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Due diligence on a product for chemotherapy-induced anemia

Challenge: Our client was advising principal investors on a possible transaction to cover the development and commercialization of a product targeting chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA). Alacrita was...
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Due diligence of pluripotent stem cell technology in disease modeling

Challenge: A UK investment company was considering leading an investment round in a UK-based platform technology company utilizing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in disease models as R&D...
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Gene therapy preclinical, CMC, and regulatory strategy

Challenge: An early-stage biotechnology startup company reached out to Alacrita for critical support of its two lead AAV-delivered gene therapy programs. As a virtual company, the client needed...
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Interim chief medical officer for antiviral drug company

Challenge A European company developing novel antiviral drugs urgently needed an experienced pharmaceutical physician to work as an interim CMO, as the predecessor was about to move into a leadership...
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Clinical landscape analysis for Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes

Challenge A European investor was refocusing its investment efforts and considering targeting the oncology cell therapy space. It had a particular interest in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)...
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Strategic audit & turn-around strategy for global animal health company

Challenge A pharma investor client joined a European animal health company and asked Alacrita to conduct a strategic review, in the light of urgent business needs. The entire sector had been through...
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Valuation of DNA vaccine pipeline for biotech company

Challenge Our client was a privately-held US biotech company developing a proprietary platform technology for in vivo expression of DNA coding for a therapeutic antibody or protein. The approach...
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Assessing a Phase 3b follow-up trial for a pharma licensing opportunity

Challenge: Our client, a PE-backed specialty pharma company growing rapidly through M&A, was assessing a number of late-stage development projects to license/acquire. The asset in question was a...
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CMC and regulatory due diligence for a medical imaging agent

Challenge One of the leading medical imaging companies worldwide approached Alacrita to assess an opportunity to acquire the manufacturing and distribution rights to an important imaging agent used...
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Technical and market risk assessment for a private equity firm

Challenge Our client, a UK-based private equity company, was evaluating an investment in a full service global medical communications agency with a portfolio of blue-chip biopharma clients, and as...
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Scouting for autoimmune / auto-inflammatory assets

Challenge: A pharma company was interested in identifying novel protein-based autoimmune / auto-inflammatory assets early in development from pre-GLP studies to 18 months from an IND. The company had...
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Search for licensable pharma assets of financially distressed companies

Challenge: A phase 2 clinical-stage pharma company intent on supplementing their internal pipeline with external innovation asked Alacrita to identify immune-oncology or vaccine assets owned by...
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