Dealmakers newsletter: December 2008
Welcome to December's edition of the Dealmakers newsletter from CurrentPartnering.
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In this issue:
- Editor's corner
- CurrentPartnering report offer - 2 for price of 1
- Partnering roundup
- Networks update - discussion forums activated
- In the news - December 2008
- New best practice articles
- Forthcoming events
- Scorecards - newly updated with latest deals
- People on the move
- Partnering resources: Online partnering
- Glossary of partnering terms
The December issue of Dealmakers is sponsored by:
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EDITOR'S CORNER
The fall of 2008 has seen a sharp upturn in M&A activity as bigpharma picks up baragins in the small to medium biopharma sector. Recent examples include:
- Johnson & Johnson to acquire Mentor
- Roche to acquire Memory
- King to acquire Alpharma
- Johnson & Johnson to acquire Omrix
- Eli Lilly acquires ImClone
- GlaxoSmithKline acquires Genelabs Technologies
SPECIAL BUY ONE GET ONE FREE REPORT OFFER
During December we are running a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE offer on all CurrentPartnering reports.
Simply choose two reports, order the higher priced report in the normal way and we will send you the second report absolutely free of charge by email.
You can take advantage of this offer for as many reports as you wish.
Offer expires end December 2008.
View all CurrentPartnering reports available on this offer.
For details on how to participate in this offer - see below.
Finally, all best wishes during this holiday period and a happy new year from your colleagues at CurrentPartnering.
Until next time - happy dealmaking!
- Steve Poile
PARTNERING REPORT OFFER - 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1
During December we are running a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE offer on all CurrentPartnering reports.
Simply choose two reports, order the higher priced report in the normal way and we will send you the second report absolutely free of charge by email.
You can take advantage of this offer for as many reports as you wish.
View CurrentPartnering reports available on this offer.
Offer expires end December 2008.
Order online - simply order your report online as normal and we will contact you direct to confirm and arrange delivery of your free report.
We will contact you upon confirmation of your paid order to confirm which report you require free of charge and send by email in PDF format.
The following is just a selection of the reports recently published and available on this offer.
- Partnering with Bigpharma
- Discovery Stage Partnering Agreements in Biopharma
- Pre-clinical Stage Partnering Agreements in Biopharma
- Clinical Stage Partnering Agreements in Biopharma
- Co-promotion & Co-marketing Agreements in Biopharma
- Manufacturing and Supply Agreements in Biopharma
- Distribution Agreements in Biopharma
- Bigpharma Partnering Agreements
- Merger and Acquisition Agreements in Biopharma
- Practical Guide to Finding Partners in Biopharma
PARTNERING ROUNDUP
The following are a list of articles of interest to business developers - updated monthly in this newsletter links working at time of publication
Opinion: Industry Shakeouts Won't Cause Biopartnering Slowdown
Eight mistakes that hurt your biotech's valuation
Hard Times for Biotech Could Spur Big Pharma Feast
Credit crisis pushes biotechs to the brink
Strategic Tips For Adding Value To Licensing Transactions
Cash Rich and Hungry, Big Pharma Hunts for Deals
NETWORKS - discussion forums activated at LinkedIn
We are pleased to announce that our discussion forums have now been activated at LinkedIn, proviing you the opportunity to actively network the group with your questions.
Networks facilitates the connecting of business developers in biopharma through the use of social networkings tools - including LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook, Twitter and GoogleMaps.
To join or participate in CurrentPartnering's Network tools, just click on the link below for further details Networks - join now!
IN THE NEWS
The latest partnering developments - December 2008:
November and December has been a busy month for partnership and M&A accouncements, here are a few:
- BioWa licenses POTELLIGENT technology to GlaxoSmithKline for use in antibody development
- BMS and AstraZeneca expand diabetes tie-up to Japan
- Ascent and Novartis Option Fund enter licensing option agreement for select Pepducin drug candidates
- ImmunoGen announces Genentech’s fifth TAP technology license
- BTG completes acquisition of Protherics
NEW BEST PRACTICE ARTICLES
Cash Rich and Hungry, Big Pharma Hunts for Deals
Always provocative and never disappointing, the BIO-Europe opening plenary session has become a popular tradition of the conference program. This year's session, led by Vaughn Kailian from MPM Capital, pondered the question: "Rethinking R&D: Can Big Pharma Address the Productivity Gap through Earlier Stage Collaborations?"
Key decision makers will shape the biosimilars landscape
With many biologic drugs used to treat increasingly common diseases such as cancer and arthritis, the demand for biologics is set to increase.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Here is our suggested partnering events for the start of 2009.
13th Annual Drug Delivery Partnerships
Las Vegas, NV, USA - January 21-23, 2009
13th Annual Drug Delivery Partnerships
BioNetwork East 2009
Naples Grande Resort, Naples, FL, USA - February 17-19, 2009
EuroPLX 39 Lisbon
Cascais (near Lisbon), Portugal - March 2-3, 2009
6th Anti-Infectives Partnering & Deal Making-Summit
Boston, MA, USA - March 5-6, 2009
6th Anti-Infectives Partnering & Deal Making-Summit
BioEurope Spring 2009
Milan, Italy - March 16-18, 2009
BIO-Windhover 2009
New York, USA - April 13-15, 2009
Pharmaceutical Strategic Outlook 2009
The Grand Hyatt New York City, USA - April 13-15, 2009
Pharmaceutical Strategic Outlook 2009
SCORECARDS
Our scorecards have been updated with the latest deals to break into our most valuable deal rankings.
- Partnering Top 20 - 2008
- Partnering Top 20 - 2007
- Partnering since 2000
- M&A Top 20 - 2008
- M&A Top 20 - 2007
- M&A since 2000
- Bigpharma Top 25 partnering - 2008
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
The following people have been reported on the move during the weeks of November/December 2008:
Tim Bernard, Gary Zweiger, Ellen McDonald, Jeffrey Walsh, Fredrick Pollock, Bernard Mulder, Ross Macdonald, Eric Nelson 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: ONLINE PARTNERING
Numerous online websites exist to support finding and securing partners, whether you are a corporation of academic organization - Online partnering
GLOSSARY: UPDATED PARTNERING TERMS
The most recent addition is SPC or Supplementary Protection Certificate - a concession granted to pharma to extend protection under a patent more details
Full Glossary can be accessed here
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