Research & Development Case Study

Managing Collaborations

  • Increase external collaborations to support drug discovery and development.
  • Reviewed existing internal sources of innovation and expert opinions.
  • Identified key areas requiring objective planning and problem solving.
  • Designed expert communities to support key areas requiring innovation and creativity.
  • Devised operational plans for managing expert communities and how they connect to project teams.
  • New organisation structure involving collaborations with external experts and networks.
  • Transparent systems to increase awareness and utilisation of both internal and external experts.
  • Upgraded project management and steering processes that integrates external advisers.
  • Project teams who are proactive in maximising the use of both internal and external experts, leading to better drug discovery and development performance.
  • New mentality and acceptance of external expert opinions by project teams and R&D management.