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Licensing and Alliances- Strategic Tools for Biotechs

Published 10 July 2002 - Updated 29 January 2010
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Licensing and Alliances- Strategic Tools for Biotechs

All too often biotechs see alliances and collaborations as necessary evils - to be deferred and minimized wherever possible. Our view is different. We see collaborations as a central component of any successful, sustainable biotech strategy, because we believe that:

  • Fundamental forces are increasing both the volume and ambition of collaborations.
  • Well-executed collaborations have huge potential to create value (although poorly structured or timed deals and badly managed relationships can be highly destructive).
  • In the future, a deal-by-deal approach is not going to be enough. Companies will have to be proactive in designing their network of alliances and build skills in managing and incentivizing these multiple relationships.

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