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Panel: Navigating Pharma’s Deal Drivers and Priorities
Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Town & Country Resort
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.


Speakers
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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 since October 2019, where Emma leads a team in negotiating and executing significant transactions across various therapeutic areas. Previously, Emma held the position of Executive Director... 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 →
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Jimmy Zhuang

Assistant General Counsel, Business Development, Novo Nordisk
Jimmy Zhuang is the Assistant General Counsel for Global Business Development at Novo Nordisk. For Novo Nordisk, Jimmy leads the company’s high-profile complex transactions for partnering and fostering external innovation, in particular research and development collaborations, IP... Read More →
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Konstantina Katcheves

Senior Vice President, Innovative Medicines Global Business Development and Acquisitions, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Town & Country Resort
  Business Development & Licensing

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