UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2010
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-24537 | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 28, 2010, Dyax Corp. (“Dyax”) and CMIC Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan (“CMIC”) entered into a Product Development and License Agreement (the “Agreement”) under which CMIC will develop and commercialize subcutaneous DX-88 (ecallantide) for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other angioedema indications in Japan. Dyax retains its rights to subcutaneous DX-88 in the U.S., where DX-88 has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is marketed as KALBITOR® (ecallantide) for the treatment of acute attacks of HAE in patients 16 years of age and older.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Dyax will receive $4 million upfront and up to $102 million in future development and sales milestones for DX-88 in HAE and other angioedema indications. CMIC is solely responsible for all costs associated with development, regulatory activities, and commercialization of DX-88 for all angioedema indications in Japan. CMIC will purchase the drug product from Dyax on a cost-plus basis for clinical and commercial supply. Additionally, Dyax is eligible to receive royalties of twenty percent (20%) to twenty-four percent (24%) on net product sales.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: | October 1, 2010 | By: | /s/ Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch |
| | | Executive Vice President Corporate Development |
| | | and General Counsel |
