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Executive Briefing

Challenges in the antibacterial market
Moving out of survival mode

The past year's tough economic environment has brought a sharp decline in available venture capital. Challenges are obvious and abundant, yet growing medical needs provide market pressure and significant commercial opportunities await. The rapidly changing drug development landscape requires new tools, market approaches, viewpoints, partnerships, and clinical practices. Be prepared as investment resumes along with the improving worldwide economic climate!

This Executive Briefing will open your eyes to emerging opportunities and provide insights to help you move out of survival mode early in the coming anti-infective business cycle!

We will address challenges and opportunities for partnership as well as highlight key opportunities in the current market and forward 10 years. We will take an in-depth look at non-dilutive financing vehicles, changing business models and competitive landscape, rapidly escalating medical demands, diagnostics co-development, adaptions in physician prescription habits, the cleared up regulatory environment, and international aspects.

Program
  • Current market overview - facts and figures for the antibacterial market, existing drugs and therapies
  • Medical need - resistance driven
  • Competitive landscape - 10 years and beyond
  • Emerging trends - innovative approaches, personalized medicine, comparative effectiveness, public campaigns
  • Development & market challenges - regulatory demands and recent experience, differentiation in a crowded market
  • Success strategies - non-dilutive financing, attracting investors and partners, flexible business models. Learn from companies that transformed major challenges into success

When & Where

November 1st, 14:00 to 18:00
The day before the BIO-Europe Conference in Vienna, Austria


Who should attend?

This course is targeted to business development professionals in the anti-infective field, CEOs, alliance management professionals, and scientists who have interaction with business development. As networking and discussion is part of the event, you will benefit from the deep experience of other attendees.

Reserve your seat now as attendance is limited!


Cost

590€ early bird registration by Sept 30th,
690€ after Sept 30th


Registration

For more information or to register, please send contact details to u.theuretzbacher@cefaia.com


Ursula Theuretzbacher Ph.D

Dr. Theuretzbacher's work to generate research portfolios, discover and assess licensing opportunities, and develop optimal R&D strategies in the anti-infective field has been vital to the business success of numerous start-up and established companies. Dr. Theuretzbacher offers an integrated approach based on scientific expertise, knowledge of the anti-infective market, and international presence to help her clients put in place strategy and tactics to maximize returns on investment. An internationally sought after speaker and author, her highly regarded textbooks, scientific articles, and reviews accepted by leading scientific publications are significant additions to the anti-infective frontier. As an invited speaker and professional organization board member, Dr. Theuretzbacher actively participates at the highest levels of the professional anti-infective communities.


CEFAIA

The Center for Anti-Infective Agents (CEFAIA) is a private independent consulting institute that provides high-level support to both start-up and established pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide in their pursuit of anti-infective drug development and licensing programs. Founded as a private independent consulting company in 1988 by Dr. Ursula Theuretzbacher, CEFAIA has extensive experience assisting companies to establish research portfolios, assess in-licensing opportunities, and streamline R&D strategy. Based in Vienna, Austria, CEFAIA has established an international reputation as the goto specialist for antibiotics and antifungals in science and business. Our clients include startup, as well as mid-stage and industry leading pharmaceutical companies in Europe, Canada, and the U.S with a focus on anti-infective agents.



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