BIA and UTEK/ Pharmalicensing in co-marketing accord

UTEK Corp, a Florida, USA-based innovation services company, and the BioIndustry Association, the specialist trade association for the UK's bioscience sector, have entered an agreement with UTEK's Pharmalicensing division. The unique co-marketing agreement will allow BIA members to access the Pharmalicensing Partner Search services at a discounted rate. Tony Bradshaw, director of operations at the Association, said: "the BIA believes that this agreement will provide a great benefit to its members, utilizing Pharmalicensing's proven expertise and 10 years of experience in the global life science partnering industry. We expect that, through using the Pharmalicensing Partnering Search services our members will broaden and accelerate their choice of potential partners from across the industry, leading to more active and profitable licensing and collaborative research projects."