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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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Commitments and Contingencies

Note 6 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

License and Research Agreements

 

The Company has entered into license and research and development agreements with third parties under which the Company is obligated to make upfront payments as well as milestone and royalty payments. Notable inclusions in this category are:

 

  a. AbbView Biotherapeutics Corp (formerly Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp) – The Company entered into a Product Development and Patent License Agreement with AbbVie Biotherapeutics Corp. (formerly Facet Biotech formerly known as Protein Design Labs) in 2003 to secure exclusive rights to a specific antibody when conjugated with alpha emitting radioisotopes. Upon execution of the agreement, the Company made a license fee payment of $3,000,000.

 

The Company agreed to make milestone payments totaling $7,750,000 for the achievement of the following agreed to and contracted milestones:

 

Milestones   Payments  
         
(1) when Company initiates a Phase I Clinical Trial of a licensed product   $ 750,000  
(2) when Company initiates a Phase II Clinical Trial of a licensed product     750,000  
(3) when Company initiates a Phase III Clinical Trial of a licensed product     1,500,000  
(4) Biological License Application filing with U.S. FDA     1,750,000  
(5) First commercial sale     1,500,000  
(6) after the first $10,000,000 in net sales     1,500,000  

 

Under the agreement, the Company shall pay to AbbVie Biotherapeutics Corp on a country-by-country basis a royalty of 12% of net sales of all licensed products until the later of: (1) 12.5 years after the first commercial sale, or (2) when the patents expire.

 

The Company met its first milestone in 2012 and upon reaching the milestone the Company paid Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp. a milestone payment of $750,000 on July 24, 2012.  The milestone payment for the Phase 1 Clinical Trial was recorded as research and development expense. The Company has not initiated a Phase 2 Clinical Trial and no payment has been made to Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp. since the July 24, 2012 payment.

 

  b.   Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) – see related party disclosure.
     
  c.   Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – The Company is contracted to purchase radioactive material to be used for research and development, with a renewal option at the contract end.  For 2013, the Company was obligated and paid approximately $0.3 million to purchase of radioactive material with ORNL.  During 2014, the Company signed a contract with ORNL to purchase $0.4 million of radioactive material.
     
  d.   AptivSolutions provides project management services for the study of the drug Ac-225-HuM195 (Actimab-A) used in the Company’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials.  The total project is estimated to cost approximately $1.9 million and requires a 12.5% down payment of the total estimated project cost.  The down payment totaling $239,000 was paid in 2007 and 2012.  On August 6, 2012, October 22, 2012 and May 16, 2013, the agreement was amended to provide for additional services.  The total project is now estimated at approximately $2.2 million. As of September 30, 2014, approximately $1.2 million has been expensed to date.  AptivSolutions bills the Company when services are rendered and the Company records the related expense to research and development costs.
     
   e.  

On June 15, 2012, the Company entered into a license and sponsored research agreement with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) to build upon previous and ongoing clinical trials, with BC8 (licensed antibody).  FHCRC has currently completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the clinical trial and the Company intends to start preparation for a pivotal trial leading to an FDA approval.  The Company has been granted exclusive rights to the BC8 antibody and related master cell bank developed by FHCRC.  The cost to develop the trial will range from $13.2 million to $23.5 million, depending on the trial design as required by the FDA.  Under the terms of the sponsored research agreement, the Company will fund the FHCRC lab with $150,000 per year for the first two years and $250,000 thereafter.  Payments made toward funding the lab will be credited toward royalty payments owed to FHCRC in the given year.  A milestone payment of $1 million will be due to FHCRC upon FDA approval of the first drug.  Upon commercial sale of the drug, royalty payments of 2% of net sales will be due to FHCRC.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded fees of approximately $0.1 million and $75,000, respectively, related to this agreement.

  

  f.   On July 19, 2012, the Company entered into a clinical trial agreement with FHCRC.  The Company will pay $31,366 for each patient that has completed the clinical trial. The Company paid a start-up fee of $19,749 in 2013.  During the clinical trial additional fees apply and will be invoiced when applicable. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company paid approximately $16,000 for patient enrollment.
     
  g.   On August 28, 2012, the Company entered into a clinical trial agreement with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  The total estimated cost of conducting the clinical trial is approximately $500,000, which includes a non- refundable institutional fee of $14,500.  The estimated cost is based on treating 24 patients through 2013.  Upon execution of the agreement, the Company paid $33,946. During 2013, there was one patient treated and the Company paid $34,383 in July 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded an expense of approximately $0.1 million.
     
  h.   On September 26, 2012, the Company entered into a clinical trial agreement with Johns Hopkins University.  The Phase 1/2 clinical trial will be conducted with Actinium 225.  The clinical trial will be conducted under the protocols established by the Company and pursuant to an Investigational New Drug Exemption (IND 10807) held by the Company.  The Company will pay $38,501 per patient, who has completed the clinical trial. The Company is required to pay a start-up fee of $22,847, an annual pharmacy fee of $2,025 and an amendment processing fee of $500, when applicable. The Company paid the start-up fee in February 2013. There were no payments made during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 for this agreement.
     
  i.   On November 21, 2012, the Company entered into a clinical trial agreement with the University of Pennsylvania.  The Phase 1/2 clinical trial will be conducted with Actinium 225.  The clinical trial will be conducted under the protocols established by the Company and pursuant to an Investigational New Drug Exemption (IND 10807) held by the Company.  The Company will pay $31,771 per patient, who has completed the clinical trial. The Company will be required to pay a start-up fee of $16,000 and additional administrative fees, when applicable.  The Company accrued the $16,000 fee at December 31, 2013 and paid the fee in January 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded an expense of approximately $16,000.
     
  j.   On January 27, 2014, the Company entered into a manufacturing agreement with Goodwin Biotechnology Inc.  (“Goodwin”). Goodwin will oversee the current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) production of a monoclonal antibody anticipated to be used in an upcoming phase 3 clinical trial of Iomab-B. Total cost of the agreement is $3.3 million. The Company paid a non-refundable payment of $562,790 upon execution of the agreement. Periodic payments will be made upon reaching certain milestones. As of September 30, 2014, the remaining cost of the agreement is approximately $2.3 million. Goodwin bills the Company when services are rendered and the Company records the related expense to research and development costs.

 

  k.  

On June 20, 2014, the Company entered into a CRO agreement with Act Oncology. Act Oncology provides project management services for the study of Iomab-B used for the intended Phase 3 clinical trial.  The total project is estimated to cost approximately $0.8 million. The Company paid approximately $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Act Oncology bills the Company when services are rendered and the Company records the related expense to research and development costs.

 

  l.  

On September 30, 2014, the Company entered into a research agreement with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (“Einstein”). According to the agreement, Einstein will use certain materials provided by the Company to complete a research project. The research project will explore the feasibility of using Actinium 225 to prepare patients with blood borne cancers to receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Einstein will periodically provide the Company with reports showing project data or research. The total fixed price of the project is $183,391 which is payable to Einstein in three payments. A payment of approximately $92,000 was made subsequent to September 30, 2014.  

 

Lease Agreements

 

On August 1, 2012, the Company entered into a rental agreement for office space at 501 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. The agreement was terminated on May 31, 2013. On June 4, 2013 and amended on October 4, 2013, the Company entered into two rental agreements for office space at 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. One of the agreements was terminated on July 6, 2014. The Company plans to maintain office space at 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY at least until December 31, 2014. The Company paid a one month refundable deposit on the space that it maintains in New York, NY.  On April 22, 2014, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for office space located at 379 Thornall Street, Edison, NJ. This agreement expires on September 30, 2016. The Company issued a security deposit of $34,733 to the existing tenant.