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So it's finally come time to sell the business. After investing years of your time and uncounted thousands of dollars, it has become successful, providing for your need

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

s and wants, and it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Where do you start?

A good time to start thinking about selling a business is right after startup, when i

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

shows signs of beginning to succeed and become self-sustaining. Even if you are planning on bequeathing it to your progeny or a partner, it's never too early to think

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

about what will happen afterwards.

The first step is to take your time--selling a business is a complex process and you will only do it once. Confidentiality is a nece

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

sity at this point, as word of an impending sale can cause repercussions among employees and business partners (suppliers, customers, etc.) alike.

Your position in the

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

usiness is also a point to consider. If you are the sole proprietor, the decision is yours alone. However, if you are a partner or board member, selling your part of t

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

he business will involve more considerations.

Finding a good broker is worth any amount of time needed to locate one you are comfortable with. Check the Better Busines

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

Bureau for any investigation history, and get referrals from fellow business owners or from industry associations like the International Business Brokers Association (I

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

BBA). This is a non-profit "trade association of business brokers providing education, conferences, professional designations and networking opportunities" (IBBA), as w

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

ll as professional certifications and boasts over 1300 members.

Next, a professional appraiser should be consulted, as just like selling a home, a professional appraisa

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

will give a fair value to begin negotiations with. Keep in mind though, an appraisal is an estimate of the fair value of a business' hard assets, and the market value

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

of the business may be higher or lower, as a business is only worth what someone else is willing to pay.

Determining major terms and price are issues that you are going

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

to have to work out with your broker, but a few basic factors come into play: what do you want to get out of the sale? Continuing salary? Lump sum? Stock options? Th

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

is is a step often overlooked until late in the negotiations, often to the detriment of the seller.

Financing the sale is usually about 90% left to the seller. If you

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

an't or won't be willing to cover the costs of the sale, it may not be a good time to sell.

Once you and your broker have located a buyer and agreed on a price, a Lette

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

of Intent is drafted. This letter outlines the terms and tentative price in a non-binding document and allows the buyer time to thoroughly investigate the business. T

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

his process is subject to Due Diligence, as the onus of discovery is placed upon the buyer and buyer's agent.

After the discovery process is completed to both parties'

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

atisfaction, the Purchase Agreement is drafted. This set of paperwork creates a formal agreement between buyer and seller regarding purchase price, terms, and other leg

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

al details. Once the respective lawyers have finalized the details and complied with state law requirements regarding the sale, the Purchase Agreement is signed, closin

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

documents finalized, and the sale is complete. If everything has gone well, it's time to breathe a sigh of relief and start planning what to do with all that free time

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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