Tom Zioncheck, head of neuroscience, ophthalmology and rare diseases partnering for Roche and Genentech Inc., told Scrip that 2019 was a “remarkable” year for the company’s pharma partnering group, because the team negotiated 80 significant transactions. That number includes several deals in neuroscience – a therapeutic area where the Swiss big pharma hopes to create a presence similar to its dominant position in oncology.
Roche Partnering Casts Wide Net To Expand Company’s Neuroscience Pipeline
Roche completed 80 significant deals in 2019, neuroscience partnering head Tom Zioncheck said, many of which helped the company build its growing pipeline in neurological diseases.
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