Best Practices - Focus on CNS Pharma deals: How to pull in the money
SESSION THEMESGardiner Smith, partner in SHI Link and former Chief Business Officer of Memory Pharmaceuticals, will provide an overview of recent CNS deals that have exceeded pharma industry expectations. Drawing on personal experience, he will also discuss the intricacies of partnering high-risk products. During his tenure at Memory, Gardiner led three preclinical stage deals that had a combined upfront payment value of over $60 M US, which allowed the company to go public. Currently, at SHI Link he is engaged in out-licensing a Phase 2 neurodegenerative product and a Phase 3 pain product. Come and join us for a insightful presentation and discussion. |  |
SPEAKER
Gardiner Smith, Executive Vice-President, Strategic Transactions SHI-LinkDATE | TIME | LOCATION
December 12, 200711:00AM - 1:00PM
(Participants are welcome to bring their lunch)
MaRS Auditorium - A
101 College St, Toronto
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General Registration: $20Student Registration: Free
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Building on executive operating roles in leading pharma and biotech companies for over a decade, Gardiner is focused on consummating major transactions which span creative alliance structures, stages of development and a variety of technology innovations. In addition to leading over a dozen successful transactions between biotech and pharma companies, including with Human Genome Sciences, Memory Pharmaceuticals, Roche, GSK and Amgen, he has led the execution of an equal number of biotech-biotech alliances between product, antibody, and platform companies such as Affymetrix and Cambridge Antibody Technologies. The total potential up front and milestone value of buy-side and sell-side transactions in which he's had a leading role in over the last ten years exceeds $750 MM, excluding royalties. Additionally, he has been part of the transaction team for large acquisitions, such as the Glaxo purchase of Affymax for $530 MM.UPCOMING EVENTS
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