Master Alliance Provisions Guide (MAPGuide)

Gates Foundation – Icosavax, COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access and Price Commitments Agreement

  • Equitable Access | Ensuring continuity
  • Intellectual Property | License Grants

3. Global Access Commitments

In furtherance of the Charitable Purpose, Icosavax agrees to the following “Global Access Commitments”:

(b) Continued Development. In the event of successful completion of the Phase 1 study of the Covid Vaccine as described in the Project, and the Foundation has made all payments to Icosavax in accordance with the terms of the Grant Agreement, Icosavax will take reasonable steps to obtain additional funding for completing the activities necessary to further develop the Covid Vaccine beyond the Phase 1 study. Within [***] of the [***], Icosavax will have received or will have a [***] to further develop, manufacture, and/or distribute the Covid Vaccine. If Icosavax [***] and continues the development and commercialization of the Covid Vaccine, the following terms apply: […]

(vii) Insufficient Supply to Meet Global Demand. If global demand for the Covid Vaccine by Public Sector Purchasers exceeds Icosavax’s and/or its manufacturing and/or commercial partner(s)’ Annual Volume Commitment, the Parties shall discuss in good faith the solution to meet such global demand, including without limitation additional funding to increase Icosavax’s and/or its manufacturing and/or commercial partner(s)’ annual capacity. If the Parties fail to reach an agreement, Icosavax will in good faith cooperate with the Foundation in making available the Funded Developments and Essential Background Technology relating to the Project available to the Foundation (or any other Person designated by the Foundation) and provide adequate tech transfer (under non–exclusive licenses with terms to be negotiated in good faith), to continue to develop the Covid Vaccine and to enable the use, design, research, development, production, manufacture, sale, distribution, import, or export of the Covid Vaccine solely for use in the Eligible Countries for the Charitable Purpose.

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(ix) Discontinued Activities. In the event Icosavax and its manufacturing and commercial partner(s) decide to discontinue with the development, manufacture, supply and/or distribution of the Covid Vaccine for any reason, if requested by the Foundation, Icosavax will in good faith cooperate with the Foundation in making available the Funded Developments and Essential Background Technology relating to the Project available to the Foundation (or any other Person designated by the Foundation), as well as assigning the Supply Agreement for use of the [***] with the Covid Vaccine, and provide adequate tech transfer (under non–exclusive licenses with terms to be negotiated in good faith), to continue to develop the Covid Vaccine and to enable the use, design, research, development, production, manufacture, sale, distribution, import, or export of the Covid Vaccine solely for use in the Eligible Countries for the Charitable Purpose.

(c) Discontinued Development. In the event Icosavax is unable to obtain additional funding as described in Section 3(b), if requested by the Foundation, Icosavax will in good faith cooperate with the Foundation in making available the Funded Developments and Essential Background Technology relating to the Project to the Foundation (or any other Person designated by the Foundation), as well as assigning the Supply Agreement for use of the [***] with the Covid Vaccine, and provide adequate tech transfer (under non–exclusive licenses with terms to be negotiated in good faith) to continue to develop the Covid Vaccine and to enable the use, design, research, development, production, manufacture, sale, distribution, import, or export of the Covid Vaccine solely for use in the Eligible Countries for the Charitable Purpose.