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Research Collaboration and License Agreements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Research Collaboration And License Agreements [Abstract]  
Research Collaboration and License Agreements

3. Research Collaboration and License Agreements

 

In June 2019, the Company and Bayer AG entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (Bayer Collaboration Agreement) setting forth the Company’s collaboration with Bayer AG to identify or optimize proteolysis targeting chimeras, or PROTAC® targeted protein degraders, that mediate for degradation of target proteins. Under the terms of the Bayer Collaboration Agreement, the Company received an upfront non-refundable payment of $17.5 million in exchange for the use of the Company’s technology license and a $1.5 million payment to fund research activities. Bayer is committed to fund an additional $10.5 million through 2022, of which $3.0 million was received in each of the six months ending June 30, 2020 and 2021. These payments are being recognized over the total estimated period of performance.

 

The Company determined that the Bayer Collaboration Agreement and a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into with Bayer AG at the same time should be evaluated as a combined contract in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company determined the fair value of the shares sold under the Stock Purchase Agreement to be $2.9 million less than the contractual purchase price stipulated in the agreement. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Company determined that the sale of stock should be recorded at fair value. Therefore, the Company allocated the additional $2.9 million of consideration received under the Stock Purchase Agreement to the Bayer Collaboration Agreement and added such amount to the total transaction price.

In December 2017, the Company entered into a Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) (the Pfizer Collaboration Agreement). Under the terms of the Pfizer Collaboration Agreement, the Company received an upfront non-refundable payment and certain additional payments totaling $28.0 million in 2018 in exchange for use of the Company’s technology license and to fund Pfizer-related research as defined within the agreement. These payments are being recognized as revenue over the total estimated period of performance. Pfizer has exercised options on certain targets for $4.9 million as of June 30, 2021. Pfizer also paid the Company $1.2 million in 2019 and $3.0 million in 2020 relating to adding additional targets into the collaboration. The option and target payments are being recognized over the estimated period of performance.

In November 2017, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Option, License, and Collaboration Agreement with Genentech, Inc. and F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. (the Genentech Modification), amending a previous Genentech agreement. Under the Genentech Modification, the Company received additional upfront non-refundable payments of $34.5 million (in addition to $11.0 million received under the previous agreement) to fund Genentech-related research and Genentech has the right to designate up to ten targets.

Information about contract liabilities included as deferred revenue in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Contract liabilities

 

$

37,013,663

 

 

$

45,089,094

 

Revenues recognized in the period from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Amounts included in deferred revenue in previous periods

 

$

11,075,430

 

 

$

18,651,649

 

 

Changes in deferred revenue as of June 30, 2021 from December 31, 2020 were due to additions to deferred revenue of $3.0 million related to the Bayer Collaboration Agreement and $11.1 million of revenue recognized on the research collaboration and license agreements.

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of June 30, 2021 was $37.0 million, which is expected to be recognized in the following periods (in millions):

 

Remainder of 2021

 

$

11.1

 

2022

 

 

19.4

 

2023

 

 

6.5

 

Total

 

$

37.0