Scalable business development leadership for the new generation in biotechnology
From strategic clarity and partnering readiness to focused transaction and alliance leadership.
Great science deserves the right partnerships to reach patients. Innovation in biotech and medtech moves fast, and the business development work behind it is inherently variable - often urgent, sometimes exploratory, always strategic. It can be costly to hire too early, and risky to delay until a transaction is already on the horizon.
Scalable business development leadership for the new generation in biotechnology
From strategic clarity and partnering readiness to focused transaction and alliance leadership.
Great science deserves the right partnerships to reach patients. Innovation in biotech and medtech moves fast, and the business development work behind it is inherently variable - often urgent, sometimes exploratory, always strategic. It can be costly to hire too early, and risky to delay until a transaction is already on the horizon.
Scalable business development leadership for the new generation in biotechnology
From strategic clarity and partnering readiness to focused transaction and alliance leadership.
Great science deserves the right partnerships to reach patients. Innovation in biotech and medtech moves fast, and the business development work behind it is inherently variable - often urgent, sometimes exploratory, always strategic. It can be costly to hire too early, and risky to delay until a transaction is already on the horizon.
Our passion
Our passion
Our passion
Scalagen contributes to innovation by providing the BD expertise that shapes opportunities long before a deal is signed. We know very well that partnering isn't only about outreach or negotiation; it is about doing the foundational work that builds credibility, prepares teams, and positions assets for long-term success.
Scalagen contributes to innovation by providing the BD expertise that shapes opportunities long before a deal is signed. We know very well that partnering isn't only about outreach or negotiation; it is about doing the foundational work that builds credibility, prepares teams, and positions assets for long-term success.
Scalagen contributes to innovation by providing the BD expertise that shapes opportunities long before a deal is signed. We know very well that partnering isn't only about outreach or negotiation; it is about doing the foundational work that builds credibility, prepares teams, and positions assets for long-term success.
Clarity, Structure, Momentum
Clarity, Structure, Momentum
Clarity, Structure, Momentum
Our focus is consistent:
Enabling informed decisions, translating strategy into a workable plan, and building the forward motions needed to reach the right partners at the right time.
How we can help
How we can help
How we can help
All innovation is unique - and so are your partnering ambitions. Our philosophy is to design the work around you: what you need, when you need it, and how it fits into your strategic trajectory. Rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all model, we adapt our approach to the stage of your science, the maturity of your BD function, and the momentum you want to create.
We outline four broad modes of engagement, but each is tailored to your immediate objectives and evolves as your partnering journey progresses.
Flexible engagement models
Advisory Sessions
Short, focused conversations to refine decisions, test scenarios or unblock specific questions.
Useful when you need perspective, challenge or clarity without a formal project.
Strategic Assessment & Partnering Readiness
Structured work to sharpen your BD strategy and ensure readiness when opportunities arise.
This may include refining your value proposition, mapping realistic partnering paths, identifying gaps, and prioritising actions that reduce risk and avoid missteps.
Focused Initiatives
Project-based support for well-defined needs.
Examples include valuation work, partner outreach, market testing, due diligence preparation, negotiation, contracting and alliance set-up.
Ongoing Integrated BD Resource
Fractional or retainer-style senior BD leadership working alongside your team.
Provides continuity across strategy, execution, negotiations and alliance management without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Advisory Sessions
Short, focused conversations to refine decisions, test scenarios or unblock specific questions.
Useful when you need perspective, challenge or clarity without a formal project.
Strategic Assessment & Partnering Readiness
Structured work to sharpen your BD strategy and ensure readiness when opportunities arise.
This may include refining your value proposition, mapping realistic partnering paths, identifying gaps, and prioritising actions that reduce risk and avoid missteps.
Focused Initiatives
Project-based support for well-defined needs.
Examples include valuation work, partner outreach, market testing, due diligence preparation, negotiation, contracting and alliance set-up.
Ongoing Integrated BD Resource
Fractional or retainer-style senior BD leadership working alongside your team.
Provides continuity across strategy, execution, negotiations and alliance management without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Advisory Sessions
Short, focused conversations to refine decisions, test scenarios or unblock specific questions.
Useful when you need perspective, challenge or clarity without a formal project.
Strategic Assessment & Partnering Readiness
Structured work to sharpen your BD strategy and ensure readiness when opportunities arise.
This may include refining your value proposition, mapping realistic partnering paths, identifying gaps, and prioritising actions that reduce risk and avoid missteps.
Focused Initiatives
Project-based support for well-defined needs.
Examples include valuation work, partner outreach, market testing, due diligence preparation, negotiation, contracting and alliance set-up.
Ongoing Integrated BD Resource
Fractional or retainer-style senior BD leadership working alongside your team.
Provides continuity across strategy, execution, negotiations and alliance management without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
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Why Scalagen?
Powering growth with senior BD leadeship backed by an on-demand specialist network
We bring you the calibre of a seasoned principal consultant - the kind of profile normally found in senior roles across large pharma, mid-size industry, and high-growth biotech. A Scalagen consultant combines extensive buy-side and sell-side deal experience, a solid grasp of both scientific value and financial drivers, and years of negotiating, structuring, and delivering partnerships that move programs forward.
You are paired directly with an experienced BD leader who can integrate closely with your management team, understands the realities of early-stage innovation, and can operate with the judgment and independence of an internal senior hire.
Behind this frontline support is access to a trusted network of specialists such as lawyers, IP experts, and other advisors to ensure you have the right expertise at the right moment to complement your in-house resource as needed. Engagements evolve naturally.
We bring you the calibre of a seasoned principal consultant - the kind of profile normally found in senior roles across large pharma, mid-size industry, and high-growth biotech. A Scalagen consultant combines extensive buy-side and sell-side deal experience, a solid grasp of both scientific value and financial drivers, and years of negotiating, structuring, and delivering partnerships that move programs forward.
You are paired directly with an experienced BD leader who can integrate closely with your management team, understands the realities of early-stage innovation, and can operate with the judgment and independence of an internal senior hire.
Behind this frontline support is access to a trusted network of specialists such as lawyers, IP experts, and other advisors to ensure you have the right expertise at the right moment to complement your in-house resource as needed. Engagements evolve naturally.
We bring you the calibre of a seasoned principal consultant - the kind of profile normally found in senior roles across large pharma, mid-size industry, and high-growth biotech. A Scalagen consultant combines extensive buy-side and sell-side deal experience, a solid grasp of both scientific value and financial drivers, and years of negotiating, structuring, and delivering partnerships that move programs forward.
You are paired directly with an experienced BD leader who can integrate closely with your management team, understands the realities of early-stage innovation, and can operate with the judgment and independence of an internal senior hire.
Behind this frontline support is access to a trusted network of specialists such as lawyers, IP experts, and other advisors to ensure you have the right expertise at the right moment to complement your in-house resource as needed. Engagements evolve naturally.
We treat all inquiries and engagements with the highest standards of confidentiality and professional discretion.
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