arrears, for services performed and costs incurred. The Sera Services Agreement has a term of two years and will automatically renew on its anniversary date for additional one-year terms. The Company may terminate the Sera Services Agreement by giving 30 days’ prior notice to Sera Services.
The Company incurred $0.4 million in consulting costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024, in connection with the Sera Services Agreement, and the amount was reflected in research and development, related party and general and administrative, related party on the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss and accrued expenses, related party on the condensed balance sheets.
Services Agreement with Carnot Pharma, LLC
In November 2023, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Carnot Services Agreement”), with Carnot Pharma, LLC, (“Carnot”), under which Carnot provides research and other services to the Company. Carnot is an entity controlled by RA Capital Management, L.P.
Under the terms of the Carnot Services Agreement, the Company compensates Carnot on a fully burdened cost basis for personnel time devoted to Company projects. The Company pays Carnot on a monthly basis, in arrears, for services performed and costs incurred. The Carnot Services Agreement is for a term of three years. The Company may terminate the Carnot Services Agreement by giving 30 days’ prior notice to Carnot. The Company did not incur any costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024 in connection with the Carnot Services Agreement.
Services Agreement with Blackbird Clinical, Inc.
In January 2024, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Blackbird Services Agreement”), with Blackbird Clinical Inc., (“Blackbird”), under which Blackbird provides consulting and other services to the Company related to clinical trials. Blackbird is an entity controlled by RA Capital Management, L.P.
The Blackbird Services Agreement contract amount was $0.4 million to be paid in quarterly installments, in arrears, for services performed and costs incurred. The Blackbird Services Agreement has a term of one year. The Company may terminate the Blackbird Services Agreement by giving 45 days’ prior notice to Blackbird. The Company incurred $0.1 million in consulting costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024 in connection with the Blackbird Services Agreement, and the amount was reflected as research and development, related party on the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
7. | Asset Purchase Agreement with Acelyrin, Inc. |
On January 11, 2024, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Acelyrin, for the acquisition of the Transferred Assets, including certain assigned contracts for the development of TNT119. Under these assigned contracts, Tenet (i) received worldwide licenses (with the right to sublicense) to certain patents, know-how and other intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture, use and commercialize TNT119 (budoprutug) for any non-oncology indication, and (ii) assumed certain liabilities of Acelyrin arising from (1) governmental authority action or notification relating to TNT119, (2) contracts assigned to Tenet pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement and (3) Tenet’s ownership, lease or operation of the Transferred Assets. The Asset Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, as well as standard mutual indemnities, including those covering losses arising from any material breach of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
The Company paid $7.3 million in cash consideration to Acelyrin on the signing date of the Asset Purchase Agreement, in addition to inheriting the rights and obligations, including financial obligations, under the CRH Agreement and the ProBioGen Agreement (in each case, as defined below). The Company determined that the Asset Purchase Agreement should be accounted for as an asset acquisition after considering whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single asset or group of assets by performing an initial screen test in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805 Business Combination.
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