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Beatriz, living with epilepsy
Belgium,
a growing
biopharma cluster
Didier Malherbe
Managing Director
UCB Belgium
New Delhi, 23 March 2010
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Belgium Ranked as best for Innovation, by OECD
“Based on (…) four indicators for
innovation and industrial
development (…) Belgium is by far
the best performing country.”
(OECD)
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Tax
Workforce
Infrastructure
Belgian environment for Biopharma Reasons to invest
Knowledge based
economy
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Belgium Ranked as best place to do research
In the US magazine, The Scientist, this year, for the first time since the survey's inception in 1993, Belgium was ranked the best country in which to do research.
(The Scientist, November 2007, see table)
The Scientist posted a Web-based questionnaire and invited readers of The Scientist and registrants on The Scientist web site who identified themselves as tenured or tenure-track life scientists working in academia or other non-commercial research organizations to respond. We received 2,072 usable responses.
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The largest number of medicines in developmentin the world per capita
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Major breakthroughs: HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, malaria, infectiousdiseases, schizophrenia, epilepsy, cancer drugs, immunotherapy, ...
A world center of vaccines research and manufacturing
Track record of Belgian Biopharma
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Belgium: unique academic and industrial network
• 16 universities and a high concentration of university hospitals
• A broad offering of science parks with incubation and innovation centers
• Highly specialized research institutes with international reputation
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Belgium: A very attractive Tax system for biopharma
75% reduction of payroll taxes for researchers !
Fiscal ruling: The investor describes the facts, allowing the tax administration to determine, in advance, how the tax laws are to be applied on a CASE BY CASE basis. LEGALLY BINDING.
Notional interest: Reduce the tax discrimination between debt-financing and equity-financing. Lower the effective corporate tax rate for all companies
Reduction of sale taxes in proportion of Research investments:Up to 100% reimbursement of your sale taxes paid in Belgium.
Tax on royalty incomes: only 6.8% !
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Belgium: The quality of life
A very attractive country to live in.
• The Capital of Europe
• The lowest real estate costs in Europe
• One of the best healthcare systems in the world
• A developed transport network
• A multicultural and multilingual environment
• Brussels, the greenest capital in Europe
• Many high-level international schools
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Positive trend in Wallonia
BioWin, the Health cluster of the Marshall Plan in Wallonia, a plan to stimulate growth, through innovation, where UCB plays an active role
Dynamic DG06 (Economy, Research and Technologies) with several funding models:
• Funding of UCB internal research & investments
• Funding of collaborative research with UCB participation
• Funding of Academic Research through Excellency programs with UCB support as "godfather"
Walloon Government, focusing on key sectors to create new businesses and jobs
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UCB Vision
• To become the Patient-Centric global biopharmaceutical leader
• To provide breakthrough innovation for patients suffering from severe diseases
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UCB key numbers
9.000 employees (2.000 in Belgium)
Revenues: € 3.1 Billion (2009)
€ 674 Million invested in R&D (2009)
Market capitalisation: € 6 billion (March 8, 2010)
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UCB global leadership vs.
Patent exclusivity expirations
# 1 in Allergy
# 1 in Epilepsy
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2009 – a turning point Delivering 4 new medicines for patients with severe diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis
Launched in the U.S. (May 2009)Launched in Europe (October 2009)
Epilepsy adjunctive therapy
Launched in the U.S. (June 2009)
Parkinson & Restless legs syndrome
Launched in Europe (June 2009)
Overactive bladder
Launched in the U.S. (April 2009)
Toviaz®
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Development pipeline Major projects
1 Complete Response Letter2 Paediatric (2-17 years)
CNS Phase I Phase II Phase III Regulatory status
Keppra® (levetiracetam) Epilepsy – adjunctive therapy (Japan) FiledNovember 2008
Neupro® (rotigotine) Advanced Parkinson's disease (U.S.) CRL1
December 2008
Neupro® (rotigotine) Restless legs syndrome (U.S.) CRL1
December 2008
Xyrem (sodium oxybate) Fibromyalgia
brivaracetam Epilepsy - adjunctive therapy New Phase III trial to start 2010
Vimpat® (lacosamide) Epilepsy – monotherapy (U.S.) Results expected Q2 2013
Vimpat® (lacosamide) Epilepsy – adjunctive therapy2 Results expectedQ4 2010
Vimpat® (lacosamide) Epilepsy – adjunctive therapy PGTC
UCB2892 H3 antagonist CNS
Immunology
Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) Rheumatoid arthritis (Japan) Results expected Q3 2011
Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) Ankylosing spondylitis Results expected Q4 2011
Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) Psoriatic arthritis Results expected Q4 2011
Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Phase III trial to start H2 2010
epratuzumab Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Phase III trial to start in H2 2010
CDP7851 (anti-sclerostin) Fracture healing Results expected 2012
CDP7851 (anti-sclerostin) Post-menopausal osteoporosis Results expected 2012
CDP6038 (anti-IL 6) Autoimmune disease
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Open innovation at UCB more than 400 partnerships in the world
SclerostinBone loss disorders
oncology
EpratuzumabAutoimmune disease (SLE)
Cyclofluidicdrug discovery
'NeuroAllianz'
consortium Cibles
CNS Research
DianeCNS research
Inflammatory
diseases
Neurocom
Neurodegenerative
diseases
Technology strategy Board
Public support
Federal Ministryof Education
and ResearchPublic support
Regional GrantsPublic support
IMIResearchpartnerships
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R&D investors in Belgium The 2008 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard
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An R&D leader in Europe
Top 10 EU companies by R&D intensity, analysis of the 2007 industrial R&D investment scoreboard
European Commission, Sep 2008
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UCB In India: Vision & Mission
VISION
• To heal patients
• To provide excellent professional support to doctors
• To answer needs of our employees and UCB global
• To contribute to the Indian society.
MISSION
1. UCB makes available to Indian patients and doctors highly effective and innovative medicines.
2. UCB partners with Indian companies to optimize processes and operations
3. UCB expands the employees competencies and helps them to realize themselves as well as answers some of India’s needs.
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UCB In India
1959: creation of UCB India private limited in JV
1982: Vapi Plant constructed
2001: 100% UCB owned subsidiary
Today: 422 FTEs
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Belgium and India Build on each other’s strengths
Belgium India
Academic exchanges
Strengths in Biopharma, ICT, logistic,
environment technologies, …..
Gateway to 500 Mio Europeans
Academic exchanges
Strengths in IT, chemistry,
mathematics, education, …
Gateway to 1.1 Bio Indians