Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

9. Subsequent Event

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and there are no items requiring disclosure except the following:

 

On May 2, 2021, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with New Life Therapeutics PTE, LTD (“New Life”). Sonnet granted New Life an exclusive license to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical preparations containing a specific recombinant human interleukin-6, SON-080 (the “Compound”) (such preparations, the “Products”) for the prevention, treatment or palliation of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in humans (the “DPN Field”) in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar, Lao PDR and Cambodia (the “Exclusive Territory”).

 

New Life will bear the cost of, and be responsible for conducting clinical studies and additional non-clinical studies and other developmental and regulatory activities for and commercializing Products in the DPN Field.

 

New Life will pay the Company a $500,000 upfront cash payment and is obligated to pay a deferred license fee of an additional $1,000,000 at the time of the satisfaction of certain milestones as well as potential additional milestone payments to the Company up to $19,000,000 subject to the achievement of certain development and commercialization milestones. In addition, during the Royalty Term, New Life is obligated to pay the Company tiered double digit royalties ranging from 12% to 30% based on annual net sales of Products in the Territory.