This Agreement may not be assigned or otherwise transferred by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, however , that either Party may, without such consent, but with notice to the other Party, assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, (i) in connection with the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of its assets or the line of business or Product to which this Agreement relates; (ii) to a successor entity or acquirer in the event of a merger, consolidation or change of control; or (iii) to any Affiliate. Any purported assignment in violation of the preceding sentence will be void. Any permitted assignee will assume the rights and obligations of its assignor under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. No transfer or assignment will relieve the transferor or assignor of any liability or obligations hereunder. BioVectra may not subcontract with any third party, including any Affiliate of BioVectra, to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Quality Agreement without the prior written consent of Keryx. BioVectra will be solely responsible for the performance of any permitted subcontractor, and for costs, expenses, damages, or losses of any nature arising out of such performance as if such performance had been provided by BioVectra itself under this Agreement. BioVectra will cause any such permitted subcontractor to be bound by, and to comply with, the terms of this Agreement, as applicable, including all confidentiality, quality assurance, regulatory and other obligations and requirements of BioVectra set forth in this Agreement.