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Drug discovery alliances

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery volume 4, pages 807–808 (2005)Cite this article

Although late-stage licensing agreements have and will continue to remain important in meeting the short-term needs of the pharmaceutical sector (for example, bulking up pipelines or filling strategic gaps), it is early-stage drug discovery collaborations that will have a crucial role in ensuring that R&D operations continue to remain competitive in the long term.

Why early-stage deals?

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Jones, A., Clifford, L. Drug discovery alliances. Nat Rev Drug Discov 4, 807–808 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd1856

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