By Brett Zbar, Ameet Mallik, Jeffrey Elton and Rodney Zemmel
The message from senior executives and managers of business development at multiple large and small pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies is...
Why Less Is More: The Hidden Cost of Complexity in Pharma Alliances
Drug firms are paying more in non-cash costs--and risking more frequent failures--as biopharmas, intent on building corporate capabilities, not just maximizing the value of a product, demand and receive larger, often overlapping roles in collaborations. Those pharmas who win in this environment will have a complete, measurable understanding of complexity-the hidden cost of dealmaking. They'll forge deals in which, perhaps counter-intuitively, less collaboration creates more value for both parties.
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