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Pfizer: Doug Giordano discusses Pfizer`s deal strategy and types of deal structures




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Video title: Pfizer: Doug Giordano discusses Pfizer`s deal strategy and types of deal structures
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In this episode of PharmaTelevision News Review, Fintan Walton talks to Douglas Giordano, Senior Vice President Worldwide Licensing and Knowledge Management of Pfizer Worldwide Business Development
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Douglas Giordano's role and responsibilities
Fintan Walton:
Hello and welcome to PharmaTelevision News Review here at BIO 2011 in Washington DC. On this show I have Douglas E. Giordano, who is Senior Vice President of Worldwide Business Development at Pfizer, welcome to the show.
Douglas E. Giordano:
Thank you, good to be here.
Fintan Walton:
Doug, could you just explain your specific role in Pfizer?
Douglas E. Giordano:
Sure, so I am responsible for Pfizer's biopharmaceutical business development, so I have a team that's responsible for research and evaluation as well as the transactions associated with our biopharmaceutical business that includes the licensing work they will do, the co-promo work they will do, the alliance work as well as the merger and acquisition work that Pfizer do in the biopharma space.
Fintan Walton:
Okay, so quite a big responsibility?
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Fintan Walton
Dr Fintan Walton is the Founder and CEO of PharmaVentures . After completing his doctoral research on the genetics of cell proliferation at the University of Michigan(US)and Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), Dr Walton gained broad commercial experience in biotechnology in management positions at Bass and Celltech plc (1982-1992).
Douglas E Giordano
Senior Vice President
Douglas E. Giordano is currently a Vice President in Pfizer's Worldwide Business Development Group responsible for leading the negotiations and execution of product licensing and M&A transactions. Over the past two years Doug has led teams responsible for all Pfizer acquisitions and product licensing transactions including Pfizer's acquisitions of Coley, CovX. Encysive and Serenex, and product collaborations announced with Adolor, Avant, and Medivation. Before joining Pfizer's Worldwide Business Development group in 2007, Doug was of member of Pfizer's US leadership team responsible for US strategy and business development. Doug has been a key contributor to a variety of Pfizer transactions and a variety of innovative US commercialization initiatives including the creation and launch of the Pfizer/Microsoft/IBM collaboration, Amicore and the launch of the Pfizer for Living ShareCard and Pfizer Helpful Answers programs. Before his US pharmaceuticals operating role, Doug worked in a mergers and acquisitions role within Pfizer's Medical Technology Group " playing a key role in Pfizer's acquisitions, technology licensing and divestiture activity within medtech. Doug holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and an M.B.A. degree from Cornell University's Johnson School of Business.
PharmaVentures
PharmaVentures is a corporate finance and transactions advisory firm that has served hundreds of clients worldwide in relation to their strategic deal making in the pharmaceutical, life science and healthcare sectors. Our key offerings include: Transactions / deal negotiations; Product / technology valuations; Deal term advice; Due diligence & expert reports; Strategy formulation; Alliance management; and Expert opinion for litigation/arbitration cases. PharmaVentures provides the global expertise to ensure our clients generate the highest possible return on investment from all their deal making activities. We have experience of all therapeutic areas and can offer advice on both product and technology commercialisation.
Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), incorporated on June 2, 1942, is a research-based, global biopharmaceutical company. The Company operates in two segments: Biopharmaceutical and Diversified. Biopharmaceutical includes the Primary Care, Specialty Care, Established Products, Emerging Markets and Oncology customer-focused units, which includes products that prevent and treat cardiovascular and metabolic diseases , central nervous system disorders , arthritis and pain , respiratory diseases , urogenital conditions , cancer , eye disease and endocrine disorders , among others. Diversified includes Animal Health products; Consumer Healthcare products, such as pain management therapies, cough / cold / allergy remedies, dietary supplements, hemorrhoidal care and other personal care items; Nutrition products such as infant and toddler formula products, and Capsugel. On January 31, 2011, it acquired approximately 92.5% of King's common stock. In August 2011, the Company sold its Capsugel business to an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.