Common use of Modification of Research Support Clause in Contracts

Modification of Research Support. CENTOCOR shall, at any time during the Research Term, be entitled to increase the staffing level to become effective on the semi-annual and annual anniversary dates of the ***Confidential Treatment Requested CONFIDENTIAL Effective Date of the Research and License Agreement (December 29, 2000), or to become effective on a date mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and MORPHOSYS shall make commercially reasonable efforts to increase the staffing level as per CENTOCOR’s request, provided that any such request is made at least three (3) months prior to the semi-annual anniversary date to which said request relates, or provided that the request is made on a date mutually agreed upon by the parties, and provided that CENTOCOR agrees to pay for any additional FTE(s) at a rate according to Section 4.3 as presented above. Once the staffing level is increased or decreased as permitted hereunder, it may not be decreased during the following six (6) month period without the consent of MORPHOSYS. The staffing level shall be reviewed and adjusted by the RC in accordance with this Agreement and in accordance with the agreed upon and periodically adjusted Research Plan as presented in Appendix 1.43 or agreed to by the Parties.

Modification of Research Support. CENTOCOR shall, at any time during the Research Term, be entitled to increase the staffing level to become effective on the semi-annual and annual anniversary dates of the 30 of 124 ***Confidential Treatment Requested CONFIDENTIAL Effective Date of the Research and License Agreement (December 29, 2000), or to become effective on a date mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and MORPHOSYS shall make commercially reasonable efforts to increase the staffing level as per CENTOCOR’s request, provided that any such request is made at least three (3) months prior to the semi-annual anniversary date to which said request relates, or provided that the request is made on a date mutually agreed upon by the parties, and provided that CENTOCOR agrees to pay for any additional FTE(s) at a rate according to Section 4.3 as presented above. Once the staffing level is increased or decreased as permitted hereunder, it may not be decreased during the following six (6) month period without the consent of MORPHOSYS. The staffing level shall be reviewed and adjusted by the RC in accordance with this Agreement and in accordance with the agreed upon and periodically adjusted Research Plan as presented in Appendix 1.43 or agreed to by the Parties.