Collaboration Agreement

PartiesF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd ("Roche Basel"), Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (“Roche US”)(Roche Basel and Roche US together referred to as “Roche”), Foundation Medicine, Inc. ("FMI")
StateNew York
SectionCommercial Contracts
Exhibit10.2
EXECUTIONCOPY
***TextOmittedandFiledSeparatelywiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommission
ConfidentialTreatmentRequestedUnder
17C.F.R.Sections200.80(b)(4)and240.24b-2
CollaborationAgreement
ThisAgreementisenteredintowitheffectasoftheEffectiveDate(asdefinedbelow)
byandbetween
F.Hoffmann-LaRocheLtd
withanofficeandplaceofbusinessatGrenzacherstrasse124,4070Basel,Switzerland(“RocheBasel”)
and
Hoffmann-LaRocheInc.
withanofficeandplaceofbusinessat150CloveRoad,Suite8,LittleFalls,NewJersey07424,U.S.A.(“RocheUS”;RocheBaselandRocheUS
togetherreferredtoas“Roche”)
ontheonehand
and
FoundationMedicine,Inc.
withanofficeandplaceofbusinessat150SecondStreet,Cambridge,Massachusetts02141(“FMI”)
ontheotherhand.
TableofContents
1. Definitions  7
1.1 Affiliate  7
1.2 Agreement  7
1.3 AgreementTerm  7
1.4 [...***...]ctDNA[...***...]  7
1.5 ApplicableLaw  7
1.6 ApprovedAssay  7
1.7 BackgroundIP  7
1.8 BusinessDay  8
1.9 CalendarHalf  8
1.10 CalendarQuarter  8
1.11 CalendarYear  8
1.12 CDx  8
1.13 CDxDevelopmentProgram  8
1.14 CLIA  8
1.15 ClinicalStudy  9
1.16 CommerciallyReasonableEfforts  9
1.17 ConfidentialInformation  9
1.18 Control  9
1.19 Cover 10
1.20 ctDNA 10
1.21 ctDNAAssay 10
1.22 ctDNAPlatform 10
1.23 ctDNAPlatformDevelopmentProgram 10
1.24 ctDNAWorkingGroup 10
1.25 DataSecurityBreach 10
1.26 EffectiveDate 10
1.27 ExceptedActivities 11
1.28 ExcludedPatentRights 11
1.29 FDA 11
1.30 FDCA 11
1.31 FMIBackgroundIPPatentRights 11
1.32 FMIDecisions 11
1.33 FMIDevelopmentCosts 11
1.34 FMIKnow-How 11
1.35 FMIForegroundPatentRights 12
1.36 FTE 12
1.37 FTERate 12
1.38 Handle 12
1.39 HSR 12
1.40 ImmunotherapyTestingPlatformDevelopmentProgram 12
1.41 Immuno-PlatformWorkingGroup 12
1.42 Initiation 12
1.43 InsolvencyEvent 12
1.44 Invention 13
1.45 IUO 13
1.46 JMC 13
1.47 JOC 13
1.48 JointKnow-How 13
1.49 JointPatentRights 13
***ConfidentialTreatmentRequested***
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1.50 JOT 13
1.51 JRDC 13
1.52 Know-How 13
1.53 MolecularInformationPlatformProgram 13
1.54 MolecularInformationPlatformWorkingGroup 14
1.55 Party 14
1.56 PatentRights 14
1.57 PerformanceSpecifications 14
1.58 PersonalData 14
1.59 PhaseIStudy 14
1.60 PhaseIIStudy 14
1.61 PhaseIIIStudy 14
1.62 PMA 15
1.63 QualityStandards 15
1.64 R&DPlan 15
1.65 RegulatoryApproval 15
1.66 RegulatoryAuthority 15
1.67 RocheBackgroundIPPatentRights 15
1.68 RocheGroup 15
1.69 RocheKnow-How 15
1.70 RocheForegroundPatentRights 15
1.71 ROWTerritory 15
1.72 RUO 15
1.73 StudyData 16
1.74 Sublicensee 16
1.75 Territory 16
1.76 ThirdParty 16
1.77 US 16
1.78 US$ 16
1.79 WorkStream 16
1.80 AdditionalDefinitions 16
2. GrantofLicense 18
2.1 Licenses 18
2.2 Sublicense 20
2.3 RighttoSubcontract 20
3. ResearchandDevelopmentCollaboration 20
3.1 MolecularInformationPlatformProgram 20
3.2 ImmunotherapyTestingPlatformDevelopmentProgram 23
3.3 ctDNAPlatformDevelopmentProgram 25
3.4 CDxDevelopmentProgram 27
3.5 Samples,HandlingandDisposal 29
3.6 Records;Reports;Audits 30
4. Diligence 31
5. MostFavoredCustomer 31
6. Governance 31
6.1 JointManagementCommittee 31
6.2 JRDC 33
6.3 JOC 34
6.4 AllianceDirector 34
6.5 LimitationsofAuthority 34
6.6 Expenses 35
6.7 Lifetime 35
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