Abbott Laboratories
On September 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Non-Exclusive License Agreement (the Abbott License Agreement) with Abbott Laboratories (Abbott). Pursuant to the terms of the Abbott License Agreement, the Company granted Abbott a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license, without the right to sublicense, under the Company’s bead-based single molecule detection patents (Licensed Patents) in the field of in vitro diagnostics. Abbott agreed to pay the Company an initial license fee of $10.0 million in connection with the execution of the Abbott License Agreement, which was recognized as license revenue during the 2020 fiscal year. Abbott has also agreed to pay the Company milestone fees subject to the achievement by Abbott of certain development, regulatory and commercialization milestones and low single-digit royalties on net sales of licensed products.
The Abbott License Agreement includes customary representations and warranties, covenants and indemnification obligations for a transaction of this nature. The Abbott License Agreement became effective upon signing and will continue until expiration of the last-to-expire Licensed Patent, or the agreement is earlier terminated. Under the terms of the Abbott License Agreement, the Company and Abbott each have the right to terminate the agreement for uncured material breach by, or insolvency of, the other party. Abbott may also terminate the Abbott License Agreement at any time without cause upon 60 days’ notice.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized 0 revenue under the Abbott License Agreement.
13. Related party transactions
One of the Company’s Directors is affiliated with Harvard University, the Wyss Institute at Harvard and Mass General Brigham. Revenue recorded from sales to Harvard University and its affiliates and to Mass General Brigham and its affiliates totaled $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $0.2 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The Company had $0.2 million in accounts receivable from Harvard University and its affiliates and Mass General Brigham and its affiliates at both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Deferred revenue from Harvard University and its affiliates and Mass General Brigham and its affiliates was $0.1 million at both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
On May 26, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with UltraDx Limited (UltraDx agreement), a new company formed by ARCH Venture Partners (ARCH). Pursuant to the UltraDx agreement, the Company will supply HD-X instruments (both fully assembled and disassembled) as well as assays and assay components to UltraDx, and UltraDx has the non-exclusive right to seek Chinese regulatory approval of and to commercialize the HD-X instrument and related assays in the Chinese neurological in vitro diagnostic market. The Company has determined that UltraDx is a related party because one of the Company’s directors is affiliated with ARCH and UltraDx. Pursuant to the terms of the UltraDx agreement, the Company shipped a total of 10 fully assembled and disassembled HD-X instruments to UltraDx on June 30, 2022 at a purchase price of approximately $1.9 million. Due to the fact that UltraDx was recently formed during the second quarter of 2022, the Company will recognize revenue on these shipments upon receipt of payment.
Amounts from other related party relationships are immaterial. Collectively, at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had 0 accounts receivable and $18 thousand in accounts receivable, respectively, from these other related parties. In addition, the Company had a total of $20 thousand and $6 thousand in accounts payable at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, from these other related parties. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded cost of product revenue of $11 thousand and $20 thousand, respectively, cost of service and other revenue of $34 thousand and $87 thousand, respectively, research and development of $29 thousand and $61 thousand, respectively, and selling, general, and administrative of $8 thousand and $41 thousand, respectively, from these other related parties. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded service revenue of $4 thousand and $24 thousand, respectively, cost of product revenue of $23 thousand and $30 thousand, respectively, cost of service and other revenue of $34 thousand and $51 thousand, respectively, research and development of $40 thousand and $51 thousand, respectively, and selling, general, and administrative of $9 thousand and $23 thousand, respectively, in total from these other related parties.