Molecule to Market: Inside the outsourcing space

25+ years as pharma-focused PE fund


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In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Jim Gale, Founding Partner & Managing Director at Signet.

 

Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Jim, covering:

  • The origins of growth equity in private equity and how it led to the founding of Signet, a fund built on deep domain expertise.
  • Why private equity is a growing asset category but still remains undervalued and under appreciated.
  • How the nature of the companies Signet invests in has evolved over the last twenty five years, while the fundamental principles of building a strong business remain the same.
  • How the “picks and shovels” strategy of investing in tools, services and infrastructure has consistently served them well.
  • Jim’s assessment criteria when evaluating new opportunities after seventy deals, including the key question… can we institutionalise an entrepreneur led business.
  • How higher interest rates and economic uncertainty constrain biopharma and biotech, and how that impacts investment dollars flowing into pharma services, along with deal flow, valuation and structure.
  • James “Jim” Gale is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Signet Healthcare Partners, a New York based healthcare growth equity firm specialising in pharmaceutical services, specialty pharma and medical technology. With more than thirty five years of investing and finance experience, Jim has built a deep track record backing companies involved in formulation, development, manufacturing and commercialisation across the world.

     

    At Signet, Jim has led investments across the pharma services value chain, including platforms in sterile fill finish, complex formulations, biologics development and specialty generics. His current and recent board roles include Ascendia Pharmaceutical Solutions, NorthX Biologics, RK Pharma, Bionpharma, Chr Olesen Synthesis, Pharma Nobis, Juno Pharmaceuticals and Lee’s Pharmaceutical. He also serves as Chairman of Bionpharma and is a director of Knight Therapeutics.

     

    Jim holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

     

    Molecule to Market is also sponsored by Bora Pharmaceuticals and Charles River Laboratories, and supported by Lead Candidate. Please subscribe, tell your industry colleagues and join us in celebrating and promoting the value and importance of the global life science outsourcing space. We’d also appreciate a positive rating!

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