Exhibit 10.8

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED

 

AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE RESEARCH COLLABORATION
 AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment Agreement No. 2 (“Amendment”) is made to the Research Collaboration and License Agreement between Vitae Pharamaceuticals, Inc. (“Vitae”), with offices at 502 West Office Center Drive, Ft. Washington, PA 19034, USA (taxpayer ID number 04-03567753), and Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (“BI”) with offices at Binger Strasse 173, 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany  (VAT ID DE 811138149), effective as of October 2, 2007, as amended in the Amendment Agreement (deemed Amendment No. 1) dated October 8, 2007 (together “Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, BI has performed Phase I Studies with the 11ß HSD-1 Inhibitor **** (“Frontrunner”) and based on the results wishes to amend the Development Plan to perform two Phase I Studies, one each with the additional 11ß HSD-1 Inhibitors **** and **** (“Back-Ups”) respectively, to select one compound thereof to continue to Develop a Product.

 

Therefore, the Parties agree to the following:

 

1.              If not defined in this Amendment all words capitalized in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as defined in the Agreement.

 

2.              Exhibit 3 shall be replaced with the Development Plan attached to this Amendment.

 

3.              Both Back-Ups **** and **** shall be entered into Phase I (SRD Study ****: Trial 1291.1; SRD Study for ****: Trial 1307.1) as shown in the Development Plan (“SRD Studies”).  Upon Initiation of the first SRD Study, BI shall pay only one single Development Milestone for the Initiation of Phase I Studies according Sections 9.3.1 and 9.3.3 of the Agreement for both Back-Ups **** and **** together, i.e., altogether US $7,000,000 (seven million dollars).

 

4.              Following completion of both SRD Studies, BI shall have the right to choose only one of the Back-Ups, either **** or ****, to continue the Development of a Product.  The unselected Back-Up shall be the “Stalled Back-Up”.

 

5.              Should BI decide to continue Development of the Stalled Back-Up beyond the SRD Study, BI shall pay to Vitae US$ 7,000,000 (seven miullion dollars) within 30 (thirty) days upon Initiation of the subsequent clinical trial with the Stalled Back-Up.

 

6.              The Development Milestone of **** according to Section 9.3.1 due upon “Initiation of Phase II Studies” shall be replaced by the following two Development Milestones:

 

a.              US$ $6,000,000 (six million dollars) due upon Initiation of Phase Ic, e.g., a proof of clinical concept (glucose) study as described in the Development Plan (“6 Week Study”);

 




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b.              **** due upon Initiation of Phase IIb, e.g., a dose finding, proof of clinical concept (HbA1c) study as described in the Development Plan (“12 Week Study”).

 

7.              Save as amended herein or in Amendment No. 1, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Vitae and BI, by their duly authorized officers, have executed this Amendment as of the last date signed below.

 

	
VITAE   PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    	
 
    	
BOEHRINGER   INGELHEIM
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
INTERNATIONAL   GMBH
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
Feb. 20,   2012
    	
 
    	
Date:   
    	
Feb   24, 2012
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Christine Brennan
    	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Klaus Wilgenbus
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/   Dorothy Schwall-Rudolph
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Christine   Brennan
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Dr. Klaus   Wilgenbus
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Dorothy   Schwall-Rudolph
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Chief   Business Officer
    	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    


 




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Exhibit 3
 Development Plan

 

as of Dec 2011 — subject to further refinement

 

Development studies applicable to all Products:

Phase Ia — single dose healthy volunteers

Phase IIb — 2 week multiple rising dose (MRD) (e.g. in overweight or obese T2DM patients).

Phase Ic — 6 week proof of clinical concept (glucose) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients.

Phase IIb — 12 week dose finding proof of clinical concept (HbA1c); mono and add-on to metformin.

Phase III — 24-52 week; mono vs. placebo; add-on vs. placebo; head to head vs. comparator.

 

Timelines for **** and ****:

 

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