Emergent BioSolutions Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 4, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 4, 2025
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Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-04.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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•Our inability to maintain quality and compliance in all of our manufacturing operations.
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As of January 1, 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the "MHRA") serves as the regulatory authority overseeing medicines and medical devices in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales), while Northern Ireland is subject to EU regulations under the Windsor Framework (replacing the Northern Ireland Protocol in February 2023). As of January 1, 2025, the MHRA will assume full regulatory oversight for all medicinal products in the UK, including Northern Ireland, and the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") will no longer have a role in approving products for the Northern Ireland market.
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Additionally, a new International Recognition Procedure ("IRP") took effect on January 1, 2024, designed to facilitate marketing authorizations in the UK for products already approved by a recognized regulatory authority. The IRP applies to products authorized by the EMA (for EU centralized approvals), national regulators in the European Economic Area ("EEA"), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), among others. However, reliance-based or recognition-based regulatory decisions are not eligible under this procedure.
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Various laws, regulations and executive orders also restrict the use and dissemination outside of the United States, or the sharing with certain non-U.S. nationals, of information classified for national security purposes, as well as certain products and technical data relating to those products. If we continue to expand our presence outside of the United States, it will require us to dedicate additional resources to comply with these laws, and these laws may preclude us from developing, manufacturing, or selling certain products and product candidates outside of the United States, which could limit our growth potential and increase our development costs. In addition, actions that the U.S. government and other governments have taken or threatened to take regarding tariffs and trade, and the associated uncertainty of how such actions may be implemented, may have adverse effects on the global economic environment and could also amplify these risks.
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As described in Note 10, “Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as of December 31, 2024, we have approximately $700.0 million of total indebtedness, which includes our outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes.
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Our level of indebtedness could have important consequences for us, including:
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•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing, if needed, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements or other purposes;
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Our indebtedness may increase from time to time for various reasons, including fluctuations in operating results, working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and/or joint ventures. The cost and level of our debt could negatively impact our liquidity, future financing costs and financial results, while potential credit rating downgrades or adverse market conditions could increase borrowing costs or limit access to capital. Our cash flow and capital resources may not be sufficient to meet our debt obligations, and alternative financing measures may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all.
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We may be unable to continue to progress on or implement our strategic plans and sustain our current operating performance, in which case our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects could be adversely affected, and which may give rise to substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
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The accuracy of our financial reporting depends on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results and our ability to meet our reporting obligations could be negatively affected, each of which could negatively affect the trading price of our common stock.
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Internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements and may not prevent or detect misstatements. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, or lapses in disclosure controls and procedures, could impact our financial information and disclosures, require significant resources to remediate, and expose us to legal or regulatory proceedings.
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We regularly review and update our internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, we are required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to report annually on our internal control over financial reporting.
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On June 20, 2024, Cangene bioPharma LLC (“Cangene”), a subsidiary of the Company (together with Cangene, the “Seller”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bora, under which the Seller sold its drug product facility in Baltimore-Camden for a cash purchase price of approximately $35.0 million. The transaction closed on August 20, 2024.
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On July 31, 2024, we entered into the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement with SERB Pharmaceuticals, through its wholly owned subsidiary BTG International Inc. (collectively, “SERB”), pursuant to which, among other things, we sold our worldwide rights to RSDL®, to SERB (the “RSDL® Transaction”) for a cash purchase price of $75.0 million, exclusive of customary closing adjustments related to inventory. In addition, SERB will pay us a $5.0 million payment upon achievement of a milestone relating to sourcing of a certain component of RSDL®decontamination lotion. The Transaction also included the sale to SERB of all the outstanding capital stock of Emergent Protective Products USA Inc. (“EPPU”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which leases a manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as well as certain assets related to RSDL®, including intellectual property rights, contract rights, inventory and marketing authorizations. In addition, the employees of EPPU joined SERB in connection with the RSDL®Transaction.
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There are a number of government contracting risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of manufacturing risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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•Our inability to maintain quality and manufacturing compliance at our manufacturing facilities for our products and for product candidates for our Bioservices customers.
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There are a number of product development and commercialization risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of regulatory and compliance risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of competitive and political risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of risks related to our intellectual property that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of risks related to reliance on third parties that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of legal and reputational risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of financial risks that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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•Our ability to obtain additional funding and be able to raise capital when needed, including in order to be able to continue as a going concern.
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•Our ability to remediate a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and to prepare accurate financial statements in a timely manner.
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There are a number of risks related to our strategic acquisitions, divestitures and collaborations that could impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, including:
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There are a number of risks associated with our common stock, including, but not limited to:
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Before we can market a new medical device, or an existing medical device for a new use, or make significant modifications to an existing product, we must first receive either clearance under Section 510(k) of the FDCA, de novo authorization, or approval of a PMA from the FDA, unless an exemption applies. These marketing submissions must also be supported by appropriate data, including in many cases clinical data. Likewise, changes to our combination products, including changes to the device constituent part, may also require a new submission to, and approval from, the FDA.
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Additionally, in October 2020, HHS and the FDA published a final rule allowing states and other entities to develop a Section 804 Importation Program (“SIP”), to import certain prescription drugs from Canada into the United States. The final rule is currently the subject of ongoing litigation. At least six states (Vermont, Colorado, Florida, Maine, New Mexico, and New Hampshire) have passed laws allowing for the importation of drugs from Canada, and at least three states (Colorado, Florida, and New Mexico) have submitted SIPs to the FDA for review and approval.
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•limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, general adverse economic and industry conditions; and
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We require significant additional funding to be able to continue as a going concern and we may be unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms, which would harm our ability to grow our business, and our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, any capital we raise may result in dilution to our current stockholders.
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In addition, we annually perform a goodwill impairment evaluation, during the fourth quarter, or sooner if triggering events are identified. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of continued market volatility, including significant declines in our market capitalization and revised financial outlook, we determined that a triggering event had occurred that required an evaluation of our goodwill for potential impairment. As a result of the quantitative assessments, we determined that our goodwill, which related to the MCM reporting unit within the Products segment, was fully impaired and recorded a $218.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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The accuracy of our financial reporting depends on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and have restated prior period financial statements that resulted from one of these material weaknesses, which may raise questions regarding the accuracy and reliability of our financial statements and our ability to report accurately in the future.
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A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During the process of preparing the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, we determined that we had a material weakness related to our inventory accounting. Subsequently, in connection with the preparation of the financial statements as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2023, we determined that we had a material weakness related to the calculation and review of the Company’s net state deferred tax liability and that this material weakness had existed as of December 31, 2022 and resulted in a material misstatement to our consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2022. Due to the existence of these material weaknesses, our management concluded that as of December 31, 2022 our internal control over financial reporting was not effective and we were required to restate the financial statements included in our Original Form 10-K and filing Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
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We determined that we remediated our internal weakness with respect to inventory accounting as of March 31, 2023 and we are taking steps to remediate the material weakness related to the calculation and review of the Company’s net state deferred tax liability. In addition, we have restated our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 to correct the errors that were identified as a result of the material weakness regarding our calculation and review of the Company’s net state deferred tax liability, and corrected other unrelated errors that were either unrecorded or addressed as out-of-period adjustments in previously filed financial statements that were not material, individually or in the aggregate, to those financial statements. However, we cannot provide any assurance that the measures we have taken to date and we intend to implement will be sufficient to remediate the material weakness regarding state deferred taxes that we have identified, or to avoid additional material weaknesses from occurring in the future. The material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and the restatement of our prior financial statements may raise significant questions regarding the accuracy and reliability of our filed financial statements and our ability to report in an accurate and timely manner in the future. These material weaknesses and resulting errors in our financial statements, or those that may occur in the future, could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our reporting obligations, which could cause our investors to lose confidence in our publicly reported information, cause the market price of our stock to decline, harm our reputation, business and financial results, and expose us to stockholder litigation and sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
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•Reduced demand for and/or funding for procurement of CYFENDUS® and/or BioThrax® vaccines or ACAM2000® and discontinuation of funding of our other USG procurement and development contracts.
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•Reduced demand for and/or funding for procurement of CYFENDUS®, ACAM2000® , VIGIV CNJ-016®, BAT® and/or BioThrax®, discontinuation of funding of our USG procurement and development contracts.
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•Disruption at, damage to or destruction of our development and/or manufacturing facilities may impede our ability to manufacture our products, as well as deliver our bioservices.
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•Damage to, destruction of, or any unplanned disruption at our development and/or manufacturing facilities may impede our ability to manufacture our products, as well as deliver our bioservices.
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•Development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products are subject to evolving private and public sector competition.
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•Development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and our biologic products are subject to evolving competition from private and public sector competition, or biosimiliar manufacturers.
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•NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray is currently subject to generic and branded competition in the U.S. and may be subject to branded and generic competition in Canada. In addition, the success of NARCAN® Nasal Spray, including in over-the-counter form, is subject to commercial availability of the product and our ability to gain sufficient market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community.
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•NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray is currently subject to generic and branded competition and may be subject to additional branded and generic competition in the future.
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•Entry of competing generic drugs upon patent and/or regulatory expires or with patents no longer in force.
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•Entry of competing generic drugs upon expiration of patents and/or regulatory exclusivity or with patents no longer in force.
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•Our failure to realize the full benefits from the sale of our travel health business to Bavarian Nordic.
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•Our failure to realize the full benefits from our divestitures.
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We currently derive a substantial portion of our revenue from USG procurement of the CYFENDUS® vaccine and the TEMBEXA®, oral antiviral and have historically derived a substantial portion of our revenue from USG procurement of the ACAM2000® vaccine and of BioThrax®. If the USG’s demand for and/or funding for procurement of CYFENDUS®, BioThrax®, ACAM2000® and/or TEMBEXA® are substantially reduced, our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows would be materially harmed.
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We currently derive, and historically derived a substantial portion of our revenue from USG procurement of CYFENDUS® , ACAM2000®, VIGIV CNJ-016®, BAT® and/or BioThrax®. If the USG’s demand for and/or funding for procurement of these products are substantially reduced, our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows would be materially harmed.
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The success of our business and our future operating results are significantly dependent on anticipated funding for the procurement of our anthrax vaccines and the terms of such procurement by the USG, including the price per dose, the number of doses and the timing of deliveries. We have no certainty that funding will be made available for the procurement of our anthrax vaccines. If priorities for the Strategic National Stockpile (“SNS”) change generally, or as a result of the conclusion of the USG’s audit of the SNS, or with respect to the level of procurement of our anthrax vaccines, funding to procure future doses of CYFENDUS® or BioThrax® vaccines may be delayed, limited or not available, BARDA may never complete the anticipated full transition to stockpiling CYFENDUS® in support of anthrax preparedness, and our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be materially harmed.
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We derive a substantial portion of our current and expected future revenues from USG procurement of CYFENDUS®. The success of our business and our future operating results are significantly dependent on anticipated funding for the procurement of our anthrax vaccines and the terms of such procurement by the USG, including the price per dose, the number of doses and the timing of deliveries. We have no certainty that funding will be made available for the procurement of our anthrax vaccines. If priorities for the Strategic National Stockpile (“SNS”) change generally, or as a result of the conclusion of the USG’s audit of the SNS, or with respect to the level of procurement of our anthrax vaccines, funding to procure future doses of CYFENDUS® or BioThrax® vaccines may be delayed, limited or not available, BARDA may never complete the anticipated full transition to stockpiling CYFENDUS® in support of anthrax preparedness, and our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be materially harmed.
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In addition, in the past we have derived a substantial portion of our revenues from sales of ACAM2000® vaccine to the USG. If priorities for the SNS change with respect to ACAM2000® vaccine or the USG decides not to exercise additional options under our ACAM2000® contract, our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be materially harmed.
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In addition, we derive a substantial portion of our revenues from sales of ACAM2000® vaccine to the USG. In the past, the priorities of the SNS have changed with respect to ACAM2000® vaccine and if the priorities of the SNS change for ACAM® vaccine in the future or the USG decides not to exercise additional options under our ACAM2000® contract, our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be materially harmed.
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We derive a substantial portion of our current and expected future revenues from USG procurement of CYFENDUS®. As with any approved product, there is a risk that we may encounter challenges causing delays or an inability to deliver CYFENDUS®, which may have a material effect on our ability to generate and recognize revenue.
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As with any approved product, there is a risk that we may encounter challenges causing delays or an inability to deliver CYFENDUS®, ACAM2000®, VIGIV CNJ-016®, BAT® and/or BioThrax®, which may have a material effect on our ability to generate and recognize revenue.
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Additionally, our government-funded development contracts typically give the USG the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to extend these contracts for successive option periods following a base period of performance. The value of the services to be performed during these option periods may constitute the majority of the total value of the underlying contract. On July 31, 2023, we were awarded a 10-year contract by BARDA for the advanced development, manufacturing scale-up, and procurement of Ebanga TM(ansuvimab-zykl) treatment for Ebola. The contract consists of a base period of performance with two option periods valued at approximately $121 million, and option periods for procurement of Ebanga TMover five years valued at up to $583 million. If all option periods are exercised, the total contract value will be valued at up to approximately $704 million. If levels of government expenditures and authorizations for public health countermeasure preparedness decrease or shift to programs in areas where we do not offer products or are not developing product candidates, or if the USG otherwise declines to exercise its options under this contract or our other existing contracts, our revenues would suffer, as well as our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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Additionally, our government-funded development contracts typically give the USG the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to extend these contracts for successive option periods following a base period of performance. The value of the services to be performed during these option periods may constitute the majority of the total value of the underlying contract. On July 31, 2023, we were awarded a 10-year contract by BARDA for the advanced development, manufacturing scale-up, and procurement of Ebanga TM(ansuvimab-zykl) treatment for Ebola. The contract consists of a base period of performance with two option periods valued at approximately $121 million, which were exercised on September 5, 2024 and January 10, 2025, respectively, and option periods for procurement of Ebanga TMover five years valued at up to $583 million, one of which was awarded in September 2024 (valued at $41.9 million). If all option periods are exercised, the total contract value will be valued at up to approximately $704 million. If levels of government expenditures and authorizations for public health countermeasure preparedness decrease or shift to programs in areas where we do not offer products or are not developing product candidates, or if the USG otherwise declines to exercise its options under this contract or our other existing contracts, our revenues would suffer, as well as our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The USG may choose not to award us future contracts for either the development of our new product candidates or for the procurement of our existing MCM and other commercialized products and may instead award such contracts to our competitors. If we are unable to secure particular contracts, we may not be able to operate in the market for products that are provided under those contracts. Additionally, if we are unable to consistently win new contract awards over an extended period, or if we fail to anticipate all of the costs or resources that we will be required to secure and, if applicable, perform under such contract awards, our growth strategy and our business, financial condition and operating results and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
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The USG may choose not to award us future contracts for either the development of our new product candidates or for the procurement of our existing MCM and other commercialized products and may instead award such contracts to our competitors. For example, ACAM2000® vaccine faces competition from JYNNEOSTM vaccine, which product has been procured by the USG in recent years. If we are unable to secure particular contracts, we may not be able to operate in the market for products that are provided under those contracts. Additionally, if we are unable to consistently win new contract awards over an extended period, or if we fail to anticipate all of the costs or resources that we will be required to secure and, if applicable, perform under such contract awards, our growth strategy and our business, financial condition and operating results and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
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In addition, our USG contracts grant the USG the right to use technologies developed by us under the government contract or the right to share data related to our technologies, for or on behalf of the USG. Under our USG contracts, we may not be able to limit third parties, including our competitors, from accessing certain of these technology or data rights, including intellectual property, in providing products and services to the USG.
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In addition, our contracts with the USG grant the USG the right to use technologies developed by us under the government contract or the right to share data related to our technologies, for or on behalf of the USG. Under our contracts with the USG, we may not be able to limit third parties, including our competitors, from accessing certain of these technology or data rights, including intellectual property, in providing products and services to the USG.
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An inability to maintain manufacturing compliance at our manufacturing facilities, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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An inability to maintain manufacturing compliance at our manufacturing facilities, which could damage our reputation and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The FDA conducts periodic inspections of our manufacturing facilities for compliance with CGMP requirements. The Company's failure to maintain compliance with CGMP requirements at our manufacturing facilities has hindered and could continue to hinder our ability to continue manufacturing for our own products and for Bioservices customers, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. For example, in February 2022, the FDA inspected Emergent’s Camden facility located in Baltimore, Maryland and issued a Form FDA 483. In August 2022, the FDA issued a warning letter to Emergent related to the February 2022 inspection. The warning letter included issues pertaining to equipment cleaning and maintenance; aseptic sterilization technique and procedures; and quality systems. In July and August of 2023, the FDA inspected the Camden facility, and in October 2023, the FDA determined that the inspection classification of the Camden facility was "voluntary action indicated" or VAI. A VAI classification indicates that, although investigators found and documented objectionable conditions during the inspection, the FDA would not take or recommend any administrative or regulatory action. Furthermore, the FDA concluded that the Camden facility inspection was "closed" under 21 CFR 20.64(d)(3) and issued to the Company a "Warning Letter close-out letter". In August 2023, the FDA inspected Emergent's Canton facility located in Canton, Massachusetts and issued a Form FDA 483. The Canton facility inspection was classified as VAI. In December 2023, the FDA inspected Emergent's Lansing facility located in Lansing, Michigan and issued a Form FDA 483. At this point, the Lansing facility inspection has not been classified and we are not aware of specific timing regarding the classification decision.
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The FDA conducts periodic inspections of our manufacturing facilities for compliance with CGMP requirements. The Company's failure to maintain compliance with CGMP requirements at our manufacturing facilities has hindered and could continue to hinder our ability to continue manufacturing for our own products and for Bioservices customers, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. For example, in August 2023, the FDA inspected Emergent's Canton, Massachusetts facility and in December 2023, the FDA inspected Emergent's Lansing, Michigan facility, and in each case the FDA issued a Form FDA 483 and both facilities were classified as “voluntary action indicated” or VAI. A VAI classification indicates that, although investigators found and documented objectionable conditions during the inspection, the FDA would not take or recommend any administrative or regulatory action. In February 2024, the FDA inspected Emergent's Bayview facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The Bayview facility inspection was classified as "no action indicated" or NAI.
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The failure to remedy any remaining objectionable conditions at Emergent's manufacturing facilities, or any additional failures to maintain compliance with CGMP requirements at any of our manufacturing facilities, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The failure to remedy any objectionable conditions at Emergent's manufacturing facilities, any additional failures to maintain compliance with CGMP requirements at any of our manufacturing facilities, or any administrative or regulatory action or recommendation to take any such action by the FDA could damage our reputation and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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Disruption at, damage to or destruction of, our manufacturing facilities could impede our ability to manufacture anthrax vaccines, our ACAM2000® vaccine or our other products or product candidates, as well as impact the delivery of bioservices, which would harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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Damage to, destruction of, or any disruption at our manufacturing facilities could impede our ability to manufacture our products or product candidates, as well as impact the delivery of bioservices to third parties, which would harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The factors listed above could cause disruptions at any of our manufacturing facilities. We do not have any redundant manufacturing facilities for any of our products. Accordingly, any damage to, or disruption or destruction of one or more of our facilities could impede our ability to manufacture our products, and our product candidates and our ability to provide manufacturing and development services for external customers, result in losses and delays, including delays in the performance of our contractual obligations or delays in our clinical trials, any of which could be costly to us and materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The factors listed above could cause disruptions at any of our manufacturing facilities. We do not have any redundant manufacturing facilities for any of our products. Accordingly, any damage to, or destruction of, or disruption at one or more of our facilities could impede our ability to manufacture our products, and our product candidates and our ability to provide manufacturing and development services for external customers, result in losses and delays, including delays in the performance of our contractual obligations or delays in our clinical trials, any of which could be costly to us and materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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Problems may arise during the production of our products and product candidates, as well as those we produce for our Bioservices customers, due to the complexity of the processes involved in their development, manufacturing and shipment or other factors. Significant delays in product manufacturing or development and our ability to ramp up production to meet the needs of our customers could cause delays in recognizing revenues, which would harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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Problems may arise during the production of our products and product candidates, as well as those we produce for our Bioservices customers, due to the complexity of the processes involved in product development, manufacturing and shipment or other factors. Significant delays in product development or manufacturing and our ability to ramp up production to meet the needs of our customers could cause delays in recognizing revenues, which would harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The majority of our products and product candidates are biologics. Manufacturing biologics, especially in large quantities, is complex. The products must be made consistently and in compliance with a clearly-defined manufacturing process. Problems during manufacturing may arise for a variety of reasons, including problems with raw materials, equipment malfunction and failure to follow specific protocols and procedures. Slight deviations anywhere in the manufacturing process, including obtaining materials, maintaining master seed or cell banks and preventing genetic drift, seed or cell growth, fermentation, contamination including from particulates among other things, filtration, filling, labeling, packaging, storage and shipping, potency and stability issues and other quality control testing, may result in lot failures or manufacturing shut-downs, delays in the release of lots, product recalls, spoilage or regulatory action. Such deviations may require us to revise manufacturing processes or change manufacturers. Additionally, as our equipment ages, it will need to be replaced, which has the potential to result in similar consequences. Success rates can also vary dramatically at different stages of the manufacturing process, which can reduce yields and increase costs. From time to time, we may experience deviations in the manufacturing process that may take significant time and resources to resolve and, if unresolved, may affect manufacturing output and could cause us to fail to satisfy customer orders or contractual commitments, lead to a termination of one or more of our contracts, lead to delays in our clinical trials, result in litigation, or other restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of a product, any of which could be costly to us, damage our reputation and negatively impact our business. Regulatory action, including the issuance of Form FDA 483s and warning letters can also have an impact.
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The majority of our products and product candidates are biologics. Manufacturing biologics, especially in large quantities, is complex. The products must be made consistently and in compliance with a clearly-defined manufacturing process. Problems during manufacturing may arise for a variety of reasons, including problems with raw materials, equipment malfunction and failure to follow specific protocols and procedures. Slight deviations anywhere in the manufacturing process, including obtaining materials, maintaining master seed or cell banks and preventing genetic drift, seed or cell growth, fermentation, contamination including from particulates among other things, filtration, filling, labeling, packaging, storage and shipping, potency and stability issues and other quality control testing, may result in lot failures or manufacturing shut-downs, delays in the release of lots, product recalls, spoilage or regulatory action. Such deviations may require us to revise manufacturing processes or change manufacturers. Additionally, as our equipment ages, it will need to be replaced, which has the potential to result in similar consequences. Success rates can also vary dramatically at different stages of the manufacturing process, which can reduce yields and increase costs. From time to time, we may experience deviations in the manufacturing process, including as a result of regulatory action, that may take significant time and resources to resolve and, if unresolved, may affect manufacturing output and could cause us to fail to satisfy customer orders or contractual commitments, lead to a termination of one or more of our contracts, lead to delays in our clinical trials, result in litigation, or other restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of a product, any of which could be costly to us, damage our reputation and negatively impact our business.
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Our products and product candidates procured by the USG and other customers require us to perform tests for and meet certain potency and lot release standards prescribed by the FDA and other agencies, which may not be met on a timely basis or at all.
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Our products and product candidates procured by the USG and other customers require us to perform tests for and meet certain product release standards prescribed by the FDA and other agencies, which may not be met on a timely basis or at all.
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We are unable to sell any products and product candidates that fail to satisfy certain testing specifications. For example, we must provide the FDA with the results of certain tests, including potency tests, before certain lots are released for sale. Potency testing of each applicable lot is performed against qualified control lots that we maintain. We continually monitor the status of such reference lots for FDA compliance and periodically produce and qualify a new reference lot to replace the existing reference lot. If we are unable to satisfy USG requirements for the release of our products or product candidates, our ability to supply such products and product candidates to authorized buyers would be impaired until such time as we become able to meet such requirements, which could materially harm our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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We are unable to sell any products and product candidates that fail to satisfy certain testing specifications. For example, we must provide the FDA with the results of certain tests, including potency tests, before certain lots are released for sale. Potency testing of each applicable lot is performed against qualified control lots that we maintain. We continually monitor the status of such reference lots for FDA compliance and periodically produce and qualify a new reference lot to replace the existing reference lot. If we are unable to satisfy regulatory authority and/or USG requirements for the release of our products or product candidates, our ability to supply such products and product candidates to authorized buyers would be impaired until such time as we become able to meet such requirements, which could materially harm our future business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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The product candidates that we work on for our Bioservices customers may not be safe or effective and even if they are, we may be unable to manufacture sufficient quantities to meet demand.
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The product candidates that we work on internally or for third-party customers may not be safe or effective and even if they are, we may be unable to manufacture sufficient quantities to meet demand.
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We provide bioservices for the development and/or manufacture of various product candidates. There can be no assurance that these product candidates will be safe or effective or that they will be authorized for emergency use or approved by the FDA or any other health regulatory authority. Even if product candidates are found to be safe and/or effective and receive authorization or approval by a health regulatory authority or we receive authorization to produce drug substance or drug product at our facilities, the manufacturing processes for our Bioservices programs are complex. There can be no assurance that we will be able to produce sufficient clinical or commercial quantities of any product candidate in a timely basis or at all. Difficulties manufacturing COVID-19 product candidates for certain Bioservices customers and the November 2021 termination of the termination of the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing agreement with BARDA for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing caused us to suffer considerable reputational and financial damage and resulted in the instigation of stockholder litigation and government investigations described elsewhere in this Annual Report. Further, our announcement in the third quarter of 2023 that we are de-emphasizing focus on our Bioservices business may raise concerns regarding our ability to fulfill manufacturing commitments to our Bioservices customers. Any future failure to satisfy manufacturing commitments could adversely affect our reputation, subject us to potential legal liability and harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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We provide bioservices for the development and/or manufacture of various product candidates. There can be no assurance that these product candidates will be safe or effective or that they will be authorized for emergency use or approved by the FDA or any other health regulatory authority. Even if product candidates are found to be safe and/or effective and receive authorization or approval by a health regulatory authority or we receive authorization to produce drug substance or drug product at our facilities, the manufacturing processes for our Bioservices programs are complex. There can be no assurance that we will be able to produce sufficient clinical or commercial quantities of any product candidate in a timely basis or at all. Difficulties manufacturing COVID-19 product candidates for certain Bioservices customers and the November 2021 termination of the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing agreement with BARDA for COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing caused us to suffer considerable reputational and financial damage and resulted in the initiation of stockholder litigation and government investigations described elsewhere in this Annual Report. In June 2022, we became involved in a contractual dispute with Janssen regarding the manufacture of its COVID-19 vaccine, which resulted in arbitration proceedings. See Note 19, “Litigation” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more detail. While the dispute initially created additional financial and operational uncertainty, the matter was resolved in July 2024. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company received $50.0 million from Janssen, and all claims among the parties arising from the Janssen Agreement were resolved; however, the dispute, litigation, the associated cost and reputational harm have had a material adverse effect on our business. Further, as we have reduced the emphasis on our Bioservices business, concerns may exist regarding our ability to fulfill manufacturing commitments to our Bioservices customers. Any future failure to satisfy manufacturing commitments could adversely affect our reputation, subject us to potential legal liability and harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
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We continue to evaluate our product development strategy and, as a result, may modify our strategy in the future. In this regard, we may, from time to time, focus our product development efforts on different product candidates or may delay or halt the development of various product candidates. We may change or refocus our existing product development, commercialization and manufacturing activities based on government funding decisions and other factors. This could require changes in our facilities and our personnel. Any product development changes that we implement may not be successful. In particular, we may fail to select or capitalize on the most scientifically, clinically or commercially promising or profitable product candidates or choose candidates for which government development funds are not available. Our decisions to allocate our R&D, management and financial resources toward particular product candidates or therapeutic areas may not lead to the development of viable commercial products and may divert resources from better business opportunities. Similarly, our decisions to delay or terminate product development programs could also cause us to miss valuable opportunities.
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Any product development changes that we implement may not be successful. In particular, we may fail to select or capitalize on the most scientifically, clinically or commercially promising or profitable product candidates or choose candidates for which government development funds are not available. Our decisions to allocate our R&D, management and financial resources toward particular product candidates or therapeutic areas may not lead to the development of viable commercial products and may divert resources from better business opportunities. Similarly, our decisions to delay or terminate product development programs could also cause us to miss valuable opportunities.
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As a manufacturer and supplier of MCMs and other approved products to the USG addressing PHTs, we must comply with numerous laws and regulations relating to the procurement, formation, administration and performance of government contracts. These laws and regulations govern how we transact business with our government clients and, in some instances, impose additional costs and related obligations on our operations. For a detailed description of the most significant regulations that affect our government contracting business, see the prior discussion under “Regulation - Government Contracting.”
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As a manufacturer and supplier of MCMs and other approved products to the USG addressing PHTs, we must comply with numerous laws and regulations relating to the procurement, formation, administration and performance of government contracts. These laws and regulations govern how we operate our business and transact business with our government clients and impose compliance costs on our operations. In addition, these laws and regulations may be subject to sudden change, which may impose additional costs and related obligations on our operations or require us to make changes to the way we operate our business or transact business with our government clients. For a detailed description of the most significant regulations that affect our government contracting business, see the prior discussion under “Regulation - Government Contracting.”
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In the United States, to obtain authorization from the FDA to market and sell any of our future drug, biologic, or vaccine products, we will be required to submit a New Drug Application (an “NDA”) or Biologics License Application (a “BLA”) to the FDA. Under the FDCA, the PHSA, and the FDA’s implementation of those statutes, a company must support an NDA or BLA with substantial evidence that the product candidate is effective and evidence that the product is safe. Ordinarily, the FDA requires data from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials, including Phase 3 trials conducted in patients with the disease or condition being targeted, to demonstrate that a drug meets the statutory standards for approval. Once an NDA or BLA is submitted, the FDA has substantial discretion and may refuse to accept our application or may decide that our data are insufficient to support approval and require additional pre-clinical, clinical or other studies. Even if marketing approval of a product candidate is granted, the approval may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which the product may be marketed, or to conditions of approval, or contain requirements for costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety or efficacy of the product. Likewise, the data in our device submissions may be insufficient to support approval, de novo classification or clearance where required, and we may not be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA that our devices are safe or effective for their intended uses or, for a 510(k) device, that they are substantially equivalent to the predicate. Even if we are granted 510(k) clearances, de novo authorizations, or premarket approval application ("PMA") approvals, they may include significant limitations on the indications for use for the device.
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In the United States, to obtain authorization from the FDA to market and sell any of our future drug, biologic, or vaccine products, we will be required to submit a New Drug Application (an “NDA”) or Biologics License Application (a “BLA”) to the FDA. Under the FDCA, the PHSA, and the FDA’s implementation of those statutes, a company must support an NDA or BLA with substantial evidence that the product candidate is effective and evidence that the product is safe. Ordinarily, the FDA requires data from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials, including Phase 3 trials conducted in patients with the disease or condition being targeted, to demonstrate that a drug meets the statutory standards for approval. Once an NDA or BLA is submitted, the FDA has substantial discretion and may refuse to accept our application or may decide that our data are insufficient to support approval and require additional pre-clinical, clinical or other studies. Even if marketing approval of a product candidate is granted, the approval may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which the product may be marketed, or to conditions of approval, or contain requirements for costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety or efficacy of the product. Likewise, the data in our device submissions may be insufficient to support approval, de novo classification or clearance where required, and we may not be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA that our devices are safe or effective for their intended uses or, for a 510(k) device, that they are substantially equivalent to the predicate. Even if we are granted 510(k) clearances, de novo authorizations, or premarket approval application ("PMA") approvals, they may include significant limitations on the indications for use for the device. Likewise, changes to our combination products, including changes to the device constituent part, may also require a new submission to, and approval from, the FDA. The ability of the FDA to review and approve new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, and statutory, regulatory and policy changes. Average review times at the FDA have fluctuated in recent years as a result. Disruptions at the FDA and other agencies may also slow the time necessary for new product candidates to be reviewed and approved by necessary government agencies, which could adversely affect our business. In addition, government funding of other government agencies on which our operations may rely, including those that fund research and development activities, is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable.
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However, our MCM product candidates may be eligible for approval under the FDA's “Animal Rule,” under which findings from adequate and well controlled animal efficacy studies may serve as the basis of an approval when it is not feasible or ethical to conduct efficacy trials in humans. We cannot guarantee that the FDA will permit us to proceed with approval or licensure of any of our MCM product candidates under the Animal Rule. Even if we are able to proceed under the Animal Rule, product development can take a considerable amount of time, and the FDA may decide that our data are insufficient to support approval and require additional pre-clinical, clinical or other studies, refuse to approve our products, or place restrictions on our ability to commercialize those products. Furthermore, products approved under the Animal Rule are subject to certain additional post-marketing requirements. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet this regulatory requirement even if one or more of our product candidates are approved under the Animal Rule.
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Our MCM product candidates may be eligible for approval under the FDA's “Animal Rule,” under which findings from adequate and well controlled animal efficacy studies may serve as the basis of an approval when it is not feasible or ethical to conduct efficacy trials in humans. We cannot guarantee that the FDA will permit us to proceed with approval or licensure of any of our MCM product candidates under the Animal Rule. Even if we are able to proceed under the Animal Rule, product development can take a considerable amount of time, and the FDA may decide that our data are insufficient to support approval and require additional pre-clinical, clinical or other studies, refuse to approve our products, or place restrictions on our ability to commercialize those products. Furthermore, products approved under the Animal Rule are subject to certain additional post-marketing requirements. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet this regulatory requirement even if one or more of our product candidates are approved under the Animal Rule.
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The FDA and other agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), closely regulate and monitor the marketing and promotion of medical products to ensure that they are marketed in a manner consistent with the FDA-approved label. For drug products, we must promote the product in a manner consistent with the full prescribing information or, for 510(k) cleared devices, consistent with the cleared indication. The FDA, DOJ, and OIG impose stringent restrictions on manufacturers’ communications regarding unapproved/uncleared products and unapproved/uncleared uses of approved/cleared products. If we market unapproved/uncleared products or market our approved/cleared products for unapproved/uncleared indications, we may be subject to enforcement action. Violations of the FDCA and other statutes, including the False Claims
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The FDA and other agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), closely regulate and monitor the marketing and promotion of medical products to ensure that they are marketed in a manner consistent with the FDA-approved label. For drug products, we must promote the product in a manner consistent with the full prescribing information or, for 510(k) cleared devices, consistent with the cleared indication. The FDA, DOJ, and OIG impose stringent restrictions on manufacturers’ communications regarding unapproved/uncleared products and unapproved/uncleared uses of approved/cleared products. If we market unapproved/uncleared products or market our approved/cleared products for unapproved/uncleared indications, we may be subject to enforcement action. Violations of the FDCA and other statutes, including the False Claims Act, relating to the promotion and advertising of prescription products may lead to investigations and enforcement actions alleging violations of federal and state health care fraud and abuse laws, as well as state consumer protection laws.
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Likewise, non-compliance with EU requirements regarding safety monitoring or pharmacovigilance, and with requirements related to the development of products for the pediatric population, can also result in significant financial penalties. Similarly, failure to comply with the EU and other legal and regulatory requirements regarding the protection of personal information can also lead to significant penalties and sanctions. Non-compliance with similar requirements in other foreign jurisdictions can also result in enforcement actions and significant penalties.
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Likewise, non-compliance with EU, any EU Member State, or UK requirements regarding safety monitoring or pharmacovigilance, and with requirements related to the development of products for the pediatric population, can also result in significant financial penalties. Similarly, failure to comply with the European and other legal and regulatory requirements regarding the protection of personal information can also lead to significant penalties and sanctions. Non-compliance with similar requirements in other foreign jurisdictions can also result in enforcement actions and significant penalties.
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Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us and any collaborators to obtain marketing approval of and commercialize our product candidates and may affect the prices we, or our collaborators, may obtain.
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Current and future policy or legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us and our collaborators to obtain marketing approval of and commercialize our product candidates, which may affect the prices we, or our collaborators, may obtain.
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In the United States and foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the health care system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell any product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval. We expect that current laws, as well as other health care reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and additional downward pressure on the price that we, or any collaborators, may receive for any approved products.
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In the United States and foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of policy, legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the health care system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell any approved products. We expect that current laws, as well as other health care reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and additional downward pressure on the price that we, or any collaborators, may receive for any approved products.
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Additionally, there has been recent heightened federal governmental scrutiny over the manner in which manufacturers set prices for their marketed products. For example, there have been several recent Congressional inquiries and has been proposed and enacted federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to drug pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for drug products.
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There has been continued heightened federal governmental scrutiny over the manner in which manufacturers set prices for their marketed products. This includes Congressional inquiries and proposed and enacted federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to drug pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for drug products.
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Further, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), was signed into law on August 16, 2022. While the IRA is still subject to rulemaking (with more information to come via guidance documents from the responsible federal agencies), the IRA, as written, will, among other changes, give HHS the ability and authority to directly negotiate with manufacturers the price that Medicare will pay for certain high-priced drugs. The IRA will also require manufacturers of certain Part B and Part D drugs to issue to HHS rebates based on certain calculations and triggers (i.e., when drug prices increase and outpace the rate of inflation). At this time, we cannot predict the implications the IRA provisions will have on our business. These types of laws may have a significant impact on our ability to set a product price we believe is fair and may adversely affect our ability to generate revenue and achieve or maintain profitability.
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Further, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), was signed into law on August 16, 2022. While the IRA is still subject to rulemaking (and currently is being implemented through guidance documents from the responsible federal agencies), the IRA, as written, among other changes, gives HHS the ability and authority to directly negotiate with manufacturers the price that Medicare will pay for certain high-priced drugs. The IRA also requires manufacturers of certain Part B and Part D drugs to issue to HHS rebates based on certain calculations and triggers (i.e., when drug prices increase and outpace the rate of inflation). While we are not directly affected by the IRA at this time, these types of laws may have a significant impact on our ability to set a product price we believe is fair and may adversely affect our ability to generate revenue and achieve or maintain profitability.
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At the state level, individual states are increasingly aggressive in passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. A number of states, for example, require drug manufacturers and other entities in the drug supply chain, including health carriers, pharmacy benefit managers, and wholesale distributors, to disclose information about pricing of pharmaceuticals. In addition, regional health care authorities and individual hospitals are increasingly using bidding procedures to determine what pharmaceutical products and which suppliers will be included in their prescription drug and other health care programs. A growing number of state attorneys general are filing legal challenges, including antitrust challenges, related to drug pricing and reimbursement against various supply chain entities, such as pharmacy benefit managers, and such litigation may also involve drug manufacturers in the future. These measures could reduce the ultimate demand for our products, once approved, or put pressure on our product pricing. We expect that additional state and federal health care reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for health care products and services, which could result in reduced demand for our product candidates or additional pricing pressures.
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A number of states have passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. A number of states, for example, require drug manufacturers and other entities in the drug supply chain, including health carriers, pharmacy benefit managers, and wholesale distributors, to disclose information about pricing of pharmaceuticals. These measures could reduce the ultimate demand for approved products, or put pressure on our product pricing. We expect that additional state and federal health care reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for health care products and services, which could result in reduced demand for our products or additional pricing pressures.
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Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties comply with health care laws and regulations will involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving fraud and abuse or other health care laws and regulations. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws, we may be subject to significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, individual imprisonment, integrity obligations, exclusion from government funded health care programs, such as Medicare and
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Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties comply with health care laws and regulations will involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving fraud and abuse or other health care laws and regulations. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws, we may be subject to significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, individual imprisonment, integrity obligations, exclusion from government funded health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. If a third party fails to comply with applicable laws and regulations while acting on our behalf, we may also be subject to criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, including those listed above.
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Under certain and narrow circumstances, MCMs may be procured by government entities prior to approval by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, a practice which we follow in connection with certain MCMs, including TROBIGARD® (and CYFENDUS®, prior to its approval by the FDA) in the United States. In the United States, the Secretary of HHS has the authority to contract to purchase MCMs for the SNS prior to FDA approval of the relevant MCM in specified circumstances. The FDA also has the authority to permit the emergency use of medical products that have not yet been approved by the FDA under an EUA. An EUA terminates when the EUA is revoked or the emergency declaration underlying the EUA terminates. An EUA is not a long-term alternative to obtaining FDA approval, licensure, clearance, or other marketing authorization for a product. An EUA has not been granted for TROBIGARD®. Absent an applicable exception, our MCM product candidates generally will have to be approved, licensed, or cleared by the FDA or other regulatory authorities in the relevant country through traditional pathways before we can sell those products to governments. Additionally, the laws in certain jurisdictions regarding the ability of government entities to purchase unapproved product candidates can be ambiguous, and the permissibility of exporting unapproved products from the United States and importing them to foreign countries may be unclear in some instances. Nevertheless, government bodies, such as U.S. federal entities other than HHS, state and local governments within the United States, and foreign governments have sought and may further seek to procure our MCM product candidates that are not yet approved. In this situation, we would expect to assess the permissibility and liability implications of supplying our product candidates to such entities on a case-by-case basis, which presents certain challenges, both in the case of U.S. and foreign governments, and particularly under emergency conditions. In addition, agencies or branches of one country’s government may take different positions regarding the permissibility of such sales than another country’s government or even other agencies or branches of the same government. If local enforcement authorities disagree with our conclusion that such activities are permissible, they may take enforcement action against us.
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EUA terminates. An EUA is not a long-term alternative to obtaining FDA approval, licensure, clearance, or other marketing authorization for a product. Absent an applicable exception, our MCM product candidates generally will have to be approved, licensed, or cleared by the FDA or other regulatory authorities in the relevant country through traditional pathways before we can sell those products to governments. Additionally, the laws in certain jurisdictions regarding the ability of government entities to purchase unapproved product candidates can be ambiguous, and the permissibility of exporting unapproved products from the United States and importing them to foreign countries may be unclear in some instances. Nevertheless, government bodies, such as U.S. federal entities other than HHS, state and local governments within the United States, and foreign governments have sought and may further seek to procure our MCM product candidates that are not yet approved. In this situation, we would expect to assess the permissibility and liability implications of supplying our product candidates to such entities on a case-by-case basis, which presents certain challenges, both in the case of U.S. and foreign governments, and particularly under emergency conditions. In addition, agencies or branches of one country’s government may take different positions regarding the permissibility of such sales than another country’s government or even other agencies or branches of the same government. If local enforcement authorities disagree with our conclusion that such activities are permissible, they may take enforcement action against us.
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Similar action may be taken against us should we fail to comply with regulatory requirements, or later discover previously unknown problems with our products or manufacturing processes. For instance, our products are tested regularly to determine if they satisfy potency and stability requirements for their required shelf lives. Failure to meet potency, stability or other specification requirements could result in delays in distributions, recalls or other consequences. In November 2022, three lots of our RSDL® kits was recalled due to leakage (the "November 2022 Recall"), which could cause the product not to perform as effectively as intended. We identified and remediated the cause leading to the November 2022 Recall, as well as completed all required actions, notices and report submissions related to the recalled batch. We are currently awaiting formal closure of the November 2022 Recall from the FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
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Similar action may be taken against us should we fail to comply with regulatory requirements, or later discover previously unknown problems with our products or manufacturing processes. For instance, our products are tested regularly to determine if they satisfy potency and stability requirements for their required shelf lives. Failure to meet potency, stability or other specification requirements could result in delays in distributions, recalls or other consequences. In November 2022, three lots of RSDL® kits were recalled due to leakage (the "November 2022 Recall"), which could cause the product not to perform as effectively as intended. We identified and remediated the cause leading to the November 2022 Recall, as well as completed all required actions, notices and report submissions related to the recalled batch. The FDA terminated the November 2022 Recall in October 2024.
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We currently sell certain of our products outside the United States and intend to expand the countries in which we sell our products and have received market authorization under the mutual recognition procedure to sell BioThrax® in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. To market or sell our products in foreign jurisdictions under normal circumstances, we generally need to obtain separate regulatory approvals and comply with numerous and varying requirements or use alternative “emergency use” or other exemptions from general approval and import requirements. Approval by the FDA in the United States or the mutual recognition procedure in the European member states does not ensure approval by all foreign regulatory authorities. The approval procedures in foreign jurisdictions can vary widely and can involve additional clinical trials and data review beyond that required by the FDA or under the mutual recognition procedure. There is also a risk that a regulatory authority in another country could conclude that we have violated the rules and regulations related to product development, approval or promotion in that country. Therefore, there is a risk that we could be subject to a foreign enforcement action if found to be in violation of such laws and regulations. We and our collaborators may not be able to obtain foreign regulatory approvals on a timely basis, if at all, and we may be unable to successfully commercialize our products in desired jurisdictions internationally if no alternate procurement pathway is identified for authorized government customers in a particular jurisdiction. We have limited experience in preparing, filing and prosecuting the applications necessary to gain foreign regulatory approvals and expect to rely on third-party contract research organizations and consultants to assist us in this process. Our reliance on third parties can introduce additional uncertainty into the process.
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We currently sell certain of our products outside the United States and intend to expand the countries in which we sell our products. We currently have market authorization under the mutual recognition procedure to sell BioThrax® in France and Germany. To market or sell our products in foreign jurisdictions under normal circumstances, we generally need to obtain separate regulatory approvals and comply with numerous and varying requirements or use alternative “emergency use” or other exemptions from general approval and import requirements. Approval by the FDA in the United States, in Canada by Health Canada, or the mutual recognition procedure in the European member states does not ensure approval by all foreign regulatory authorities. The approval procedures in foreign jurisdictions can vary widely and can involve additional clinical trials and data review beyond that required by the FDA or under the mutual recognition procedure. There is also a risk that a regulatory authority in another country could conclude that we have violated the rules and regulations related to product development, approval or promotion in that country. Therefore, there is a risk that we could be subject to a foreign enforcement action if found to be in violation of such laws and regulations. We and our collaborators may not be able to obtain foreign regulatory approvals on a timely basis, if at all, and we may be unable to successfully commercialize our products in desired jurisdictions internationally if no alternate procurement pathway is identified for authorized government customers in a particular jurisdiction. We have limited experience in preparing, filing and prosecuting the applications necessary to gain foreign regulatory approvals and expect to rely on third-party contract research organizations and consultants to assist us in this process. Our reliance on third parties can introduce additional uncertainty into the process.
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As of January 1, 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the "MHRA"), became responsible for supervising medicines and medical devices in Great Britain, comprising England, Scotland and Wales under domestic law, whereas Northern Ireland continues to be subject to European Union rules under the Northern Ireland Protocol. The MHRA relies on the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1916) (as amended) (the "HMR"), as the basis for regulating medicines. The HMR has incorporated into the domestic law of the body of European Union law instruments governing medicinal products that pre-existed prior to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Any delay in obtaining, or an inability to obtain, any marketing approvals, as a result of Brexit or otherwise, may force us to restrict or delay efforts to seek regulatory approval in the United Kingdom for our product candidates, which could significantly and materially harm our business.
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Any delay in obtaining, or an inability to obtain, any marketing approvals, as a result of Brexit or otherwise, may force us to restrict or delay efforts to seek regulatory approval in the United Kingdom or elsewhere for our product candidates, which could significantly and materially harm our business. In addition, due the evolving nature of UK regulations, further divergence from EU requirements may impact the development, approval, and commercialization of our products in these markets.
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•Restrictions on the operation of our business and limitations on cash available for investment in our business operations as a result of our current indebtedness.
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We continue to evaluate our product development strategy and, as a result, may modify our strategy in the future. In this regard, we may, from time to time, focus our product development efforts on different product candidates or may delay or halt the development of various product candidates. As part of our stabilization efforts in 2024 related to our multi-year strategic plan, we changed and refocused several areas of our business, and may continue to change or refocus our business activities, including product development, commercialization and manufacturing activities based on government funding decisions and other factors. This required changes, and may require changes in the future, in our facilities and our personnel.
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Under certain and narrow circumstances, MCMs may be procured by government entities prior to approval by the FDA or other U.S. regulatory authorities, a practice which we followed in connection with CYFENDUS® prior to its approval by the FDA. In the United States, the Secretary of HHS has the authority to contract to purchase MCMs for the SNS prior to FDA approval of the relevant MCM in specified circumstances. The FDA also has the authority to permit the emergency use of medical products that have not yet been approved by the FDA under an EUA. An EUA terminates when the EUA is revoked or the emergency declaration underlying the
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•increasing our exposure to adverse economic and industry conditions, furthering disadvantaging us against our competitors that have less debt, better debt servicing options or stronger debt servicing capacity.
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Act, relating to the promotion and advertising of prescription products may lead to investigations and enforcement actions alleging violations of federal and state health care fraud and abuse laws, as well as state consumer protection laws.
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Medicaid, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. If a third party fails to comply with applicable laws and regulations while acting on our behalf, we may also be subject to criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, including those listed above.
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NARCAN® Nasal Spray currently faces generic competition. In 2016, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA (collectively, “Teva”) filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (an “ANDA”) seeking regulatory approval to market a generic version of NARCAN®Nasal Spray. In patent litigation related to Teva’s ANDA filing, a trial court decided in favor of Teva, and this decision was subsequently affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The FDA approved Teva's ANDA on April 19, 2019. On December 22, 2021, Teva commenced the launch of its generic naloxone nasal spray. As part of state settlements, including in Florida, Texas, Rhode Island, and West Virginia, Teva has agreed to supply Medication- Assisted Treatment