| Collaborative arrangements and strategic partnerships | Collaborative arrangements and strategic partnerships To date, the Company’s service and collaborative arrangement revenue has been primarily generated from collaboration arrangements with BMS, Regeneron, and Novo, each as further described below. These agreements were assumed by the Company in connection with the separation. Bristol-Myers Squibb BMS Collaboration Agreement In March 2013, bluebird bio entered into a collaboration agreement with BMS. The details of the collaboration agreements and the payments the Company has received, and is entitled to receive, are further described in Note 10, Collaborative arrangements and strategic partnerships , to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's 2022 annual report on Form 10-K. During the first quarter of 2023, there have been no changes to the terms of the collaboration agreement with BMS. Abecma Under the collaboration agreement with BMS, the Company shares equally in the profit and loss related to the development and commercialization of ide-cel in the United States (marketed as Abecma ). The Company has no remaining financial rights with respect to the development or commercialization of ide-cel outside of the United States. The Company accounts for its collaborative arrangement efforts with BMS in the United States within the scope of ASC 808 given that both parties are active participants in the activities and both parties are exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activities. The calculation of collaborative activity to be recognized for joint Abecma efforts in the United States is performed on a quarterly basis and is independent of previous quarterly activity. This may result in fluctuations between revenue and expense recognition period over period, depending on the varying extent of effort performed by each party during the period. The Company recognizes revenue related to the combined unit of accounting for the ex-U.S. license and lentiviral vector manufacturing services under Topic 606. Ide-cel U.S. Share of Collaboration Profit or Loss The U.S. commercial and development activities under the Amended Ide-Cel CCPS are within the scope of ASC 808. On a quarterly basis, the Company determines its share of collaboration profit or loss for commercial activities. The Company’s share of any collaboration profit for commercial activities is recognized as collaborative arrangement revenue and its share of any collaboration loss for commercial activity is recognized as an operating expense and classified as share of collaboration loss on the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company is also responsible for equally sharing in the ongoing ide-cel research and development activities being conducted by BMS in the United States as BMS continues conducting ongoing clinical studies to support the use of Abecma in earlier lines of therapy and both companies continue to develop suspension lentiviral vector to be used in the manufacture of Abecma . The net amount owed to BMS for research and development activities determined on a quarterly basis is classified as research and development expense on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. If BMS is obligated to reimburse the Company because the Company’s research and development costs exceeds BMS’ research and development costs in a particular quarterly period, the net amount is recorded as collaborative arrangement revenue. The following tables summarize the components utilized in the Company’s quarterly calculation of collaborative arrangement revenue or share of collaboration loss under the BMS collaboration arrangement for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 (in thousands). The amounts reported for these periods represent the Company’s share of BMS’ Abecma product revenue, cost of goods sold, and selling costs, along with reimbursement by BMS of commercial costs incurred by the Company, and exclude expenses related to ongoing development, which are separately reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as described below. For the three months ended March 31, Abecma U.S. Collaboration Profit/Loss Share 2023 2022 2seventy's share of profits (losses), net of 2seventy's share of BMS costs for commercial activities $ 21,581 $ (6,709) Reimbursement from BMS for 2seventy costs of commercial manufacturing and commercial activities 1,380 1,357 Collaborative arrangement revenue (1) $ 22,961 $ — Share of collaboration loss (1) $ — $ (5,352) (1) As noted above, the calculation is performed on a quarterly basis and consists of 2seventy's share of profits, net of 2seventy's share of BMS costs for commercial activities, offset by reimbursement from BMS for 2seventy commercial activities. The calculation is independent of previous activity, which may result in fluctuations between revenue and expense recognition period over period. The following table summarizes the amounts associated with the research activities under the collaboration included in research and development expense or recognized as collaborative arrangement revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): For the three months ended March 31, Abecma U.S. Collaboration Net R&D Expenses 2023 2022 2seventy's obligation for its share of BMS research and development expenses $ (9,461) $ (8,118) Reimbursement from BMS for 2seventy research and development expenses 4,590 1,225 Net R&D expense (1) $ (4,871) $ (6,893) (1) As noted above, the calculation is performed on a quarterly basis and consists of 2seventy bio's obligation for its share of BMS research and development expenses, offset by reimbursement from BMS for 2seventy bio’s research and development expenses. Ide-cel ex-U.S. Service Revenue The Company accounts for any ex-U.S. activities under the Amended Ide-cel CCPS pursuant to ASC 606. The following table summarizes the revenue recognized related to ide-cel ex-U.S. activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands). These amounts are reflected in service revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss: For the three months ended March 31, 2023 2022 ASC 606 ide-cel license and manufacturing revenue – ex-U.S. (included as a component of service revenue) (1) $ 6,123 $ 2,790 (1) These amounts include reimbursements from BMS to the Company for the Company’s ex-U.S. quality and other manufacturing costs associated with the manufacture of Abecma inventory. bb21217 In addition to the activities related to ide-cel, BMS previously exercised its option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize bb21217, the second product candidate under the collaboration arrangement with BMS which is further described in Note 10, Collaborative arrangements and strategic partnerships , to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's 2022 annual report on Form 10-K. Under the collaboration arrangement with BMS, the Company had an option to co-develop and co-promote bb21217 within the United States. However, following completion of the CRB-402 clinical trial, in January 2022 the Company, along with BMS, evaluated its plans with respect to bb21217. Based in part on the strength of Abecma clinical data and commercial sales to date, the Company and BMS elected to discontinue development of bb21217 and, as such, the Company did not exercise its option to co-develop and co-promote bb21217 within the United States. The Company is still eligible to receive U.S. milestones and royalties for U.S. sales of bb21217, if further developed by BMS. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the collaboration agreement, because it did not exercise its option to co-develop and co-promote bb21217, the Company received an additional fee in the amount of $10.0 million from BMS during the second quarter of 2022. Pursuant to the variable consideration allocation exception, the $10.0 million of consideration received was allocated to the combined performance obligation for the bb21217 license and vector manufacturing services through development, described further below. The transaction price associated with the collaboration arrangement consisted of $31.0 million of upfront payments and option payments received from BMS, the $10.0 million bb21217 opt-out payment discussed above, and $1.8 million in variable consideration which represented reimbursement to be received from BMS for manufacturing vector and associated payloads through development (which will never be received by the Company given the decision to discontinue development of bb21217 in 2022). The Company identified two performance obligations with respect to the arrangement with BMS. The initial performance obligation was for research and development services that were substantially completed in September 2019, associated with the initial phase 1 clinical trial of bb21217. The Company allocated $5.4 million of consideration to the research and development services performance obligation and fully recognized the consideration through September 2019. The other performance obligation relates to a combined performance obligation for the bb21217 license and vector manufacturing services through development, and the remaining $37.4 million in consideration was allocated to this combined performance obligation. All of the remaining development, regulatory, and commercial milestones related to U.S. development, regulatory and commercialization activities are fully constrained and are therefore excluded from the transaction price. In December 2022, BMS formally notified the Company that its license and vector manufacturing services for bb21217 will no longer be required, thus releasing it from the combined performance obligation for the bb21217 license and vector manufacturing services through development. As a result, the Company recognized the remaining deferred revenue of $35.8 million associated with bb21217 performance obligations as a component of service revenue during the fourth quarter of 2022. Contract assets and liabilities – ide-cel and bb21217 The Company receives payments from its collaborative partners based on billing schedules established in each contract. Up-front payments and fees are recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt or when due until such time as the Company satisfies its performance obligations under these arrangements. A contract asset is a conditional right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the Company has transferred to a customer. Amounts are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company’s right to consideration is unconditional. The following table presents changes in the balances of the Company’s BMS receivables and contract liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands): Balance at December 31, 2022 Additions Deductions Balance at March 31, 2023 Receivables $ 4,537 $ 24,212 $ (4,537) $ 24,212 Contract liabilities: Deferred revenue $ — $ — $ — $ — The increase in the receivables balance for the three months ended March 31, 2023 is driven by amounts owed less amounts paid to the Company by BMS in the period under the settlement terms of the collaboration agreement. Regeneron Regeneron Collaboration Agreement In August 2018, bluebird bio entered into a Collaboration Agreement (the “Regeneron Collaboration Agreement”) with Regeneron pursuant to which the parties will apply their respective technology platforms to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel immune cell therapies for cancer. In August 2018, following the completion of required regulatory reviews, the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement became effective. As noted above, the agreement was assumed by the Company in connection with the separation. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will leverage Regeneron’s proprietary platform technologies for the discovery and characterization of fully human antibodies, as well as T cell receptors directed against tumor-specific proteins and peptides and the Company will contribute its field-leading expertise in gene therapy. In accordance with the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement, the parties jointly selected six initial targets and intend to equally share the costs of research up to the point of submitting an IND application for a potential gene therapy product directed to a particular target. Additional targets may be selected to add to or replace any of the initial targets during the five-year research collaboration term as agreed to by the parties. Regeneron will accrue a certain number of option rights exercisable against targets as the parties reach certain milestones under the terms of the agreement. Upon the acceptance of an IND for the first product candidate directed to a target, Regeneron will have the right to exercise an option for co-development/co-commercialization of product candidates directed to such target on a worldwide or applicable opt-in territory basis, with certain exceptions. Where Regeneron chooses to opt-in, the parties will share equally in the costs of development and commercialization and will share equally in any profits or losses therefrom in applicable opt-in territories. Outside of the applicable opt-in territories, the target becomes a licensed target and Regeneron would be eligible to receive, with respect to any resulting product, milestone payments of up to $130.0 million per product and royalties on net sales outside of the applicable opt-in territories at a rate ranging from the mid-single digits to low-double digits. A target would also become a licensed target in the event Regeneron does not have an option to such target, or Regeneron does not exercise its option with respect to such target. Either party may terminate a given research program directed to a particular target for convenience, and the other party may elect to continue such research program at its expense, receiving applicable cross-licenses. The terminating party will receive licensed product royalties and milestone payments on the potential applicable gene therapy products. Where the Company terminates a given research program for convenience, and Regeneron elects to continue such research program, the parties will enter into a transitional services agreement. Under certain conditions, following its opt-in, Regeneron may terminate a given collaboration program and the Company may elect to continue the development and commercialization of the applicable potential gene therapy products as licensed products. First Amendment to the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement In January 2023, 2seventy bio and Regeneron announced an amendment to the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement (the “Amendment”), to amend and extend their current agreement, applying their respective technology platforms to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel immune cell therapies for cancer. Under the Amendment, the parties have identified four research targets to advance the next stage of research therapies. The parties will continue sharing costs for these activities in a manner largely consistent with the existing agreement, with Regeneron now covering 75% of eligible late-stage research costs to study combinations and 100% of the costs for the arms of clinical studies that include Regeneron agents through regulatory approval of two of the four targets. For other programs, cost-sharing will follow the existing 50/50 cost sharing agreement. Additionally, Regeneron will make one-time milestone payments for each of the first Clinical Candidate directed to MUC-16 and the first Clinical Candidate directed to a selected early stage research target to achieve the applicable milestones. Clinical Candidate milestone events and payments include: • $2.0 million payment from Regeneron for Development Candidate Nomination; • $3.0 million payment from Regeneron for IND Acceptance; and • $5.0 million pay from Regeneron for the Earlier of (i) last patient dosed with a Monotherapy Regimen and (ii) dosing of the 10th patient in a Clinical Trial included in an Approved Research/ Development Plan. The Development Candidate Nomination for MUC-16 has already occurred and will not be due until the Clinical Candidate milestone event (IND Acceptance) is achieved for MUC-16 at which time the first milestone will be reduced to $1.0 million for a total amount due for the two milestones related to MUC-16 of $4.0 million. Regeneron Share Purchase Agreements A Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) was entered into by bluebird bio and Regeneron in August 2018. In August 2018, on the closing date of the transaction, bluebird bio issued to Regeneron 0.4 million shares of bluebird bio’s common stock, subject to certain restrictions, for $238.10 per share, or $100.0 million in the aggregate. Following the spin-off, Regeneron held approximately 0.1 million shares of 2seventy bio’s common stock, subject to certain restrictions. The purchase price represents $63.0 million worth of common stock plus a $37.0 million premium, which represents a collaboration research advancement, or credit to be applied to Regeneron’s initial 50 percent funding obligation for collaboration research, after which the collaborators will continue to fund ongoing research equally. The collaboration research advancement only applies to pre-IND research activities and is not refundable or creditable against post-IND research activities for any programs where Regeneron exercises its opt-in rights. In connection with the Amendment, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Regeneron pursuant to which the Company sold 1.1 million shares of its common stock, subject to certain restrictions, for $17.94 per share, to Regeneron for an aggregate cash price of approximately $20.0 million. The purchase price represents $9.9 million worth of common stock plus a $10.1 million premium, which represents deferred revenue. Accounting analysis – 2018 Regeneron Collaboration Agreement At the commencement of the original Regeneron Collaboration Agreement, two units of accounting were identified, which are the issuance of 0.4 million shares of bluebird bio’s common stock and joint research activities during the five-year research collaboration term. The Company determined the total transaction price to be $100.0 million, which comprises $54.5 million attributed to the bluebird bio equity sold to Regeneron and $45.5 million attributed to the joint research activities. In determining the fair value of the bluebird bio common stock at closing, the Company considered the closing price of the bluebird bio common stock on the closing date of the transaction and included a lack of marketability discount because Regeneron received shares subject to certain restrictions. The Company analyzed the joint research activities to assess whether they fall within the scope of ASC 808, and will reassess this throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the roles and responsibilities of the parties. Based on the terms of the arrangement as outlined above, for the collaboration research performed prior to submission of an IND application for a potential gene therapy product, both parties are deemed to be active participants in the collaboration. Both parties are performing research and development activities and will share equally in these costs through IND submission. Additionally, Regeneron and the Company are exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of any product candidates that may result from the collaboration. As such, the collaboration arrangement is deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808. The $45.5 million attributed to the joint research activities includes the $37.0 million creditable against amounts owed to the Company by Regeneron. The collaboration research advancement will be reduced over time for amounts due to the Company by Regeneron as a result of the parties agreeing to share in the costs of collaboration research equally. The remainder of $8.5 million will be attributed to the joint research activities and recognized over the five-year research collaboration term. Consistent with its collaboration accounting policy, the Company will recognize collaboration revenue or research and development expense related to the joint research activities in future periods depending on the amounts incurred by each party in a given reporting period. That is, if the Company’s research costs incurred exceed those research costs incurred by Regeneron in a given quarter, the Company will record collaboration revenue and reduce the original $37.0 million advance by the amount due from Regeneron until such advancement is fully utilized, after which the Company would record an amount due from Regeneron. If Regeneron’s research costs incurred exceed those research costs incurred by the Company in a given quarter, the Company will record research and development expense and record a liability for the amount due to Regeneron. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $3.7 million of collaboration research advancement credit attributed to the joint research activities still to be recognized. As of March 31, 2023, this amount was fully utilized and there is no collaboration research advancement credit remaining. Accounting analysis - Regeneron Amendment At the commencement of the Amendment, the Company identified two units of accounting, including the issuance of 1.1 million shares of 2seventy bio common stock and joint research activities under the amended agreement. The Company determined the total transaction price to be $20.0 million, which comprises $9.9 million of 2seventy bio equity sold to Regeneron and $10.1 million attributed to joint research activities. In determining the fair value of 2seventy bio common stock at closing, the Company considered the closing price of 2seventy bio common stock on the closing date of the transaction and included a lack of marketability discount because Regeneron received shares subject to certain restrictions. Consistent with the original Regeneron Collaboration Agreement, the Company assessed whether the joint research activities under the Amendment fell within the scope of ASC 808 and will reassess this throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the roles and responsibilities of the parties. Based on the terms of the amended arrangement as outlined above, for the collaboration research performed prior to submission of an IND application for a potential gene therapy product, both parties continue to be active participants in the collaboration. Both parties continue to perform research and development activities and will share in these costs through IND submission. Additionally, Regeneron and the Company continue to be exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of any product candidates that may result from the collaboration. As such, the collaboration arrangement is deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808. The Company continues to apply ASC 606 by analogy to determine the measurement and recognition of the consideration received from Regeneron. The Company analogized to the contract modification guidance in ASC 606 to account for the scope and pricing changes contained in the Amendment. The Company concluded the performance obligation under the Amended Agreement continues to be a single performance obligation and the remaining services under the Amendment are not distinct from those already provided. The Company therefore accounted for the modification by updating the transaction price and measure of progress prospectively with a cumulative catch-up entry recorded as of the effective date of the Amendment. The updated transaction price is based on the Company’s total spend from the original agreement and total estimated spend until the targets outlined in the Amendment clear IND filing, at which point, the Company will reassess whether the collaboration is still within the scope of ASC 808. The Company then combined the $10.1 million premium attributed to the joint research activities in the Amendment with the $8.5 million premium from the original Regeneron Collaboration Agreement for a total of $18.6 million. Future milestones continue to be fully constrained until such time as the achievement of such milestones are considered probable. The Company concluded that it continues to satisfy its obligations over-time as Regeneron receives the benefit of the research activities as the activities are performed. The Company determined the most appropriate method to track progress towards completion of the performance obligation is an input method that is based on costs incurred. There are significant judgments and estimates inherent in the determination of the costs to be incurred for the research and development activities related to the collaboration with Regeneron. These estimates and assumptions include a number of objective and subjective factors, including the likelihood that a target will be successfully developed through its IND filing and the estimated costs associated with such development, including the potential third-party costs related to each target’s IND-enabling study. As of March 31, 2023, the Company estimates the contract is approximately 47% complete and therefore approximately $9.8 million remains in collaboration deferred revenue, of which $3.5 million is included in short-term deferred revenue and $6.3 million is included in long-term deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized $6.4 million of collaborative arrangement revenue, including a $0.7 million catch-up adjustment under the Amendment, for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company recognized $3.5 million of collaborative arrangement revenue from the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, amounts due from Regeneron include $2.3 million of receivables from the collaborative arrangement revenue recognized in the first quarter of 2023. JW Therapeutics In October 2022, the Company entered into a strategic alliance with JW (Cayman) Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (“JW”) to establish a translational and clinical cell therapy development platform designed to more rapidly explore T cell-based immunotherapy therapy products in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), and Macao (China). The initial focus of the collaboration is the Company’s MAGE-A4 TCR program in solid tumors which is being developed as part of its collaboration with Regeneron. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will grant JW a license for the MAGE-A4 cell therapy in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), and Macao (China). JW will be responsible for development, manufacturing, and commercialization of the Initial Product within China. The Company is eligible to receive milestones and royalties on product revenues in China. The Company and Regeneron will equally share all payments received from JW, including but not limited to all upfront, milestone and royalty payments made by JW to the Company. The Company and Regeneron will also equally share all costs for any eligible expenses incurred in accordance with the terms of the Regeneron Collaboration Agreement. Additionally, the Company may leverage the early clinical data generated under the collaboration to support development in other geographies. Accounting Analysis - JW The Company concluded JW is a customer, and as such, the arrangement falls within the scope of Topic 606. Two performance obligations were identified within the contract consisting of (i) a license for the MAGE-A4 cell therapy, including a transfer of technology as agreed upon by both parties and (ii) vector supply necessary to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial. The Company has concluded the manufacturing and supply of vector is a distinct performance obligation from the license for MAGE-A4 cell therapy because there are other vendors that could provide the necessary supply. At contract inception, the Company determined the unconstrained transaction price was $7.3 million, consisting of the $3.0 million up-front consideration and $4.3 million variable consideration for the reimbursement of vector supply. JW provided the Company with a $3.0 million upfront payment related to the granting of a license for MAGE-A4 cell therapy and the transfer of technology for the development of the Initial Product in which the Company will share equally with Regeneron. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company completed the full transfer of the license of IP related to MAGEA4 cell therapy along with the technology transfer, and as such, the upfront payment received from JW was recognized as service revenue during the first quarter of 2023. The transaction price of $4.3 million related to the supply of vector consists of variable consideration based upon the estimated amount of vector needed for the initial Phase 1 clinical trial. As of March 31, 2023, the manufacturing and transfer of vector to JW has not yet occurred and therefore the Company has not received any payments related to this performance obligation. Novo Nordisk Novo Collaboration and License Agreement In December 2021, the Company entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (the “Novo Collaboration Agreement”) with Novo for the discovery, development, and commercialization of a potential new gene therapy in hemophilia A. The Company and Novo have agreed to develop an initial research program with the goal of researching and developing a lead candidate directed to hemophilia A. The Company will provide Novo with research licenses to support the companies’ activities during the initial research program and an option to enable Novo to obtain an exclusive license to commercialize the product derived from or containing compounds developed during the initial research program. Under the terms of the Novo Collaboration Agreement, Novo agreed to pay the Company: • a non-refundable, non-creditable upfront payment of $5.0 million; • $15.0 million upon achievement of certain scientific milestones during the initial research program, or $9.0 million should Novo decide to continue the initial research program without achieving the scientific milestones; • up to $26.0 million of exclusive license fees for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of the product should Novo exercise its option; and, • up to $72.0 million in development and commercialization milestones. Novo also agreed to reimburse the Company for research costs incurred in connection with the research program up to a mutually agreed upon amount. If Novo exercises its option to obtain a license to commercialize the product developed during the initial research program, the Company is also eligible to receive mid-single digit royalties on product sales on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis, subject to certain royalty step-down provisions set forth in the agreement. Accounting Analysis - Novo The Company concluded that Novo is a customer, and as such, the arrangement falls within the scope of Topic 606. The Company identified two performance obligations consisting of (i) the research license and research and development services to be provided during the initial research program and (ii) a material right related to Novo’s option to obtain an exclusive license for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of the product developed during the initial research program. The Company determined that the research license and research and development services promises were not separately identifiable and were not distinct or distinct within the context of the contract due to the specialized nature of the services to be provided by 2seventy, specifically with respect to the Company’s expertise related to gene therapy and the interdependent relationship between the promises. The material right is considered a separate performance obligation pursuant to the provisions of Topic 606. At contract inception, the Company determined the unconstrained transaction price was $11.7 million, consisting of the $5.0 million in up-front consideration and the $6.7 million in reimbursement for the research and development services. Variable consideration associated with the scientific milestones was fully constrained due to the uncertainty associated with the outcome of the research efforts under the initial research program. The Company allocated $6.7 million of the transaction price to the research services and $5.0 million to the material right using a relative selling price metho |
