pharmaceutical portfolio management
11.7.2011 Portfolio Management
Portfolio Managers Need to Think at Least 10 Years Ahead
By Michelle Vitko,Research Analyst
The earlier pharmaceutical companies begin mapping out their portfolio management options, the more strategies will be available to them and the more success they will have in general. In fact, a senior director at a...
10.13.2011 Lifecycle Management
Pharmaceutical Brand Defense Strategies: Pediatric Exclusivity
By Ryan McGuire,Senior Research Analyst
This is the third installment in a blog series focusing on counter-generic strategies. You can read part 1 about the patent cliff and the second part on patent litigation.
Under the FDA's Modernization Act Continue...
9.26.2011 Pipeline Planning
Portfolio Management Study Revealing Interesting Trends
By Jeremy Spivey,Senior Research Analyst
Preliminary survey results from our ongoing portfolio management study have already revealed some interesting details. Among them:
* Government payer reimbursement rates for products are Continue reading “Portfolio...
9.8.2011 Lifecycle Management
Defense Against the Patent Cliff
This is the first entry in a series that will focus on countering generic competition and preserving pharmaceutical brand revenue.
Much has been made about the slew of drugs that face the loss of patent protection in 2011. In all, experts estimate that $30...
8.23.2011 Lifecycle Management
The Power of Line-Extension Tactics in Your Counter-Generics Strategy
Key Finding #4 from our Counter-Generics and Biosimilar Threats research:
Short-term strategies are still the most popular, but line-extension tactics gaining favor.
Over the past three years, short-term strategies, including litigation and defensive pricing,...
8.16.2011 Lifecycle Management
Guiding FDA Guidance on Biosimilars
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCI), passed by Congress in 2009, was intended by its sponsors to reign in the rising healthcare cost. Two years later the FDA still has not established complete guidance on an abbreviated pathway for biosimilars...
8.6.2011 Lifecycle Management
How to Keep up with your Generic Competition Over the Next Three Years
Counter-generics tactics will evolve, but not radically change, between now and 2014, according to our latest portfolio management research. There are some favored tactics that companies plan to use more frequently going forward than they have up until now. As...
8.3.2011 Licensing & Product Evaluation
54% of Drug Companies Pursue In-licensing Deals to Accelerate Development Timelines
New data show that 54% of drug companies sign in-licensing deals to accelerate development timelines. Our new study, “Pharmaceutical Business Development and Licensing: Strengthening Pipelines and Managing Relationships,” examines drug companies’ strategies...
6.21.2011 Licensing & Product Evaluation
Net-Present Value Still a Top Priority for Pharmaceutical In-Licensing Deals
Partners that understand each other's goals cultivate a healthier partnership, whether their focus is on revenue or expanding capabilities. When evaluating a deal’s potential profitability, pharmaceutical and biotechnology business development and licensing...
5.4.2011 Lifecycle Management
Counter Generics Strategies to Defend Patents Require Flexibility
Brand Teams Protect Their Products with an Average of Five Distinct Strategies
Successful pharmaceutical and biotechnology product teams are finding that spreading their bets across multiple strategies produces the best results, according to a new report on...







