Licensing and Partnership Opportunities in Animal Health R&D
A commercial and technical analysis of the opportunities for licensing and development
deals with specialist companies at the cutting edge of animal health R&D
Much of the most innovative R&D in the animal health industry is being done
by specialist companies developing proprietary technologies. Licensing and Partnership
Opportunities in Animal Health R&D provides detailed profiles of 22 companies
that are developing the technologies that will drive growth in the animal health
industry over the next decade - companies at the cutting edge of research in vaccines,
biotechnology, oncology products, adjuvants, drug delivery and a host of other
technologies and therapeutic areas.
Each company profile analyses:
The background to the company and its financial status
Key areas of R&D, proprietary technologies under development and product
pipelines
Partnerships that the company has developed with animal health companies and
the potential for future commercial collaborations
Related technologies and other R&D companies in these sectors.
The report includes a summary of the R&D being undertaken in 12 product sectors,
and the potential R&D partners in each sector.
With no sign of an early return to more substantial rates of market growth, the
operating climate facing the animal health industry will remain difficult for
the foreseeable future. Companies operating in the sector face a range of internal
market constraints, but many are also under pressure from parent companies to
improve margins.
Improved marketing of existing portfolios and the application of cost-containment
strategies might improve revenues and profitability in the short term, but success
in the longer run will depend in most cases on the quality and breadth of individual
company pipelines. These will feature a range of products and technologies acquired
or licensed through deals with research specialists.
This report analyses current and future research directions, profiling commercial
research specialists in each area that have either struck deals with animal health
companies or that have developed products or technologies with potential applications
in veterinary medicine. It also identifies companies involved in the development
of related products or technologies.
Broad trends in veterinary product research are described in the introductory
section of the study, which is followed by profiles of individual companies that
are actual or potential partners for animal health majors in relevant areas of
research. These profiles describe the background and financial status of individual
companies, and examine core products and technologies along with their existing
or potential applications in the animal health sector. Partnerships with animal
health companies are noted, and potential for future involvement in animal health-related
alliances is assessed, based on discussions with senior managers at the relevant
companies wherever possible.
The final section of each profile offers an overview of research into related
products and technologies being pursued by other companies. These may involve
products or approaches that represent direct competition for the profiled companies,
but also include details on alternative approaches that are being investigated.
