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Schrödinger enters new master license agreement with Columbia University, consolidating eight prior IP licenses
Schrodinger, Inc.
- Effective September 11, 2024, Schrödinger LLC and Columbia University executed a Master License Agreement, amending and restating eight prior license agreements.
- Royalty rate for licensed products is a low single-digit percentage of Gross Revenues; royalty term is 20 years, extendable by 10 years per Columbia Improvement.
- New terms include royalty on equity securities received as Services Project Income, with transfer obligations to Columbia upon compliance with securities laws.
- Dr. Richard Friesner, Schrödinger co-founder and board member, invented some licensed technologies and receives a portion of royalties paid to Columbia.
- Licensed products include key software: PS-GVB, Glide, PrimeX, QSite, Combiglide, Prime, and Membrane Permeability model.