Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences BIOT 4180 Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Week 11 Partnering, Mergers and Acquisitions and Exits Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Small Company Perspective Late clinical and regulatory experience Risk mitigation Orphan drug sales force: 15+ Blockbuster drug sales force: Cost of sales person: $300, ,000 Minimal overlap in skill sets between development, regulatory and sales Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Large Company Perspective Cash flow Product(s) Pipeline Platform Leverage existing assets (sales force eg) Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Good and Bad Deals Roche acquiring Genentech – Herceptin, Avastin, Lucentis Pfizer acquires Warner Lambert – Lipitor Pfizer acquires Esperion – Nothing for 1.3B Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
2003: Medivation inlicenses Dimebon Sep 2006: Dimebon meets 5/5 endpoints at 6 months Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
June 2007: Dimebon benefits last 12 months Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
July 2008: Dimebon data published in Lancet Sep 2008: Pfizer deal announced Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Deal variables Upfront payment Milestone payments Royalties Costs and profits Manufacturing Geography Co-promotion Options Contingent variable rights / other indications Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Dimebon licensing deal 225M upfront payment 500M on approval 60:40 costs and profit split Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Mar 2010 Dimebon fails pivotal trial Columbia University GSAS BIOT 4180
Stock vs Cash Stock as currency: implicit admission that the stock is over-valued Cash: straight-forward DCF calculation w/o need to include a “stock price currency exchange”
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Negotiation Dealing from strength Multiple buyer dynamic Never have no options Walking away Most programs / companies are bought, not sold