Exhibit 10.11
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INOZYME PHARMA, INC. CONFIDENTIAL
YALE UNIVERSITY
CORPORATE SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENT
This RESEARCH AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 6, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Yale University, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of a special charter granted by the General Assembly of the Colony and State of Connecticut (the “University”), and Inozyme Pharma, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal offices at 240 Bluff View Drive, Guilford, Connecticut 06347 (the “Sponsor”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, in pursuit of its educational purposes, which include research and training, the University undertakes scholarly, research, and experimental activities in a variety of academic disciplines including the biology of the modulation of inorganic pyrophosphate and calcification by ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (“ENPPs”); and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor wishes to fund and desires that the University undertake a research program in the field of ENPPs, as described more fully in Exhibit A, attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its scholarly, research, and instructional interests, the University is willing to undertake such research upon the terms and conditions set forth below; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Yale University
Office of Sponsored Projects
P.O. Box 1873
New Haven, CT 06508-1873
Contacting email: [**]
Or wired to:
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Reference: Demetrios Braddock, Principal Investigator; [**]
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Neither party will use any Confidential Information of the other party provided under this Agreement for any purpose other than carrying out the Research and performing the parties’ respective obligations under this Agreement.
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The University Yale University Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) 25 Science Park - 3rd Floor P.O. Box 208327 New Haven, CT 06520-88327 ATTN: [**] Contract Manager | Sponsor Inozyme Pharma, LLC [**] ATTN: Chief Executive Officer [**] |
Yale University Office of Cooperative Research 433 Temple Street New Haven, CT 06511 ATTN: Managing Director | [**]
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provided, however, that Invention Disclosures shall be addressed to the parties as follows:
Yale University Yale University Office of Cooperative Research Attn: Director of Intellectual Property 433 Temple Street New Haven, CT, 06511 P: [**] E: [**] CC: [**]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers or representatives.
YALE UNIVERSITY By /s/ Jeffrey E. McGuinness Title Associate Director Date January 10, 2017 | INOZYME PHARMA, LLC By /s/ Axel Bolte Title Chief Executive Officer Date January 10, 2017 |
Read and acknowledged: Principal Investigator
/s/ Demetrios Braddock Demetrios Braddock, MD PhD Date 01/09/2017 |
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YALE UNIVERSITY
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
CORPORATE SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CORPORATE SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENT, dated as of February 19, 2019 (this “Amendment”), by and between Yale University, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of a special charter granted by the General Assembly of the Colony and State of Connecticut (the “University”), and Inozyme Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal offices at 280 Summer Street, Floor 5, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 (the “Sponsor”), amends the RESEARCH AGREEMENT, entered into as of January 6, 2017 (the “Agreement”), by and between the University and the Sponsor.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has funded a research program in the field of ENPPS.
WHEREAS, the Sponsor now wishes to continue to fund for an extended period (years 3-5) research programs in the field of expertise of the Principal Investigator, as described more fully in Exhibit A, attached to this Amendment; and
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WHEREAS, the Sponsor wishes to allow for a broader research program and to amend the the budget for the research to take place during the Extended Term (as defined herein) as provided in the Agreement, and the University is willing to agree to such modifications and to undertake such research upon the terms and conditions set forth below and in the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Scope of Research. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby amended such that during the Extended Term, the University shall use reasonable efforts to perform the research program described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein and incorporated in the Agreement to allow for expansion of the original Research, and otherwise in accordance with the terms and limitations provided in the Agreement. The Research provided for in this Amendment shall be in lieu of the portion of the Research for the third year of the Term as provided in the Agreement and shall also extend for the Extended Term. Any additional research requested by Sponsor that is supplemental to the research
selected by the Principal Investigator – relating to ENPPs within the amended program described in Exhibit A attached hereto, shall be the subject of a separately negotiated financial agreement between the University and Sponsor.
2. Reimbursement of Costs. The Agreement is hereby amended such that the Sponsor shall reimburse the University for all direct and indirect costs incurred by the University in connection with the Extended Research, in accordance with the budget set forth as Exhibit B hereto (the “Extended Budget”), in the amount of [**] Dollars ($[**]), attached hereto and which hereby is incorporated herein and incorporated in the Agreement. The first year of the Extended Budget shall be in lieu of $[**] of Total Grant Budget for Year 3 as shown in the budget attached as Exhibit B to the Agreement. Nothing in this Amendment modifies the Total Grant Budget shown for each of Year 1 and Year 2 in the Agreement. Once the parties execute and deliver this Amendment, the Total Grant Budget and Extended Budget under the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, will be:
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Indirect costs for the Extended Budget shall be as shown in the Extended Budget.
3. Amendment to Term. The first sentence of Section 10(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “January 6, 2020” and substituting in lieu thereof “December 31, 2021”. The period of the New Research shall be referred to as the “Extended Term.”
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4. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and defined in the introductory paragraph of, or recitals to, this Amendment shall have the respective meanings provided therein. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings provided in the Agreement except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
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5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first set forth above once this Amendment or counterparts hereof shall have been executed and delivered by University and the Sponsor.
6. Confirmation of Original Agreement.
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7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers or representatives.
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Date: February 19th, 2019 |
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Exhibit B: Extended Budget
Amendment No. 1 to Corporate Sponsored Research Agreement
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Exhibit B: Budget
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YALE TOTAL DIRECT COSTS - Grant | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] |
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Second Amendment to Corporate Sponsored Research Agreement
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This Second Amendment (the “Amendment”), effective as of December 31, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is entered into by and Inozyme Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal offices at 321 Summer Street, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02210 (“Inozyme”) and Yale University, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of a special charter granted by the General Assembly of the Colony and State of Connecticut, (“Yale”), and is made to that certain Research Agreement with an Effective Date of January 6, 2017, as amended by a First Amendment effective February 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”).
Whereas, the Parties desire to modify the terms of the Agreement to extend the term thereof on a no-cost basis as set forth herein.
Now Therefore, the Parties agree as follows:
In Witness Whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the Amendment Effective Date.
Yale University Inozyme Pharma, Inc.
By:__/s/ James Cresswell____________ By:___/s/ Axel Bolte__________________
Name: James Cresswell Name: Axel Bolte
Title: Sr. Contract Manager Title: CEO
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