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More Trials, More Collaboration: Pharma and Biotechs Rely Heavily on CROs
More Trials, More Collaboration: Pharma and Biotechs Rely Heavily on CROs

Holger Liebig of Parexel laid out how pharma companies should organize governance models and conduct themselves when working with increasingly complex and collaborative alliances with contract research organizations (CROs) at last year's ASAP European Alliance Summit. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted03/8/2023


Be the Change: How Can Biopharma Alliance Practices Adjust to New, Complex Types of Partnerships?
Be the Change: How Can Biopharma Alliance Practices Adjust to New, Complex Types of Partnerships?

Increasingly complex biopharma alliances are necessitating specialized knowledge from alliance managers. Adam Kornetsky will tell 2023 ASAP Global Alliance Summit attendees how to design, build, and scale alliance management functions to meet this new reality. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted03/7/2023


BTD Survey: Biotechs Should Learn Less, Smile More, and Do It Big Pharma’s Way
BTD Survey: Biotechs Should Learn Less, Smile More, and Do It Big Pharma’s Way

Learn less? Do it the partner's way? Some of the findings from BTD's study on how biotechs can optimize their Big Pharma partnerships may surprise you. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted03/2/2023


Alliance Management Senior Manager, Pharma Partnerships
Alliance Management Senior Manager, Pharma Partnerships

Alliance Management Senior Manager, Pharma Partnerships at GRAIL, LLC Continue Reading

Date posted03/1/2023


The Summit Tapestry
The Summit Tapestry

A rich, colorful tapestry awaits at the upcoming ASAP Global Alliance Summit in Tampa in April: terrific keynotes, great panels, master classes taught by the best of the best. Fill in the picture by making sure you're part of the learning, networking, and fun! Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Leonetti
Date posted02/28/2023


Summit Preview: Like Wine and Cheese, Academia and Private Industry Makes for a Natural Pairing
Summit Preview: Like Wine and Cheese, Academia and Private Industry Makes for a Natural Pairing

Alliances between academic research institutions and private industry are now deeply ingrained in biopharma. “It’s definitely part of our modern practice in the healthcare industry overall,” said Jason Felsch. His 2023 ASAP Global Alliance Summit panel will reveal how to optimize these partnerships. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted02/21/2023


Fresh and Hot: Coffee and Co-Innovation
Fresh and Hot: Coffee and Co-Innovation

A recent ASAP Coffee Chat, presented by Vantage Partners, set forth some fun facts and figures on companies that do external innovation well or not so well, and gave attendees plenty to talk about from their own experiences and partnering efforts. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted02/15/2023


Success Begins at the Top: ASAP Webinar Explores the Value of Executive Sponsorship
Success Begins at the Top: ASAP Webinar Explores the Value of Executive Sponsorship

Alliances are dead in the water without dedicated and engaged senior executive sponsors. Neil Blecherman of Nutanix explained the difference a good executive sponsor makes, how to recruit them, and some tips for keeping them involved in alliance affairs—and shared some entertaining stories, too! Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted02/9/2023


Summit Preview: On the Front Lines of Trust, Empathy, and Influence
Summit Preview: On the Front Lines of Trust, Empathy, and Influence

Do you think military leadership is all command-and-control? Think again. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Farina will show 2023 ASAP Global Alliance Summit attendees how the art of influence is just as essential on the front lines as it is in alliance management. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted02/7/2023


Summit Preview: What Does It Mean to Be an Ecosystem Manager?
Summit Preview: What Does It Mean to Be an Ecosystem Manager?

What types of ecosystems manager positions are emerging in the technology workforce? What skills are required of these various twists on the ecosystems manager position? Which parts of the alliance management skill set are crucial to managing ecosystems? What new competencies are needed? Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted02/2/2023


Leading with the Product Is Not the Solution in Ecosystem Marketing
Leading with the Product Is Not the Solution in Ecosystem Marketing

Chris White and Claudia Kuzma of Protiviti revealed the dos and don'ts of ecosystems marketing in the latest ASAP webinar. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted01/31/2023


A Different Kind of Influence: Alliance Management's Superpower
A Different Kind of Influence: Alliance Management's Superpower

How do alliance managers exercise influence? Get senior backing, leverage their knowledge of the partner and the company, and know how to navigate yours and the partner's organization. This insight was generated in the latest ASAP roundtable. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted01/25/2023