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Genzyme Co-Promotion Agreement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Genzyme Co-promotion Agreement  
Genzyme Co-Promotion Agreement
Genzyme Co-Promotion Agreement
 
In January 2012, the Company and Genzyme Corporation (“Genzyme”) executed a co-promotion agreement for the co-exclusive rights and license to promote and market the Company’s Afirma thyroid diagnostic solution in the United States and in 40 named countries. In exchange, the Company received a $10.0 million upfront co-promotion fee from Genzyme in February 2012 which was deferred and amortized over the life of the agreement until the agreement was terminated effective September 9, 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, Genzyme received a percentage of U.S. cash receipts that the Company has received related to the Afirma solution as co-promotion fees.
  
In February 2015, the Company entered into an ex-U.S. co-promotion agreement with Genzyme for the promotion of the Afirma solution with exclusivity in five countries outside the United States initially and in other countries agreed to from time to time. The agreement commenced on January 1, 2015 and continued until December 31, 2019, with extension of the agreement possible upon agreement of the parties. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Genzyme 25% of net revenue from the sale of the Afirma solution in Brazil and Singapore over a five-year period commencing January 1, 2015. These payments have been immaterial for all periods presented. Effective July 6, 2017, the agreement was terminated.
 
The Company incurred $1.8 million and $6.1 million in co-promotion expense, excluding the amortization of the upfront co-promotion fee, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, which is included in selling and marketing expenses in the condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company had no outstanding obligations to Genzyme under the U.S. co-promotion agreement as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
The Company amortized $227,000 and $948,000 of the $10.0 million upfront co-promotion fee in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, which is reflected as a reduction to selling and marketing expenses in the condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss. No such related costs were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.