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Survival Guide to Structuring Life Sciences Partnering and M+A Agreements

The life sciences space is ever-growing and dynamic as the industry witnesses more companies and, therefore, more collaboration, licensing and M&A agreements, come into the spotlight. While these deals are exciting opportunities for life sciences companies at all stages, they can also be daunting when it comes to their legal…

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I want to engage a consultant to provide services on behalf of the company, but that consultant is a professor at an academic institution. Can I still do so?

Yes. Many life sciences and biotech clients work with consultants that are associated with academic or research institutions. However, in considering whether to engage such a consultant, life sciences companies should be aware that the consultant will be subject to the intellectual property and conflict of interest policies of the…

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I want to license technology out of an academic or research institution. What kind of compensation will the institution typically look to receive?

Academic or research institutions are at the core of early-stage innovation in the life sciences and biopharmaceutical industries. In order to gain access to the intellectual property generated or owned by those institutions, institutions typically offer to grant a license to its owned intellectual property to companies. In exchange for…

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