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The Evolution of an Alliance Leader
The Evolution of an Alliance Leader

With the impending retirement later this month of ASAP president and CEO Michael Leonetti, CSAP, “a key feature of our alliance community” is moving on, ushering in a new era for ASAP. That was the description given by Brooke Paige, CSAP, digital alliance leader at Novartis, as she... Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted11/9/2023


Keeping Up with the Changes
Keeping Up with the Changes

Change is a constant in biopharma partnering, and a panel of alliance leaders examined the skills and capabilities needed to confront the ongoing challenges on opening day of the 2023 ASAP BioPharma Conference in Boston. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted11/8/2023


Drug Development Technology Platforms Alliances: Taking Multiple Shots on Goal for a Big Score
Drug Development Technology Platforms Alliances: Taking Multiple Shots on Goal for a Big Score

Day 2 of the 2023 ASAP BioPharma Conference kicked off with a panel exploring the world of drug development technology platform alliances—multiple programs, therapeutic areas, and indications. IP protection, stakeholder management, and surprises, big and small, put alliance managers to the test. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/8/2023


Straight from the Heart: How Empathy Can Lead to Better Patient, Business Outcomes
Straight from the Heart: How Empathy Can Lead to Better Patient, Business Outcomes

Empathy helps helps drive powerful outcomes for patients and consumers—and great business outcomes! So said Doug Wenners during his ASAP BioPharma Conference keynote presentation. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/7/2023


The Collaborative Operating System
The Collaborative Operating System

Day One of the 2023 ASAP BioPharma Conference is here! And the Leadership Forum looked at the emerging role of the alliance operations manager along with all that goes into the making of a true collaborative competency. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted11/6/2023


A Parade of Panels
A Parade of Panels

The 2023 ASAP BioPharma Conference is coming to Boston next week, and among the many highlights will be a veritable parade of panel discussions. The leading lights and illustrious luminaries of alliances will help you navigate a constantly changing landscape of biopharma partnering. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted10/31/2023


Innovation from the Heart: Empathy and Biopharma’s Mission
Innovation from the Heart: Empathy and Biopharma’s Mission

Empathy and the patient journey have always been primary drivers for alliance managers in the biopharma industry. Doug Wenners will show ASAP BioPharma Conference attendees how to take their commitment one step further. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted10/25/2023


Shared Success: The Story of AstraZeneca’s Community of Excellence
Shared Success: The Story of AstraZeneca’s Community of Excellence

AstraZeneca's Community of Excellence gathers alliance management stakeholders across the organization to share best practices, trends, and ideas—and it costs nothing! This “simple, lean, and efficient” approach to COEs was featured at the 2022 ASAP BioPharma Conference. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted12/20/2022


Amazing Discoveries: Takeda Showcases Tips for Partnerships at the Earliest Clinical Stages
Amazing Discoveries: Takeda Showcases Tips for Partnerships at the Earliest Clinical Stages

In discovery-phase alliances, alliance managers need to have their eyes on the big picture and broader company strategy when working with scientists who are often too narrowly focused on short-term objectives. Three Takeda executives explained in an 2022 ASAP BioPharma Conference presentation. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/29/2022


Big Companies, Big Stakes: How to Make Big Pharma “Mega Collaborations” Work
Big Companies, Big Stakes: How to Make Big Pharma “Mega Collaborations” Work

Caroline Rader, Chris Black, Ken Marran, and Ryan Lenox brought ASAP BioPharma Conference took attendees behind the curtain of Merck's Big-Pharma-to-Big-Pharma alliances, which are responsible for major multibillion-dollar, market-moving drug candidates. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/22/2022


Beyond the Bermuda Triangle: Concrete Measures to Handle the Intangibles That Can Sink an Alliance
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle: Concrete Measures to Handle the Intangibles That Can Sink an Alliance

Jim Mullen of Editas Medicine delivered tips on dealing with “the Bermuda Triangle of contract issues”—decision rights, dispute resolution, and termination—in his ASAP BioPharma Conference keynote. When conflict arises, get agreement on the facts, but don't require a consensus decision. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/10/2022


What Biopharma Needs to Know About Digital Transformation: Culture, Competencies, and Trust
What Biopharma Needs to Know About Digital Transformation: Culture, Competencies, and Trust

What do biopharma alliance managers need to know about digital transformation? Microsoft's Elena Bonfiglioli outlined three things in her ASAP BioPharma Conference keynote: 1) culture that promotes privacy, 2) competencies, and 3) trust. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted11/3/2022