In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Allan Shaw, CFO, Special Advisor & Board Member of several biotech companies, including Portage Biotech.
Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Allan, covering:
Allan’s updated view on what is happening in the market since he was on the show last summer and his own change in investment focus
Why a downturn, negative enterprise value, and cash burn for many biopharma and biotech firms signals an opportunity for others
A new breed of slimmer, capital-efficient biotechs that will have a reliance on outsourcing built into their de-risk strategy
Why the capital-intensive CGT area is not always a sure thing - investment tips from someone that has helped raised more than $4 billion in funds

Allan is a senior biopharmaceutical executive and board member with 20+ years of international and transactional experience. He is a five-time public company CFO and has served on six public boards, which included the chairing of two audits and two compensation committees.
He is currently involved with a portfolio of healthcare activities, including serving as Portage Biotech’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior, Shaw also served as managing director and life science practice leader for Alvarez & Marsal’s healthcare industry group. He was also CFO at Serono.
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