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Certain transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Certain transactions
NOTE 2 – Certain transactions:
The Company has entered into alliances and other arrangements with third parties to acquire rights to products it does not have, to access markets it does not operate in and to otherwise share development costs or business risks. The Company’s most significant agreements of this nature are summarized below.
MODAG
In October 2021, Teva announced a license agreement with MODAG GmbH (“Modag”) that will provide Teva an exclusive global license to develop, manufacture and commercialize Modag’s lead compound
(TEV-56286)
and a related compound
(TEV-56287).
TEV-56286
was initially developed for the treatment of Multiple System Atrophy (“MSA”) and Parkinson’s disease, and has the potential to be applied to other treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
 
A phase 1b clinical trial for
 
TEV-56286
 
was completed and Teva and Modag will seek to discuss further developments with the FDA.
 I
n the fourth quarter of 2021,
Teva made an upfront payment of $10 million to Modag that was recorded as an R&D expense. Modag may be eligible for future development milestone payments, totaling an aggregate amount of up to $30 million, as well as future commercial milestones and royalties.
Alvotech
In August 2020, Teva entered into an agreement with biopharmaceutical company Alvotech for the exclusive commercialization in the U.S. of five biosimilar product candidates. The initial pipeline for this collaboration contains biosimilar candidates addressing multiple therapeutic areas, including proposed biosimilars to Humira
®
(adalimumab) and Stelara
®
(ustekinumab). Under the terms of the agreement, Alvotech is responsible for the development, registration and supply of the biosimilar product candidates and Teva will exclusively commercialize the products in the United States. In July 2023, Alvotech and Teva expanded their collaboration agreement, adding two new biosimilar candidates as well as line extensions of two current biosimilar candidates to their partnership. Teva made an upfront payment in the third quarter of 2020 and additional upfront and milestone payments in the second quarter of 2021, which were recorded as R&D expenses. Teva also made a milestone payment in January 2023, which was recorded as an
R&D expense in the fourth quarter of 2022. Additional development and commercial milestone payments of up to approximately $
400
 million, royalty payments, and milestone payments related to the expansion of the collaboration agreement from July 2023, may be payable by Teva over the next few years. Teva and Alvotech will share profit from the commercialization of these biosimilars. Pursuant to a settlement agreement entered into in March 2022, regarding certain IP and trade secrets claims filed by Abbvie against
Alvotech in relation to Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
, Alvotech and Teva may sell the proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
 
in the U.S
. beginning July 1, 2023, once U.S. regulatory approval is obtained. Alvotech announced they received complete response letters (“CRLs”) from the FDA with respect to the proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
in September
2022, December 2022, April 2023 and June 2023. The CRLs from April and June 2023 stated that the application could not be approved at this time based on deficiencies associated with Alvotech’s manufacturing facility. Alvotech is currently addressing the deficiencies identified in the most recent FDA inspection and CRLs. The expansion of the collaboration agreement in July 2023 includes increased involvement by Teva regarding manufacturing and quality at Alvotech’s manufacturing facility and Teva agreed to acquire, subject to certain conditions, subordinated convertible bonds to be issued by Alvotech pursuant to a convertible bond instrument, dated December 20, 2022, for $
40 million. In January 2023, the FDA accepted for review the Biologics License
Application (“BLA”) for the proposed biosimilar to Stelara
®
. On June 12, 2023, Alvotech and Teva reached a settlement and license agreement
 
with Johnson & Johnson concerning the proposed biosimilar to Stelara
®
, granting it a license entry date in the U.S. no later than
 February 21, 2025,
 
provided that U.S. regulatory approval is obtained by that date.
 
Takeda
In December 2016, Teva entered into a license agreement with a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. (“Takeda”), for the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of ATTENUKINE
TM
technology. Teva received a $30 million upfront payment and a milestone payment of $20 million in 2017. During the second quarter of 2022, Takeda initiated its phase 2 study of modakafusp alfa (formerly TAK 573 or TEV 48573) and as a result paid Teva a milestone payment of $25 million, which was recognized as revenue in the second quarter of 2022. The license agreement stipulates additional milestone payments to Teva of up to $519 million with respect to this product candidate, as well as future royalties.
MedinCell
In November 2013, Teva entered into an agreement with MedinCell for the development and commercialization of multiple long-acting injectable (“LAI”) products. Teva leads the clinical development and regulatory process and is responsible for commercialization of these products. The lead product is risperidone LAI (formerly known as
TV-46000).
On April 28, 2023, the FDA approved UZEDY
TM
(risperidone) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults, which was launched in the U.S. in May 2023. MedinCell may be eligible for future sales-based
milestones of up to $
105 
million in respect of UZEDY. Teva will also pay MedinCell royalties on net sales.
The second selected product candidate is olanzapine LAI
(TEV-44749)
for the treatment of schizophrenia. In the third quarter of 2022, Teva decided to progress development of the product to phase 3, and as a result a $3 million milestone payment was paid to MedinCell which was recognized as R&D expenses. MedinCell may become eligible for further milestones and royalties on sales of olanzapine LAI
(TEV-44749).
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale:
General
Assets and liabilities held for sale as of June 30, 2023 included certain manufacturing assets and a business that are expected to be sold within the next year. Assets held for sale as of December 31, 2022 included certain manufacturing assets that were sold during the second quarter of 2023 or are expected to be sold in the second half of 2023. The table below summarizes all of Teva’s assets and liabilities included as held for sale as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
 
    
June 30,
    
December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2022
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Inventories
     9        2  
Property, plant and equipment, net and others
     36        18  
Goodwill
     19        —    
Adjustments of assets held for sale to fair value
     (8      (10
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total assets of the disposal group classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets
   $ 56      $ 10  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities of the disposal group classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets, recorded under other current liabilities
   $ (12    $ —