Rani Therapeutics Holdings Inc

Current report

Our collaboration agreement with ProGen Co., Ltd. includes certain restrictions and obligations that may limit our flexibility in developing and commercializing RT-114 or require us to bear costs we otherwise would not incur.

Current report

In June 2024, we entered into a Collaboration Agreement with ProGen for the worldwide development and commercialization of RT-114, a GLP-1/GLP-2 dual agonist in the RaniPill® HC capsule. Under the terms of the ProGen Agreement, the parties will share equally the costs and revenues from development and commercialization of RT-114. Each party has certain rights, restrictions and obligations under the ProGen Agreement with respect to the development, manufacture and commercialization of RT-114, including certain rights to provide input on or approve activities of the other party or costs related thereto. As a result, we may not be able to develop and commercialize RT-114 in the manner or timeframe we believe to be most advantageous, and may be obligated to share costs that we otherwise would not incur. In addition, under the terms of the ProGen Agreement, each party has the right to opt-out of the collaboration, including the cost and revenue sharing, for RT-114, in which case the continuing party would bear all costs for further development, manufacture and commercialization of RT-114, other than certain costs already then-approved, and receive all future revenues from the program, subject to a low-to-mid single-digit royalty to the other party, depending on when the opt-out occurred. If ProGen were to opt-out, we would bear all such costs for further development, manufacture and commercialization of RT-114.

Current report

Negative results arising from ProGen’s development or future commercialization of PG-102, the therapeutic compound used in RT-114, could have materially adverse effects on our development of RT-114, or limit the commercial profile of an approved label for or result in limiting the commercial opportunity for RT-114, if approved..

Current report

The therapeutic compound utilized in RT-114 is a GLP-1/GLP-2 dual agonist from ProGen known as PG-102. ProGen is developing PG-102, independent of our collaboration, as a subcutaneous injection for obesity and type-II diabetes. ProGen may develop PG-102 for other indications. ProGen’s PG-102 is in Phase 1 clinical testing. If ProGen’s clinical or preclinical testing of PG-102 results in data that is negative, or perceived to be negative, including without limitation safety concerns, adverse events or uncompetitive or poor efficacy data, or if ProGen encounters challenges obtaining regulatory approval for or commercial success with PG-102, such results could materially adversely affect the development, potential for regulatory approval for and/or commercial opportunity of RT-114, since RT-114 utilizes the same compound. In addition, if ProGen, itself or through a partner, succeeds in developing, obtaining regulatory approval for, and commercializing PG-102 outside of our collaboration, that product could compete with RT-114 and have a material adverse effect on the commercial opportunity for RT-114.