Alternative approaches to developing strategic partnerships in order to drive discovery and innovation and enhance pipelines.

Pharma IQ is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Discovery Outsourcing and Collaborations Forum taking place on 20th – 21st October 2010. With key patents expiring over the next few years, the pressure has increased to fill pipelines through more innovative, cost-effective means and to ensure at a much earlier stage that the right compounds are being taken forward.

An estimated 25% of R&D budgets are now being spent on externalisation, it is crucial to develop strategic and effective business models and to determine how best to outsource the different processes of drug discovery.

The Global Discovery Outsourcing and Collaborations Forum offers the opportunity to discover new approaches to forming drug discovery partnerships and collaborating with a range of different organisations that will result in more efficient and cost-effective discovery. Join us in London to discuss partner selection and relationship management, successfully outsourcing to emerging markets and an investigation into maximizing return on investment and driving innovation and much more!

What the event will discuss:

• Choosing the right CRO for your R&D needs and considerations for effective relationship management
• Assessing the value and real cost of outsourcing
• Emerging markets – getting the best of both value for money and technical expertise
• Collaborative partnerships vs. traditional outsourcing; when and where?
• Open innovation, early alliances and creating risk and intellectual sharing deals
• Maximising licensing opportunities and the associated legal considerations
• The advent of virtual Pharma and what it means for future strategies

For all the details download the brochure here.

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