Collaboration Agreements, License Agreement and Revenues

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Collaboration Agreements, License Agreement and Revenues

3. Collaboration Agreements, License Agreement and Revenues

Astellas Agreements

Astellas Japan Agreement

In June 2005, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Astellas for the development and commercialization (but not manufacture) of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in Japan (“Astellas Japan Agreement”). Under this agreement, Astellas agreed to pay license fees, other upfront consideration and various milestone payments, totaling $172.6 million. The Astellas Japan Agreement also provides for tiered payments based on net sales of product (as defined) in the low 20% range of the list price published by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, adjusted for certain elements, after commercial launch.

The aggregate amount of consideration received under the Astellas Japan Agreement through September 30, 2025 totaled $105.1 million, excluding drug product revenue that is discussed under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below. Based on its current development plans for roxadustat in Japan, the Company does not expect to receive most or all of the additional potential milestones under the Astellas Japan Agreement.

Amounts recognized as license revenue and development revenue under the Astellas Japan Agreement were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

The transaction price related to consideration received through September 30, 2025 and accounts receivable has been allocated to each of the performance obligations under the Astellas Japan Agreement, including $100.3 million for license and $17.1 million for co-development.

There was no license revenue or development revenue resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for the three months ended September 30, 2025 under the Astellas Japan Agreement. The Company does not expect material variable consideration from estimated future co-development billing beyond the development period in the transaction price related to the Astellas Japan Agreement.

In 2018, FibroGen and Astellas entered into an amendment to the Astellas Japan Agreement that allows Astellas to manufacture roxadustat drug product for commercialization in Japan (the “Astellas Japan Amendment”). The related drug product revenue is described under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below.

Astellas Europe Agreement

In April 2006, the Company entered into a separate collaboration agreement with Astellas for the development and commercialization of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in Europe, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South Africa (“Astellas Europe Agreement”). Under the terms of the Astellas Europe Agreement, Astellas agreed to pay license fees, other upfront consideration and various milestone payments, totaling $745.0 million. Under the Astellas Europe Agreement, Astellas committed to fund 50% of joint development costs for Europe and North America, and all territory-specific costs. The Astellas Europe Agreement also provides for tiered payments based on net sales of product (as defined) in the low 20% range.

The aggregate amount of consideration received under the Astellas Europe Agreement through September 30, 2025 totaled $685.0 million, excluding drug product revenue that is discussed under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below. Based on its current development plans for roxadustat in Europe, the Company does not expect to receive most or all of the additional potential milestones under the Astellas Europe Agreement.

Amounts recognized as license revenue and development revenue under the Astellas Europe Agreement were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

The transaction price related to consideration received through September 30, 2025 and accounts receivable has been allocated to each of the performance obligations under the Astellas Europe Agreement, including $619.0 million for license and $288.5 million for co-development.

There was no license revenue or development revenue resulting from changes to estimated variable consideration in the current period relating to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for three months ended September 30, 2025 under the Astellas Europe Agreement. The Company does not expect material variable consideration from estimated future co-development billing beyond the development period in the transaction price related to the Astellas Europe Agreement.

In 2021, the Company entered into an EU Supply Agreement with Astellas under the Astellas Europe Agreement (“Astellas EU Supply Agreement”) to define general forecast, order, supply and payment terms for Astellas to purchase roxadustat bulk drug product from FibroGen in support of commercial supplies. The related drug product revenue is described under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below.

AstraZeneca Agreements

AstraZeneca U.S./Rest of World (“RoW”) Agreement

In July 2013, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca for the development and commercialization of roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in the U.S. and all other countries in the world, other than China, not previously licensed under the Astellas Europe Agreement and Astellas Japan Agreement (“AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement”).

On February 25, 2024, the Company and AstraZeneca entered into an agreement to terminate the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement, as amended and restated on August 29, 2025 (“AstraZeneca Termination and Transition Agreement”). Pursuant to the AstraZeneca Termination and Transition Agreement, AstraZeneca returns all of their non-China roxadustat rights to the Company, with the exception of South Korea, and provides certain assistance during a transition period. In addition, as a part of this AstraZeneca Termination and Transition Agreement, AstraZeneca will receive tiered mid-single digit royalties on FibroGen’s sales of roxadustat in the terminated territories, or thirty-five percent of all revenue FibroGen receives if it licenses or sells such rights to a third-party. Neither party incurred any early termination penalties.

The aggregate amount of consideration for milestone and upfront payments received under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement through the termination totaled $439.0 million, excluding drug product revenue under the Master Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement (“AstraZeneca Master Supply Agreement”), entered in 2020, which is described under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below. In addition, resulting from the AstraZeneca Termination and Transition Agreement, the Company and AstraZeneca settled the outstanding balances relating to past transactions under the AstraZeneca Master Supply Agreement. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company accounted for the termination of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW agreement as a contract modification under the ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and recorded a cumulative catch-up adjustment as described under the Drug Product Revenue, Net section below.

AstraZeneca China Agreement

AstraZeneca was the Company’s long-time commercialization partner for roxadustat in greater China. In July 2013, the Company (through its subsidiaries affiliated with China) entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca for roxadustat for the treatment of anemia in China (“AstraZeneca China Agreement”). Under the terms of the AstraZeneca China Agreement, AstraZeneca agreed to pay upfront consideration and potential milestone payments, totaling $376.7 million. The aggregate amount of such consideration received for milestone and upfront payments through September 30, 2025 totaled $81.2 million.

As discussed in Note 2, Discontinued Operations and Divestiture, on August 29, 2025, the Transaction was completed to sell the Company’s China operations to AstraZeneca pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement.

AstraZeneca China Amendment

In July 2020, FibroGen China Anemia Holdings, Ltd., FibroGen Beijing, FibroGen International, and AstraZeneca entered into an amendment to the AstraZeneca China Agreement, relating to the development and commercialization of roxadustat in China (the “AstraZeneca China Amendment”). Under the AstraZeneca China Amendment, in 2020, FibroGen Beijing and AstraZeneca completed the establishment of a jointly owned entity, Falikang, which performs roxadustat distribution, as well as conducts sales and marketing through AstraZeneca.

Substantially all direct roxadustat product sales to distributors in China are made by Falikang, while FibroGen Beijing continues to sell roxadustat product directly in limited areas in China. FibroGen Beijing manufactures and supplies commercial product to Falikang based on a gross transfer price, which is adjusted for the estimated profit share. Further discussion related to the sales to Falikang is discussed under the China Performance Obligation section below.

Prior to the above-mentioned termination of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement, the Company evaluated under the ASC 606 and accounted for the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and the AstraZeneca China Agreement as a single arrangement with the presumption that two or more agreements executed with a single customer at or around the same time should be presumed to be a single arrangement. As a result of the termination of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded the final development revenue under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement, which was immaterial.

The transaction price related to consideration received and accounts receivable through the termination of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement has been allocated to each of the performance obligations under the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement and AstraZeneca China Agreement, including $344.5 million for license, $625.5 million for co-development, information sharing and committee services, and $573.4 million for China performance obligation (with cumulative revenue of $573.4 million through September 30, 2025) that is recognized as product revenue, net, included in discontinued operations as described under China Performance Obligation section below.

China Performance Obligation

Product revenue, net, which is included in the discontinued operations, consists primarily of revenues from sales of roxadustat commercial product to Falikang. Substantially all direct roxadustat product sales to distributors in China are made by Falikang. FibroGen Beijing manufactures and supplies commercial product to Falikang. The net transaction price for FibroGen Beijing’s product sales to Falikang is based on a gross transaction price, adjusted for the estimated profit share.

The roxadustat sales to Falikang marked the beginning of the Company’s China performance obligation under the Company’s agreements with AstraZeneca. Product revenue is based on the transaction price of the China performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to Falikang, in an amount that reflects the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligation satisfied during the reporting period. Periodically, the Company updates its assumptions such as total sales quantity, timing of China’s volume-based purchasing program, performance period, gross transaction price, profit share and other inputs including foreign currency translation impact, among others. Any net transaction price in excess of the revenue recognized is added to the deferred balance to date, and recognized in the periods as the performance obligation is satisfied.

As discussed in Note 2, Discontinued Operations and Divestiture, the divestiture of FibroGen International was completed on August 29, 2025 and accordingly, the performance obligation to AstraZeneca was completely satisfied upon the closing of the divestiture. As a result, all the previously deferred revenues were recognized as revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2025. The following table includes a roll-forward of the related deferred revenue that was considered as a contract liability that was not included in the disposal group held for sale as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):


	Balance at December 31, 2024			Additions			Recognized as Revenue (Discontinued Operations)		Currency Translation and Other			Balance at September 30, 2025
AstraZeneca China performance obligation - deferred revenue	$	(132,097	)	$	(82,494	)	$	218,575	$	(3,984	)	$	—

The related net product revenue recognized from the sales to Falikang was $165.3 million and $42.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $218.6 million and $115.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which were included in the discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations together with the sales directly to distributors.

Drug Product Revenue, Net

Drug product revenue from commercial-grade active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) or bulk drug product sales to Astellas and AstraZeneca was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025			2024			2025		2024
Astellas Japan Agreement	$	(378	)	$	(1,355	)	$	1,446	$	(3,926	)
Astellas Europe Agreement		1,335			1,093			3,321		3,209
AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement		—			—			—		25,671
Drug product revenue, net	$	957		$	(262	)	$	4,767	$	24,954

Astellas Japan Agreement

The Company updates its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment at each balance sheet date. As a result, the Company recorded a reduction to the drug product revenue of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect foreign exchange impacts, among others.

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the adjustment to the drug product revenue was immaterial.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and accordingly recorded an adjustment to the drug product revenue of $1.8 million. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated yield from the manufacture of bulk product tablets, among others.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and accordingly recorded a reduction to the drug product revenue of $1.4 million. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated bulk product strength mix intended to be manufactured by Astellas, among others.

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and accordingly recorded a reduction to the drug product revenue of $0.4 million. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect foreign exchange impacts and the changes in the estimated bulk product strength mix intended to be manufactured by Astellas, among others.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the API shipments fulfilled under the terms of Astellas Japan Amendment, and accordingly recorded a reduction to the drug product revenue of $2.2 million. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the API held by Astellas at period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated bulk product strength mix intended to be manufactured by Astellas, and foreign exchange impacts, among others.

As of September 30, 2025, the balances related to the API price true-up under the Astellas Japan Agreement were $1.0 million in accrued liabilities, representing the Company’s best estimate of the timing for these amounts to be paid. As of December 31, 2024, the balances related to the API price true-up under the Astellas Japan Agreement were $2.5 million in accrued liabilities and $0.6 million in other long-term liabilities.

Astellas Europe Agreement

The Company transferred bulk drug product for commercial purposes under the terms of the Astellas Europe Agreement and the Astellas EU Supply Agreement in the prior years. The Company recognized the related fully burdened manufacturing costs as drug product revenue in the respective periods and recorded the constrained transaction price in deferred revenue due to a high degree of uncertainty associated with the variable consideration for revenue recognition purposes. The Company updates its estimate of variable consideration related to the bulk drug product transferred in prior years at each balance sheet date.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company transferred bulk drug product for commercial purposes under the terms of the Astellas Europe Agreement and the Astellas EU Supply Agreement, and recognized the related fully-burdened manufacturing costs of $0.6 million as drug product revenue, and recorded $4.4 million as deferred revenue due to a high degree of uncertainty associated with the variable consideration for revenue recognition purposes. In addition, the Company updated its estimate of variable consideration related to the bulk drug product transferred in prior years. Specifically, the change in estimated variable consideration was based on the bulk drug product held by Astellas at the period end, adjusted to reflect the changes in the estimated transfer price, forecast information, shelf-life estimates and other items. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reclassified $7.2 million from the related deferred revenue to accrued liabilities. As of December 31, 2024, the related balance in accrued liabilities was $10.5 million. Further for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company reclassified $0.9 million from the related deferred revenue to accrued liabilities. As of September 30, 2025, the balances related to the bulk drug product price true-up under the Astellas Europe Agreement and the Astellas EU Supply Agreement were $11.4 million in accrued liabilities, representing the Company’s best estimate that these amounts will be paid within the next 12 months, a $7.1 million of which was paid to Astellas in October 2025.

The Company recognized royalty revenue of $1.3 million and $1.1 million as drug product revenue from the deferred revenue under the Astellas Europe Agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $3.3 million and $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. It is the Company’s best estimate that the remainder of the deferred revenue will be recognized as revenue when uncertainty is resolved, based on the performance of roxadustat product sales in the Astellas territory.

The following table includes a roll-forward of the above-mentioned deferred revenues that are considered as contract liabilities related to drug product (in thousands):


	Balance at December 31, 2024			Recognized as Revenue		Reclassified to Accrued Liability / Accounts Payable		Balance at September 30, 2025
Drug product revenue - deferred revenue:
Astellas Europe Agreement	$	(9,901	)	$	3,321	$	903	$	(5,677	)

AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement

As described under AstraZeneca Agreements section above, pursuant to the AstraZeneca Termination and Transition Agreement related to the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW Agreement, the Company and AstraZeneca settled the outstanding balances relating to past transactions under the AstraZeneca Master Supply Agreement. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company accounted for the termination of the AstraZeneca U.S./RoW agreement as a contract modification under the ASC 606 and recorded a cumulative catch-up net adjustment of $25.7 million to the drug product revenue and received the cash during the second quarter of 2024. Corresponding to the drug product revenue, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded the related cost of goods sold of $21.1 million.