Commitments	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments
Commitments	7.Commitments License and Research Agreements On October 4, 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “Ichnos License Agreement”) with Ichnos Sciences SA and Ichnos Sciences Inc. (collectively, “Ichnos”) pursuant to which Ichnos granted to the Company an exclusive (even as to Ichnos and its affiliates), worldwide, and sublicensable right and license to certain patent rights and related know-how to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Ichnos’ proprietary OX40 portfolio. The OX40 portfolio includes Ichnos’ proprietary OX40 antagonist monoclonal antibody, with the generic name telazorlimab as well as Ichnos’ proprietary affinity matured next generation OX40 antagonist monoclonal antibody referred to by the Company as STAR-0310 (collectively, the “Licensed Compounds”). The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize at least one product that contains or comprises a Licensed Compound (a “Licensed Product”) in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan. Under the terms of the Ichnos License Agreement, the Company paid Ichnos a one-time upfront license fee of $15.0 million in October 2023. The Company is obligated to pay Ichnos up to $305.0 million in milestone payments, consisting of up to $20.0 million upon the achievement of certain development milestones, up to $70.0 million upon the achievement of certain regulatory milestones and up to $215.0 million upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones, in each case in up to three indications with respect to the first applicable Licensed Product to achieve such milestone events. The specified clinical milestones related to the Phase 1a clinical trial of STAR-0310 were met and the Company paid the related $2.0 million of milestone payments during the three months ended March 31, 2025. There were no milestones met under the Ichnos License Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company is also obligated to pay Ichnos tiered royalties ranging from a mid-single-digit percentage to a low-double-digit percentage on aggregate annual net sales of all Licensed Products. The Company is obligated to pay royalties on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis until the latest of: (i) the expiration of the last valid claim covering the composition of matter of such Licensed Product in such country; (ii) the expiration of the last regulatory exclusivity with respect to such Licensed Product in such country; and (iii) twelve years following the first commercial sale of such Licensed Product in such country. The royalty rate is subject to reduction on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis under certain circumstances. The Company is also party to a research services agreement which covers navenibart under which the Company may be required to pay up to $2.2 million upon the achievement of certain clinical milestones, up to $5.4 million upon the achievement of certain regulatory milestones and up to $6.5 million upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones. The specified clinical milestones related to the ALPHA-ORBIT Phase 3 clinical trial of navenibart were met during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the Company paid the related $2.2 million of milestone payments in April 2025. There were no milestones met under the research services agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

7.Commitments

License and Research Agreements

On October 4, 2023, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “Ichnos License Agreement”) with Ichnos Sciences SA and Ichnos Sciences Inc. (collectively, “Ichnos”) pursuant to which Ichnos granted to the Company an exclusive (even as to Ichnos and its affiliates), worldwide, and sublicensable right and license to certain patent rights and related know-how to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Ichnos’ proprietary OX40 portfolio. The OX40 portfolio includes Ichnos’ proprietary OX40 antagonist monoclonal antibody, with the generic name telazorlimab as well as Ichnos’ proprietary affinity matured next generation OX40 antagonist monoclonal antibody referred to by the Company as STAR-0310 (collectively, the “Licensed Compounds”). The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize at least one product that contains or comprises a Licensed Compound (a “Licensed Product”) in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

Under the terms of the Ichnos License Agreement, the Company paid Ichnos a one-time upfront license fee of $15.0 million in October 2023. The Company is obligated to pay Ichnos up to $305.0 million in milestone payments, consisting of up to $20.0 million upon the achievement of certain development milestones, up to $70.0 million upon the achievement of certain regulatory milestones and up to $215.0 million upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones, in each case in up to three indications with respect to the first applicable Licensed Product to achieve such milestone events. The specified clinical milestones related to the Phase 1a clinical trial of STAR-0310 were met and the Company paid the related $2.0 million of milestone payments during the three months ended March 31, 2025. There were no milestones met under the Ichnos License Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company is also obligated to pay Ichnos tiered royalties ranging from a mid-single-digit percentage to a low-double-digit percentage on aggregate annual net sales of all Licensed Products. The Company is obligated to pay royalties on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis until the latest of: (i) the expiration of the last valid claim covering the composition of matter of such Licensed Product in such country; (ii) the expiration of the last regulatory exclusivity with respect to such Licensed Product in such country; and (iii) twelve years following the first commercial sale of such Licensed Product in such country. The royalty rate is subject to reduction on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis under certain circumstances.

The Company is also party to a research services agreement which covers navenibart under which the Company may be required to pay up to $2.2 million upon the achievement of certain clinical milestones, up to $5.4 million upon the achievement of certain regulatory milestones and up to $6.5 million upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones. The specified clinical milestones related to the ALPHA-ORBIT Phase 3 clinical trial of navenibart were met during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the Company paid the related $2.2 million of milestone payments in April 2025. There were no milestones met under the research services agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2024.