BD Director15 Dec 2021 09:02
FFS you say – ‘I also found it odd that he talked about the BD role in relation to NXP002 and not really NXP004. Does that mean that there is less work to do for NXP004 than there is for NXP002?’
My take is as follows:
With NXP002 they are talking about worldwide licensing, not just Asia, so they will presumably have to expend a reasonable amount of time and energy initially exploring who is interested worldwide and the different options on territories etc before they can get into more detailed negotiations with interested companies – it may include Kissei within that mix as a licensee (possibly joint or sole), or indeed may not.
Whereas with NXP004 they know who the originator is and they are obviously the first port of call, so it avoids completely the first phase of business development and all the associated legwork that is required for NXP002.
So, I believe you are correct, there is less work to do for NXP004 than there is for NXP002.