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Panel: Navigating Pharma’s Deal Drivers and Priorities
Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Town & Country Ballroom A
Explore the key factors influencing pharma’s deal-making decisions, from therapeutic focus areas to strategic priorities, and uncover how to align opportunities with the evolving needs of the industry.

  • Identify the therapeutic areas and deal types that are driving pharma’s current business strategies.
  • Understand how pharma companies are adapting to shifting market dynamics and innovation pipelines.
  • Learn practical approaches for aligning biotech and VC opportunities with pharma’s evolving priorities.


Moderators
avatar for Siobhan Pomeroy

Siobhan Pomeroy

Vice President, Corporate Development, Gilead Sciences
Speakers
avatar for Jakub Pijewski

Jakub Pijewski

VP US Commercial Strategy, Business Development and External Collaborations, GSK
Jakub Pijewski, PhD, is a seasoned commercial leader in the pharmaceutical industry with background in business development, brand strategy, and therapeutic area management. Currently serving as the VP of Commercial Strategy and Business Development at GSK US, Jakub has built a new... Read More →
avatar for Kendra Rose

Kendra Rose

Senior Vice President and Head of BD&L/OI New Platforms, Cardiovascular and Immunology, Bayer
avatar for Emma McBurney

Emma McBurney

Vice President, Head of Business Development & M&A, Biogen
Emma McBurney serves as the Vice President and Head of Business Development and M&A at Biogen, where Emma leads a team responsible for negotiating and executing significant transactions across various therapeutic areas, and across all development stages from research to commercial... Read More →
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Lesley Stolz

Vice President, Early Innovation Partnering, Johnson & Johnson
Lesley is Vice President, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson Innovation. In this role, she leads identification, incubation, due diligence, negotiation, execution and on-boarding for high-impact partnerships and collaborations in external innovation. Lesley also oversees... Read More →
Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Town & Country Ballroom A Town & Country Resort, 500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA 92108, USA
  Business Development & Licensing

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