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RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Research And License Agreements |
RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS | NOTE 11 — RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS UCL Business Limited In January 2022, the Company entered into a License Agreement with UCL Business Limited to obtain an exclusive worldwide in-license of a genomic quadruplex (G4)-selective transcription inhibitor drug development program which had been developed at University College London, including lead and back-up compounds, preclinical data and a patent estate. (UCL Business Limited is the commercialization company for University College London.) The program’s lead compound is now being developed at the Company under the name QN-302 as a candidate for treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which represents the vast majority of pancreatic cancers. The License Agreement required a $150,000 upfront payment, reimbursement of past patent prosecution expenses (approximately $160,000), and (if and when applicable) tiered royalty payments in the low to mid-single digits, clinical/regulatory/sales milestone payments and a percentage of any non-royalty sublicensing consideration paid to the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 there were license costs of approximately $128,000 and $338,000, respectively, related to this agreement which are included in research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. QN-302 Phase 1 Study In June 2023, the Company entered into a Master Clinical Research Services Agreement with Translational Drug Development, LLC (“TD2”) whereby TD2 agreed to perform certain clinical research and development services for the Company including but not limited to trial management, side identification and selection, site monitoring/management, medical monitoring, project management, data collection, statistical programming or analysis, quality assurance auditing, scientific and medical communications, regulatory affairs consulting and submissions, strategic consulting, and/or other related services. From time to time, the Company intends to enter into statements of work with TD2 for the performance of specific services under this Master Clinical Research Services Agreement. In June 2023, the Company entered into a Master Laboratory Services Agreement with MLM Medical Labs, LLC (“MLM”) whereby MLM agreed to perform certain clinical research and development services for the Company including but not limited to laboratory, supply, testing, validation, data management, and storage services. From time to time, the Company intends to enter into work orders with MLM for the performance of specific services under this Master Laboratory Services Agreement. In June 2023, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement with Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management, Inc. (“Clinigen”) whereby Clinigen agreed to provide certain pharmaceutical products and/or services. From time to time, the Company intends to enter into statements of work with Clinigen for the performance of specific services under this Master Services Agreement. In July 2023, pursuant to the above agreements, the Company entered into work orders and statements of work for clinical trial services for the conduct of the QN-302 Phase 1 study. The project timeline started in July 2023 and is expected to continue until approximately July 2026. The total amount to be paid under these work orders and statements of work is currently expected to be approximately $7.6 million over the term of the QN-302 Phase 1 study, subject to available funding. University of Louisville Research Foundation In March 2019, the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement and an option for a license agreement with University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (“ULRF”) for development of several small-molecule RAS interaction inhibitor drug candidates. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company agreed to reimburse ULRF for sponsored research expenses of initially up to $693,000 for this program. This agreement was amended in February 2021, March 2022 and August 2023, with the current term of this agreement set to expire in December 2023 and the aggregate amount that the Company would reimburse ULRF for sponsored research expenses increased to approximately $2.9 million. In July 2020, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with ULRF for RAS interaction inhibitor drug candidates. Under the agreement, the Company took over development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the candidates from ULRF and is responsible for maintenance of the related intellectual property portfolio. In return, ULRF received approximately $112,000 for an upfront license fee and reimbursement of prior patent costs. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay ULRF (i) royalties, on patent-covered net sales associated with the commercialization, of 4% (on net sales up to a cumulative $250,000,000) or 5% (on net sales above a cumulative $250,000,000), until expiration of the licensed patent, and 2.5% (on net sales for any sales not covered by Licensed Patents), (ii) 30% to 50% of any non-royalty sublicensee income received (50% for sublicenses granted in the first two years of the ULRF license agreement, 40% for sublicenses granted in the third or fourth years of the ULRF license agreement, and 30% for sublicenses granted in the fifth year of the ULRF license agreement or thereafter), (iii) reimbursements for ongoing costs associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of licensed patents, incurred prior to July 2020, and (iv) payments ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000 upon the achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Milestone payments for the first therapeutic indication would be $50,000 for first dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial, $100,000 for first dosing in a Phase 2 clinical trial, $150,000 for first dosing in a Phase 3 clinical trial, $300,000 for regulatory marketing approval and $5,000,000 upon achieving a cumulative $500,000,000 of Licensed Product sales. The Company also must pay ULRF shortfall payments if the total amounts actually paid with respect to royalties and non-royalty sublicensee income for any year is less than the applicable annual minimum (ranging from $20,000 to $100,000) for such year. Sponsored research expenses related to these RAS agreements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were approximately $743,000 and $758,000, respectively, and are recorded in research and development expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. License costs related to these agreements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were approximately $133,000 and $40,000, respectively, and are included in research and development expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Between June 2018 and April 2022, the Company entered into license and sponsored research agreements with ULRF for QN-247, a novel aptamer-based compound that has shown promise as an anticancer drug. Under the agreements, the Company took over development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the compound from ULRF and is responsible for maintenance of the related intellectual property portfolio. In return, ULRF received a $50,000 convertible promissory note in payment of an upfront license fee, which was subsequently converted into the Company’s common stock, and the Company agreed to reimburse ULRF for sponsored research expenses of up to approximately $805,000 and prior patent costs of up to $200,000. In addition, the Company agreed to pay ULRF (i) royalties, on patent-covered net sales associated with the commercialization of anti-nucleolin agent-conjugated nanoparticles, of 4% (on net sales up to a cumulative $250,000,000) or 5% (on net sales above a cumulative $250,000,000), until expiration of the last to expire of the licensed patents, (ii) 30% to 50% of any non-royalty sublicensee income received (50% for sublicenses granted in the first two years of the ULRF license agreement, 40% for sublicenses granted in the third or fourth years of the ULRF license agreement, and 30% for sublicenses granted in the fifth year of the ULRF license agreement or thereafter), (iii) reimbursements for ongoing costs associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of licensed patents, incurred prior to June 2018, and (iv) payments ranging from $100,000 to $5,000,000 upon the achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Milestone payments for the first therapeutic indication would be $100,000 for first dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial, $200,000 for first dosing in a Phase 2 clinical trial, $350,000 for first dosing in a Phase 3 clinical trial, $500,000 for regulatory marketing approval and $5,000,000 upon achieving a cumulative $500,000,000 of Licensed Product sales. The Company also agreed to pay another $500,000 milestone payment for any additional regulatory marketing approval for each additional therapeutic (or diagnostic) indication. The Company must also pay ULRF shortfall payments if the total amounts actually paid with respect to royalties and non-royalty sublicensee income for any year is less than the applicable annual minimum (ranging from $10,000 to $50,000) for such year. The sponsored research agreement for QN-247 expired in August 2022. The sponsored research expenses related to these QN-247 agreements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $0 and approximately $164,000, respectively, and these amounts are recorded in research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. License costs related to these agreements were approximately $23,000 and $94,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and are included in research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss. In June 2020, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with ULRF for its intellectual property in the use of QN-165 as a treatment for COVID-19. Under the agreement, the Company took over development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the compound (for such use) from ULRF and is responsible for maintenance of the related intellectual property portfolio. In return, ULRF received approximately $24,000 for an upfront license fee and reimbursement of prior patent costs. In addition, the Company was required to enter into a separate sponsored research agreement with ULRF (for QN-165 as a treatment for COVID-19) for at least $250,000. In November 2020, the Company executed a sponsored research agreement with ULRF (for QN-165 as a treatment for COVID-19) supporting up to approximately $430,000 in research which satisfied this requirement. This sponsored research agreement expired in November 2021 and the exclusive license agreement was terminated on October 31, 2022. There were no sponsored research expenses or license costs related to these QN-165 agreements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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