Roche's Asian partnering head looks to tap regional innovation
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
With an emerging biotech sector and increasing levels of innovation, Asia is viewed by Roche as an attractive source of projects for potential licensing, and the company is building up its regional operations in this area. Despite having been in his new job only a few days and the looming threat of an approaching typhoon, Roche Pharma Japan general manager and Asian regional head of Roche Pharma Partnering (RPP), Joe McCracken, took time to talk to Scrip's Asia editor Ian Haydock about the company's partnering strategy.