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Licenses and Collaborations

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Licenses and Collaborations

9. Licenses and Collaborations

 

Emory University: Cocrystal Pharma has an exclusive license from Emory University for use of certain inventions and technology related to inhibitors of hepatitis C virus that were jointly developed by Emory and Cocrystal Pharma employees. The License Agreement is dated March 7, 2013 wherein Emory agrees to add to the Licensed Patents and Licensed Technology Emory’s rights to any patent, patent application, invention, or technology application that is based on technology disclosed within three (3) years of March 7, 2013. The agreement includes payments due to Emory ranging from $40,000 to $500,000 based on successful achievement of certain drug development milestones. Additionally, Cocrystal may have royalty payments at 3.5% of net sales due to Emory with a minimum in year one of $25,000 and increase to $400,000 in year five upon product commercialization. One of Cocrystal’s Directors, Dr. Raymond Schinazi, is also a faculty member at Emory University.

 

NIH: Cocrystal Pharma has two Public Health Biological Materials License Agreements with the NIH. The original License Agreements were dated August 31, 2010 and it was amended on November 6, 2013. The materials licensed are being used in Norovirus assays to screen potential antiviral agents in our library.

 

University of Pittsburgh and Emory University: Cocrystal Pharma assigned its patent rights to the patent titled “3’-AZIDO PURINENUCLEOTIDE PRODRUGS FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS” to University of Pittsburgh on November 21, 2015. This patent is jointly owned by Cocrystal Pharma, the University of Pittsburgh and Emory University. One of Cocrystal’s Directors, Dr. Raymond Schinazi, is also a faculty member at Emory University.

 

Duke University and Emory University: In February 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Duke University and Emory University to license various patents and know-how to use CRISPR/Cas9 technologies for developing a possible cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human papilloma virus (HPV). On September 25, 2017 (“Termination Date”), the Company mutually terminated the agreement with Duke University and there are no further rights or obligations under this license agreement after the Termination Date.