Canada
LES
A professional society with more than 6000 members engaged in the development, use, transfer, marketing, and management of intellectual property.
TBI
A non-profit organization committed to promoting the growth of biotechnology in Toronto and the surrounding region.
While biopharmaceuticals and diagnostics are core strengths of this community, it also has broad research capability and growing commercial activity in agri-food biotechnology as well as the emerging resource and environmental biotech industries.
MaRS
MaRS is a convergence innovation centre dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of new ideas and new technologies by fostering the coming together of capital, science and business.
Rx&D
The national association of Canada’s Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies.
CDMA The Canadian Drug Manufacturers’ Association
A national association of Canadian pharmaceutical companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of generic drugs.
BIOTECanada
A national organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of biotechnology.
NDMAC The Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association of Canada
The national association representing manufacturers, marketers and distributors of self-care products including nonprescription medications, herbal remedies/natural health products, and nutritional supplements.
International
The Pharmaceutical Licensing Group (PLG)
The UK professional association for those active in pharmaceutical and biotechnology business development and licensing.
European Pharma Licensing
The European Council facilitates the communications and organisation between the individual European pharmaceutical licensing groups.
Defined Health
Founded more than 20 years ago, Defined Health is a leading biopharmaceutical business development strategy consulting firm whose clients include a mix of pharma, biotech and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Defined Health’s consultants hold advanced degrees in science, medicine and business, and have industry experience in business development, commercial evaluation, finance, licensing, drug discovery and R&D.
RauCon.com
RauCon has a single-minded focus on business development people.
As a specialist for providing and organising collaborative opportunities, RauCon caters to international pharma and biopharma business development and licensing executives, with organisational tools for the optimisation of the business development process, advise, pertinent information, and career support.
See Members Only section for links of more specific interest.