Collaboration Agreements, License Agreement and Revenues | 2. Collaboration Agreements, License Agreement and Revenues Astellas Agreements Astellas Japan Agreement In June 2005, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Astellas for the development and commercialization (but not manufacture) of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in Japan (“Astellas Japan Agreement”). Under this agreement, Astellas agreed to pay license fees, other upfront consideration and various milestone payments, totaling $ 172.6 million . The Astellas Japan Agreement also provides for tiered payments based on net sales of product (as defined) in the low 20% range of the list price published by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, adjusted for certain elements, after commercial launch. The aggregate amount of consideration received through March 31, 2023 totaled $ 105.1 million , excluding drug product revenue that is discussed under the Drug Product Revenue section below. Amounts recognized as license revenue and development revenue under the Astellas Japan Agreement were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Agreement Performance Obligation 2023 2022 Astellas Japan Agreement License revenue $ — $ — Development revenue $ 95 $ 32 The transaction price related to consideration received through March 31, 2023 and accounts receivable has been allocated to each of the following performance obligations under the Astellas Japan Agreement (in thousands): Astellas Japan Agreement Total Consideration License $ 100,347 Development revenue 16,977 Total license and development revenue $ 117,324 There was no license revenue or development revenue resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for the three months ended March 31, 2023 under the Astellas Japan Agreement. The Company does no t expect material variable consideration from estimated future co-development billing beyond the development period in the transaction price related to the Astellas Japan Agreement. In 2018, FibroGen and Astellas entered into an amendment to the Astellas Japan Agreement that allows Astellas to manufacture roxadustat drug product for commercialization in Japan (the “Astellas Japan Amendment”). The related drug product revenue is described under the Drug Product Revenue section below. Astellas Europe Agreement In April 2006, the Company entered into a separate collaboration agreement with Astellas for the development and commercialization of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in Europe, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South Africa (“Astellas Europe Agreement”). Under the terms of the Astellas Europe Agreement, Astellas agreed to pay license fees, other upfront consideration and various milestone payments, totaling $ 745.0 million . U nder the Astellas Europe Agreement, Astellas committed to fund 50 % of joint development costs for Europe and North America, and all territory-specific costs. The Astellas Europe Agreement also provides for tiered payments based on net sales of product (as defined) in the low 20% range . On March 21, 2022, EVRENZO ® (roxadustat) was registered with the Russian Ministry of Health. The Company evaluated the regulatory milestone payment associated with the approval in Russia under the Astellas Europe Agreement and concluded that this milestone was achieved in the first quarter of 2022. Accordingly, the consideration of $ 25.0 million associated with this milestone was included in the transaction price and allocated to performance obligations under the Astellas Europe Agreement, all of which was recognized as revenue during the first quarter of 2022 from performance obligations satisfied. The aggregate amount of consideration received under the Astellas Europe Agreement through March 31, 2023 totaled $ 685.0 million , excluding drug product revenue that is discussed under the Drug Product Revenue section below. Amounts recognized as license revenue and development revenue under the Astellas Europe Agreement were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Agreement Performance Obligation 2023 2022 Astellas Europe Agreement License revenue $ — $ 22,590 Development revenue $ 1,529 $ 5,148 The transaction price related to consideration received through March 31, 2023 and accounts receivable has been allocated to each of the following performance obligations under the Astellas Europe Agreement as follows (in thousands): Astellas Europe Agreement Total Consideration License $ 618,975 Development revenue 281,794 Total license and development revenue $ 900,769 There was no license revenue or development revenue resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for three months ended March 31, 2023 under the Astellas Europe Agreement. The remainder of the transaction price related to the Astellas Europe Agreement includes $ 5.8 million of variable consideration from estimated future co-development billing and is expected to be recognized over the remaining development service period. Under the Astellas Europe Agreement, Astellas has an option to purchase roxadustat bulk drug product in support of commercial supplies. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company entered into an EU Supply Agreement with Astellas under the Astellas Europe Agreement (“Astellas EU Supply Agreement”) to define general forecast, order, supply and payment terms for Astellas to purchase roxadustat bulk drug product from FibroGen in support of commercial supplies. The related drug product revenue is described under the Drug Product Revenue section below. AstraZeneca Agreements AstraZeneca U.S./Rest of World (“RoW”) Agreement Effective July 30, 2013, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca AB (“AstraZeneca”) for the development and commercialization of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in the U.S. and all other countries in the world, other than China, not previously licensed under the Astellas Europe and Astellas Japan Agreements (“AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement”). It also excludes China, which is covered by a separate agreement with AstraZeneca described below. Under the terms of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement, AstraZeneca agreed to pay upfront, non-contingent, non-refundable and time-based payments, and potential milestone payments, totaling $ 1.2 billion . AstraZeneca commits to pay the Comp any tiered royalty payments on AstraZeneca’s future net sales (as defined in the agreement) of roxadustat in the low 20% range . In addition, the Company is entitled to receive a transfer price for shipment of commercial product based on a percentage of AstraZeneca’s net sales (as defined in the agreement) in the low- to mid-single digit range. The aggregate amount of consideration received under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement through March 31, 2023 totaled $ 439.0 million , excluding drug product revenue that is discussed separately below. While FibroGen and AstraZeneca continue to develop roxadustat in the U.S. for the treatment of anemia in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, the Company has not been able to agree on a path forward for AstraZeneca to fund further roxadustat development for chronic kidney disease anemia in the U.S. Therefore, the Company does not expect to receive most or all of the remaining AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement milestones from AstraZeneca. In 2020, the Company entered into a Master Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement (“AstraZeneca Master Supply Agreement”) to define general forecast, order, supply and payment terms for AstraZeneca to purchase roxadustat bulk drug product from FibroGen in support of commercial supplies. The related drug product revenue is described under the Drug Product Revenue section below. AstraZeneca China Agreement Effective July 30, 2013, the Company (through its subsidiaries affiliated with China) entered into a collaboration agreement with AztraZeneca for roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in China (“AstraZeneca China Agreement”). Under the terms of the AstraZeneca China Agreement, AstraZeneca agreed to pay upfront consideration and potential milestone payments, totaling $ 376.7 million . The AstraZeneca China Agreement is structured as a 50/50 profit or loss share (as defined), which was amended under the AstraZeneca China Amendment in 2020 as discussed below, and provides for joint development costs (including capital and equipment costs for construction of the manufacturing plant in China), to be shared equally during the development period. The aggregate amount of such consideration received for milestone and upfront payments through March 31, 2023 totaled $ 77.2 million . AstraZeneca China Amendment In July 2020, FibroGen China Anemia Holdings, Ltd., FibroGen (China) Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“FibroGen Beijing”), and FibroGen International (Hong Kong) Limited and AstraZeneca entered into an amendment to the AstraZeneca China Amendment, relating to the development and commercialization of roxadustat in China (the “AstraZeneca China Amendment”). Under the AstraZeneca China Amendment, in 2020, FibroGen Beijing and AstraZeneca completed the establishment of a jointly owned entity, Beijing Falikang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Falikang”), which performs roxadustat distribution, as well as conducts sales and marketing through AstraZeneca. Substantially all direct roxadustat product sales to distributors in China are made by Falikang, while FibroGen Beijing continues to sell roxadustat product directly in one province in China. FibroGen Beijing manufactures and supplies commercial product to Falikang based on a gross transfer price, which is adjusted for the estimated profit share. Amounts recognized as license revenue and development revenue under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Agreement Performance Obligation 2023 2022 AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement License revenue $ — $ — Development revenue 2,032 5,819 The transaction price relat ed to consideration received through March 31, 2023 and accounts receivable has been allocated to each of the following performance obligations under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement, along with any associated deferred revenue as follows (in thousands): AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and Cumulative Revenue Deferred Revenue at Total Consideration License $ 341,844 $ — $ 341,844 Co-development, information sharing & 617,670 — 617,670 China performance obligation * 128,106 175,326 303,432 Total license and development revenue $ 1,087,620 $ 175,326 ** $ 1,262,946 * China performance obligation revenue is recognized as product revenue, as described under Product Revenue, Net section below. ** Contract assets and liabilities related to rights and obligations in the same contract are recorded net on the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, deferred revenue included $ 156.2 million related to the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement, which represents the net of $ 175.3 million of deferred revenue presented above and a $ 19.1 million unbilled co-development revenue under the AstraZeneca China Amendment. There was no license revenue or development revenue resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for the three months ended March 31, 2023 under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement. The remainder of the transaction price related to the AstraZeneca U.S./R oW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement includes $ 9.8 million of variable consideration from estimated future co-development billing and is expected to be recognized over the remaining development service period, except for amounts allocated to the China performance obligation. The amount allocated to the China performance obligation is expected to be recognized as the Company transfers control of the commercial drug product to Falikang, and is expected to continue through 2028, which reflects our best estimates. The net product revenue from the sales to Falikang and the net product revenue from direct sales distributors in China are described under Product Revenue, Net section below. Product Revenue, Net Product revenue, net from the sales of roxadustat commercial product in China was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Direct Sales: Gross revenue $ 3,060 $ 2,830 Discounts and rebates ( 273 ) ( 175 ) Sales returns 2 3 Direct sales revenue, net 2,789 2,658 Sales to Falikang: Gross transaction price 34,249 22,726 Profit share ( 14,988 ) ( 8,849 ) Net transaction price 19,261 13,877 Decrease in deferred revenue 2,111 2,346 Sales to Falikang revenue, net 21,372 16,223 Total product revenue, net $ 24,161 $ 18,881 Direct Sales Product revenue from direct roxadustat product sales to distributors in China is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products, net of various sales rebates and discounts. The total discounts and rebates were immaterial for the periods presented. Due to the Company’s legal right to offset, at each balance sheet date, the rebates and discounts are presented as reductions to gross accounts receivable from the distributor, or as a current liability to the distributor to the extent that the total amount exceeds the gross accounts receivable or when the Company expects to settle the discount in cash. The Company’s legal right to offset is calculated at the individual distributor level. The contract liabilities were included in accrued and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet and were immaterial as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The rebates and discounts reflected as reductions to gross accounts receivable for direct sales were immaterial as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Sales to Falikang – China Performance Obligation Substantially all direct roxadustat product sales to distributors in China are made by Falikang. FibroGen Beijing manufactures and supplies commercial product to Falikang. The net transfer price for FibroGen Beijing’s product sales to Falikang is based on a gross transfer price, which is adjusted to account for the 50/50 profit share for the period. The roxadustat sales to Falikang marked the beginning of the Company’s China performance obligation under the Company’s agreements with AstraZeneca . Product revenue is based on the transaction price of the China performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to Falikang, in an amount that reflects the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligation satisfied during the reporting period. Any net transaction price in excess of the revenue recognized is added to the deferred balance to date, and will be recognized in future periods as the performance obligation is satisfied. Periodically, the Company updates its assumptions such as total sales quantity, performance period and other inputs including foreign currency translation impact, among others. Following updates to its estimates, the Company recognized $ 2.1 million and $ 2.3 million from the previously deferred revenue of the China performance obligation during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The product revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included a decrease in revenue of $ 0.3 million resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied in previous periods. The following table includes a roll-forward of the related deferred revenue that is considered as a contract liability (in thousands): Balance at Additions Recognized as Revenue Currency Balance at Product revenue - AstraZeneca China $ ( 175,646 ) $ ( 20,889 ) $ 21,372 $ ( 163 ) $ ( 175,326 ) Deferred revenue includes amounts allocated to the China performance obligation under the AstraZeneca arrangement as revenue recognition associated with this unit of accounting is tied to the commercial launch of the products within China and to when the control of the manufactured commercial products is transferred to AstraZeneca. As of March 31, 2023 , approximately $ 22.5 million of the above deferred revenue related to the China unit of accounting was included in short-term deferred revenue, which represents the amount of deferred revenue associated with the China unit of accounting that is expected to be recognized within the next 12 months, associated with the commercial sales in China. Due to the Company’s legal right to offset, at each balance sheet date, the rebates and discounts, mainly related to profit sharing, are presented as reductions to gross accounts receivable from Falikang, which was $ 2.2 million and $ 0.5 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 , respectively. Drug Product Revenue Drug product revenue from commercial-grade active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) or bulk drug product sales to Astellas and AstraZeneca was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Astellas Japan Agreement $ 1,732 $ 7,594 Astellas Europe Agreement 377 — Drug product revenue $ 2,109 $ 7,594 Astellas Japan Agreement During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and accordingly recorded adjustments to the drug product revenue of $ 1.7 million. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated bulk product strength mix intended to be manufactured by Astellas, and estimated yield from the manufacture of bulk product tablets, among others. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company fulfilled a shipment obligation under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and recognized related drug product revenue of $ 9.8 million in the same period. In addition, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and recorded a reduction to the drug product revenue of $ 2.2 million during the first quarter of 2022. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated bulk product strength mix intended to be manufactured by Astellas, estimated cost to convert the API to bulk product tablets, and estimated yield from the manufacture of bulk product tablets, among others. As of March 31, 2023, t he balances related to the API price true-up under the Astellas Japan Agreement were $ 3.2 million in accrued liabilities and $ 1.6 million in other long-term liabilities, representing the Company’s best estimate of the timing for these amounts to be paid. As of December 31, 2022, the related balance in accrued liabilities was $ 6.5 million. Astellas Europe Agreement The Company transferred bulk drug product for commercial purposes under the terms of the Astellas Europe Agreement and the Astellas EU Supply Agreement in the prior years, and recognized the related fully burdened manufacturing costs as drug product revenue in the respective periods and recorded the constrained transaction price in deferred revenue due to a high degree of uncertainty associated with the variable consideration for revenue recognition purposes. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the bulk drug product transferred in prior years. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the bulk drug product held by Astellas at the period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated transfer price, forecast information, shelf-life estimates and other items. As a result, the Company reclassified the related deferred revenue to accrued liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the related balance was $ 57.4 million in accrued liabilities. Further during the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company reclassified $ 16.6 million from the related deferred revenue to accrued liabilities. As of March 31, 2023, the balances related to the bulk drug product price true-up under the Astellas Europe Agreement and the Astellas EU Supply Agreement were $ 57.5 million in accounts payable and $ 16.4 million in a ccrued liabilities, representing the Company’s best estimate that these amounts will be paid within the next 12 months. The Company recognized royalty revenue of $ 0.4 million as drug product revenue from the deferred revenue under the Astellas Europe Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2023. It is the Company’s best estimate that the remainder of the deferred revenue will be recognized as revenue when uncertainty is resolved, based on the performance of roxadustat product sales in the Astellas territory. The following table includes a roll-forward of the above-mentioned deferred revenues that are considered as contract liabilities related to drug product (in thousands): Balance at Additions Recognized as Revenue Reclassified to Accrued Liability / Accounts Payable Balance at Drug product revenue - deferred revenue: Astellas Europe Agreement $ ( 40,303 ) $ — $ 377 $ 16,552 $ ( 23,374 ) AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement There was no shipment of bulk drug product to AstraZeneca as commercial supply under the terms of the AstraZeneca Master Supply Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company evaluated the current developments in the U.S. market, and updated its estimates of variable consideration associated with bulk drug product shipments to AstraZeneca in prior years as commercial supply. As a result, the Company reclassified $ 11.2 million from the related deferred revenue to accrued liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of each of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the related balance in accrued liabilities was $ 11.2 million, representing the Company’s best estimate that this amount will be paid within the next 12 months . Eluminex Agreement In July 2021, FibroGen exclusively licensed to Eluminex Biosciences (Suzhou) Limited (“Eluminex”) global rights to its investigational biosynthetic cornea derived from recombinant human collagen Type III. Under the terms of the agreement with Eluminex , as amended and restated, Eluminex made an $ 8.0 million upfront payment to FibroGen during the first quarter of 2022, which was recognized as license revenue for the performance obligation satisfied during 2021 . In addition, FibroGen may receive up to a total of $ 64.0 million in future manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments for the biosynthetic cornea program, as well as $ 36.0 million in commercial milestones for the first recombinant collagen III product that is not the biosynthetic cornea. FibroGen will also be eligible to receive mid-single-digit to low double-digit royalties based upon worldwide net sales of cornea products, and low single-digit to mid-single-digit royalties based upon worldwide n et sales of other recombinant human collagen type III products that are not cornea products. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 , the Company recognized a $ 3.0 million milestone payment based on Eluminex implanting a biosynthetic cornea in the first patient of its clinical trial in China, and a $ 3.0 million manufacturing related milestone payment. During the first quarter of 2022, FibroGen and Eluminex entered into a separate contract manufacturing agreement, under which the Company is responsible for supplying the cornea product at cost plus 10 % of its product manufacturing costs until its manufacturing technology is fully transferred to Eluminex . The related contract manufacturing revenue was recorded as other revenue and included in development and other revenue in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Amounts recognized as revenue under the Eluminex were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Agreement Performance Obligation 2023 2022 Eluminex License revenue $ 6,000 $ — Other revenue - contract manufacturing $ 235 $ 762 |