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Author Archive: Marissa Maybee
Marissa was a Coordinator of Industry Analysis and Conference Programming in BIO’s Business Development department.
Latest Posts
Landing the Big One: How to Score a Partnering Meeting with Big Biopharma
You’ve registered for the BIO Business Forum and received your log-in credentials. You’ve updated your drug assets and published your company’s profile. You peruse the list of other participating companies, looking for potential partners to message. Then, you see them. The big fish in the biopharma partnering pond. You decide to send them a meeting request and wonder, “How can I increase my chances of actually meeting with them face-to-face in Chicago?” To answer this Read More >
BIO-Europe Spring Opening Remarks
BIO’s own David Thomas, Director of Industry Research, delivered opening remarks at the BIO-Europe Spring conference in Barcelona yesterday. His slides provide a snapshot of the biotech industry’s performance and highlight emerging trends in venture exits: IPOs and M&A. Takeaways from his talk include breakouts on multiple fronts for the industry: FDA approvals at highs not seen since the 1990s Orphan designation approvals at all-time highs IPOs starting to show signs of life in 2012 Read More >
A Bright Future for Orphan Disease Indications
In celebration of National Rare Disease Day BIO’s Industry Analysis team took a look at recently-approved drugs in the BioMedTracker database with an orphan indication designation. Our research found that 2012 saw the greatest number of approvals of therapies for orphan indications going back all the way to 2000 (This count includes previously approved drugs with new, orphan indication approvals). Overall, 24 therapies were approved in orphan indications last year, including drugs for Anthrax, Gaucher’s Read More >
Putting a Ring on It: Advice on Successful Drug Development Collaborations
Drug development partnerships can look lucrative to small biotechs eager to monetize their discoveries, but, like any relationship, these tie-ups take work and both parties run the risk of ending up in tears. At BIO’s recent CEO & Investor Conference, a panel of industry veterans gathered to discuss best practices in drug development partnering. Moderated by Jeff Stewart, Senior Engagement Manager with Campbell Alliance, the panel “Putting a Ring on it: When Drug Development Partnerships Read More >
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Takeaways from Partnering For Cures 2012
The chorus to Kanye West’s 2007 chart-topper Stronger can teach us volumes about speeding drug development. Harder: Drug development is challenging. It takes over 10 years and more than $1 billon to bring a therapy through the product pipeline, from the research lab to clinical trials to FDA approval to prescription to patients suffering from the disease. The FDA approved over 30 innovative drugs last year, including more than 10 new treatments for cancer—a good Read More >
