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Licensing Strategies - Examining Todays Pharmaceutical Licensing Trends

Publication Date November 2007
Publisher Datamonitor
Product Type Report
Pages 162
ISBN Number not applicable
Product Code DAT08407
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Summary

Introduction

With Pharma struggling to maintain its pipelines and portfolios with products developed in-house, companies are increasingly turning to licensing. However, the search for late-stage developmental products is becoming tougher and more expensive, and companies are now looking towards licensing earlier-stage compounds.

Scope

  • Overview of drivers and resistors of licensing deals, with recommendations and case study analysis of how companies can optimize the licensing process
  • Examination of how to successfully navigate the licensing process, with analysis of how companies are looking to modernize their licensing strategies
  • Analysis of key product deals during 2005-06, analyzing trends for in-licensing, co-development, out-licensing and marketing & promotion deals
  • Assessment of drug discovery deals and technology deals, made by the top 20 pharmaceutical companies during 2005-06

Highlights

The constant demand for late-stage product candidates has led to spiraling deal costs. Therefore companies are now looking to in-license earlier-stage compounds, demonstrated by the recent resurgence in preclinical and Phase I licensing deals made by the top 20 pharmaceutical companies.

Companies facing patent expiries of key revenue drivers between 2006-12 have in-licensed products to counteract the ensuing sales erosion. However, this tactic is not expected produce a positive growth in the short term for all companies, although it will at least offset part of their revenue deficit.

During 2005-06, Novartis was the leading dealmaker, followed by Bayer-Schering, Roche, and J&J, with the top six companies responsible for 50% of all deals made by the leading 20 companies.

Reasons to Purchase

  • Understand the opportunities and threats companies face when licensing their products, and the resultant strategies some companies are employing
  • Identify suitable Pharma to target when considering licensing partners for your technologies and products
  • Benchmark the success of your licensing strategy in order to improve future deal making success

Content

  • Chapter 1 Executive Summary
    • Scope Of The Report
    • Interviewed Licensing Executives
    • Chapter Summary
    • Definitions
    • Key Findings
  • Chapter 2 Drivers And Resistors Of Licensing
    • Both Pharma And Biotech Face The Same Challenges
    • Drivers And Resistors Of Licensing Facing Pharma And Biotechs Today
    • Drivers For The Licensee
    • In-Licensing Compensates For Declining Internal R&D
    • To Maintain And Build Upon A Company's Pipeline And Portfolio, Selective In-Licensing Is Frequently Employed
    • Resistors For The Licensee
    • In-Licensed Products Offer A Lower Roi Than Those Developed In-House
    • Competition For Products Drives Up Costs Of Licensing Deals, So Pharma Turn To Licensing At An Early-Stage Of Development
    • Drivers For The Licensor
    • Generating Cash
    • Sharing The Risk
    • Accessing External Resources And Capabilities
    • Resistors For The Licensor
    • Loss Of Control
  • Chapter 3 How To Successfully Navigate The Licensing Process
    • The Key To Successful Licensing
    • The Licensing Strategy
    • Identifying An Opportunity
    • In-Licensing - Evaluating Needs And Identifying Potential Candidates
    • Out-Licensing - Overcoming Limitations
    • Partners Of Choice
    • Licensing Evaluations
    • Signing The Deal And Managing The Alliance
    • Alliance Management Structure
    • Novel Twists On Licensing Strategies - Case Study Analysis
    • Debiopharm - The Consummate Licensor
    • Versant Ventures Joins In With Lilly's Chorus
    • Pharma Looks Outside Its Traditional Portfolios
    • Deal Values
    • Deal Structures
    • Upfront Payments
    • Milestone Payments
    • R&D Costs
    • Royalties
    • Deal Structure For Marketed Products
  • Chapter 4 Product Licensing Deals And Trends
    • Introduction
    • Large Pharma Turn To In-Licensing To Compensate For Flagging Internal R&D Pipelines
    • Reliance On Licensing Deals
    • Eisai Forecast To Experience The Largest Increase In Dependency On In-Licensed Products
    • Merck & Co. Set To Shift Its Dependence From In-House To In-Licensed Products By 2012
    • Boehringer Ingelheim Set To Decrease Its Reliance On Externally Sourced Products
    • Sanofi-Aventis Expected To Focus On In-Licensing In The Future
    • In-Licensing Used To Offset Deficiencies In Internal Pipelines And Portfolios
    • Deals Continue To Rise Through 2005-06
    • Deals For Drugs In Clinical Development Predominate
    • In-Licensing Forms The Majority Of Clinical Stage Drug Deals
    • Licensing And Co-Development Deals Are Most Frequently For Compounds In Preclinical And Phase I Development
    • Continued Rise In The Number Of Preclinical And Clinical Out-Licensing Deals By Big Pharma, But Deals For Marketed Drugs Fall Sharply
    • Marketing, Promotion And Distribution Deals Most Commonly Associated With Marketed Products
    • Leading Dealmakers
    • Japanese Companies Raise Their Deal-Making Profile
    • Leading In-Licensor Companies
    • Astrazeneca In-Licenses To Strengthen Its Neuroscience Portfolio
    • Novartis Carried Out The Greatest Number Of Phase I And Equal Highest Number Of Phase Iii Deals
    • Leading Co-Developers
    • Novartis And Bayer-Schering Performed The Largest Number Of Co-Development Deals
    • Roche Continues To Strengthen Key Therapy Areas Through Co-Development
    • Few Companies Entered Into Co-Development Deals For Drugs In Phase Iii Or Above
    • More Co-Development Between Large Pharma And Large Pharma/Biotech Expected In The Future
    • Companies Continue To Enter Deals For Anti-Infective And Oncology Products
    • Resurgence In Deals For Oncology Drug Candidates
    • Continued Rise In Anti-Infective And Cns Drug Deals
    • Small Molecules Remain The Target Of Choice For Licensing Deals, But It Will Be The Biologics Driving Market Growth
    • Leading Out-Licensors
    • Bayer Schering Ag Out-License Products
    • Bms Enters Out-Licensing Agreements To Share Risk And Costs
    • Roche Performed The Highest Number Of Marketed Drug Deals
    • Sanofi-Aventis Transfers Exubera Global Rights To Pfizer
    • Big Pharma Predicted To Increase Out-Licensing Deals In The Future
    • Marketing, Promotion And Distribution Deals
    • Top Companies Predominantly Enter Marketing And Promotion Deals As Partners
    • Abbott Uses Marketing Agreements To Bolster Its Position In The Respiratory Market
    • Chugai Enhances Its Position In The Cardiovascular Market Through Marketing And Promotion Deals
    • Cns And Anti-Infective Therapies Are The Most Popular Targets For Marketing And Promotion Deals
  • Chapter 5 Technology Licensing Deals And Trends
    • Introduction
    • The Importance Of Technology Deals
    • Drug Discovery Deals Take A Dive
    • Leading Technology Dealmakers
    • Merck & Co. Remains The Dominant Drug Discovery Dealmaker
    • Biologic Technologies Overtake Small Molecules In Terms Of Drug Discovery Deals
    • Therapeutic Antibodies And Recombinant Proteins Are The Key Biologic Technologies Targeted In Drug Discovery Deals
    • Types Of Drug Discovery Deal
    • Assays And Arrays
    • Bioinformatics
    • Biopharmaceutical Discovery And Development
  • Chapter 6 Bibliography
    • Datamonitor Reports
    • Websites
    • Publications And Online Articles
    • Glossary Of Terms
  • List Of Tables
    • Table 1: Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies, 2005-06
    • Table 2: A Complementary Strategy - Strengths That Pharma And Biotechs Bring To A Licensing Deal
    • Table 3: Ophthalmology Licensing Deals, 2005-06
    • Table 4: Current Treatments For Amd, 2006
    • Table 5: Proportion Of Upfront Payment In Terms Of Total Deal Costs Increases With Drug Development, 2005-06
    • Table 6: Upfront And Milestone Payments Made By Gsk, 2005-06
    • Table 7: Royalty Rates For In-Licensed Compounds
    • Table 8: Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies Forecast To Grow By Only An Average Of 2.6% Cagr, 2006-12
    • Table 9: Product Deals Made By Japanese Headquartered Companies During 2005-06
    • Table 10: Key Anti-Infective Drug In-Licensing And Co-Development Deals, 2005-06
    • Table 11: Small Molecules Remain The Focus Of In-Licensing And Co-Development Deals During 2005-06
    • Table 12: Drug Discovery And Delivery Deals Made By The Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies, 2000-06
    • Table 13: Leading Companies Licensing Biopharmaceutical Discovery And Development Technologies, 2005-06
  • List Of Figures
    • Figure 1: The Key Drivers And Resistors Facing Licensees And Licensors In Today's Pharmaceutical Industry
    • Figure 2: Factors Responsible For Declining Revenues
    • Figure 3: The Number Of In-Licensing Deals Rose Rapidly In 2005-06 Following Gradual Growth Over Previous Years
    • Figure 4: Factors Determining A Licensee's Profits
    • Figure 5: In-Licensed Products Offer A Lower Roi Than Those Developed In-House
    • Figure 6: The Rising Cost Of In-Licensing, 2000-05
    • Figure 7: Resurgence In The In-Licensing Of Preclinical Compounds, 2005-06
    • Figure 8: The Pros And Cons Of In-Licensing At Different Stages Of Drug Development
    • Figure 9: Factors Leading To Partnership Breakdown During Licensing Deals
    • Figure 10: Overview Of The Pharmaceutical Licensing Process
    • Figure 11: Key Elements That Need To Be Considered When Developing A Company's Licensing Strategy
    • Figure 12: Key Factors To Be Evaluated When Identifying A Suitable In-Licensing Opportunity
    • Figure 13: Merck & Co.'S 'Submit Your Discovery' Licensing Opportunity Profile Template
    • Figure 14: Factors Which Can Tip The Balance In Favor Of Initiating Or Delaying The Out-Licensing Decision For A Licensor
    • Figure 15: Partner's Of Choice Must Satisfy Several Hard And Soft Factors
    • Figure 16: Novartis's Strategic Alliance Process
    • Figure 17: Poor Deal Management Can Have Major Detrimental Effects On The Alliance Performance
    • Figure 18: Debiopharm's Business Model
    • Figure 19: Licensing Agreement Between Lilly's Chorus And Versant Ventures
    • Figure 20: Weighing Up Upfront Payments
    • Figure 21: Mean Upfront Payments For Licensing And Co-Development Deals Made By The Top 20 Pharma, 2005-06
    • Figure 22: Total And Mean Upfront Payments By Licensor, 2005-06
    • Figure 23: Mean Milestone Payments For Licensing And Co-Development Deals Made By The Top 20 Pharma, 2005-06
    • Figure 24: Total And Mean Milestone Payments By Licensor, 2005-06
    • Figure 25: Externally Developed Drugs Will Not Be Sufficient To Offset Revenue Losses From In-House Products For Gsk, 2006-12
    • Figure 26: Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies Forecast To Grow By Only An Average Of 2.6% Cagr, 2006-2012
    • Figure 27: Companies Increasing Their In-Licensing Dependence During 2006-12
    • Figure 28: Companies Decreasing Their In-Licensing Dependence During 2006-12
    • Figure 29: In-Licensed Products Are Not Expected To Offset Revenue Decline From In-House Products For Eisai, 2006-12
    • Figure 30: Externally Sourced Products Help Drive Merck & Co.'S Sales Growth During 2006-12
    • Figure 31: Boehringer Ingelheim Set To Decrease Its Reliance On Externally Sourced Products During 2005-06
    • Figure 32: Summary Of How Product Sourcing Is Forecast To Effect Company Sales By 2012
    • Figure 33: In-Licensing Deals In 2005-06 Versus 2000-04
    • Figure 34: In-Licensing Deals Are The Most Frequent Type Of Deal Carried Out By The Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies, 2005-06
    • Figure 35: Deals Per Stage Of Drug Development, 2005-06
    • Figure 36: Development Stage Of Product's Licensed, By Type Of Deal, During 2005-06
    • Figure 37: Licensing And Co-Development Deals Are Most Frequently Made For Compounds In Preclinical And Phase I Development, 2005-06
    • Figure 38: Resurgence In The In-Licensing Of Preclinical Compounds, 2005-06
    • Figure 39: Continued Rise In The Number Of Preclinical And Clinical Out-Licensing Deals, But Deals For Marketed Drugs Fall Sharply, 2000-06
    • Figure 40: Definition Of Source And Partner Companies
    • Figure 41: Novartis Was The Leading Dealmaker During 2005-06
    • Figure 42: Novartis And Astrazeneca Were The Top In-Licensors During 2005-06
    • Figure 43: Number Of In-Licensing Deals Versus Sales Growth, 2005-06
    • Figure 44: Novartis And Bayer-Schering Were The Top Co-Developers During 2005-06
    • Figure 45: The Ratio Of Deals Per Therapy Area Has Changed Little Between 2000-04 And 2005-06
    • Figure 46: The Number Of Oncology And Anti-Infective In-Licensing And Co-Development Deals Grew Strongly During 2005-06
    • Figure 47: Novartis Entered Into The Greatest Number Of Small Molecule In-Licensing And Co-Development Deals, 2005-06
    • Figure 48: Significant Increases In Deal Numbers Were Made Across All Biologic Categories During 2005-06
    • Figure 49: Bayer-Schering And Bms Were The Top Out-Licensors During 2005-06
    • Figure 50: Out-Licensing Deal Territories, 2005-06
    • Figure 51: Novartis Was The Leading Company To Enter Marketing, Promotion And Distribution Deals During 2005-06
    • Figure 52: Marketing And Promotion Deals By Therapy Area, 2005-06
    • Figure 53: The Drug Development Process, Including Stages Where Drug Delivery Technologies Can Be Applied
    • Figure 54: Drug Discovery And Technology Deals Made By The Top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies, 2000-06
    • Figure 55: Merck & Co. And Novartis Performed The Most Technology Deals During 2005-06
    • Figure 56: Biologic Technologies Overtake Small Molecules In Terms Of Drug Discovery Deals, 2000-06
    • Figure 57: Therapeutic Antibodies And Recombinant Proteins Were The Key Biologics Targeted In Drug Discovery Deals, 2005-06
    • Figure 58: Drug Discovery Technologies, 2005-06