Monoclonal Antibodies Partnering Terms and Agreements

Monoclonal Antibodies Partnering Terms and Agreements

The report provides a detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter monoclonal antibody partnering deals. The majority of deals are development stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors monoclonal antibody technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes. This report provides details of the latest monoclonal antibody deals announced in the healthcare sectors. Understanding the flexibility of a prospective partner’s negotiated deals terms provides critical insight into the negotiation process in terms of what you can expect to achieve during the negotiation of terms. Whilst many smaller companies will be seeking details of the payments clauses, the devil is in the detail in terms of how payments are triggered – contract documents provide this insight where press releases and databases do not. This report contains a comprehensive listing of all monoclonal antibody partnering deals announced since 2009 including financial terms where available including over 700 links to online deal records of actual biomarker partnering deals as disclosed by the deal parties. In addition, where available, records include contract documents as submitted to the Securities Exchange Commission by companies and their partners. Contract documents provide the answers to numerous questions about a prospective partner’s flexibility on a wide range of important issues, many of which will have a significant impact on each party’s ability to derive value from the deal. For example, analyzing actual company deals and agreements allows assessment of the following: What is actually granted by the agreement to the partner company? What exclusivity is granted? What are the precise rights granted or optioned? What is the payment structure for the deal? How aresalesand payments audited?...