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Arena License Agreement
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Arena License Agreement  
Arena License Agreement Arena License AgreementOn November 15, 2018, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with Arena related to ralinepag, a next-generation, oral, selective, and potent prostacyclin receptor agonist being developed for treatment of PAH. On January 24, 2019, in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the license agreement: (1) Arena granted to us perpetual, irrevocable, and exclusive rights throughout the universe to develop, manufacture, and commercialize ralinepag; (2) Arena transferred to us certain other assets related to ralinepag, including, among others, related domain names and trademarks, permits, certain contracts, inventory, regulatory documentation, Investigational New Drug (IND) Application No. 109021 (related to ralinepag), and nonclinical, preclinical, and clinical trial data; (3) we assumed certain limited liabilities from Arena, including, among others, all obligations arising after the closing under the assumed contracts and the IND described above; and (4) we paid Arena an upfront payment of $800.0 million, which was expensed as acquired in-process research and development and included within research and development expenses in our consolidated statements of operations in the first quarter of 2019. We will also pay Arena: (1) a one-time payment of $250.0 million for the first, if any, marketing approval we receive in the United States for an inhaled version of ralinepag to treat PAH; (2) a one-time payment of $150.0 million for the first, if any, marketing approval we receive in any of Japan, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, or Germany for an oral version of ralinepag to treat any indication; and (3) low double-digit, tiered royalties on net sales of any pharmaceutical product containing ralinepag as an active ingredient, subject to certain adjustments for third-party license payments.Priority Review VoucherOn December 28, 2020, we entered into an agreement to acquire a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher for $105.0 million. On January 21, 2021, we closed the transaction and expensed the $105.0 million within research and development in our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. We redeemed the voucher in connection with our submission of the NDA for Tyvaso DPI in April 2021.