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Welcome to ASAP’s New Home!
Welcome to ASAP’s New Home!

ASAP’s new homepage features improved, easier access to video content, as well to as the ASAP Blog, the ASAP Store, details about ASAP conferences and other upcoming programming and events, plus information about certification, membership, and all the other tools and resources you need Continue Reading

Date posted09/7/2021


Finding Value In Biopharma Alliance Management
Finding Value In Biopharma Alliance Management

In a recent ASAP Webinar, panelists discussed how to identify and demonstrate the value of biopharma alliance management, and how to communicate that value effectively to senior leadership. Continue Reading

Date posted09/7/2021


Joining Forces with Competitors Because the World Needed it
Joining Forces with Competitors Because the World Needed it

Outtake from the winner acceptance of the Alliance for Corporate Social Responsibility 2021 ASAP Alliance Excellence Award | Winner PTC Continue Reading

Postedby Kimberly Miller
Date posted09/6/2021


Want Faster Growth? Use Ecosystems to Your Advantage
Want Faster Growth? Use Ecosystems to Your Advantage

Posted By Dan Caplinger, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Adopting ecosystems is a proven way for businesses to grow faster. But how to do it? With the rapid pace of digital transformation, actually implementing an ecosystem strategy within a company’s broader vision of partnering presents major... Continue Reading

Date posted09/5/2021


2021 ASAP BioPharma Conference Preview
2021 ASAP BioPharma Conference Preview

Patients and Precision: 2021 ASAP BioPharma Conference Explores Collaboration in the Increasingly Digital World of Healthcare As we emerge from the pandemic, the biopharmaceutical industry is faced with a variety of challenges old and new—and some old ones with a new twist. The industry... Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted07/8/2021


For Fossil-Fuel Titans Looking to Pivot to Sustainable Models, Partnerships Will Be Key
For Fossil-Fuel Titans Looking to Pivot to Sustainable Models, Partnerships Will Be Key

Posted By Jon Lavietes and Michael Burke, Thursday, June 24, 2021 With the Q2 2021 Strategic Alliance Quarterly wending its way to your mailboxes and inboxes as we write this, we thought we would give you a glimpse of the discussions we had in putting together the issue’s cover story on the... Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted06/24/2021


Partner Bonding: What Does It Mean?
Partner Bonding: What Does It Mean?

Posted By Ezra Schneier, Thursday, June 10, 2021 What is partner bonding, and how do you achieve it? That state where an alliance is more than just a relationship, where two companies do more than share customers and bring innovative solutions together—where each looks at the other as an... Continue Reading

Date posted06/10/2021


Big Plans, Big Moves: BeiGene Seizes the Opportunity to Become a Partner of Choice
Big Plans, Big Moves: BeiGene Seizes the Opportunity to Become a Partner of Choice

Posted By Jon Lavietes, Thursday, May 27, 2021 Oncology biotech BeiGene has come a long way in a short time. Founded in 2010, the company took advantage of growing innovation in cancer research and regulatory and commercial reform in China to quickly bring four drug candidates to the clinic by... Continue Reading

Date posted05/27/2021


Do More, Do It Faster
Do More, Do It Faster

Do More, Do It Faster: Summit Session Shows How to Leverage Software Platforms to Make Alliances More Efficient Posted By Dan Caplinger, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 What you don’t know can hurt you. And getting full value out of alliances now means harnessing the growing power of technology to... Continue Reading

Date posted05/19/2021


ASAP Roundtable Tackles How to Stand Tall Amidst Heavy Winds of Change
ASAP Roundtable Tackles How to Stand Tall Amidst Heavy Winds of Change

Posted By Jon Lavietes and Michael Burke, Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Last week, ASAP continued its roundtable series, in which leading minds from several industries convene to discuss current challenges facing alliance professionals and trade ideas on how to overcome them. The topic at hand: coping... Continue Reading

Date posted05/12/2021


Summit Session Reveals How to Turn a Spinoff into an Alliance Excellence Award Winner
Summit Session Reveals How to Turn a Spinoff into an Alliance Excellence Award Winner

Posted By Jon Lavietes, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 It’s a solid bet that a collaboration between both winners of the 2020 ASAP Alliance Excellence Award in the Alliance Program Excellence category will teem with alliance best practices and overall program success. It’s an even better bet... Continue Reading

Date posted04/27/2021


An Alliance with Strong Bones
An Alliance with Strong Bones

An Alliance with Strong Bones: How UCB and Amgen Took EVENITY from Preclinical Stages to Global Market Success over Two Decades Posted By Jon Lavietes, Friday, April 23, 2021 The year 2019 was a momentous one for the drug EVENITY, the product of a long-standing collaboration between global... Continue Reading

Date posted04/23/2021