SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-08-09

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 <p style="margin-left:72.533%;text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> Exhibit 10.18</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:24.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">[Certain confidential portions of this agreement (marked with [***]) have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because the Company has determined that such redacted information is (i) not material, and (ii) is the type of information the company treats as private or confidential.]</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:24.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">license Agreement</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this &#x201c;Agreement&#x201d;) is made and entered into as of June 3, 2020 (&#x201c;Effective Date&#x201d;), by and between PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, a statutory body corporate formed and existing under the Indiana Foundation or Holding Companies Act of 1921 (hereinafter referred to as &#x201c;PRF&#x201d;) with its business offices located at 1281 Win Hentschel Boulevard, West Lafayette, Indiana and Novosteo Inc., an Indiana corporation (hereinafter referred to as &#x201c;LICENSEE&#x201d;) with its business offices located at 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, each individually referred to as a &#x201c;Party&#x201d; and collectively referred to as the &#x201c;Parties.&#x201d;</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, Purdue researchers have made one or more valuable technologies (each, and collectively, &#x201c;Technology&#x201d;) which are the subject of one or more patent applications or patents described on </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Schedule A</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">;</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, the Purdue University Board of Trustees has, by general resolution and/or assignment, designated PRF to administer all matters pertaining to protection, use and commercialization of the intellectual property developed at Purdue University;</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to hereby enter into this Agreement whereby LICENSEE obtains rights to use the Technology and Licensed Patents; and</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:</font></p>
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