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Related-Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related-Party Transactions  
Related-Party Transactions

Note 18. Related Party Transactions

Investment in Hanxin

The Company has a 14% ownership in Hanxin that is accounted for as an equity method investment. The Company maintains a seat on Hanxin’s board of directors, and Henry Zhang, the son of Dr. Jack Zhang is an equity holder, the general manager, and the chairman of the board of directors of Hanxin. Additionally, Dr. Mary Luo and Dr. Jack Zhang, have an ownership interest in Hanxin through an affiliated entity. As a result, Hanxin is a related party.

Contract manufacturing agreement with Hanxin

In April 2022, ANP, entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Hanxin, whereby Hanxin will develop several active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished products for the Chinese market and will engage ANP to manufacture the

products on a cost-plus basis. Hanxin will commit to purchase certain quantities from ANP subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement, including Hanxin filing for and obtaining any required marketing authorizations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized an immaterial amount of revenue from manufacturing services provided to Hanxin. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had an immaterial amount of receivables from Hanxin.

Contract Research Agreement with Hanxin

In July 2022, the Company entered into a three-year contract research agreement with Hanxin, a related party, whereby Hanxin will develop Recombinant Human Insulin Research Cell Banks, or RCBs, for the Company and license the RCBs to the Company subject to a fully paid, exclusive, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable worldwide license. The RCBs will be used by the Company to make Master Cell Banks for one of its product candidates. Per the terms of the agreement with Hanxin, all title to the RCBs developed, prepared and produced by Hanxin in conducting research and development will belong to the Company. The Company will also own any confidential and proprietary information, technology regarding development and manufacturing of the RCBs, which shall include engineering, scientific and practical information and formula, research data, design, and procedures and others to develop and manufacture the RCBs, in use or developed by Hanxin. The total cost of the agreement to the Company shall not exceed approximately $2.2 million, with payments adjusted based on the then current exchange rates. Any additional work or changes to the scope of work requested by the Company will be charged by Hanxin to the Company on a cost-plus basis, plus any applicable taxes.

In March 2023, the Company amended the agreement with Hanxin, whereby Hanxin will perform scale-up manufacturing process development using the RCBs for the Company. Per the terms of the amended agreement the Company will own any confidential and proprietary information and technology produced during the scale-up manufacturing, which shall include engineering, scientific and practical information and formula, research data design and procedures and others to develop and manufacture the RCBs. The amendment agreement will remain in full force and effect until July 5, 2025. The total cost of the amended agreement to the Company shall not exceed approximately $0.5 million in additional payments beyond the $2.2 million in payments under the contract research agreement, with payments adjusted based on actual currency exchange rates. Any additional work or changes to the scope of work requested by the Company will be charged by Hanxin to the Company on a cost-plus basis, plus any applicable taxes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company paid $0.6 million under this amended agreement and has accrued an additional $0.2 million payable to Hanxin as of March 31, 2023.

Supply Agreement with Letop

In November 2022, ANP, entered in to a supply agreement with Nanjing Letop Biotechnology Co., Ltd., or Letop, a subsidiary of Hanxin, whereby Letop will manufacture and deliver chemical intermediates for ANP on a cost-plus basis. The agreement is effective for three years and the total cost of the agreement shall not exceed approximately $1.5 million, with payments adjusted based on the then current exchange rates.

During the three months ended Mar 31, 2023, ANP paid $0.7 million under this agreement. As of March 31, 2023, the Company did not have any amounts payable to Letop.