Collegium to License Rights to Commercialize Nucynta Franchise
- Establishes Collegium as a leader in responsible pain management
- Broadens portfolio of meaningfully differentiated products
- Immediately accretive, accelerates time to profitability
- Leverages Collegium’s existing commercial infrastructure
- Conference call scheduled for
Tuesday, December 5 th at8:30 a.m. ET
“The addition of the Nucynta franchise to our product portfolio is transformational for Collegium,” said
“Nucynta and Nucynta ER broaden Collegium’s portfolio of meaningfully differentiated pain products for people living with acute and chronic pain,” said
Commercial
- Collegium expects to support the Nucynta franchise with its existing retail and hospital field forces.
- High overlap with Collegium’s Xtampza ER target audience of approximately 10,000 pain specialists; 74% of Nucynta ER and 60% of Nucynta volume.
Financial
- The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive and to significantly increase product revenue.
Transaction Details
- The transaction is expected to close in
January 2018 , following clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and other customary closing conditions. - Collegium will receive an exclusive sublicense to commercialize Nucynta and Nucynta ER in the United States.
- Upon closing, Collegium will pay an upfront license fee of
$10.0 million , as well as a cash payment equal to Depomed’s cost of inventory with greater than twelve months dating at the time of close. - For the first four years of the Agreement, Collegium will pay a minimum annual license fee of
$135.0 million paid quarterly in arrears, plus double-digit royalties on net sales above$233.0 million per year. After four years, Collegium will pay double-digit royalties on all net sales. - After twelve months, Collegium may terminate the Agreement with twelve months’ notice and payment of a
$25.0 million termination fee. - The transaction has been approved by Collegium’s and Depomed’s Board of Directors.
Advisors
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP andPepper Hamilton LLP acted as legal advisors to Collegium.
Conference Call Information
Collegium will host a conference call and live webcast on
About
Collegium is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing a portfolio of products that incorporate its proprietary DETERx® technology platform for the treatment of chronic pain and other diseases. The DETERx technology platform is designed to provide extended-release delivery, unique abuse-deterrent properties, and flexible dose administration options.
About Xtampza ER
Xtampza® ER is Collegium’s first product utilizing the DETERx technology platform. Xtampza ER is an abuse-deterrent, extended-release, oral formulation of oxycodone approved by the
Forward-Looking Statements
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Source: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.