Current Partnering’s comprehensive listing of terms used in business development.
When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone. ‘it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.’ Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new type of targeted therapy, used for example for cancer. They consist of an antibody (or antibody fragment such as a single-chain variable fragment [scFv]) linked to a payload drug (often cytotoxic). Hence, they are a type of immunoconjugate and often an immunotoxin. The antibody causes the ADC to bind [...]
An antibody, also known as an immunoglobulin, is a large Y-shaped protein produced by B-cells that is used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target, called an antigen. Each tip of the “Y” of an antibody contains [...]
An adjuvant (from Latin, adiuvare: to aid) is a pharmacological or immunological agent that modifies the effect of other agents, such as a drug or vaccine, while having few if any direct effects when given by itself. They are often included in vaccines to enhance the recipient’s immune response to a supplied antigen, while keeping [...]
Any business entity that is controlled or under the control of a company.
Rights to access and analyze books and accounts of the other party to an agreement. This right is usually inserted into an agreement to allow the licensor to review the performance and accuracy of the licensees records of product sales and payment such as royalties due from such sales. It is normal to have a [...]
Terms under which the agreement may be assigned by one of more of the parties. A general agreement term. It is usual to include a clause that limits the ability of the parties to assign the agreement to other parties in the event of change of control of one or more of the parties. This [...]
The value of asset based analysis a business is equal to the sum of its part. That is the theory underlying the asset based approaches to business valuation. In contrast to the income based approaches, which require the valuation professional to make subjective judgments about capitalization or discount rates, the adjusted net book value method [...]
