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Roche Partnering Finds Upfront Fee Relief In Current Market

BD Exec: Early Deal Costs Down Due To Financial Conditions

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Barbara Lueckel, head of research technologies partnering, said Roche’s approach to platform deals has evolved with a focus on “generational technologies” to answer tough scientific questions. 

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Roche is looking for partners for long-term scientific collaborations • Source: Shutterstock

Barbara Lueckel, Roche Holding AG’s head of research technologies, said in an interview with Scrip that the primary change in dealmaking due to the ongoing turmoil in global financial markets is that upfront fees in transactions her team negotiates – long-term collaborations around biotechnology companies’ technology platforms – have come down from recent highs.

The financial market climate does not influence Roche’s approach to research technology partnering, she said, because the company’s scientific interests...

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