AbbVie Partnering Day in Toronto

Toronto | September 26, 2024

AbbVie, in collaboration with OBIO®, will host a Partnering Day in Toronto, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs and biotech companies from Canada on September 26, 2024.

Note: This is a private event. All attendees will need to be pre-approved by the AbbVie team.

Agenda:

Morning: One-on-one partnering meetings with pre-selected companies
See instructions for meeting requests below.

Afternoon: AbbVie Showcase

• Overview of AbbVie’s strategies and external innovation priorities

• AbbVie’s approach to partnering

• Networking reception

Participants must register in advance and be approved to attend the AbbVie Showcase.

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One-on-one Partnering Meeting

Companies must apply in advance and be approved for a one-on-one partnering meeting. Please send a meeting request to partneringday@abbvie.com.

Selection Criteria
One-on-one meeting proposals will be evaluated by a panel of AbbVie reviewers by the following criteria:

• Projects in all stages from discovery to clinical stage in our Areas of Interest

• Strategic fit and differentiation from existing solutions

Deadline to submit applications: September 6, 2024

Limited seats for one-on-one meetings available.

AbbVie Delegates:

• Niels Emmerich, VP, Global Head S&E and Alliances

• Arpita Maiti, Head of S&E Immunology

• Jenny Wang, Director, S&E Oncology

• Murali Gopalakrishnan, Senior Director, S&E Neuroscience

• Doug Faunce, Executive Director, Head of S&E Eye Care

• Chinmay Kanuga, Senior Director, S&E Medical Aesthetics

• Jay Stamatis, VP, BD&A

• Christian Schubert, VP, AbbVie Ventures

AbbVie Canada:

• Rami Fayed, VP & GM, AbbVie Canada

• Arima Ventin, Head of Market Access

• Murphy Eileen, Head of Communications

• Lauren Fischer, Lead Government Affairs

FAQs

• Should I submit confidential information?

  Please do not submit any confidential information as any submitted information be treated as non-confidential. Of course, we (AbbVie) will use this information only internally for evaluation purposes and will not further distribute.

• Can I submit supporting documents?

  You will have the opportunity and are encouraged to share supporting nonconfidential materials such as slide decks, research papers as part of your application.

• Is a patent required to apply?

  No, a patent is not required to apply. However, you should not submit any information that you wish to keep confidential or that may negatively impact upon the future patentability of your invention.

• What types of partnerships are you looking for?

  Depending on the type and stage of development of the opportunity (from discovery to clinical) we have flexible partnership models (e.g. research collaborations, licensing and direct investments)