Common use of Notwithstanding Section 4 Clause in Contracts

Notwithstanding Section 4. 1.4, neither Party will have any authority or right to amend or modify the Research Plan, the Development Candidate Identification Plan, the Clinical Development Plan or the Technology Transfer Plan in any manner that would materially expand the scope of the other Party’s obligations, including the amount, type or timing of any payments which a Party is obligated to make to the other Party or to any Third Party pursuant to any such plan, and/or materially delay the projected timelines thereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the JSC will not have any authority or right (a) to modify, amend or waive any term or condition of this Agreement, (b) to determine any issue in a manner that would conflict with any term or condition of this Agreement, or (c) to make any determination that any Party is in breach of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, the JSC will have no decision-making authority and will act as a forum for sharing information about the activities conducted by the Parties hereunder and as an advisory body, in each case only on the matters described in, and to the extent set forth in, this Agreement.