Reformulation has Ruled in Neurology Dealmaking--Until Now
Executive Summary
The big deals in other therapeutic areas focus on novel molecules, in neurology, most focus on formulations of existing molecules. There just hasn't been a lot of novel material that's piqued the interest of licensees, at least in part because of the risk of developing novel neurology compounds. But as Windhover's Therapeutic Alliances: Neuroscience conference showed, much of the new, licensable pipeline is very novel indeed.
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