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License/Supplier Agreements

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License/Supplier Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
License/Supplier Agreements  
License/Supplier Agreements

Note 3 — License/Supplier Agreements

Effective as of February 17, 2015, Fortress transferred the Revogenex license and all other rights and obligations under the License Agreement to Avenue, pursuant to the terms of the Founders Agreement. In connection with the terms of the License Agreement, Fortress purchased an exclusive license to IV Tramadol for the U.S. market from Revogenex, a privately held company in Dublin, Ireland. Fortress made an upfront payment of $2.0 million to Revogenex upon execution of the exclusive license, and on June 17, 2015, Fortress paid an additional $1.0 million to Revogenex after receiving all the assets specified in the agreement. The $3.0 million cumulative payment was included in research and development-licenses acquired in the statements of operations. In December 2019, $1.0 million became due to Revogenex in accordance with the Company's submission of its New Drug Application. The amount is expensed in research and development-licenses acquired in the statement of operations and is included in licenses payable on the Company's balance sheets. In addition, under the terms of the agreement, Revogenex is eligible to receive an additional milestone payment totaling $3.0 million upon the approval of IV Tramadol from the United States Food and Drug Administration, (“FDA”)  as well as royalty payments for sales of the product.

On October 29, 2018, the Company and Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma (“Polpharma”) extended the term of their exclusive supply agreement for drug product of IV Tramadol to eight years from the date of the launch of the product. In addition, under the terms of the amended agreement, Polpharma is eligible to receive a milestone payment totaling $2.0 million upon the approval of IV Tramadol from the FDA, as well as royalty payments for sales of the product.