Nokia's vision for a smart city includes an increased reliance on public transportation using vehicles that run on renewable energy sources, and products and services similarly fueled by sustainable forms of power via smart grids. Continue Reading
At the 2021 ASAP European Alliance Summit, Paolo Guglia, innovation manager at Fincantieri, presented a complex web of collaborations aimed at remaking how companies in this sector approach R&D, innovation, and go-to-market activities. Continue Reading
When two companies that are not direct partners get together, good things happen. They may create more value and new and unexpected outcomes along the way. Continue Reading
Alliance managers are often charged with developing the strategic vision and executing day-to-day activities related to their alliances. A recent ASAP roundtable discussed how to balance these two responsibilities. Continue Reading
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals put together a rigorous survey of its own employees and those of its partners to solicit undisguised, straightforward commentary on its people and practices—the good, the bad, and the ugly. The exercise was a "heavy lift," said one 2021 ASAP BioPharma Conference presenter. Continue Reading
With new board officers in place and continuity throughout, ASAP's board of directors is set up well to guide the organization into the future and continue to provide value to the ASAP member community. Continue Reading
What happens when your company is acquired by a larger company? And what if it's your partner that gets acquired? The show must go on, and the alliance must continue, but it takes a "maestro" of the art and science of alliance management to navigate through an acquisition and integration. Continue Reading
A recent ASAP BioPharma Conference roundtable found that partners are splitting up sales duty by country, the biopharma partnering ecosystem is getting larger and more complex, internal company transformations are impacting alliances, and not enough attention is being paid to exit strategies. Continue Reading
Few people outside of the technology industry have thought to apply the agile framework to their business. Two Cancer Research UK executives told the story of how the organization used it to revamp how it monitored the overall performance of its clinical trial operation. Continue Reading
Alliances are essential to the success of GE Healthcare's Edison Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, but it couldn’t simply employ “business as usual” partnering practices. Instead, and ecosystem of partners are creating their own "sandboxes.” Continue Reading
Airline industry veteran Roger Maynard spoke with BTD's Nick Palmer in a recent ASAP Webinar about his experiences at British Airways, including the formation of the One World Alliance and other BA partnering efforts, including the applicability of airline alliance experiences to other industries. Continue Reading
The CEO of a device startup shared his team's surprises and alliance lessons learned in this ASAP BioPharma Conference 2021 day two keynote. Continue Reading
