American Conference
Institute (ACI) will be holding its 17th Advanced Forum on Life Sciences
Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions from February 27-28, 2013 in New
York, NY. The conference will allow
attendees to:
• Incorporate the
right takeaways from recent deals into your business development strategies;
• Minimize risks
with effective due diligence systems and effective partner selection;
• Structure deals
that are able meet both parties' goals;
• Draft termination
provisions to effectively avoid problems with deals that do not work out;
• Utilize contract
research organizations and other entities to limit R&D expenditures;
• Evaluate and
execute milestone based compensation structures;
• Resolve issues in
collaboration with universities; and
• Negotiate
acquisitions that satisfy your business objectives.
In particular, ACI's
faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Analyzing recent trends in deal-making and
deciphering their implications for your next collaborative agreement;
• Coping with tectonic shifts: Understand how
the America Invents Act and recent case law impact deal-making for life
sciences companies;
• Utilizing well-crafted agreements that develop
fruitful collaborations and produce maximum benefit;
• Employing a smart risk-limiting strategy that
satisfies all parties;
• Seeking and acquiring new sources of research
funding in leaner times;
• Overcoming defects in IP that have the
potential to derail life sciences transactions;
• Mitigating antitrust risks associated with
life sciences alliances and agreements;
• Integrating M&A metrics into your
business development strategy;
• Effective alliance management: Avoiding
missteps and producing workable solutions for the inherent challenges of life
sciences collaborations;
• Entering into collaborative research
agreements with academic institutions;
• Knowing when to leave: Drafting critical
termination provisions; and
• Winning strategies for collaborating with
contract research organizations that deliver superior results.
In addition, an interactive working group session, entitled "An In-Depth Review of Collaborative Agreements for Alliance Management Professionals and Attorneys," will be offered from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on March 1, 2013, and a master class, entitled "Conducting Thorough and Effective Due Diligence Analysis for Life Sciences M&A and Strategic Alliances," will be offered from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on March 1, 2013.
The agenda for the Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions conference can be found here, and an agenda for the post-conference workshops can be found here. A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.
The registration
fee for the conference is $2,295 (conference alone), $2,895 (conference and one
post-conference workshop), or $3,495 (conference and both post-conference
workshops). Those registering by January
11, 2013 will receive a $300 discount, and those registering by February 8,
2013 will receive a $200 discount. Patent
Docs readers who reference the discount code "PD
200" will receive $200 off the current price tier when registering. Those
interested in registering for the conference can do so here,
by e-mailing [email protected], by calling 1-888-224-2480,
or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.
Patent Docs is a media partner of ACI's Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions conference.
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