mergers and acquisitions: the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries

This book offers a holistic view of some of the key questions in M&As in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries whilst attempting to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Mark Thomas is Associate Dean for Programmes and Associate Professor of Strategic & Management and at ICN Business School, France. He has taught Corporate Strategy and Leadership at Master and Executive Education levels including on the Advanced Master’s in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Management at Grenoble EM.

He holds a PhD from Lancaster University Management School, UK. His research focuses on the change management process during post-merger integration. He also holds an MSc in Strategy and Management from EM Lyon, France and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

Janna Rose is a professor in People, Organizations and Society at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in France. While her teaching focuses mainly on ethics and social responsibility, as well as laboratory management and innovation, she has served as coordinator for the Chair for Public Trust in Health and a member of the ethics board (ELSI) for EIT Health projects across Europe. Previously, she worked as a technician and manager in genomics and phytochemistry laboratories before earning degrees in Medical Anthropology (MA, Tulane University) and in Ethnobotany (PhD, Florida International University).