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Collaboration, License and Other Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Collaboration, License and Other Arrangements Collaboration, License and Other Arrangements
Acquired In-Process Research and Development
We have entered into numerous business development agreements with third parties to collaborate on research,
development and commercialization programs, license technologies, or acquire assets. Our “Acquired in-process research and
development expenses” (“AIPR&D”) included $0.5 million and $19.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and
2025, respectively, related to upfront, contingent milestone, or other payments pursuant to our business development
transactions.
Our collaboration, licensing and asset acquisition agreements that had a significant impact on our financial statements for
the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 or were new or materially revised during the three months ended March 31,
2026, are described below. Additional agreements are described in Note B, “Collaboration, License and Other
Arrangements,” of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
In-license Agreements
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
We have a joint development and commercialization agreement (the “CRISPR JDCA”) with CRISPR Therapeutics AG
and its affiliates (“CRISPR”). Pursuant to the CRISPR JDCA, we lead global development, manufacturing and
commercialization of CASGEVY for the treatment of hemoglobinopathies, including treatments for severe sickle cell disease
(“SCD”) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, with support from CRISPR.
We share with CRISPR 40% of the net commercial profits or losses incurred with respect to CASGEVY, subject to
certain adjustments, which is recorded to “Cost of sales.” The net commercial profits or losses equal the sum of the product
revenues, cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses that we recognized during the applicable period
related to the CRISPR JDCA. We also are reimbursed by CRISPR for its 40% share of the research and development
activities conducted under the CRISPR JDCA, subject to certain adjustments, and we record this reimbursement from
CRISPR as a credit within “Research and development expenses.”
In the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a $12.5 million credit to AIPR&D from CRISPR, reflecting its share of our
upfront payment paid to Orna Therapeutics in December 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the credits recognized in our condensed consolidated
statements of income for CRISPR’s share of CRISPR JDCA activities were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
(in millions)
Cost of sales
$23.1
$36.2
Research and development expenses
$16.1
$16.0
Acquired in-process research and development expenses
$
$12.5
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
In 2004, we entered into an agreement with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (the “CFF”), as successor in interest to the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc., to support research and development activities. Pursuant to the agreement, as
amended, we have agreed to pay tiered royalties ranging from single digits to sub-teens on covered compounds first
synthesized and/or tested during a research term on or before February 28, 2014, including ivacaftor, lumacaftor and
tezacaftor, and royalties ranging from low-single digits to mid-single digits on net sales of certain compounds first
synthesized and/or tested between March 1, 2014 and August 31, 2016, including elexacaftor. We do not have any royalty
obligations on compounds first synthesized and tested on or after September 1, 2016. For combination products, such as
ORKAMBI, SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO, and ALYFTREK, sales are allocated equally to each of the
active pharmaceutical ingredients in the combination product, and royalties are then paid for any royalty-bearing components
included in the combination. We record expenses related to these royalty obligations to “Cost of sales.”