Beyond rNPV Valuations

Many valuation purists believe that a risk-adjusted net present value (rNPV) is the be-all and end-all of the value of a pharmaceutical asset. After all, it captures all the best insights into future...
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For pharma & biotech, what's the value of a valuation?

When a client approaches us about conducting a valuation for them, our first question is always: why? If, for example, the reason is to help support them in a partnering negotiation, we proceed...
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What Happens to Pharma Valuations as Interest Rates Rise?

Everyone familiar with the risk-adjusted net present value method (rNPV) knows automatically that valuations decrease as the discount rate increases. This is indeed a fundamental tenet of the...
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Light Due Diligence: A Contradiction in Terms?

Alacrita has established itself as an industry specialist in due diligence (DD), conducting over 25 DD assignments per year, across therapeutic areas and technologies. Sometimes a prospective clients...
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Pipeline asset valuation: garbage in – garbage out

Methods of valuing pharmaceutical development-stage assets have been a perennial talking point for decades, and the advantages and disadvantages of each have been covered in numerous publications....
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The risk-reward balance in drug repurposing

Does drug repurposing overcome the hurdles and pitfalls in drug development? Having conducted several recent due diligence exercises in the repurposing space, we discuss the gems and the hidden...
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Routes to European Commercialisation in Europe

Title: Routes to Commercialisation in Europe Author: Anna Casse, Managing Partner Abstract In the past it was not extraordinary for US biotech companies to develop drugs in the US and to launch them...
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NASH Bubble?

Title: NASH Bubble? Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have been the subject of intense interest in the biotech/pharma...
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How to start a biotech company

How to start a biotech company by Rob Johnson, Managing Partner and Jess Hearn, Consultant, at Alacrita
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How best to Prioritize the IP Portfolio in Universities, Charities and Research Funding Bodies?

by Saadia Basharat, PhD, Consultant, Alacrita
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