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BIO-Europe 2026

Panel Business of Biotech track

Capital, Creativity, and Optionality: The New Anatomy of Life Sciences Transactions

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 4:00–4:45 PM CET Business of Biotech Stage, Koelnmesse

About this session

As biopharma dealmaking accelerates—driven by record licensing values, a $200 billion patent cliff, and a selective capital markets environment—companies and investors are turning to increasingly creative transactional structures to unlock value and maintain strategic optionality. This panel brings together three of Ropes & Gray's leading life sciences transactional partners for a forward-looking discussion on the trends reshaping how biotech companies capitalize their programs and bring assets to market.

Speakers

  • Hannah England

    Partner · Ropes & Gray

    Panelist

  • Matthew Byron

    Partner · Ropes & Gray

    Panelist

  • Nuno Alves

    Associate Director & Business Development Lead · Astellas Pharma

    Panelist

  • David Bryant

    Advisor (EU & UK) · Healthcare Royalty Partners

    Panelist

  • Kalpana Gupta

    VP, Head of Immunology, Metabolism, ID Partnering · Regeneron

    Panelist