LONZA SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT
This Lonza Sublicense Agreement (this “Agreement”) is madeand entered into as of February 23,2018 (the “Effective Date”) by and between MedImmune, LLC, a Delaware corporation, whose registered office is at One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 (and which is a member of the AstraZeneca group of companies) (“MedImmune”) and Viela Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spinco”). MedImmune and Spinco are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
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WHEREAS, Lonza Sales AG (“Lonza”) and MedImmune entered into a Letter Agreement, dated April 16, 2009, incorporating the terms of the Licenses and Services Agreement between Lonza (as successor in title to Lonza Biologics Plc) and AstraZeneca AB, dated January 21, 2005 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, effective as of March 20, 2009) (together, the “Lonza License Agreement” and attached hereto as Schedule 1);
WHEREAS, BioWa, Inc. (“BioWa”) and MedImmune (then called MedImmune, Inc.) entered into a License Agreement dated November 16, 2005 (the “BioWa License Agreement”) pursuant to which BioWa granted MedImmune anon-exclusive, worldwide sublicense under BioWa’s technology to research antibodies made using Potelligent™ Technology;
WHEREAS, under the Lonza License Agreement, MedImmune has developed a cell line for the expression of the antibody [***] binds to CD19 as its intended primary target [***] using Potelligent™ Cells (as defined in the BioWa License Agreement) and Lonza’s LB System Technology (as defined in the Lonza License Agreement) (referred to as [***]) (the “551 Cell Line”) such that the 551 Cell Line is a Transfected Potelligent™ Cell (as defined in the BioWa License Agreement) and is a Cell Line (as defined in the Lonza License Agreement);
WHEREAS, BioWa, Lonza and MedImmune entered into aNon-Exclusive License Agreement, dated November 4, 2013 (the “BioWa/Lonza License Agreement”) pursuant to which BioWa and Lonza granted MedImmune anon-exclusive, worldwide license under BioWa’s and Lonza technology to research antibodies made using Potelligent® [***] (as defined in the BioWa/Lonza License Agreement);
WHEREAS, MedImmune has developed a cell line for the expression of the antibody known as MEDI-7734 that specifically binds to ILT7 as its intended primary target (“MEDI-7734”) using Potelligent® [***] cells and Lonza [***] (as defined in the BioWa/Lonza License Agreement) (referred to as pCLD-2072) (the “7734 Cell Line”) such that the 7734 Cell Line is a Transfected Cell as defined in the BioWa/Lonza License Agreement and is also subject to the Lonza License Agreement (as referred to in the BioWa/Lonza License Agreement).
WHEREAS, MedImmune, MedImmune Limited and AstraZeneca Collaboration Ventures, LLC have agreed to sell, or to procure the sale, to Spinco, of certain assets relating to certain products and programs aimed at treating inflammation and autoimmune disorders, including specified Patents andKnow-How relating exclusively to such products or programs, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 23, 2018 (the “APA”);
[*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE THE INFORMATION (I) IS NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.