(bb) Compliance with Health Care Laws. The Company, its or its subsidiaries’ directors, officers, and to the knowledge of the Company, its or its subsidiaries’ employees and agents, are, and at all times have been, in compliance with all health care laws applicable to the Company or its product candidates or activities, including, without limitation, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”) (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), the federal Anti-kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§3729 et seq.), all criminal laws relating to health care fraud and abuse, including but not limited to the criminal False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), 18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, and the health care fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17921 et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), the civil monetary penalties law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act), Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), any similar local, state or federal laws, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws (collectively, the “Health Care Laws”), except where failure to be so in compliance have not, and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any FDA Form 483, notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any Regulatory Authority or governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Health Care Laws applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. Neither the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its or its subsidiaries’ employees, officers or directors has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any U.S. federal health care program or human clinical research or, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension, or exclusion.
(cc) Studies, Tests, and Trials. The pre-clinical, clinical (as applicable) and other studies, tests, trials and research conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company are being and have been conducted in compliance with the experimental protocols established for each study, test, trial or research and in accordance, in all material respects, with the Health Care Laws, including, but not limited to, the FDCA and its applicable implementing regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58, 170 and 312. The published descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and research are accurate and complete in all material respects and fairly present the data derived from such studies, tests and research, and the Company does not have any knowledge of any other studies, tests or research the results of which are materially inconsistent with or otherwise reasonably call into question the results described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus. The Company has not received any notices or other correspondence from any Regulatory Authority with respect to any clinical or pre-clinical studies, tests or research that are, or whose results of which are, described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that require the termination, suspension, or material modification of such studies, tests or research.
(dd) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any collective bargaining agreement to which it is a party.
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