Exhibit 99.3
As used in this Exhibit 99.3, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “Fusion,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar references refer to Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Risks associated with the in-licensing or acquisition of drug candidates could cause substantial delays in the preclinical and clinical development of our drug candidates.
We acquired rights to FPI-2265, our newly acquired PSMA-I&T asset from RadioMedix Inc., or RadioMedix, in February, 2023, after exercising our rights under an option and asset purchase agreement entered into in November 2022. Because we were not involved in the preclinical or clinical development of FPI-2265 prior to such date, we may experience difficulties in the transition of certain development activities from RadioMedix and its affiliates to us, which may result in delays in clinical trials, as well as problems in our development efforts, particularly if we do not receive all of the necessary information, reports and data from RadioMedix and its affiliates in a timely manner. Further, we have had no involvement with or control over the preclinical and clinical development of FPI-2265 to date. We have relied on RadioMedix having conducted such research and development in accordance with the applicable protocol, legal, regulatory and scientific standards, having accurately reported the results of all clinical trials conducted prior to our agreement with RadioMedix and having correctly collected and interpreted the data from these trials. To the extent any of these has not occurred, expected development time and costs may be increased which could adversely affect any future revenue from this drug candidate.
We may also acquire or in-license additional drug candidates for preclinical or clinical development in the future as we continue to build our pipeline. The risks associated with acquiring or in-licensing current or future drug candidates could result in delays in the commencement or completion of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, if ever, and our ability to generate revenues from our drug candidates may be delayed.
Third-party claims of intellectual property infringement may prevent or delay our product discovery and development efforts.
Our commercial success depends in part on our avoiding infringement of the patents and proprietary rights of third parties. There is a substantial amount of litigation involving the infringement of patents and other intellectual property rights in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. We may be exposed to, or threatened with, future litigation by third parties having patent or other intellectual property rights and who allege that our product candidates, uses and/or other proprietary technologies infringe their intellectual property rights. We are aware of certain third party patent rights that some may argue cover our FPI-2265, our PSMA I&T product candidate or its use. We have filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to challenge the validity of a certain issued U.S. Patent. In the event that we are unsuccessful in the IPR and that such patent has not expired at the time of approval of FPI-2265, our PSMA I&T product candidate and the patent owners were to bring an infringement action against us, we may have to argue that FPI-2265, our PSMA I&T product candidate, its manufacture or use does not infringe a valid claim of the patent in question. Furthermore, if we were to challenge the validity of this or any other issued U.S. patent in court, we would need to overcome a statutory presumption of validity that attaches to every U.S. patent. This means that in order to prevail, we would need to present clear and convincing evidence as to the invalidity of the patent’s claims. There is no assurance that a court would find in our favor on questions of infringement or validity. In the event that a patent is successfully asserted against us such that the patent is found to be valid and enforceable and infringed by FPI-2265, our PSMA I&T product candidate or its use, unless we obtain a license to such a patent, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we could be prevented from continuing to develop or commercialize our product.
Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which we are developing our product candidates. As the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries expand and more patents are issued, the risk that our product candidates may give rise to claims of infringement of the patent rights of others increases. Moreover, it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents exist which may be found to cover various types of drugs, products or their methods of use or manufacture. Thus, because of the large number of patents issued and patent applications currently pending in our fields, there may be a risk that third parties may allege they have patent rights which are infringed by our product candidates, technologies or methods.