Section 3.3.
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1.6
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COMPONENTS shall mean all Components used by ALTHEA in
Production of Drug Product under this Agreement. Components are
listed in the Project Plan, such Components identified as
Components supplied by CLIENT (“CLIENT Supplied
Components”) and Components supplied by ALTHEA (“ALTHEA
Supplied Components”).
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1.7
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CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION shall mean
all information and data provided by one party to the other party
except any portion of such information and data which:
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(i)
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is known to the
recipient as evidenced by its written records before receipt
thereof from the disclosing party;
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(ii)
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is disclosed to
the recipient by a third person who has the right to make such
disclosure;
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(iii)
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is or becomes
part of the public domain through no fault of the recipient;
or
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(iv)
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the recipient
can reasonably establish is independently developed by recipient
without use of the information disclosed by the disclosing
party.
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1.8
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ALTHEA
SOPs shall mean
ALTHEA’s Standard Operating Procedures which shall be deemed
reviewed and approved by CLIENT prior to entering into each Project
Plan.
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1.9
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DEVELOPMENT shall mean studies, if any, conducted by ALTHEA
to develop a process to Produce Drug Product, in accordance with
the Specifications and cGMP. Development activities, if any, shall
be identified in the Development & Regulatory
Plan.
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1.10
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DRUG
PRODUCT shall mean each
pharmaceutical product set forth in a Project Plan to be Produced
by ALTHEA in bulk or finished dosage form for development and/or
clinical use only.
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1.11
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FDA shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration or any successor entity thereto.
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1.12
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FD&C
ACT shall mean the United
States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as may be amended from
time to time.
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IND shall mean an Investigational New Drug Exemption
Application for Drug Product, as defined in the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) rules and regulations, 21
CFR.
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LABELING shall mean all labels and other written,
printed, or graphic matter upon: (i) Drug Product or any
container, carton, or wrapper utilized with Drug Product or
(ii) any written material accompanying Drug
Product.
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MASTER BATCH
RECORD (MBR) shall mean
the formal set of instructions for Production of Drug Product. The
MBR shall be developed and maintained in ALTHEA’s standard
format by ALTHEA, using CLIENT’s master formula and technical
support.
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1.16
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PRODUCTION
or PRODUCE shall mean the
formulation (if any), filling, lyophilization, packaging,
inspection, labeling, and testing of Drug Product by
ALTHEA.
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PRODUCT
SPECIFICATION SHEET shall
mean a listing of the analytical testing and corresponding
Specifications, to be performed on the Bulk Drug Substance and Drug
Product in connection with the stability program.
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PROJECT
PLAN shall mean the
document containing the parameters for Production of Drug Product
which shall be developed by ALTHEA and agreed to in writing by
CLIENT for each Drug Product under this Agreement. Prior to
commencing Production of any Drug Product, ALTHEA shall deliver two
(2) signed originals of the Project Plan to CLIENT. CLIENT
shall sign both originals of the Project Plan and return one
(1) fully executed original to ALTHEA. Each fully executed
Project Plan shall be incorporated by reference and made a part of
this Agreement. ALTHEA shall have no obligation for Production of a
Drug Product until CLIENT has executed and returned the Project
Plan for such Drug Product to ALTHEA.
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1.19
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PURCHASE
PRICE shall mean the
amount to be paid by CLIENT as specified in each Project
Plan.
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1.20
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REGULATORY
AUTHORITY shall mean
those agencies or authorities responsible for regulation of Drug
Product in the United States and overseas. ALTHEA shall have no
obligation to Produce Drug Product in compliance with the
requirements of a Regulatory Authority not specified in the
applicable Project Plan.
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RELEASED
EXECUTED BATCH RECORD shall mean the completed Batch record and
associated deviation reports, investigation reports, and
Certificates of Analysis created for each Batch of Drug Product
produced according to the applicable Project Plan.
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SPECIFICATIONS shall mean those specifications set forth in
Product Specification Sheet and the Master Batch Record for Drug
Product, and to the extent that ALTHEA is required to test the Bulk
Drug Substance, for the Bulk Drug Substance.
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Article 2, PRODUCTION OF DRUG
PRODUCT.
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2.1
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Initiation: Upon execution of this Agreement and the
corresponding Project Plan for each Drug Product, ALTHEA shall
commence Production of such Drug Product pursuant to the Project
Plan.
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2.2
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Documentation: The Master Batch Record shall be reviewed and
approved by ALTHEA and by CLIENT prior to commencement of
Production. Any material change to an approved Master Batch Record
will be reviewed and approved by ALTHEA and by CLIENT prior to said
change being implemented. Each Batch of Drug Product shall be
Produced by using a copy of the Master Batch Record. Each copy of
the Master Batch Record for such Batch of Drug Product shall be
assigned a unique batch number. Any deviation from the
manufacturing process specified in the Master Batch Record must be
documented in the copy of the Master Batch Record for that Batch.
ALTHEA shall provide CLIENT with required supporting Development
and Production documentation in a form reasonably suitable and
sufficient for CLIENT’s submission to the FDA.
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2.3
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Bulk Drug
Substance and Components Supply: CLIENT, at its sole cost and expense (including,
without limitation, shipping costs), shall supply to ALTHEA, in a
timely manner, (a) all Bulk Drug Substance required to satisfy
the terms of this Agreement and (b) all other CLIENT Supplied
Components, all to be delivered to ALTHEA as set forth in the
applicable Project Plan for Production of such Drug Product. Except
as may otherwise be set forth specifically in the Project Plan, on
receipt of the Bulk Drug Substance and CLIENT Supplied Components
as set forth above, ALTHEA’s sole obligation with respect to
evaluation of the Bulk Drug Substance and CLIENT Supplied
Components shall be to review the accompanying certificate of
analysis to confirm that the Bulk Drug Substance and CLIENT
Supplied Components (if applicable) conform with the Specifications
and component specifications, respectively.
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2.4
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Bulk Drug
Substance and Component Delivery Delays : ALTHEA shall have no responsibility for delays
in delivery of Drug Product caused by delays in receipt of Bulk
Drug Substance or CLIENT Components. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that ALTHEA receives
the Bulk Drug Substance for Production of Drug Product from CLIENT
with less time than requested in the applicable Project Plan prior
to the scheduled date of Production of such Drug Product, but
within sufficient time to Produce such Drug Product on such
scheduled date, as determined in good faith by ALTHEA, ALTHEA shall
Produce such Drug Product as per the original schedule and CLIENT
shall be responsible for any additional costs incurred by ALTHEA as
a result of such situation, such additional costs not to exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00). Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, in the event that ALTHEA receives the
Bulk Drug Substance for Production of Drug Product from CLIENT with
less time than requested in the applicable Project Plan prior to
the scheduled date of Production of such Drug Product, but without
sufficient time to Produce such Drug Product on the scheduled date,
as determined in good faith by ALTHEA, ALTHEA shall reschedule
Production of such Drug Product and shall charge CLIENT the
applicable Cancellation Fee.
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2.5
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Importer of
Record: In the event any
material or equipment to be supplied by CLIENT, including without
limitation CLIENT Supplied Components and Bulk Drug Substance, is
imported into the United States for delivery to ALTHEA
(“Imported Goods”), CLIENT shall be the “Importer
of Record” of such Imported Goods. As the Importer of Record,
CLIENT shall be responsible for all aspects of the Imported Goods
including, without limitation (a) customs and other regulatory
clearance of Imported Goods, (b) payment of all tariffs,
duties, customs, fees, expenses and charges payable in connection
with the importation and delivery of the Imported Goods, and
(c) keeping all records, documents,
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correspondence and tracking
information required by applicable laws, rules and regulations
arising out of or in connection with the importation or delivery of
the Imported Goods.
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2.6
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Material
Safety Data Sheet :
CLIENT shall provide ALTHEA a Material Safety Data Sheet for Bulk
Drug Substance and for each Drug Product. ALTHEA shall immediately
notify CLIENT of any unusual health or environmental occurrence
relating to Drug Product, including, but not limited to any claim
or complaint by any employee of ALTHEA or any of its Affiliates or
third party that the operations of ALTHEA pursuant to this
Agreement have resulted in any adverse health or safety effect on
an employee or third party. ALTHEA agrees to advise CLIENT
immediately of any safety or toxicity problems of which it becomes
aware regarding the Drug Product.
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2.7
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Vendor and
Supplier Audit and Certification : CLIENT shall certify and audit all Drug
Product-related vendors and suppliers, or approve ALTHEA’S
selection of vendors and suppliers by way of signing this
agreement.
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2.8
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Delivery
Terms: ALTHEA shall ship
all Drug Product to CLIENT or to CLIENT’s designated
consignee. All shipments shall be shipped FOB ALTHEA, by a common
carrier designated by CLIENT, at CLIENT’s expense; provided,
however, ALTHEA shall be responsible for the loading of the Drug
Product on departure and shall bear risk of loss and all costs of
such loading. CLIENT shall procure, at its cost, insurance covering
damage or loss of Drug Product during shipping. All shipping
instructions of CLIENT shall be accompanied by the name and address
of the recipient and the shipping date.
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Exporter of
Record: CLIENT shall be
the exporter of record for any Product shipped out of the United
States, as CLIENT remains the owner of the Product. CLIENT warrants
that all shipments of Product exported from the United States will
be made in compliance with all applicable United States export laws
and regulations and all applicable import laws and regulations into
the country of deportation.
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CLIENT shall be responsible for
obtaining and paying for any licenses or other governmental
authorization(s) necessary for the exportation from the United
States. CLIENT shall select and pay the freight forwarder who shall
solely be CLIENT’s agent. CLIENT and its freight forwarder
shall be solely responsible for preparing and filing the
Shipper’s Export Declaration and any other documentation
required for the export.
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2.10
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act .
Each party to this Agreement represents and warrants that it has
not paid, and covenants that it will not pay, anything of value to
any government employee in connection with the production or resale
of the Product.
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Deposits and
Payment for Drug Product and Development: Promptly upon signing of each Project Plan and
receipt of an invoice by ALTHEA, CLIENT shall pay to ALTHEA fifty
percent (50%) of the total fees of this agreement. Thereafter
ALTHEA will invoice CLIENT monthly, based on the specific services
completed during the month. The final invoice for the Drug Product
will be issued upon the delivery of released Drug Product to CLIENT
by ALTHEA. CLIENT shall pay all invoices within thirty
(30) days of the invoice date therefore. Any payment due under
this Agreement not received within the times noted above shall bear
interest at the lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by
law, and (b) 1.5% per month on the outstanding balance
compounded monthly.
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2.12
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Default in
Payment Obligations: In
addition to all other remedies available to ALTHEA in the event of
a CLIENT default, if CLIENT fails to make payments as required
hereunder, ALTHEA may take appropriate measures to assure prompt
and full payment, including refuse to Produce any Drug Product
until CLIENT’s account is paid in full, modify the foregoing
terms of payment, place the account on a letter of credit basis,
require full or partial payment in advance, suspend deliveries of
Drug Product until CLIENT provides assurance of performance
reasonably satisfactory to ALTHEA, and/or take other reasonable
means as ALTHEA may determine.
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Article 3, TERM AND
TERMINATION.
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3.1
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Term: This Agreement shall commence on the date first
above written and will continue until the Production activities, as
described in the Project Plan, have been completed, unless sooner
terminated pursuant to Section 3.2 herein (the
“Term”).
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3.2
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Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time
upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
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3.2.1
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Termination
for Breach: Either party
may terminate this Agreement upon the breach of any provision of
this Agreement by the other party if such breach is not cured by
the breaching party within thirty (30) calendar days (or such
additional time reasonably necessary to cure such default provided
the breaching party has commenced a cure within the thirty
(30) day period and is diligently pursuing completion of such
cure) after receipt by the breaching party of written notice of
such default. At the option of the non-breaching party, such
termination may be with respect to the entire Agreement, or only
with respect to the Drug Product that is subject to the
breach.
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3.2.2
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Termination
for Financial Matters :
This Agreement may be terminated immediately by either party by
giving the other party written notice thereof in the event such
other party makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or proceedings of a case are commenced in any court of
competent jurisdiction by or against such party seeking
(a) such party’s reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution, arrangement or winding up, or the composition or
readjustment of its debts, (b) the appointment of a receiver
or trustee for or over such party’s property, or
(c) similar relief in respect of such party under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or
composition or adjustment of
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