Licenses and collaborative arrangement	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Licenses And Collaborative Arrangement [Abstract]
Licenses and collaborative arrangement	15. Licenses and collaborative arrangement The following is a description of the Group’s significant ongoing collaboration agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. License and collaboration agreement with GSK In September 2016, the Group entered into a collaboration, development and license agreement with Tesaro, Inc, a company later acquired by GSK, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive sublicense under certain patents and know-how of GSK (including such patents and know-how licensed from Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., and AstraZeneca UK Limited) to develop, manufacture and commercialize GSK’s proprietary PARP inhibitor, niraparib, in China, Hong Kong and Macau for the diagnosis and prevention of any human diseases or conditions (other than prostate cancer). The Group also obtained the right of first negotiation to obtain a license to develop and commercialize certain follow-on compounds of niraparib being developed by GSK in the licensed territory. Under the agreement, the Group agreed not to research, develop or commercialize certain competing products, and the Group also granted GSK the right of first refusal to license certain immuno-oncology assets developed by us. In February 2018, the Group entered into an amendment with GSK that eliminated GSK’s option to co-market niraparib in the licensed territory. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $15,000 and one milestone payment of $1,000, and accrued one development milestone payment of $3,500 to GSK. On top of those, if the Group achieves other specified regulatory, development and commercialization milestones, the Group may be additionally required to pay further milestone payments up to $36,000 to GSK. In addition, if the Group successfully develops and commercializes the licensed products, the Group will pay GSK tiered royalties on the net sales of the licensed products, until the later of the expiration of the last-to-expire licensed patent covering the licensed product, the expiration of regulatory exclusivity for the licensed product, or the tenth anniversary of the first commercial sale of the licensed product, in each case on a product-by-product and region-by-region basis. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination. License and collaboration agreements with MacroGenics In November 2018, the Group entered into a collaboration agreement with MacroGenics, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and know-how of MacroGenics to develop and commercialize margetuximab, tebotelimab (MGD-013) and an undisclosed multi-specific TRIDENT molecule in pre-clinical development, each as an active ingredient in all human fields of use, except to the extent limited by any applicable third party agreement of MacroGenics in Greater China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront license fee of $25,000 and two milestone payments in total of $4,000 to MacroGenics. The Group also agreed to pay certain development and regulatory-based milestone payments up to an aggregate of $136,000, and tiered royalties at percentage rates for net sales of Margetuximab, tebotelimab and TRIDENT molecule in the territory. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to MacroGenics. In June 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with MacroGenics, pursuant to which the Group and MacroGenics made four collaboration programs involving up to four immuno-oncology molecules. The first collaboration program covers a lead research molecule that incorporates MacroGenics’ DART platform and binds CD3 and an undisclosed target that is expressed in multiple solid tumors. The second collaboration program will cover a target to be designated by MacroGenics. For both molecules, the Group received commercial rights in Greater China, Japan, and Korea and MacroGenics received commercial rights in all other territories. For the lead molecule, the Group receives an option upon reaching a predefined clinical milestone to convert the regional arrangement into a global 50/50 profit share. The Group also obtained exclusive, global licenses from MacroGenics to develop, manufacture and commercialize two additional molecules. For these four programs, each company will contribute intellectual property to generate either CD3- or CD47-based bispecific antibodies. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $25,000 to MacroGenics. In addition, MacroGenics is also eligible to receive up to $1,386,000 in potential development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments for the four programs. If products from the collaboration are commercialized, MacroGenics would also receive royalties on annual net sales in the Group’s territories. Pursuant to the collaboration and license agreement, the Group also made an equity investment of $30,000 in MacroGenics’ common stock at $31.30 per share in J uly 2021 (see Note 7). The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to MacroGenics. License and collaboration agreement with Deciphera In June 2019, the Group entered into a license agreement with Deciphera, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and know-how of Deciphera to develop and commercialize products containing ripretinib in the field of the prevention, prophylaxis, treatment, cure or amelioration of any disease or medical condition in humans in Greater China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid Deciphera an upfront license fee of $20,000 and three milestone payments of $12,000. The Group also agreed to pay certain additional development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments up to an aggregate of $173,000, and certain tiered royalties (from low-to-high teens on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on the net sales of the licensed products in the territory. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Deciphera. License agreements with Turning Point Therapeutics Inc (“Turning Point”) In July 2020, the Group entered into an exclusive license agreement with Turning Point pursuant to which Turning Point exclusively licensed to the Group the rights to develop and commercialize products containing repotrectinib as an active ingredient in all human therapeutic indications, in Greater China. Under the terms of the agreements, the Group paid an upfront payment of $25,000 and one milestone payment of $2,000, and accrued two milestone payments totaling $3,000 to Turning Point. Turning Point is also eligible to receive up to $146,000 in development, regulatory and sales milestones. Turning Point will also be eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from mid-to-high teens on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of repotrectinib in Greater China. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Turning Point. In January 2021, the Group entered into a license agreement with Turning Point, which expanded their collaboration. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Group obtained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize TPX-0022, Turning Point’s MET, SRC and CSF1R inhibitor, in Greater China. The Group paid an upfront license fee in the amount of $25,000 to Turning Point. The Group also agreed to pay certain development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments up to an aggregate of $336,000. Turning Point will also be eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from mid-teens to low-twenties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of TPX-0022 in Greater China. In addition, Turning Point will have the right of first negotiation to develop and commercialize an oncology product candidate discovered by the Group. License and collaboration agreement with Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (“Five Prime”) In December 2017, the Group entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Five Prime (a company later acquired by Amgen Inc.), pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and know-how of Five Prime to develop and commercialize products containing Five Prime’s proprietary afucosylated FGFR2b antibody known as bemarituzumab (FPA144) as an active ingredient in the treatment or prevention of any disease or condition in humans in Greater China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $5,000 and a milestone payment of $2,000 to Five Prime. Additionally, the Group also agreed to pay further development and regulatory milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $37,000 to Five Prime and certain tiered royalties (from high-teens to low-twenties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on the number of patients the Group enrolls in the bemarituzumab study. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Five Prime. License agreement with Cullinan Pearl Corp. (“Cullinan”) In December 2020, the Group entered into a license agreement with Cullinan, a subsidiary of Cullinan Management, Inc., formerly Cullinan Oncology, LLC, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and know-how of Cullinan to develop, manufacture and commercialize products containing CLN-081 as an active ingredient in all uses in humans and animals in Greater China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $20,000 to Cullinan. Cullinan is also eligible to receive up to $211,000 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Cullinan is also eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from high-single-digit to low-teen tiered royalties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of CLN-081 in Greater China. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Cullinan. License agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) In December 2020, the Group entered into an exclusive license agreement with Takeda. Under the terms of the license agreement, Takeda exclusively licensed to the Group the right to exploit products in the licensed field during the term. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $6,000 to Takeda. Takeda is also eligible to receive up to $481,500 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Takeda is also eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from high-single-digit to low-teen tiered royalties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on net sales of each product sold by selling party during each year of the applicable royalty term. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Takeda. Collaboration and license agreement with argenx BV (“argenx”) In January 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with argenx. The Group received an exclusive license to develop and commercialize products containing argenx’s proprietary antibody fragment, known as efgartigimod, in Greater China. The Group is responsible for the development of the licensed compound and licensed product and will have the right to commercialize such licensed product in the territory. Pursuant to the collaboration and license agreement, a share issuance agreement was entered into between the Group and argenx. As the upfront payment to argenx, the Group issued 568,182 ordinary shares of the Company to argenx with par value $0.00006 per share on the closing date of January 13, 2021. In determining the fair value of the ordinary shares at closing, the Company considered the closing price of the ordinary shares on the closing date and included a lack of marketability discount because the shares are subject to certain restrictions. The fair value of the shares on the closing date was determined to be $62,250 in the aggregate. The Group recorded this upfront payment in research and development expenses. In addition, the Group made a non-creditable, non-refundable development cost-sharing payment of $75,000 to argenx. Argenx is also eligible to receive a cash payment of $25,000 upon the first regulatory approval of a licensed product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for myasthenia gravis and tiered royalties (from mid-teen to low-twenties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of all licensed product in the territory. Collaboration and license agreement with Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (“Mirati”) In May 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Mirati. The Group obtained the right to research, develop, manufacture and exclusively commercialize adagrasib in Greater China. The Group will support accelerated enrollment in key global, registration-enabling clinical trials of adagrasib in patients with cancer who have a KRASG12C mutation. Mirati has an option to co-commercialize in Greater China and retains full and exclusive rights to adagrasib in all countries outside of Greater China. Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $65,000 to Mirati. Mirati is also eligible to receive up to $273,000 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Mirati is also eligible to receive high-teen- to low-twenties-percent tiered royalties based on annual net sales of adagrasib in Greater China. The Group has the right to terminate this agreement at any time by providing written notice of termination to Mirati. Collaboration and license agreement with Schrödinger, Inc. (“Schrödinger”) In July 2021, the Group entered into a global discovery, development and commercialization collaboration with Schrödinger, pursuant to which the parties will jointly conduct a research program focused on a novel DNA damage repair program in the area of oncology. Following the selection of a development candidate, the Group will assume primary responsibility for global development, manufacturing and commercialization of the program. Full details of the licenses and collaborative arrangements are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As noted above, the Group has entered into various license and collaboration agreements with third party licensors to develop and commercialize product candidates. Based on the terms of these agreements, the Group is contingently obligated to make additional material payments upon the achievement of certain contractually defined milestones. Based on management’s evaluation of the progress of each project noted above, the licensors will be eligible to receive from the Group up to an aggregate of approximately $4,878,738 in future contingent milestone payments dependent upon the achievement of contractually specified development milestones, such as regulatory approval for the product candidates, which may be before the Group has commercialized the product or received any revenue from sales of such product candidate. These milestone payments are subject to uncertainties and contingencies and may n ot occur.

In September 2016, the Group entered into a collaboration, development and license agreement with Tesaro, Inc, a company later acquired by GSK, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive sublicense under certain patents and

know-how

of GSK (including such patents and

know-how

licensed from Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., and AstraZeneca UK Limited) to develop, manufacture and commercialize GSK’s proprietary PARP inhibitor, niraparib, in China, Hong Kong and Macau for the diagnosis and prevention of any human diseases or conditions (other than prostate cancer). The Group also obtained the right of first negotiation to obtain a license to develop and commercialize certain

follow-on

compounds of niraparib being developed by GSK in the licensed territory. Under the agreement, the Group agreed not to research, develop or commercialize certain competing products, and the Group also granted GSK the right of first refusal to license certain immuno-oncology assets developed by us. In February 2018, the Group entered into an amendment with GSK that eliminated GSK’s option to

co-market

niraparib in the licensed territory.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $15,000 and one milestone payment of $1,000, and accrued one development milestone payment of $3,500 to GSK. On top of those, if the Group achieves other specified regulatory, development and commercialization milestones, the Group may be additionally required to pay further milestone payments up to $36,000 to GSK. In addition, if the Group successfully develops and commercializes the licensed products, the Group will pay GSK tiered royalties on the net sales of the licensed products, until the later of the expiration of the

last-to-expire

licensed patent covering the licensed product, the expiration of regulatory exclusivity for the licensed product, or the tenth anniversary of the first commercial sale of the licensed product, in each case on a

product-by-product

and

region-by-region

basis.

In November 2018, the Group entered into a collaboration agreement with MacroGenics, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and

know-how

of MacroGenics to develop and commercialize margetuximab, tebotelimab

(MGD-013)

and an undisclosed multi-specific TRIDENT molecule in

pre-clinical

development, each as an active ingredient in all human fields of use, except to the extent limited by any applicable third party agreement of MacroGenics in Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront license fee of $25,000 and two milestone payments in total of $4,000 to MacroGenics. The Group also agreed to pay certain development and regulatory-based milestone payments up to an aggregate of $136,000, and tiered royalties at percentage rates for net sales of Margetuximab, tebotelimab and TRIDENT molecule in the territory.

In June 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with MacroGenics, pursuant to which the Group and MacroGenics made four collaboration programs involving up to four immuno-oncology molecules. The first collaboration program covers a lead research molecule that incorporates MacroGenics’ DART platform and binds CD3 and an undisclosed target that is expressed in multiple solid tumors. The second collaboration program will cover a target to be designated by MacroGenics. For both molecules, the Group received commercial rights in Greater China, Japan, and Korea and MacroGenics received commercial rights in all other territories. For the lead molecule, the Group receives an option upon reaching a predefined clinical milestone to convert the regional arrangement into a global 50/50 profit share. The Group also obtained exclusive, global licenses from MacroGenics to develop, manufacture and commercialize two additional molecules. For these four programs, each company will contribute intellectual property to generate either

CD3-

or CD47-based bispecific antibodies.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $25,000 to MacroGenics. In addition, MacroGenics is also eligible to receive up to $1,386,000 in potential development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments for the four programs. If products from the collaboration are commercialized, MacroGenics would also receive royalties on annual net sales in the Group’s territories.

In June 2019, the Group entered into a license agreement with Deciphera, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and

know-how

of Deciphera to develop and commercialize products containing ripretinib in the field of the prevention, prophylaxis, treatment, cure or amelioration of any disease or medical condition in humans in Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid Deciphera an upfront license fee of $20,000 and three milestone payments of $12,000. The Group also agreed to pay certain additional development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments up to an aggregate of $173,000, and certain tiered royalties (from

low-to-high

teens on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on the net sales of the licensed products in the territory.

In July 2020, the Group entered into an exclusive license agreement with Turning Point pursuant to which Turning Point exclusively licensed to the Group the rights to develop and commercialize products containing repotrectinib as an active ingredient in all human therapeutic indications, in Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreements, the Group paid an upfront payment of $25,000 and one milestone payment of $2,000, and accrued two milestone payments totaling $3,000 to Turning Point. Turning Point is also eligible to receive up to $146,000 in development, regulatory and sales milestones. Turning Point will also be eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from

mid-to-high

teens on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of repotrectinib in Greater China.

In January 2021, the Group entered into a license agreement with Turning Point, which expanded their collaboration. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Group obtained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize

TPX-0022,

Turning Point’s MET, SRC and CSF1R inhibitor, in Greater China.

The Group paid an upfront license fee in the amount of $25,000 to Turning Point. The Group also agreed to pay certain development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments up to an aggregate of $336,000. Turning Point will also be eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from

mid-teens

low-twenties

on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of

TPX-0022

in Greater China. In addition, Turning Point will have the right of first negotiation to develop and commercialize an oncology product candidate discovered by the Group.

In December 2017, the Group entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Five Prime (a company later acquired by Amgen Inc.), pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and

know-how

of Five Prime to develop and commercialize products containing Five Prime’s proprietary afucosylated FGFR2b antibody known as bemarituzumab (FPA144) as an active ingredient in the treatment or prevention of any disease or condition in humans in Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group made an upfront payment of $5,000 and a milestone payment of $2,000 to Five Prime. Additionally, the Group also agreed to pay further development and regulatory milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $37,000 to Five Prime and certain tiered royalties (from high-teens to

low-twenties

on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on the number of patients the Group enrolls in the bemarituzumab study.

In December 2020, the Group entered into a license agreement with Cullinan, a subsidiary of Cullinan Management, Inc., formerly Cullinan Oncology, LLC, pursuant to which it obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and

know-how

of Cullinan to develop, manufacture and commercialize products containing

CLN-081

as an active ingredient in all uses in humans and animals in Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $20,000 to Cullinan. Cullinan is also eligible to receive up to $211,000 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Cullinan is also eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from high-single-digit to

low-teen

tiered royalties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of

CLN-081

in Greater China.

In December 2020, the Group entered into an exclusive license agreement with Takeda. Under the terms of the license agreement, Takeda exclusively licensed to the Group the right to exploit products in the licensed field during the term.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $6,000 to Takeda. Takeda is also eligible to receive up to $481,500 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Takeda is also eligible to receive certain tiered royalties (from high-single-digit to

low-teen

tiered royalties on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on net sales of each product sold by selling party during each year of the applicable royalty term.

In January 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with argenx. The Group received an exclusive license to develop and commercialize products containing argenx’s proprietary antibody fragment, known as efgartigimod, in Greater China. The Group is responsible for the development of the licensed compound and licensed product and will have the right to commercialize such licensed product in the territory.

Pursuant to the collaboration and license agreement, a share issuance agreement was entered into between the Group and argenx. As the upfront payment to argenx, the Group issued 568,182 ordinary shares of the Company to argenx with par value $0.00006 per share on the closing date of January 13, 2021. In determining the fair value of the ordinary shares at closing, the Company considered the closing price of the ordinary shares on the closing date and included a lack of marketability discount because the shares are subject to certain restrictions. The fair value of the shares on the closing date was determined to be $62,250 in the aggregate. The Group recorded this upfront payment in research and development expenses.

In addition, the Group made a

non-creditable,

non-refundable

development cost-sharing payment of $75,000 to argenx. Argenx is also eligible to receive a cash payment of $25,000 upon the first regulatory approval of a licensed product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for myasthenia gravis and tiered royalties (from

mid-teen

low-twenties

on a percentage basis and subject to certain reductions) based on annual net sales of all licensed product in the territory.

In May 2021, the Group entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Mirati. The Group obtained the right to research, develop, manufacture and exclusively commercialize adagrasib in Greater China. The Group will support accelerated enrollment in key global, registration-enabling clinical trials of adagrasib in patients with cancer who have a KRASG12C mutation. Mirati has an option to

co-commercialize

in Greater China and retains full and exclusive rights to adagrasib in all countries outside of Greater China.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group paid an upfront payment of $65,000 to Mirati. Mirati is also eligible to receive up to $273,000 in development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments. Mirati is also eligible to receive high-teen- to

low-twenties-percent

tiered royalties based on annual net sales of adagrasib in Greater China.

July

2021, the Group entered into a global discovery, development and commercialization collaboration with Schrödinger, pursuant to which the parties will jointly conduct a research program focused on a novel DNA damage repair program in the area of oncology. Following the selection of a development candidate, the Group will assume primary responsibility for global development, manufacturing and commercialization of the program.

Full details of the licenses and collaborative arrangements are included in our Annual Report on Form

10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021 and this Quarterly Report on Form

10-Q.

As noted above, the Group has entered into various license and collaboration agreements with third party licensors to develop and commercialize product candidates. Based on the terms of these agreements, the Group is contingently obligated to make additional material payments upon the achievement of certain contractually defined milestones. Based on management’s evaluation of the progress of each project noted above, the licensors will be eligible to receive from the Group up to an aggregate of approximately $4,878,738

in future contingent milestone payments dependent upon the achievement of contractually specified development milestones, such as regulatory approval for the product candidates, which may be before the Group has commercialized the product or received any revenue from sales of such product candidate. These milestone payments are subject to uncertainties and contingencies and may n

occur.