Meet your Goals: Choose the Right Partner and Cut Costs

Patrice Talaga, Director of Chemistry Outsourcing at UCB, shares his experience of early alliance partnerships between academia and pharmaceutical companies in this exclusive interview. He outlines the main challenges in global discovery outsourcing and collaborations, and pinpoints areas where cost-cutting measures can be made. The interview moves on to cover the shift towards the emerging markets and the virtual pharma set-up as companies explore options for cheaper production. Patrice also looks at quality by design, assessing the potential benefits that this offers. The final strand of the interview focuses on collaborations and partnerships: Patrice offers some best practice tips on working with a CRO as well as highlighting some of the common challenges in selecting partnerships and ensuring a good working relationship, with examples drawn from his own experience. Patrice Talaga will be speaking at the upcoming Global Discovery Outsourcing and Collaborations Forum in London from 19th-21st October. For further information about taking part, please visit www.globaldiscoverycollaborations.com, call +44 (0)207 368 9373 or email team@iqpc.co.uk.