Bridging The Gap Between Sell- And Buy- Sides In Biopharma Business Development
Executive Summary
The biotech financing drought, combined with increasing externalization of pharma R&D, should be creating an ideal climate for successful dealmaking. Yet executing partnerships between biopharma sellers and buyers remains incredibly challenging. Locust Walk Partners surveyed senior business development executives to find the keys to executing mutually satisfying deals.
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