Innovation in Biotech – How to find champions in Pharma

Innovation in Biotech – How to find champions in Pharma

• Covington & Burling LLP, 22 Bishopsgate, London
• Wednesday, March 5, 2025 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM GMT

Please join us for an in-person discussion on "Innovation in Biotech – How to find champions in Pharma."

Covington has the pleasure of inviting you to a panel discussion where industry leaders will discuss strategies and challenges of successful partnering between biotech and pharma.

Biotech companies often seek options for non-dilutive funding or exit opportunities to fund R&D and return value to investors. Pharma companies are constantly on the lookout for promising assets to enrich their pipelines, to remain top of their game in the face of looming patent cliffs. The panel will provide insight on the topics below from the perspectives of pharma, biotech and venture capital:

• How does a biotech company navigate vast pharma organisations to find the champion who would back their asset?
• What does a pharma company look for in an asset and how does it source them?
• Proven steps to build a mutually beneficial relationship.

The panel will be followed by drinks and networking with sweeping view of London from the 54th floor of 22 Bishopsgate.

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This event is closed to the press.

Event Details

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. | Registration
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Reception

Presenters

Stephanie Bewick, CBO
Accession Therapeutics

Winsome Cheung, Partner, Life Sciences Transactions
Covington

Elena Fernandez-Kleinlein, Head of JLabs, EMEA
Johnson & Johnson Innovation 

Raj Mehta, CEO
Adendra Therapeutics

Kerstin Papenfuss, Director Pharma
Deep Science Ventures