Locust Walk Partners Update

Dear Friends & Colleagues: We wanted to take the opportunity to update you on our continued progress in establishing Locust Walk Partners as the preeminent life science advisory firm that provides business development, corporate development and strategic /...

Out of Whack: Biotech Business Development Compensation

Biotech business development is out of whack! Something needs to be done fast or the best, brightest, and most experienced will leave their companies. Below is an example of what is wrong with biotech BD and what can be done to fix it. Suppose senior investment...

Negotiate the Exit Before the Entry – Part 3

Today I listened to a very interesting, albeit brief, discussion about pre-negotiating the exit before the initial investment at the Venture Panel at the 2010 Wharton Health Care Business Conference. The moderator asked about structured transactions where the upside...