Speaking Engagements June 9, 2025  |  11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET

ACC Greater Philadelphia Chapter’s 2025 Health Biotech & Pharma CLE Institute

Sheraton Valley Forge King of Prussia
480 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Monday, June 9 • 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET

Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Deborah Spranger and EA Weeks will be joined by CSL General Counsel Amy Demediuk to present “Licensing as an Alternative to M&A” at the ACC Greater Philadelphia Chapter’s 2025 Health Biotech & Pharma CLE Institute. Their session will take place on Monday, June 9, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET.

In the current landscape, life sciences companies are facing a volatile public market, fierce competition for public financing and FDA staffing shortages that threaten to slow down approval pathways. They will explore how licensing and collaborations offer a strategic alternative to M&A by allowing life sciences companies to overcome funding challenges, share expertise and resources, and accelerate the path to market.