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GALDERMA – Staying competitive in dermatology drug R&D in a world where disease knowledge and technology development are evolving rapidly

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John M. Armstrong

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 Large biotech companies with a dermatology department generally harbor skills in large molecule development (i.e., monoclonal antibodies / mAbs) but never meet more than 20% of practicing dermatologists globally as a result. In contrast and by nature, dermatology start-up companies come to life with a product or products generated from a unique technology base that reflects either mAb or small molecular entity (SME) expertise; they may succeed by being acquired or by taking a long time to evolve. Historically, legacy pure dermatology players have started with similar limitations, but staying competitive has required them to add a new technology capability to their in-house expertise through either time- and resource-consuming FTE growth or M&A activity, and there are f... view more»

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