Scrip Asks...What Does 2023 Hold For Biopharma? Part 2: M&A And Partnering

Big Pharma Has Cash And Biotech Needs It

Deal-making between big pharma and biotech looks set to rise with a looming patent cliff increasing the need for the former to replenish its pipelines. Meanwhile, biotechs need partners to help them advance amid the ongoing big freeze on raising cash on public markets.

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Conditions look ripe for an uptick in M&A this year after a fairly quiet 2022, while other types of strategic deals are also expected to increase in the face of a challenging funding situation for biotech.

In this second installment of our annual series, we asked more than 40 industry leaders and other stakeholders to comment on their expectations around mergers, acquisitions and partnering in 2023.

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