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Collaboration Agreements (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Collaboration Agreement [Abstract]  
Collaboration Agreements
Collaboration Agreements
a. Sanofi
The collaboration revenue the Company earned from Sanofi is detailed below:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Sanofi Collaboration Revenue
 
2016
 
2015
Antibody:
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses
 
$
144,232

 
$
211,516

Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses
 
85,885

 
27,347

Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies
 
(122,107
)
 
(46,313
)
Other
 
3,054

 
2,560

Total Antibody
 
111,064

 
195,110

Immuno-oncology:
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses
 
32,350

 

Other
 
20,000

 

Total Immuno-oncology
 
52,350

 

 
 
$
163,414

 
$
195,110


 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Sanofi Collaboration Revenue
 
2016
 
2015
Antibody:
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses
 
$
337,834

 
$
380,336

Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses
 
159,159

 
35,805

Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies
 
(221,529
)
 
(68,718
)
Other
 
6,019

 
5,121

Total Antibody
 
281,483

 
352,544

Immuno-oncology:
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses
 
61,625

 

Other
 
40,000

 

Total Immuno-oncology
 
101,625

 

ZALTRAP:
 
 
 
 
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses
 

 
686

Other
 

 
15,236

Total ZALTRAP
 

 
15,922

 
 
$
383,108

 
$
368,466

Antibodies
In November 2007, the Company entered into a global, strategic collaboration with Sanofi to discover, develop, and commercialize fully human monoclonal antibodies (the "Antibody Collaboration"). The Antibody Collaboration is governed by the companies' Discovery and Preclinical Development Agreement ("Antibody Discovery Agreement") and a License and Collaboration Agreement (each as amended). Pursuant to the Antibody Discovery Agreement, Sanofi will fund up to $130.0 million of the Company's research activities in each of 2016 and 2017. Under the License and Collaboration Agreement, agreed-upon worldwide development expenses incurred by both companies are funded by Sanofi, except that following receipt of the first positive Phase 3 trial results for a co-developed drug candidate, subsequent Phase 3 trial-related costs for that drug candidate ("Shared Phase 3 Trial Costs") are shared 80% by Sanofi and 20% by Regeneron. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized as additional research and development expense $30.6 million and $22.5 million, respectively, and during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized as additional research and development expense $52.3 million and $47.5 million, respectively, of antibody development expenses that the Company was obligated to reimburse to Sanofi related to Praluent®, sarilumab, and, commencing in the first quarter of 2016, dupilumab.
Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses represents reimbursement of internal and external costs in connection with preparing to commercialize or commercializing, as applicable, Praluent, sarilumab, and, effective in the first quarter of 2016, dupilumab.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company and Sanofi shared pre-launch commercialization expenses, including those incurred by Sanofi, related to Praluent and sarilumab in accordance with the companies’ License and Collaboration Agreement. In addition, effective in the first quarter of 2016, the Company and Sanofi also began sharing pre-launch commercialization expenses related to dupilumab. As such, the Company recorded its share of losses in connection with preparing to commercialize Praluent, sarilumab, and dupilumab within Sanofi collaboration revenue. In July 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approved Praluent in the United States and in September 2015, the European Commission granted marketing authorization of Praluent. Therefore, commencing in the third quarter of 2015, the Company also recorded within Sanofi collaboration revenue its share of the Antibody Collaboration's losses in connection with commercialization of Praluent.
Immuno-Oncology
In July 2015, the Company and Sanofi entered into a collaboration to discover, develop, and commercialize antibody-based cancer treatments in the field of immuno-oncology (the "IO Collaboration"). The IO Collaboration is governed by an Immuno-oncology Discovery and Development Agreement ("IO Discovery Agreement"), and an Immuno-oncology License and Collaboration Agreement ("IO License and Collaboration Agreement"). Pursuant to the IO Discovery Agreement, Sanofi will reimburse the Company for up to $150.0 million in 2016 to identify and validate potential immuno-oncology targets and develop therapeutic antibodies against such targets through clinical proof-of-concept. Under the terms of the IO License and Collaboration Agreement, the parties are co-developing the Company's antibody product candidate targeting the receptor known as programmed cell death protein 1, or PD-1 ("REGN2810"). The parties share equally, on an ongoing basis, development expenses for REGN2810.
The $640.0 million in aggregate up-front payments made by Sanofi during 2015 in connection with the execution of the IO Collaboration has been recorded by the Company as deferred revenue, and is being recognized ratably as revenue over the related performance period.
ZALTRAP
In February 2015, the Company and Sanofi entered into an amended and restated ZALTRAP agreement ("Amended ZALTRAP Agreement"). Under the terms of the Amended ZALTRAP Agreement, Sanofi is solely responsible for the development and commercialization of ZALTRAP for cancer indications worldwide. Sanofi bears the cost of all development and commercialization activities and reimburses Regeneron for its costs for any such activities. Sanofi pays the Company a percentage of aggregate net sales of ZALTRAP during each calendar year.
As a result of entering into the Amended ZALTRAP Agreement, in the first quarter of 2015, the Company recognized $14.9 million of collaboration revenue, which was previously recorded as deferred revenue under the ZALTRAP Collaboration Agreement, related to (i) amounts that were previously reimbursed by Sanofi for manufacturing commercial supplies of ZALTRAP since the risk of inventory loss no longer existed, and (ii) the unamortized portion of up-front payments from Sanofi as the Company had no further performance obligations. In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded $9.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, and during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded $14.6 million and $23.0 million, respectively, in other revenue primarily related to a percentage of net sales of ZALTRAP and manufacturing ZALTRAP commercial supplies for Sanofi.
b. Bayer
The collaboration revenue the Company earned from Bayer is detailed below:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Bayer Collaboration Revenue
 
2016
 
2015
EYLEA:
 
 
 
 
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States
 
$
167,492

 
$
106,631

Cost-sharing of Regeneron EYLEA development expenses
 
2,224

 
2,464

Other
 
13,355

 
16,618

Total EYLEA
 
183,071

 
125,713

PDGFR-beta antibody:
 
 
 
 
Cost-sharing of rinucumab/aflibercept (REGN2176-3) development expenses
 
2,762

 
5,926

Other
 
2,607

 
2,598

Total PDGFR-beta
 
5,369

 
8,524

Ang2 antibody:
 
 
 
 
Cost-sharing of nesvacumab/aflibercept (REGN910-3) development expenses
 
2,074

 

Other
 
1,382

 

Total Ang2
 
3,456

 

 
 
$
191,896

 
$
134,237


 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Bayer Collaboration Revenue
 
2016
 
2015
EYLEA:
 
 
 
 
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the United States
 
$
313,327

 
$
196,057

Sales milestones
 

 
15,000

Cost-sharing of Regeneron EYLEA development expenses
 
4,967

 
5,121

Other
 
39,847

 
29,530

Total EYLEA
 
358,141

 
245,708

PDGFR-beta antibody:
 
 
 
 
Cost-sharing of rinucumab/aflibercept (REGN2176-3) development expenses
 
4,658

 
7,180

Other
 
5,233

 
5,195

Total PDGFR-beta antibody
 
9,891

 
12,375

Ang2 antibody:
 
 
 
 
Cost-sharing of nesvacumab/aflibercept (REGN910-3) development expenses
 
2,074

 

Other
 
1,382

 

Total Ang2 antibody
 
3,456

 

 
 
$
371,488

 
$
258,083

EYLEA outside the United States
Under the terms of the license and collaboration agreement with Bayer for the global development and commercialization outside the United States of EYLEA, Bayer markets EYLEA outside the United States, where, for countries other than Japan, the companies share equally in profits and losses from sales of EYLEA. In Japan, the Company is entitled to receive a tiered percentage of between 33.5% and 40.0% of EYLEA net sales. In addition, all agreed-upon EYLEA development costs incurred by the Company and Bayer are shared equally. In the first quarter of 2015, the Company earned a $15.0 million sales milestone from Bayer upon total aggregate net sales of specific commercial supplies of EYLEA outside the United States exceeding $200 million over a twelve-month period, which was the final milestone payment under the agreement.
PDGFR-beta antibody outside the United States
In 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Bayer governing the joint development and commercialization outside the United States of an antibody product candidate to Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta (PDGFR-beta), including in combination with aflibercept, for the treatment of ocular diseases or disorders. In connection with the agreement, Bayer is obligated to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States.
Bayer is also obligated to reimburse the Company for 50% of development milestone payments to Sanofi related to the Company's acquisition of rights to antibodies targeting the PDGF family of receptors in 2013. In that regard, Bayer made a $5.0 million development milestone payment to the Company in the second quarter of 2015 (which was recognized as a substantive milestone).
Ang2 antibody outside the United States
In March 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Bayer governing the joint development and commercialization outside the United States of an antibody product candidate to angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), including in combination with aflibercept, for the treatment of ocular diseases or disorders. In connection with the agreement, Bayer made a $50.0 million non-refundable up-front payment to the Company and is obligated to pay 25% of global development costs and 50% of development costs exclusively for the territory outside the United States. The Company is also entitled to receive up to an aggregate of $80.0 million in development milestone payments from Bayer. Bayer will share profits and losses from sales outside the United States equally with the Company, and is responsible for certain royalties payable to Sanofi on sales of the product outside of the United States. Within the United States, the Company has exclusive commercialization rights and will retain all of the profits from sales.
At the inception of the agreement, the Company's significant deliverables consisted of (i) a license to certain rights and intellectual property, (ii) providing research and development services, and (iii) manufacturing clinical supplies. The Company concluded that the license did not have standalone value, as such right was not sold separately by the Company, nor could Bayer receive any benefit from the license without the fulfillment of other ongoing obligations by the Company, including the clinical supply arrangement. Therefore, the deliverables were considered a single unit of accounting. Consequently, the $50.0 million up-front payment was initially recorded as deferred revenue, and will be recognized ratably as revenue over the related performance period.
Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its provisions, the agreement will continue to be in effect until such time as neither party or its respective affiliates or sublicensees is developing or commercializing an Ang2 antibody in the specified field outside of the United States and such discontinuation is acknowledged as permanent by both the Company and Bayer.
c. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
In September 2015, the Company and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation ("MTPC") entered into a collaboration agreement providing MTPC with development and commercial rights to fasinumab, the Company's nerve growth factor antibody in late-stage clinical development, in certain Asian countries. In connection with the agreement, MTPC made a $10.0 million non-refundable up-front payment. In the first quarter of 2016, MTPC made additional payments of $45.0 million and $15.0 million to the Company, which were recorded as deferred revenue and will be recognized ratably as revenue over the same performance period as the up-front payment.
d. Intellia Therapeutics
In April 2016, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. to advance CRISPR/Cas gene-editing technology for in vivo therapeutic development. The Company will collaborate with Intellia to conduct research for the discovery, development, and commercialization of new therapies ("Product Collaboration"), in addition to the research and technology development of the CRISPR/Cas platform ("Technology Collaboration"). In connection with the execution of the agreement, the Company made a $75.0 million up-front payment, which was recorded as research and development expense in the second quarter of 2016, and also agreed to purchase Intellia shares contingent upon Intellia consummating its next equity financing. The Company is responsible for costs of developing and commercializing CRISPR/Cas products under the Product Collaboration agreement and is also obligated to pay potential development and sales milestones, and royalties on any future sales of such products resulting from the development and commercialization of CRISPR/Cas products. In addition, under the Technology Collaboration agreement, the Company is responsible for funding certain research and technology development costs.
Under the terms of the Product Collaboration agreement, the parties agreed to a target selection process, whereby the Company may obtain exclusive rights in up to 10 targets to be chosen by the Company during the collaboration term, subject to various adjustments and limitations set forth in the agreement. Additionally, the Company may replace a limited number of targets with substitute targets upon the payment of a replacement fee, in which case rights to the replaced target(s) will revert to Intellia.
The Technology Collaboration term and the period for selecting targets for inclusion under the Product Collaboration both end in 2022, provided that the Company may make a payment to extend the term for an additional two-year period. The Product Collaboration agreement will continue until the date when no royalty or other payment obligations are due, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Certain targets that either the Company or Intellia select pursuant to the target selection process may be subject to a co-development and co-commercialization arrangement at the Company's option or Intellia's option, as applicable.
In May 2016, Intellia completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of its common stock and thereby triggered the Company's obligation to purchase up to $50.0 million of Intellia common stock in a concurrent private placement. As part of the concurrent private placement, the Company purchased from Intellia at the closing of the IPO 2,777,777 shares of Intellia common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million (see Note 5).
e. Adicet Bio
In July 2016, the Company entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Adicet Bio, Inc., a privately held company, to develop next-generation engineered immune-cell therapeutics with fully human chimeric antigen receptors ("CARs") and T-cell receptors ("TCRs") directed to disease-specific cell surface antigens in order to enable the precise engagement and killing of tumor cells. In connection with the execution of the agreement, the Company will make a $25.0 million up-front payment to Adicet, and is obligated to provide Adicet with research funding over the course of a five-year research term.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company and Adicet will collaborate to identify and validate targets and work together to develop a pipeline of engineered immune-cell therapeutics for selected targets. The Company has the option to obtain development and commercial rights for a certain number of the product candidates developed by the parties, subject to an option payment for each product candidate. If the Company exercises its option on a given product candidate, Adicet then will have an option to participate in the development and commercialization for such product. If Adicet doesn’t exercise its option, Adicet will be entitled to royalties on any future sales of such products by the Company. In addition to developing CARs and TCRs for use in novel immune-cell therapies as part of the collaboration, the Company will have the right to use these CARs and TCRs in its other antibody programs outside of the collaboration.
The Company will also be entitled to royalties on any future sales of products developed and commercialized by Adicet under the agreement for all products for which the Company does not have development and commercial rights.