Dealmakers Newsletter Update - July 2009
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- Editor's corner
- In the news
- NEW! Scorecard
- NEW! Partnering roundup
- Best practice articles
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Forthcoming events
- Latest business reports
- On the move - latest updates
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Editor's corner
Have you ever tried to find the partnering, licensing, business development section of a company's website? We have and often find it hidden away, inaccessible or worse not available. Since biopharma needs partnering to achieve successful product development and commercialization, why not have an industry standard URL for partnering information on a company website.
We propose the following:
All biopharma websites should place their partnering, licensing and business development information on a standardized Partnering homepage - www.companynamme.com/partnering - allowing all in the industry to know where to find relevant partnering information.
Read more here
Let us know your views
Last month hosted the major Eurobiotechforum conference in Barcelona. Option-based deals were the talk of the event, providing an emerging alternative to licensing to manage risk. We have recently published a new report titled Option & Evaluation Agreements in Pharma and Biotech providing detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter option and evaluation deals, plus access to actual option and evaluation agreements.
NEW! Our industry round-up and in the news sections are updated daily online, providing you with the latest trends from the world's most respected publishers anddeal news direct from biopharma companies as they are announced.
We have also updated our Scorecard Index feature that allows you to track the number of deals announced every month, using several subcategories:
- Partnering total
- Partnering - discovery-preclinical
- Partnering - clinical
- Partnering - marketed
- Merger & Acquisition
You can keep track of deal announcements number using our Scorecard Index - bookmark for future reference.
During June we published a brand new report: Oncology Partnering Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, providing comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the oncology partnering agreements entered into by the worlds leading biopharma companies
In addition, we have updated our popular Practical Guide to Finding Partners in Pharma & Biotech, 2nd edition, providing the latest in best practice on the partnering process.
All for now - enjoy the summer.
-- Steve Poile --
In the news
The following are just some of the deals involving bigpharma announced in the last few weeks:
Deals of note so far in July 2009:
- Baxter BioScience and Flamel in collaboration to formulate longer acting forms of blood clotting factors
- Abbott and Oasmia in exclusive distribution deal for Paccal Vet
- Johnson & Johnson completes acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology
- Merck and Portola enter worldwide license deal to develop and commercialize Betrixaban
- MAP Pharmaceuticals announces termination of AstraZeneca pediatric asthma collaboration
- AstraZeneca to further develop Targacept's ADHD drug
Keep posted on the latest deals and alliances with CurrentPartnering's In the news feature
NEW! Partnering roundup
Just some of the articles picked up by Roundup during July:
Follow Roundup online here
NEW: Scorecard
Launched last month is our new overview of partnering and M&A deals - Scorecard Index.
Updated monthly - we will be updating our Scorecard Index - tracking partnering and M&A deals announced every month.
In additon, we track the leading deals by value in the currect year, plus a compendium of top deals by value since 2000 - view details at Scorecard.
New and updated reports
New report titles:
CurrentPartnering has published new titles:
Oncology Partnering Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics
The Oncology Partnering Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the oncology partnering agreements entered into by the worlds leading biopharma companies
- Comprehensive directory of oncology deals since 2003
- Oncology contract documents
- Oncology agreement terms
- Oncology agreement structure
- Top oncology deals by value
- Most active oncology dealmakers
More details and order
Option & Evaluation Agreements in Pharma and Biotech
The Option and Evaluation Agreements in Pharma and Biotech report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the option and evaluation partnering agreements entered into by the worlds leading biopharma companies
More details and order
Royalty Financing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics
The Royalty Financing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics report provides detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter royalty financing deals.
More details and order
Revised and updated reports:
CurrentPartnering has revised and updated its most popular reports:
Merger and Acquisition Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, 2nd edition
The Merger and Acquisition Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, 2nd edition report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the merger and acquisition (M&A) agreements entered into by the worlds leading biopharma companies
More details and order
Co-promotion and Co-marketing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, 2nd edition
The Co-promotion and Co-marketing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the co-promotion and co-marketing partnering agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. Revised and updated 2nd edition
More details and order
Practical Guide to Finding Partners in Pharma & Biotech, 2nd edition
CurrentPartnering’s Practical Guide to Finding Partners in Pharma & Biotech provides a comprehensive overview of all the steps required to identify and secure partnering either for an in-licensing or out-licensing activity
More details and order
New from Datamonitor:
Biotech Financing in the Credit Crisis: Strategies for a radically altered landscape
Since the financial meltdown, the relationship between Pharma and Biotech has been turned on its head. Previously, pharma companies had no choice but to license Biotech drugs at high prices in order to fill their sparse late stage pipelines
More details and order
Best practice articles
Mining Experiential Knowledge At Partnering Events - Part 1
When business development executives attend a euroPLX meeting (or any other partnering conference for that matter) they experience a learning process - more
PanGenerika: A Gateway to Europe’s Pharmaceuticals Markets
PanGenerika is a company that was created and registered in the Netherlands in June 2007 with the intention of easing the burden on pharmaceutical companies that want to enter the European market - more
Collecting Payments Even If Your Patent Application Never Issues as a Patent
This article introduces what should be considered in negotiating license agreements with pending patent application. It recommends the licensor to insert a de-escalating royalty clause and a clause regarding the “know-how” information to be protected from the uncertainty of the patent prosecution process - read more
Is Silence Golden? Patents versus Secrecy at the Firm Level
This article by Katrin Hussinger analyzes the importance of patenting versus secrecy. Based on the empirical analysis of product innovating firms in German manufacturing in 2000, it finds that patents are more important than secrecy to protect the income generated from sale of new products - read more here
Read all our partnering best practice articles.
Forthcoming events
Here are some of our suggested events for fall 2009:
BioPharm America 2009
San Francisco, CA, USA - September 16-18, 2009 - more details
Pharmaceutical Strategic Alliances 2009
New York City, NY, USA - September 21-23, 2009 - more details
8th Annual Portfolio Evaluation and Strategic Investment Decision-Making
Philadelphia, PA, USA - September 22-23, 2009 - more details
EuroBio 2009
Lille, France - September 23-25, 2009 - more details
BioNetwork 2009
Laguna Niguel, California, USA - October 5-7, 2009 - more details
9th MedTech Investing Europe Conference
London, United Kingdom - October 5-6, 2009 - more details
BioEurope 2009
Vienna, Austria - November 2-4, 2009 - more details
Therapeutic Area Partnerships 2009
Boston, MA, USA - November 17-19, 2009 - more details
View our full events calendar
People on the move
The following people have been reported on the move during June/July 2009:
Geoffrey Parker, Sunil Patel, Scott Forrest, Richard White, George Siegel to name just a few
read more about the latest people on the move
If you have news about a business development executive who is on the move - let us know
Partnering resources
Current Partnering maintains and regularly updates this list of useful resources for dealmakers across all industries.
The following topic areas are available - updated regularly:
- Partnering organizations
- Financing organizations
- Online Partnering
- Weblogs
- Mentoring/Networking
- Checklists
- Quotes
- Software Tools
- Library
- Journals
- Careers
- Training/education
- Other useful links
Missing something? Let us know and we will include all appropriate resources.
Contact us
Steve Poile, Editor
Web: http://www.CurrentPartnering.com
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