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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Product Liability. The Company’s business exposes it to liability risks from its potential drug products. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought against the Company could result in payment of significant amounts of money and divert management’s attention from running the business. The Company may not be able to maintain insurance on acceptable terms, or the insurance may not provide adequate protection in the case of a product liability claim. To the extent that product liability insurance, if available, does not cover potential claims, the Company would be required to self-insure the risks associated with such claims. The Company believes that it carries reasonably adequate insurance for product liability claims.

Licensing and Research Agreements. The Company entered into in-licensing agreements with various universities and research organizations, which are generally cancelable at the option of the Company with terms ranging from 0-180 days written notice. Under the terms of these agreements, the Company received licenses to research tools, know-how, and technology claimed in certain patents or patent applications. The Company is required to pay fees, milestones, and/or royalties on future sales of products employing the technology or falling under claims of a patent, and some of the agreements require minimum royalty payments. Some of the agreements also require the Company to pay expenses arising from the prosecution and maintenance of the patents covering the in-licensed technology. The Company continually reassesses the value of the license agreements and cancels them when research efforts are discontinued on these programs. As of December 31, 2018, the Company may be required to pay milestone payments of up to $1.0 billion over the lives of these agreements, in addition to royalties on sales of the affected products at rates ranging up to 6%. Due to the uncertainties of the development process, the timing and probability of the milestone and royalty payments cannot be accurately estimated.

The Company is not aware of any proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.