Linda Pullan

Business Development Consultant, Founder at Pullan Consulting

Speaker

Linda Pullan is the founder of Pullan Consulting, with business development for biotech focusing on partnering, including outreach, evaluation, valuation, negotiation, and strategy. Linda and her team have completed over 150 deals from company acquisitions to Phase III to preclinical candidates to technologies, with deals and clients in the US, Europe, and Asia.

After a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Linda has over 30 years of industry experience, starting in drug discovery at Monsanto/Searle/Pfizer and ICI/Zeneca/AstraZeneca. Business development began with in-licensing technology and early drug candidates at Zeneca and continued as head of oncology hematology licensing for Amgen. Beginning Pullan Consulting in 2006, she and her team serve as BD consultants to biotechnology and pharma companies, focusing on deals. She has served as an expert witness, grant reviewer, CEO, and on boards for several small companies, including NLC Health Ventures and the AUTM Foundation. Linda has spoken at many meetings, published papers and chapters, and taught many courses in BD.