Novan (NOVN) Enters Licenses Agrement for SB204 with Sato Pharmaceutical in Japan

Novan, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVN) today announced that the Company has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Sato”), a Japanese company with a prescription pharmaceutical business specializing in dermatology. Upon execution of the agreement, Sato will pay to Novan an initial payment of 1.25 billion JPY (approximately $11.0 million) for the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize in Japan Novan’s topical nitric oxide-releasing product candidate SB204 and related dosage forms for the treatment of acne vulgaris. In addition, Novan will receive from Sato certain development and commercialization milestone payments and, subject to product approval by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, certain sales-based milestone payments and a royalty on net sales of such products in Japan.